We just recently discovered this interesting video by ProCap studio in UK and what is particularly exciting is the ghost mannequin they show there. It’s attached to a sturdy rotating platform with 360 degree marks and a bubble level, so it seems to be designed specifically for 360 product photography. It’s the first time we see a mannequin like this in the wild and it makes perfect sense, so check it out!

[Update Jan 2020: video is no longer available on YouTube]

Otherwise, it’s a pretty much our usual 360 product photography workflow when dealing with a manual turntable. Although if you are lucky to have two people working on a photography set, you can really forgo a remote shutter release they recommend in the video as you would be better off having one person sitting next to a computer tethered to your camera while the other dude (a “human motor” as we call it here) turns the table manually as shots get reviewed and approved.

And of course we hope to see this cool mannequin table automated sometime soon!

Sep 05, 2017 - New Prestashop integration v2.5.0 for Prestashop 1.7.x has been released. To learn more, visit this page.

It has been a long journey since the first version of our plugin for PrestaShop that has been introduced almost three years ago. Prestashop v1.3-1.4 that we had to deal with at that time didn't have advanced module integration like the recent PrestaShop releases and the first version of WebRotate 360 Product Viewer for Prestashop ended up being somewhat clumsy.

So it's with great relief that we can finally say that our completely reinvisioned and reworked plugin for PrestaShop 1.6 is finally available! It has all the bells and whistles of our popular plugins for Magento and OpenCart: from full responsiveness of your 360 product spins, viewer popup mode, 360 product viewer skins to custom prettyPhoto gallery integration & theming, Quick View support and more. All polished up with great care to work with your PrestaShop 1.6 themes and admin.

DEMO (via embedded 360 product view mode; popup mode is configurable)

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Click on the image below to navigate to our new PrestaShop demo:

INSTALLATION:

1. Click "Add a new module" under your PrestaShop Admin->Modules and navigate to webrotate360_prestashop_module_vX.X.zip on your computer to upload the module. Or install manually by copying or uploading the webrotate360 folder inside the zip to your PrestaShop modules folder.

2. Then navigate to your Modules tab in PrestaShop Admin, expand Other Modules and click Install next to WebRotate 360.

3. Select Configure on the WebRotate 360 module to configure the module as needed. Detailed field descriptions can be found under each configurable parameter.

 

4. Publish your 360 product views using WebRotate 360 SpotEditor (http://youtu.be/W3uFpXy1ne4) and upload them somewhere on your PrestaShop server via FTP. Note that you only need to upload a single folder that is auto-created under 360_assets in the published folder of your SpotEditor project upon publish.

5. Navigate to your Catalog->Products in Admin and add config xml URL for your uploaded 360 views under desired products in your catalog inside the WebRotate 360 tab. Sample 360 view & config xml URL is provided in the tab description.

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Let us know if any questions or issues on our forum or directly via email (support at webrotate360 dot com).

We have released a long awaited support for OpenCart 2.x which is a recent major release by the OpenCart team that we really really enjoy!

This time we completely reworked our integration for OpenCart 2.x to support gallery integration with skins (via prettyPhoto), an option to embed your 360 product view inside OpenCart's product image gallery via extra thumbnail / popup, full responsiveness as part of the new OpenCart layouts, 360 product viewer skins, multi-store support and more.

DEMO (via embedded 360 product view mode; popup mode is configurable)

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You can download the new module via OpenCart's extension store here. Just check out the Documentation tab there for specific OpenCart 2.x integration instructions using two vQmod files supplied with this release. Once the module is installed, please follow the text descriptions under each field on the WebRotate 360 module page in your Admin for detailed customization options.

Click on the image below to navigate to our OpenCart demo:

If you require any assistance or support with your integration or upgrades, please let us know on our forum or email us directly at support at webrotate360 dot com.

Please note that this release (v1.5) will not run on older OpenCart versions (prior to 2.x).

PS: a quick screenshot of the module admin panel where you can see some of the new settings:

At last, we are pleased to announce a 2-day sale on WebRotate 360 Product Viewer PRO v3.5 this Thursday and Friday only (18-19th of December). We will offer a 30% discount ($90 off) on our most advanced 360 product viewer and dedicated publishing software to date. We're doing this to promote our major product release (2 years in the making!) and it's the first and the last sale in 2014.

You can find more details about various new features that were introduced in WebRotate 360 Product Viewer v3.5 via our release summary here. In short though, we can finally say that v3.5 now represents a one-stop solution for all 360 product viewing needs.

What's more? There're no hidden fees or monthly commitment - it's a standlone "off-the-shelf" product and you decide how you or your clients will be using it. It's backed by our outstanding PRO support and 1 year of free upgrades. And we have a lot of plans for v4.0 in 2015!

Still not convinced? Just download and try our free version and check out our free CMS and eCommerce plugins here and let us know what you think.

So if you are shopping for a state-of-the-art eCommerce add-on this holiday season or just looking to add 360 product views to the list of your services in 2015, just mark the date and stay tuned! The coupon code will be published on Wednesday night PST on our Facebook, Twitter, G+, and here on our blog.

The coupon code is SAVE2014 

Just enter this code at checkout HERE