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Virtual Host: Put a Green-Screen Presenter in a 360 Photo

A Virtual Host puts a real person inside one panorama of your tour: film yourself, an agent or a guide in front of a green screen, and they appear standing in the room, talking visitors through it. TeliportMe removes the green background for you.

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Blocks
  1. Add a Welcome Screen to Your Virtual Tour
  2. Add Music and Sound to Your Virtual Tour
  3. Add an Interactive Floor Plan to Your Virtual Tour
  4. How to Add a 3D Dollhouse to Your Virtual Tour
  5. Show Your Virtual Tour on a Map with Map View
  6. Add a Navigation Menu to Your Virtual Tour
  7. Add Call-to-Action Buttons to a Virtual Tour
  8. Add a Search Box to Your Virtual Tour
  9. Customise the Control Bar in Your Virtual Tour
  10. Show or Hide the Thumbnail Bar in a Virtual Tour
  11. Before and After 360 Photos: Split View and Twin View
  12. Magic Embed: Put a Video or Picture Inside a 360 Photo
  13. Virtual Host: Put a Green-Screen Presenter in a 360 Photo
  14. Add a Video Presenter to Your Whole Tour
  15. Reuse Blocks Across Virtual Tours with Global Blocks

Film the video

  • Stand in front of an evenly lit green screen, with no green clothing.
  • Keep the camera still, and leave a little space around the presenter.
  • Export an MP4.

Add the Virtual Host

  1. Go to the panorama, choose + Add at the top left, then the Virtual Host card, then Add.
  2. A four-cornered shape appears in the middle of the view. Drag inside it to move it, and move the corners to size it, for example so the presenter stands on the floor.
  3. Choose CHOOSE VIDEO and pick or upload your MP4, or paste a direct link to it under Or Paste Direct URL.
The Virtual Host card in the block picker, outlined

Remove the background: Chroma Key

  • Chroma ColorThe colour to remove. Green to start with; match it to your screen.
  • ThresholdHow close a colour must be to the chroma colour to be removed. 55% to start with. Raise it if green is left around the presenter; lower it if parts of them disappear.
  • PaddingSoftens the edge around the presenter.

Playback and style

Turn on Autoplay, Loop or Mute as you need; all three start off. Play / Pause previews it in the editor. Colors and Border Size add a fill or border, if you want one. Every change saves as you make it.

Tips

  • Linking a video from your own storage? It needs CORS set up, or it won’t show. Uploading avoids this. See CORS settings.
  • To delete it, choose the bin next to Virtual Host Settings.
  • Virtual Host comes with particular plans and the free trial. If your plan doesn’t include it, adding it offers Upgrade Now.
  • For a picture, a video without a green screen or a web page, use Magic Embed.
  • To keep one presenter on screen in a corner for the whole tour, use Tour Virtual Host.

Common questions

Do I need a green screen for a Virtual Host?

You need a plain, evenly lit backdrop in one colour. Virtual Host removes green to start with; if your screen is another colour, such as blue, set Chroma Color to match it.

What’s the difference between Virtual Host and Tour Virtual Host?

Virtual Host places a presenter inside one panorama, standing in the room. Tour Virtual Host keeps one presenter in a corner of the screen on every panorama of the tour.

Why doesn’t my Virtual Host video show?

If you linked a video from your own storage, such as Amazon S3, the storage needs CORS set up. Uploading the MP4 to TeliportMe avoids this. See CORS settings.

Is Virtual Host included in the free trial?

Yes. The free trial includes Virtual Host. On a plan that doesn’t include it, adding one offers Upgrade Now.

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