{"id":3368,"date":"2019-01-11T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T02:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tlsrv.net\/thinglink-tour-creator\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T08:16:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:16:50","slug":"thinglink-tour-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/thinglink-tour-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"New Feature: ThingLink Tour Creator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Thousands of\u00a0digital professionals\u00a0use ThingLink for creating interactive virtual tours, experiences, lessons, and presentations that may include several types of media. This is why many have requested the option to create transitions from a regular 2D image (for example, a floor plan) to a 360 image (a 360 photo of a space) and back. We are excited to share that this is now possible!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/thinglink-unlimited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click for new exclusive education pricing offer! &#8211; Thinglink unlimited bundle <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wistia_embed\" title=\"Wistia video player\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/ihq18zfha3\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/1140055882105618434\" width=\"4200\" height=\"2085\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/jse\/responsive.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>1. Support for multiple media formats:<\/strong> <\/span>ThingLink is the only platform that supports transitions from one interactive media type to another. This means you can have a base image or a poster that transitions to a set of 360 images or videos, and maybe back to the base image. This way a virtual tour is not limited to only 360 media, but it becomes a multimedia presentation on small and large touch screens that can include multiple paths for navigation and content discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.38.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.38.14-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>2. A selector that shows all your media:<\/strong> <\/span>No need for copy-pasting links! The new editor pulls all your previously created media into an image selector. This means you can now select the next scene for your tour with one click. If you want to add a new image, the image selector also offers an upload option.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.27-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.27-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>3.&nbsp;Several content templates for best mobile experience:<\/strong> <\/span>To make your images look great on any device, ThingLink\u2019s Tour Creator features multiple content templates from plain text annotations to various combinations of text, images and embedded content. In addition to the tag arrangement, you can design a custom color scheme that will apply to all points of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.04-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.04-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>4. A custom text label for transition:<\/strong> <\/span>To give your viewers an idea of the next scene in your tour or presentation, you can add a short text such as \u201cGo to the library\u201d or \u201cBack to start\u201d. Labeling will help distinguish transitions from content icons. We recommend using an arrow or home button for transition icons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.25.27-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.25.27-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>5.&nbsp;A large selection of icons + custom icon upload:<\/strong> <\/span>To make your tour visually attractive, ThingLink offers hundreds of preloaded icons in various colors. In addition, Premium users can upload their own icons directly inside the editor.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.59-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.24.59-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>6.&nbsp;New privacy options for organization-only viewing:<\/strong><\/span> Organization account holders can now set their content in \u201cMy organization\u201d viewing mode, in which case their presentations and tours will not show up in ThingLink search. Only members of the same organization can access content created by its members. This is an important feature for many schools, eLearning service providers, and corporate training organizers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.32.26-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-11.32.26-AM\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Switching to the new editor:&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The following months will be a transition period during which you will experience both the old and the new editor depending on which editor has originally been used for creating an image. Eventually all images and tag types will convert to open in the new editor. Going forward, all new features such as collaborative editing 360 video will be available in the new editor. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>How to access the new editor and the Tour Creator?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Make sure you have selected <a href=\"\/marketing\/why-you-should-switch-to-thinglinks-new-image-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use New ThingLink Image Editor<\/a>&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/action\/account#interface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interface settings<\/a> under Account settings. This gives you access to the new editor.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Want to use ThingLink for your virtual tours?<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Click to schedule a live screen share demo&nbsp;with&nbsp;me at a time of your choice to learn how to create interactive&nbsp;tours and get your&nbsp;business started on a ThingLink account.&nbsp; Or, email me directly&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:andrew@thinglink.com\">andrew@thinglink.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><strong><br>{{cta(&#8216;f3903730-8051-4ca2-8c48-4716245ce78e&#8217;,&#8217;justifycenter&#8217;)}}<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: center; background-color: transparent;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of\u00a0digital professionals\u00a0use ThingLink for creating interactive virtual tours, experiences, lessons, and presentations that may include several types&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[238,177,163],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5783,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions\/5783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}