Sal Picante
11-03-2016, 12:06 PM
So... A buddy of mine, 3-gunner Jason Carillo (of Armalite, XRails, etc, sponsorship), showed up to a local match with a slick LG 360 Camera. (See https://www.cnet.com/products/lg-360-cam/ for a review)
The device is (and apparently most 360 cameras...) is a basically two wide angle lenses - one in the front and one in the back - that record simultaneously.
The overlapping images are spliced together to create a 360 view of the action. He put the camera somewhere in the middle of a stage, up high, then it just recorded everything around it.
Oh. My. God.
The possibilities for video analysis from this angle are amazing - sure there is some distortion of the view - distances seem longer/etc - but it is pretty slick.
Check this FB video out. Use Chrome or a mobile device to experience it: (you might need to let it load first, hit replay before it makes "sense". Yes that's me in a Cubs shirt blasting with my Beretta...)
https://www.facebook.com/100005677209902/videos/vb.100005677209902/542008789331690/
Most of you know that I'm a big fan of Coach's Eye software... Well, here's where things fall apart a bit: They have great single angle video editing, but, sadly, they don't support 360 video format. I've filed an idea on their support page - they're sometimes a bit slow to respond, but any help in up-voting this idea is seriously welcomed. (Note TechSmith will ask you to register an account before you can vote. For people with FB or Gmail it is pretty quick...)
https://feedback.techsmith.com/techsmith/topics/support-for-360-video-format
The device is (and apparently most 360 cameras...) is a basically two wide angle lenses - one in the front and one in the back - that record simultaneously.
The overlapping images are spliced together to create a 360 view of the action. He put the camera somewhere in the middle of a stage, up high, then it just recorded everything around it.
Oh. My. God.
The possibilities for video analysis from this angle are amazing - sure there is some distortion of the view - distances seem longer/etc - but it is pretty slick.
Check this FB video out. Use Chrome or a mobile device to experience it: (you might need to let it load first, hit replay before it makes "sense". Yes that's me in a Cubs shirt blasting with my Beretta...)
https://www.facebook.com/100005677209902/videos/vb.100005677209902/542008789331690/
Most of you know that I'm a big fan of Coach's Eye software... Well, here's where things fall apart a bit: They have great single angle video editing, but, sadly, they don't support 360 video format. I've filed an idea on their support page - they're sometimes a bit slow to respond, but any help in up-voting this idea is seriously welcomed. (Note TechSmith will ask you to register an account before you can vote. For people with FB or Gmail it is pretty quick...)
https://feedback.techsmith.com/techsmith/topics/support-for-360-video-format