

The biggest obstacle that I’ve faced when stitching is the parallax issue… visible seams where the camera edges meet and distort or cut off people and objects. Stitching: Stitching is actually pretty fast.After it synchronizes, just make sure you press “Apply” and then stitch. Just make sure you clap a couple times when you are initially recording a scene so all of your cameras have an audio reading to synchronize to. You can sync using audio or movement and if I don’t find a match, I move the reference point on the timeline and try to re-synchronize. Synchronization: Synchronizing the clips can take some time as it won’t always sync on the first try.
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The software design itself is a bit clunky and it reminds me of working on the early iMac computers in the 90s (the colorful ones).

I think the parallax/seam issues are more pronounced when objects are within 2 meters of the camera. Placing the camera at its default position seems to be good for recordings where objects are further away from you. This creates vertical seams that are much easier to modify and smooth out. If you’re shooting objects that are close to the camera, I’d tilt the camera so the GoPros are level and facing directly out towards the subjects. The angle of your camera rig will help reduce parallax and stitching issues. It’s light and cameras are securely harnessed into the rig. There’s a bunch of setting suggestions out there, like this one, and this one.

And, handling six 4k videos in the stitching software seemed like it would be a daunting and glacial task. The Black has more 4k shooting options, but I think 1440p is good enough. I didn’t see a major advantage of the Black over the Silver.These aren’t endorsements, mainly insight into how I’ve made it work. I’ll be updating this page as I go along and figure things out. I’m not an expert at this (is anyone?) but I’ve managed to figure out a smooth process when shooting/editing 360 video. Here’s my virtual reality/360 video workflow. So, if these videos look weird, it’s because YouTube defaulted my videos back to 3D. It’s requiring me to check on my YouTube upload repeatedly to ensure it’s not distorted.

When I upload a 360 video it defaults to “This video is 3D,” which it is not and then distorts. I’ve been having issues with YouTube’s 360 video capabilities. Pull up a chair and join Eva Hashiguchi, a 90-year-old Japanese American grandmother, as she prepares traditional Japanese food for her Oshogatsu tradition, or Japanese New Year’s Day, that has been celebrated by her family for generations.
