Installation Guide (TNF)
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    We are excited to let you start using EcoShot. Before proceeding with the installation, please check you are using:

    1. VStitcher 2020 May Edition Hotfix 1 (2020.2.1) or above
    2. Browzwear Cloud licenses
    • If you encounter a "Failed to load plugin" error, it is usually due to a Browzwear license API / Open Platform issue. Please follow the steps in this troubleshooting page as it will require Browzwear's involvement to resolve.

    Registering your account on the EcoShot Image Hub

    1. After receiving an invitation from either Metail or your company's Group Administrator, please register your own account on the EcoShot Image Hub
    2. Go to the Download Plugin tab and download the latest version of the Ecoshot plugin software
    3. Go to the Profile tab and generate an activation code to use during plugin installation

    Installing the EcoShot Plugin for VStitcher

    There are three sets of assets which need to be installed for the EcoShot Plugin to work correctly:

    1. Metail Lighting
    2. Metail Camera Viewpoints
    3. EcoShot Plugin

    The instructions below outline how to install each of these items.

    Unzip EcoShot Bundle

    Please unzip the EcoShot plugin downloaded from the EcoShot Image Hub:

    • on Windows, right-click the ZIP file and select Extract All;
    • on macOS, double-click the ZIP file.

    That will create a folder called EcoShot-<version-number>. Check that inside that folder you have:

    • a folder called assets - this contains the lighting and camera files;
    • a folder called MetailPreview - this contains the plugin.
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    Importing Metail Lighting

    • In the VStitcher Menu Bar click: 3D Environment > Lights > Edit Lights

    • Click on hdr dropdown > Add new file…

    • Find Metail EcoShot Lighting.hdr in the assets folder from the zip file
    • Click Open
    • Wait for HDR to load (can take 2-3 minutes)
    • Ensure the Exposure is set to 0 and set Rotate Image to 180 degrees:

    Importing Metail Cameras

    • In the Menu Bar click: 3D Environment > 3D View > Edit / Add…

    • Click on the Blue dropdown button next to Current box

    • Click on Import
    • Find M-V0-front.vcampos in the assets folder from the zip file
    • Click Open
    • Repeat this process for the other camera M-V4-back.vcampos
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    Install EcoShot Plugin

    • Open VStitcher, and go to Preferences (on Mac: VStitcher→Preferences; on Windows: Edit→Preferences)

    • Go to the Plugins tab and click the + button.

    • Select the MetailPreview folder on disk and click OK (Note: if you encounter a "Failed to load plugin" error, please visit this page)
    • Close Preferences. Go to the Plugins menu and select EcoShot->Settings

    Enter in your activation code generated from the Image Hub and click Submit.

    If you encounter any problems, please use the chat feature in the EcoShot Image Hub to contact us:

    You should see a list of new avatars. Click Install and your Metail EcoShot avatars will be installed automatically. The log in the Settings window will let you know once installation is complete. Note that the plugin won't work unless all avatars are installed.

    If you do not see the new avatars, please refresh the list of avatars by clicking 'Closet' and then 'Avatars' again.

    🍾🎉 You are now ready to start creating EcoShot images! 🍾🎉

    Next steps

    It's now time to try the 3 steps that will let you create presentation quality EcoShot images. Please follow the link below:

    Troubleshooting

    Please see the troubleshooting guide if you encounter any issues.