Right this moment at WWDC24 Apple and companions introduced new instruments to allow skilled manufacturing of Spatial Video and Apple Immersive Video.
Spatial Video
Spatial video is Apple’s time period for stereoscopic 3D video utilizing Apple HEVC Stereo Video Profile format.
At the moment spatial movies can solely be captured by iPhone 15 Professional fashions and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional itself, and there is not a lot in the best way of knowledgeable workflow for modifying and producing skilled spatial movies.
Later this 12 months Canon will launch a “spatial lens” attachment for its EOS R7 cameras for skilled high quality spatial video seize.
Apple can even launch a Closing Lower Professional replace including assist for modifying spatial movies and including “immersive titles and results”.
The Vimeo platform plans so as to add assist for importing spatial movies, and can launch a visionOS app for viewing them.
Apple Immersive Video
The Apple Immersive Video format is 180-degree video with 8K decision, stereoscopic 3D, excessive bitrate, and spatial audio.
At the moment all Apple Immersive Video is created and produced by Apple, utilizing its semi-custom seize and manufacturing know-how developed from its acquisition of NextVR.
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To permit different firms to provide Apple Immersive Video, Apple is partnering with Blackmagic Design, the Australian digital camera {hardware} and modifying software program firm behind DaVinci Resolve.
Later this 12 months the 2 firms will launch an Apple Immersive Video manufacturing workflow involving a brand new Blackmagic Design digital camera, its DaVinci Resolve Studio modifying software program, and Apple’s Compressor encoding software.
It is unclear which distribution platforms will get assist for Apple Immersive Movies created with this workflow, as at the moment solely Apple TV helps it. Extra particulars needs to be revealed later this 12 months.
