Due to the death of Ken Wallis on September 1st, 2013 there have been many attempts to view the 360 degree image in the original post – nearly 3000 in the last week alone!

When the image was originally posted it was presented using an online viewer that was Java based. Unfortunately, due to knee jerk security restrictions being placed within ALL the major web browsers following a hacking attack on a major US company that allegedly utilised Java to gain access, many people cannot access the image without going through complicated procedures to allow their browsers to access the appropriate Java content.

I have now started to change all my 360 degree images across all my websites to HTML5 and Flash format. Consequently most of the older images will no longer display until they are upgraded to the new format. This means however that even Apple users will now be able to view the 360 degree images – although due to the usual iOS incompatibilities not all control buttons will be available at this time.

In the meantime a new version of the Ken Wallis image is available here:- http://tinyurl.com/kyqlypa

I have also set up a re-direct on the old link so it will now access a new version of the image on the elevation360 website! Please note that you probably still can’t access the majority of the old 360 degree images unless you have the knowledge of how to remove the security restrictions on your specific browser.

All the images will be converted to the new format in due course!

Totally different but I really like it!

Cheers T5

Seemed to be a server problem preventing the link from working the past few days!

Sorted now!

billyh42

Interesting idea, assume the propellors are going to refitted soon?

The aircraft itself has been there for a while now but I’ve not heard anything as to whether Andrew has propellors for it.

The aircraft was basically scrapped after an engine fire and I would assume any valuable (and/or serviceable) parts were removed and sold.

billyh42

I have now updated the links on the original post for the panoramic images.

These have now been moved off of the Demon Internet server as this was proving too slow and unreliable.

All my content is currently being moved to a new server so for those people who have linked to my panoramas (as anyone is very welcome to do) from their own web sites then you will have to update your links.

I’ve emailed everyone that asked to link anyway so hopefully most people will be aware.

My new web site will be at http://elevation360.com and there is a temporary page there at the moment until the new site goes live, hopefully around the end of February 2008. Although this is a temporary page, this will always be the main page so if you bookmark it now then you will always be directed to the main (home) page of the site and will always be viewing the most up to date version of the site.

The panoramas themselves are now being presented in a different way using a combination of Java & Flash. You no longer need to have any special software or plugins installed in your browser to view the panoramas.

While the old method used QuickTime, and this is still the method that produces the highest quality, the file sizes were too big and it was generally impractical to present a full-screen view with file sizes being over 6MB.

The new method allows full-screen viewing with a file size of around 0.5MB so while there is a compromise between file size and quality, I’m going to run with this method for the moment.

While Java & Flash are generally present in every browser, you should ensure that your Java & Flash are up to date, as older versions can cause “stuttering” and “flashing” in the full-screen views.

Java & Flash updates are FREE so you should always update anyway!

I have also disabled the “auto-rotate” function of the panoramas and there are now on-screen controls for “play”, “direction” and “full-screen”. You can, of course, still click and drag the panorama yourself in all directions.

Cheers

Billy

Sorry folks, the links to the 360 Degree Spherical Panoramas have now changed and have been updated in the original post.

Thanks to all those who let me know!

This is because the panoramas have now been moved over to my new website and will now run full-screen at the same file size.

This is due to the panoramas now being presented in a Java/Flash format which means that the previous method of running a script to chose between QuickTime or Flash in no longer used.

This method should enable everyone to view the panoramas properly without having to rely on having any particular software or plugin installed for their browsers as the Java Player is a “client-side” player – i.e. it is installed on my server but is accessed automatically when anyone views the panoramas.

There are now also some very simple (and colourful) on screen controls to enable the viewer to chose between window and full-screen views, a play/pause button and a rotation direction button.

I would be interested in any comments as to how you think this compares to the old method.

Thanks

Billy Hepburn

http://www.elevation360.co.uk