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White square + SPi-v logo with XML-file.

Postby tkappe on Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:28 pm

I'm trying to edit something in for the SPi-v engine.
When I'm pointing in my HTML doc to a JPG file, the file is correctly displayed on the screen.
However when I'm pointing to a XML file (containing the JPG file) I get a white square + the SPi-v logo on the screen.
The XML file is based on some examples from the SPi/v site.

Any suggestions to silve this problem....


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Postby Bert on Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:22 am

Post your XML file, so we can take a look....

Does SPI-v give a specific error message?
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Postby tkappe on Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:04 am

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Here the HTML doc with the XML file.
Structure on the site:

index
|_ [<DIR> dswmedia] huis.jpg, huisxml.xml, SPi-V.dcr

For an screen impression please visit:

http://members.chello.nl/t.kappe/ and click on -pano-

As you can see no error message, only the SPi-v logo with over it a small square.
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HTML doc...

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<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body>
<object id="SPi-V_object" classid="clsid:166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000" codebase=
"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab#version=8,5,1,0"
width="100%" height="100%" >

<param name="src" value="dswmedia/SPi-V.dcr">
<param name="swURL" value="huisxml.xml">
<param name="swStretchStyle" value="stage">
<param name="swRemote" value="swContextMenu='FALSE'">
<param name="progress" value="true">
<param name="logo" value="false">
<param name="bgColor" value="#000000">

<embed name="SPi-V_object" width="100%" height="100%" type="application/x-director"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/"
src="dswmedia/SPi-V.dcr" swURL="huisxml.xml" swStretchStyle="stage" swRemote="swContextMenu='FALSE'"
progress="true" logo="false" bgColor="#000000">
</embed>

</object></body>
</html>

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XML doc...

This version contains the <panoelement> self closing tag, I also used the
</panoelement> closing tag however same results.

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<tour>
<scene id="scene_huis.jpg">
<panoelement id="pano_huis.jpg" image="image_huis.jpg" />
<image id="image_huis.jpg">
<layer class="base" type="bitmap" src="huis.jpg" />
</image>
</scene>
</tour>

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It's hard to find XML-examples for the SPi-v engine on the www, so if anybody wants to share
some examples please post them.
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Postby Bert on Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:44 am

It maybe a "path" error....

I suggest you make all the file references absolute, so:

"/huisxml.xml"

and "/image_huis.jpg"

if they are in the root...

Of course there are samples in the gallery: http://www.360rage.com/panorama-gallery.php
and on http://www.bali3d.com
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Postby tkappe on Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:35 am

Thanks Bert,

I will try it later on.

With examples I mean the contents of a XML-file.

- Simple XML code files refering to 1 or 2 JPG files with a toolbar for example.
- Complex XML code with spotmetering and ADR 'blending'.

Just to get an idea how to start with XML and the SPi-v engine.
These examples are hard to find on the www.

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Postby Bert on Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:15 am

True, not so many samples....

This is what I use in the 360 rage gallery, for instance...

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<tour>
<global>
<uigroup id="scriptlet#autopan">
<ramp id="scriptlet#autopan-start" duration="5" interrupt="press,key" active="true" loop="true">
<behavior>
<action event="loop" type="setProperty" target="_camera"   property="panspeed"  value='0.5' />
</behavior>
</ramp>
</uigroup>
</global>
  <scene id="panos/ptpano-13.jpg">
    <meta>
      <title>panos/ptpano-13.jpg</title>

      <defaultview pan="0" tilt="0" />
      <description>panos/ptpano-13.jpg</description>
    </meta>
    <panoelement id="PT-panos/ptpano-13.jpg" image="panos/ptpano-13.jpg" />
    <image id="panos/ptpano-13.jpg">
      <layer class="base" type="bitmap" src="panos/ptpano-13.jpg" />
    </image>
  </scene>

</tour>
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Postby tkappe on Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:01 pm

Sorry Bert the absolute references are not working.
I don't get it!

If I'm looking at your example I can not find the difference.
Do you place your files in a (special) dir.?
I read that Shockwave uses a dir. called 'dswmedia'
I'm using this dir.

Any other suggestion?


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Postby Bert on Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:07 am

You don't have to use this dir !!!

Suppose you have your files in a directory named "panos" on your server, you just put all files in there, also the dcr file...

And then use "panos/SPi-V.dcr" , "panos/huisxml.xml" and "panos/image_huis.jpg" in your file references....

Should work.... File references should be relative to the location of your html page

The white square with the red cross means "File Not Found"
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Postby Bert on Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:27 am

Ah...

http://members.chello.nl/t.kappe/huis.jpg

Thats the file !!!

This:
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<panoelement id="pano_huis.jpg" image="image_huis.jpg" />
<image id="image_huis.jpg">
<layer class="base" type="bitmap" src="huis.jpg" />


is wrong !!

it should be this:


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<panoelement id="pano_huis.jpg" image="huis.jpg" />
<image id="huis.jpg">
<layer class="base" type="bitmap" src="huis.jpg" />
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Postby tkappe on Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:13 am

Bert,

If I understand it correctly:
- The 'image' part in <panoelement> is refering to huis.jpg. (image file)
- The 'scr' part in <layer> is refering to huis.jpg.

But how about the 'image id' is this also refering to huis.jpg?
Or do I have to interper it as 'id' in <image>?
Is it that 'id' is more then only a unique name within the xml file?

I see it back in your example, you use 'panos/ptpano-13.jpg' for:

- <scene id> panos/ptpano-13.jpg *
- <title> panos/ptpano-13.jpg
- <description> panos/ptpano-13.jpg
- <image> panos/ptpano-13.jpg
- <image id> panos/ptpano-13.jpg *
- <scr> panos/ptpano-13.jpg

Only in the 'id' part in <panoelement> you use PT-panos/ptpano-13.jpg

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Postby Bert on Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:27 pm

The id's have to be different that's why....

Only the "src" refers to the actual file, I think :)

The image is "held" in the "image id"

And the panoelement's "image" refers to the image id.

My id's all look a bit the same because I made a quick and dirty CMS ...
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Postby tkappe on Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:00 am

It's running!! :D

After finding a typo ('scr' i.s.o. 'src' :oops: ) I thought I found it but still...
Playing with the reference variables I came to this final WORKING result:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pano.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body>
<object id="SPi-V_object" classid="clsid:166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000" codebase=
"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab#version=8,5,1,0"
width="100%" height="100%" >

<param name="src" value="SPi-V.dcr">
<param name="swURL" value="dswmedia/huis2.xml">
<param name="swStretchStyle" value="stage">
<param name="swRemote" value="swContextMenu='FALSE'">
<param name="progress" value="true">
<param name="logo" value="true">
<param name="bgColor" value="#000000">

<embed name="SPi-V_object" width="100%" height="100%" type="application/x-director"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/"
src="SPi-V.dcr" swURL="dswmedia/huis2.xml" swStretchStyle="stage" swRemote="swContextMenu='FALSE'"
progress="true" logo="false" bgColor="#000000">
</embed>
</object>
</body>
</html>

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
huis2.xml
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<tour>
<scene id="abc">
<panoelement id="cba" image="xyz" />
<image id="xyz">
<layer class="base" type="bitmap" src="huis.jpg" />
</image>
</scene>
</tour>

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It looks simple now, but belief me...

As you can see I kept the 'dswmedia' <DIR> you need it when you working off-line a webserver (on your own PC).
On a website you can name the <DIR> whatever you like.

I hope many SPi-v newbies will benefit from this subject.

Bert many thanks for the help you offered... without you I still...

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