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Facebook Adds 4K 360 Video Streaming Support

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Facebook announced a slew of new updates to its 360 live platform today, stepping up the features available to both creators and viewers. Since bringing live 360 video to pages and profiles back in March , we’ve seen a few VR videos pop up in our feed, but were always unsatisfied with the resolution.

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Immersive 360 video captures Mission Control celebrations of Mars landing

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Check out NASA's immersive 360 video showing the celebrations from inside Mission Control when confirmation came through of Perseverance's safe arrival on Mars.

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‘Hallelujah’ Experience Bridges Gap Between 360 Video And VR

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By shooting the scene in these wedges, the director is able to remain behind the camera and maintain complete control at all times. The post ‘Hallelujah’ Experience Bridges Gap Between 360 Video And VR appeared first on VRScout.

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With LiveSYNC You Control 360-Video Playback of Multiple Devices

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“Finwe has been developing high-end 360 video presentation solutions for global customer base over 4 years,” says CEO of Finwe Juha Kela in the press release for the announcement. “We showcased our first 360 video player in MWC 2013 and added VR mode a few months later.”

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VLC Media Player Now Supports 360° Video

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The popular open source media player that practically plays any video format on any platform has now added support for 360° videos. The latest support comes to its desktop versions with a plan to rollout 360° support to its mobile apps in the near future as well. VR headset support coming in 2017.

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Native 360 Video Capture Comes to First Oculus Rift Game

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Grab your Touch controllers and become the best gunslinger in the wild west in this multiplayer action shooter. The post Native 360 Video Capture Comes to First Oculus Rift Game appeared first on VRScout. According to the Oculus Store, Dead and Buried is basically what happens when VR meets the Wild West meets George A.

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5 Ways Traditional Storytelling Changes With 360° Video

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Here are five ways shooting in 360° challenges you to tap into its potential and rethink video storytelling: 1. You can’t control the viewer’s gaze. Since a 360° camera films every angle of a scene, you can’t direct the camera at one main action, making it difficult to control where the viewer looks.

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