Apple QuickTime VR - Manual (Page 83)

The following table lists the number of images you need to get 50 percent overlap with a
variety of lenses if you’re shooting a 360-degree panorama in portrait orientation, using a
35mm film camera.
Lens (mm) Number of images
14 or 15 12
18 or 20 12
22 or 24 18
27 18
35 20
42 24
50 28
Digitizing images
To create a QTVR panorama from photographed panoramas, you must first digitize the
images. You can digitize the images with a scanner or other standard input device, or by
having a PhotoCD created from your negatives.
Images from a digital camera can be used directly as long as they are in a standard
QuickTime format.
Computer-rendered images
If you decide to build a QTVR panorama from computer-generated images, you can use an
off-the-shelf rendering package to create a 360-degree rendered view of your scene. Either
create individual adjacent, overlapping images, or use a tool that allows you to render 360-
degree panoramas directly.
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