Video Walk-throughs
- Video walk-throughs are pre-recorded videos that showcase the key elements of a property or location.
- They provide a visual tour of the space, highlighting its features and layout.
- Viewers passively watch the video without any interactive capabilities.
- Videos can be edited to enhance the presentation and highlight specific areas of interest and are a step up from static images.
- They are convenient for sharing on websites, social media, or through email.
Virtual Walk-throughs
- Virtual walk-throughs are interactive, immersive experiences that simulate being physically present in a space.
- They use 360-degree panoramic images taken a few meters apart and linked together or 3D models to create a realistic environment.
- Users can navigate through the space, move from room to room, and explore at their own pace.
- Virtual walk-throughs often include interactive elements, such as clickable hotspots for additional information or multimedia content.
- They provide a more engaging and interactive experience compared to video walk-throughs.
- Virtual walk-throughs require specific software or platforms to create and view them.
Virtual Tours Provide The Tools To Explore The Whole Space
Virtual Tours make you feel like you are right inside the home or business, walking around in it. It’s much easier to get a sense of the property and decide whether to see it in person. The immersive aspect is produced with a special 360° camera required for the task. Even the best 2D cameras used in a video walk-through lack this technology making them impossible for the viewer to immerse in the picture.
You Are In Charge With A Virtual Walk-Through
The main difference between a Virtual Tour and a video walk-through is that the Virtual Tour is interactive. It allows you to choose where to go and what to see in a property. Discover for yourself and be in control. When buyers have this freedom, they always select the virtual to video walk-throughs that are somewhat limiting.
Staging With A Virtual Tour.
Virtual Walk-Throughs offer Designers and Architects the possibility to stage a property, using 3D models, even before it is built.
Research shows that Estate Agents can sell a home that is still off-plan twice as fast when they have a virtual property tour to show.
The Agent or Designer can provide buyers with different looks to the same property. Empty properties can also be virtually staged in this way. This helps prospective buyers overcome their lack of imagination when viewing an unfurnished property.
A 360 Tour helps both marketers and estate agents with such virtual presentations.
With A Virtual Tour You Don’t Need A Long Attention Span.
A video experience is restrictive; it begins and ends when the camera operator says so. If a buyer wants to see the corner kitchen cupboard or the bathroom, they must wait for the cameraperson to take them there. The other alternative is to fast-forward the video to locate the kitchen or the bathroom. The buyers often lose attention when they are not in control.
A Virtual walk-through places control in the hands of the viewer, allowing them to explore the property at their own pace. The tours engage the viewer to explore the corners they choose.
Virtual Tours are interactive. Potential buyers can walk around each room as if they were actually there.
Virtual Tours Are Affordable.
A 360 Tour of a typical apartment works out cheaper than having a professional photographer shoot and video the place. Of course one can take photos and videos themselves but the results don’t always turn out well. A virtual tour photographer can also add a Google business listing and link your property to Google Street View.
Comments (1)