Introduction to WorldViewer 01: Software Structure and Menus

Welcome to WorldViewer! Topics include: the EZ3 windowing system; WorldViewer and WorldComposer menus; and the building blocks of compositions: tracks, chapters, cells and clips.

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Introduction to WorldViewer 02: Building a Basic Composition

Learn to build a basic WorldViewer composition. Topics include: loading clips; starmaps for backgrounds and 360° video; Earth overlays; geolocated panoramas; picture-in-picture (PIP); image sequence; and controlling your content.

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Introduction to WorldViewer 03: Building a Basic GUI

Learn to build user interfaces for docent control and guest-facing experiences. Topics include creating GUI buttons with text and backgrounds; launching and loading compositions with buttons; and basic OSC scripting.

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Open Playground 01: Operating and Understanding your OPA

Planetarium operators, customize your shows with WorldViewer’s OpenPlayground extension for astronomy. This video offers a general introduction.

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Open Playground 02: Hotloading and How to Build Properly

Ensure that your edits are saved by loading compositions on their own rather than launching them through buttons in other compositions like the OPA Main Menu.

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Open Playground 03: Applications – OpenSpace

Explore how to launch and navigate through OpenSpace, create and save profiles, and more.

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Open Playground 04: Applications – Stellarium

Explore how to launch and navigate through Stellarium for night sky astronomy.

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Open Playground 05: Applications – WorldWide Telescope

Explore how to launch and navigate through WorldWide Telescope.

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Open Playground 06: Applications – NASA’s Eyes

Explore how to launch and navigate through Eyes on the Earth, Eyes on the Solar System, and Eyes on Exoplanets.

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Open Playground 07: Customizing your OPA – Fulldome Movies

Add new fulldome movies to your main OpenPlayground composition.

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Open Playground 08: Customizing your OPA – Custom Compositions

Learn to launch other WorldViewer compositions from your main OpenPlayground composition.

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Open Playground 09: Using Capture Devices

For installations equipped with capture cards, here’s how to incorporate guest presentations from other computers.

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