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Depth maps and Facebook 3D Photos from VR180 / stereoscopic 180 footage

"Automatic" 3D Photo from a VR180 clip. This simple, 8-step process shows you how do to it! 🤣

Arca Type Clamp Replacement for Manfrotto Geared Heads

Converting the Manfrotto 405 Geared Tripod Head to Arca-type / RRS quick-release clamps and plates.

Recording and livestreaming from Oculus Quest, with audio

Oculus Quest and Oculus Go have a screen recording feature built-in, but if you’re looking to livestream in realtime or to record with audio synchronization, you might find one of these options more useful. Also, you can use these methods to cast both video and audio to a display for use at parties and other ...

VR180 Camera Shootout: Z CAM K1 Pro, Humaneyes Vuze XR, Insta360 EVO

Original footage from Z CAM K1 Pro, Humaneyes Vuze XR, and Insta360 EVO cameras. Spatial audio recorded using a Zoom H3-VR.

GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light 2018

Fire performers in VR180: Bonefire Cannonades (with Steve Cooper), and Lucy "Lucyfer" Hosking playing Satan's Calliope at GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light 2018.

Cellist Philip Sheppard at Facebook HQ (VR180)

Philip Sheppard, composer, cellist, and entrepreneur, plays some of his favorite compositions with the help of a looper, which he uses to create complex, layered melodies and textures.

How to upload 3D-180 VR video to Facebook

In June 2018, Facebook announced support for 3D-180 video. Along with that post, Facebook made available a detailed PDF guide for how to stream or share 3D-180 video on Facebook. This post is a condensed version of that guide, and focuses on uploading video to personal profiles. Uploading 3D-180 video to a Facebook page (vs a personal profile) is relatively ...

Sloths in Panama in VR 3D-180

In February, I accompanied sloth scientist Dr. Bryson Voirin to Panama in search of sloths.

Oculus Connect 5 | Video That Doesn’t Suck: Stereo(scopic) 3D-180° For VR

In this session recording from OC5, we'll cover best practices for creating 3D-180 video for distribution and playback in Oculus Go through a live workshop.