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SPi-V engine

SPi-V* is fieldOfView's hardware accelerated panoramic viewing engine. The engine was build on a solid and extensible multimedia core provided by Macromedia's acclaimed Shockwave 3D.
*: SPi-V is pronounced "spiffy" and is short for Shockwave Panorama Viewer.

Feature highlight

  • High fidelity, antialiased graphics
  • Full screen, silky smooth navigation
  • Fully interactive userinterface and hotspot capabilities
  • Higly customisable branding options
  • Full, 8 bit transparency support
  • Compatible with Microsoft Windows (98 and up) and Apple MacOS (9.X and OSX)
SPi-V can be used both online and offline; in a webbrowser, integrated in a powerpoint presentation or played back inside the standalone SPi-V viewer application. When used online, SPi-V benefits from Shockwave's considerable player adoption. Offline things look even better, as no install is necessary to run the SPi-V standalone viewer off a CD. Even though SPi-V is capable of displaying exciting new effects inside panoramic scenes hardware requirements are low, allowing a wide audience to enjoy engaging content.

System requirements

  • Macromedia Shockwave version 8.5 or newer plugin
  • Hardware accelerated 3d card (16 Mb Video RAM, 32 Mb or more recommended)
  • Display set to 32 bit for best performance

Licensing

SPi-V was initially developed to provide a unique service to fieldOfView's customers, but has since been rewritten from the ground up to support optimum third party content. The engine is now available for licensing to panoramic photographers and website developers.

Authoring

For its panoramic scenes and virtual tours, SPi-V uses XML files which reference (graphic) media files. Similar to HTML - the bricks that make up internet pages - XML files are text based, meaning they are easy to adjust in any simple text editor. Content creators will find a treassure of information about the SPi-V XML specification, as well as a means to communicate with fieldOfView and other members of the SPi-V community at SPi-V dev, the content developer's website.