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For 360º Viewing, You Need 360º Content

by Kenneth Li

In the last two months, I wrote a two-part article describing the nature of fundamental properties of light field displays, which are applicable to VR/AR goggles and display screens. The amount of information required …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Vol 24 - Issue 08

SK Telecom to Showcase 360 VR Live at MWC

by Alan Spencer

SK Telecom will announce the introduction of “360 VR Live” which is a 360º live broadcast platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The platform is an end-to-end broadcast system that uses a …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Optoma Projectors Used in 360º Project

by Bob Raikes

Optoma recently worked with Chester Zoo to use Dataton’s Watchout software to create a 360º projection installation for its Sumba School. Using bespoke Unicol brackets, eight EH503 Optoma 1080p projectors were installed and blended …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Music Festival Live Streamed in 360° Video

by Alan Spencer

A Bavarian media company has live streamed its annual music festival in 360º video for the first time. This was made possible by the combined efforts of Keepixo, a provider of software head-end products …

Hulu Releases 360º Update for Gear VR

by Bob Raikes

Hulu has released an update to the Gear VR app that allows up to three people to watch regular and 360º videos together online. This feature was first promised by Netflix some time ago …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 05

HPA Highlights Upcoming AR/VR Session

by Chris Chinnock

The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), which is now part of SMPTE, plans to host its annual Tech Retreat event in Indian Wells, California in a couple of weeks. One of the topics will be …

Hyundai Commercial Shows 360º Video Conferencing

by Norbert Hildebrand

Even if you are not from the USA, you may know what the Super Bowl is. For the few that don’t, this is when the USA is crowning its American Football champion for the …

Axon Has AZilPix Virtual Camera System

by Bob Raikes

Axon Digital Design, of Gilze in the Netherlands, has a system for live video capture that uses an array of cameras to capture images to allow production of video using a ‘virtual camera’. “By …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04

LG WebOS 3.5 Supports 360º Video

by Bob Raikes

A feature that we didn’t spot at CES that is included in the latest version of the LG WebOS, V3.5, is support for 360º videos using the remote control to move around. The remote …

VR Content Creation Guide Free to Download

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Jaunt Studios, self described as “the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR),” announced on January 19th the availability of their Cinematic VR Field Guide, intended to be a guide for creatives venturing into …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Nokia Launches OZO Player SDK for VR

by Bob Raikes

Nokia has released the Ozo Player SDK, which is designed to act as a cross-platform technology for VR video. The platform will work with any 360º content, not just the content captured with the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

BBC Captures New Year Fireworks in 360 Degree Video

by Bob Raikes

The BBC has experimented with broadcasting in 360º video with a recording of the New Year Fireworks in London. The video is below.