They play this video while you wait for the train to take you up to that glacier (the mer de glace). I stared at it gapemouthed for some time!
Go Pro on a soaring eagle [video]
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Re: Go Pro on a soaring eagle [video]
#82It's done as an a animation, but here's a similar video from the point-of-view of a kiwi bird:
http://cliffpavlovic.com/2007/04/kiwi-an-animated-short/
Animation or not, it may be the most poignant short film that I've ever seen.
Re: Go Pro on a soaring eagle [video]
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, stereoscopic vision is overrated. There are many hits our brain uses to make the 3D model of the world we have on our minds. Stereoscopic vision is one of them, but really just kick in for objects nearer than you arm cam hold. For distant objects, our brain uses other hints - that's why people aiming at far objects close one of their eyes. One of the strongest is the parallax effect, specially for medium di…
As you say, for far objects, stereoscopic vision doesn’t do much; however, that can be changed.. A really fun project I recommend anyone try is to make a sort of periscope for one eye [make one out of e.g a milk carton and a couple of rectangular mirrors, or some similar tube]. Leave one eye looking out normally, and make the other eye look through the periscope, aimed sideways. The result of this is to increase the…
So binoculars?
Re: Go Pro on a soaring eagle [video]
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, stereoscopic vision is overrated. There are many hits our brain uses to make the 3D model of the world we have on our minds. Stereoscopic vision is one of them, but really just kick in for objects nearer than you arm cam hold. For distant objects, our brain uses other hints - that's why people aiming at far objects close one of their eyes. One of the strongest is the parallax effect, specially for medium di…
As you say, for far objects, stereoscopic vision doesn’t do much; however, that can be changed.. A really fun project I recommend anyone try is to make a sort of periscope for one eye [make one out of e.g a milk carton and a couple of rectangular mirrors, or some similar tube]. Leave one eye looking out normally, and make the other eye look through the periscope, aimed sideways. The result of this is to increase the…
No doubt you can induce the same effect in far objects by exaggerating the difference between what each eyes can see. If you didn't have the size to compare, you would actually think they are nearer.
However, this is not very realistic - this is why sometimes the 3D effect in a movie vanishes or looks gimmicky. Until today, the most convincing 3D scene I ever saw were the recording in Avatar, which were recorded using a 3D camera very near to the face of the actor.
Re: Go Pro on a soaring eagle [video]
#85When I got my Oculus dev kit I was most excited about the potential for designing interactive experiences driven by unity / 3d graphics. Then I checked out a "wingsuit" video shot in 360 degrees and realized I had completely missed the potential of the platform: http://www.makingview.com/makingview.com/?page_id=1691 The resolution is mediocre but for a first-gen experience in VR I was literally floored. I showed thes…
Really cool - I can't wait to see more of this.
There's a flaw in the stitching of the 360heros vidoes.. a pinch point at the top and bottom that looks like a black dot with a radial exposure inconsistency.
Someone should work on a better way to blend those edges.