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Setting Up Your Software
System requirements for using
QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
This section describes the hardware and software you need to use QuickTime VR
Authoring Studio.
Minimum system configuration
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Mac OS based computer with a PowerPC!" processor
16 MB RAM available for the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio application program
40 MB of space available on your hard disk
CD-ROM drive
If you plan to create complex QTVR scenes or make high-resolution panoramas and object movies, you may need a system that exceeds the minimum requirements.
System requirements for playing QTVR media
The QTVR media you create with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio can be played on any
Mac OS or Windows® computer, either from a local disk or over the Internet using a World
Wide Web browser.
Mac OS
The computer must have a 68030, 68040, or PowerPC processor. In addition, the computer should have the following software installed:
m QuickTime extension version 2.5 or later m QuickTime VR extension version 2.0.1 or later m MoviePlayer version 2.5 or SimpleText
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If you re playing the QTVR media over the Internet, you also need a World Wide Web browser with the QuickTime plug-in version 2.0 installed.
Windows
The computer must have a 486 or Pentium processor. In addition, the computer should have the following software installed:
m QuickTime for Windows version 3.0 or later m QuickTime VR components version 2.1 or later m MoviePlayer version 3.0 or later
If you re playing the QTVR media over the Internet, you also need a World Wide Web browser with the QuickTime plug-in version 2.0 installed.
