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Title: Facebook 360
Post by: pressenter on 2016-06-21, 08:34:21
Hi guys!

In the link below you can find a short tutorial on how you can use Facebooks new 360 feature for CGI panoramas, very cool trick.

http://pressenterdesign.com/blog/2016/360-cgi-panorama-on-facebook

And this is how it will look like if it works for you(it's a Corona render so hope it'll be all good for this forum ;) )

https://www.facebook.com/pressenterdesign/posts/1101875556524986%3A0

Have fun
Simon
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: JoeVallard on 2016-06-22, 22:42:41
I tried using one of my PANOs that work in the Gear VR and Cardboard. I can't get it to work at all for Facebook.
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: romullus on 2016-06-22, 23:57:40
It works, just make sure that you edit xmp data of your panorama properly. Either do this by pasting your pano into another one that works, like in that tutorial or use app that can add needed data for you. Like this one for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hirota41.photospheretagger&hl=lt

But FB pano player is very limited, no controls whatsoever :[
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: maru on 2016-06-23, 14:39:37
Maybe it's obvious for most, but I discovered this just some time ago - when you see a 360 pano on FB on your PC monitor, click on it, and make it fullscreen. This takes the whole experience to a new level. :)
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: romullus on 2016-06-23, 15:06:19
Well, it wasnt obvious for me, thanks for hint :]
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: Juraj on 2016-06-23, 20:05:35
Yup, hit F and it's much better....until you notice FB downsizes and compresses the hell out of the image. (it looks like 4096px to me, and I uploaded 12 288px :/ (true "4k" 360 )

Would be cool if we could embed some panos on this forum too :- ).

My first FB attempt {link}

 (https://www.facebook.com/jurajtalcik.visualizations/photos/a.169510463153436.29394.167322623372220/863484443756031/?type=3&theater)
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: JoeVallard on 2016-06-23, 21:31:05
Quote from: romullus on 2016-06-22, 23:57:40
It works, just make sure that you edit xmp data of your panorama properly. Either do this by pasting your pano into another one that works, like in that tutorial or use app that can add needed data for you. Like this one for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hirota41.photospheretagger&hl=lt

But FB pano player is very limited, no controls whatsoever :[

Ohh right completely forgot about xmp data. Working now, phone has a bit of an issue with orientation, but tapping the button that shows its a 360 photo corrects it.
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: maru on 2016-06-24, 15:14:58
Quote from: Juraj_Talcik on 2016-06-23, 20:05:35
Yup, hit F and it's much better....until you notice FB downsizes and compresses the hell out of the image. (it looks like 4096px to me, and I uploaded 12 288px :/ (true "4k" 360 )
It looks a bit better if you unzoom with mouse scroll, but still far from perfect.
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: Seabass on 2016-07-13, 09:14:01
Hello everybody! I can not upload the panorama on facebook why the site does not recognize it. I do everything as a tutorial. Attach  panorama, can anyone see what the problem is. Thank you in advance!
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: romullus on 2016-07-13, 11:22:51
This is because your pano does not contains XMP data that facebook needs. I tried to paste your pano into image that works and resave it with photoshop, but it looks like PS just overrides XMP with hes own data. What works for me, is to add needed XMP data with small android app called photosphere XMP tagger (one click solution), or to use exifTool with exifToolGUI and copy paste XMP from donor photo (unintuitive and cumbersome to use, but very powerfull).

p.s. your pano should be 2:1 aspect ratio, i.e. 4000x2000 px
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: vhector on 2016-07-13, 11:50:02
Just call in your image properties -details  the camera maker and model to a 360 standard, then it works. For example Camera maker RHICO and model RHICO THETA S
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: Seabass on 2016-07-13, 17:59:47
Thank you guys for your support!!! Mission complete)))
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=968814596564911&set=a.591816200931421.1073741827.100003091398780&type=3&theater
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: spadestick on 2016-07-14, 09:36:02
Brilliant - though the waste in the bathtub and the bathroom curtains are missing! Someone may be peeping with a telescope across the windows
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: silomi on 2016-08-07, 22:20:04
Hi everyone. It's great to know how to upload a CGI 360 panorama to FB.
Could you please direct me to a tutorial of how to set up a 360 camera in 3ds Max to render in Corona?
The Panorama Exporter utility crashes Max went Corona is assigned as the renderer.
Title: Re: Facebook 360
Post by: romullus on 2016-08-07, 23:42:07