I'm trying to makea droplet for making strips.
So far has been very unsuccessful
I can't find any info on how to use the -l command line parameter, and neither could I find anything on the usage of -t --thumb or the other filenaming switches.
Pano2Qtvr apparently tries to load the non-existing $f_strip.jpg file, from the program folder?, thinking that it is the first dropped file?
I always end up with error messages and crash.
This is what I get when I run the droplet from the cmd line. The results are the same when I add real jpg files to the end of the command:
J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR>J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe -c "J:\Program
filer\Pano2QTVR\templates\Panostripe.pqt" -t --thumb $f_thumb.jpg -h --html $f.
html -l --strip $f_strip.jpg
Pano2QTVR - Quicktime VR Converter
Version 1.6.1 (c) Thomas Rauscher (support@pano2qtvr.com)
Pro-License: Bj°rn KÕre Nilssen
Looked for: J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR\pano2qtvr.cfg
Read Configfile: J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR\templates\Panostripe.pqt
Initialise PanoTools pano12.dll
Pano12 Version: 2.8.0
Number of Filters 24
Userdata - Title :
Loading 'J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR\$f_strip.jpg'
Caught exception: Pano2QTVR.exe: UnableToOpenBlob `J:\Programfiler\Pano2QTVR\$f_
strip.jpg': No such file or directory
Input image is square!
Droplet for strips?
Hi,
I'm new to the forum, but I think my question is the same as this. I would like to be able to batch convert equirectangular images to cubic faces.
Is there a way to do this? I do not need to batch convert to QTVR. I just want to batch concert to cubic faces so I can edit nadir and zenith via photoshop.
Then I would like to batch process BACK to equirectangular.
I am just trying to speed up my work flow. When I do a large tour - 20+ images it take a long time to create a new Pano2QTVR file, open the image, and covert. I'd like to batch convert - walk away form the computer, come back - edit all faces and batch convert back again.
Any thoughts?
I'm new to the forum, but I think my question is the same as this. I would like to be able to batch convert equirectangular images to cubic faces.
Is there a way to do this? I do not need to batch convert to QTVR. I just want to batch concert to cubic faces so I can edit nadir and zenith via photoshop.
Then I would like to batch process BACK to equirectangular.
I am just trying to speed up my work flow. When I do a large tour - 20+ images it take a long time to create a new Pano2QTVR file, open the image, and covert. I'd like to batch convert - walk away form the computer, come back - edit all faces and batch convert back again.
Any thoughts?
--Kevin
I don't know how to do that, but I got a reply to my strip problem on the PanotoolsNG mailing list.
The trick was to edit the droplet bacth string to something like:
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program
Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\strip-maker.pqt" -l -o $f_strip.tif
It works fine, but is not what the droplet made
There is an old readme.html file in thwe Pano2QTVR folder where the parameters are mentioned:
-e only extracts cube faces as jpg
-x only extracts cube faces as tiff
-a assemble cubefaces
-ac compress TIFF cubefaces and assemble the resulting JPEG
-r assemble cubefaces to an equirectlinear image
also, the -f parameter may be useful for naming the cubefaces?
The trick was to edit the droplet bacth string to something like:
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program
Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\strip-maker.pqt" -l -o $f_strip.tif
It works fine, but is not what the droplet made
There is an old readme.html file in thwe Pano2QTVR folder where the parameters are mentioned:
-e only extracts cube faces as jpg
-x only extracts cube faces as tiff
-a assemble cubefaces
-ac compress TIFF cubefaces and assemble the resulting JPEG
-r assemble cubefaces to an equirectlinear image
also, the -f parameter may be useful for naming the cubefaces?
Hi. I'd appreciate some further assistance with the strip droplet.
I am using the command line as mentioned in the droplet icon properties...
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program
Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\strip-maker.pqt" -l -o $f_strip.tif
However... the resulting strip file keeps saving in Pano2QTVR's program directory!
I don't understand what needs to be done to have it save to the same directory I dragged the original image from over the droplet!
(another droplet created the identical way, but with -e -f $f at the end creates cubic face files for me in the originating directory just fine!).
Thanks.
I am using the command line as mentioned in the droplet icon properties...
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program
Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\strip-maker.pqt" -l -o $f_strip.tif
However... the resulting strip file keeps saving in Pano2QTVR's program directory!
I don't understand what needs to be done to have it save to the same directory I dragged the original image from over the droplet!
(another droplet created the identical way, but with -e -f $f at the end creates cubic face files for me in the originating directory just fine!).
Thanks.
Hmmm.... the parameter --strip $f_strip.tif should do the trick. With the parameter --strip you are able to set the strip filename.
MfG, Thomas
That's not doing it, unless I'm typing in the command line incorrect?
Now it doesn't even process the strip at all.. it just crashes out...
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\CubeStrip.pqt" --strip $f_strip.tif
See screencap...
Now it doesn't even process the strip at all.. it just crashes out...
"C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\Pano2QTVR.exe" -c "C:\Program Files\Pano2QTVR\templates\CubeStrip.pqt" --strip $f_strip.tif
See screencap...
I found the bug and the new version 1.6.4 fixes it. You can download it at http://www.pano2qtvr.com/download
Btw: You can generate the droplet from the menu with File - Save as Template/Droplet - Create Droplet - Output format: Strip
Btw: You can generate the droplet from the menu with File - Save as Template/Droplet - Create Droplet - Output format: Strip
MfG, Thomas