Virtual Tour Software

Whats the best software out there?

[Sitekickjoe]

I am looking into developing virtual tours for local real estate agents ect. Does anyone have advise on the best software and equipment avaiable today?

Thank you,
Joe

[TGecho]

My first thought would be the Quicktime VR stuff.

[limbo]

Flash

You could build in interactive panoramics of the rooms and houses.

I am doing a similar thing for a website advertising holiday rental property and it has created a very good response.

[TallTroll]

IPIX. Comes in plug-in or (ta-da) Java flavours. You need some specialist equipment and software, and some photography experience would help too. The big bonus, IMO is the relatively light output file size, around 200 - 300KB, just about feasible for even a dial up connection

[Sitekickjoe]

Thank you all for your suggestions!

[mivox]

QTVR is the one I've seen the most impressive work from, but ipix is a bit more economical to start up using... (or at least it was last I checked)

Ipix was offering "everything you need" starter kits for a few hundred dollars. I think QTVR requires the software and a proper panoramic tripod for your camera (and a camera with a tripod mount, which cancels out most low-end cameras).

[Sitekickjoe]

After a lot of research I decided on Stitcher software for stitching the photos and PMVR made by Duckware to produce the tours. The result is a very clear image with no distortion. Thank you all for the suggestions.