How to make a 360 panorama for Facebook?

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    Today infographic:

    • From camera obscura to 360 degree panoramas.
    • How to make a circular panorama?
    • The best device for creating circular panoramas.
    • Panoramic programs are the most popular applications and gadgets.
    • Panoramic image size and digital data.

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    Как сделать круговую панораму, инфографика

    How to make a circular panorama?

    Facebook’s new feature allows anyone to post their VR content. If you post your 360 panorama or panoramas from your smartphone, Facebook will automatically recognize them. Entrust all the difficulties to your smartphone.

    Step #1: Pick a good vantage point and start filming. Stand in the center of the future panorama and follow the prompts on your phone to create a panorama or photosphere.

    Step #2: Upload the 360 panorama to your news feed or Facebook page. If you’ve used a Facebook-compatible panorama app, the upload process is the same as uploading a regular photo:

    1. Open the Facebook app;
    2. Upload a photo from the phone’s gallery;
    3. Facebook recognizes the 360 panorama;
    4. Voila! Your panorama has been published!

    Step #3: Explore the world around with the help of circular panoramas. Starting today, you will be able to upload these panoramas to your feed and enjoy other people’s panoramas in your News Feed. Interactive viewing of panoramas is available for most smartphones based on iOS or Android. Photos can be viewed using any browser.

    For iOS, use the Facebook app v57+, for Android, use the Facebook app v80+.

    Capturing 360 panoramas

    Apple and Samsung gadgets are already configured with the functions of creating circular panoramas. List of recommended devices:

    • iPhone 4S-6S;
    • iPad mini 2-4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro;
    • Samsung Galaxy S7, S6, S5, Note 5, 4.

    To get a high-quality panoramic shot using the iPhone, you need to fix the position of the hands. Otherwise, black spots may appear at the top or bottom of the image. Based on experience, it is better to start shooting from a brighter place, moving to a darker one. Panorama mode requires a dual-core processor. It is available on the iPhone 4S and iPod Touch. iPhone 4 users are less fortunate, as it has a single-core A4 processor. Any iPhone 4S user can use panorama shooting mode for free, provided that they use iOS versions of at least 6th. It’s time to install updates!

    Facebook allows you to view a 360-degree panorama using the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR virtual reality devices. Recommended 360° cameras:

    • Ricoh Theta S,
    • giroptic 360cam,
    • ALLie Camera,
    • Samsung Gear 360,
    • 360 Fly 4K,
    • spherecam 2,
    • Kodak Pixpro 360.

    Panorama programs

    BubbleBix and accessories

    1. BubblePix is a free 360 panorama app compatible with Facebook 360 Photos and videos taken with this app are called “bubbles”.
    2. BubbleScope is an additional device with a lens that is attached to the body of a smartphone. It is compatible with almost all cameras in smartphones. This gadget allows you to take circular panoramic pictures and videos in one click thanks to the parabolic mirror.
    3. BubblePod is a rotating smartphone stand that allows you to take panoramic pictures in automatic mode.
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