After reading a number of threads on what 3rd party programs to use to create a decent panoramic photo after snagging them with the Lichti app, I'm still left puzzled with the results.
First, my ultimate goal is to have a 'photosphere' display where the user can mouse around and zoom in. The flat, or tiny-earth static photos are neat to look at, but the distortion makes them less than desirable.
I tried PTGui, and while that worked perfectly, the only way I can view the finished JPG as an immersive experience is with the PTGui viewer. And boy does that work. I see very little, if any, distortion when viewing - even straight down. The problem is, how do I share that play-ability with others?
I tried Microsoft ICE - which generated a very similar looking flat panaroamic JPG. But no way to play it in an immersive view. I loaded the image in to the PTGui viewer, and it is horribly distorted compared to the JPG generated by PTGui.
I saw that Facebook allows 360 photos to be posted, but I don't have a Facebook account (and wouldn't join just for this). I tried Google Photos, but most of the instructions I've found describing how to get the photosphere functionality are outdated. I even tried Street View app, which Google's own help/support pages don't accurately describe.
Anyway, the simple question is, what's the easiest way to get an immersive 360° view that I can quickly share with others that may not have a player/plugin on their device/PC/Mac?
First, my ultimate goal is to have a 'photosphere' display where the user can mouse around and zoom in. The flat, or tiny-earth static photos are neat to look at, but the distortion makes them less than desirable.
I tried PTGui, and while that worked perfectly, the only way I can view the finished JPG as an immersive experience is with the PTGui viewer. And boy does that work. I see very little, if any, distortion when viewing - even straight down. The problem is, how do I share that play-ability with others?
I tried Microsoft ICE - which generated a very similar looking flat panaroamic JPG. But no way to play it in an immersive view. I loaded the image in to the PTGui viewer, and it is horribly distorted compared to the JPG generated by PTGui.
I saw that Facebook allows 360 photos to be posted, but I don't have a Facebook account (and wouldn't join just for this). I tried Google Photos, but most of the instructions I've found describing how to get the photosphere functionality are outdated. I even tried Street View app, which Google's own help/support pages don't accurately describe.
Anyway, the simple question is, what's the easiest way to get an immersive 360° view that I can quickly share with others that may not have a player/plugin on their device/PC/Mac?