That's why I want to record this process. Primary documents are the most reliable sources, but everything is always open to interpretation. Besides, every historian knows there is nothing better than good documentation. My ultimate goal is to produce an illustrated book and/or books detailing the literal and figurative roads traveled before me. My hope is that in the future this blog will serve as a map of my research methods. So I've decided to make it my life's goal to learn as much as possible about the past directly and indirectly related to me.
I just can't find a platform that will allow me to upload the QTVR file to share on the web. I can email it and it's viewable in Quicktime. If you really want to see the file, let me know. I'll keep trying, but for now you'll have to settle for the flat pano, which honestly, does no justice to the one that allows you to scroll through the room ala Google Earth Street View. Ok, psych! It's impossible to find a QTVR server on the web, so unfortunately, you can't view the panoramic file interactively. Take a look for yourself (using Quicktime), then read the comments below. Here is my super quick first attempt at at 360 Panorama.
#PANO2VR AND GOOGLE EARTH STREET SOFTWARE#
Finally, I imported the flat panorama into the Pana2VR 3.0 software and ran the program to generate a pannable file in Quicktime. Once I got completely around the room, I imported the photos and automated a photomerge in Photoshop. I then rotated the camera along the same horizontal plane about 25° for each new picture, ensuring I overlapped with the last picture taken. I set up a tripod in the dead center of the Reception Hall and took my first picture. Monica (my sister-in-law) let me borrow her digital SLR so that a.) I can have more control over my photos and b.) to help me decide if I want to invest in a digital SLR for myself. I had a dry run today with the Reception Hall. My goal is to complete this task in a month in order to keep the images as contemporary as possible. The other documentation route I'm attempting involves panoramas of every room in our house. I'm less likely to forget a change if I focus on one room at a time and besides, the list can always be sorted by year when it is complete.īelow is a snapshot of my spreadsheet (it's a work in progress, click on it to make it larger): My method is to record changes room by room as opposed to chronologically. I'll record changes in paint color and dimensions of rooms, but I won't necessarily note when we threw out the arm chair over which the dog slobbered and replaced it with a new one. This includes any change to a permanent fixture in or around the house. Between interviewing my mom, dad, brothers, and sister, in addition to scanning my own memory, I'm hoping to have a relatively accurate account of alterations. Granted this method is not 100% accurate because I'm relying heavily on personal recollections, but I'm including as much detail as possible. My first task is to make a record of every physical change our family has made to the property since we moved here in April of 1985. In an attempt to document our house as I remember it, I'm following several paths.
It can be your private server or your client.
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