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https://github.com/nextcloud/files_photospheres

Nextcloud app for viewing Google PhotoSphere 360° images (panorama-images)
https://github.com/nextcloud/files_photospheres

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Nextcloud app for viewing Google PhotoSphere 360° images (panorama-images)

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# Nextcloud - Files_PhotoSpheres



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Nextcloud app for viewing Google PhotoSphere 360° images (panorama-images). This app is based on 

the [photo-sphere-viewer.js](https://photo-sphere-viewer.js.org/) library. For 

360° videos the library [marzipano](https://www.marzipano.net/) is used.



**This version is tested for Nextcloud 30.**



## Table of contents



- [Nextcloud - Files\_PhotoSpheres](#nextcloud---files_photospheres)

  - [Table of contents](#table-of-contents)

  - [Features](#features)

  - [Setup](#setup)

    - [Install through the app store](#install-through-the-app-store)

    - [Install manually](#install-manually)

    - [Usage](#usage)

    - [Caching](#caching)

  - [Caveats](#caveats)

  - [Report an issue](#report-an-issue)



## Features

* Interactive viewer to view PhotoSphere images in your Nextcloud instance

* When clicking on an image it automaticlly detects the presence of XMP-data tags (which are used in photospheres).

* Compatible with the "normal" user-view, single-file share and directory share.

* Seamless integration with other file-viewer apps.

* Supports viewing of 360° videos in "normal" user-view via context menu. 



## Setup

### Install through the app store

The recommended way to install this app, is through the [Nextcloud app store](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/files_photospheres).



Open your Nextcloud instance -> Settings -> Apps -> Multimedia -> Photo Sphere Viewer -> Download and Enable.



### Install manually

You can manually install this app, by cloning the repository into your nextcloud installation:



    cd /apps/

    git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/files_photospheres.git

    chown www-data:www-data -R ./files_photospheres



### Usage

After installing the app you can view your PhotoSphere 360° images by clicking on the file in the Nextcloud file browser. Note that opening PhotoSpheres from the gallery is currently not supported.



### Caching

This app uses the caching mechanism of Nextcloud to cache the XMP Metadata of the images. The cache is filled on demand when opening a directory for the first time and it will be valid for 24 hours. To get the full performance it's highly recommended to install a local caching backend like **APCu** or **Redis** like described [here](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_server/caching_configuration.html).



## Caveats

* It is not possible to open the photosphere viewer from the Gallery. You must use the file browser.

* `WebGL`-support must be activated in your browser.

* 360° videos can not be shown in shared views. It is only possible to open them by context menu 

therefore the `files_rightclick` app has to be installed (see https://github.com/nextcloud/files_rightclick).



## Report an issue

I rely on all kind of feedback so feel free to open an issue if you encounter any problems with this app but please pay attention to the following points:

* If there is a problem with some images which aren't opened in this app but rather in the regular image viewer, please provide them via downloadlink if possible. Otherwise debugging and error-checking becomes quite hard. Please also check if the image you provide has correct XMP-metadata for being detected as photosphere image (like specified [here](https://developers.google.com/streetview/spherical-metadata#gpano_parameter_reference)). The image is only detected as photosphere if the XMP-metadata contains the following data:

    * `GPano:UsePanoramaViewer` is set explicitly to `true` *or*

    * `GPano:ProjectionType` is set to `equirectangular` *or*

    * `GImage:Mime` is set to `image/jpeg` (this is currently the only reliable way to detect Google VR180 images, see https://github.com/nextcloud/files_photospheres/issues/1)

    

   You can check these metadata information either with tools like [`exiftool`](https://exiftool.org/) or manually by opening the image with your favorite texteditor and scrolling throw the first few bytes. 

* In the frontend this app is only an integration of different external components like [photo-sphere-viewer.js](https://photo-sphere-viewer.js.org/) and [marzipano](https://www.marzipano.net/). Therefore problems regarding these libraries cannot be fixed in this app.



Thanks for your support :smiley: