Q: What is an iPIX™ image?
A: An iPIX image is unlike any other
picture currently available. Viewing an iPIX image puts
you in the center of the picture.
Q: Are there different types of iPIX
images?
A: Yes, there are two types:
Panoramic and Full 360° iPIX images. Panoramic iPIX
images let you pan to the left or right in a full circle,
and zoom in or out. Full 360° iPIX images let you pan
left and right, look up and down, and zoom in or out.
Q: What is the difference between the
Full-featured and Basic Virtual Tour?
The Full-featured and Basic Virtual Tours contain the
same content and image quality. Our Full-featured Virtual
Tours provide the very best viewing experience by
automatically rotating the view of each scene. The Basic
Virtual Tour requires you to click your mouse to look left
and right in a scene, but can be viewed by anyone surfing
the Web.
Q: What is the
Full-featured Virtual Tour and how do I navigate in a
Full-featured Virtual Tour image?
The Full-featured Virtual Tour uses the Java
programming language to provide the very best viewing
experience by allowing for smooth, automatic left or right
viewing of a scene as well as a zoom feature.
There are three ways to navigate a Full-featured Virtual
Tour image:
- Click and drag your mouse on the image,
- Use the navigation buttons in the image, or
- Use your keyboard's arrows.
To use the Zoom feature:
- Zoom in by pressing the magnifying glass button with
a "+" symbol.
- Zoom out by pressing the magnifying glass button
with a "-" symbol.
Click
here for more detailed navigation instructions.
Q: What is the
Basic Virtual Tour and how do I navigate in a Basic
Virtual Tour image?
A: The Basic Virtual Tour displays
the same content and image quality as the Full-featured
version. However, the Basic version displays the scene as
a series of still images that you can navigate with mouse
clicks. Although functions such as automatic rotation and
zooming are not available, the Basic Virtual Tour can be
seen by anyone surfing the Web.
To navigate a Basic Virtual Tour image:
- Click on the "left" or "right"
buttons below the image,
- Click on the left or right sides of the image, or
- Click on different sections of the circle with the
yellow wedge between the "i" button and the
"Left" button. This will allow you to select
the angle of the image you wish to view.
Q: How is a Full-featured Virtual Tour
displayed?
A: A Full-featured Virtual Tour uses
a small program, called an "applet," written
using the Java programming language. This applet is sent
to your computer when you view the Web page containing it.
Then, the applet receives the Virtual Tour you want to
see. Thus, it may take a few seconds for the Virtual Tour
interface to be displayed.
Q: Which browsers do you recommend for
Windows users?
A: If you are using Windows 95, 98,
or NT, you must use either Internet Explorer version 3.0
or later, or Netscape version 3.0 or later. If your
browser is not Java-enabled, you won't see the iPIX image.
You can download the latest version of Netscape from http://www.netscape.com,
or Internet Explorer from http://www.microsoft.com.
Q: What browser and operating system do I
need to view images on my Macintosh computer?
A: iPIX recommends using Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher on a Macintosh running
OS 8.1 or later, with Apple Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ)
version 2.0 or later. Updating the Apple MRJ can
dramatically improve your browser's performance. You can
download the latest Apple MRJ from Apple's Web site, http://www.apple.com.
The Preferred Memory Size for Internet Explorer should be
raised to 15-20 Mbytes.
Q: Are there any Web browsers and
operating system that will not display iPIX images on my
Macintosh computer?
A: Internet Explorer versions prior
to 3.0 will not display iPIX images on any Macs with
systems prior to OS 8.1 or Apple Macintosh Runtime for
Java (MRJ) prior to version 2.0.
Q: I don't have one of these browsers,
and I can't download them. Can I still take an iPIX image
tour?
A: Some Web sites use iPIX "ViewAlways"
technology. If so, and you don't have any of the browsers
mentioned above, you will be automatically offered a
"basic tour" which will permit you to see the
image on virtually any computer. (You may also request
this by clicking on the "basic tour" link.)
Different Web sites are built in different ways, so you
can look and see if it is available on the Web site you
want to use.
If you can't find the answer to your question below,
or if you have comments or suggestions, please email us at
support@ipix.com.
