The "3D Panorama Mapper" free online app transforms a panorama photo into a
3D volume. You may then animate, publish, share, take & save snapshots...
Available mappings
-
Inside cylinder
-
Inside sphere
-
Outside cylinder
-
Outside sphere
-
Anamorphosis
Available controls
- Image flip - vertical
,
horizontal
- 3D Mapping - mapping type, field of view, zoom
- Image Adjust - brightness, contrast, hue, saturation
- Light & Background - shading, background color
- Animation - speed
- Take a snapshot - save current view
- Publish
Advanced features
The app is not limited to panorama, you can get very interesting effects
with all types of pics, for example:
PNG pictures with transparency
- Crown
- Transparent oceans
Anamorphosis
Anamorphosis has many applications, like creating decorations, for example:
- Plate decoration
By default, anamorphosis shows sky in the middle of the picture. You may change
it easily by pushing the "Flip Vertically"
button.
- Original, sky inside
- Vertical Flip, sky outside
How to shoot a panorama
- DSLR cameras
Some cameras like Sony's SLT-series, allow direct panorama shooting
- Windows & Mac
Many Windows and Mac panorama softwares are available, see
Wikipedia
- Android
On most devices the standard Camera app has a panorama mode: From
shooting mode, select panorama. For best results, hold your
device vertically.
- iPhone/iPad
Look for
DMD Panorama
It produces very nice 360° seamless panoramics.