js-cloudimage-360-view
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How HN took it
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Nearly perfect open source solution for 360 image viewing
From 1 comment
I recently built a similar plugin [1] inspired by a bug report I had to resolve at work. Back then I had hard time trying to find a good open source solution and this one here is…
lwoo on HN
Works well after touch fix in version 2.0.1
From 1 comment
Can confirm, works like a charm!
disillusion on HN
Objections
Swipe gestures block page scrolling on touch devices
From 2 comments
I wonder if it's possible to catch horizontal touch events only. As it stands, the demo page is nearly impossible to scroll.
disillusion on HNThe ask is that swipe up/down on elements that only want left/right bubble those up/down events to the page so it scrolls. I believe it's not specific to any one device. Though…
tyingq on HN
Mobile experience was not smooth
From 1 comment
I expected a more fluid experience, especially on mobile (touch events maybe?) It would be better to use the images and photogrammetry software and instead make a real 3D…
iamleppert on HN
Requires Cloudimage account and paid cloud storage for hosting images
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing Tridi! I found it very easy to use and I liked the fact I could dump my images into a local folder and be done. With js-cloudimage-360-view, I first had to…
max_likelihood on HN
Spin direction was reversed on demo
From 1 comment
There seems to be a bug on the demo page: the Mercedes spins the wrong way when you drag.
cookingrobot on HN
Requests
Support video input to generate image sets
From 1 comment
I feel like I would have used a video file and basically make the dragging move the time scrubber. I'm pretty sure the video file would be smaller than all the individual images,…
w-ll on HN
Add a spin-reverse option and local folder example
From 2 comments
added a new param spin-reverse, demo updated.
dmitry_sfx on HNno at all. It's possible to use images from local folder, I'll add an example. You may not need to use Cloudimage token if you don't need responsive features (or you can make it…
dmitry_sfx on HN
Ability to load a faster model than large 3D files
From 1 comment
looks promising, but loading one large model takes lots of time. It is simpler and faster to load if we have asset of images.
dmitry_sfx on HN
Questions
How to capture 36 or 72 photos for a spin
From 1 comment
I wonder how can one take 36 pictures or 72 pictures, how does this camera process works?
ramon on HN
Alternatives named
model-viewer custom element for glTF files
From 1 comment
There's also the <model-viewer> custom element that displays gltf files: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2019/02/model-viewer Demo: https://model-viewer.glitch.me
spankalee on HN
Spectre viewer-360 slider
From 1 comment
Not to take wind out from the sails of OP, but there are [edit: not CSS only, a couple bytes of inline JS] alternatives that remove some of that issue, and usage ambiguity by…
52-6F-62 on HN
Tridi plugin
From 1 comment
I recently built a similar plugin [1] inspired by a bug report I had to resolve at work. Back then I had hard time trying to find a good open source solution and this one here is…
lwoo on HN