For example, there is now scope to extend the solution beyond the VR rig, to synchronise 360 video with standard video content and also any separately recorded timecoded audio. This a win-win situation: a win for artists, producers, and DOPs, and a win for postproduction."īy working together to integrate their solutions, Timecode Systems and GoPro's Kolor team have created a highly efficient and professional VR sync solution that will not only save time, but also significantly increase the opportunity to widen the application of VR filming in film and broadcast productions. "Our VR solution offers massive time-saving benefits in the edit suite and minimises disruptions to the creative filming process - something everyone from camera operators to the on-screen talent will appreciate. "We're giving VR camera operators the confidence that they can start and stop recording all day long without the hassle of having to disturb filming to manually slate cameras that's the understated benefit of timecode," said Paul Bannister, chief science officer of Timecode Systems Limited. The end results are media files that can now be automatically timecode aligned in Autopano Video Pro at the push of a button, offering a new way for professional VR content producers to significantly streamline the capture and postproduction of 360 video. Whether filming using a two-camera GoPro HERO4 rig or 24 cameras in a 360 array creating resolution as high as 32K, the solution syncs with the same efficiency. This gives VR filmmakers the freedom to shoot creatively and efficiently, without being constrained by labourious manual processes, safe in the knowledge that every camera in the rig is shooting in frame-level synchronisation. The solution is compatible with a whole range of custom, multicamera VR rigs, includes rigs using GoPro's HERO4 cameras with SyncBac PRO for timecode, and also other camera models using alternative Timecode Systems products. The new sync feature, included in the version 3.0 update to Autopano Video Pro, incorporates full support for MP4 timecode generated by Timecode Systems' products. Visually timecode-slating cameras is a disruptive manual process, and using the clap of a slate (or another visual or audio cue) as a sync marker can be unreliable when it comes to the edit process.
Time-aligning files from the multiple cameras in a 360 VR rig can be a manual and time-consuming process if there is no easy synchronisation point, especially when synchronising with separate audio.
By sharing and combining their technology areas, the two companies have developed a unique virtual reality (VR) workflow solution that delivers the efficiency benefits of professional standard timecode synchronisation to VR and 360 filming. Ap- Timecode Systems has worked closely with GoPro, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GPRO) Kolor team to assist with the implementation of a new timecode sync feature into its Autopano(R) Video Pro stitching software.
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