{"id":150,"date":"2020-07-02T12:57:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/360essentials\/?post_type=chapter&p=150"},"modified":"2020-07-22T17:23:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T21:23:14","slug":"chapter-9-some-additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/chapter\/chapter-9-some-additional-resources\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 9: Additional Resources","rendered":"Chapter 9: Additional Resources"},"content":{"raw":"We go over some tools to help you shoot, edit and produce 360 content and basic virtual reality experiences in-depth in Chapter 6, but here's a list of additional resources.\r\n\r\n \r\n

360 photo editing<\/h1>\r\nKnightlab\u2019s Scene VR<\/a>:<\/strong> An easy-to-use tool to create slideshow galleries of 360 photos that can be viewed in headsets\r\n\r\n \r\n

Spatial\/360 audio editing<\/h1>\r\nFacebook 360 Spatial workstation<\/a>:<\/strong> Free (for now at least!) audio workstation to create rotating, surround sound for 360 video and cinematic VR.\r\n\r\nG\u2019Audio Works<\/a>:<\/strong> Powerful Mac-only digital workstation to create 3D sound using object-based placement. A solution for professionals.\r\n\r\nThe Ambisonic Toolkit:<\/a><\/strong> A set of useful plug-ins for editing spatial audio. Works particularly well with Reaper<\/a>, a powerful digital audio workstation that is also fairly affordable.\r\n\r\nNPR Training: A guide to recording spatial audio for 360-degree video:<\/a><\/strong> A behind-the-scenes look at how NPR experimented with spatial audio for their immersive video projects\r\n\r\nBBC Academy: Spatial Audio: Where Do I Start?:<\/a><\/strong> A fantastic resource compiled by BBC audio producers.\r\n\r\nPremiere Pro and Final Cut Pro also have spatial audio editing functionality.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Developing more interactive or advanced 360\/VR content<\/h1>\r\nThingLink<\/a>:<\/strong> A user-friendly platform to add embeddable media elements to your 360 videos\r\n\r\nAdobe Catalyst<\/a>:<\/strong> Geared more towards educators, this program allows you to add interactive elements, such as quizzes and information hotspots to build more immersive learning content.\r\n\r\nLiquid Cinema<\/a>:<\/strong> Geared towards professional filmmakers and content developers for adding more interactivity and special features, including forced perspective, picture-in-picture and branched video, without needing to code.\r\n\r\nUnity<\/a>:<\/strong> An ultra-popular cross-platform gaming engine used to create 2D and 3D games, augmented reality and 6DoF virtual reality content. Has a massive asset store and resources to help get started.\r\n\r\nUnreal:<\/a> <\/strong>An extremely powerful 3D game development platform that has a smaller community of users than Unity, but excels at high fidelity visuals\r\n\r\n \r\n

Spatial Audio<\/h1>\r\nNPR Training:<\/a><\/strong> \u201cA Beginner\u2019s Guide to Spatial Audio in 360-degree Video\u201d by Nick Michael\r\n\r\nYour Detailed Guide to Spatial Audio for 360 Video<\/a><\/strong> Using Mostly Free Tools by No Film School\r\n\r\n \r\n

More resources and good reads<\/h1>\r\nCanadian Journalists for Free Expression:<\/a><\/strong> Can you take a picture? A look at your right to photograph in Canada.\r\n\r\nThe 360 Guy:<\/a> <\/strong>YouTube vlogger with lots of great tutorials and video tours.\r\n\r\nBen Claremont:<\/a><\/strong> One of the web\u2019s leading expert\u2019s on immersive shooting and editing.\r\n\r\n360 Rumours:<\/a><\/strong> A leading 360 video website with the latest industry news and loads of useful tutorial content.\r\n\r\nOnline News Association\u2019s Journalism 360 group<\/a>:<\/strong> A global gathering of 360\/immersive journalists and documentarians. Subscribe to their newsletter to keep on top of what\u2019s happening in this space.","rendered":"

We go over some tools to help you shoot, edit and produce 360 content and basic virtual reality experiences in-depth in Chapter 6, but here’s a list of additional resources.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

360 photo editing<\/h1>\n

Knightlab\u2019s Scene VR<\/a>:<\/strong> An easy-to-use tool to create slideshow galleries of 360 photos that can be viewed in headsets<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Spatial\/360 audio editing<\/h1>\n

Facebook 360 Spatial workstation<\/a>:<\/strong> Free (for now at least!) audio workstation to create rotating, surround sound for 360 video and cinematic VR.<\/p>\n

G\u2019Audio Works<\/a>:<\/strong> Powerful Mac-only digital workstation to create 3D sound using object-based placement. A solution for professionals.<\/p>\n

The Ambisonic Toolkit:<\/a><\/strong> A set of useful plug-ins for editing spatial audio. Works particularly well with Reaper<\/a>, a powerful digital audio workstation that is also fairly affordable.<\/p>\n

NPR Training: A guide to recording spatial audio for 360-degree video:<\/a><\/strong> A behind-the-scenes look at how NPR experimented with spatial audio for their immersive video projects<\/p>\n

BBC Academy: Spatial Audio: Where Do I Start?:<\/a><\/strong> A fantastic resource compiled by BBC audio producers.<\/p>\n

Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro also have spatial audio editing functionality.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Developing more interactive or advanced 360\/VR content<\/h1>\n

ThingLink<\/a>:<\/strong> A user-friendly platform to add embeddable media elements to your 360 videos<\/p>\n

Adobe Catalyst<\/a>:<\/strong> Geared more towards educators, this program allows you to add interactive elements, such as quizzes and information hotspots to build more immersive learning content.<\/p>\n

Liquid Cinema<\/a>:<\/strong> Geared towards professional filmmakers and content developers for adding more interactivity and special features, including forced perspective, picture-in-picture and branched video, without needing to code.<\/p>\n

Unity<\/a>:<\/strong> An ultra-popular cross-platform gaming engine used to create 2D and 3D games, augmented reality and 6DoF virtual reality content. Has a massive asset store and resources to help get started.<\/p>\n

Unreal:<\/a> <\/strong>An extremely powerful 3D game development platform that has a smaller community of users than Unity, but excels at high fidelity visuals<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Spatial Audio<\/h1>\n

NPR Training:<\/a><\/strong> \u201cA Beginner\u2019s Guide to Spatial Audio in 360-degree Video\u201d by Nick Michael<\/p>\n

Your Detailed Guide to Spatial Audio for 360 Video<\/a><\/strong> Using Mostly Free Tools by No Film School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

More resources and good reads<\/h1>\n

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression:<\/a><\/strong> Can you take a picture? A look at your right to photograph in Canada.<\/p>\n

The 360 Guy:<\/a> <\/strong>YouTube vlogger with lots of great tutorials and video tours.<\/p>\n

Ben Claremont:<\/a><\/strong> One of the web\u2019s leading expert\u2019s on immersive shooting and editing.<\/p>\n

360 Rumours:<\/a><\/strong> A leading 360 video website with the latest industry news and loads of useful tutorial content.<\/p>\n

Online News Association\u2019s Journalism 360 group<\/a>:<\/strong> A global gathering of 360\/immersive journalists and documentarians. Subscribe to their newsletter to keep on top of what\u2019s happening in this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-150","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/150\/revisions\/184"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/150\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/360essentials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}