Question 1

How do I generate a 360° panorama with AI?

Accepted Answer

Type a scene description in natural English (or attach up to 3 reference photos to steer style and lighting), select your resolution tier (1K, 2K, or 4K), and click Generate. The pipeline automatically constructs the cylindrical wrap, executes symmetric seam healing, and renders the result directly in the built-in 360° WebGL sphere viewer.

Question 2

What format and aspect ratio is the output panorama?

Accepted Answer

Standard output is a 2:1 equirectangular PNG image (such as 2048×1024 or 3840×1920 4K). You can also download Radiance .hdr files for 3D IBL lighting in Blender and Unreal Engine, or export 6-sided cubemap ZIP archives (Right, Left, Top, Bottom, Front, Back) ready for Unity Skyboxes.

Question 3

How does PanoramaAI eliminate visible 360° boundary seams?

Accepted Answer

PanoramaAI employs a proprietary Poisson harmonic seam healing algorithm. It samples 160-pixel strips from the far-left (x=0) and far-right (x=W) edges, aligns their vertical color gradients with zero brightness discontinuity, and applies a symmetric cosine cross-fade so the 360-degree horizontal loop joins seamlessly with zero visible vertical seams.

Question 4

Does the 360° viewer work on VR headsets like Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The embedded Three.js WebGL viewer is fully responsive on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and Meta Quest Oculus Browser. You can pan with your mouse/touch, toggle the Cardboard Split-Screen VR mode for dual-eye viewing, or view directly in VR headsets.

Question 5

Can I use the generated AI panoramas in Blender, Unreal Engine 5, or Unity?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The 2:1 equirectangular PNG drops directly into Blender as an Environment Texture (World Shader), into Unreal Engine 5 as an HDRIBackdrop or Skylight, and into Unity as a Panoramic Skybox material. The 6-sided cubemap slicer also generates Unity-ready cubic textures with one click.

Question 6

How do I inject PhotoSphere XMP metadata for Facebook and Google Street View?

Accepted Answer

PanoramaAI includes a built-in client-side 360° Metadata Injector tool. Upload any 2:1 equirectangular image, and it will encode Adobe XMP PhotoSphere tags (ProjectionType=equirectangular, FullPanoWidthPixels, FullPanoHeightPixels) directly into the JPEG binary header without touching any external server.

Question 7

Can I use the generated panoramas for commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Outputs generated with paid credits (Pro or Enterprise plans) include full commercial usage rights for video games, architectural visualization, advertising, VR experiences, and client commissions.