Half view, half Hassle: Google with new VR180 format including cameras
[09:57 Sat,24.June 2017 by blip]
In order to increase the acceptance of surround video, especially among the "YouTube creators", Google is launching a new, half VR format. It provides an image field of only 180 instead of 360 and thus also an offscreen area. Because the fact that 360 / VR-video mercilessly everything is in the picture, seems together with among other things. The high data volume to a traceable restraint on the part of the Youtube filmmakers, is at least Google&s reasoning. Together with YI, Lenovo and LG are corresponding cameras in the development, the stereoscopic in 180 record, easy to use and at the same time favorable. More precisely, it is not known, except that it will be a point-and-shoot-like device. In the coming winter, first models will be available. In addition to this, however, others can also be
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