Google working with LG, Lenovo, Yi Technologies on 180-degree VR cameras
Google is partnering with LG, Lenovo and Yi Technologies to create a handful of new VR180 cameras to “capture the world as you see it.” The cameras, expected winter of…
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Adobe acquires Mettle SkyBox Suite. Here’s what that means for SkyBox users
Adobe has acquired Mettle SkyBox Suite, meaning that all Adobe customers with After Effects, Premiere or the full creative suite will have access to a complete 360 production workflow by…
Kandao 3D 360 Obsidian VR camera to launch soon
When we last covered KanDao’s Obsidian VR camera, the 3D 360 camera was expected to become commercially available in Q2 of 2017. Well, according to KanDao, its two Obsidian models…
Q&A: Brittany Peterson shares McClatchy’s 360 video production workflow for breaking news
Very few newsrooms think of 360 as a medium that lends itself to quick-turn stories. There are syncing and stitching issues, massive files to transfer and render, and special plugins…
Double 2: an affordable 360 camera dolly, now available for $3000
The Double 2 is a self-balancing, affordable 360 camera dolly now available for $3000. In the early days of VR, we assumed motion made people sick. As time went on,…
Varjo Technologies shows human eye resolution headset prototype
When it comes to producing ever-higher-resolution content, our lofty ambitions are often beaten down by distribution limitations. Today’s headsets just can’t show off our amazing 8K video in all its…
YouTube offers 360 heatmaps, viewing stats, VR training program
On Friday, YouTube made three big announcements regarding VR and 360 content. It introduced heatmaps for 360 videos with more than 1000 views, allowing creators to see what their viewers…
Ricoh R Development Kit for 24-hour 360 live streaming starts shipping
The Ricoh R Development Kit, for Ricoh’s 360 camera that is capable of live streaming 2K video at 30 fps for 24 hours straight, is now shipping. First announced at…
Getty Images partnering with Jaunt to offer stock VR/360 content
Getty Images has announced a new partnership with Jaunt to make much of the 360 footage its producers have captured since 2013 available as stock footage. “Just as meaningful as…