Google Summer of Code 2008

QuickTime VR (panorama) Viewing

I'm committed to work up to 40 hours per week for 3 months on this project. I have no plans for vacation this summer :(

March 31
figure out what needs to be done
- how to modify VLC to detect QTVRs
- what needs to change in VLC to display QTVRs
- figure out how to write codecs for VLC
  - User:dionoea mentioned that image handling modifications are required
get an understanding of the QTVR format (possible start: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/InsideQT_QTVR/6Chap/chapter_6_section_1.html and the FreePV code)
see how much of the FreePV code can be used
make a list of QTVR functionality in the order of importance to organize the implementation steps
think about turning FreePV into a library that can be used in VLC
by now I should have a good idea of how things fit together
write a bare-minimum OpenGL QTVR viewer for VLC
July 14
do some testing
get feedback
keep extending the basic functionality until time runs out
August 18

can't really detect that an image is a panorama without any hints
- command line: let the user specify what type of panorama the supplied image(s) is(are) using a --panorama={equirectangular,cylindrical,littleplanet,...} switch
- GUI a special open dialog for loading panoramas - the user specifies what type of panorama is expected using a drop down box