360 degree Panoramics in Motion?

Referenced link is QTVR.

QTVR is unable to be imported into Motion. Furthermore it is impossible for a user to control the viewing of the image upon Motion export even if it were possible. You can take an image larger than the canvas and animate it to pan the image or even better put a video camera on a tripod and pan 360 and import your "360 degree movie" into Motion.

If you want QTVR you have to use an alternative application to produce the QTVR movie. Here is a very easy app I use sometimes when I want something done fast.

Hope that helps!

As previously stated:

put a video camera on a tripod and pan 360 and import your "360 degree movie" into Motion

If you already have images you would like to make a 360 movie out of line them up using referenced app as 180 degree image or use Photoshop to stitch the images then dolly camera horizontally or animate images to create 360 panoramic simulation. Using a video clip of a camera on a tripod panning in a complete circle is the best method for Motion use given this situation.

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You know you can create this with Apple's QTVR software using stills, right?

Here's a Good resource.

Not sure what your goal is...

Patrick

when you're moving your feet it gets a bit tricky

Then get creative! Place your camera on a record turntable to do uniform 360 pan. Start thinking different 😉

"...You know you can create this with Apple's QTVR software using stills, right?..."

Well, actually it's really someone else's software that's going to let you spit out a movie that QT understands. So yeah, the playback engine will be QT, but the development environment will not be. Apple used to make software that would allow you to build these. But it died a while back. Never made it through to OS X.

I can tell you how to pull this off. However, I doubt this is going to be helpful to you because:
A.) I'm not going to mention Motion one time in the workflow.
B.) It's going to require several somewhat expensive but not-very-versatile items.

You would need:
1. A tripod head designed for this sort of work. Something from Kaidan, for example.
2. Software like RealViz Stitcher or PTMac to stitch the pics. You'd export one big "cylindrical" image.
3. After Effects and Trapcode's new plug-in, Horizon. If you watch some of the demo movies, ( like this) its' exactly what you're talking about.

So again, I apologize to refer to all this stuff that you likely don't have. (And requires spending a bunch of money if not.) One way to get a little closer might work if you have Photoshop. You could attempt to run a "Photo Merge" on your pics then spit out your "cylindrical" image. But the image stitching will only be as good as the original images. And without one of these specialty tripod heads, the stitching is going to be a nightmare. (As in: tedious w/mediocre results.) But even if you made it that far, the question then becomes, "can you map a picture to the inside of cylinder in Motion and put your camera inside of it"?

I think it's time to get really creative! Good luck with it.

BTW: Is this for a paying gig or just having fun / learning ?