Launching World’s First Panoramic Virtual Reality Camera with in Camera 8K Video Stitching Eric Wang from Pisofttech, a technology company developing state-of-the-art technologies in computer vision and artificial intelligence, will introduce the world’s first VR 360° camera with 8K video stitching in camera and 6K real-time stitching at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference. With the… Read More
高解像度パノラマ 撮影とオーサリングの基本 – High Resolution Panoramic Shooting & Authoring Workshop Explanation of the workflow in which a stitch error does not occur reliably in the photographing method of a high-resolution panorama using a diagonal fish-eye lens, “horizontal 6 + zenith + nadir” shooting method. This workshop will be held in Japanese. 対角魚眼レンズを使った、高解像度パノラマの撮影の基本形、「水平６枚＋真上＋真下」撮影方法で、確実にスティッチエラーが発生しないワークフローを日本語でお話します。内容は下記の通り。 ・撮影機材の選び方 ・No Parallax… Read More
BALLAVITA: An Adventure in Virtual Reality “I want the audience to feel the action under their skin. I want them to feel like they are jumping, flying and dancing. Not just to observe but to feel. Physical action on the screen is a physical action for the audience.” At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference director… Read More
We launched Virtual Tours in January, but we knew it was only the beginning! The new feature proved to be extremely popular among our users. Today, we’re happy to announce the first big update to the Virtual Tours user interface. It’s based on feedback we received from you and on our observations on how the… Read More
How to Build a Professional Virtual Reality System Virtual Reality is all about user experience, and it is a mix of science and art. Besides the artistic side of storytelling, creators heavily rely on the camera system to capture their content. However, each system has different spec and purposes. How can we best decide which system to… Read More
Capturing 360° video from Drone Platforms – Workshop At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference, Nick Ivanov from Advanced Visuals Inc. will present a workshop and share some of his experience capturing and processing 360° video footage from drone platforms, including small UAVs that carry only conventional cameras. http://advancedvisuals.com/
Volumetric Humans: Evolution in Mixed Reality (XR) Video For many, the holy grail of virtual and augmented reality is creating something so lifelike it deceives the senses. 360º video has prepared us for the next phase in cinematic immersive experience – interacting inside scanned or photoreal environments with 3D human assets. In this talk at… Read More
Chinese VR : Past, Present, & Future + Tips On How You Can Get Involved The latest wave of Chinese VR began soon after the west when Oculus DK1 Kickstarter began to be delivered. Nikk Mitchell, a Canadian living in China, saw a lack of community locally and started the first online forum oculus-china.com (later… Read More
Share your Virtual Reality Creations (360° Video) This year at the IVRPA 360° VR Photography & 360° Video Conference May 28-31 in Tokyo, Japan there will be a VR presentation space and we would love to show your work! In the VR presentation space attendees of the conference will have the chance to try HTC… Read More
GoThru Overlay Editor is a game changer for the 360º storytelling industry. Everyone that plays with it has said that it is intuitive and easy to use. At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Alin Bugeag will share his ideas in the tool’s creation to combine the familiar look of Photoshop and the powerful plug and… Read More
GoPro Fusion: Getting the Best From Your Camera Workshop The GoPro Fusion is considered by many to be the best Prosumer 360º video Camera on the market. This workshop by Al Caudullo at IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference will explore the workflow and some secret features. Whether you have one already or are just thinking about… Read More
Bracketed High Dynamic Range Photography Workshop Alexandr Reznik’s Bracketed (HDR) Photography workshop at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference will deal with different techniques for capturing and processing bracketed photos, a process often referred to erroneously by the term “HDR”. The workshop will consist of both theoretical and practical parts, covering the essentials of making and… Read More
Pano2VR 6.0 Floor Plans, Skins and Animations Workshop Pano2VR is a tool to build virtual tours, upload directly to Google Street View, add interactivity to panoramas, patch nadirs, and lots more. The latest version of Pano2VR received major updates to the Tour Map, Animation Editor, and the Skin Editor, so this year at IVRPA Tokyo… Read More
Jim Zellmer will demonstrate his new app at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference. This app seeks to provide the best, most interesting, curated information to help people make decisions: Where should I go? What should I do? I have an afternoon free; what is interesting? How do you decide where to go? I’ve heard these… Read More
Rotational Stereo Panoramas Workshop One Photographer, one camera, one 8mm lens, and a tripod is all that’s needed to make a perfect stereo panorama. From pre-production to publication in just 15 minutes. After experiencing capture side by side, with different sensors, optics, and interaxial distances, we saw that the parallax is equal to the appearance… Read More