If you’re having trouble embedding YouTube videos and seeing this dreaded “Video unavailable – Watch on YouTube” error: The issue stems, (usually), from copyright issues related to the video. YouTube refuses to allow videos with copyright strikes to be embedded on any webpage, let alone in a 360º …
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Overlays Rich Text and Embed Nodes
Some Nerdy Stuff Okay, it’s not the most exciting thing, but being able to dynamically replace values in both the Rich Text Node or Embed Node URLs -can- be very powerful. The obvious usage is to use the same Overlay to show different welcome pages depending on the …
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Rich Text Editor Update Previously, the Rich Text Editor had a set color palette with a limited number of choices. We decided that there just wasn’t enough, so we’ve written a whole new color picker which gives you every color in the universe, (or close to), to pick …
Read moreAudio Embedding in Rich Text and Background Audio Muting
We’ve updated the Hotspot Rich Text Editor to now support Audio file embedding. To keep things easy for everyone, we’ve kept the same process the same as image embedding: Clicking the new speaker icon button allows you to select an already existing audio file, upload a new one, …
Read moreDefault Point Hotspots
This one has been on the list for ages, and thanks to some behind-the-scenes updates over the past while, it’s now here! If you use certain colors or icons in all your Hotspots, you no longer have to visit the Hotspot Library every time you insert a new …
Read moreBuy Now & Shopping Cart Functionality in your Retail Virtual Tour
Let’s take a look at how easy it is to integrate “Buy Now” and “Add To Cart” Shopping Cart functionality from Shopify into a 360 Virtual Tour using the External Scripts feature in SeekBeak.
Read more2D or 3D Hotspots: Which is better for Virtual Tours & Experiences?
Let’s take a look at a few examples which might answer the age old question: 2D or 3D Point Hotspots… Which one is the BEST!? Example one is an exterior 360 image of a Pub that wants people to be able to click on a Hotspot to view …
Read more3D Point Hotspots
Since the beginning of time, or at least the beginning of SeekBeak, our Point Hotspots have used the device’s accessibility settings to maintain their size and legibility across all viewport sizes. Most of the time that worked well, but times are changing: Technical capabilities have increased, folks are …
Read moreFor Consenting Adults
Do I Have Your Consent? Now that the GDPR has r̶u̶i̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶w̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ increased end users ability to manage cookies across every single website they visit, your business might also need to allow users to do that. Well now you can! Under “Analytics” in your Default or …
Read moreGreen Screen Background Videos
Chroma / Green Screen Capabilities The big news last time was the introduction of videos as backgrounds for Polygon Hotspots. We’ve been iterating on that, and have now also introduced custom Chroma/Green Screen capabilities for Enterprise and Custom plans. Now you can seamlessly integrate green screened products, people, …
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