Hi @craig san,
How wonderful! You did the great tests with Streetview Studio.
AS I expected, X can provide us the quickest and easiest workflow to make Blue Line on Maps.
Have you also tested the Assisted GPS(A-GPS)?
Yesterday, the new 360 camera released from Insta360. It also has 8K Timelapse feature and large display. But no internal GPS.
BTW, my final attempt to make Blue Line with Z1 is shown below.
Captured 40 SingleDNG images at 27th. Nov, 2020.
These seem like very short distance and duration recordings. Real world, professional, Street View recordings are 30-60 minutes and longer and are often done in climates with higher temperatures. Have those scenarios been tested with 8K 2fps and 10fps? I’m curious if the Theta X can perform in those scenarios.
Thank you for your advice on the workflow to test in future. I have not done adequate testing, so I cannot provide an opinion on the heat outdoor in the sun. I tested the 8K 2fps video for 25 minutes indoor. See below.
There’s no hurry, @Dean_Z.
X is not a camera for the professional photographers.
However the easiest method will contribute to increase the UL2GSV users.
Fingers crossed.
Toyo
Hi, @craig san
Surprised with the proccessing time… 12 hours is so fast.
But the longer duration video may need to take longer time.
It’s not necessary for Theta X users to use UL2GSV. Theta X videos contain a CAMM track and can be uploaded directly to Street View using Street View Studio.
UL2GSV is available by joining the Google group at the link below. I use the Group to maintain a list of people who have downloaded it so I can notify them of problems or upgraded versions. There are currently over 1100 people. The software is free but I do ask people to make a donation.
Please also try a longer testing using 10 fps. 2 fps is OK for walking and slow speed vehicle recordings. The bulk of professional Street View capture is done using automobiles at higher vehicle speeds so 10 fps would be required. The target frame spacing is 3 meters. So, 2 fps equates to 6 meters per sec maximum travel speed (22 kph) and 10 fps to 30 meters per sec maximum travel speed (108 kph).
I’m continuing my tests with shorter video clips to confirm that the THETA X video formats work with Google Street View Studio and if the GPS information from the THETA X built-in chip is accurate.
So far, it looks accurate outdoors in places with limited trees. I’m comparing the map to the image in the picture to assess accuracy.
The advanced workflow with using THETA Z1(7.3K resolution)
Hi, @craig san’s tests tell us 8K 2/10fps video of Theta X would be the best solution for using Streetview Studio. However, the image quality is far from satisfactory.
I think 7.3K(Theta Z1) Blue line is awesome. The workflow is more complicated a bit than that of X.
Connect Z1 with Theta Basic app iOS/Android.
Shoot Single DNG images.
Selected Mode is ISO Priority. Handheld HDR is no good.
Develop in Lightroom Classic one by one and batch stitching in RTS.
Export JPGs and remove the ugly shooter.
Drop them onto JPG2VID
Upload .mp4 and .gpx files from Streetview Studio
Proccessing… takes 24-48hours to complete.
Examples ; Capture date: 16th. Sep,2022 2pm JST
47 shots ISO100, 0.3Ev with using the monopod(MT-58) on the path in the ancient tomb(Shionji-Yama)
Video files here; RICOH THETA 11 of 47 images are uploaded to theta360 website due to the restriction(less than 5MB).
JPG2VID created .mp4 and .gpx files to be uploaded to
Streetview Studio.
looks very good in my opinion. Did you edit the frames after you took the video?
There’s a bright sun in the image. Did you delete the lens flare (red dot) out?
Did you use EV compensation or brighten the image after you took it? I would think the sun would impact the light sensor and make the scenes under the trees darker.
The lighting is very good in your Street View creation for a tough scene with many shadows and light.
Your workflow involves taking the battery out of the THETA X and using the ULANZI BG-3 to power the camera to reduce the heat of the internal THETA X battery.
With this technique, how long can you record 8K 2fps video before thermal shutdown occurs? Maybe thermal shutdown does not occur?
What do you mean by “auto loop rec”? Is that for interval shooting of still images? Or, video?