Introduction
How do you create virtual tours?
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Meet your instructors
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1. What Are Virtual Tours?
What are virtual tours?
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Uses for virtual tours
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Platforms for virtual tours
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2. Prepping for a VR Tour Shoot
Taking a walk-through of the location
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Discussing objectives with the client or business
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Creating a floor plan
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Creating a shot list
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3. Gear for VR Tours
Stabilizing the camera with a stand or tripod
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Choosing a VR camera
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Controlling a camera remotely
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Capturing VR content with a smartphone
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Shooting panos with a traditional DSLR or mirrorless camera
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Shooting HDR images with a traditional DSLR or mirrorless camera
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4. Shooting a Panoramic Tour
Best time to shoot
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Floor coverage
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Choosing how many images you need
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Shooting images with expanded dynamic range (brackets)
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5. Shooting a VR Photos and Video
Capturing VR photos with an Insta360
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Capturing VR video with an Insta360
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Capturing VR photos with a GoPro Fusion
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Capturing VR video with a GoPro Fusion
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General advice on lighting for VR
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6. Merging Panoramic and HDR Images
Merging a panoramic image with Adobe Photoshop
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Merging a panoramic image with Lightroom Classic
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Merging an HDR image with Aurora HDR
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Merging a 360˚ HDR image with Photomatix Pro
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7. Enhancing and Stitching 360˚ Images
Enhancing 360˚ images in Lightroom
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Merging a 360˚ image with PTGui
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Fixing and cleaning stitching errors in Photoshop
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Covering the nadir in Photoshop
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Enhancing and stitching 360˚ images from an Insta360
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Enhancing and stitching 360˚ images from a GoPro Fusion
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8. Editing VR Video
Importing VR video into Adobe Premiere Pro
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Editing VR video with Adobe Premiere Pro
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Refining VR video with Adobe Premiere Pro
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Exporting VR video from Adobe Premiere Pro
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Importing VR video into Final Cut Pro X
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Editing VR video with Final Cut Pro X
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Refining VR video with Final Cut Pro X
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Exporting VR video from Final Cut Pro X
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9. Developing a 360˚ Tour
Leveling and calibrating images for 360˚ tours in Pano2VR
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Connecting nodes in Pano2VR
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Covering the nadir in Pano2VR
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Publishing for a Website and Google Business View From Pano2VR
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10. Uploading VR and 360˚ Content
Publishing VR video with YouTube, part 1
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Publishing VR video with YouTube, part 2
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