Hi Klaus,

The current version (1.17) of krpano.js does not support equirectangular panos, and consequently the video player plugin does not support it either, so to get around this limitation I would like to suggest that you add support for cube-mapped panoramic video, or add a WebGL switch that allows equirectangular panos and pano-videos to be rendered in the HTML5 player. Do you have any comments around this idea?

Regards,

Fred.

Thanks Tuur,

Actually, it is not a browser problem. There are multiple implementations of HTML5/WebGL equirectangular panoramic viewers on the web (e.g.: Kolor (video), Cheetah, etc.). The problem here is that in order to maximise device and browser compatibility, Krpano is currently maintaining feature parity between WebGL and CSS3D, and it is the limitations of CSS3D that prevent equirectangular panos (and hence pano videos) in Krpano. It is not a limitation of WebGL. This is why I am suggesting that equirectangular support could be included for devices that support WebGL, or (as a compromise) support could be added for rendering cubic panorama videos in CSS3D and WebGL.

I would like to hear Klaus' comments around these ideas, since he is the only one who is able to implement either of these things.

The reason we want this capability is that our application (Tourbot) makes heavy use of live-streaming equirectangular panoramic video, through the Krpano flash player, and we want to move away from Flash toward HTML5/WebGL,whilst keeping Kpano as the main client-side UI framework. Lack of support for pano video in the HTML5 player is a potential deal breaker for us using Krpano in the future.

To add weight to this argument, there are a number of cheap panoramic video camera rigs being developed (bublcam, 3D printed GoPro mounts, CentraCam, etc.), and Krpano is in danger of being left behind if HTML5 support for pano video is not included soon.

Cheers,

Fred.

Thanks for this information Klaus, it is exactly what we wanted to hear.

Do you plan to support live streams with the videoplayer plugin? I know of quite a few people who have used my live streaming version of the flash plugin so far.

Regards,

Fred.

Sorry Klaus, I meant streaming using the HTML5 videoplayer plugin.

Good to hear that support for RTMP is in the flash player plugin now, but it does not seem to be documented yet?


Regards,

Fred.