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Reference Guide

Controls Reference

A concise technical reference cheatsheet cataloging all buttons, viewport gestures, camera inputs, presets, and action states across PanoView Editor.

Panels CoveredMain, Preview, Sessions
NavigationDrag, Pad, Sliders
Aspect Presets7 Standard Ratios
Action StatesContext Sensitive
01

Main PanoView Editor Controls

The primary PanoView Editor panel contains the interactive spherical canvas, camera coordinates, and the two core production actions:

Interactive Spherical Viewport:

Click and drag directly inside the viewport to pan the camera horizontally (Heading) and vertically (Pitch). Scroll to adjust FOV.

Heading Slider / Numeric Input:

Controls horizontal viewing orientation around the panorama across continuous 360° rotation.

Pitch Slider / Numeric Input:

Controls vertical viewing direction between upward and downward perspectives.

FOV Slider / Numeric Input:

Controls horizontal field of view angle across a verified range of 30° to 100° (default is 75°).

Reset Button:

Restores camera orientation to verified baseline coordinates: Heading 0°, Pitch 0°, FOV 75°.

Edit This View Button:

Extracts the framed perspective projection into an embedded Smart Object edit document for retouching.

Apply View Edits Button:

Calculates modified pixels against the reference baseline and merges the perspective edits back into the panorama.

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Controls cheatsheet highlighting viewport inputs, camera parameters, and action buttons.

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360 Preview Controls

The 360 Preview panel provides real-time perspective inspection and composition tools:

Directional Navigation Pad:

Four-way directional pad with hold-to-move continuous camera panning behavior for fluid inspection.

Aspect Ratio Presets:

Applies framing masks to compose perspectives according to industry standard proportions:

1:1 (Square)4:3 (Standard)3:4 (Portrait)16:9 (Widescreen)9:16 (Vertical Story)2.35:1 (Cinematic)Free (Dynamic)
Composition Guidelines:

Overlays non-destructive guides within the viewport:

GridlinesCenter PointCrosshairDiagonals
New Doc (Perspective Export):

Renders the framed perspective view as a brand-new standalone high-resolution Photoshop document.

03

360 Edit Sessions Controls

Managing extracted perspective views in the 360 Edit Sessions panel:

Open

Reopens the embedded rectilinear edit document in Photoshop from session storage.

Go to View

Re-synchronizes the interactive viewport to the exact camera angle recorded by this session view.

Delete

Deletes the perspective view entry from session metadata. Requires explicit confirmation. Blocked if the edit document is currently open.

04

Licensing & Access Controls

Verified controls in the Licensing & Access view:

Start 7-Day Trial

Initiates a full-featured 7-day evaluation period without requiring payment details.

Enter Code

Opens the license activation dialog to input an official lifetime purchase code.

Refresh Access

Connects to the server to renew offline cached entitlements or confirm license status updates.

05

Workspace Guidance Controls

Controls available during workspace configuration:

Copy

Copies the recommended workspace name (360Photo) to clipboard for Photoshop workspace saving.

Try Again

Re-verifies workspace setup progress after creating the workspace preset in Photoshop.

Got It

Dismisses the guidance sequence and enters the main editing environment.

06

Camera Parameter Reference

Verified Parameter Specifications

ParameterDefault / ResetValid RangeBehavior
Heading0°Continuous 360°Smooth horizontal rotation across the panorama
Pitch0°Vertical elevationVertical perspective adjustment
FOV75°30° to 100°Rectilinear perspective projection angle
07

Control Availability Notes

Production-mutating actions adapt dynamically based on four environmental factors:

1. Document Focus State:Actions adapt depending on whether a panorama or an extracted edit document is active.
2. Session Health Integrity:Apply View Edits requires an intact Background/Reference layer and clean layer hierarchy.
3. Supported Document Config:2:1 equirectangular geometry in RGB Color mode (8-bit or 16-bit).
4. Licensing Entitlement:Active 7-day trial or lifetime license key required for production extraction and apply.