Save Panorama dialog box

Used to save an image as a panorama. Opens when Utilities > Image > Save Panorama is chosen.

Save Panorama dialog box

View

The source view from which the panorama is created.

Format

Sets the format of the saved panorama.

Compression

Sets the degree of compression for an image file format. For example, compression options for a JPEG Format image file are from Minimum Loss to High Loss. Greater compression is achieved as image quality is sacrificed: Minimum Loss yields the highest image quality and least compression; High Loss yields the poorest image quality and the greatest compression.

Mode

Sets the color mode used for the saved panorama, which depends on the Format chosen.

Shading

Sets the rendering method — Wireframe, Hidden Line, Filled Hidden Line, Constant, Smooth (Gouraud), Phong, RayTrace, Radiosity, or Particle Trace. See Rendering for information about rendering methods.

Shading Type

Sets the type of shading used in rendering.

• Normal
— The view is shaded normally.

• Antialias
— Reduces the jagged edges (jaggies) that are particularly noticeable on low-resolution displays. For more information see the Edit Script Entry dialog box.

• Stereo
— Renders a view with a stereo effect.

Action

(Shading set to Ray Trace, Radiosity, or Particle Trace only) Sets the rendering action to be performed. Options vary depending on the Shading mode chosen, and are the same as those available via icons in the dialog box of the Rendering.

Panorama Type

Defines the type of panorama being saved. As well as the default types of cube and cylinder, if you have a complete QuickTime installation loaded, then further QuickTime Image Object panorama types also are available.

For all QuickTime panorama types, the camera spins 360° about the target, with the panorama centered at the target location of the view you choose. The camera location defines the initial view direction. The distance from the target to the camera sets the radius of the object panorama.

• Cube
— Saves the panorama so that it can be viewed in six perspectives: front, back, left, right, top, bottom.

• Cylinder
— Saves the panorama so that it can be viewed in any direction horizontally, like in a cylinder. The number of view perspectives around the cylinder depends on the number set in the Slices field.

• Object - Sphere
— (Requires QuickTime) Saves the panorama so that the target object can be viewed from any direction (altitudes range from -90° to +90°).

• Object - Top Hemisphere
— (Requires QuickTime) Saves the panorama so that the target object can be viewed from any direction above horizontal (altitudes range from 0° to 90°).

• Object - Circle
— (Requires QuickTime) Saves the panorama so that the target object can be viewed from any direction, from a fixed altitude.

• Object - Custom
— (Requires QuickTime) Lets you set the maximum and minimum altitudes (tilt angles).

Frames

(Panorama Type set to any of the QuickTime Image Object Panoramas) Sets the number of images created for each altitude.

Slices

(Panorama Type set to Cylinder only) Defines the number of slices in the cylindrical panorama. The more slices into which the cylinder is divided, the better the viewing results. This field is disabled (dimmed) when Cube is the selected Panorama Type.

Tilt Angle (Min/Max)

(Panorama Type set to Object - Custom only) Sets the minimum and maximum altitudes for the panorama.

Resolution X/Y

Sets the number of vertical and horizontal lines of the visibility test grid.

Gamma Correction

Sets the display gamma correction value. The base value is 1.0. A value lower than 1.0 creates a darker image, a value higher than 1.0 creates a lighter image.

Save

Opens the Save Panorama As dialog box, which is used to name the panorama and set the location in which it is saved.

Cancel

Exits the Save Panorama dialog box without saving the panorama.