Dizzy, I’m so dizzy
My head is spinning
Like a whirlpool
It never ends
And it’s you girl
Making it spin
You’re making me dizzy**
I have been playing with the camera, tripod and some software to make panoramic movies ’cause I think the ability to spin a panorama around is quite cool. So this is my attempt. If you have never played with a Quicktime Movie, put your mouse on the picture, hold down the left button and start waggling the mouse back and forth… once you get dizzy, slow down. The further the mouse is from the center the faster the picture moves in that direction. You could also go up and down, if I had made it that way. You can also use the “+” button to zoom in, and the “-” button to zoom back out. Kewl… I am dissapointed in the resolution that I am getting, being way to grainy for me. I have set the compression down to “1” which is supposed to be the best quality, but not much change. It is taking a series of 17 pictures, each about 800K and the final version is only about 55K. I believe it is in the “stitching” software, so will look for something else and keep trying.
Learning some small things as I go:
Hey, it’s just for fun, but could add an all new dimension to the photo pages.
Until my pictures spin as smoothly as the world.
George
PS I almost forgot! This requires the Quicktime Player. A free download, although it has the annoying habit of adding iTunes to your computer also. You can go in and turn off the “system tray” icon though.
* Troggs – way cool group
**Thanks to Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff