360 Virtual Tours – The Virtual Tour & Panoramic Photography Co.

This stunning Suffolk Estate recently had 4 of it’s holiday lets created into fantastic HDR Virtual Tours.

We were lucky enough recently to spend a day at Stowlangtoft Estate.  This stunning Estate is in the heart of Suffolk, and boasts 4 holiday lets ranging from the smaller converted Shooting Lodge to the larger Coach House property.

We completed Virtual Tours for all 4 of the Stowlangtoft holiday lets.  The tours were created in using the HDR technique, to allow even tones throughout the images despite the bright, sunny day!

To view the Stowlangtoft Estate HDR 360 Virtual Tours, click on the image above.

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Scott Veterinary Practice goes interactive….

We recently completed a 360 Virtual Tour for the Scott Veterinary Practice in Bedford.  The practice required a unique way to show it’s customers the facilities and also to educate them on what goes on behind the scenes.

A virtual tour is a great way of showing areas of your location that the public may not get the chance to normally see.  In this case, the Scott Practice wanted to offer a unique way of showing their customers where their loved pets go when they say goodbye before treatment.  It is obviously not possible to show people behind the scenes, so a virtual tour was the obvious choice.  A number of info points were also used on the tour to add another layer of interest.

Click on the image above to view the Scott Vet Practice tour.

Think you could benefit from a 360 Virtual Tour?  Give us a call on 0845 301 0865!

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Virtual Tours and stills for Fenchurch International

We’ve just completed another virtual tour project for Fenchurch International, this time for the concept store in Covent Garden.  This is the second virtual tour shoot for the clothing brand, the first one featured their newly opened Cardiff store.

HDR photography was used to avoid blown out windows and provide a nice even tone throughout the images.  A total of 4 scenes were produced, giving visitors to the tour a complete view of the Covent Garden location.

To view the Covent Garden 360 Virtual Tour, click here.

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I grab a quick shot before filming begins…

Today I dropped in on a shoot just before filming began, and I was lucky enough to get a shot of some of the equipment before it was carted off for use.

Above is just a snapshot of our video equipment, although it does give a good overview of some of the key equipment we use on set.  We are currently shooting our first few productions, and can’t wait to show them to you.

As you can imagine, we mix and match equipment dependant on the project.  For example, for video tours and location walkthroughs, the steadicam equipment we have is perfect.  The operator wears a support vest, that has attached to it a mechanical arm.  On top of this arm sits a weighted fly-cam that holds the camera in place.  It allows you to walk at variable speeds and still enjoy a smooth, steady shot.

For grand sweeps and downward shots (perfect for entrance or starter shots!), our camera cranes fit the bill.  We can perform camera movements impossible by a sole camera operator.  We also use camera dollies (wheels for our tripods!) that allow us to follow specific actors/presenters or move quickly and cleanly on smooth surfaces.

Other useful pieces of kit include light rigs (an indoor rig is shown above) and a 7ft and 14ft camera crane and more sound equipment care to list!

Our video production service is a recent addition to our creative services, so why not visit our video production page and get in touch.

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Virtual Tours on the Apple touch devices

We’re very excited to now be able to offer you 360 Virtual Tours that are compatible with Apples touch devices!  This includes the iTouch, iPhone and iPad.

Click here to test the tour on your Apple device!

Why are Apple touch devices different?

There are several reasons why Apple touch devices don’t support regular flash files.  The main reasons are processor speed and battery life.  Apple touch devices are small, light and portable.  Although this is perfect for on the go and mobile browsing, they can’t handle the types of tours that play on regular home computers and laptops/netbooks.

We can now supply versions of your tours specifically made for Apples touch devices, meaning your website visitors who are using these devices will still be able to view your location.

Read more on our iPhone/iPad virtual tour page

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Victoria Hall take their online marketing to the next level.

Victoria Hall run a number of properties all over the UK and Europe specially designed for student living.  Victoria Hall understood that students are now demanding better means of experiencing the accommodation on offer before they pay a visit.  Standard photography just isn’t enough, and moving video can’t immerse you like a virtual tour can.

One of the features of this tour is the ‘rooftop’ view, giving completely panoramic views over the whole of Wolverhampton.  Info points were included throughout the tour to show visitors the main features of the accommodation, and in the view above, the local area.

What Victoria Hall thought

The staff at Victoria Hall were so delighted with the results, we’ve now been commissioned to produce tours for their other UK locations.  Darren Ashfield, Assistant Manager at the Wolverhampton site gave us this kind feedback:

“We couldn’t have picked a more professional company to complete our Virtual Tour.  The quality images and result is brilliant, we would highly recommend this company to anyone.  Thank you to the staff for the excellent advice and professional service throughout the entire process.”

Fancy a tour for your location?  Give us a ring on 0845 301 0865.

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Centre for Nanoscience & Quantum Information.

Our most detailed tour to date.

We were approached by the University of Bristol in March to produce a virtual tour of their Centre for Nanoscience & Quantum Information facility in the heart of the Bristol University campus.

The Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (NSQI) provides state-of-the-art specialised laboratories whose vibration and acoustic noise levels are amongst the lowest achieved anywhere world-wide. It also has a unique purpose-designed environment in which a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research community drawn from science, engineering, and medicine can be fostered and thrive through stimulating interactions and the exchange of ideas.

They required a tour that would give students, professionals and the public a complete overview of the facilities without them having to visit the centre and disrupt the sensitive experiments and research that takes place there.

Interactive and informative

The virtual tour had to not only look good, but provide people with information about the facilities on offer and the type of research that takes place.  We worked with the centre to produce over 60 informational hotspots that have been positioned in various tour scenes to give a completely interactive experience.  We also produced an interactive floor plan and various other features to really finish off this top class tour.

You can click here to view the NSQI Bristol University virtual tour or visit the NSQI website here.  Over the next week the tour will go live on their website and will also be featured as part of a centre celebration on the 27th April.

We’ve really enjoyed working with the University of Bristol on this project,  we even learned a thing or two about Quantum Information!  Amazing!

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We’ve been commissioned to produce virtual tours for 16 of Sungard® Availability Systems’ UK sites.

Sungard® Systems are pioneers of the information availability arena, and have been around since 1978.  They can provide over 12,600 end user positions in various locations around the UK , the total square footage is over 1,000,000!

We’ll be producing virtual tours for 16 Sungard® locations over the UK to replace their current, dated tours.  These will be shot over the next few months, so we’ll have a busy start to the summer!

Keep an eye on our Portfolio and Blog sections for news on this project.

Fancy virtual tours of your own? We supply tours to everything from small B&B’s to large multi national organisations, like above.  Give us a ring on 0845 301 0865 to discuss how virtual tours can help you!

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