StyM
06-23-2017, 06:28 AM
http://hexus.net/ce/news/audio-visual/107266-youtube-google-daydream-create-vr180-video-format/
An interesting new initiative with the backing of camera hardware makers concerns the new VR180 format. When you are watching a VR experience such as a live concert by one of your favourite musicians, for example, how useful is it to be able to look behind you? With this kind of content consumption scenario in mind, YouTube and Google Daydream have worked together on VR180 to make it "easy and affordable for anyone to make VR videos".
The VR180 format is said to deliver 3D video in 180 degrees. As such creators only have to consider the action in front of the camera viewpoint. Viewers get an almost VR experience looking forward. Another bonus of the format is that it looks good on your phone or desktop computer where VR videos (using equirectangular projection) aren't so good to watch using anything but an HMD. VR180 facilitates up to 4K stereoscopic videos of this front facing VR view.
In order to "democratize VR video creation" YouTube has been working with the likes of LG, Yi and Lenovo "to build new VR180 cameras for as little as a couple hundred dollars?comparable to what you?d pay for a point-and-shoot". The first such cameras will be available from retailers this winter. Perhaps some smartphones will be designed packing VR180 cameras too.
http://hexus.net/media/uploaded/2017/6/db32da51-793f-4982-94ff-de4008cec9f9.gif
An interesting new initiative with the backing of camera hardware makers concerns the new VR180 format. When you are watching a VR experience such as a live concert by one of your favourite musicians, for example, how useful is it to be able to look behind you? With this kind of content consumption scenario in mind, YouTube and Google Daydream have worked together on VR180 to make it "easy and affordable for anyone to make VR videos".
The VR180 format is said to deliver 3D video in 180 degrees. As such creators only have to consider the action in front of the camera viewpoint. Viewers get an almost VR experience looking forward. Another bonus of the format is that it looks good on your phone or desktop computer where VR videos (using equirectangular projection) aren't so good to watch using anything but an HMD. VR180 facilitates up to 4K stereoscopic videos of this front facing VR view.
In order to "democratize VR video creation" YouTube has been working with the likes of LG, Yi and Lenovo "to build new VR180 cameras for as little as a couple hundred dollars?comparable to what you?d pay for a point-and-shoot". The first such cameras will be available from retailers this winter. Perhaps some smartphones will be designed packing VR180 cameras too.
http://hexus.net/media/uploaded/2017/6/db32da51-793f-4982-94ff-de4008cec9f9.gif