Brief Summary
PanoSalado is a panoramic image display engine built in Actionscript 3. Includes a modified Papervision3D core.
Supports cube faces and equirectangulars ("sphericals"), and can support cylinders, QTVR, and "video VR". Extensible architecture separates the interface from the panorama.
Flex 3 and Flash AS3 friendly.
View a working example: CheathamLane
API: http://api.panosalado.com
Download source files and/or example sets: Downloads
Forum: http://panosalado.com/forums
Less Brief Summary
PanoSalado is an Open Source Flash-based panorama viewer headquartered here and at PanoSalado.com. PanoSalado is based atop a Papervision3D core, accessible to both the Flash IDE and Flex developer alike, and hugely extensible.
The advanced Actionscripter can reach right in to the PanoSalado.as file (plus modified Papervision libraries & PanoSalado libraries) and tweak to their heart's content; Those less inclined to Actionscript-at-the-core can edit an XML file or two, create their own modular Flash (.swf) add-ons or plugins if they want, and run, run, run with the ball. Other than being free, what could be better? :-)
The basic right-out-of-the-box idea is:
- Create a basic XML file which describes the panorama(s)
- Point the PanoSalado engine at your XML
Extending it further:
- Create an advanced XML file which describes the panorama(s)
- Include element describing/pointing to an interface .swf to be layered over panorama
- Include another element describing/pointing to another .swf
- Include "hotspot" elements which will be pinned to the panorama(s) in 3D space, and can execute functions/tweens, etc.
- and so on
- Build onto ModuleLoader.swf to integrate the PanoSalado environment into a larger Flash application
- Create other interface .swf file(s) which communicate with PanoSalado engine, and can execute functions/tweens, etc. Flex users can reference the included Flex MXML and Actionscript as a starting point.
The image quality and performance match or better the quality of any of the commercial Flash panorama viewers out there, so we think it's worth a look. Enjoy!
If you're trying it out, or deploying it, we'd love to know! http://panosalado.com/forums
