HD View SL

Closed Issue: Fix problems uncovered by Code Analysis [211]

estollnitz — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:11 GMT

The Code Analysis feature of VSTS reveals several issues that ought to be corrected, including assumptions about the parsing of numbers.

Source code checked in, #79962

Project Collection Service Accounts — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:14:48 GMT

Upgrade: New Version of LabDefaultTemplate.xaml. To upgrade your build definitions, please visit the following link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=254563

Source code checked in, #79961

Project Collection Service Accounts — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:08:39 GMT

Checked in by server upgrade

Reviewed: HD View SL release 1.2 (May 09, 2012)

Lysergia — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:56:52 GMT

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Created Issue: hd view in password protected website [10567]

fgnievinski — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:37:55 GMT

I have a panorama which works great when the files are in my local hard drive. When I upload it to a password-protected website, it still works fine in internet explorer, but it doesn't ask for a password when viewed in chrome, so it keeps saying buffering... Can anyone replicate this problem, please?
Thanks,
-Felipe.

New Post: Howto: Adding Full Screen Scroll Wheel Support

dwrogers — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:17:29 GMT

Marvelous! Thank you so much for posting this full and accurate process for enabling scroll wheel operation in full screen mode. It worked like a charm and probably saved me a day of research into behaviors, etc.

New Post: Howto: Adding Full Screen Scroll Wheel Support

JoeGershgorin — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:12:59 GMT

HD View SL is currently built as a Visual Studio 2008 project targeted against Silverlight 3, Silverlight 4 added native mouse scrolling support (including in full screen mode) which the current Silverlight 3 based player doesn't support. Here's how to get full screen mouse wheel scrolling:

1.) Download the latest source code for HD View SL from this CodePlex website

2.) Open up the solution in Visual Studio 2010, say yes when the conversion wizard asks you to upgrade the web project to .Net 4.0.

3.) In the Visual Studio Solution Explorer right click and choose "Properties" on the HDViewSL Silverlight project.

4.) Set "Target Silverlight Version" to "Silverlight 4" then close the properties screen.

5.) Delete "MouseWheelHelper.cs", it will no longer be needed.

6.) In Page.xaml.cs's constructor delete the following lines:

new MouseWheelHelper(this.multiScaleImage).MouseWheel += this.MultiScaleImage_MouseWheel;
new MouseWheelHelper(this.multiScaleImage2).MouseWheel += this.MultiScaleImage_MouseWheel;

7.) Delete the now unused "MultiScaleImage_MouseWheel" event handler, the new handler will have the exact same code as the old handler but uses Silverlight 4's native mousewheel events.

8.) Add the following lines to Page.xaml.cs's constructor:

multiScaleImage.MouseWheel += multiScaleImage_MouseWheel;
multiScaleImage2.MouseWheel += multiScaleImage_MouseWheel;
multiScaleImage.Loaded += multiScaleImage_Loaded;

9.) Add the following event handlers:

void multiScaleImage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    // On load set focus to the web page hosting the xap so focus can be set
    // to the Silverlight Page.xaml for mouse wheel events

    if (!(Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser))
    {
        HtmlPage.Plugin.Focus();
    }

    Focus();
}

void multiScaleImage_MouseWheel(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseWheelEventArgs e)
{
    if (!e.Handled && this.isOpen)
    {
        this.InvokeHandler(this.ReceivedInput);
        var zoomFactor = e.Delta > 0 ? ZoomChangeFactor : 1 / ZoomChangeFactor;
        var p = this.multiScaleImage.ElementToLogicalPoint(this.mousePosition);
        p = this.ClosestPoint(p);
        this.ZoomBy(zoomFactor, p);
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

10.) Compile and you're done!

Source code checked in, #52406

_TFSSERVICE — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:45:25 GMT

Checked in by server upgrade

New Post: Problem in HD View SL

tiramisung — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:14:27 GMT

Hi, I had a problem on HDViewSL.

After i had download the project, compile and run it. The result given doesn't show any panorama effect. May I know what i am going wrong?

Thanks....

New Post: Using HDViewSL with URL parameters

tribalsketch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:16:21 GMT

Problem solved!

I was working with the basic html template and I did not see where this template is sending my arguments to the Viewer.

Thanks Eric for pointing this out to me!

Cool Technology!

David

New Post: Using HDViewSL with URL parameters

tribalsketch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:33:55 GMT

I am trying to use this tool and pass some parameters to my supporting javascript via URL.

As an example here is a Deep Zoom image

http://www.trappdf.com/public/666-LucidTrapTest.html

As part of this project I need to pass some variables to some javascript running on this page so I need the URL to be:

http://www.trappdf.com/public/666-LucidTrapTest.html?run=111&jobId=222

However when I use this kind of URL the HDViewSL stops working. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

David

Updated Release: HD View SL release 1.2 (Jul 14, 2009)

estollnitz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:29:24 GMT

Many significant changes since the previous release:
- Added HDViewSettings class to interface with javascript using the same API that HD View uses.
- Changed the look and placement of the toolbar buttons to match HD View, including a new full-screen button.
- Added Parser class to handle XML parsing, which now includes support for KML and Zoomify XML files.
- Changed the viewer to provide 360-degree wraparound using only two MultiScaleImage elements, instead of three.
- Added support to the viewer for tile sets that are grouped in directories (Zoomify) or padded to be square (KML).
- Fixed a few cross-platform and cross-browser issues with mouse wheel zooming.
- Moved code analysis supressions into GlobalSupressions file.

Released: HD View SL release 1.2 (Jul 14, 2009)

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:29:24 GMT

Updated Wiki: Home

estollnitz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:27:46 GMT

About HD View SL

HD View SL is a Silverlight application for viewing large, stitched panoramic images in a variety of formats -- especially those created by Microsoft Image Composite Editor. HD View SL relies on Silverlight's "Deep Zoom" features to enable smooth panning and zooming.

New: HD View SL is now capable of viewing KML PhotoOverlays and Zoomify images, in addition to Deep Zoom and HD View XML files. To preview files in these formats and embed HD View SL in your blog or web page, see our HD View Preview page.

Try HD View SL

We have several goals in sharing the source of HD View SL with the community:

Improve the panorama viewer.
Encourage customization of the panorama viewer.
Help developers learn about and understand Silverlight.

Creating Panoramic Images

You can use a wide variety of programs to stitch a panoramic image together from several overlapping photos. HD View SL is designed to be used with panoramic images created by Microsoft Image Composite Editor (also known as ICE). Once you provide ICE with a set of overlapping photos, the program will automatically align them and blend them into a seamless panorama. You can adjust the projection surface and orientation, then export to a variety of formats. When you tell ICE to export an image in the Deep Zoom tileset format, it will produce the image tiles as well as a web page for viewing the panorama; the Silverlight application used within that web page is HD View SL.

You can also use our HD View Photoshop Plugin to create image tiles for use with HD View SL. Once you've installed the plugin, you can export from Photoshop to HD View SL by selecting "HD View & Deep Zoom..." from the File:Export menu and choosing "Silverlight Deep Zoom" as the output type.

Viewing Panoramic Images

There are several ways to view a panoramic image. QuickTime VR, for example, displays images by projecting them onto the interior of a 3D cylinder or cube. By contrast, HD View projects images onto a surface that morphs from a cylinder or sphere into a flat plane, depending how far you zoom out. This technique provides perspective-correct rendering (so straight lines don't appear warped) when you zoom in, but still permits you to see the whole image when you zoom out.

HD View SL is a Silverlight-based alternative to the original HD View browser plug-in. Here's a summary of the differences between the two viewers:

	HD View	HD View SL
rendering technology	DirectX	Silverlight
operating system	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows or Mac OS
browser	IE or Firefox	IE, Firefox, or Safari
supported formats	HD View XML, KML, Zoomify XML, Deep Zoom XML, single JPEG	HD View XML, KML, Zoomify XML, Deep Zoom XML
projection	cylindrical, spherical, or fisheye (3D)	orthographic (2D), with wrapping for 360-degree panoramas
color correction	yes	no
tone mapping	yes	no
hardware acceleration	yes	no
open source	no	yes

While HD View provides better rendering and faster performance, HD View SL is available to a broader set of users and can be customized.

Building HD View SL

The current version of HD View SL works with the released version of Silverlight 2. To build the project, you'll need to have the usual tools for Silverlight 2 development, available from the Silverlight Get Started web page:

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or Visual Web Developer Express with SP1
Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1
optionally, Expression Blend 2 SP1

Note that after you download the source code for HD View SL and open the solution file in Visual Studio, you will need to indicate which project and web page to use when running or debugging the application. This is accomplished in two steps:

Right-click on the HDViewSLWeb project and select "Set as StartUp Project".
Within the HDViewSLWeb project, Right-click on Examples.html and select "Set As Start Page".

Pressing F5 (Start Debugging) should now launch a local web server, start your default web browser, and display the examples web page.

Testing HD View SL

HD View SL has been tested using the officially released version of Silverlight 2 and the following configurations:

Windows Vista SP1 and Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18783
Windows Vista SP1 and Firefox 3.5
Windows Vista SP1 and Chrome 2.0.172.33
Windows Vista SP1 and Opera 9.64
Windows Vista SP1 and Safari 4.0 (530.17)
Mac OS X (10.5.7) and Safari 4.0.1 (5530.18)
Mac OS X (10.5.7) and Firefox 3.5
Mac OS X (10.5.7) and Opera 9.64
Mac OS X (10.5.7) and Camino 1.6.8

HD View SL is capable of opening images in five different ways:

HTML	XML	image tiles
from a web server	HD View XML embedded in the HTML	from a web server
from a web server	HD View XML from a web server	from a web server
from a web server	Deep Zoom XML from a web server	from a web server
from a local file	HD View XML embedded in the HTML	from local files
from a local file	Deep Zoom XML from a local file (same folder)	from local files

The first three techniques are tested by Examples.html in the Development\HDViewSLWeb project, which must be launched from a web server (typically, by debugging from Visual Studio). These examples fetch high-resolution image tiles that are stored on the research.microsoft.com web server. The last two techniques are tested by Examples.html in the LocalTest folder, which must be launched directly from the local disk after copying the latest HDViewSL.xap to that folder. The image tiles for these tests are included in the LocalTest folder, but only low-resolution tiles are provided in order to reduce the storage requirements.

Source code checked in, #26013

estollnitz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:41:09 GMT

Many significant changes since the last release: - Added HDViewSettings class to interface with javascript using the same API that HD View uses. - Changed the look and placement of the toolbar buttons to match HD View, including a new full-screen button. - Added Parser class to handle XML parsing, which now includes support for KML and Zoomify XML files. - Changed the viewer to provide 360-degree wraparound using only two MultiScaleImage elements, instead of three. - Added support to the viewer for tile sets that are grouped in directories (Zoomify) or padded to be square (KML). - Fixed a few cross-platform and cross-browser issues with mouse wheel zooming. - Moved code analysis supressions into GlobalSupressions file.

New Post: Customizing HD View SL

n00b — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:30:06 GMT

Hey, awsome stuff.

One question though. How well designed is this code to allow for an implementation of an anchored area feature (an area of the shown pic that could be cliked to open a new URL...and/or change the pic), please?

TIA,

a SL n00b...but would like to get into it by looking at your project and maybe adding that feature.

New Post: Customizing HD View SL

soulsolutions — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:31:57 GMT

Hey, awesome code. I don't think many people really get what you have done here.
I'm going to look at extracting a basic example of what you have a done to make a really simple HScrollMSI, just the Horitontal panning, try to mimic a normal MSI as much as possible.
For me it going to be useful to evaluate for the DeepEarth project but if it works I'll post back info here.
John.

New Post: Customizing HD View SL

estollnitz — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:37:28 GMT

If you have any questions or comments on customizing HD View SL, please post them here! We would also love to see your customized examples, so don't hesitate to include a link to your site.

To get started, follow these steps:

Click on the "Source Code" tab above.
Click on the first "Download" link.
Accept the terms.
Save the ZIP file on disk.
Extract all files from the ZIP file.
Open the solution in Expression Blend 2 SP1 or Visual Studio 2008 SP1.
Make any desired changes to the user interface or the code.
Test things out. Make sure HDViewSLWeb is set as the startup project and Examples.html is set as the startup page when debugging.
Copy HDViewSL.xap from the HDViewSLWeb directory to the directory containing your web page.

Commented Issue: Fix problems uncovered by Code Analysis

estollnitz — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:50:41 GMT

The Code Analysis feature of VSTS reveals several issues that ought to be corrected, including assumptions about the parsing of numbers.
Comments: Fixed in change 7182.

Source code checked in, #7182

estollnitz — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:40:46 GMT

Fixed issue 211: Problems uncovered by Code Analysis, including assumptions about the parsing of numbers that prevented correct loading when regional settings were set to use certain languages.