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04-23-2017, 08:10 AM
How to pick the right camera for 360 video
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Yes, those 360-degree videos you see sometimes on YouTube and Facebook are purty, **t just because they're new and shiny, but because they're more immersive than even the most stunning two-dimensional Instagram images. But how do those video wizards create them, you may ask?
Although some of those videos were definitely created using very expensive and sophisticated cameras, it's absolutely possible to create your own 360 videos easily — and cheaply.*
SEE ALSO: Vimeo is finally giving filmmakers the ability to upload (and sell) their 360 videos (http://mashable.com/2017/03/08/vimeo-360-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
But before we get into specifics, it's important to understand what 360 video is and isn't. First: It's **t "virtual reality." (http://mashable.com/category/vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) An experience isn't truly VR unless it has an interactive element. Ideally, that interactivity will come with an interface or controls that allow you to truly engage the environment and control your position and perspective in it, rather than simply allowing you to passively look around at pa**ramic video imagery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/22/best-360-video-cameras/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Yes, those 360-degree videos you see sometimes on YouTube and Facebook are purty, **t just because they're new and shiny, but because they're more immersive than even the most stunning two-dimensional Instagram images. But how do those video wizards create them, you may ask?
Although some of those videos were definitely created using very expensive and sophisticated cameras, it's absolutely possible to create your own 360 videos easily — and cheaply.*
SEE ALSO: Vimeo is finally giving filmmakers the ability to upload (and sell) their 360 videos (http://mashable.com/2017/03/08/vimeo-360-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
But before we get into specifics, it's important to understand what 360 video is and isn't. First: It's **t "virtual reality." (http://mashable.com/category/vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) An experience isn't truly VR unless it has an interactive element. Ideally, that interactivity will come with an interface or controls that allow you to truly engage the environment and control your position and perspective in it, rather than simply allowing you to passively look around at pa**ramic video imagery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/22/best-360-video-cameras/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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