Preview Does Not Show Expected Panorama
The 360 Preview panel automatically synchronizes with the active Photoshop document tab. When the preview appears blank or displays an unexpected image, check the following:
Photoshop may have focused on an extracted edit document, a non-panoramic asset, or a secondary document tab. Click directly on the tab of your main equirectangular panorama file.
If you made large canvas modifications or applied filters in Photoshop while the preview was backgrounded, click the Refresh icon in the viewport to re-synchronize the preview with the active document.
360 Preview diagnostic view showing camera parameters, aspect ratio presets, and viewport status.
Heading, Pitch & FOV Issues
Spherical camera coordinates operate within verified mathematical ranges:
Controls horizontal viewing orientation around the panorama, allowing continuous 360° rotation across the seam.
Controls vertical viewing direction, adjusting the angle between upward and downward perspectives.
Horizontal perspective viewing angle ranging from 30° to 100°. Defaults to 75° for natural perspective framing.
Aspect Ratio & Framing Issues
The 360 Preview panel includes seven verified aspect ratio presets for composing and framing perspectives:
Selecting an aspect ratio preset confines the preview framing overlay to that proportion. Choosing Free allows the framing box to adapt dynamically to the panel container dimensions.
Guidelines & Overlay Issues
Four verified composition overlay options assist with alignment and rule-of-thirds composition:
Rule-of-thirds grid
Center anchor dot
Horizontal & vertical axes
Corner-to-corner diagonals
Overlays are non-destructive visual guides rendered solely within the preview canvas. They never print or export onto your Photoshop layers.
Preview Quality vs Production Quality
Understanding the architectural separation between the interactive preview and production processing:
The interactive preview viewport is engineered for responsive interactive preview and composition framing. It utilizes an optimized representation designed for responsive viewing.
This interactive display optimization does not represent or alter the quality of your source panorama. When you trigger Edit This View, Apply View Edits, or New Doc, PanoView Editor switches to its full-resolution, high-precision mathematical pipeline, preserving every pixel without downscaling.
Resetting the Preview State
If camera angles become disorienting or you wish to return to the neutral horizon:
Clicking Reset in the camera controls restores verified baseline camera values:
- Heading: 0° (Center front)
- Pitch: 0° (Level horizon)
- FOV: 75° (Natural human perspective)