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1 Di erence in appearance and interface

1. Compared to the Pro 1, the Pro 2 adds a AP (WiFi) antenna and a GPS antenna to the top.

The stable communication distance of Pro 2 AP signal is twice as long as that of Pro 1.

Di erent from Pro 1, which needs to purchase additional accessories in order to use GPS module, Pro 2 has integrated
GPS module in the camera itself.

Summary of Contents for Pro2

Page 1: ...Pro2 User Manual English ...

Page 2: ... accessories for photographing 2 1 4 Advanced Preparation of special photographing scene aerial photography 2 2 Production 2 2 1 Beginner Shooting mode screen and settings 2 2 2 Advanced Shooting in special format Raw AEB Timelapse Burst super resolution 2 2 3 Advanced Method for aerial shooting panoramic picture 2 3 Post Production 2 3 1 Beginner Photo stitching by Stitcher 2 3 2 Advanced How to ...

Page 3: ...no Video 3 3 8 Advanced Other panoramic plugins and their attribute applications 3 3 9 Advanced Post production of panoramic sound 3 3 10 Advanced Mending Sky for Aerial Photography 3 3 11 Advanced Erasing Tripod for Ground Shoot 3 3 12 Advanced Introduction of other stabilization methods 3 4 Distribution 3 4 1 Beginner Insta360 Player 3 4 2 Beginner Introduction of CrystalView 8K the panorama pla...

Page 4: ...ore shooting 5 1 1 Basic preparation for Street view 5 1 2 Introduction of shooting accessories for special street view 5 2 Production 5 2 1 Parameter setting of car mounted shooting of street view 5 3 Post Production 5 3 1 Upload street view through Stitcher 5 4 Distribution 5 4 1 Watch street view content via Stitcher Chapter 6 Manual Exposure Curve Adjustment Customize and Template 6 1 Advanced...

Page 5: ...a AP WiFi antenna and a GPS antenna to the top The stable communication distance of Pro 2 AP signal is twice as long as that of Pro 1 Di erent from Pro 1 which needs to purchase additional accessories in order to use GPS module Pro 2 has integrated GPS module in the camera itself ...

Page 6: ...e placed in the center of the camera for recording 3 The largest change in Pro 2 is the addition of six TF Micro SD card slots to the bottom interface because of the multi card mechanism Pro 2 allows you to record six high quality original films while recording a real time stitching video Single video rate is up to 120Mbps 8K3D 30fps 8K2D 60fps 4K3D 120FPS and other video gear the rate is equivale...

Page 7: ...raphy Images in both dng and jpg formats will be stored 4 HDR video Some video modes in Pro 2 allow you to shoot videos with HDR high dynamic range e ect and are suitable for shooting scene with large light ratio 5 Multi channel shooting higher rate wider color gradation and better quality Pro 2 has 7 cards stored inside including 6 TF MicroSD cards plus 1 SD card While storing real time stitching...

Page 8: ...400 30fps 3D 7680 x 3840 30fps 2D 3840 x 3840 60 FPS 4K 3DBinning 3840 x 1920 120FPS 4K 2D Binning real time stitching 3840 x 3840 24fps 4K 3D 3840 x 1920 30fps 4K 2D Photo Files JPEG DNG JPEG DNG Video Files mp4 mp4 Video Color Space YUVJ420P o ering a wider color range YUV420P Video Coding Format H264 directly from camera H265 in post production H264 directly from camera H265 in post production ...

Page 9: ...ery Capacity 5100mAh 5100mAh Working Temperature 0 40 0 40 Storage Temperature 20 40 20 40 WiFi Specifications 802 11 b g n 2 4GHz Signal range is about 20 meters in open space Max preview framerate of 30 FPS supported in roughly 5 meter range 802 11 b g n 2 4GHz Signal range is about 10 meters in open space Max preview framerate of 1 FPS supported in roughly 5 meter range GPS Signal Antenna Suppo...

Page 10: ...Pro 2 Pro Stitching OpticalFlow Template OpticalFlow Template Exposure Range 12 stop 12 stop Control So ware Windows Mac iOS Android Windows Mac iOS Android 1 1 1 Know the camera ...

Page 11: ...Specification parameter Specification Parameter ...

Page 12: ...ime stitching in the camera 3840 3840 30fps 4K at the maximum Post Processing Stitching 7680 7680 30fps 8K 3D at the maximum File format Photo JPG DNG RAW format Video MP4 Storage support 6 TF MicroSD cards of V30 speed level UHS I SD card of V30 speed level UHS I Sandisk Extreme Pro is recommended Power and endurance 5100mAh removable battery endurance time about 50min 12V 5A power adapter Contin...

Page 13: ...Note according to international aviation regulations if you check in your luggage please remove lithium batteries and carry them around ...

Page 14: ...1 1 3 Selection and formatting of storage media 6 TF MicroSD cards and one SD card must be inserted to use Insta360 Pro 2 to shoot ...

Page 15: ...chase link Amazon purchase link When selecting memory cards note that To choose Extreme Pro instead of Extreme card V30 mark is a must Although some high speed cards have high read write speed per second they are not suitable for simultaneous multi channel file writing A er using for a period of time accumulation of file fragments will result in loss of frame or directly stop recording video Pleas...

Page 16: ...e the camera to format storage devices Detailed operation steps are shown below 1 Select camera settings on the screen menus sequentially Settings Storage Storage Space 2 Under this menu you can view the amount of available capacity residual capacity information of storage devices inserted in the current camera Press the Power button to click on a storage device into the next step to be formatted ...

Page 17: ...e single video rate in each storage card is up to 120Mbps so Pro 2 has high standards on storage card s write speed and stability Please use storage card which meets our o icial recommended standards When using new SD cards or MicroSD cards on your camera to record video or record livestream for the first time you can follow the instruction on the camera to start a card speed test to ensure the st...

Page 18: ...ta360 Pro 2 is a six eye panorama camera whose fish eye wide angle lens is parallel to one lap of the camera itself Because of protruding shape please be careful during use and shooting lest and avoid grinding or unnecessary damage The camera is equipped with rubber protective jacket for lens When normally packed or in working non shooting status please use protective jacket to possibly minimize l...

Page 19: ...er indicating lamp will go on until the low point protection is enabled or the camera is shut down upon exhaust of electricity When the electricity quantity of the camera is between 11 and 20 the yellow power indicating lamp will go on When the electricity quantity of the camera is between 21 and 100 the white power indicating lamp will go on When the camera operates the work indicating lamp will ...

Page 20: ...he stitching e ect on the camera or control app Please note that the calibrate stitching only takes e ect in the following situations preview screen of video recording real time stitching video from recording preview screen of live streaming real time stitching video stored during live streaming Stitching e ects shown in the other situations such as photo using real time OpticalFlow stitching and ...

Page 21: ...ing E ect function will be shown below Please place the camera in an open place and ensure that there is no shelter within 2m of the camera radius including the user himself or herself Then start to calibrate stitching e ect New stitching e ect will be shown when stitching completes Users can choose to apply this new stitching e ect or recover the previous e ect and also can calibrate stitching e ...

Page 22: ...nient and commonly used The mobile app provides two ways of camera connectivity LAN connection and AP hotspot connection of camera Each of these two ways has its own characteristics Hotspot connection is convenient and fast and the connection distance is usually 5m 10m which is suitable for outdoor and quick preview however if the LAN is stable enough and the signal coverage area is large the LAN ...

Page 23: ... Take iOS as an example Wait about 15 seconds or so the phone iPad settings generally in system settings menu will show Ethernet option click to enter the interface of Ethernet settings Set conFig IP to automatic and confirm whether the IP address is also 192 168 100 XXX In most Android devices there is no Ethernet option The set up is ready a er connecting your devices to the receiver via USB cab...

Page 24: ...d to the receiver is 192 168 100 XXX It represents a successful communication of Farsight At this point open the control app on the device connected by the receiver which can be connected by inputting the IP address displayed on top of the camera screen If the receiver connects to a computer you can also complete the connection by inputting the IP address displayed at the top of the camera screen ...

Page 25: ...awei P9 Android 7 0 Huawei P10 Android 7 0 Huawei Mate9 Android 8 0 Huawei Mate10 Android 8 0 Huawei Honor V10 Android 8 0 Samsung Galaxy S8 Android 8 0 Samsung Galaxy S9 Android 8 1 0 Google Pixel 2 Android 8 1 0 Moto X Pro Android 5 0 2 iPhone iPad iOS 10 3 Wired connection DHCP mode ...

Page 26: ...layed on top of the camera screen Wired connection Direct connection mode 1 Enter the camera settings menu of Pro 2 set Ethernet to DHCP mode 2 Connect Pro 2 to computer with network cable If you want to connect some computer without Internet access then you need to switch to USB port by using the transverter In this mode the IP address of Pro 2 is fixed as 192 168 1 188 which requires to set up s...

Page 27: ...ce for Windows IP configuration Interface for Mac OS 3 A er completing the above configuration enter 192 168 1 188 on client operation so ware and then connect WiFi connectivity connecting client devices to camera s AP hotspot ...

Page 28: ...y WiFi hotspots and find the hotspots of Insta360 Pro 2 XXXXXX Click to input 88888888 repeat eight for 8 times to connect 3 a er successful connection client device and camera have been in same wireless network Input IP address 192 168 43 1 on client control so ware and then click to connect phone app can choose Connection Method B for one key connection ...

Page 29: ... so ware for your choice The following so ware is compatible with Pro Pro 2 camera Insta360 Pro Camera control app The controlling app of professional panoramic camera Insta360 Pro helps you remotely control Pro Pro 2 via WiFi connection to realize the shooting recording and live streaming function of the camera Moreover you can adjust various parameters settings look back filming materials stitch...

Page 30: ...ded to use computers meeting the standards below CPU CPU for i7 6700K or higher performance Memory 8GB or larger Graphics card GTX980 or graphics card of higher performance such as NVIDIA AMD graphics card Hard disk it is recommended to use a solid state drive Operating system it is recommended to use Windows 8 OSX 10 10 or higher system For computers with configuration lower than the above standa...

Page 31: ...ware Insta360 Moment CrystalView 8K Player Insta360 Moment supports the playback of all videos and photos from Insta360 apps and files in CrystalView format 1 1 7 Selection of tripod The camera supports the combination with tripod stabilized holder flying camera and vehicle sucker among which tripod is the most frequently used in many scenes Usually in order to avoid shooting photographer and shoo...

Page 32: ...ng point is 3 8 2 When choosing tripod one should first consider whether it is stable and try to choose professional brand or have a try personally to select the suitable one 3 Panoramic video always simulates a first person point of view The distance of Pro 2 base to lens is about12 cm so please select tripod with a height above 160 cm 4 Panorama video also needs bottom stitching It s not recomme...

Page 33: ...ossible for convenient post editing In this sense Manfrotto series products which are relatively safe portable convenient and easy to operate can be used as purchase reference for shooting support https www manfrotto us products virtual reality limit 36 8 Nodal Ninja Panoramic Photography Equipment series can be another choice ...

Page 34: ...ion in the camera When the camera starts to read storage devices user only needs to connect Pro 2 to computer to transfer files from the storage cards to the computer by using the one key import tool in Stitcher There is no need to pull out any storage card Import Pro 2 files to computer in Windows system Import method 1 Use the USB Hub and the SD card reader 1 Please use our o icial SD card reade...

Page 35: ...2 Open Stitcher go to Pro 2 File Manager page Click the Import button below method 1 Choose the root directory from any one of the inserted SD cards ...

Page 36: ...3 It takes a while to load all the contents in SD cards Please wait for loading process to complete ...

Page 37: ...select the fi h function and start storage device reading mode Wait until the camera displays Reading storage devices If the camera shows Loading failed a er entering this mode please restart the camera 2 Enter 192 168 1 188 pro2 in the address bar of the file manager and visit the directory to read the contents of all the current storage devices of the camera You can copy the contents to the same...

Page 38: ...vidual folders manually and copy them locally on your computer or you can import them by using Stitcher s one click import tool 4 Open Stitcher go to Pro 2 File Manager page Click the Import button below method 2 Enter 192 168 1 188 Pro2 in the address bar of select folder Access this directory and choose a root directory from any one of your SD cards ...

Page 39: ...You can also map a network drive for Pro 2 directory under server address 192 168 1 188 In this way you don t have to type its network address each time ...

Page 40: ...all the contents in SD cards Please wait for loading process to complete 6 A er all the files are loaded click the button Import contents to local drive at the bottom Then all the selected contents will be imported to local drive ...

Page 41: ...rd reader and USB Hub Insert the SD card and six MicroSD cards into the Hub then connect the Hub to your computer Wait for your computer to recognize and mount all storage cards 2 Open Stitcher go to Pro 2 File Manager page Click the Import button below method 1 Choose the root directory from any one of the inserted SD cards ...

Page 42: ...e bottom Then all the selected contents will be imported to local drive Import method 2 Connect your Pro 2 to your computer via cable Please visit the website before using the function https joshuawise com horndis In the Available versions section please select to download the corresponding Horndis driver so ware according to the current Mac system version and then install the so ware ...

Page 43: ...n and start storage device reading mode Wait until the camera displays Reading storage devices If the camera shows Loading failed a er entering this mode please restart the camera 2 Open the file manager Finder on Mac system and click Go Connect to Server ...

Page 44: ...3 Enter smb 192 168 1 188 in the Server Address bar and click Connect 4 Select Guest in the pop up window and click Connect 5 In the next pop up window select pro2 and click OK to connect ...

Page 45: ...choose to merge files in individual folders manually and copy them locally on your computer or you can import them by using Stitcher s one click import tool 7 Open Stitcher go to Pro 2 File Manager page Click the Import button below method 2 Choose the root directory from any SD card under server address 192 168 1 188 pro2 ...

Page 46: ...8 It takes a while to load all the contents in SD cards Please wait for loading process to complete ...

Page 47: ...fore splicing or editing Alternatively if you have purchased an o icial card reader and Hub package you can take out the seven storage cards and insert them into the card reader and Hub to connect to your computer and then manually merge the folders with same name and copy them to your computer 2 1 1 Beginner Preparation of photography Before shooting photos camera s battery level format and capac...

Page 48: ... manipulate cameras by Insta360 Pro client terminal that supports all the platforms and the connection operations are described in detail in 1 1 5 Certainly you can also take photos without connecting to other devices The camera has 5s shooting delay by default for standalone use If additional settings are needed you can use customize function to save settings so that camera will automatically ado...

Page 49: ... fiber poles 2 1 3 Advanced Selection of advanced accessories for photographing Base support Pro 2 has a weight of 1550 g Please select base with large suction force for single lens camera which is relatively more stable and reliable ...

Page 50: ...anned aerial vehicles with large load capacity such as DJI S 900 M 600 Inspire 2 etc No stabilizer is needed for shooting so you can select a straight bar to connect Pro 2 You can select unipod straight bar with changeable length or a short rod with fixed length A long rod needs to add spherical pan tilt at the joint to facilitate takeo ...

Page 51: ...ttings Standalone Use 1 Shooting Mode Screen 2 Operation Instructions 1 Select the shooting mode from the camera menu press the POWER key to confirm entering such mode A er the camera completes the preparation the Ready state will be displayed ...

Page 52: ...store 8K 3D panoramic original photos and real time optical flow stitching photos 8K Shoot and store panoramic original photos without real time optical flow stitching 8K panoramic or 8K 3D panoramic photos can be made in post production AEB3 When shooting AEB3 Automatic Exposure Bracketing photos there will be 3 groups of photos with di erent exposures With this function photos with relatively hi...

Page 53: ...ptured by each independent lens is 4000 3000 These files can be stitched into 3D or 8K 2D photo in post production The real time stitching function in camera will not a ect the original files from each lens 4 Use app for shooting 1 Shoot photos with app take the interface of iOS app as an example The camera provides access to the following functions photo video live streaming calibration storage a...

Page 54: ...stogram with the button on a brightness histogram of preview stream will be shown on the top le of the preview screen When shooting under sunlight it s hard to just check the exposure with your eyes on the preview screen Brightness histogram can help you to get the proper exposure Audio button tap the button to turn on or o the sound in preview stream Note that this function only takes e ect in th...

Page 55: ...s 3s Shutter can be set to 1s at minimum 3 10 photos taken by Burst can use Stitcher to synthesize photos with the resolution of 12K at maximum 4 Auto Exposure Bracket can select 3 5 7 9 photos with di erent exposures eventually synthesizing HDR photos by using so ware such as Stitcher or Photoshop Content Type 360 Pano 360 3D This setting a ects only photos that are actually stitched in real time...

Page 56: ...taneously The whole real time stitching process takes certain time camera state is Processing to complete A er stitching the camera will be ready for the next shoot 2 Optical flow real time stitching only takes e ect for JPG If Raw JPG photos are taken simultaneously only JPG photo will be stitched into a panoramic photo in real time Delay Timer None 3S 5S 10S 20S 30S 40S 50S 60S Cameras will shoo...

Page 57: ...ated Exposure Six lens will expose independently and automatically to adjust EV white balance Independent exposure is suitable for shooting scenes with sharp light and shade contrast such as shooting bright windows and indoor scenes bright scenes but darker seats in the audience Shutter Priority Shutter parameters can be set manually other parameters are automatically matched by camera ISO Priorit...

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Page 60: ...Property Property Brightness 255 255 Note Property settings generally do not modify especially sharpness which may cause noise increase a er modification Saturation 0 255 Contrast 0 255 Reset ...

Page 61: ...o Exposure Bracket HDR Burst or Timelapse mode all the materials may be previewed which is helpful for the user to locate a material quickly Users can view individual material file via client terminal and download photos to mobile phones However most of the material files are large in volume and a camera s performance of downloading and playing is relatively weak so it is recommended that users sh...

Page 62: ...orithm is designed to detect each pixel between frames And if no similar point is found in adjacent images ripples will be generated at moving objects or lens seams For example in front of wallpaper of fine vertical stripes twigs reflective glass or stainless steel railings Therefore we should try to avoid these situations and place the camera in the scene with details that are rich but non repeti...

Page 63: ...owing illustration shows the e ect of a jpg photo Raw is to store photos shot by 6 lenses to be the most primitive DNG images which can be synthesized into 8K 3D panoramic photos later saving the details of images to the maximum When using Raw to shoot it is recommended to use with high image quality requirement and in the environment with large light di erence And Photoshop might be needed for po...

Page 64: ...hotoshop to adjust color for Raw photo AEB Automatic Surround Exposure Auto Exposure Bracket AEB mode continuously takes 3 5 7 9 groups of photos of di erent exposures to synthesize one photo with relatively high latitude which is widely known as HDR high dynamic range photo This mode is recommended to use in static environments where light di erences are large ...

Page 65: ...ails are shown in the dark and light parts without under exposure or over exposure in the photo Timelapse When shooting Timelapse please note that interval length must be set above 2s while the interval is at least 2 seconds longer than Shutter Speed For instance if the interval is set at 3s the Shutter Speed may be set to 1s to the minimum When photo is stored in raw jpg formats the minimum inter...

Page 66: ... post production you need to shoot in static environment because the 10 photos taken by continuous shooting are limited by shutter speed and shooting intervals and the camera cannot continuously capture in a high speed Moving characters or objects will cause ghosting on the synthetic images Concrete results are shown in 2 3 2 2 2 3 Advanced Method for aerial shooting panoramic picture When Pro 2 i...

Page 67: ...f photos have the same folder name in all memory cards Each shot creates a folder containing project files pro prj or some necessary data files gyro mp4 as well as photos origin_ jpg sequences are original files captured by each independent lens for later stitching Resolution is 4000 3000 which can be stitched into panoramic photos of 7680 3840 or 7680 7680 3D panoramic photos thumbnail jpg is a p...

Page 68: ... supporting the playback of the file in any lens Below is task status bar where you can see the stitching process and check what has been done In the upper right is stitching setting area where you can set up stitching Content Type Monoscopic and Stereo and Stitching Mode optical flow and template stitching Sampling type and Blender Type generally have default settings Default Circle Position is u...

Page 69: ...lgorithm general stitching speed New Optical Flow an increase of nearly 3 times of stitching speed on original basic optical flow but few scenes can achieve less stitching e ect than basic optical flow It is suggested to try basic optical flow and compare e ects when you feel dissatisfied about the stitching e ect of new optical flow Scene specific Template speed is fastest but it is not optical f...

Page 70: ... doesn t use NVIDIA graphics cards we also provide hardware acceleration through OpenCL CPU non hardware acceleration pure CPU computing Using default circle position option for some scenes with shelter at top and scenes under dark conditions will help improve stitching e ects Gyroscopic stabilization can make screen automatically keep horizontal when exporting 2D panoramic photo Stitching e ect p...

Page 71: ...ion can be customized in output settings except the preset ones Output directory path and output file name can be set When setup completes you can add to batch list for pending processing or stitch immediately ...

Page 72: ... format Burst mode files of Burst mode are 10 groups of original photos can be stitched and exported 10 panoramic photos You cannot preview stitching e ect of the photos when stitching A er stitching completes it will generate 10 photos named output_ jpg Auto Exposure Bracket AEB files were 3 5 7 9 groups of photos with di erent exposures A er stitching a photo with a higher dynamic range will be ...

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Page 75: ... timelapse panoramic file of 605 groups and set tp export 8K 2D panoramic photos It took around 12 minutes And eventually we exported 605 panoramic photos in the folder G footages Beijing Timelapse Caution When exporting timelapse shooting photos Gyroscopic Stabilization cannot be applied otherwise ghosting will occur in the photo In the stitching preview interface we adjust the center position of...

Page 76: ...adjust level save and apply the current e ect Open Adobe Premiere CC2018 import by sequence Create a new sequence and set the resolution to 7680 3840 ...

Page 77: ... includes the following 3 filters DE Flicker High Speed o en used to deal with flicker generated during high speed shooting DE Flicker Timelapse o en used to deal with flicker generated during timelapse shooting DE Flicker Auto Levels automatically analyzes screen attributes such as color brightness etc and automatically removes flicker In editing so ware materials are stitched together and export...

Page 78: ...olution can be exported to 12K photo with Super Resolution function This function was developed to enhance the quality of still shooting For best results please use this function in a setting where movement is limited This will diminish the possibility of moving objects creating undesirable stitching e ects or shadows Steps 1 Import the burst photos in to Insta360 Stitcher The Super Resolution opt...

Page 79: ... Resolution is 8 2K 3 If the super resolution function is used for the first time the setting of origin photos for super resolution is required Please select an appropriate number of origin photos The range should be 5 to the recommended value If the image quality is not good please adjust the number of origin photos to avoid some problems with the movement ...

Page 80: ...ution setting Create a task to export original photos are the 8K bursts and one 12K resolution photo will be produced Compared to the 8K original photo on the le the 12K super resolution photo on the right shows details with greater sharpness ...

Page 81: ...more static the camera stays during shooting the more clear the image will be It has been proved that photo shot in an environment with minimal interruptive movement will achieve great image quality Check out the following demonstration video for more details https v qq com x page j05295y87ns html start 13 ...

Page 82: ...for every shoot so we can put them together with third party stitching so ware taking PTgui Autopano Giga Mistika VR as examples here 1 PTgui stitching preservation template Load images import 6 original pictures Skip camera lens setting Select lens type as Full Frame Fisheye setting Focal length for 10 57 ...

Page 83: ...Click Align images for stitching analysis Adjust level in Panorama Editor adjust pictures accurately etc Detailed method refers to PTgui o icial tutorial ...

Page 84: ...le Save as templates is to save it as pts template files for subsequent use Create panorama can export jpg panorama images 2 Autopano Giga Open Autopano Giga click icon to import original images of 6 lens ...

Page 85: ... be Fisheye Focal for 10 57mm click on OK to confirm Select Detect icon on upper le corner to analyze stitching select Edit a er analysis enter the editing interface Details can be adjusted in editing interface Refer to Autopano Giga o icial tutorial for detailed methods ...

Page 86: ...ent with settings in engineering Project you should set the required resolution beforehand in Project Here we chose to build a project of 8K Choose original pictures of 6 lens to import select to import as individual picture Select Files Per Segment as 6 Select Continue to complete import ...

Page 87: ... description file to automatically stitch into a panorama picture Select improve o sets and improve angles in the Position drop down box to enhance stitching Option chooses optical flow stitch Use Optical Flow set Stich Feature as appropriate value and the larger the more overlap parts there will be The value is generally 8 20 ...

Page 88: ... header stitching In this case we add Edge Point to camera 5 camera 1 camera 3 avoiding header stitching of five characters Other fine tuning stitching methods refer to Mistika VR o icial tutorials Render and export jpg or TIFF files that save the maximum information continue to modify in other modifications so ware ...

Page 89: ...op panorama The latest version of Photoshop cc 2018 has supported panoramic editing Here is a brief introduction to the basic workflows Open Photoshop select Spherical Panorama from top menu bar import panorama Confirm height and width pixels to be 7680 3840 ...

Page 90: ...s in 3D interface The angle value can be modified in the camera property of 3D and change field angle size 8 millimeters is the view angle of panoramic view on Facebook by default So we can easily modify picture details at a specific point of view ...

Page 91: ... patch stain wipe tools to remove tripod at the bottom Because filters can only apply to visible parts if you want to modify the overall color you can use adjust in the camera workspace to directly modify picture s overall exposure color etc ...

Page 92: ...Another way is to double click on filename to open smart layer convert polar coordinates into spherical shape and then use Camera RAW to mix color to avoid producing transition seams ...

Page 93: ...Open camera raw filter for color grading ...

Page 94: ...Once again we apply polar coordinate e ect to return to the rectangular of 2 1 ...

Page 95: ... spherical panoramic images we see that images have shown perfect color correction results You can also automatically adapt text into 360 sphere automatically by adding text into image adding new text layer applying merge down ...

Page 96: ...al you can download stitched panorama quickly upload to Facebook Weibo platform etc Please note that to upload a panoramic picture of 2 1 the metadata information of panorama must be written into file Insta360 panorama community Insta360 consumer grade products including Insta360 ONE Insta360 Nano Insta360 Air mobile client all of which support uploading panoramic images from mobile photo albums T...

Page 97: ...he community currently Please note that the files shared to the community should be 2D contents Facebook can add images directly like ordinary images on computer ends When images are identified as 360 photo panoramic icon will appear at lower right corner of preview Mouse over the panorama icon click Select Starting View to modify the first view point of your picture ...

Page 98: ...rt button at the upper right corner of photo album select the panoramic picture in mobile photo album to introduce panoramic pictures into app album Click to enter picture and then click upper right corner to share in this way you can choose pictures to share on Weibo A er sharing you can see the uploaded panorama in Weibo time line Please note that Weibo clients must be installed in advance on mo...

Page 99: ...ports the play of standard panoramic videos and images with the ratio of 2 1 supporting various platforms Take Windows v2 3 6 as an example The desktop version of Insta360 Player supports photos and videos in insp insv mp4 jpg formats Currently videos only support those of 2 1 and general panorama videos below 4K ...

Page 100: ...Import a panorama you can drag mouse to view panoramic view Preview small window is at the upper right corner ...

Page 101: ...ittle Planet Perspective Crystal Ball Flat Default fish eye View Mode and Type of Contents can be set in Settings Files in navigation menu bar can choose to play streaming media and streaming media support viewing panoramic live ...

Page 102: ...ree di erent types of VR head devices including Oculus Ri CV1 GearVR S9 Oculus Go 1 Import content in Oculus Ri CV1 1 On your computer connected to Oculus Ri CV1 open Oculus application interface search for and install two applications including Oculus Video and Oculus 360 Photos 2 A er installing two applications create a new Videos folder under the Oculus apps installation directory So ware ocul...

Page 103: ...s OculusPhotos so you can import the panorama photos to be played below this path Wearing Oculus Ri CV1 open Oculus Video and Oculus 360 Photos in the screen displayed and see videos and photos imported just now in the My Videos and My Photos categories respectively ...

Page 104: ...supports broadcasting rtmp streaming on this platform 2 Import content in GearvR machine 1 Install Oculus applications in matched Samsung mobile phone with GearVR And install download Oculus 360 Photos Oculus Video on this application platform ...

Page 105: ...erate GearVR helmet to open 360 Photos or 360 Video in VR and finds My Photos or My Videos menu to watch what has just been imported 4 Currently GearVR supports panoramic video with resolution less than 4096x2048 and 3D panoramic video of 4000x4000 Photo resolution is unlimited 5 Currently there is no application that supports broadcasting rtmp live streaming on this platform ...

Page 106: ...n the VR by operating the Oculus Go helmet and you can find My Photos or My Videos menu to play what has just been imported 4 Currently Oculus Go supports panoramic video with resolution less than 4096x2048 and 3D panoramic video of 4000x4000 Photo resolution is unlimited 5 Currently there is no application that supports broadcasting rtmp live streaming on this platform 2 4 4 Create simple VR roam...

Page 107: ... Platforms o er many initial templates that can be selected such as roaming around to enjoy landscapes watching auto show and roaming around in rooms etc 4 If you don t have a favorite template click Blank Template on top le to create a blank template Enter into the edit interface of the template a er creation ...

Page 108: ... A er adding a scene specify upload panorama photos or panoramic videos for this scenario and complete settings such as background color basic texture etc 5 A er adding a scene we click on a scene and then we can preview this scenario in the preview panel on the right side ...

Page 109: ...k static banner starting position BG audio and other additional elements 6 A er adding di erent elements to di erent scenarios connect these scenarios with jump links A er completion click release on top right corner the program detects whether there are problems with making roaming and if there are ...

Page 110: ...2V 5A for shooting Gyro calibration preview before shooting to determine if camera calibration should be performed first and the calibration method is described in detail in 1 1 4 Stitching calibration if only carrying out post stitching no camera stitching calibration is needed if real time stitching and better preview are needed one can choose stitching calibration When there is obvious changes ...

Page 111: ...uld try to reduce the area of bottom bracket as much as possible to make it convenient for post production Stable bracket should be selected to avoid shaking and unstable videos Therefore Manfrotto series products which are relatively safe portable convenient and easy to operate can be used as purchase reference for shooting support https www manfrotto us products virtual reality limit 36 You can ...

Page 112: ...ngle achieving low altitude aerial e ect and overlooking attribute The pole of unipod or straight camera pole series of Manfrotto can be selected 3 1 3 Advanced Selection of Advanced accessories for video recording Suction mount Pro 2 has a weight of 1550g Select suction mount with large suction fore for single lens reflex camera which is relatively stable and reliable ...

Page 113: ...Mobile shooting cars Video shooting cars are generally expensive You can rent one which is relatively cost e ective Body worn pole panoramic selfie tool that free hands ...

Page 114: ...t requires higher sound quality or wireless audio recording Here we d like to explain the application of two devices Accessories magic arm connecting accessories Zoom Handy Recorder H2n Pleade update Pro 2 firmware to the latest version It supports recording panoramic sound through USB external port connecting to H2N audio recording device Please update firmware to latest version before use ...

Page 115: ...n the picture one side of H2N input interface and one side of the Pro 2 should be kept in the same direction then the space direction of recorded panorama will be consistent with the direction of each space of the Pro 2 panorama screen 2 Connect H2N with Pro 2 via USB cable to set up USB panoramic sound recording mode of H2N then operate Pro 2 for normal video recording and broadcast live Before y...

Page 116: ...ENU REC REC FORMAT WAV48kHz 24bit MENU REC Spatial Audio ON to open spatial audio SONY UTX B03 URX P03 wireless mic package sound card Connect tuner to Pro and install the transmitter on recording people ...

Page 117: ...3 1 5 Advanced Introduction of stabilizer MOZA Guru 360 Air https www youtube com watch v e0hL9VqhHwQ t 38s WenPod Tarzan G ...

Page 118: ...table as much as possible to record although Insta360 Pro 2 has gyroscope stability it still needs us to debug the equipment before shooting and make sure to hold the camera still You can still use the installation mode of photographing photos so you can choose a straight pole to connect Pro 2 The straight pole can be selected according to the need Unipod straight pole with changeable length or sh...

Page 119: ...als via mini HDMI OUTPUT interface and connect to Farsight of UAV so that real time images of Pro 2 can be transmitted to remote controller for monitoring Moreover if hardware devices allow panoramic aerial live broadcast can be realized ...

Page 120: ...h panoramic stable pan tilt such as MOZA Guru 360 Air WenPod Tarzan G 3 1 7 Advanced Create and set logo for real time stitching Please enable Bottom Logo in camera setting Name the Logo as _logo png and save it to current SD card or mobile hard disk ...

Page 121: ...atermark at the bottom The aspect ratio of _logo png should be less than 50 With the width fixed the radius of the bottom logo will increase as you increase its height Recommended resolution 2000px 150px Tutorial Methods for making logo Open Photoshop and import a transparent logo in png format Image Trim select transparent pixels cut o redundant pixels ...

Page 122: ...Distort Polar Coordinates Polar to Rectangular Image Rotation 180 ...

Page 123: ...s in video recording READY state press UP and DOWN keys to switch over the size levels for recording When the video recording mode is in video recording READY state press POWER key and you can start the recording as per the current size Note If the storage device is used for the first time the speed testing is required The video recording proceed smoothly only a er the speed is ensured to meet the...

Page 124: ...e the video is shot and saved a sound will be made for indication 3 Recording specifications and levels Recording Specifications Descriptions 8K 30F 3D Record and store 6 lens original video 8K 3D 2D panorama video at the maximum can be stitched in post production 8K 60F Record and store 6 lens original video 8K 2D 60FPS panorama video at the maximum can be stitched in post production 8K 5F GSV Sh...

Page 125: ...ssion system Content Type 360 Pano 360 3D Real time stitching Real time Stitching options not optical flow stitching It is turned o by default If turned on video resolution needs to be set for real time stitching storage Before shooting real time stitching video camera stitching calibration needs to be carried out The finally stitching e ect depends on calibration condition in di erent scenes The ...

Page 126: ... methods for optimizing built in mic recording e ects 1 Fan sampling 2 Closing fan Reset Exposure Exposure Options Note Auto Adjustable EV white balance Normal shooting is between 5 5 and the adjustable range of EV under HDR mode is 3 9 3 9 Manual ISO range range from 100 to 6400 Shutter range average Shutter is 1 30s 1 8000 s WB level Auto automatic white balance 2700 K 3200 K 4000 K 5000 K 6500 ...

Page 127: ...gs Therefore we should try to avoid these situations and place the camera in the scene with details that are rich but non repetitive Safe distance the safe distance of optical flow stitching is 50cm The safety distance between template stitching is 1 5m and safe distance should be considered in camera s position Considering the e ect of viewing through VR headset it is suggested that camera lens h...

Page 128: ...2 for normal video recording and broadcast live Before you use it please ensure that the firmware of the H2N program has been updated to the latest version Select the 4ch mode so that tape recorders can record spatial audio MENU REC REC FORMAT WAV48kHz 24bit MENU REC Spatial Audio ON to turn on spatial audio ...

Page 129: ...e because it is the implementation of Binning technology the image quality is slightly inferior than ordinary shooting video This model is suitable for shooting high speed motion or scenes that need post adjusting to be fast or slow For Content Type regardless of 360 3D or 360 Pano each path can store original film of 1920 1440 120FPS Stitcher can be used to synthesize 3840 3840 120fps 3D video or...

Page 130: ...format encoded by H 264 Each shoot creates a folder in SD card which contains 6 low resolution proxy videos preview file Preview mp4 project file pro prj and some necessary data files gyro mp4 as well as video files The other 6 MicroSD cards are used to store original high resolution videos shot on 6 lens respectively origin_ mp4 sequences are original files captured by each independent lens for p...

Page 131: ... middle is real time monitor window supporting the playback of the file in any lens Below is task status bar where you can see the stitching process and check what has been done In the upper right is stitching setting area where you can set up stitching Content Type Monoscopic and Stereo and Stitching Mode optical flow and template stitching Sampling type and Blender Type generally have default se...

Page 132: ...A er testing results for computer performance will be provided for your reference 4 Stitching step Import a video folder ...

Page 133: ... stitching speed on original basic optical flow but few scenes can achieve less stitching e ect than basic optical flow It is suggested to try basic optical flow and compare e ects when you feel dissatisfied about the stitching e ect of new optical flow Scene specific Template speed is fastest but it is not optical flow stitching so it has limited e ect when there s parallax error and in near dist...

Page 134: ...ing 2D panoramic photo but the stitching of 3D video does not support Gyroscopic Stabilization Please choose hardware decoding and hardware coding based on the resolution and computer performance of the video Hardware decoding is not supported when the resolution of exported video is higher than 4K x 4K or using the H265 encoding on MAC So ware encoding speed means the higher encoding speed you ch...

Page 135: ...ance between characters or setting one frame as key frame in high proportion scene like scenery shooting When preview stitching e ect you can change reference frame adjust screen level center angle of view and make simple color correction Zenith Optimization function can optimize scenes with regular lines at top such as air conditioning exhaust vents on the ceiling Please note that there is no fun...

Page 136: ... has high requirements on hardware Profile is an optional configuration parameter for H264 encoding The higher the compression ratio of Baseline Main and High the higher the requirement on the decoding performance of players Generally speaking Stitcher can automatically match preset bitrate based on resolution settings 60 Mbps is recommended for 4K 2D panorama while 120 Mbps for 4K 3D panorama Aud...

Page 137: ... can also be terminated and the so ware will automatically save the parts already stitched 3 3 2 Beginner Video Frame Rate Adjustment and Optical Flow Interpolation Previously exported video retained its original framerate and did not allow any manual framerate changes in the Insta360 Stitcher For example a video shot with 8K at 30fps must be exported as 30fps If framerate changes were needed user...

Page 138: ...when watching it in a VR headset Comparison of 30fps video and 60fps video https v qq com x page k0522okimwd html start 2 The video tutorial below can give you a detailed instructions on how to use optical flow interpolation https v qq com x page m0529cvzvvw html 3 3 3 Beginner Introduction to Premiere cc 2018 Editing Premiere CC 2018 has built in immersive video e ects and turns Here is to introd...

Page 139: ...which is to edit 4K3D project so resolution should be set to 1 1 If it is 2D panorama video the ratio should be set to 2 1 typically 3840 1920 resolution in majority Set the video as VR Video and select layout to be upper and lower 3D mode ...

Page 140: ...keep existing settings when you encounter setup mismatch warning For fluent preview the recommended preview definition is 1 4 Among shortcut buttons there is a VR mode that can preview panoramic images quickly ...

Page 141: ...Clip material on timeline Immersive video e ects are built into Premiere CC 2018 with 11 e ects available in E ects Immersive Video ...

Page 142: ...the center and level of the screen VR Plane to Sphere can add plane text pictures video etc to the panoramic video and automatically adapt to spherical distortion Add a circular LOGO to the fodbox apply the VR Plane to Sphere e ect and select Stereoscopic Over Under to add a bottom logo to both the upper and lower of the 3D image ...

Page 143: ...ribute and you can put the text in all directions inside the sphere Video Transition Immersive Video has 8 kinds of transition attributes Only dissolved transition field in Premiere can be applied in the panorama and the other transition attributes cannot be adapted to suture at both ends ...

Page 144: ... When editing is complete you can export the video Please note here that due to the resolution limitations of the H264 encoding you can only export panoramic MP4 videos up to 4096 2048 or panoramic 3D videos up to 2304 2304 So if we need more high resolution video we choose another encoding format to export QuickTime or HEVC format is recommended here ...

Page 145: ...ips and adding some panoramic attributes while the current version only supports 4K panoramic and 4K3D panoramic clips Open FCPX to create a new repository or create an event in an existing repository and you can directly select 360 video format and there are two options for resolution including 3840 1920 and 4096 2048 ...

Page 146: ...including 360 Monoscopic and 360 Stereoscopic If you choose to establish 3D panorama namely 360 stereoscopic you have two options for resolution including 3840 3840 and 4096 4096 A er creating a 3840 1920 event select Import Resource File ...

Page 147: ...amic attribute icons in the upper le corner of the video The upper right item property shows that this is a 360 degree video project Add video clips to the timeline for editing and you can see some of the FCPX built in 360 attributes in the attributes bar on the right ...

Page 148: ...tribute 360 patching allows for a simple patching which is a very practical attribute In addition there are some panoramic video halo blur sharpening and other attributes that can be added according to you own needs ...

Page 149: ...ramic video Press and drag the mouse to center the characters and can add key frames so that the screen can freely change the angle of view according to the event In the caption tool area FCPX has built in 7 kinds of 360 caption presets which can adapt to the spherical distortion of panoramic video ...

Page 150: ...added to the position of the starting segment MY360 WEDDING You can modify the font size in the caption property and so on Open the display of 360 Viewer you can press and drag in video window in the le to preview from any angle ...

Page 151: ...C VIVE for a more vivid real time view Put any graphic still image or video in a 360 degree project add a flat material such as an logo signature to the timeline and you can see that the 360 transform is turned on automatically Resize and reposition to perfectly fit the 360 scene ...

Page 152: ...0 projects you can also add 360 panoramic material activate the direction and you can set the X Y Z axis and view size in direction window in the right to record the screen turning the panorama into 2D images Finally export ...

Page 153: ...oad link https www insta360 com download insta360 pro inspm 6f8b88 d9d6a3 0 0 When installing Stitcher if you come to Select Additional Tasks interface you will see an additional option Install plug in for premiere which is selected by default Click next to continue the installation This plugin is compatible with Premiere Pro CC 2017 2018 Please note that you must close Premiere during the install...

Page 154: ...deo files not images Note that the folder path should be the disk path not the shortcut path For Insta360 Pro video material material from the original single lens with proportion of 16 9 can only choose Monoscopic when imported material from the original single lens with proportion of 4 3 can choose any one from three when imported It supports to import multiple folders at the same time for each ...

Page 155: ...the same time and the generation of the fast proxy file does not consume any performance and time Click on the stitching settings video stitching attribute can be adjusted and previewed Like desktop so ware Stitcher you can choose a di erent Stitching Mode Sampling Type Use Default Circle Position and Gyroscopic Stabilization Here the settings will be automatically applied when the video is finall...

Page 156: ... for quick editing and export In accordance with methods described in 3 3 3 we can create a new sequence of clips and edit the video directly on the timeline Since we are editing 8K video the playback of the video depends on the performance of the computer High performance computers can play at the rate of 3fps per second ...

Page 157: ...lication of LUT For videos shot in i Log mode you can use Premiere DaVinci and other post so ware to load this default LUT please go to Pro 2 download page and download the third so ware in Stitcher Support A erE ects Premiere DaVinci Final cut Photoshop Lightroom and other mainstream color matching so ware Open the Premiere import file shot by using i Log mode add the e ect Lumitri Color select I...

Page 158: ...A er the video automatically loads the LUT the color adjustment is automatically restored On this basis we can further carry out color matching to obtain satisfactory results ...

Page 159: ...tika vr Open Project manager to select New manager all the resolution of Mistika VR must be set in advance in the project In this way it will allow you to export at the desired resolution Select here to set Video Format to 7680 3840 File import method 1 in the top menu bar select Scene Add Cemaras to open the material preview window find the material path check the six lens file names right click ...

Page 160: ... 6 because this is the material of six lens You can also choose Use Default Preset to use preset quick stitching and find the appropriate shooting settings of Insta360Pro_3200x2400 grp in the folder because the material was shot in 6K3d mode with a resolution of 3200 ...

Page 161: ...ould select Insta360Pro_3200x2400 grp File import method 2 Select six lens material directly from the folder and drag them to Mistika VR s main interface As for the method of file selection File Per Segment can be set to 6 because this is the material of six lens ...

Page 162: ...A er the import you can quickly stitch by using Stitch Use Insta360Pro Calibrate Import Stitch can also be used to import pro prj files saved when shooting the material for fast stitching ...

Page 163: ...oose Improve O sets and Improve Angles once for each Add boundary protection points in Edge Points to avoid stitching of key objects and people Click once on Stabilize to stabilize the video The stability depends on the amplitude and speed of jitter and this feature has better anti shake e ect in terms of walking jitter In Options select Use Optical Flow set 8 25 for Stitch Feature generally ...

Page 164: ...the material can be stitched well and exported But there are also times when you come across a handful of tricky material such as people s face So we add Edge Points to o set the stitching edges to protect the characters Note that Feature Overlay and Camera Overlay should be turned on in the playback window ...

Page 165: ...e the time interval for sequence settings of edit in and out tool so that the segment exported is corresponding to the selected time interval File Render to open the Export Options interface which can be exported a er rendering and select settings when exporting audio files such as no audio independent audio files and audio in movie ...

Page 166: ...2 AutoPano Video stitching Open AutoPano Video import videos ...

Page 167: ...Select Stitch for quick stitching Press Stitch button set Lens properties 10 57 for focal length Fisheye for lens type ...

Page 168: ...Adjust the lens in Realtime preview You can also turn on the Auto pano Giga for more detailed tuning ...

Page 169: ... E ect It supports to import panoramic video edit it by 360 degrees or record panoramic video on the screen 3 FxFactory Introduction to other 360 plugins FxFactory is an app store with a lot of plugins Its plugins are popular on FCPX and there are also some plugins for 360 video Each plugin has a free instructional video Dashwood 360 toolbox is a plugin that runs on mac introduced in 2016 and is n...

Page 170: ...https fxfactory com info 360e ects https fxfactory com info revolve360 4 Skybox 360 VR Tools https www mettle com product skybox 360vr tools 3 3 9 Advanced Post production of panoramic sound ...

Page 171: ...the preset with the Ambisonics option under VR as explained in NOTE on the right For editing monoscopic equirectangular VR files at 3840h x 1920v 2 1 video at 29 97 frames per second 48 kHz 16 bits four channel Ambisonics audio Note Within Premiere Pro s Audio Preferences ensure that the Multichannel Mono Media default audio track option is set to Adaptive This will assure Ambisonics audio media i...

Page 172: ...ited in a separate sound track using Premiere Import video file and audio file Spatial audio file of H2N or sound file exported by Insta360 Stitcher respectively synchronize complete synchronization and then proceed to the next step During editing all panoramic tracks should be on the same track and the panoramic track should not be shared with other types of sound ...

Page 173: ... preview the sound e ect make sure that the direction of the sound matches the orientation of the video screen Please note that the e ect must be turned o when exporting the video Rotate the angle and preview the video to make sure the sound matches the image ...

Page 174: ...e ect Panner Ambisonics to add the e ect to the panoramic sound track When you turn on the sound e ect you can adjust the three directions Pan Tilt and Roll A er adjusting and matching video direction remember to turn o Binauralizer Ambisonics before exporting the video ...

Page 175: ...xport Make preset conform to the video project in the export interface in which case is the VR Monoscopic Match Source Ambisonics Check whether the other settings are consistent with the sequence settings H264 encoding ...

Page 176: ...recommended to use bitrate above 40 Mbps Confirm to select Video is VR and Monoscopic AAC format is confirmed in Audio Sample Rate is 48000 Hz 4 0 for Channels 512 kpbs for Bitrate Select Audio is Ambisonics These settings are consistent with standard requirements ...

Page 177: ...ha VR UAV basically fixed position for aerial photography Open AE create new composition and copy a video layer In the previous layer video add Mocha VR e ect and pre synthesize this layer as Drone1 mp4 Comp1 Check move all attributes into the new composition ...

Page 178: ...one1 mp4 Comp1 set Mocha VR open Render select Module as Lens Undistort modify Lens Latitude and FOV allowing drones to zoom into appropriate sizes in the window Wipe o drones using seal tools The method is the same with PS ...

Page 179: ...A er erasing copy this Mocha VR e ect to the Pre Comp1 Modify Module as Lens Distort This has completed simple drone remove ...

Page 180: ...added Since many attributes and composition have been added earlier the calculation speed of this step will be slower 3 3 11 Advanced Erasing Tripod for Ground Shoot Move to wipe balance car at the bottom Create a new layer of composition and copy a layer video Add Mocha VR attribute to upper video ...

Page 181: ...n 360 mode move perspective to balancing car at the bottom Use pen tool to create two tracking layers one is balance car named camera remove to loop balance car and another named BG track to circle a larger square area ...

Page 182: ... BG layer behind the Camera remove layer Both layers must be selected to track and finally select None for Link to Track Clicking on Render current frame below preview window to view the e ects of current frame ...

Page 183: ...n and the resolution and duration of video clip And finally viewing e ect in panoramic player 3 3 12 Advanced Introduction of other stabilization methods 1 Mocha VR stabilization Open Premiere to create a new sequence for video that needs to be stabilized Add Mocha VR attribute to the video ...

Page 184: ...ace and open 360 mode to observe screen from various angles At position 1 use pen tools to select tracking objects where 1 3 more visible buildings are checked here In other scenarios select appropriate tracking objects and numbers according to actual conditions ...

Page 185: ...completion of calculations the calculation requires some time which depends on computer configuration video resolution and length Open View Horizon and show control in Reorient to observe and adjust horizontal lines The blue circle of Control to allow horizontal line to coincide with the ground line ...

Page 186: ...ha Then you can preview the e ect on timeline and export it at last 2 Mistika VR stabilization Open Mistika VR in lower le function area Stabilize has one key stability function Select the area that needs to stabilize Click Stabilize and the so ware will automatically calculate Computing speeds are related to computer configuration and video size which applies equally to 3D video ...

Page 187: ...on to speed up The value of Follow Heading A er x Frames can be modified to further optimize front body stability Click Reapply Stabilize for application A er stabilization S Yaw S Pitch and S Roll in Output Camera become green with a value for each frame which is the data a er reapplying stabilization ...

Page 188: ...ll of output images Mistika VR s stability attribute is suitable for ground movement and the stabilization of video type with jitter Although the stabilization e ect cannot reach FlowState level because it doesn t need to track object the operation is relatively simple which is a convenient and e icient choice ...

Page 189: ...ion which supports only 360 videos not 3D panoramic video The resolution is unlimited but processing speed is related to computer configuration Typically just use default settings And confirm that 360 VR Mode has been opened Wait until the video has been completely loaded A er loading the red progress bar at the bottom disappears ...

Page 190: ...During import you will be prompted for saving your project files Select Feature above window Click Advanced Open feature point to for the window settings ...

Page 191: ...Modify minimum Trakers Frame to be around 50 Maximum tracker Count to be around 500 ...

Page 192: ...n each frame will appear many green tracking points Next we need to hold down shi key select the track point near ground line drag timeline ensure that it is along with time schedule and tracking points should be all checked A er check out press P on the keyboard pull out stable settings window select peg in Transition select peg in Rotation Click OK close the window wait for the so ware to comple...

Page 193: ...isappears and you can preview stability e ect If the horizontal tilt is found you can press P key again to enter the setting panel and set adjustment parameter in Adjust Finally output open Output click Save Sequence and then you can export video ...

Page 194: ...In export settings you can select di erent formats and set coding rate in Compression Settings Click Start to start rendering and export ...

Page 195: ...with a 2 1 ratio Take macOS High Sierra as an example The desktop version of Insta360 Player supports photos and videos in insp insv mp4 jpg formats Currently video playback only supports those of 2 1 panorama videos below 4K and does not support 3D videos Import a 4K panoramic video And drag mouse to view panoramic images The upper right corner is a preview widget ...

Page 196: ...Playback mode can choose Little Planet Perspective Crystal Ball Flat Default fish eye View Mode and Type of Contents can be set in Play Settings ...

Page 197: ...an play panoramic video with up to 8K resolutions on mobile phones You need to convert video into special CyrstalView format via Stitcher and then import it into CrystalView player to watch super high resolution panoramic video 1 Firstly open Stitcher only Windows system is supported currently version 1 8 0 and above click CrystalView Video Converter feature on top bar click Import on top right co...

Page 198: ...layer 1 It is recommended to use Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Qilin 970 or Android devices of higher performance CPU to run this player Mi 6 Mix2 and advanced types Samsung S8 and advanced types Huawei mate 10 P20 and advanced types 2 Connect your Android phone with your computer by using tools such as Android Transfer to import vrb files that have been converted in computer into your Android phone ...

Page 199: ... your Samsung phone under the directory of Insta360Moment 4 Click on Insta360 Moment in Oculus Home insert Samsung phone according to hints and install it into GearVR to play Oculus Go Insta360 Moment 1 Search Insta360 Moment in app store on Oculus Go click open to run the app 2 Connect your Oculus Go with computer by using Android Transfer tools and import converted vrb files to nsta360Moment und...

Page 200: ... Mate 10 Porsche Design Honor V10 HUAWEI P20 Honor 10 Honor Note 10 Kirin 980 HUAWEI Mate 20 HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro Honor Magic 2 OculusGo Oculus Go uses a Snapdragon 821 CPU Its performance is not stable enough to support the playback of 8K video Oculus Go gets hot while playing 8K video which may cause issues such as video lag and fragmenting Therefore it s not recommended to play 8K video on the Oc...

Page 201: ...Windows can also use PotPlayer to play ...

Page 202: ... UtoVR VeerVR Supporting mobile terminal Youku iQIYI Tencent Video UtoVR VeerVR Overseas platforms are represented by YouTube Facebook and Vimeo support VR video YouTube supports uploading panoramic videos 3D videos panoramic videos with panoramic views Upload instructions https support google com youtube answer 6178631 hl en To upload panoramic video to YouTube must write Metadata including panor...

Page 203: ...luding panoramic information in the videos in advance If you have already exported the video by using the VR mode in the editing so ware you can upload the panoramic video like other videos Vimeo upload instructions https help vimeo com hc en us articles 115001877167 Uploading 360 video https help vimeo com hc en us articles 115001877167 Uploading 360 video ...

Page 204: ...Vimeo can upload panoramic videos with Metadata the same as Youtube and can have 360 settings a er upload There are also more humanized functions such as setting up fov first view etc ...

Page 205: ...c live via specific players We will illustrate how to import panoramic content into these devices by using three di erent types of VR head devices including Oculus Ri CV1 GearVR S9 Oculus Go 1 Import content in Oculus Ri CV1 On your computer connected to Oculus Ri CV1 open Oculus application interface search for and install two applications including Oculus Video and Oculus 360 Photos ...

Page 206: ...lus apps installation directory So ware oculus oculus video and copy the panorama video you want to play to this folder directory The default photo path for 360 Photo is C Users Username Pictures OculusPhotos so you can import the panorama photos to be played below this path ...

Page 207: ...he My Videos and My Photos categories respectively Currently there is no application that supports broadcasting rtmp streaming on this platform 2 Import content in GearvR machine Install Oculus Home applications in matched Samsung mobile phone with GearVR And install download Oculus 360 Photos Oculus Video on this application platform ...

Page 208: ...Import the panorama photos and videos you want to play in your phone s storage directory under Oculus Pictures or Oculus Movies ...

Page 209: ...eaming on this platform 3 Import content in Oculus Go Install Oculus Home applications on your phone with Oculus Go account settings Download and install Oculus 360 Photos Oculus Video on this application platform A er downloading these two applications will be installed directly into Oculus Go Connect Oculus Go to your computer and import your panorama photos and videos into Oculus Go storage dir...

Page 210: ...equipment 7 4G router optional 4 1 2 Beginner Selection of accessories for live streaming 1 Choice of tripod recommend to use tripod special for VR with 1 4 port 2 Recording equipment H2N 3 5 mm port microphone USB port microphone mixer wireless microphone 3 Manipulating device computers with cable interface or adapter cable interface phones installed with Insta360 Pro app 4 Network exclusive netw...

Page 211: ...via WIFI to the WI FI router that has connected to Insta360 Pro 2 Input ID address displayed on Pro 2 for connection Complete settings for your live streaming 3 4G Wireless card connection Connect the 4G router via cable to Insta360 Pro 2 if external network connection succeeds IP address on Insta360 Pro 2 will not appear as either 0 0 0 0 or 192 168 43 1 otherwise the connection fails Connect a m...

Page 212: ...ay from the camera within 5 seconds a er entering this function so that stitching calibration a er countdown can be achieved to the best result Or use Stitching Calibration function on computer 1 Click Stitching Calibration ...

Page 213: ... 2 Click Start 3 A er stitching calibration select the option you need If there s no problem click Done ...

Page 214: ...Use Calibration function on mobile phone 1 Click Calibration a er connecting Pro 2 to the mobile phone ...

Page 215: ... 2 Click Start ...

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Page 217: ... 3 A er stitching calibration select the option you need If there s no problem click Done ...

Page 218: ... connection succeeds the IP address on Pro 2 does not appear as either 192 168 43 1 or 0 0 0 0 3 Computer or phone connect the WI FI signal issued by 4G WI FI network card 4 Open app and input the IP address displayed on Pro 2 5 Start stitching calibration refer to 4 1 3 6 Choose Live streaming to fill out your required parameters and addresses ...

Page 219: ...e to obtain IP address 2 Start stitching calibration refer to 4 1 3 3 Before live streaming please adjust the resolution and bitrate of live streaming first 4 Select Built in Server in the live server column 5 Open OBS and add media sources 6 Enter RTMP address for Pro 2 7 Sets the bu er size for audio and video as 30 frames 8 Click Start ...

Page 220: ...eview or take a real time stitching content the logo you saved will automatically be cut into round shape to cover the watermark at the bottom The aspect ratio of _logo png should be less than 50 With the width fixed the radius of the bottom logo will increase as you increase its height Recommended resolution 2000px 150px Tutorial Methods for making logo Open Photoshop and import a transparent log...

Page 221: ...Image Trim select transparent pixels cut o redundant pixels Distort Polar Coordinates Polar to Rectangular ...

Page 222: ...SD card 4 2 1 Beginner Live Interface and parameter setting 1 Mode selection 1 Build in Server push for local player 2 Custom Rtmp Server fill out Rtmp server address provided by live platform 3 HDMI Output output to monitor director station computer etc via HDMI line 4 Aerial connect aerial graph transmission settings ...

Page 223: ...xtensible framework that includes real time data and existing stored data This protocol aims at controlling multiple data transmission and connections providing paths for selecting sending channels such as UDP multicast UDP and TCP and selecting sending mechanisms based on RTP 3 HLS Http Live Streaming HLS is a HTTP based streaming media protocol proposed by Apple HLS has a very big advantage you ...

Page 224: ... in many cases the reason for video lag is because upload bandwidth isn t enough 5 Custom Rtmp Server If you select Custom Rtmp Server here you can fill out the push address URL and Stream Key provided by the platform 4 2 2 Beginner Push mode internal push server push HDMI output Build in Server It s suitable for computer local playback Connect computer to Pro 2 select Built in Server click LIVE o...

Page 225: ...d on the site as close as possible to shooting subject 2 Determine whether power supply and cable are connected and can be connected to fixed camera stand network requires the upper bandwidth above 20M S Live streaming phase 1 Stitching calibration refer to 4 1 3 2 Settings for live streaming refer to 4 2 1 Please distinguish push address URL and push stream key for platform push 4 2 6 Intermediat...

Page 226: ...0 option 4 Select bitrate based on your requirements and network environment 5 Select Custom RTMP Server and copy paste RTMP URL and stream names 6 Click LIVE to start live streaming 4 3 2 Beginner Facebook live streaming 1 Connect to the camera and apply stitching calibration refer to 4 1 3 2 Open https www facebook com live create for live streaming and select 360 video 3 Select Custom RTMP Serv...

Page 227: ...platform live streaming Utovr Arcvideo Tencent Cloud etc 1 UtoVR Before pushing please make sure that the push device is connected to the Internet UtoVR users can apply for free live streaming address via UtoVR but there will be di erences in the specification of live streaming address in di erent so ware Here two scenarios are illustrated as follows For example the live addresses we currently rec...

Page 228: ...ta360 pro o icial control so ware Fill the first part into the column of push address in the above sequence number 1 Fill in the stream key column in sequence number 2 with the second part Scenario 2 fill RTMP addresses in push so ware OBS ...

Page 229: ...expires 2 Arcvideo Tencent Cloud etc Similarly access your live platform contact platform and they will provide you with push address and push stream keys Take Tencent Cloud as example charge standard refers to https buy cloud tencent com price lvb 5 1 1 Basic preparation for Street view 1 Ensure that firmware version of Pro 2 camera has been updated to latest 2 Turn on Pro 2 camera to ensure that...

Page 230: ... mount tilt pan or small tripod to fix Pro 2 As shown below Pro 2 equipped with GPS module is mounted on vehicle suction mount Fix Pro 2 camera on the tapped hole of triangle suction and fix triangle suction mount safely on top of the car roof 5 2 1 Parameter setting of car mounted shooting of street view 1 Please ensure that camera firmware has been updated to the latest version 2 Please ensure t...

Page 231: ...arate street view photos 4 When shooting during driving it is suggested that speed should not exceed 60 km h otherwise high speed may cause motion blur thus making street view ine ective 5 If long distance shoot are needed it is recommended to use large capacity storage card Selection of storage devices refers to 1 1 3 5 3 1 Upload street view through Stitcher 1 Ensure that Stitcher has been updat...

Page 232: ... to be 3840x1920 and above resolution with screen proportion of 2 1 Panoramic video specifications need to be 3840x1920 and above resolution with screen proportion of 2 1 and video shooting does not allow segmentation Video Seg should be O before shooting and does not allow FlowState stabilization through Stitcher It is recommended to use Pro s 8K 5fps to produce videos A er uploading Google will ...

Page 233: ...os successfully uploaded by Stitcher need to wait for Google server to audit before available in street view app 2 Please note that if what you upload are photos they are generally available in street view app and personal account of private within minutes If what you upload are videos they need several minutes to several hours of audit according to the di erent duration If what you upload are 8K ...

Page 234: ... of overall image It may be inaccurate to expose in certain scenarios so that manual exposure settings can be used to shoot Under the mode of photographing and timelapse there are three modes for exposure automatic exposure manual exposure and isolated exposure Two exposure modes of shutter priority and ISO priority have been newly added Shutter priority or ISO priority exposure mode cannot previe...

Page 235: ...a parameter templates for later use Please check the operating video https v qq com x page l0522wvhdov html start 29 6 2 Advanced Customize and template Parameter template function is newly added in the app A er connection to the camera please go to the app s shooting interface At the bottom right corner of the interface there is an entry for Templates parameter template click to create a template...

Page 236: ...kly set parameters in later use The original function to save parameters to camera custom options is adjusted to the right side of the parameter template option Click on icon to send to camera and a prompt will pop up to confirm whether you want to save parameters for this template to camera custom options ...

Page 237: ...ate please adjust the parameters you want under the state of using this template Once you have adjusted a Save button will appear below the parameter template name in use at the lower right corner Click it to save modified parameters of parameter templates ...

Page 238: ...pter It is recommended to change the adapter to test If adapter indicator light is on but camera indicator light is not the problem may lies in camera malfunction you can contact technical support 7 1 2 Key failure If a key does not work it possibly is due to system halt or keypad failure It is recommended to press power button to restart the camera If a er restarting the key is still unable to wo...

Page 239: ...ad Air Mini2 and above iPad iPod Touch 6 iOS system version needs to 8 0 and above Pro Android app adaptation requirements require Android 5 0 and above and it is recommended to use mainstream flagship models launched a er 2016 Specific compatibility lists are released later Computer app download directly from o icial website and ensure computer system is above Win 7 64 Bit 7 2 2 Connection Failur...

Page 240: ...router s Wi Fi or connect to router directly through network cable Computers also connect to the same router s Wi Fi or Internet access to check IP address displayed on OLED screen open Pro app input IP addresses to make connections click help and feedback on top menu bar describe problems in content box Check upload logs click send and inform the technology support of the mailbox information of t...

Page 241: ...the Internet access restrictions result in inability to connect to designated live platforms or it is due to excessive bitrate and insu icient bandwidth Please ensure that LAN can be connected and check whether current network accesses the specified broadcast platform check bandwidth and reduce bitrate to retry HDMI output resolution cannot reach 4K HDMI outputs a video of 4K 60 fps Please ensure ...

Page 242: ...problem of objects that are near the camera If the distance is too close like less than 1m it s normal if not check whether objects with stitching problems are not obvious enough 7 3 5 Cannot use hardware for decoding Check whether your computer hardware configuration meets standards or check whether graphics drives are properly installed You may try to update graphics drivers 7 3 6 Low optical fl...

Page 243: ... firmware to the lower version firmware please unlock the degrade limit of your camera s firmware first Follow the steps as below 1 Use the Pro PC 1 3 0 version or above to connect to the current camera 2 When the camera is connected open Camera settings and click Unlock firmware degrade under the camera icon 3 Once unlocked the camera s firmware can be updated to any version via regular updating ...

Page 244: ...n the current camera Press Power to click on a storage device into the next step to be formatted and then the camera will remind you whether to proceed with formatting continue to click on Power to confirm and then it will start to format the selected storage device Please note that before formatting you must backup the original data on storage devices and the data cannot be restored once formatti...

Page 245: ...pports only Mic in devices moreover if access devices are line out noise may occur No sound problem Please confirm whether the connected microphone is four part form Currently Pro 2 only supports 3 5 mm two part single channel three part dual track but not support four part form please also confirm whether the microphone is mic in 7 4 5 One less channel a er panoramic sound composition Currently f...

Page 246: ... card again 413 The operation was not allowed under this situation Press any button to eliminate this error if it doesn t help please restart the camera 414 Microphone error If you are using external microphone please unplug it and plug in again then start to shoot 415 Optical flow stitching error Please try shooting again 417 The temperature of camera is too high Wait and retry 418 Module is busy...

Page 247: ... out the battery and leave it for about 5 mins and then restart the camera 701 702 703 SD card is locked Check if the SD card is write protected 811 Fails to upgrade module Try to upgrade the firmware again If the problem cannot be solved please contact our customer service team 1001 Program start up error Reset or restart 7 5 2 Indicator status summary Power adapter The camera adopts12V 5A power ...

Page 248: ... in the same color as the power indicating lamp 7 6 O icial technical support and Forum If none of these instructions solve any problems encountered visit website forums to obtain more technical guidance or contact o icial technical support to solve problems ...

Page 249: ...Shenzhen Arashi Vision Company Limited TEL 86 400 833 4360 EMAIL service insta360 com WEB www insta360 com ADD 6 F Building A Logan Century Center 23 Haixiu Road Bao an District Shenzhen China ...

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