October 8, 2018
By: Mich Donovan
We've recently been exploring the potential of 360 video production and how it can best be utilized for our future projects. To view the 360 video, we've been using an Oculus Go which is a wireless VR headset - no...
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By: Todd Stabley
Thanks to Libby Evans from the Duke Digital Initiative for this find. Zoom, a trusted manufacturer of hand-held digital audio recorders, is making strides into the word of AR/ VR/ Mixed Reality content with a recorder tailored for recording 360...
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August 2, 2018
By: Todd Stabley
One of our goals on the DDMC forum over the past couple years has been to keep pace with innovations in 360 camera technology in their application at Duke. We've covered milestones from the still awesome Insta360 Nano introduced in...
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July 31, 2018
By: Mich Donovan
When viewing 360 video with a VR headset, a high resolution can make the difference between an immersive experience and a blurry novelty. We've recently been working with the Insta360 Pro which is capable of filming in 8K and it's...
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April 20, 2018
By: Michael Blair
With the introduction of more accessible technology and the pace of innovation, the interest around VR and 360° video is as palpable as ever. The practical and creative possibilities of these new technologies are undeniably exciting. As a lifelong video...
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April 18, 2018
By: Joseph Johnson
We recently acquired a Garmin VIRB to expand our production offerings here in the OIT Academic Media Technology department. The small form factor, built in omnidirectional microphone and ability to capture 360 degrees of video make it an ideal tool...
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January 4, 2018
By: Mich Donovan
Apple has updated their flagship video editing software recently and it's fairly substantive. There's a variety of small tweaks but the biggest things to look at are: 360 video editing, color grading, and HDR. While 360 has yet to fully...
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October 11, 2017
By: Todd Stabley
Duke OIT in conjunction with the Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) continues its search for innovative 360 cameras with our recent DDI-funded purchase of the Garmin VIRB® 360. At $799.00, the VIRB was a chunk of change, but so far has proved to...
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August 28, 2017
By: Todd Stabley
In February we wrote about the Insta360 Nano 360, a then-new-on-the-scenes 360 camera that solved usability challenges many devices in this space were suffering from. Today Insta360 announced the hotly-anticipated release of the successor to the Nano360, the Insta360 ONE. At...
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May 30, 2017
By: Todd Stabley
In the 360 camera space, we're seeing a continued shift toward user-friendliness as more contenders follow the path set by the $200.00 Nano360, which broke ground late last year. The genius of the Nano360, which we wrote about here, is in its...
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