This is 360 video, presented by Finwe Ltd CEO Juha Kela. 360 video is a special video production technology that utilizes multiple cameras to produce a full spherical 360×180 degree video experience. Video from multiple sources is synchronized, fine tuned and stitched together with a software called Autopano Video and Autopano Giga by Kolor. Kolor also delivers solutions for 360 video hosting and playback on a PC and web browser. Web player is based on html5.
Finwe ltd has developed a movement and touch controlled 360 video player for mobile devices, called 360 VideoBall. In collaboration with Kolor, they also just released a pre-version of free Kolor Eyes Android player. Beyond that, mobile player can also be used with Kickstarter funded goggles vrAse. This cool gadget has lenses and a special frame that holds mobile phones inside. The mobile phone is then used as a movement controlled display device, producing a separate image for both eyes. There is now an equipment based on 6 GoPro’s in a 360×180 formation to shoot 360 3D videos, which was used as a demonstration in MWC. The experience is really stunning and the image quality is very good thanks to the high quality and resolution of mobile devices.
Finwe CEO Juha Kela also demonstrated a special custom technology that enables 6k 360 video playback on a mobile phone. Current devices support only 4k resolution, but with the special technology they developed devices can play back videos even with 8k resolution! With this solution, user can zoom into the video without losing the quality.
To be able to provide a full turn key solution for 360 video production and to support the marketing of the mobile 360 video player technology Juha Kela founded a company called FinCloud Ltd. FinCloud has already done number of multi camera productions and one of their productions, a 360 music video for Finnish band Apulanta is currently nominated in Spotify “Innovator of the Year” category in Emma Gaala. Emma Gaala is an annual event, which rewards the most significant players in the industry during a year.
Example 360 videos:
Power Park theme park Finland:
http://eyes.kolor.com/en/v/f54450160b3cbad2f20bcc9037ae7f9f
There is now an equipment based on 6 GoPro’s in a 360×180 formation to shoot 360 3D videos, which was used as a demonstration in MWC. Special camera rigs are manufactured by Freedom360 and 360 Heros. The experience is really stunning and the image quality is very good thanks to the high quality and resolution of mobile devices.
360 camera rigs:
– Freedom360: http://www.freedom360.us/
– 360 Heros: http://www.360heros.com/
Kolor Eyes video wall:
http://eyes.kolor.com
Mobile 360 video solutions:
Finwe Ltd http://www.finwe.fi
juha.kela@finwe.fi
360 Video and Panorama stitching solutions and 360 video HW:
http://www.kolor.com
360 video production services:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fincloud-Ltd/1452416898325253
FInCloud Ltd: juha.kela@finwe.fi
http://instagram.com/fincloud
juha.kela@finwe.fi
vrAse immersive media frame for mobile phone
http://www.vrase.com
Free 360 Video apps for iOS:
360 VideoBall:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fi.finwe.panoramavideo
Kolor Eyes:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/kolor-eyes-360-video-player/id551037018?mt=8
Free 360 VideoBall app for Android:
360 VideoBall:
https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/id667843311?mt=8&affId=1860684
Kolor Eyes: Join Google+ group for a pre-release access:
https://plus.google.com/communities/108362026537279322932
Software developers Kolor and Finwe announce the launch of their new 360-degree video player for Android devices, named Kolor Eyes, featuring pixel-perfect 4k 360 video playback, multiple projections, and image effects. Press release: http://www.kolor.com/images/stories/press/press-releases/2014/20140225-kolor-eyes-android-beta-version.pdf
