Does Distinctive Home Tours create my tours?
How do I get started?
What features are included with a Distinctive Home Tours virtual tour?
How long will you host my Distinctive Home Tours virtual tour?
Are 360° images available in my Distinctive Home Tours tours?
Do I need to use a video camera?
How can I create panoramic images?
How many images can I have in one tour?
What if I need help?
What type of digital camera can I use?
How long does it normally take to create a tour?
Is my tour posted to my site?
Can I link my tours to REALTOR.com?
How will virtual tours benefit my business?

Does Distinctive Home Tours create my tours?
If you would like us to create your tours sign up for our full service feature. Our most econonmical method allows you to create your own tours. Distinctive Home Tours provides an online system that makes it easy for you to build tours yourself. If you can take photographs and log in to the interent, you'll be able to build tours in minutes. With Distinctive Home Tours, you have complete control, and the tours cost significantly less. Creating Virtual Tours is very easy. Click here to learn how.

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How do I get started?
You will need any computer with any 4.0 or higher web browser and any digital camera, or a regular camera and scanner. Log on to your account by clicking here. Choose the virtual tour style you prefer and then upload your files. For more information visit our online help desk.

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What features are included with a Distinctive Home Tours virtual tour?
Distinctive Home Tours virtual tours feature:

• Full screen multi-media presentation.
• Music Library.
• Available via the internet, email or compact disc.
• Text descriptions for each image.
• Download files to create compact disc of your virtual tour.

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How long will you host my Distinctive Home Tours virtual tour?
If you sign up for our subscription service, you have complete control over your virtual tours. They are available as long as your subscription is active. If you sign up for a single virtual tour, this tour will be active for 1 year and can be renewed for an additional $39.95.

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Are 360° images available in my Distinctive Home Tours tours?
No. Distinctive Home Tours does offer three different tour templates. Our "Video" and "Broadcast" templates offer panning images that do not require complete 360° views. This allows you to focus on the strengths of your listing.

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Do I need to use a video camera?
No. All of the images were taken with a regular still digital camera.

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How do I create panoramic images?
Panoramic images are created by cropping your images. For images to pan horizontally they need to be resized or cropped to 850 pixels wide by 480 pixels tall. For images to pan vertically they need to be cropped to 640 pixels wide by 750 pixels tall. Images can also be cropped to 640 pixels by 480 pixels to appear as a still image. If the uploaded image does not conform to any of these sizes it will automatically be cropped to 640 pixels by 480 pixels. This guarantees your images will work everytime.

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Do I have to crop my photographs?
If you do not want to crop your image simply upload the original and it will be automatically be cropped to 640 pixels by 480 pixels. This guarantees your images will work everytime.

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How many images can I have in one tour?
Every tour can hold upto 999 images. We recommend 12 to 16 images depending on the size of your listing.

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What if I need help?
Distinctive Home Tours was designed to be completely user friendly. Access our online help desk for a compelte tutorial on creating tours or call our support staff at 1 800 250 7410 for help.

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What type of digital camera can I use?
All digital cameras or scanners will work with our system. Purchasing an expensive digital camera is not necessary.

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How long does it normally take to create a tour?
Typically 30 minutes or less, not including taking the photos or traveling to the property site. Creating tours is very simple. Click here to learn how.

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Is my tour posted to my site?
Your tour is posted on the Distinctive Home Tours server. However, the tours are linked directly to your site, and appear to be hosted on your site as well.

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Can I link my tours to REALTOR.com?
YES, simply fill out our online form and your virtual tour will be posted to Realtor.com within 24 hours. Realtor.com.

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How will virtual tours benefit my business?
Using Distinctive Home Tours Virtual Tours can help you make sales faster, generate more listings and leads, and improve customer satisfaction.

Sellers:

When shopping for an agent to list their home, sellers will look for real estate professionals actively marketing their listings. Now you can tell your prospective client you will have a virtual tour and compact disc of their property created. Use this powerful incentive to gain listings.

E-mail your seller their virtual tour to increase customer satisfaction.

Buyers:

More home buyers view listings with virtual tours while shopping online.

Clients relocating into your area will do extensive shopping online.

Internet Statistics:

Nearly four in 10 U.S. homebuyers used the Internet last year to shop for a house, an 18-fold increase in four years. And 37% of last year's surveyed homebuyers used the Internet to facilitate homebuying. (National Association of Realtors' 2000 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers)

Two-thirds of homebuyers expect to use the Internet in their next home purchase (2000 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Survey)

Jupiter Research estimates that 50% of homebuyers used the Internet for research during the home buying process in 2000. The research organization anticipates that 80% of homebuyers and renters will use the Internet as a search tool by 2005.

With Distinctive Home Tours, creating impressive virtual tours that help you communicate with clients is faster, easier, and more affordable than ever!

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