Apple QuickTime VR - Manual (Page 88)

I can’t play a QTVR panorama, object, or scene.
Cause 1: The computer on which you are trying to play the media does not have the
necessary components to play QTVR media.
Solution 1: See “System Requirements for Playing QTVR Media” in Chapter 1. You may need
to obtain a component, such as the QuickTime VR extension, if you are playing QTVR media
on a computer other than the one you used to create the QTVR media.
Cause 2: The QTVR media file is not flattened, and you are playing it back on a computer
that does not have the source material files.
Solution 2: Before you build QTVR media, click the File tab in the Settings window and click
the checkbox labeled Flatten To Data Fork. Then rebuild your QTVR panorama, object, or scene.
I have to wait a very long time to view a QTVR panorama or object movie over
the Internet.
Cause: When you view QTVR media over the Internet, the data must be transmitted to your
computer. Therefore, it takes longer to view an object or panorama over the Internet than it
would if you were viewing it directly from your hard disk. Data is transmitted more slowly if
you are connected to the Internet through a modem rather than through a local area network.
Solution: Decrease the resolution or size of the images used to build your panorama or
object movie. You may also want to pick a compression method, such as Photo JPEG, that
decompresses well over the Internet.
I see a message that my movie file can’t be found when I try to play QTVR
media.
Cause: The QTVR media file is not flattened, and you are playing it back on a computer that
does not have the source material files.
Solution: Before you build QTVR media, click the File tab in the Settings window and click the
checkbox labeled Flatten To Data Fork. Then rebuild your QTVR panorama, object, or scene.
I have to keep swapping CDs while my scene or project is being built.
Cause: Your source material resides on two or more CDs.
Solution: Copy just the images you need for your scene or project from your CDs to one
location, such as your hard disk or a mass storage device. Use these images to build your
scene or project.
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