PURE Player for Mac User Guide
1. Introduction
1.1 Welcome!
ImmerVision’s multimedia solutions are built around PURE (Panorama Universal Rendering Engine) technology.
Available only with ImmerVision software, this exclusive technology has expanded the horizons for multimedia
content creators working with panoramic imagery.
PURE Player panoramic image viewers combine superior performance capabilities with optimal viewing ease on either a standard office PC monitor or a pocket computer.
PURE TOOLS is a highly evolved suite of tools that lets you take full advantage of the innovative functionalities of PURE Player and PURE Player PRO panorama viewers. These tools include a range of functionalities for both professionals and amateurs to work with, including the options to:
PURE Player panoramic image viewers combine superior performance capabilities with optimal viewing ease on either a standard office PC monitor or a pocket computer.
PURE TOOLS is a highly evolved suite of tools that lets you take full advantage of the innovative functionalities of PURE Player and PURE Player PRO panorama viewers. These tools include a range of functionalities for both professionals and amateurs to work with, including the options to:
- Edit panoramas: Convert formats, add effects, create virtual visits
- Publish panoramas: Create Web pages, package files, encrypt data
- View panoramas: Directly access the most recent PURE Player and PURE Player PRO viewers, customize the PURE Player PRO viewer, and more.
1.2 What is PURE?
PURE is a collection of high-performance algorithms dedicated to projecting, controlling and viewing photos
and videos in a virtual 3D space. Accessible through its own API, PURE is featured in all ImmerVision
new-generation viewers, in order to guarantee top performance levels and maximum quality results with
all compatible platforms.
1.3 System requirements
The system requirements to run PURE Player for Mac are as follows:
OS: MacOS® X 10.4 and 10.5
Processor: G4, G5 or Intel
Screen resolution: 1024x768 or better
RAM: 256 MB or +
Cpu: 1.5 GHz or +
Video: 64 MB or +
1.4 Supported files types
PURE Player for Mac can read all IVP files (packaged) created with Package Maker
or Panorama Filemaker
which are provided in the PURE STARTER TOOLKIT software suite.
You can find more information about these programs
here.
This is how IVP files are displayed on your desktop:
When viewing thumbnails, you will see IVP files displayed like this:
The lock indicates that the panorama file is encrypted.
Please note that PURE Player for Mac cannot open domain encrypted IVP files. These files can only be viewed
with PURE Player for Java
, PURE Player for PRO Java
and PURE Player for Flash
on the website of the corresponding domain name.
2. Using PURE Player for Mac
2.1 Move inside a panorama
Moving inside a panorama is very easy. Just click and hold your mouse and
move the mouse in the direction you want to see. If you use a two-button mouse, you can zoom in or out
by clicking and holding the right mouse button and moving your mouse forward and backward. The zoom functions can
also be accessed in two other ways, either by using the Shift key to zoom in, and the Control key to zoom out, or
by using your mouse scroll wheel.
When you toggle into fullscreen mode, you will be able to drag and drop the navigation bar anywhere on your screen.
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When you toggle into fullscreen mode, you will be able to drag and drop the navigation bar anywhere on your screen.
2.2 Customize the navigation bar
PURE Player for Mac allows you to customize the appearance of the navigation bar. Simply control-click the
navigation bar and click on Customize Toolbar. You can then drag and drop the various buttons you wish to display
on the navigation bar.
3. PURE Player for Mac preferences
3.2 Language settings
The Language settings allow you to configure the tooltips that PURE Player for Mac displays over the navigation bar buttons.
3.3 Update settings
You can set how often you want PURE Player for Mac to check if a new version is available for download.
In case there is a new version available, the following message will appear:
In case there is a new version available, the following message will appear: