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Which is an example of an equirectangular image?
Equirectangular image presents a sphere, it’s distorted so that meridians and parallels on the sphere are shown as straight vertical and horizontal lines. An example from Wikipedia:
How to convert a normal photo into an equirectangular image?
Top and bottom edges contain actually only single points – the poles. The rectangle has proportions W/H=2:1. That reflects the fact the distance between the poles along the sphere is exactly half of the full round trip along the equator. You wanted to convert your image to equirectangular.
How can I import a 360° photo into bixorama?
Converting your your 360° photo is as easy as choosing FILE > Import 360° photo followed by FILE > Export 360° photo. Bixorama supports 13 formats: Most 360° cameras produce JPG files in this format. This projection is also called an angular map: the horizontal position is the longitude and the vertical the latitude.
What kind of browser does bixorama use?
The Bixorama player is powered by HTML5, jQuery and WebGL. It accepts pictures and videos and works on desktops, tablets and phones. Swiping is supported on touchscreens. Device rotation and orientation tracking is supported on phones and tablets.
What kind of projection do I need for Google VR?
The Google VR aplication you want to use says that need a cylindrical projection, but asks for a proportion of 2:1 on your image. A 2:1 projection normally is a spherical one that has a diferent deformation, but it is harder to achive in a video for example.
How to make a 360 panorama in Photoshop?
An easy way to do this is using the Spherize filter in Photoshop. (On the arcaic version I have right now on this computer is on Filter >Distort > Spherize) But you ONLY need to distort that on the vertical axis. But besides that you need to define what portion of a 360 panorama you have. Imagine another chicken taking a photo.