Virtual Tours: Video, Photo, and VR

Course details

In recent years, 360° and VR photos and videos have emerged as fresh, exciting platforms for viewing content. Whether it's showing off the inside of a business or simply sharing an experience, virtual tours are one of the most immersive ways to see a space from the comfort of your own home or mobile device. In this case, learn how to showcase a space or experience by creating your very own virtual tour. Instructor Richard Harrington shows how to create floor plans, shoot both 360° video and photos, and piece together all of your 360° assets to build a tour.

Learning objectives
Uses for virtual tours
Discussing objectives with clients
Creating a floor plan and shot list
Choosing the right VR camera
Shooting panoramas and HDR images with a DSLR
Shooting a panoramic tour
Capturing VR photos and videos with a GoPro Fusion
Enhancing 360° images in Photoshop
Editing VR videos
Publishing VR and 360° content

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - How do you create virtual tours
02 - Meet your instructors

1. What Are Virtual Tours

03 - What are virtual tours
04 - Uses for virtual tours
05 - Platforms for virtual tours

2. Prepping for a VR Tour Shoot

06 - Taking a walk-through of the location
07 - Discussing objectives with the client or business
08 - Creating a floor plan
09 - Creating a shot list

3. Gear for VR Tours

10 - Stabilizing the camera with a stand or tripod
11 - Choosing a VR camera
12 - Controlling a camera remotely
13 - Capturing VR content with a smartphone
14 - Shooting panos with a traditional DSLR or mirrorless camera
15 - Shooting HDR images with a traditional DSLR or mirrorless camera

4. Shooting a Panoramic Tour

16 - Best time to shoot
17 - Floor coverage
18 - Choosing how many images you need
19 - Shooting images with expanded dynamic range (brackets)

5. Shooting a VR Photos and Video

20 - Capturing VR photos with an Insta360
21 - Capturing VR video with an Insta360
22 - Capturing VR photos with a GoPro Fusion
23 - Capturing VR video with a GoPro Fusion
24 - General advice on lighting for VR

6. Merging Panoramic and HDR Images

25 - Merging a panoramic image with Adobe Photoshop
26 - Merging a panoramic image with Lightroom Classic
27 - Merging an HDR image with Aurora HDR
28 - Merging a 360 HDR image with Photomatix Pro

7. Enhancing and Stitching 360 Images

29 - Enhancing 360 images in Lightroom
30 - Enhancing 360 images in Photoshop
31 - Merging a 360 image with PTGui
32 - Fixing and cleaning stitching errors in Photoshop
33 - Covering the nadir in Photoshop
34 - Enhancing and stitching 360 images from an Insta360
35 - Enhancing and stitching 360 images from a GoPro Fusion

8. Editing VR Video

36 - Importing VR video into Adobe Premiere Pro
37 - Editing VR video with Adobe Premiere Pro
38 - Refining VR video with Adobe Premiere Pro
39 - Exporting VR video from Adobe Premiere Pro
40 - Importing VR video into Final Cut Pro X
41 - Editing VR video with Final Cut Pro X
42 - Refining VR video with Final Cut Pro X
43 - Exporting VR video from Final Cut Pro X

9. Developing a 360 Tour

44 - Leveling and calibrating images for 360 tours in Pano2VR
45 - Connecting nodes in Pano2VR
46 - Covering the nadir in Pano2VR
47 - Publishing for a Website and Google Business View From Pano2VR

10. Uploading VR and 360 Content

48 - Publishing VR and 360 content to Facebook, part 1
49 - Publishing VR and 360 content to Facebook, part 2
50 - Publishing VR video with YouTube, part 1
51 - Publishing VR video with YouTube, part 2

Conclusion

52 - Next steps