Pano2VR Tutorials

Below is a list of numerous video tutorials intended to help you get the most out of Pano2VR.

All tutorials are recorded on macOS but the functions work the same way on Windows and Linux. Only the interface looks a little bit different.

The Basics

Tutorial Title and Description pro/light
img Getting Started
Learn the basics.
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img Layout Customization
Learn how to arrange and save custom window arrangements.
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img Working with List View
Learn to organize elements.
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img Adding Tags
Learn how to add and use Tags.
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img Working with Stereo Images
Learn how to import, add patches, and build a tour with stereo images.
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Panotour Pro Import Importing Panotour Pro Projects
Pano2VR can read Kolor’s Panotour Pro project files. Learn how to convert your projects.
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Patches

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Patching Panoramas
Remove the tripod.
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img Blur and Patches
See how to blur faces and licenses plates as well as covering the tripod.
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img Converting Patches to Point Hotspots
Learn how to create a rollover effect by converting a patch into a point hotspot.
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img Embedding Video
Learn how to embed video in a still panorama.
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Hotspots

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
HS1 About Hotspots
Learn what point hotspots are and what they can do.
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HS2 Linking to a Website
Add an Image Pop-up
Add an Information Pop-up
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HS3 Add a Video Pop-up
Learn how to add videos to your projects.
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HS4 Linking Nodes without GPS
Learn how to build a VR tour with images that are missing location data.
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HS5 Linking Nodes with GPS
Building a VR tour with images that have location data.
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HS6 Adding Polygon Hotspots
Learn how to create polygon hotspots and how to link them to websites and tour nodes.
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HS7 Customizing Polygon Hotspots
Polygon Hotspots can’t be skinned (like their brother the point hotspot), but they can be customized. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to change the polygon’s border and fill colors, and the various view modes.
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img Creating Animated Point Hotspots
Create animated hotspots using the true/false variable with a Timer.
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img Converting Patches to Point Hotspots
Learn how to create a rollover effect by converting a patch into a point hotspot.
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Pinned Elements

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Pinning Images
Learn how to pin images to the panorama and how to make them interactive.
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Animation

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
Connecting to Skin Connecting to the Skin
Learn how to add variable tracks to the Animation Editor and how to use them with Logic Blocks and Action Filters.
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Animation Overview Animation Overview
A brief overview of what animation is and what you can do with it.
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The Editor, Properties, and Output The Editor, Properties, and Output
Get aquinted with the interface and settings of the Animation Editor.
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Keyframes Animation Keyframes
Learn about keyframes and how to use them in the Animation Editor.
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Simple Video A Simple Animated Video
Learn to make a simple animation for a single node.
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Animation Autorotation Custom Autorotation
Create a custom autorotation for interactive images.
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Animatiing Tours Animating Tours
Learn how to animate tours.
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Skin Editor

Tutorial Title and Description pro/light
img Getting Started with the Skin Editor
Learn all about the Skin Editor’s interface.
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img Understanding Skins
Learn how a skin works and then learn how to customize the built-in skins for your needs.
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img Changing a Skin’s Color Scheme
Using the Color Tool to quickly change the skin’s color scheme.
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img Using the Components Toolbox
Using the Components Toolbox to share and save skin elements.
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img Creating Animated Point Hotspots
Create animated hotspots using the true/false variable with a Timer.
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img Adding Google Maps: Introduction
Learn how to add GPS data and a Google Map to an HTML5 output.
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img Adding Google Maps: Advanced
Add custom map markers and more to improve the look of Google Maps.
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img Create a Slideshow with Number Variables
Learn how to create a slideshow within a panorama using number variables.
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img Change the Language with Text Variables
Learn how to change the language of text boxes using text variables.
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img Toggle between Hotspot and Thumbnail Navigation with True/False Variables
Learn how to use true/false variables with logic blocks added to buttons that toggle between hotspot and thumbnail navigation.
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img Using Tags with the Skin Editor
Learn how to use Tags to change the attributes of skin elements.
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img Skin Configuration Button
In this tutorial, we learn how to configure a skin so it can be modified with the Edit Configuration Button in the HTML5 output.
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img Using Placeholders in the Skin
Learn how to use placeholders in the skin to dynamically make changes using variables in a 2-node tour.
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img Using Action Filters
Learn how Action Filters can be used to execute actions.
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img Mapping Keys in the Skin Editor
Keyboard keys can be mapped to actions. Learn how it’s done in this tutorial.
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img Adding Google Fonts
Learn how to add custom fonts to the skin.
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Skin Components

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img The Gallery Component
Learn how to add, configure and share the Gallery Component in Pano2VR’s Skin Editor.
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img Gallery Component Settings
Learn how to change the settings of the Gallery Component.
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img The Volume Component
Learn how to add and configure the Volume Component in Pano2VR’s Skin Editor.
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img Map Pin with Radar
Learn how to add and use the Map Pin Radar component
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img 3D Arrow Hotspots
The 3D Arrow Hotspots are Street View style navigation buttons that include a popup thumbnail of the connected node.
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img Thumbnail Menu with Category
Learn how to customize this menu and how to configure its settings via Edit Configuration in the Output settings.
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img Nested Cloners
The Thumbnail Menu with Categories uses nested cloners. Learn how to create your own nested cloners.
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img Text to Speech
Create accessible content with the text to speech component that allows for screen readers to read text in Pano2VR projects.
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Tour Building

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Build a Tour with the Ricoh Theta
Learn how to use a number of features that make building a VR tour with the Ricoh Theta very easy.
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img Building Tours in Pano2VR pro
The basics of building tours.
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img Filtering Images with Tags in the Tour Browser
Learn how to filter nodes in the Tour Browser.
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img Adding Floor Plans
Learn how to add Floor Plans to your projects.
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Google Street View

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Google Street View Workflow
Learn the workflow for publishing a tour or single panorama to Google Street View.
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img Adding Levels in Google Street View
Learn how use the Google Street View panel to add levels to your project.
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img Viewing Tours in Google Street View
See what to expect after uploading and how you can access your images via Pano2VR.
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img Setting up a Google Maps API key
A Google Maps API key is needed to view Google Maps in the Tour Map. Lear how to get your API key and how to set it up in Pano2VR.
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Image Transformation

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Creating a Little Planet
Learn how to use the stereographic projection to make a little planet for print.
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Publishing

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Garden Gnome Package Viewer
Using the Package Viewer.
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img Uploading Large Files
Learn how avoid WordPress’s file size limit.
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Quick Share Quick Share
Using the Quick Share tool.
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WebVR WebVR
Learn how work with the WebVR output.
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WordPress Embedding in WordPress
Learn how to embed projects using our plugin for WordPress.
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Tips and Tricks

Tutorial Title & Description pro/light
img Adding a Logo to the Context Menu
Add a custom logo to the context menu.
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img Dragging and Dropping
Learn some time-saving drag and drop tricks in Pano2VR.
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img Tweaking Pano2VR’s Settings
Learn how to get the most out of Pano2VR’s settings.
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What’s New

Tutorial Title and Description pro/light
img What’s New with 6.0
Use tags to filter multiple levels in a tour and then link only those panoramas together.
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