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Summary of Contents for VR System

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Page 2: ...ge 5 Live Planet Software Suite Page 6 Supported VR Headsets Page 7 Recommended Accessory Hardware Page 8 Content Creator Key Features Pages 9 37 Camera Software Updates Page 38 Question and Support Information Page 42 2 Table of Contents Copyright 2019 Live Planet Inc User Guide modified March 26 2019 ...

Page 3: ...pply 3 Power Extension Cable 4 Camera Pouch 5 Micro Fiber Cloth 6 Ethernet Cable 10ft 7 USB adapter to Micro USB adapter 8 Extra MicroSD Card Live Planet Camera Kit 2 3 1 4 6 5 a MicroSD Card already inside 3 Inside Your Camera Box 7 8 ...

Page 4: ... The Camera Power Connection Ethernet Port Micro USB Audio In Tripod Screw Hole Standard 1 4 20 for external microphones Recording Status Indicator Front Bottom Side Insert SD card bottom side up Micro SD Card Slot ...

Page 5: ...l the camera from your mobile phone or laptop Step 3 To safely power down click Shut Down in the mobile or browser app Notes 1 Leave SD card in camera If removed insert card bottom side up 2 The Live Planet camera is designed to be used with professional audio equipment and requires a third party USB mic to record audio Shutdown IMPORTANT Use the included AC adapter when using the camera with a wa...

Page 6: ...platforms These apps allow content consumers to watch your published live and recorded content You can access the camera control web app via browser on any device This web app provides additional powerful features such as RTMP streaming fullscreen equirectangular top bottom stereoscopic preview For instructions see page 14 Live Planet Cloud Live Planet Advanced Tools Don t have Android Use this Fi...

Page 7: ... Live Planet VR app Step 2 Daydream Headset with compatible Daydream Android phone ex Google Pixel phones On your phone install the Live Planet app from the Google Play Store Step 1 Oculus Go Open the Oculus store from within the headset and search Live Planet to find install the Live Planet VR app Step 1 Then use the Live Planet app to find and play video content Step 2 Cardboard Viewer with any ...

Page 8: ... be used with professional audio equipment and requires a third party USB mic to record audio For ease of use and flexibility we recommend getting a battery to power your camera on the go Zoom H4n Microphone Juicebox V Mount Battery and Charger 95 Watt Hour Core SWX GP S V Mount Plate with Clamp LanParte D Tap to DC Barrel Power Cable for Blackmagic Camera 24 SMALLRIG Clamp Mount with Ball Head Mo...

Page 9: ...e 7 Stream to Any RTMP Endpoint Live Stereoscopic Preview on a VR Headset Up First Now lets show you Live Planet camera s flawless realtime stitching using the live stereoscopic preview Estimated Time 5 min 1 Live Stereoscopic Preview on a VR Headset 2 Live Preview on Big Screen 3 Record to SD Card 4 Upload Publish With Our Cloud ...

Page 10: ...ra s feed through a headset in realtime to see yourself and everything around you in 3D VR video You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Android Phone a Live Planet App download from Play Store 3 GearVR is recommended but Daydream or Cardboard viewer is also supported ...

Page 11: ...watch a live stereoscopic preview 2 If using GearVR make sure to have our Live Planet VR app from the Oculus GearVR store installed It is used behind the scenes to show you the preview on GearVR Note 1 Stay within 15 feet of the camera 2 Camera WiFi is only used to control the camera not to stream video When done previewing Click End Preview on the Live Planet app 1 You may experience 10s delay be...

Page 12: ...amera s flawless realtime stitching using the live stereoscopic preview Just Finished Live Preview On Big Screen Now let s preview perfectly stitched equirectangular top bottom stereoscopic view from the Live Planet camera on a big screen Up Next Estimated Time 5 min ...

Page 13: ...g Screen Key Feature 2 Connect to the camera through your browser to make image adjustments while previewing your camera s live feed on a large screen You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Computer w Web Browser ...

Page 14: ... the camera not to stream video Feature Instructions Step 1 Connect your laptop to Camera WiFi liveplanet xxxxxx Step 2 Then type 192 168 12 1 from Safari or Chrome browser to launch camera software Step 3 Click on Adjustments at the top right to make any image adjustments as you watch live preview on the big screen 1 2 3 ...

Page 15: ...e image adjustments while previewing an equirectangular live video feed on a big screen Just Finished Record To MicroSD Card Now that you have set up your camera let s see how to shoot 360 stereoscopic video and record to a microSD card Up Next Estimated Time 5 min ...

Page 16: ...ecord VR video to a microSD card You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 MicroSD Card already inside camera 3 Android Phone or Web Browser a Live Planet App download from Google Play Note It is not required to plug in the included ethernet cable to the camera to use this feature ...

Page 17: ...ys while recording so make image adjustments on the fly with confidence from your phone or laptop Note We have already inserted a microSD card into the camera for your convenience and there is also a spare one in the camera kit if you want to record more Do not force the micro SD Card into camera insert it bottom side up as shown When done with recording Click End Recording on the Live Planet app ...

Page 18: ... video in real time and stores the final output to a single microSD Card Just Finished Upload Publish With Our Cloud Up next we ll show you how easy it is to upload VR footage from your camera to the Live Planet Cloud and publish to multiple platforms Up Next Estimated Time 15 min ...

Page 19: ...ure 4 You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Ethernet Cable included 3 Web Browser Upload footage from the camera and publish it from the Live Planet Cloud to Oculus Go GearVR and Daydream headsets simultaneously Supported Platforms ...

Page 20: ...Step 5 3 4 5 Login to your Live Planet account from your camera software If you haven t done so already quickly sign up for a Live Planet account Note You may have already created one from your Android app when testing other features If you haven t go to cloud liveplanet net signup Step 2 If you see log out you re logged in already and good to go Step 1 Plug included ethernet cable into the camera...

Page 21: ...p 7 Select which videos you d like to upload Step 8 Click Upload to Cloud to upload selected videos 6 7 8 Your videos will now upload to the Live Planet Cloud and be ready to distribute This may take several minutes to upload based on file size and connection speeds Feature Instructions Continued ...

Page 22: ...tructions Continued Step 9 Open another browser window and login to cloud liveplanet net from your laptop or tablet and go to the events tab Step 11 Select a video to add to the event and click Add to event at the bottom 10 11 Step 10 Create a recorded event 9 ...

Page 23: ... click preview it may take a few minutes for the processing to complete and the preview feed to become available 2 You will see a pop up saying Billing for this event will begin With the purchase of the camera you received cloud credits that will be used for this activity Step 14 Publish and note down the LP Event Code Step 15 To watch your published events on your VR headset login to the Live Pla...

Page 24: ...ble to easily upload VR footage from your camera to the Live Planet Cloud and publish it to multiple platforms Just Finished VR Livestreaming to a VR Headset Next we ll show you how easy it is to setup a VR livestream from our mobile app Up Next Estimated Time 10 min ...

Page 25: ... your camera to multiple platforms at once You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Ethernet Cable included 3 Android Phone a Live Planet App download from Play Store 4 Oculus GO headset or Samsung GearVR recommended Supported Platforms Note Daydream and Cardboard viewer also supported ...

Page 26: ...e 5 1 2 4 Feature Instructions Step 1 Plug included ethernet cable into the camera Step 2 Login to your Live Planet Account in the Android app Step 3 Tap on Camera icon on top left to navigate to Cam Controls page Step 4 Tap the Livestream button 3 ...

Page 27: ...ode to view the live event on headset 7 Step 5 Run the built in speed test in our app to ensure that your upload bandwidth is sufficient to livestream 1 5 After you click preview it may take a few minutes for the processing to complete and the preview feed to become available Note 50 mbps is recommended 180 live stereo mono streaming at greatly reduced bitrates coming soon When done with livestrea...

Page 28: ...set up a VR livestream using the Live Planet VR system Just Finished Livestream to YouTube Using the Live Planet Cloud you can livestream to YouTube and other VR platforms at the same time Up Next Estimated Time 20 min up to 24hrs for YouTube to activate livestreaming ...

Page 29: ...amera to third party streaming platforms like YouTube You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Ethernet Cable included 3 Web Browser Beware setting up 360 streaming on YouTube can be complex This is unrelated to Live Planet Activation for livestreaming on YouTube could take up to 24hrs for approval ...

Page 30: ...30 Livestream to YouTube Key Feature 6 Feature Instructions Step 1 Activate livestreaming on YouTube www youtube com live_dashboard_splash This could take up to 24 hours to become active ...

Page 31: ...anet xxxxxx Step 4 Then type 192 168 12 1 from any browser to launch camera software 3 4 5 Ensure that you are already signed up with a Live Planet account Note You may have already created one from your Android app when testing other features If you haven t go to cloud liveplanet net signup Step 2 Step 5 Login to your Live Planet account from your camera software If you see log out you re logged ...

Page 32: ...tep 7 Go to events tab and create event Enter a name thumbnail and description Step 9 Select YouTube as the destination to stream to and click Sign in Note Camera should still be using the ethernet cable setup in the previous section Note You will need to link your YouTube account with the Live Planet cloud 7 9 6 Step 8 Add a camera to the event ...

Page 33: ...ing button will appear click it Step 12 Click on View on YouTube button to watch your live feed on YouTube 12 11 Step 10 Make sure that your camera s status is showing as ONLINE If camera shows as OFFLINE or no camera is shown repeat steps 3 5 to connect your camera to the Live Planet Cloud 10 When done with livestreaming click End Livestream on the Live Planet Cloud ...

Page 34: ...se the Live Planet Cloud to livestream to YouTube and other VR platforms at the same time Stream To Any RTMP Endpoint Advanced Next see how you can easily stream from your Live Planet Camera to any RTMP endpoint Facebook Youtube Twitch etc Up Next Estimated Time 10 min ...

Page 35: ...35 Stream To Any RTMP Endpoint Advanced Key Feature 7 You ll need this equipment 1 Live Planet Camera 2 Ethernet Cable included 3 Web Browser The Live Planet camera has support for custom RTMP as well ...

Page 36: ... streaming Step 7 Go to your RTMP streaming service and make sure you can see the camera feed 4 5 6 2 3 Step 4 Then select Custom Platform Step 1 Connect your laptop to Camera WiFi liveplanet xxxxxx Step 2 Then type 192 168 12 1 from any browser to launch camera software Note Camera should still be using the ethernet cable setup in the previous section ...

Page 37: ...ok Youtube Twitch etc There is far more you can do with your Live Planet VR System Keep Exploring 1 Store and manage all your VR video content in one place on the Live Planet Cloud 2 View your catalog of recorded and live events using your VR headset from the My Events tab of our Live Planet VR app 3 And far more cloud liveplanet net ...

Page 38: ...w will re appear Step 1 Connect camera to internet via ethernet cable Step 3 You will see the camera software update pop up Note Expected time to completion about 2 minutes 1 Pop up will only appear if an update is available 2 You may have to wait a couple of minutes for the pop up to appear 3 Step 2 Connect to the camera using any browser or from the Android app For information on connecting to c...

Page 39: ...a Shutdown Procedure To safely power down click Shut Down in the mobile or web app In mobile app In web app Tip To turn the camera back on again unplug the power cable and plug it back into the camera Shutdown ...

Page 40: ... free to reach out We re here to help answer any questions you might have 40 Have questions t support liveplanet net Get help on our website support liveplanet net Email our support team Live Planet Support ...

Page 41: ...veryone here at Live Planet we hope that you ve enjoyed using our VR camera system that we ve poured so much love into Finally keep exploring Share your world Let s see what new content you can create then 41 ...

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