360 Panoramic Photography for VR and Oculus-BEGINNING
Complete guide to acquiring, processing, stitching, & assembling virtual tours for websites, phones and Oculus headsets
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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.
Image Processing and Tripod Removal
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Equipment and SoftwareIn this video we will review the equipment and software you will need to become a professional panoramic photographer.
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Setting up the Equipment
In this video you will learn the proper way to setup the camera, tripod and VR arm.
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Shooting the Pictures
In this video, you will learn how to shoot images for the 7 shot, 18 shot and 21 shot methods.
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Organizing the Photos
In this video I will demonstrate my process for organizing photos after a photo shoot.
Stitching Photos into a Spherical Image
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Image Processing Overview
Overview of image processing.
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Processing RAW images to HDR images
In this video students will learn to create HDR images from RAW photos.
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Processing RAW to TIF to HDR
In this video we will learn to process RAW images to TIF 16 bit iamges to HDR images.
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Processing RAW to TIF (no bracket shooting)
In this panorama we did not bracket shoot our iamges so we show cover TIF from the RAW files.
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Removing the Tripod from the Down Shot
In this video we show the steps to remove a tripod from the down shot using Photoshop.
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Creating a Tripod Removal using a Photoshop Action
In this video we learn how to save time by creating a photoshop action for removing the tripod.
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Deghosting
In this video we review the process to remove a ghost from an HDR image.
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3261_02h Conclusion to Image Processing
Conclusion for this lesson.
Publish a Tour with Street View
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Stitching Introduction
Overview of the stitching unit
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Six Image Stitch using PTGuiIn this video I will demonstrate how to stitch together 6 images using PT Gui.
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Five Image Stitch using PTGuiIn this video I will demonstrate how to stitch together 5 images using PT Gui.
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Using the Masking Tool in PT Gui
Publish a Single Node Tour
Publish a Multi Node Tour with Popups
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Single Node Introduction
Introduction to the single node tour project.
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Build a Single Node Tour using Pano2VR
In this video we will create a single node tour using Pano2VR
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Publish a Single Node Tour to a Web Host
In this video we show you how to publish your panorama to a web server and then test it on phones.
Publish an HTML Tour
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Multi Node Overview
In this video I will review publishing a three node tour.
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Creating a Popup Template in Photoshop
In this video, I will walk you through using Photoshop to create the template for a popup.
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Creating a Popup
In this video, I will demonstrate how to add content to the popup template.
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Using Smart Objects
In this video, I will show you how to use Photoshop Smart Objects and Generate Assets to automate popup creation
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Building a Tour using Pano2VRIn this video, I will show you how to create a multi node tour using Pano2VR
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Adding Popups using Pano2VR
In this video, I will add popups to the tour.
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Modifying the Template
In this video, I will show you how to modify an existing template with actions to close a popup window.
VR Object for a Web Page
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Demonstrate a Completed HTML Tour
In this video we will review this unit.
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Build a Single Node Tour with Pano2VRIn this video we add video using Pano2VR
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Add Content to the Template FolderIn this video we add a tour to the HTML framework
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Customize the HTML and CSSIn this video we add a map to our tour.
Widget Creation for Apple iBooks
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Introduction to Objects
In this video students will learn to photograph an object.
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Build an Object Using Object2VRIn this video students will see how I process the RAW images to make the background lighten.
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Publish to the WebIn this video students will learn to make an object using BoxShot software.
360 Video
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Introduction to creating Widgets for iBooks Author
In this video, students will be introduced to iBook widgets.
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Build an Object WidgetIn this video, students will make a widget from a Pano2VR panorama.
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Build a Panorama ProjectIn this video, students will make a widget from an object assembled in Object2VR software.
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Build a Panorama Widget from the ProjectIn this video, students will add a widget of an object to the iBook.
IRIS 360
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Introduction to the Theta S camera
In this video I will show you how to operate the Theta S camera, how to control it with your smart phone, and how to take pictures and video. We will then process, add metadata, and upload the video to youtube.
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Using the Theta S Camera for a Narrated Tour
In this video I will demonstrate how to sync and add an external audio narration to a Theta S video and publish it to YouTube.
How long do I have access to the course materials?
You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.
Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?
Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don't have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That's up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!
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