Dear forum users,  
 
enclosed you'll find a link to an qtvr-panorama, which i made in tokyo a few weeks ago:
http://www.letoile.eu/diverse/ginza@1024px.mov
 
So far, so good.  
 
But now i want to use the file for further print purposes. If i render the the pano as »cylindrical image«, it appears like that (With cutted roofs):
http://www.letoile.eu/diverse/ginz [...] -test.jpeg
 
If i render it as an »spherical image«, i'll get a result like this, (With heavily distorted lines):
http://www.letoile.eu/diverse/ginz [...] phere.jpeg
 
As you may consider, i'm not satisfied with the situation and that brings me to my question:
 
How can i render the complete panoramic cube in a single cylindrical image-file?
 
Any ideas?
 
Best
 
marcOS
 
 
 
 
 

The short answer is - you can't.  
 
You are trying to project a cylindrical curved surface onto a flat surface. It's why on a map of the world Greenland looks so big... (Actually that's due to Mercator's projection...) but the concept's the same.
 
My advice is use the distortion to your advantage, like this:
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badde [...] 122324273/

Dear Andrew,  
 
it was not what i would like to hear, but thanks for your reply...  
 
I know concept of mercator's projection but i fear i can't use the distortion to my advantage in this case. The cutted roofs will just ruin the picture's impression.