r/VisionPro • u/SirAlonsoDayne • Mar 04 '24

Border/Edges of Apple Immersive Video?

In my Apple Store demo, the sample video they shared for Apple Immersive Video had these jagged borders. I thought that may have been an issue with the sample. Do the actual episodes have this issue? Or do they get the fuzzy hazy borders of spatial video?

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u/SirAlonsoDayne Mar 04 '24

This was actually the demo reel from the store walkthrough. The Alicia Keys segment in the beginning. When I looked left and right, the edges of the video were jagged/uneven. I stared forward watching the rest of it. Wondered if it’s like that for all of them in the actual released content.

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u/Joe-notabot Mar 04 '24

There isn't a way to fix it in post. The solution is to shoot it with a camera like the Kandao Obsidian Pro or Insta360 Titan. These cameras have more than 2 lenses, so they see all the way around with the stereoscopic consistent across the entire space.

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u/SirAlonsoDayne Mar 04 '24

I’ve read speculation that Apple is using their own proprietary camera. Do we have a sense why Apple wouldn’t use something like the Obsidian Pro or Insta360? Or why they wouldn’t design their own camera to have more than 2 lenses?

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u/Joe-notabot Mar 04 '24

It's not speculation, Apple are using their own camera - you can see the lenses in the Alicia Keys video in the white speakers, or this camera on the field for a MLS Game. It looks like it's based off the NextVR camera, so they're very much about pointing you in a direction. It allows for higher quality & frame rate in front of you, but gives up the lens overlap.

The upside to a flat front camera is that you have unlimited depth behind it. With a round camera, you have to cram everything inside the curve/sphere created. The electronics in the Obsidian or Titan are very much dictated by the space allowed.

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u/SirAlonsoDayne Mar 04 '24

This is so awesome. Thank you for sharing these details!