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Here's a little more information to give you an insight on what we specialize in and may answer some of your questions.
 

HDR Photography

What's all this about HDR? ( High Dynamic Range ) It's more time consuming to take during the photo shoot and even more work during the computer production phase but it's the only true way to display things 'as is'.

HDR allows us to display correctly exposed indoor shots with windows that you can actually see through and natural lighting throughout the rest of the image. This eliminates the 'blown out' effect of over exposed window areas that you all too often see on quickly produced 360 degree shots and also regular still images.

The example below will explain all:
 

This image below shows a single exposure shot that has the incredible task of making both the interior and exterior lighting look natural as it would be seen at the time by the naked eye. Parts are going to be either too bright or too dark and a tolerable medium is used to display everything as close as possible.

The same view but with the perfected HDR technique added shows both a natural exterior and interior lighting which is exactly how it was. The rest of the 360 degree image shows shadows in the correct places without the appearance of digital grain/noise to degrade it.

Equipment

It's not all down to HDR photography to get that perfect shot. Our DSLR cameras are 21 megapixel professional grade attached to specially designed panoramic heads that allow us to rotate the camera and take pictures in a designed sequence. In many situations up to 24 individual images are required to create a blended 360 degree HDR image and this not only allows you to see around 360 degrees but can also look up and down. In fact the final 360 degree image is of such a high resolution we can actually extract areas and use them for print purposes if required by the client.

Laptop, Notebook and Desktop Presentation

Custom viewers are designed to match the style of the clients existing website so blend in seamlessly.

'Full Screen' viewing on monitors and HD televisions and a button is available on the viewers to activate this.

Extras include added sound (e.g. music and voice recordings) that automatically load with the 360 degree shot. Perfect for a totally immersive experience and online presentation.

Interactive floor plans with markers that open the 360 degree view or small windows with scrolling information.

Mobile Presentation

Apple mobile devices cannot display flash. This means that 90% of the virtual tours currently out there will not be visible and that's a massive market to miss out on. We can create a new tour for you using your existing images (if they are good qualtiy) and present them on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

When ordering a brand new virtual tour, the 'Mobile Presentation' is offered as an optional add-on.

Please call 604 700 7022 for more information and give us an idea of how many 360 degree images you would like converting.

We travel extensively throughout North America to produce high quality tours for the following:

Click here to visit Cicada Studio and view more HD Virtual Tour's plus our Mobile Tour demonstrations and previous clients.

Businesses interested in their own custom virtual tours and HDR photography please call 604-700-7022 or click on the Contact Us button above and send us a brief message.

We look forward to hearing from you.