Virtual Tours & Imaging

In order to produce a High-Definition Virtual Image, we will take a series of photographs of your location through 360° x 180°. Our professional photographers use specially adapted tripods and lenses which allow them to capture a complete sphere of the surroundings.

Flat Panoramic Photography

Flat Panoramas

Our experienced photographers can produce beautiful, high-impact panoramic photographs of your buildings for use in marketing material, as still or virtual images on your website, or printed and displayed on your walls. This  panoramic example can be used as a deep zoomable image online or printed it would be 11" tall and almost 7' wide. Read about our print options.

 

HDR Photography

HDR comparison

High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) is a blending of between 3 and 9 photographs of the same aspect to allow both bright and dark areas to be seen with utmost clarity. This makes the images appear as close to reality as possible. For example, where there are windows with bright light coming through, HDR allows us to see not only details inside, but outside too, where a conventional photograph would display these blown out from sunlight exposure. We use HDR whenever possible IN ALL OUR images.

 

Digital Retouching

Object removal example

Cosmetic work is sometimes necessary on some photographs, for example, where a wall's decoration looks decidedly ungainly, or unwanted objects are in the way which cannot be displaced. With state-of-the-art techniques, we can even go so far as to redecorate a room.

 

Logo Integration

Tripod Cap LOGO example

Although the idea of having a virtual tour is to show your facilities, think of how effective it would be having your organisation's logo appear on the floor when you pan down, or as part of the navigation system, would be. These can be produced as graphics and made linkable - useful for reinforcing your brand image. ALL OUR TOURS INCLUDE FREE LOGO INTEGRATION where needed.

 

2D & 3D Floorplans

2D floorplan

3D floorplan

Using original architect's drawings or CAD software, we can provide interactive floor plans of your building, with clickable spots linking to each location. When required, these can be rendered in 3D, providing a snappy and dynamic means of navigating through the tour. View our tour of the Duluth Pack retail store for a live example.

 

Hotspots

Hotspots example

For those not wanting to navigate by means of a map and prefer the feeling of a walk-through tour, we can provide graphic hotspots within the panorama that enable the user to move from one image to the next with the click of a mouse. View our tour of the Amsoil Arena for a live example. The bulldog icons with a red border indicate active hotspots

 

Audio & Video

directional sound

background music

video integration

We can add audio to your 360° VR Tour, either as background music, spoken commentary or directional sound (where the background sound changes depending on the area of the image being looked at). We can also embed multiple videos into the Tour. View our tour of the Amsoil Arena for a live example. There are 2 videos playing on the flat screens in the lobby. Click on each for an example of video, then pan left or right to experience directional audio. Clicking the speaker icon in the bottom right will enable the background music example.

 

Presentation CD

Your Virtual Tour (or Tours) can be presented on professionally produced CD-ROMs with an elegant interface, including cover design and case if needed.

 

 

Web Services

Website Integration

Direct Embed

External Link

We will ensure your tour integrates perfectly into your existing website. You have the option of embedding it as part of a page, or open in a separate window of its own from a link. The direct embed is an example of how Virtual Northland uses a 360 image as a header for our website. The external link can be seen at the Alworth Buildings webpage in the lower right hand corner. Click on "view virtual tour" in red

 

Micro Websites

Don't have a website yet? Use the virtual tour as the base of a micro website. Using Adobe Flash and HTML5 if you do not already have a website we can provide you at least basic internet presense using the virtual tour as the platform to build from.

 

Hosting

In order to view your Virtual Tour or website online it will need to be hosted on a server. If you already have a website you may decide to host your virtual images on your own server. Otherwise, we offer special discounted hosting packages on our own super fast, dedicated servers. All our clients receive 1 YEAR FREE HOSTING.

 

Print Services

Indoor Prints

Do you want to decorate your home or office walls with a Panoramic Image of one of your buildings, products or your surroundings? Our High-Definition Panoramic photographs can be printed in a variety of formats and at any size. With our printing partners we can have your prints presented on canvas, glossy photo paper, transparent media, even directly onto your walls!

 

Large Scale Prints

Our High-Definition Panoramic Images can be produced to virtually any scale and produced on posters, vinyl, banners, scaffold covers, vehicles, etc. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.