Insta360’s New Tools for Intuitive VR Production Insta360 will introduce new technologies that address longstanding bottlenecks in the VR production workflow. Max Richter will share Insta360’s vision for spurring growth and creativity in the industry – with tools that bring VR production in line with the efficiency and ease of traditional video production. Attendees will… Read More
360 Cameras vs. ILCs: Comparison of 360 Photos from the Latest Generation of 360 Cameras and from Interchangeable Lens Cameras As we know, the highest quality 360 panoramas are shot with panoramic heads and interchangeable lens cameras. However, in recent years, one-shot 360 cameras have improved significantly. Are there now 360 cameras that can produce… Read More
Best Practices for Live 360º Video Production When it’s live, you only get one chance – and live 360º adds a whole new set of challenges and opportunities. At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Imeve CEO and former OZO product lead Devon Copley draws upon his experience supporting live 360º production teams at some of… Read More
Kandao – Explore the Next-Gen Virtual Reality Imaging: From Stereo to Depth As virtual reality hits the masses, new ways of creating content immersive experience are being explored, by both on-field experienced creators to leading VR camera manufacturer. Being the developer of the renowned professional VR camera Obsidian, Kandao keeps finding solutions that remove technical… Read More
FPE: First Person Emotion At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Mohamed Marouene from SoWhen? will talk about how he used First Person Point of View to generate the emotion needed for their prevention campaign for the SNCF. at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference. He will discuss the challenges encountered: ∙ Creating the ExOZO their exoskeleton for… Read More
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
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
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
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
Aerial Photogrammetry: 3D Structure Modeling and Mapping using Drones Eqdron and OrbitalVision have accomplished important projects in public and private sectors. Both of them have been the axis of digital campaigns of 360 interactive technology and aerial photogrammetry for advertising and engineering projects in several fields such as construction, precision agriculture, roads, historical heritage, etc.… Read More
Handheld Gigapixel Photography At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Alexandr Reznik will share his experience behind creating New York Empire State building 45 gigapixel photo (made in cooperation with roundme.com). It was 1 week shooting 3 month stitching project. The topics will include: – finding financing – technological preparation – dealing with 20-30m parallax -… Read More
The Making of “as it is”: A Grand Canyon VR Documentary 360 Labs co-founder Thomas Hayden and editor/producer Rachel Bracker discuss the journey behind the making of “as it is,” a virtual reality documentary about grassroots activists working to save the Grand Canyon from a controversial development proposal. Their talk will explore the challenges of… Read More
NCTech: How We Got to Here from There Formed in 2011, NCTech designs and manufactures leading 360 degree immersive reality imaging systems that streamline the workflow of image documentation and can be used repeatedly, accurately and consistently by anyone, anywhere. This is the story of how we got to where we are today and what… Read More
INDIECAM: RAW, HDRi and HDSDI Cameras for Professional Virtual Reality Film Production At IVRPA 2017 Raphael will talk about the latest updates in the nakedEYE VR-film camera system as well as the indieDICE cameras for live-VR productions. These include RAW and HDRi workflows, as well as HDSDI connectivity. nakedEYE is a tiny production-proven professional VR-camera.… Read More
IVRPA - The International Virtual Reality Professionals Association is an international association of photographers who create and produce 360° Panoramas and other Virtual Reality Content including 360° Video, 360° Virtual Tours, Gigapixel Panoramas, and more.
This website showcases both our members and VR Photography community enthusiasts, and serves as a central place for news and communication for the 360° VR industry.
Professional and amateur and 360° VR photographers are encouraged to Join IVRPA and participate on this website.