Yellowbird Startup Shows Off 360 Degree Video Technology
Posted 08/04/09 at 06:30:01 PM by Paul Lilly
YellowBird, a startup in the Netherlands, has developed an interactive 3D video technology, which includes a 360-degree video camera, software to stitch the data together in panoramic form, and a video player that allows Aunt Mabel to navigate the video just by click and dragging with a mouse.
According to TechCrunch, your Aunt Mabel will have to contend with overly sensitive controls at times, but the tech blog noted it's still a much better experience than navigating through still photos, saying "it really gives you a sense of walking through a crowd and swiveling your head around." After playing with out ourselves, we'd have to agree.
As promising as this sounds, don't expect to see a 360-degree camera in Best Buy any time soon. Instead, YellowBird wants to focus on custom developing 3D immersible videos for marketing campaigns, at least in the immediate future.
Where's the
Submitted by Shalbatana on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 7:41pm
Where's the pron?!!!!
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How Is This Any Different From...?
Submitted by Comic Book Guy on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:44pm
How is this any different from the 360-degree view that QuickTime had or still has?
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Absolutely amazing!
Submitted by Vano on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:12pm
Absolutely amazing!
If only they weren't a few
Submitted by I Jedi on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:40pm
If only they weren't a few days late to report this. :(
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