360 Panoramic Photography for VR and Oculus-BEGINNING

Name: 360 Panoramic Photography for VR and Oculus-BEGINNING
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Complete guide to acquiring, processing, stitching, & assembling virtual tours for websites, phones and Oculus headsets

Created byPaul Cheney

Last updated 10/2023

English

What you'll learn

Select the proper software and equipment for creating panoramic images.
Setup the equipment to photograph a panoramic/spherical image.
Photograph a panoramic image using the 4 shot, 6 shot and 18 shot workflow.
Organize and name their photos using industry standard process.
Process RAW images, remove ghosts, and erase the tripod.
Stitch images together using industry lewvel software packages.
Publish photospheres to Google Maps
Create a multi node tour with popups.
Photograph and create an object VR which is published to a web page.

Course content

15 sections • 91 lectures • 5h 38m total length

What you will learn in this course about Panoramic and Object Photography4:15
This course has been updated in Summer 2023 using the lasted version of the software available at that time. Let's take a look at what you will learn.

Choosing an appropriate output format for Photomatix Pro2:21
In this video, we review the stitching process
Review of the professional 18 shot shooting method2:15
In this video, we demonstrate stitching the Delicate Arch panorama
Review of the 6 shot shooting method3:17
In this video, we demonstrate the 6 shot method
Review of the hand held down shot method2:46
In this video, we demonstrate stitching the path panorama which used a handheld down shot
Review of the shooting method without a down shot3:05
In this video, we review shooting a down shot.
Review of the no-tripod shooting method2:53
There are times when we must shoot panoramas with a tripod. Here is the process.

Patching the Nadir Introduction1:13
In this video, we review the steps to publishing to Google Maps
Patching Delicate Arch6:19
In this video, we demonstrate preparing your panorama for Google Maps
Patching Pier 397:49
In this video, we demonstrate uploading your panorama to Google Photos
Patching China Town4:35
Patching Golden Gate Bridge1:45
In this video, we demonstrate how to verify that your panorama uploaded correctly.

Introduction to Stitching1:14
In this video, we introduce stitching multiple images into a single panorama.
Stitching Delicate Arch2:51
In this video, we demonstrate stitching the delicate arch in Utah.
Stitching the Leonardo Hotel3:53
In this video, we demonstrate stitching a hotel in Israel
Stitching a Rock Path2:15
In this video, we demonstrate stitching the rock path using image optimization.
Stitching Temple Mount2:01
In this video, we demonstrate stitching temple Mount.
Stitching Hines Mansion2:19
In this video, we demonstrate stitching Hines Mansion entry.4:34
Stitching Ford Falls1:33
In this video, we demonstrate stitching a panorama with a slow shutter speed.
Battle of the Cameras with a Fisheye1:21
In this video, we compare a full frame to a cropped frame camera.

Requirements

Students will benefit if they have a basic knowledge of photography and digital cameras.
Students should understand terms like aperture, shutter speed, ISO etc.

Description

Note: The course has been updated as of August 2023 using the latest version of the software available at that time.

Panoramic Photography is becoming more popular as the tools to create and publish photospheres, spherical images, or 360 panoramic images become easier to use and more readily available. However, not all photospheres are created equal. In this course, we will focus on the highest quality production process possible.

This course will provide you with industry-standard expertise in purchasing equipment, acquiring, processing, and stitching panoramic images, and publishing them to a website and Google Maps, and Kuula. Additionally, we will upload more interactive experiences to a web hosting platform and view these using web browsers, phones with cardboard, and headsets.

In addition, we will explore how we can augment or enhance the user's experience using image popups, embedded video, pinned video, spatial audio, and links to websites, and documents. All of these features currently work on standard web browsers but only some of them are supported by Web XR on other devices. We will explore and test the current support level of these various enhancements and ways to work around others while the technology is catching up. Welcome to the bleeding edge of technology!

I will walk you through the process that I use to create high-quality panoramic images using a DSLR camera and Sigma 8mm fisheye lens. In order to take full advantage of this course, you will need to have access to the required equipment and software which I will carefully outline.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone interested in photographing and creating virtual tours.
This course is designed for anyone interested in creating photospheres for google maps.
This course will prepare you to apply to become a Google Trusted Photographer.

360 Panoramic Photography for VR and Oculus-BEGINNING

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Course content

Course Introduction1 lecture • 4min

Equipment and Software1 lecture • 7min

Camera Settings and Metering1 lecture • 8min

Shooting a Panorama2 lectures • 9min

Organizing Image Files1 lecture • 3min

Image Processing6 lectures • 17min

Patching the Down Shot5 lectures • 22min

Creating a Spherical Image9 lectures • 22min

Publishing a Single Node on Google6 lectures • 24min

Publishing a Multimode Tour7 lectures • 23min

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