Shooting video for VR

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Video for VRCustom Reality Services@CRSvrLab

Presented byJeff Fitzsimmons

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Virtual Reality VideoThe goal:

Create a 360° (‘Spherical’) video that can be viewed in a special video player or on a Head Mounted Display (HMD)

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Terminology

Equirectangular projectionParallaxStitching360° Video Rigs

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Equirectangular Projection 4

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5Equirectangular Projection

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Parallax 6

Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines

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Go like this

Parallax

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Stitching 8

Combining multiple, overlapping video sources into a single video.

Lens correctionControl point matchingMasking

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VR Cameras

This information is current as of 4/22/16

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This information is now obsolete

VR Cameras

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360° Video Cameras

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An array of cameras that can shoot overlapping videos in alldirections at once

360heros.com

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Hot glue and

Fom-core

360° Camera Rigs

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3DPrinted

360° Camera Rigs

$

www.360heros.com

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Vuze

360° Camera Rigs

$

http://vuze.camera/

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GoPro

360° Camera Rigs

$$

https://gopro.com/odyssey

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Jaunt

360° Camera Rigs

$$$

https://www.jauntvr.com/technology/

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OZO

360° Camera Rigs$$$

$

https://ozo.nokia.com/

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WTF

360° Camera Rigs

WTF

T H E S !E

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Considerations• 2D vs Stereo• Parallax issues• Power• Heat

Virtual Reality
Play example in Kolor

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Considerations• Proximity• Profile• Post

Very similar to lens choices

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For Across the Line 22

Proximity Profile Post

Car Scene

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Proximity

Close to subject. Intimate.Highest priority

Benefit

Major Parallax issuesExtensive post

Disadvantage

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Profile

CompactEasier to move

Benefit

Heat issuesComplexity Extensive post

Disadvantage

http://www.360heros.com/

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Heat

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Post

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RollTurn on all cameras one at a time

ConfirmVisually confirm

timecode on each camera

”Roll Sound”

Clap3-4 time off-beat

Verbal markNear one of the cameras and external mic

Bag the camera

Flash 2 times

Shot Checklist

vv

ConfirmVisually confirm rolling timecode on each camera

”Action”

vv ConfirmVisually confirm rolling timecode on each camera

”Cut”vv

OffTurn off all cameras one at a time

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OffloadGet out the tweezers

Takes

Low res renderand export

StitchRough stitch

Preview DK2 hmd

”Check the gate”

”Moving on”

vv

”Cut”

vvConsolidate

takesand discard

broken

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Video for VR

Q & A