kolor

[sidd finch]

GoPro just purchased a company called Kolor. They make 360 software. Check out the cool video below. This only works with the Chrome browser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMBDA-Our4w


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMBDA-Our4w[/youtube]

Sidd

[Steve Grisetti]

Such an amazing, surreal look!

[sidd finch]

At first when I watched in IE I thought it looked kind of goofy and weird especially with the dolphins swimming. But then when I watched in chrome I realized that you can rotate the camera view as the video is playing (arrows in upper left hand corner of video box) and it became really cool. I rotated and watched the front of the boat. I rotated and watched the dolphins swim. This is a pretty impressive piece of software.

My only thought is that you really need to make sure you stabilize the footage so you can enjoy the view.

Sidd

[Gerlinde]

Wow, that is pretty cool! I watched it first on my iPad and it did not work the way it is supposed to, even with the Chrome browser. I did not really get what it is all about. But now watching it on my computer made it a completely different story.
I wonder if GoPro will make this as a software update available or if that will be included with the GoPro 5?

[momoffduty]

Very cool Sidd! Watching on my phone I could touch to rotate around.

[sidd finch]

I really like that rotate function a lot. It will be interesting to see some real world examples of video. Kodak has a 360 camera so I wonder how they compare to each other.



Sidd

[Francesco Carzedda]

It looks like inside a soap bubble

[sidd finch]

I wonder what this would look like in 4K. That might be pretty awesome.

I have been looking but I do not see any specs on resolution. Is the 360 picture just as good as HD?

Sidd

[Bob]

The Pixpro sp360 can record at 1080p 30fps or 720p 60fps.

If you were talking about Kolor, that's a function of the stitching software, Autopano, which supports HD and 4K export.

[sidd finch]

I have been curious as to what the mechanics of the 360 video experience entailed. I incorrectly assumed that the 360 Kolor video's were created with just one camera. ahhh a picture is worth a thousand words.... but 6 cameras..... to rich for my blood.



Sidd