Another update to the FPP:Cursor plugin, now we can set the Smooth functionality to Automagicaly activate when the frames per second hit a certain point (again thanks to Scott Witte), and a bunch of new stuff.

New Features:

• Limit the drag cursors to horizontal movement only
• Define the maximum angle the drag cursor can have
• Set the smooth functionality to auto
• Define the minimum frame rate to activate the smooth functionality when in auto
• Define the angle steps of the drag cursor (not limited to 45º steps anymore)
• Full compatibility when previous version
• To see the rest of the features check version 1.0

How to use:

First add it like any FPP plugin:

layer_80  = fppcursor.swf

Then add a parameters block like this:

<FPPCursor>
    smooth=auto
    minFps=12
    externalCursors=true
    iconNormal=cursors/normal.png
    iconMove=cursors/move.png
    iconPress=cursors/press.png
    snapAngle=true
    snapSteps=20
    minMovement=2
    horizontalOnly=false
    maxAngle=45
</FPPCursor>

Parameters:
(when a parameter is omites the plugin uses the default value)

smooth=[TRUE|FALSE|AUTO]

whether or not to use a custom cursor when the cursor is over the panorama and not over a hotspot or plugin. auto disables the custom cursor when the frames per second falls bellow the value determined in minFps (default is auto)

minFps=[FRAMES PER SECOND:NUMBER]

Minimum frames per second for the automatic smooth function (default is 12)

externalCursors=[TRUE|FALSE]

Use external cursor images, activates the next 3 parameters. (default is false)

iconNormal=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse isn’t pressed

iconMove=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed and the mouse is moving (dragging)

iconPress=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed but isn’t moving

snapAngle=[TRUE|FALSE]

If the cursor “snaps” to certain angles determines by snapSteps (true) or rotates freely (false). (default is true)

snapSteps=[ANGLE:NUMBER]

The angle at wich the rotation will snap when snapAngle is set to true (default is 45)

minMovement=[DISTANCE IN PIXELS:NUMBER]

The distance in pixels to move the cursor after pressing the mouse, to be considered a drag. (default is 2)

horizontalOnly=[TRUE|FALSE]

Limits the rotation of the custom drag cursor to display only horizontal movement, if snapAngle is set to true, it will snap only to 45º (if maxAngle is bigger than 45) and ignore the snapSteps parameter . (default is false)

maxAngle=[ANGLE:NUMBER]

Determines the maximum angle the custom dag cursor rotates when the horizontalOnly is set to true. (default is 45)

pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions, just ask

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DOWNLOAD - Download FPP:Cursor v1.1

Donations:

This plugin took many hours to develop, although it is free, if you find it helpful please donate to help it’s future development. Thanks!

This plugin is free to use, by downloading it you agree that GoGopixel can’t be held responsible for any problems and/or damage that you or your clients might incur from the usage of this plugin. (My lawyer made me said this).
NOTE: The cursors used in this example are only for reference purposes, they’re copyrighted by APPLE. DO NOT USE THEM in commercial projects. Consider yourself warned.

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Almost a year has gone since the last update but as promised I haven’t given up on this.

Now with 100% more Event Tracking

Read more to find out what’s new

New things in v1.4.2:

A method to use the new Google Analytics event tracking. Provides a better way of tracking events inside our tours without increasing the page count.

This version is compatible with previous versions XML’s, so you can just replace the old one

With FPP:Analytics it’s easy to discover what your visitors are doing inside your tours.

Until now we could only see how many visitors we had but not their behavior. FPPAnalytics is a Flash Panorama Player plugin that enables the Google Analytics tracking service to analyze the behavior of our visitors in our tours. It tracks the filename of your panorama the moment it’s loaded and it appends a base tour name so you can group tour clicks easily. You also can track clicks in your hotspots, menu buttons etc.

Fully customizable from your main XML.

Developers notes: “I developed this plugin because I needed this kind of functionality for my own projects. This project won’t stop being developed” Here’s the Google Analytics page for Demo Page:

Demo: 2 node tour with trackable hotspot DEMO

(use Flash Tracer plugin to see feedback)

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All minor version upgrades are free (upgrade from version 1.2 up to 1.9 are free)
(If you made the payment but didn’t receive the plugin please email me).

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Here’s the updated version of the FPP:Cursors plugin it incorporates Scott Witte’s Smooth functionality and Denis Chumakov’s Hotspots Mouse over detection. As always, every single parameter is configurable. Read more after the break.

Main Features:

• Use the internal cursors or define your own custom cursor images
• Define the normal, pressed and drag cursor images using external images
• Reverts to the internal cursor if a external cursor image isn’t found
• Example cursor images included in the download
• Use custom cursor when mouse is not pressed (not recommended for heavier tours)
• Use system cursor when mouse is not pressed (recommended for heavier tours)
• Uses normal (hand) cursor when over hotspots or other plugins
• Cursor snap to 45ª angles or rotates freely when dragging your panorama
• Define minimum move distance to activate drag cursor

How to use:

First add it like any FPP plugin:

layer_80  = fppcursor.swf

Then add a parameters block like this:

<FPPCursor>
    smooth=true
    externalCursors=false
    iconNormal=cursors/normal.png
    iconMove=cursors/move.png
    iconPress=cursors/press.png
    minMovement=2
</FPPCursor>

So the parameters are:

smooth=[TRUE|FALSE]

whether or not to use a custom cursor when the cursor is over the panorama and not over a hotspot or plugin. (default is true)

externalCursors=[TRUE|FALSE]

Use external cursor images, activates the next 3 parameters. (default is false)

iconNormal=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse isn’t pressed

iconMove=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed and the mouse is moving (dragging)

iconPress=[URL]

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed but isn’t moving

snapAngle=[TRUE|FALSE]

If the cursor “snaps” to 45º angles (true) or rotates freely (false). (default is true)

minMovement=[DISTANCE IN PIXELS]

The distance in pixels to move the cursor after pressing the mouse, to be considered a drag. (default is 2)

pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions, just ask

FPP:Cursor – Price:FREE
DOWNLOAD - Download FPP:Cursor v1.0

This plugin took many hours to develop, although it is free, if you find it helpful please donate to help it’s future development. Thanks!

This plugin is free to use, by downloading it you agree that GoGopixel can’t be held responsible for any problems and/or damage that you or your clients might incur from the usage of this plugin. (My lawyer made me said this).
NOTE: The cursors used in this example are only for reference purposes, they’re copyrighted by APPLE. DO NOT USE THEM in commercial projects. Consider yourself warned.

I developed this after a Plugin project that has never seen the light of day, I started it as a test but then I just started adding more and more features…

We can customize the cursors, snap to 45º angles and determine the minimum movement distance to change cursors.
Read more to find out more…

How to use:

First add it like any FPP plugin:

layer_80  = fppcursor.swf

Then add a parameters block like this:

<FPPCursor>
    iconNormal=normal.png
    iconMove=move.png
    iconPress=press.png
    snapAngle=true
    minMovement=2
</FPPCursor>

So the parameters are:

iconNormal

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse isn’t pressed

iconMove

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed and the mouse is moving (dragging)

iconPress

The URL of the image for the cursor when the mouse is pressed but isn’t moving

snapAngle

If the cursor “snaps” to 45º angles (true) or rotates freely (false)

minMovement

The distance in pixels to move the cursor after pressing the mouse, to be considered a drag

pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions, just ask

FPP:Cursor – Price:FREE
Download fppcursor v0.2

This plugin took many hours to develop, although it is free, if you find it helpful please donate to help it’s future development. Thanks!

This plugin is free to use, by downloading it you agree that GoGopixel can’t be held responsible for any problems and/or damage that you or your clients might incur from the usage of this plugin. (My lawyer made me said this).
NOTE: The cursors used in this example are only for reference purposes, they’re copyrighted by APPLE. DO NOT USE THEM in commercial projects. Consider yourself warned.

Panorama in Vinhais, Bragança with two FPV flyers.

You can see the final result here.

[PT]
Panorama em Vila do Conde junto ao Rio Ave.

[EN]
Panorama in Vila do Conde by the Ave River.

[PT]

Workshop de fotografia panoramica por Paulo Fernandes e Ivo Guimarães no evento MaioClaro, organizado pelo Curso superior de Artes Visuais e Fotografia da ESAP (Escola Superior Artistica do Porto).

[EN]

Panoramic Photography Workshop by Paulo Fernandes and Ivo Guimarães at the event “MaioClaro” in ESAP (Arts University in Porto).

Miradouro

[PT]

Numa viagem a Óbidos em trabalho para fotografar os campo de golf do emprendimento de luxo Bom Sucesso, ficamos encantados com a beleza natural de Óbidos. Não consegui resistir.

[EN]

In a buisness trip to Óbidos, Portugal, to photograph a Golf course on Bom Sucesso, we were delighted with the natural beauty of Óbidos. I couldn’t resist it.