QTVR ???

I would first check to see what kind of Quicktime controller you are using on your computer's quicktime player. It should be set for qtvr controller. You may need QT pro to do this. I'm not sure as i've had QT pro for so long I don't know what the basic player has for play options.

I have been able to save the clips as QT movies but the other functionality is not there - it is just a movie. What software am I missing and what do I need to do to have the functionality I am after?

Just attempted to save my own first QTVR movie as anything other than an interactive QTVR movie (both from QTPlayer and QT browser plug-in) and been unsuccessful in doing so. Wondered if you could provide additional details as to how you saved your file(s) or provide a link to one of the online source files you used.

If you are trying to save a "tour-like" extraction from a QTVR movie (i.e., non-interactive, "standard" QT movie), then you need additional software like QTVR2MOV, CubicNavigator, etc. to create the programmed "tour" path to be followed during the viewing process.

Jon - it has been awhile but I think I did it with QT Pro which allows you to capture video streams.

QT Pro cannot save save real streamed media so I would assume it was either a standard "quick start" movie or it was a "screen captured" stream which is now a standard movie file. In either case, it would not be a QTVR.

On the other hand, if the original file was a real download QTVR movie, there is the possibility that someone may have changed the controller type and re-saved the movie somehow. (This may be what the other responder was referring to earlier.) To determine just what kind of a movie you have, open the "Show Movie Properties" window. You should file five lines -- the "main" track (top line with no "enable" box), QT VR Track (should be "enabled"), a VR Panorama Track (also enabled), a Video Track 1 (disabled), and a Video Track 2 (also disabled). If any of the four tracks are incorrectly enabled/disabled, then correct them. (E.g., if Video Track 2 is enabled, it appears the display is a split still with controls deactivated.) If all is well at this point, highlight the "main" track and select the "Presentation" tab in the lower portion of the window. If the "Movie Controller" or "None Movie Controller" is selected in the Controller Type pop-up, then select "QTVR Movie Controller" and see if QTVR functionality is restored. (Not sure what the differences are between the QTVR 1.0 Panorama, QTVR Movie, and QTVR 1.0 Object controllers, but since QTVR Movie was my original type, I use it.)

In any case, you can check this out and see if it helps things at all.

Rick,

Just a quick follow-up: Downloaded a few QTVR samples from the internet. It appears the number of "Video Tracks" may vary with the software used to create the movie. So don't panic if only one such track is present. I am using PTMac to make mine and it generates an "extra" (?) track. In any case, you should have at least one "Video Track" which will be where the bulk of the data resides.

The QTVR plays as a movie w/o the normal QTVR controls.

Since a QTVR will not "play" like a normal movie even when the controller is changed from "QTVR Movie Controller" to "Movie Controller," I would assume someone at some time convertered the base QTVR to a regular movie (i.e., a "movie tour") using one of the applications I mentioned above or something similar. (Wonder if Keynote has the ability to so change a QTVR to a regular movie when added to a presentation.)

To double check this, here is one of my own QTVRs for comparison: http://homepage.mac.com/jrwalker4/.Public/Pano1.mov

Now - how can I download / save to hard drive with pan and zoom functions still intact - that is the real issue I am facing?

I assume you may have to go back to the original source if it is still available. Do you have a URL or anything?