Lens flare help

virtual pete · November 28, 2013 at 4:10 PM

Hi, I am having a few issues implementing the lens flare effect and I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to assist.

I have placed the krpano_default_flares.jpg image in the main vtour folder and I have the following code in my xml. I only have one pano to keep it simple.

<skin_settings bingmaps="false"
bingmaps_key=""
bingmaps_zoombuttons="false"
gyro="true"
thumbs_width="120" thumbs_height="80" thumbs_padding="10" thumbs_crop="0|40|240|160"
thumbs_opened="false"
thumbs_text="false"
thumbs_dragging="true"
thumbs_onhoverscrolling="false"
thumbs_scrollbuttons="false"
thumbs_scrollindicator="false"
tooltips_thumbs="false"
tooltips_hotspots="false"
tooltips_mapspots="false"
controlbar_offset="20"
/>

<layer name="skin_logo" url="" scale="0.25" opened_onclick="openurl('...',_blank);" />

<action name="startup">
if(startscene === null, copy(startscene,scene[0].name));
loadscene(get(startscene), null, MERGE);
</action>

<scene name="scene_IMG_7759_Panorama" title="IMG_7759 Panorama" onstart="" thumburl="panos/IMG_7759_Panorama.tiles/thumb.jpg" lat=""

lng="" heading="">

</scene>

</krpano>

I got the xml snippets from the editor plugin but I cannot get it to work outside the editor. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks as usual.

virtual pete · December 3, 2013 at 12:24 PM

Any ideas as I am struggling with this ???

Alexey Tkachenko · December 3, 2013 at 2:20 PM

You are trying to place a lensflare outside the "scene" node. Place the flares between the line

Code

<!-- place your scene hotspots here -->

and scene closing tag and they will work!

virtual pete · December 3, 2013 at 7:20 PM

Thanks Alexey, I have done as you said as it makes sense but still it does not work :(

I have put the krpano_default_flares.jpg in all folders just in case!

Here is the xml I have:

<skin_settings bingmaps="false"
bingmaps_key=""
bingmaps_zoombuttons="false"
gyro="true"
thumbs_width="120" thumbs_height="80" thumbs_padding="10" thumbs_crop="0|40|240|160"
thumbs_opened="false"
thumbs_text="false"
thumbs_dragging="true"
thumbs_onhoverscrolling="false"
thumbs_scrollbuttons="false"
thumbs_scrollindicator="false"
tooltips_thumbs="false"
tooltips_hotspots="false"
tooltips_mapspots="false"
controlbar_offset="20"
/>

<layer name="skin_logo" url="" scale="0.25" opened_onclick="openurl('...',_blank);" />

<action name="startup">
set(step,1); set(idletime,2); set(events.onidle, autotour(););
</action>

<action name="startup">
if(startscene === null, copy(startscene,scene[0].name));
loadscene(get(startscene), null, MERGE);
</action>

<action name="bombtimer">
set(bt,%1);
add(bt,1);
delayedcall(1, bombtimer(get(bt)));
if(bt == 42, set(bt,0); nextscene();, );
</action>

<action name="nextscene">
set(ns, get(scene[get(xml.scene)].index) );
set(maxs, get(scene.count) );
add(ns,1);
if(ns == maxs, set(ns,0);, );
loadscene( get(scene[get(ns)].name ), null, MERGE, BLEND(1.5) );
</action>

<scene name="scene_IMG_7759_Panorama_Panorama" title="IMG_7759 Panorama Panorama" onstart=""

thumburl="panos/IMG_7759_Panorama_Panorama.tiles/thumb.jpg" lat="" lng="" heading="">

</scene>

<scene name="scene_IMG_7768_Panorama" title="IMG_7768 Panorama" onstart="" thumburl="panos/IMG_7768_Panorama.tiles/thumb.jpg" lat=""

lng="" heading="">

</scene>

</krpano>

I have to be doing something stupid for sure but I cannot see it :(
Should there be a lensflare plugin in the plugin folder?

Kind regards.
Pete

Alexey Tkachenko · December 3, 2013 at 8:17 PM

Are you wieving it in Flash? Lensflares work in Flash only, if I am not mistaken.

Alexey Tkachenko · December 3, 2013 at 8:20 PM

I aks because I tested quickly and all works. Does it give an error that "flare.jpg can't be loaded" or they just won't appear?

virtual pete · December 3, 2013 at 8:27 PM

Hi Alexey, they just dont appesr, no messages at all. You can see it on line

http://www.holidaynerja.co.uk/krpano/tour.html
http://www.holidaynerja.co.uk/krpano/tour.xml

in the main folder krpano/
I have:
Folders - panos, plugins, skin
files - krpano_default_flares.jpg, tour.html, tour.js, tour.swf, tour.xml, tour_editor.html, vtoureditor.swf

I must be missing something :(

Alexey Tkachenko · December 3, 2013 at 8:42 PM

In Opera Flash I see a lensflare in the first pano, while in the second one there's some black polygonal form in the zenith. In chrome Flash I see these black forms in first and the second pano. See printscreens attached.

virtual pete · December 3, 2013 at 9:40 PM

Hi Alexey, yes both panos are not fully complete aroud the zenith or the nadir. It is strange you can get it to work in opera but nothing else. I am getting nothing on anything :(

virtual pete · December 3, 2013 at 9:43 PM

I have discovered that is I view the lens flare in tour_editor.html it works fine but why would it not work normally??

http://www.holidaynerja.co.uk/krpano/tour_editor.html

Alexey Tkachenko · December 4, 2013 at 6:51 AM

Again, check your html file. I bet there is "html5="prefer" setting. That is why we see lensflare in Opera but don't see it in Chrome. Because Chrome goes to html5 automatically and Opera doesn't support it and goes to Flash. And lensflare is Flash-specific feature.

virtual pete · December 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Hi Alexey, yes you are correct. With the help of Klaus I changed it to "html5="auto" and all is ok now.

Thanks for your help and time

omegas · March 13, 2014 at 4:47 AM

How i can get lensflare in html5?

virtual pete · March 13, 2014 at 10:52 AM

Hi Omegas, I do not think it is possible in html5 as yet.

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