What is a Virtual Tour?

Put simply, a virtual tour is a tool which allows you to see the whole of an area - literally all around and from floor to ceiling (or sky!). Sometimes a flat image cannot do a space justice, or make it clear how the space 'functions'. By using a virtual tour, you allow your audience to effectively 'walk around' the space - be it a new building, a hotel, a garden, a gallery or even a bar! The viewer is able to choose what he or she looks at, and zoom in and look at the features which specifically interest them.

Getting Started

Take a demo virtual tour. This virtual tour will get you acquainted with navigation and will introduce the features of a full screen, high-resolution panorama.
Click here to take our demonstration tour

High and Low resolution Virtual Tours - what's the difference?

High-resolution, full screen panoramas offer the best virtual tour viewing experience. They're ideal for a high-impact presentation of a space. The best plugin for viewing full screen is Apple QuickTime. Full screen panoramas can also be displayed in Shockwave but there is a deterioration in quality. Panoramas are typically 1 to 3 megabytes in size.

Low-resolution, small screen panoramas are ideal if a large number of tours are required. They are best viewed in Quicktime but can also be viewed in Flash, Java and shockwave. Low-resolution panoramas are typically 75 KB to 500 KB.

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Tour Options

File formats and plugins

Apple - QuickTime

If you don't already have the QuickTime plug-in, you can download it, free of charge, from Apple Computer. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. From then on, it will open automatically whenever you access QuickTime movies or QuickTime VRs, wherever you are on the Web. QuickTime software is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.

Download QuickTime Plugin

View QuickTime FULL SCREEN virtual tour
View QuickTime SMALL SCREEN virtual tour

Sun - Java

Java is a general purpose programming language with a number of features that make the language well suited for use on the Web. Small Java applications are called Java applets and can be downloaded from a Web server and run on your computer by a Java-compatible Web browser. Java is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.

Download Java

View Java FULL SCREEN virtual tour
View Java SMALL SCREEN virtual tour

Macromedia - Shockwave

The Shockwave player allow you to experience interactive multimedia, including audio, video, animations, puzzles and the like, through your Web browser. You can download it, free of charge, from Macromedia's website. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. Shockwave is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.

Download ShockWave Player

View ShockWave FULL SCREEN virtual tour
View Shockwave SMALL SCREEN virtual tour

Macromedia - Flash

Flash from Macromedia is very popular for drawing and animating vector and bitmap graphics suitable for the web. Flash is great because 98 % of internet enabled computers already have the flash plugin installed. Flash can not deliver full screen panoramas. You can download it, free of charge, from Macromedia's web site. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. Flash is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.

Download Flash Player

View Flash virtual tour