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Virtual Staging

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Overview

Virtual staging is a digital form of home staging in which interior designs are created using a graphic editor and applied to property images. It is a popular tool among real estate brokers, photographers, and interior designers, allowing empty or outdated spaces to be transformed into visually appealing, market-ready interiors without physical furniture.

This guide explains how to use virtual staging with your iGUIDE, including how to share panoramic images with a staging company, how to give a virtual stager direct access to your iGUIDE, and important timing considerations for replacing panos.

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Understanding Virtual Staging

Any iGUIDE can be virtually staged by downloading a panoramic image from the iGUIDE Portal. Once you receive the staged image back, it can be uploaded to replace the original pano in the tour.

Important things to know:

  1. Once a pano is replaced, the original is no longer available for download
  2. Keep copies of the original panorama or project folder to retain access to the unedited versions

Sharing Panos With a Virtual Staging Company

There are two methods for sharing panoramic images with a staging company. Choose whichever best suits your workflow.

Method 1 - Replace panos directly through the Edit screen:

  1. Create an iGUIDE as you normally would 
  2. Once drafting is complete, find your iGUIDE in the "My iGUIDEs" section of the iGUIDE Portal 
  3. Click the blue Edit button 
  4. Click the Replace Pano Images button 
  5. Download the pano image 
  6. Send the image to a company for virtual staging 
  7. Upload the new or edited image to the iGUIDE Portal 
  8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for every panorama you wish to replace

Method 2 - Use the iGUIDE Report to download panos:

  1. Create an iGUIDE as you normally would 
  2. Once drafting is complete, find your iGUIDE in the "My iGUIDEs" section of the iGUIDE Portal at manage.youriguide.com 
  3. Click the white iGUIDE Report button 
  4. Click the Download link next to Photo Spheres 
  5. Select the image(s) you would like virtually staged from the downloaded set 
  6. Send the selected image(s) to the virtual staging company 
  7. When you receive the staged files back, return to your iGUIDE on the Portal 
  8. Click the blue Edit button 
  9. Click the Replace Pano Images button 
  10. Select the pano you wish to replace on the preview iGUIDE 
  11. Upload the new or edited image to the iGUIDE Portal 
  12. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for every panorama you wish to replace

Giving a Virtual Stager Direct iGUIDE Access

You can grant a virtual stager direct access to your iGUIDE by creating a sub-account for them on the iGUIDE Portal and assigning them as an Editor. This allows them to download panoramas, edit them, and re-upload the staged versions without needing to send files back and forth.

Method 3 - Add a virtual stager as an Editor:

  1. Create an iGUIDE as you normally would
  2. On the Operator Dashboard, create a sub-account for the virtual stager, or share login details for an existing account
  3. Assign the virtual stager as an Editor on the iGUIDE by adding their account to the Editors field in the iGUIDE People section
  4. Have the virtual stager follow Method 1 or Method 2 to update the panos, starting at step 2

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