Re:Software converts 360 video into 3D model for VR
by throwaway2016a on Monday November 20, 2017 @02:22PM
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This looks like it is actually creating a 3d model. The app you linked to I think just stitches together photos into something closer to street view. It's not actually 3d, it just looks 3d because you have enough photos to cover the whole field of vision.
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Re:Software converts 360 video into 3D model for VR
by nocut12 on Monday November 20, 2017 @03:03PM
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They don't do a 3d model, but it is a real stereo image. There's a bit more info in their docs: https://developers.google.com/vr/concepts/cardboard-camera-v...
Re:Software converts 360 video into 3D model for VR
by DiThi on Monday November 20, 2017 @03:55PM
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> it is a real stereo image
Until you look down. Or until you have a different eye distance than average. Or you try to move a bit and there are things close enough to make you dizzy.
Cardboard didn't need any of those fancy things, of course. It was bad enough with abysmal latency.