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Matterport announced the Pro2 camera, an updated and higher resolution version of its original 3D camera. Matterport is a true depth-sensing VR camera that produces volumetric 3D 360 models in which viewers can move around in VR, making it very useful for real estate agents. Now Matterport has announced the launch of the new Matterport Pro2 3D camera, which offers much higher resolution compared to its original model.   In fact, the resolution is high enough that it can produce print-ready photos. Here are the key specifications of the Pro2. - Photo resolution: 8092 x 4552 (36mp), compared to 1280 x 720 for the original Pro. - 360 panorama resolution: 134mp, compared to 33mp for the original Pro. - GPS (the original Pro had no GPS). - Price: $3,995 versus $3,395 for the original.   As with the original, there is a monthly subscription for its cloud service. For those who bought the original within the past 6 months, there's a trade in program.  If you bought a Matterport ...

With HypeVR's volumetric video capture, you can move inside a movie!  My friend Svend Even Hærra and I got to try it out at NAB Show 2017.  See the video! Hype VR consists of a 3D 360 camera rig comprised of RED cameras and a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) unit for depth mapping.  It can record a scene in volumetric video, which means viewers can not only look around, but they can also move around (with 6 degrees of freedom). HypeVR was demonstrated to the press at CES (I missed the presentation, darn it).  I finally got to see it for myself together with my friend Svend Even Hærra from NRK (Norwegian Public Broadcasting Station) at NAB Show 2017. HypeVR showed two scenes: a countryside scene from Vietnam and a football practice session.  The countryside scene looked particularly immersive.  To me, both felt similar to a VR game.  In particular, I think the Hype VR videos felt similar to  the Lab 's Postcards demo and Destinations , both...