Re: Best settings for Gear VR
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:17 am
@360Texas You'll see a difference when you look at the nadir and zenith, comparing an equirect to an Oculus-format cube strip… the poles exhibit the same 'pinching
Here is an early stereo 3D pano which I shot as a test earlier this year. I've shared it already with friends so I'm happy for you to check it out in Oculus Photos or the ORBX Media Player app on Gear VR. This was shot with one camera, but in two separate positions (left and right… each spaced equally from the rotation point of the tripod & head. The distance is known as the Interpupillary_distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpupillary_distanceor IPD, and while it can change, generally we're looking to approximate the distance between human eyes (I shoot around 65mm apart). I hope this demonstrates what stereo 3D looks like in Gear VR.
@bkiter These are all just different projections or outputs of the same 360x180° panorama. How it is created is of little issue, as one can make a spherical panoramic photo with any kind of lens, from fisheye to zoom. It just takes fewer or more photos to stitch together, in order to create the full sphere. So you might need 4 or 8 shots with a fisheye, but dozens or more with a longer prime lens. This article describes some of the different projections https://www.ptgui.com/man/projections.html
Here is an early stereo 3D pano which I shot as a test earlier this year. I've shared it already with friends so I'm happy for you to check it out in Oculus Photos or the ORBX Media Player app on Gear VR. This was shot with one camera, but in two separate positions (left and right… each spaced equally from the rotation point of the tripod & head. The distance is known as the Interpupillary_distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpupillary_distanceor IPD, and while it can change, generally we're looking to approximate the distance between human eyes (I shoot around 65mm apart). I hope this demonstrates what stereo 3D looks like in Gear VR.
@bkiter These are all just different projections or outputs of the same 360x180° panorama. How it is created is of little issue, as one can make a spherical panoramic photo with any kind of lens, from fisheye to zoom. It just takes fewer or more photos to stitch together, in order to create the full sphere. So you might need 4 or 8 shots with a fisheye, but dozens or more with a longer prime lens. This article describes some of the different projections https://www.ptgui.com/man/projections.html