Interactive video tour system editor

Abstract

A computer system, method, and apparatus for editing an interactive image video tour. The system may include a computer including an image editor for providing a visual program interface for editing an interactive image video tour; a database in communication with the computer containing data associated with a plurality of images comprising a portion of the interactive image video tour; and a viewer in communication with the computer for displaying the plurality of images. The method may include selecting a data file that includes image data and displaying an image associated therewith on a computer, the data file being stored in an image database containing a plurality of images for creating an interactive image video tour; and modifying one aspect of the image data contained in the selected data file. The apparatus may include a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for editing an interactive image video tour.

1 . A method of editing portions of an interactive image video tour, comprising:
 selecting a data file comprising image data and displaying an image associated therewith on a computer, the data file being stored in an image database containing a plurality of images for creating an interactive image video tour of a predetermined facility; and   modifying one aspect of the image data contained in the selected data file.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting an image data file includes selecting a thumbnail view of the image associated with the image data file. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying the image associated with the image data file in a first portion of the image editor. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first portion of the image editor is a directory panel. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising displaying a thumbnail view of the image in the first portion of the image editor. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising selecting the thumbnail view of the image within the first portion of the image editor. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising dragging the selected thumbnail view of the image to a second portion of the image editor. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the second portion of the image editor is a tour panel. 
   
   
       9 . A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for editing an interactive image video tour, the method comprising:
 selecting a data file comprising image data and displaying an image associated therewith on a display terminal of a computer, the data file being stored in an image database containing a plurality of images for creating an interactive image video tour of predetermined facility; and   modifying one aspect of the image data contained in the selected data file.