Introducing Street View Studio: The easiest workflow is coming to RICOH THETA users

RICOH THETA X Tests with Google Street View Studio

https://streetviewstudio.maps.google.com/

Test Setup

  • RICOH THETA X with firmware 1.20.0
  • 8K 2fps and 8K 10fps videos
  • internal GPS

Setting 8K video

Using body of camera. With camera in video mode, tap on settings button → Video Size

Verify 8K Video Settings

Must press button on body of camera to start video recording. Cannot use mobile app for the 8K videos.

Wait for GPS Location To Be Available

Establishing GPS Satellite Lock

The arrow needs to be a solid color.

Test Video Frames Prior to Upload

The video frames look fantastic in the RICOH THETA desktop app on Windows.

8K 2fps

8K 10fps

Upload RICOH THETA X Video Files to Google Streetview Studio

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Wait for Video Files to be Processed

Started processing at 10:02am

View on Google Maps

Processing took less than 1 day

Google Maps

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