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Catalog

3.1.6 [Advanced] Special scene shooting preparation (aerial shooting)

3.2 Production

3.2.1 [Beginner] Shooting mode screen and settings
3.2.2 [Advanced] Recording panoramic sound
3.2.3 [Advanced] High FPS mode
3.2.4 [Advanced] Panoramic aerial shooting

3.3 Post-Production Stage

3.3.1 [Beginner] Video stitching by Insta360 Stitcher
3.3.2 [Beginner] Video frame rate adjustment and Optical Flow interpolation
3.3.3 [Beginner] Introduction to Adobe Premiere CC 2018 editing
3.3.4 [Beginner] Introduction to FCPX editing
3.3.5 [Beginner] Quick editing of oﬀicial plugins on Adobe Premiere
3.3.6 [Beginner] Application of LUT
3.3.7 [Advanced] Other panoramic plugins and their attribute applications
3.3.8 [Advanced] Post production of panoramic sound
3.3.9 [Advanced] Patch the zenith for aerial shots
3.3.10 [Advanced] Patch the nadir for panoramic shots
3.3.11 [Advanced] Introduction of other stabilization methods

3.4 Distribution

3.4.1 [Beginner] Insta360 Player
3.4.2 [Beginner] Introduction of CrystalView panorama player
3.4.3 [Beginner] Introduction to other players (Gopro VR Player & PotPlayer)
3.4.4 [Advanced] Upload to various VR platforms
3.4.5 [Advanced] Introduction of VR headset for photo playback (about VR glasses)

Chapter 4 Live-streaming

4.1 Preparation before shooting

4.1.1 [Beginner] Basic preparation for shooting
4.1.2 [Beginner] Selection of accessories for live-streaming
4.1.3 [Beginner] Connection and stitching calibration before live-streaming
4.1.4 [Intermediate] Preparation of 4G network live-streaming (outdoor live-streaming)
4.1.5 [Intermediate] OBS computer forwarding push for live-streaming
4.1.6 [Advanced] How to add or edit logo for live-streaming

4.2 Shooting stage

4.2.1 [Beginner] Live-streaming interface and parameter setting
4.2.2 [Beginner] Push mode: internal push, server push, HDMI output
4.2.3 [Beginner] Live-streaming while storing
4.2.4 [Beginner] External audio setting
4.2.5 [Intermediate] Indoor live-streaming scheme
4.2.6 [Intermediate] Outdoor live-streaming scheme

4.3 Distribution

Summary of Contents for Titan

Page 1: ...Titan Titan User Manual English ...

Page 2: ...2 Production 2 2 1 Beginner Shooting mode screen and settings 2 2 2 Advanced Shooting in special format Raw AEB Timelapse Burst 2 2 3 Advanced Method for aerial shooting panoramic picture 2 3 Post Production 2 3 1 Beginner Photo stitching by Insta360 Stitcher 2 3 2 Advanced Color matching and modification of panoramic photo on Photoshop 2 4 Distribution 2 4 1 Beginner Fast acquisition of real time...

Page 3: ...ds 3 4 Distribution 3 4 1 Beginner Insta360 Player 3 4 2 Beginner Introduction of CrystalView panorama player 3 4 3 Beginner Introduction to other players Gopro VR Player PotPlayer 3 4 4 Advanced Upload to various VR platforms 3 4 5 Advanced Introduction of VR headset for photo playback about VR glasses Chapter 4 Live streaming 4 1 Preparation before shooting 4 1 1 Beginner Basic preparation for s...

Page 4: ...5 2 1 Parameter setting of car mounted shooting of street view 5 3 Post Production 5 3 1 Upload street view through Insta360 Stitcher 5 4 Distribution 5 4 1 Watch street view content via Insta360 Stitcher Chapter 6 Manual Exposure Curve Adjustment Customize and Template 6 1 Advanced Manual exposure and curve adjustment 6 2 Advanced Customize and template Chapter 7 Common Problems 7 1 Common camera...

Page 5: ...fps 8K 2D 5248 x 2624 120fps 5 2K 2D 10 Bit Video 7680 x 7680 30fps 8K 3D Real time Stitching 3840 x 3840 30fps 4K 3D 3840 x 1920 30fps 4K 2D Post processing Stitching 7680 x 3840 30 FPS HDR 8K 2D 7680 x 7680 30 FPS 8K 3D 7680 x 3840 60 FPS 8K 2D 6400 x 6400 60 FPS 6K 3D 2D 3840 x 3840 120 FPS 4K 3D 2D Binning Real time Stitching 3840x3840 30fps 4K 3D 3840x1920 30fps 4K 2D Post processing Stitchin...

Page 6: ...osure Modes Auto Manual Lens by Lens Custom Shutter Priority photo only ISO Priority photo only Set ISO Upper Limit video only Auto Manual Lens by Lens Custom Shutter Priority photo only ISO Priority photo only Set ISO Upper Limit video only Auto Manual Lens by Lens Custom Shutter Priority photo only ISO Priority photo only White Balance Modes Auto Manual Auto Manual Auto Manual Photo Modes Single...

Page 7: ...0 Farsight provides a ground to ground range of up to 300 meters and ground to air range of up to 1000 meters with 30 FPS preview Insta360 Farsight provides a ground to ground range of up to 300 meters and ground to air range of up to 1000 meters with 30 FPS preview Insta360 Farsight provides a ground to ground range of up to 300 meters and ground to air range of up to 1000 meters with 1 FPS previ...

Page 8: ...1 1 1 Know the camera Specification parameter Specification Parameter Lenses 8 x 200 F3 2 fish eye lenses ...

Page 9: ...c video recording Real time Stitching in the camera 3840 3840 30fps 4K 3D at the maximum Post processing Stitching 9600 x 9600 30fps 10K 3D at the maximum File format Photo JPG DNG RAW format Video MP4 Storage support 9 SD cards of V30 speed level UHS I Sandisk Extreme Pro is recommended Power and endurance 10000mAh removable battery endurance time about 70 minutes 19 5V 9A power adapter Continuou...

Page 10: ...1 1 2 Introduction to oﬀicial accessories ...

Page 11: ...Note according to international aviation regulations if you check in your luggage please remove lithium batteries and carry them around ...

Page 12: ...he SanDisk SD card 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 vid...

Page 13: ... 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 a...

Page 14: ...he single video rate in each storage card is up to 180Mbps so Titan has high standards on storage card s write speed and stability Please use the storage card which meets our oﬀicial recommended standards When using new SD 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 storage card m...

Page 15: ...s SD card using the formatting function on the camera Please make sure to back up your files before formatting A er formatting please start a speed test again on the formatted card Using storage cards which meet the requirements on write speed and stability is a key precondition for recording video successfully Therefore please make sure to have a speed test before recording ...

Page 16: ...ze lens damage risk IIt is also easy to leave a fingerprint on the convex lens so we ve equipped the camera with camera cloth Please keep the camera clean avoid any stain that impacts the quality and stitching eﬀect About power supply and electricity quantity For panoramic photography electricity guarantee is important Insta360 Titan provides two types of power supply You can use multiple batterie...

Page 17: ...ng lamp will be in the same color as the power indicating lamp Refer to the section about camera operation instructions for the flashing description of the work indicating amp Tip With WiFi connection Titan preview mode consumes more power so please try to return to the homepage when standby as shown in the figure About real time stitching and stitching calibration Insta360 Titan has an accurate s...

Page 18: ...self or herself Then press the power button and the camera will automatically conduct stitching eﬀect calibration based on the current scene 2 Calibrate stitching in Titan app Connect the app with Titan camera Choose Video mode or Live streaming mode In Live streaming mode Calibrate Stitching Eﬀect function will be shown in the General setting In Video mode when the Real time Stitching function is...

Page 19: ...eras which ensures that camera functions are as accurate as possible Please first place Insta360 Titan on horizontal desktop or ground on the function navigation menu click settings on the lower right to find Gyro calibration and complete operation based on prompt as shown in the figure ...

Page 20: ...m which is suitable for outdoor and quick preview however if the LAN is stable enough and the signal coverage area is large the LAN connection can be preferentially selected for the safety range of the connection between the person and the camera is larger in theory These diﬀerent connections are described in more details below Farsight connection 1 Install antennas onto the Farsight s transmitter...

Page 21: ... In most Android devices there is no Ethernet option The set up is ready a er connecting your devices to the receiver via USB cable please refer to the Compatibility List below for the supported Android devices If there is no required IP available a er waiting for a while replug the USB cable and reconnect until the desired IP address is displayed If you want to connect the receiver to your comput...

Page 22: ...omputer you can also complete the connection by inputting the IP address displayed at the top of the camera screen in the connection interface of the camera s controlling client Insta360 Titan so ware 7 Compatibility List of Farsight receiver devices added continuously Device System Huawei P9 Android 7 0 Huawei P10 Android 7 0 Huawei Mate9 Android 8 0 Huawei Mate10 Android 8 0 Huawei Honor V10 And...

Page 23: ...layed on top of the camera screen Wired connection Direct connection mode 1 Enter the camera settings menu of Titan set Ethernet to Direct mode 2 Connect Titan to a computer with LAN cable If there is no LAN port on your computer please use the USB ethernet network adapter to connect In this mode the IP address of Titan is fixed as 192 168 1 188 which requires to set up static IP for the PC networ...

Page 24: ...ace 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 connection connecting client devices to camera s AP hotspot ...

Page 25: ...arby WiFi hotspots and find the hotspots of Insta360 Titan XXXXXX Click to input 88888888 repeat eight for 8 times to connect 3 a er a successful connection client device and camera have been in the 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 ...

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Page 27: ...he controlling client of the Insta360 Titan camera Platform Windows Mac iOS Android Insta360 STITCHER Download Use Insta360 Stitcher to quickly and easily stitch camera footage taken by Insta360 Pro Titan Platform Windows Mac Requirements on Computer Configuration to Run Stitcher for Titan users CPU CPU for i7 8700K or higher performance Memory 16GB or larger Graphics card RTX 2080Ti or graphics c...

Page 28: ...mputer that reaches the above standards Insta360 Titan FIRMWARE Download The Insta360 Titan camera firmware ensures that the Insta360 Titan runs eﬀiciently Please update to the latest version for the optimal experience Insta360 Moment CrystalView 8K Player Download Insta360 Moment supports the playback of all videos and photos from Insta360 apps and files in CrystalView format Platform iOS Android...

Page 29: ... suitable one 3 Panoramic video always simulates a first person point of view The distance of Titan base to the lens is about 12 cm so please select tripod with a height above 160 cm 4 Panorama video also needs bottom stitching It s not recommended using a tripod with direction adjusting handle 5 When shooting scenery a single unipod can be a best fit Unipod occupies a much smaller area than a tri...

Page 30: ...venient post editing In this sense the 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 Nodal Ninja Panoramic Photography Equipment series can be another choice ...

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Page 32: ...ort tool in Insta360 Stitcher There is no need to pull out any storage card Import Titan files to computer in Windows system Import method 1 Use the USB hub and the SD card reader 1 Please use our oﬀicial SD card reader and USB hub Insert the nine SD cards into the hub then connect the hub to your computer Wait for your computer to recognize and mount all SD cards 2 Open Insta360 Stitcher go to Ca...

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Page 34: ...nnect your Titan to your computer via LAN cable 1 Go to the Titan s home menu 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 Connect the Titan camera to your computer via LAN cable If there is no LAN port on your computer please use the USB e...

Page 35: ...cards you have successfully accessed all of your camera s storage devices You can choose to merge files in individual folders manually and copy them locally on your computer or you can import them by using Insta360 Stitcher s one click import tool 5 Open Stitcher go to Cam Files Manager page Click the Import button below Method 2 Enter 192 168 1 188 titan in the address bar of select folder Access...

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Page 37: ...You can also map a network drive for Titan directory under server address 192 168 1 188 In this way you don t have to type its network address each time ...

Page 38: ... imported to the local drive Import method 3 Merge the files with the same name from the 9 SD cards into one folder do not replace them as shown in below screenshot A merged video folder contains the following files 8 lrv mp4 files 8 mp4 file 1 preview mp4 file and 1 pro prj file In the case of long recording the video may be segmented and the 8 lrv mp4 files and 8 mp4 files will be incremented by...

Page 39: ...Import method 1 Use the USB hub and the SD card reader 1 Please use our oﬀicial SD card reader and USB hub Insert the nine SD cards into the hub then connect the hub to your computer Wait for your computer to recognize and mount all SD cards ...

Page 40: ...2 Open Insta360 Stitcher go to Cam Files Manager page Click the Import button below method 1 Choose the root directory from any one of the inserted SD cards ...

Page 41: ...bottom Then all the selected contents will be imported to the local drive Import method 2 Connect your Titan to your computer via LAN 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 42: ...splays Reading storage devices If the camera shows Loading failed a er entering this mode please restart the camera 2 Connect the Titan camera to your computer via LAN cable If there is no LAN port on your computer please use the USB ethernet network adapter included in the camera package As shown in the picture below ...

Page 43: ...3 Open the file manager Finder on Mac system and click Go Connect to Server 4 Enter smb 192 168 1 188 in the Server Address bar and click Connect 5 Select Guest in the pop up window and click Connect ...

Page 44: ...e devices You can choose to merge files in individual folders manually and copy them locally on your computer or you can import them by using Insta360 Stitcher s one click import tool 8 Open Stitcher go to Cam Files Manager page Click the Import button below Method 2 Choose the root directory from any SD card under server address 192 168 1 188 titan ...

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Page 46: ...ported to the local drive Please note that a er you have put your camera in storage device reading mode and your computer has direct access to the directories of multiple storage cards you can drag the folder in your SD card 0 directly to Insta360 Stitcher for use However this approach depends on the stability and reliability of the network so it is strongly recommended to save the content to the ...

Page 47: ...and copy them to your computer Import method 3 Merge the files with the same name from the 9 SD cards into one folder do not replace them as shown in below screenshot A merged video folder contains the following files 8 lrv mp4 files 8 mp4 file 1 preview mp4 file and 1 pro prj file In the case of long recording the video may be segmented and the 8 lrv mp4 files and 8 mp4 files will be incremented ...

Page 48: ...era calibration Please see 1 1 4 for detailed method 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 are obvious changes in the shooting environment e g from indoors to outdoors one should have stitching calibration once again Calibration methods ...

Page 49: ...ble for convenient post editing In this sense Manfrotto VR series products are relatively safe portable convenient shooting bracket which can be regarded as a reference for purchase https www manfrotto us products virtual reality limit 36 Nodal Ninja Panoramic Photography Equipment series can be another choice http shop nodalninja com carbon fiber poles ...

Page 50: ...ced Selection of advanced accessories for photographing Base support Titan has a weight of 5500g Please select base with large suction force for the single lens camera which is relatively more stable and reliable ...

Page 51: ...les choose unmanned aerial vehicles with large load capacity such as DJI M600 No stabilizer is needed for shooting so you can select a pole to connect Titan You can select a unipod pole with a changeable length or a short rod with a fixed length A long pole needs to add spherical pan tilt at the joint to facilitate takeoﬀ ...

Page 52: ... state press POWER key and you can take a photo as per the current size If the real time stitching level is needed a er the photo is taken the camera will enter the processing state A er processing is done the photo will be saved and then the camera will be switched to shooting READY state A 5s countdown is needed in each shooting During the countdown the work indicating lamp will flash continuous...

Page 53: ...ynthesized in post production Customize Camera customized options allow users to quickly select parameters saved last time when using the controlling app Details of usage are shown in 6 2 Note Photos shot in all modes can be stored in the format of Raw jpg Photos shot in Normal mode are stored in SD card 0 In Timelapse AEB Auto Exposure Bracket or Burst mode when photos are stored in raw jpg forma...

Page 54: ...review under VR glasses mode Full screen tap the button to watch the preview stream in full screen Brightness histogram with the button on a brightness histogram of the 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 Au...

Page 55: ... Type 360 Pano 360 3D This setting only aﬀects photos that are stitched in real time to be 3D or 2D Insta360 Stitcher can be used to synthesize the original photos from 8 lenses to be panoramic or 3D photos Raw On Oﬀ 1 When this mode is on photos will be stored in both formats of Raw JPG simultaneously 2 DNG files can be toned via Photoshop etc Optical Flow On use Optical Flow Stitching Oﬀ use Tem...

Page 56: ...ce Delay Timer None 3S 5S 10S 20S 30S 40S 50S 60S Cameras will shoot a er the countdown is over Reset Exposure Exposure Level Notice Auto It can adjust EV white balance In the Normal shooting mode the range of EV is 5 5 ...

Page 57: ...se independently and automatically EV and white balance can be adjusted Isolated exposure is suitable for shooting scenes with sharp light and shade contrast such as shooting in a room with bright sunlight streaming through a window Shutter Priority Shutter parameters can be set manually other parameters are automatically matched by camera ISO Priority ISO can be set manually other parameters are ...

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Page 59: ...ntents shot just now and from history Except for photos in the Auto Exposure Bracket HDR Burst or Timelapse mode all the materials may be previewed which is helpful for the user to locate a subject 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 ...

Page 60: ...gorithm 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 repet...

Page 61: ...ustration shows the eﬀect of a jpg photo Raw is to store photos shot by 8 lenses to be the most primitive DNG images which can be synthesized into 11K 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 diﬀerence And Photoshop might be needed for post produ...

Page 62: ...use Photoshop 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 diﬀerent 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 diﬀerences are large ...

Page 63: ... 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 interval length is ...

Page 64: ...photos The continuous capture is carried out based on the camera shutter speed so the shutter speed is 1 10s to the minimum 10 continuous captured photos can be exported This mode can be used in taking group photos and static scenes ...

Page 65: ...2 2 3 Advanced Method for aerial shooting panoramic picture When Titan is mounted on the aircra using Farsight can monitor and manipulate it within 1 km distance ...

Page 66: ...shot in two formats the same group of 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 single lens for later stitching Resolution is 5280 x 3956 which can be stitched into 10560 x 5280 panoramic photos or 10560 x 10560 3D ...

Page 67: ...orting 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 The lower right corner is output ...

Page 68: ...eral 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 eﬀect than basic optical flow It is suggested to try basic optical flow and compare eﬀects when you feel dissatisfied about the stitching eﬀect of new optical flow Scene specific Template speed is fastest but it is not optical flow stitchin...

Page 69: ...w Stitching Blender Angle This is used to adjust and calculate the image area of optical stitching The larger the angle is the slower the speed is the better the stitching eﬀect is and the shorter the nearest stitching distance is Generally it s best to set the maximum angle as far as possible the maximum angle of 2D video is 20 and the maximum angle of 3D video is 16 Template Stitching Blender An...

Page 70: ...t 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 Resolution can be customized in output settings except the preset ones ...

Page 71: ...ssed in Photoshop for post production and exported panorama photos in jpg 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 eﬀect 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 diﬀer...

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Page 74: ... 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 75: ...adjust level save and apply the current eﬀect Open Adobe Premiere CC2018 import by sequence Create a new sequence and set the resolution to 7680 3840 ...

Page 76: ...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 exporte...

Page 77: ...Note that this video needs to be set as VR panoramic video in which way Metadata panorama information can be written into the video ...

Page 78: ...on 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 10560 x 5280 You can drag mouse to view from diﬀerent angles in 3D interface ...

Page 79: ...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 Adjust view to bottom use imitation seal patch stain wipe tools to remove tripod at the bottom ...

Page 80: ...lor you can use adjust in the camera workspace to directly modify picture s overall exposure color etc 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 ...

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Page 82: ...Open camera raw filter for color grading ...

Page 83: ...Once again we apply polar coordinate eﬀect to return to the rectangular of 2 1 ...

Page 84: ... 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 85: ...n exporting using export panorama from the 3D menu to correctly save into panoramic image which has been written into panoramic Metadata and can be uploaded directly to those platforms supporting panorama ...

Page 86: ...ent all of which support uploading panoramic images from mobile photo albums Take Insta360 ONE app as an example a er download panoramic images via Insta360 Titan app to mobile photo album open Insta360 ONE app to select iPhone albums select panoramic images saved in mobile albums to share panoramic images into the community Normal photos and 8K 2D panoramic photos captured by Titan can be shared ...

Page 87: ...Insta360 Nano app as an example Press the import button at the upper right corner of the photo album select the panoramic picture in the mobile photo album to introduce panoramic pictures into the app album Click to enter picture and then click the 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 timeline Plea...

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Page 89: ...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 Import a panorama you can drag mouse to view panoramic view Preview small window is at the upper right corner ...

Page 90: ...Playback mode can choose Little Planet Perspective Crystal Ball Flat Default fish eye View Mode and Type of Contents can be set in Settings ...

Page 91: ...Files in navigation menu bar can choose to play streaming media and streaming media support viewing panoramic live ...

Page 92: ...g three diﬀerent 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 ...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...import your panorama photos and videos into Oculus Go storage directory under Pictures or Movies 3 Open Oculus 360 Photos or Oculus Video in 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 i...

Page 97: ...anoramic roaming 1 Login https blend media to register and login to the account on this platform 2 Once logged in you will enter the edit management interface and click ADD PROJECT to create a new project 3 Platforms oﬀer many initial templates that can be selected such as roaming around to enjoy landscapes watching auto show and roaming around in rooms etc ...

Page 98: ...mplate Enter into the edit interface of the template a er creation You can add multiple Scenes on the upper le namely each scene in roaming 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 ...

Page 99: ...d then we can preview this scenario in the preview panel on the right side In one scene you can operate on element panel below at bottom le to add text image video scene link static banner starting position BG audio and other additional elements ...

Page 100: ...e 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 no problems detected it can be shared on social platforms Currently it only supports Facebook and Twitter ...

Page 101: ...n 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 are obvious changes in the shooting environment e g from indoors to outdoors one should have stitching calibration once again Calibration methods for stitching are described in deta...

Page 102: ...ction 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 also select Nodal Ninja Panoramic Photography Equipment series ...

Page 103: ...traight camera pole A straight camera pole can be used to li the camera in motion shot so as to extend shooting angle achieving low altitude aerial eﬀect and overlooking attribute The pole of unipod or straight camera pole series of Manfrotto can be selected ...

Page 104: ...ction mount Titan has a weight of 5500g Select a suction mount with large suction fore for single lens reflex camera which is relatively stable and reliable Mobile shooting cars Video shooting cars are generally expensive You can rent one which is relatively cost eﬀective ...

Page 105: ...der Zoom H3 VR Titan supports recording panoramic sound through USB external port connecting to Zoom H3 VR audio recorder Please update the recorder s firmware to the latest version before use Recorded panoramic sound will be consistent with Titan itself both following Ambisonic standard It can be exported via Insta360 Stitcher uploaded to Facebook Youtube and other platforms supporting this stand...

Page 106: ...1 Mount Zoom H3 VR recorder to Titan camera using a 1 4 to 1 4 male threaded screw adapter 2 Connect the recorder to Titan via USB cable ...

Page 107: ...3 Turn on the recorder and go to USB Audio I F 4 Select the audio mode you need Stereo or 4ch Ambisonics 4 channel panoramic sound ...

Page 108: ...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 nadir logo will increase as you increase its height Recommended resolution 2000px 150px Tutorial Methods for making logo Open Photoshop and import a transparent logo...

Page 109: ...Image Trim select transparent pixels cut oﬀ redundant pixels Distort Polar Coordinates Polar to Rectangular Image Rotation 180 ...

Page 110: ...Image Image Size modified to 2000 150 Save as _ logo png and store it in the root directory of the SD card ...

Page 111: ...Although Insta360 Titan has gyroscope stability the drone might be shake violently during the flight Therefore it still needs us to debug the equipment before shooting and make sure to hold the camera still You can use a straight pole to connect Titan A unipod straight pole with changeable length or a short pole with fixed length can be selected according to the need Insta360 Titan can transfer im...

Page 112: ...time images of Titan can be transmitted to remote controller for monitoring Moreover panoramic aerial live streaming can be realized if hardware devices are suitable ...

Page 113: ...rding requirement but the other 8 cards do video recording can still proceed but the low resolution proxy video stored on the SD card 0 may skip frames which may aﬀect the proxy video preview through Premiere plugin Therefore it s recommended to use SD card which meets recording requirement If the write speed of your SD cards 1 8 don t meet the recording requirement video recording cannot proceed ...

Page 114: ...0FPS panorama video at the maximum can be stitched in post production 11K 5F GSV Shoot for Google Street View detailed as Chapter 5 4K 30F RTS Record and store 8 lens original video and real time stitch 4K 2D 30FPS panorama video 4K 30F 3D RTS Record and store 8 lens original video and real time stitch 4K 3D 30FPS panorama video Customize Camera custom option allows users to quickly select paramet...

Page 115: ...tion 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 eﬀect depends on calibration condition in diﬀerent scenes The maximum resolution for real time stitching video is 4K Real time stitching will store 8 lens high bitrate original videos which can be composited into videos of 8k at t...

Page 116: ... 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 K 7500 K The general shutter speed for video shooting is set to 1 50s and in particular circumstances you ...

Page 117: ... 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 repetitive Safe distance the safe distance of optical flow stitching is 80cm The safety distance between template stitching is 2m and safe distance should be considered in camera s position Considering the eﬀect of viewing through VR headset it i...

Page 118: ...corder Zoom H3 VR Titan supports recording panoramic sound through USB external port connecting to Zoom H3 VR audio recorder Please update the recorder s firmware to the latest version before use Recorded panoramic sound will be consistent with Titan itself both following Ambisonic standard It can be exported via Insta360 Stitcher uploaded to Facebook Youtube and other platforms supporting this st...

Page 119: ...1 Mount Zoom H3 VR recorder to Titan camera using a 1 4 to 1 4 male threaded screw adapter 2 Connect the recorder to Titan via USB cable ...

Page 120: ...3 Turn on the recorder and go to USB Audio I F 4 Select the audio mode you need Stereo or 4ch Ambisonics 4 channel panoramic sound ...

Page 121: ...nology the image quality is slightly inferior than ordinary shooting video This mode is suitable for shooting high speed motion or scenes that need post adjusting to be fast or slow Diﬀerent resolution and frame rate can be selected in this mode Insta360 Stitcher can be used to synthesize 5248 x 2624 120fps 2D panoramic video ...

Page 122: ...d Through HDMI you can use Farsight monitor to check real time pictures Panoramic aerial shooting usually uses 2D screen because 3D video has no obvious eﬀect when the distance is relatively far It s recommended to have panoramic aerial shooting under suﬀicient sunlight Aerial shooting of night scene will decrease image quality because the shiner is far away from the camera ...

Page 123: ...resolution videos shot on 8 lenses respectively origin_ mp4 sequences are original files captured by each lens for post stitching Videos in 5280 x 2972 resolution can be stitched to 11K 2D panoramic video at the maximum and those in 4800 x 3072 resolution can be stitched to 10K 3D panoramic video at the maximum Preview mp4 is a preview file of 1920 960 with frame rate of 30 fps which can be used t...

Page 124: ...ical discussions feedback and suggestions to Insta360 In the 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 stitch...

Page 125: ...A er testing results for computer performance will be provided for your reference 4 Stitching step Import a video folder Content types include Monoscopic Stereo Le Eye on Top and Stereo Right Eye on Top ...

Page 126: ...ate speed is fastest but it is not optical flow stitching so it has limited eﬀect when there s parallax error and in near distance As for Sampling Type if the camera is still static then three sampling types are not very diﬀerent from each other If the camera is moving sampling with slower speed can obtain better image quality which is commonly used in video stitching Blender Type is generally aut...

Page 127: ...ins the same Hardware decoding and encoding are selected according to the resolution and computer performance of the derived video Hardware decoding is not supported when the output video resolution is higher than 4K 4K or when H 265 encoding is used on MAC So ware encoding speed means the higher encoding speed you choose the faster the stitching is but quality details may lose For example for som...

Page 128: ...g When preview stitching eﬀect 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 function of adjusting screen level and center angle in 3D video stitching Selecting time periods that need...

Page 129: ...figuration parameter for H 264 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 455Mbps is recommended for 11K 2D panorama content while 750Mbps for 10K 3D panorama content Audio type if Spatial audio is selected the vi...

Page 130: ...e set When setup completes you can add to batch list for pending processing or stitch immediately The stitching process can be checked in stitching taskbar During the process of panoramic video stitching stitching can also be terminated and the so ware will automatically save the parts already stitched ...

Page 131: ...ith the desired framerate We have provided a output framerate option for optical flow interpolation which allows the framerate to be increased by two times during video export For example a 120fps video can be exported as a 240fps video while 60fps can be exported as a 30fps video as well Video with higher framerate 60 90fps can make people less dizzy when watching it in a VR headset Comparison of...

Page 132: ...o introduce the process of editing with Premier 2018 CC as an example Add a new project of 4K test and import several sections of material The new sequence is set to 3840 3840 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 ...

Page 133: ...to be upper and lower 3D mode Select 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 134: ...Clip material on timeline ...

Page 135: ...irection of the panoramic X Y Z axis so as to adjust 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 eﬀect and select Stereoscopic Over Under to add a nadir logo to both the upper and lower of the 3D image ...

Page 136: ...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 137: ...When editing is complete you can export the video Please note here that due to the resolution limitations of the H 264 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 ...

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Page 139: ... 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 The projection type has two options 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 ...

Page 140: ...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 141: ...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 142: ...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 143: ...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 144: ...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 145: ...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 ...

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Page 147: ... continue the installation This plugin is compatible with Premiere CC Pro 2017 2018 Please note that you must close Premiere during the installation of Stitcher or else the plug in installation will fail When this version of Stitcher is installed open Premiere and use the plugin by clicking window Extensions Insta360Pro Importer in the top menu of the new project Click on the Import icon to import...

Page 148: ...ple when you choose to import a Stereo Le Eye on Top video if you select an 8K material with a single lens proportion of 16 9 the video will not be imported Click Import to import an 8K video folder The source material area at the bottom le of Premiere will immediately show the original video material with the stitched attribute Add this video material to the timeline and the button for associated...

Page 149: ...video is finally exported and ultimately will be stitched and exported together with the video rendering The speed of the stitching export is the same as that of the Stitcher and both of them can accelerate the export using hardware As a result panoramic video is processed eﬀiciently multiple video folders can be imported in batches and we use Premiere for quick editing and export In accordance wi...

Page 150: ...n the performance of the computer High performance computers can play at the rate of 3fps per second According to the methods described in 3 3 3 we can also add transition text and so on When we export the video it will automatically render and stitch the video at the same time which greatly saves the stitching time ...

Page 151: ...itcher Support A erEﬀects 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 eﬀect Lumitri Color select Input LUT to import the local LUT file 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 ...

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Page 153: ... Eﬀect 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 154: ...https fxfactory com info 360eﬀects https fxfactory com info revolve360 4 Skybox 360 VR Tools https www mettle com product skybox 360vr tools ...

Page 155: ...a new sequence and select 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 assur...

Page 156: ...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 157: ... preview the sound eﬀect make sure that the direction of the sound matches the orientation of the video screen Please note that the eﬀect must be turned oﬀ when exporting the video Rotate the angle and preview the video to make sure the sound matches the image ...

Page 158: ...ﬀect Panner Ambisonics to add the eﬀect to the panoramic sound track When you turn on the sound eﬀect you can adjust the three directions Pan Tilt and Roll A er adjusting and matching video direction remember to turn oﬀ Binauralizer Ambisonics before exporting the video ...

Page 159: ...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 H 264 encoding ...

Page 160: ...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 161: ...py a video layer In the previous layer video add Mocha VR eﬀect and pre synthesize this layer as Drone1 mp4 Comp1 Check move all attributes into the new composition Enter new pre comp Drone1 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 ...

Page 162: ...Wipe oﬀ drones using seal tools The method is the same with PS ...

Page 163: ...A er erasing copy this Mocha VR eﬀect to the Pre Comp1 Modify Module as Lens Distort This has completed simple drone remove ...

Page 164: ...need to stabilize simultaneously Pre Comp1 should be pre composited and Mocha VR should be added Since many attributes and composition have been added earlier the calculation speed of this step will be slower ...

Page 165: ...of composition and copy a layer video Add Mocha VR attribute to upper video Open Mocha VR Open 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 166: ...Move the BG layer behind the Camera remove layer Both layers must be selected to track and finally select None for Link to Track ...

Page 167: ...low preview window to view the eﬀects of current frame A er saving render and then export The rendering time is related to computer configuration and the resolution and duration of video clip And finally viewing eﬀect in panoramic player ...

Page 168: ...d Add Mocha VR attribute to the video View video eﬀects click MochaVR icon to enter mocha VR interface 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 169: ...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 170: ...ha Then you can preview the eﬀect 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 171: ...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 172: ...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 eﬀect cannot reach FlowState level because it doesn t need to track object the operation is relatively simple which is a convenient and eﬀicient choice ...

Page 173: ...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 174: ...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 175: ...Modify minimum Trakers Frame to be around 50 Maximum tracker Count to be around 500 ...

Page 176: ...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 177: ...isappears and you can preview stability eﬀect 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 178: ...In export settings you can select diﬀerent formats and set coding rate in Compression Settings Click Start to start rendering and export ...

Page 179: ...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 180: ...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 181: ... Play Streaming Media can be chosen in Files in navigation menu bar Panoramic live streaming is supported in streaming media ...

Page 182: ... encoding and the resolution must reach 5760 x 2880 6K or above 2 Each video imported appears on the task list below Before conversion starts you can click on items for more settings such as export directories content types original version is 3D or 2D A er setting up these information click on the Convert button below and wait for the completion of video conversion 3 Import the converted videos i...

Page 183: ...oment app refresh the content list and click on newly added content to play GearVR Insta360 Moment 1 Currently it is recommended to use Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Samsung mobile phones of higher performance CPU to run this player Samsung S8 and advanced types 2 Install Oculus Home on Samsung phones and download Insta360 Moment in app store click open to run the app 3 Connect your Samsung phone and...

Page 184: ... Samsung Galaxy S8 S8 Note 8 Kirin 970 HUAWEI P20 HUAWEI Mate 10 Mate 10 Pro Mate 10 Porsche Design Honor V10 Honor 10 Honor Note 10 Kirin 980 HUAWEI Mate 20 Mate 20 Pro Honor Magic 2 Samsung Gear VR Snapdragon 845 Samsung Galaxy S9 S9 Note 9 Snapdragon 835 Samsung Galaxy S8 S8 Note8 Exynos 8895 Samsung Galaxy S8 S8 Note 8 7680x3840 8K 2D 5760x5760 6K 3D iOS A12 iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR A...

Page 185: ...te 10 Kirin 980 HUAWEI Mate 20 Mate 20 Pro Honor Magic 2 Kirin 960 Samsung Gear VR Snapdragon 845 Samsung Galaxy S9 S9 Note 9 Snapdragon 835 Samsung Galaxy S8 S8 Note8 Snapdragon 821 Exynos 9810 Exynos 8895 Samsung Galaxy S8 S8 Note 8 Oculus Go ...

Page 186: ... H 264 encoding below 4K If panoramic video is exported to be other formats other players need to be used to play Currently desktop player of Gopro Player PotPlayer and PotPlayer support panoramic video well Gopro VR Player supports OS X and Windows http www kolor com gopro vr player Windows can also use PotPlayer to play http potplayer daum net lang zh_CN ...

Page 187: ...noramic 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 panoramic information into the video in advance If it is rendered and exported from clipping so ware such as Premiere you must check VR settings when you exporting This allows you to directly uplo...

Page 188: ...7 Uploading 360 video https help vimeo com hc en us articles 115001877167 Uploading 360 video 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 ...

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Page 190: ...using three diﬀerent 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 A er installing two applications create a new Videos folder under the Oculus apps installation directory So ware ...

Page 191: ...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 192: ...ports 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 193: ...rate GearVR headset to open 360 Photos or 360 Video in VR and finds My Photos or My Videos menu to watch what has just been imported Currently GearVR supports panoramic video with resolution less than 4096x2048 and 3D panoramic video of 4000x4000 Photo resolution is unlimited Currently there is no application that supports broadcasting rtmp live streaming on this platform ...

Page 194: ...nd import your panorama photos and videos into Oculus Go storage directory under Pictures or Movies Open Oculus 360 Photos or Oculus Video in the VR by operating the Oculus Go headset and you can find My Photos or My Videos menu to play what has just been imported Currently Oculus Go supports panoramic video with resolution less than 4096x2048 and 3D panoramic video of 4000x4000 Photo resolution i...

Page 195: ...2 Tripod 3 Recording equipment 4 Computer or mobile phone 5 Multi interface router 6 LAN cable and power supply equipment 7 5G CPE For 5G network 8 Check the network building at the livestreaming location an exclusive network line of 20 megabytes or above is needed ...

Page 196: ... with cable interface or cable interface adapter phones installed with Insta360 Titan app 4 Network exclusive network line of 20 megabytes or above 5 Wireless Network card with network port Note the network speed may slow down when there are many people around 6 Huawei CPE during 5G live streaming CPE can receive a 5G signal from the operator wirelessly and can connect to Insta360 Titan and its co...

Page 197: ...ls Connect a mobile phone or computer via WIFI to the WI FI router that has connected to Insta360 Titan Input ID address displayed on Titan for connection Complete settings for your live streaming 3 4G Wireless card connection Connect the 4G router via cable to Insta360 Titan if external network connection succeeds IP address on Insta360 Titan will not appear as either 0 0 0 0 or 192 168 43 1 othe...

Page 198: ...se follow the prompts to stay 1 meter away from the camera within 5 seconds so that the stitching calibration a er the countdown can get the best results Or use Stitching Calibration function on computer 1 Click Stitching Calibration ...

Page 199: ... 2 Click Start 3 A er stitching calibration select the option you need If there s no problem click Done ...

Page 200: ...Use Calibration function on mobile phone 1 Connect Titan to the mobile phone go to Live streaming section Click Calibration ...

Page 201: ... 2 Click Start ...

Page 202: ... 3 A er stitching calibration select the option you need If there s no problem click Done ...

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Page 204: ...eds the IP address on Titan 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 Titan 5 Start stitching calibration refer to 4 1 3 6 Choose Live streaming to fill out your required parameters and addresses 7 Click Start to successfully push ...

Page 205: ...ddress 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 Titan 7 Sets the buﬀer size for audio and video as 30 frames 8 Click Start ...

Page 206: ...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 nadir logo will increase as you increase its height Recommended resolution 2000px 150px Tutorial Methods for making logo Open Photoshop and import a transparent logo...

Page 207: ...Image Trim select transparent pixels cut oﬀ redundant pixels Distort Polar Coordinates Polar to Rectangular ...

Page 208: ...Image Rotation 180 Image Image Size modified to 2000 150 Save as _ logo png and store it in the root directory of the SD card ...

Page 209: ...al Time Messaging Protocol RTMP is an open protocol developed by Adobe Systems for audio video and data transmission between Flash players and servers 2 RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP defines how one to many applications can eﬀiciently transmit multimedia data via the IP network RTSP provides an extensible framework that includes real time data and existing stored data This protocol aims a...

Page 210: ...red resolution based on your choice of live platform If the settings have no desired resolution click Customize to set your desired resolution resolution cannot be greater than 3840 3840 Note when viewing with mobile phone the recommended encoding rate should be 4Mbps If there s video lag you should first exclude whether it is caused by phone lag if not please select lower bitrate in many cases th...

Page 211: ...l playback Connect computer to Titan select Built in Server click LIVE open computer player input the URL address displayed in Titan push settings such as Custom Rtmp Server This is to push live streaming onto panoramic live platforms HDMI Output Output through HDMI line to display director station computer etc ...

Page 212: ...4 2 3 Beginner Live streaming while storing Check according to your own needs ...

Page 213: ...4 2 4 Beginner External audio setting Refer to 3 1 4 Audio mixer sounds can also be imported into Titan via a 3 5 mm port ...

Page 214: ... subject 2 Make sure the power supply is ready and cables 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 ...

Page 215: ...4 2 6 Intermediate Outdoor live streaming scheme Preparatory preparations Prepare battery and 4G wireless card Live streaming phase Refer to 4 1 4 ...

Page 216: ...te a live stream event on YouTube address https www youtube com my_live_events 3 In Advanced Settings select This live stream is 360 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 ...

Page 217: ... 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 Server copy and paste RTMP URL and stream names 4 Click LIVE for live live streaming ...

Page 218: ...Weibo note blue V users need to apply to Weibo for live streaming 4 Select Custom RTMP Server and copy paste RTMP URL and stream names 5 Click LIVE for live streaming Weibo live streaming only can watch on mobile phones and you cannot watch it on computers 6 According to Weibo live streaming policy Weibo live streaming is only available when the IP address is located in China ...

Page 219: ...r example the live addresses we currently receive are rtmp rtmp push utovr com utovr zhangpei e 1526451685 token y977ktI8iiYK3i5ApN8AxxQ_4zetlxPaQP5RLU6B 4lHYTUc7OWnf76yTnUnrQk8F5DM First thing we need to do is divide RTMP push address into two parts Part 1 rtmp rtmp push utovr com utovr Part 2 zhangpei e 1526451685 token y977ktI8iiYK3i5ApN8AxxQ_4zetlxPaQP5RLU6B 4lHYTUc7OWnf76yTnUnrQk8F5DM with be...

Page 220: ... in the second part in the above sequence number 2 Note if you find a push fails please first check whether your local network connection is normal and whether the trial time for the push address 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 ref...

Page 221: ...of Titan camera has been updated to latest 2 Turn on Titan camera to ensure that GPS antennas are not obscured by any object note that GPS antennas will become inaccurate if obscured by any object 3 Fix Titan camera with extra accessories on street view vehicles or tripod ...

Page 222: ...street view on a vehicle you need to prepare suction mount tilt pan or small tripod to fix Titan As shown below Titan equipped with GPS module is mounted on vehicle suction mount Fix Titan camera on the tapped hole of triangle suction and fix triangle suction mount safely on top of the car roof ...

Page 223: ...lens resolution to 11K 5F 8 5280x2972 3 Then press record to shoot street view video that can be finally composited into 11K resolution with 5 frames per second In this mode image per frame has higher quality which can be uploaded to Google Street view as separate street view photos 4 When shooting during driving it is suggested that speed should not exceed 60 km h otherwise high speed may cause m...

Page 224: ...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 ...

Page 225: ...le requirements before you pass the auditing The shooting content must contain GPS information Panoramic photo specifications need 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 Oﬀ before shooting and does not ...

Page 226: ...ogle street view content meets above conditions click Upload to submit and wait for upload progress completed If uploaded video is of 11K 5FPS it will automatically be parsed into consecutive street view photos by Google ...

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Page 228: ... into consecutive street view photos by Google 3 If consecutive shooting lines are taken blue lines will appear in street view maps If they are separate locations there will be blue dots in street view maps If what you took were continuous shooting lines but what appear on maps were points there may be two reasons 1 excessively fast speed resulting in large GPS data displacement which is identifie...

Page 229: ...400 shutter 1 30s 1 8000 s and white balance Auto 2700K 3200K 4000K 5000K 6500K 7500K can be adjusted When recording you can select from three modes of automatic exposure manual exposure and isolated exposure ISO 100 6400 shutter 1 30s 1 8000s white balance Auto 2700K 3200K 4000K 5000K 6500K 7500K can be adjusted in manual exposure mode When using control client terminal to connect camera to shoot...

Page 230: ...Please check the operating video https v qq com x page l0522wvhdov html start 29 ...

Page 231: ...a template that saves parameters under current shooting mode A er naming and saving the current parameter template you can select the stored parameter template to quickly 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 whet...

Page 232: ...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 233: ...itching from photographing to recording or live streaming or reenter into shooting interface a er exiting camera interface parameter template at the right corner will become an option without selection Resetting parameter templates simply changes the status to unselected and does not change parameters that have been currently set ...

Page 234: ... can contact technical support 7 1 3 OLED not bright If the OLED screen isn t on it is possibly caused by failed boot or system halt Check whether LED indicator is normal or fan runs to determine successful boot or not If systems are stuck it is recommended to press reset holes to restart the camera to test If camera operates normally but the restart fails to solve the problem you can contact tech...

Page 235: ...ific methods you can refer to 1 1 5 to ensure the connection mode is correct If connection mode is correct please confirm whether the camera is connected to other client terminal The camera can only be controlled by one client terminal during a period of time If only one client terminal tries to connect please confirm or contact network management to confirm whether the LAN has special access rest...

Page 236: ...hat live platform can support panoramic sound If the live platform cannot process panoramic sounds please adjust Titan sound recording as normal mode No picture It may be because Titan sets live resolution too high while live platform cannot support it In this case it is recommended to reduce the resolution for Live streaming It may be because the live platform cannot handle panoramic sound which ...

Page 237: ...designated live platforms or it is due to excessive bitrate and insuﬀicient 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 that the collection device supports processing 4K 60 fps if not sup...

Page 238: ...reaction a er turning on Generally it is due to improper installation and it is recommended to install it again 7 3 4 Poor stitching ghost image stitching joint Video stitching problems Please check whether it is the problem of objects that are near the camera If the distance is too close it s normal if not check whether objects with stitching problems are not obvious enough if not please select a...

Page 239: ...Optical flow stitching is a frame by frame stitching Its speed depends on computer performance You are recommended to check computer configuration ...

Page 240: ...test firmware and thus cannot upgrade regularly 4 Restart the camera a er finishing all preparations mentioned above then the camera will enter upgrading stage to upgrade the firmware Once the work has completed it will restart again 5 You can click Info in setting to check the version of your camera and Titan Serial Number How to downgrade firmware If you want to degrade from Beta firmware to the...

Page 241: ...vailable 7 4 3 Insuﬀicient card speed and overheating during filming Frequent recording of high resolution video will lead to accumulation of data fragments generated by multiple files aﬀecting the card speed So it is recommended to periodically format storage devices especially before important shooting Titan features standby formatting and is easy to operate and camera formatting saves hours and...

Page 242: ...file fragments existing The SD card cannot be formatted into the required format please contact the manufacturer of the card to fix it or replace it with a new card 3 Once formatting is completed if it prompts Failed it represents a format failure Please check whether the change storage device s write protection is turned on or it has been corrupted Please try formatting again a er you remove writ...

Page 243: ...d so one less channel is normal 7 4 6 Google Street View GPS without positioning If it is recorded indoors GPS signal is weak and easily aﬀected by object shelter Additionally GPS is vulnerable to electronic devices Please maintain a certain distance from other electronic devices when shooting with Titan 7 4 7 Jitter of images a er timelapse photography composition Timelapse photography uses gyro ...

Page 244: ...he following methods can be used to solve the problem 1 Connect Titan over WiFi using the newly released control program PC client 1 1 0 Turn oﬀ the LED in the Camera Settings of the control program or select OFF under LED in the camera menu settings ...

Page 245: ...n insert the AP antenna and put it into the case or Titans box make sure the position of the antenna does not obstruct the closing of the box Please ensure that light is completely cut oﬀ and confirm that the preview screen in the low light chromatism calibration function is completely black Then click Start Calibration to calibrate chromatic aberration ...

Page 246: ...ish calibrating A er calibration when recording in a low light environment using 60fps there will be no chromatic aberration between Titan s lenses If the calibration fails please make sure no light can get to the lenses then recalibrate ...

Page 247: ...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 Try again 430 File open error Check if the SD card was write protected 431 File io error Check if the SD card was write protected 432 No enough storage space Check the storage space of device 433 No storage device Connect storage device 434 Low writing spe...

Page 248: ... 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 adopts 19 5V 9A power adapter with DC interface Battery type and duration The camera uses a 10000mAh replaceable battery When the WiFi connection is oﬀ battery life is about 70 minutes Charging with power o...

Page 249: ...Oﬀicial technical support and forum If none of these instructions solve any problems encountered visit website forums to obtain more technical guidance or contact oﬀicial technical support to solve problems ...

Page 250: ...Shenzhen Arashi Vision Company Limited TEL 86 400 833 4360 EMAIL service insta360 com WEB www insta360 com ADD 14451 Chambers Rd Ste 150 Tustin CA 92780 USA ...

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