Thank you very much perpetual! Im working on a new video that will build on this so stay tuned! 😀

Thanks Allan! I'm working on some more tutorials - stay tuned!

Argentina VR thank you very much!

Hi Ralph. The tourmaking option is called connecting photos. See step 2 here: support.google.com/maps/answer/7011737?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en For 2 or 3 photos it is easy. More than that, and it takes a lot more time.

RPM Auto Studio Thanks RPM! Right now you can place 3d text and 3d photos. You can adjust the position of the 3d photos anywhere. You need to do it only once, and it will be shown correctly from all positions. I hope that answers your questions. Best regards, Mic

Thanks buddy! :D

Thank you very much Rushdi! Best regards, Mic

You're most welcome.

Thanks Santhosh and God bless you and your family too! Best regards, Mic

Hi Michael! For one-shot 360 cameras, the highest resolution is Panono. The problem is that it has a minimum stitching distance of around 5 feet, which means it can't be used in small spaces like bathrooms. For that reason I use Xiaomi Mi Sphere 360rumors.com/2018/02/ultimate-xiaomi-mijia-mi-sphere-360-camera-faq-wiki-and-resource-page.html Best regards, mic

Thanks Joseph! Glad you found the video helpful! I plan to make more videos for real estate and virtual tours, including the one I just posted this past week. :D kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtl0fpeU2MzDhYk.html Best regards, Mic

Thank you my friend! If you think it LOOKS interesting, wait until you actually try it! you'll be amazed! :D Best regards, Mic

360Rumors.com I did straight away just after watching your vid, log in was pretty difficult only LinkedIn or FB option, would have preferred create a/c option but no choice, did eventually get there, gave it 20 pics ( deep end first ) it’s still thinking & saying in progress, 🤞🏼it works

Hi Won. I'll ask them about login. It takes a while to process. Could be a few hours. (Matterport takes 24 hours) Just wait for the email notification.

360Rumors.com Thanks Mic, it loaded the 20 pics but put them into 4 sections even though it’s 1 floor of 1 building, all looks great but for the life of me I can’t get it to join sections up, at it @ the moment for a couple of hours, if it works out wow this will be brilliant to have, 🤞🏼

Richard Lawson Richard Lawson hi Richard! For that price i would recommend xiaomi. Many people have used it for real estate and have been pleased. 360rumors.com/2018/02/ultimate-xiaomi-mijia-mi-sphere-360-camera-faq-wiki-and-resource-page.html My second choice would be insta360 for the dng stitching convenience. Ricoh theta is good if you want to do the least amount of work, though its photos have noticeably less detail than xiaomi or insta360. Best regards, Mic

Hi Rick! Join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork. Two of the mods are Cupix staff (Scott Anderson and Haewon Shin). Best regards, Mic

Panorama Boutique thanks Panorama! The loading time actually improves the more you watch because it switches to a server closer to you.

from what i have experienced the more shots you take about every 2 feet the smother the experience - the processing time slows down when the images are a bit to different in composition

Thank you very much Gigi for watching my videos! I appreciate you asking me! Sorry it took me a while to research it. My first question is whether you plan to use Cupix. If you do, then I would recommend Theta V or Theta SC (costs much less than V). Both of them stitch photos automatically in camera, which will make it easier to create tours. Theta V has better shadow detail (and much better video) but will cost more. If you plan to use traditional virtual software, then speed is less paramount, so I would recommend these: 1. For the highest quality and for its decent ease of use: Panono. 2. For next highest quality, but will require manual stitching, Pano5+1 mk II. 3. For third best image quality, I would recommend Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere. 4. For ease of use: Theta V or Theta SC. I would really appreciate it if you could use these links to support 360 rumors at no additional cost to you: Theta V: amzn.to/2wP65Vi Theta SC: amzn.to/2g16g8Y Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere: goo.gl/5htS73 (try the code GBXMXJ2 it might still work) Pano5+1 mk II: www.rogeti.com/en/pano51-markii/ video demo here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9yae5ZisMqmoHU.html Panono: goo.gl/RXNccd Pls. let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Mic

Hi Ralph. You can use google street view itself to link photos and it is free but it is very, very tedious. And the amount of time required rises exponentially with the number of photos

Thanks Ralph! About your question, you can't put the Kuula tour in Google Maps. If you want a virtual tour in Google Maps, use panoskin or gothru instead.

Jan Karlsson ooohhhh its not easy. Better to get the exposure and white balance right then shoot in jpg. If you really want to shoot in dng use insta360 one or nano S. They can shoot in raw dng and the software stitches in dng too.

Aha, thanks for the answer.

Thanks 2902! Cupix can generate a floorplan automatically. Here is a tutorial for removing the tripod: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLpkipqWrceyZ5c.html

Hi Carlo. Thanks for checking out my video. Yes the photos must be stitched before uploading to Cupix.

Hi Becky. I will inquire about downloading options. I know you can download the mesh as an OBJ file. BTW you may want to join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork . There are a couple of Cupix staff there who are able to answer questions. Best regards, Mic

Hi Jeff. Cupix recommends taking a photo roughly around every 5 feet. You don't need to spin the camera. just take a photo every 5 feet and upload the photos to cupix servers. Their cloud software will automatically assemble the virtual tour for you. I know it sounds confusing because it's quite different from other virtual tour software which is why I recommend actually trying it out (even in a small room) just to see how easy it is to do :D best regards, Mic

Thanks Rick! You can use several virtual tours, such as web-based ones like Kuula, or VR apps like Veer.

@@360vroomers Thank you! I really REALLY enjoy your videos. I have learned a lot from them.

@@rickkremer0525 thank you very much! I'll keep working hard to get more content out 😀 thanks buddy!

Hi Michael! Great question! You need to decide how you want to balance quality and speed. Some options have high quality but low speed. Others are the reverse. Here are some options: 360rumors.com/2017/10/360-cameras-real-estate-photography-virtual-tours-10-cameras-compared-plus-avoid-seen-360-photo.html

Hi Mic.360Rumors.com when you say speed as in ? Pls let me know.

Michael Carvalho hey there Michael! By speed i mean how quickly you can shoot and stitch. Theta can shoot and stitch HDR in-camera. That's as fast as it gets. But the detail is not high. On the other end is a dslr panorama which takes a minute to shoot but is very high quality. For cupix i would suggest speed is more important bec you need a lot of shots. Theta SC can work! 360rumors.com/2016/06/ricoh-theta-s-long-term-review-plus-10.html

I'm currently using Gear360 but the best from what I am researching is GoPro Fusion

Hi Graham! I believe it is possible but I'm not sure. It might be one of those things that would have to be unlocked. Please join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork . Cupix staff Haewon Shin and Scott Anderson are among the mods, and can let you know how to do it. Best regards, Mic

Vincent MIESCH hi Vincent! Cupix should connect the photos automatically. But the photos need to be close to each other, such as 5 feet. Also pls join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork Best regards, Mic

still in beta mode Hmph

Hi Karin. Sorry for the delayed reply. The comment was marked as spam because of the link to iStaging. Briefly, Cupix and iStaging are distinct. iStaging's LiveTour is essentially a traditional virtual tour. You have thumbnails of rooms and you jump to those rooms by clicking on the thumbnail. While you can also do that with Cupix, you can also "move around" in a Cupix space, such as moving forward, backward, left, right, diagonal, etc. This gives the client a better sense of the actual space. Cupix case studies claim to have 20% faster closing. See here www.cupix.com/case-study/ iStaging does plan to have 3D floor plans in the future (floorplan AR), and that may end up similar to Cupix in end result. The question will be how well does it work in practice in terms of time required for scanning, and accuracy of result. Finally, iStaging has Scankit to scan 3d models of actual objects. Cupix doesn't have an equivalent, but they said that in the future, you will be able to bring in 3D models into their spaces, so in that sense Scankit could complement Cupix as well. I hope this helps! Best regards, Mic

BTW if you are on facebook, pls. check out facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork to meet other people who are interested in creating virtual tours. Best regards, Mic

That was a great response, thanks so much!

Thanks Karin! Pls. stay tuned... I'm working on another real estate related video that I think will have a lot of value for viewers. :) Best regards, Mic

I just bought the Mijia Sphere and your favorite invisible selfie stick. I am doing virtual walk throughs for buyers now but I hate seeing the selfie stick in the video. Perhaps the bike helmet trick? Hahaha!

Hi Leo. See here support.matterport.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015644467-Introducing-Matterport-for-Google-Street-View

Hi Marco. It is not possible to add links from GSV to Kuula. If you want to link GSV to an internal tour, you need to use panoskin or gothru.

360Rumors Thank you very much Mic, i think i will try to use Panoskin 🙏

Hi Sarah-Jayne. No Osmo cannot be used for this kind of virtual tour. You will need a 360 camera such as Insta360 One X or Ricoh Theta.

Hi Sandi. Cupix cannot be done with a one-time fee, but 3DVista is working on adding 3d features. BTW Virtual Tour Edge members can get a 20% discount on 3DVista (actually 30% based on current exchange rates). 360rumors.com/hq-method-faq/

Hi Steve! Yes it will! All you have to do is make sure to first stitch the photos from the Insta360 One using the smartphone app or the desktop app. Then upload them. Make sure to take a photo every 5 feet. If you want to take fewer photos, you can use another virtual tour service such as Veer (free) here: bit.ly/2xJWEeu Best regards, Mic

Hey there Musique. Congrats! If your future clients include businesses, I recommend Cloudpano. It has a floor plan capability and you can show multiple floorplans with hotlinks to navigate among them. But in addition, it has a lot of features that are very useful to businesses such as lead collection and analytics and more. And it is decently priced. Monthly plan: bit.ly/cloudpanomonth Annual plan: bit.ly/cloudpanoyear Lifetime plan with discount: bit.ly/cloudpanorebate

@@360vroomers Thank you so much for your reply, why this over cupix?

@@Musiquedecor The advantage of Cupix is that it can do a matterport-like effect. But Cupix is more expensive and it takes much more time to capture. For example, in a single room, you can do it with one photo on cloudpano but on Cupix, you have to take a photo every 5 feet. And as I mentioned, Cloudpano has many more business-oriented features. I will talk about it next time. But you can check them out.

360Rumors thanks so much for all your advise and knowledge

Every 360 camera has its own software for stitching. Some cameras like Ricoh Theta can stitch photos in-camera.

Андрей Триббиани hi Andrei. It is only cloud based but the tour can be embedded on your website with simple tags. It is available to use now at cupix.com. pls try it! Best regards, mic

seems to still be in Beta ... Images a medium resolution ... I cant find any code ... looks like it will be a paid service once its live ...

Hi EMC! Yes, absolutely! The only cameras that you won't be able to use SOOC are those that don't have a standard equirectangular format. For example, Garmin Virb 360 photos are not 2:1 (so you'll need to change the aspect ratio). Best regards, Mic

360Rumors.com thanks for the quick response, love your channel! Keep it up!!

Hi Lowly TV. You can get the first Insta360 One for under EUR200. Or if you only want photo, you can get a Ricoh Theta SC. It will be able to stitch HDR photos in-camera.

@@360vroomers okay thank you which one do you prefer (quality,.....) Can you send me links to the cameras please thank you

During the beta it is currently free. After the beta, they haven't decided on pricing yet. Any projects you upload now will remain free.

will the tours be higher resolution when they go live?

Hi Francisco. Just take photos with your 360 camera around 5 ft apart (like a grid) then upload. Their software will convert it to a virtual tour after a few hours. Thats all.

Hi FloodofSins. There is definitely a market for this service, although some realtors will be too cheap to hire you. Pls. join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork to network with other virtual tour shooters and find answers from other shooters. Best regards, mic

360Rumors.com thanks for the reply however with everything I said you didn't really say very much or even answer everything.

Mic Ty once out of beta what will the price likely be? Ballpark. I signed up before your video finished playing! I have a real estate job at the end of the week I will try this out on. I haven't pushed 360 yet. Currently drone and osmo videos.

Thanks!!! I am a realtor and have been trying to get these answers! I really appreciate your videos, knowledge and suggestions! Which 360 camera do you recommend since I have an iphone and also Macbook Pro to work with the virtual tours?

Paul Carrin honestly i think they havent decided. Might be ad supported or there could be different tiers for example

Thank you very much Gigi for watching my videos! I appreciate you asking me! Sorry it took me a while to research it. My first question is whether you plan to use Cupix. If you do, then I would recommend Theta V or Theta SC (costs much less than V). Both of them stitch photos automatically in camera, which will make it easier to create tours. Theta V has better shadow detail (and much better video) but will cost more. If you plan to use traditional virtual software, then speed is less paramount, so I would recommend these: 1. For the highest quality and for its decent ease of use: Panono. 2. For next highest quality, but will require manual stitching, Pano5+1 mk II. 3. For third best image quality, I would recommend Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere. 4. For ease of use: Theta V or Theta SC. I would really appreciate it if you could use these links to support 360 rumors at no additional cost to you: Theta V: amzn.to/2wP65Vi Theta SC: amzn.to/2g16g8Y Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere: goo.gl/5htS73 (try the code GBXMXJ2 it might still work) Pano5+1 mk II: www.rogeti.com/en/pano51-markii/ video demo here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9yae5ZisMqmoHU.html Panono: goo.gl/RXNccd Pls. let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Mic

adnan shuja dont worry i will show another free one in a couple of weeks!

Try this (it's totally free): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbmErMJ-s77Qnmw.html and you can also create a virtual tour with 360 videos (with hotspots): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gd-edKaX1b3De2g.html You can try it out here: bit.ly/freevirtualtour

Yeah and the free version image quality is terrible on cupix, 250mb for images. I took small tour with Fusion on our cabin it was 590mb in size so for the free i needed to cut the quality on half.