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VR / 360 Course Content Pilot
Getting Started Videos
The following is a set of videos providing a comprehensive guide to using 360 video in OrchestrateVR to create interactive 360 experiences.
Step-by-step Tutorials
Converting Camera Files in Insta360 Studio
1) First connect your camera to your computer to access files. To do so:
- Turn on your X3 camera.
- Swipe down to open the Shortcut menu. Tap the settings icon, then [USB Mode] > [U-Disk Mode].
- Connect your X3 camera to your PC via the official Charge Cable.
- Open the DCIM folder in file manager (Windows) or Finder (mac) to view the files.
2) Open Insta360 Studio and import your files. You can import as many as you’d like at one time.
3) Set your field of view. You can set this directly on the camera, but it is recommended to go through this step regardless to confirm your field of view is what you want it to be. There are slightly different steps for videos and pictures. To see a larger image of each of the screenshots below, click on the image and it will enlarge.
For videos:
| 1. Make sure your timeline scrubber is set to frame one. The scrubber is a vertical white line. To ensure it’s on frame one, it needs to be all the way to the left. This happens by default, so you probably won’t have to touch anything. |  |
| 2. Click the “add keyframe” button, which is a circle with a plus sign inside of it. This is below the preview window with your video, towards the right. |  |
| 3. A small window will pop on the left where you can choose your field of view. We recommend sticking with “dewarp” unless you need a wider field of view. If you need a wider field of view, try UltraWide or MegaView. |  |
For pictures:
| 1. The field of view button will be directly on screen, on the righthand side. It will be labeled with an icon of whatever the current field of view is. |  |
| 2. Click the icon to change your field of view |  |
4) Select the file you wish to export on the lefthand side. It’ll turn yellow when selected.
5) Click the yellow export button on the bottom right of the screen.
6) An export popup window will appear. Make sure of the following. VERY IMPORTANT:
- Select "Export 360 Video/Picture” at the top
- Name your video/picture
- Select where you’re exporting the video/picture to
- For video: set bit-rate to “25”
7) Your video/picture will begin exporting. The left side of the screen will change to the “export” tab where you’ll find previous export history, as well as your current export progress on the bottom left. When your video/picture is done exporting, you’ll hear a “ding!”
8) If you have more videos/pictures to export, go to the “local files” tab in the top left and repeat these steps.
For a video walkthrough, please see:
Adding Assets into Orchestrate VR
1) Sign in
2) Go to your “Content” tab on the right side of the screen. The icon for the "Content" tab looks like a series of boxes overlapping each other, or files in a filing cabinet.
3) Select “Assets”
4) While on the "assets" page, select the orange “create asset” button in the top right.
5) Import your files from Insta360 Studio to OrchestrateVR. You can either hit “choose file” or drag your file directly into the dotted box.
6) Once your file has finished uploading, you can either hit “upload asset” if that is the only file you need to upload, or you can hit “create and add another” if you have more files to upload.
7) After uploading your files and hitting “upload asset” you will be brought to a page that shows you information about your asset. There’s nothing you need to do here unless you want to add information to your asset, like tags or a description, or if you'd like to change the name of the asset. To make these changes, hit the pencil icon to edit.
8) You can leave this page by either clicking the home button in the top left, or clicking the “content” tab and going to either your assets or experiences, depending on what you need to do next.
9) To view all of your assets in one place, return to the “assets” page.
For a video walkthrough, please see:
Creating an Experience
1) Click the content tab on the left, then, click the “Experiences” tab. This will bring you to the experiences page, where you’ll find existing experiences as well as the option to make a new experience.
2) Hit the orange “create an experience” button in the top right
3) Name your experience. You can always change this later.
For a video walkthrough, please see:
Using the Editor / Editing Your First Scene
1) Hit the orange “add a scene” button.
2) A window will appear showing you all of your assets. You can select an existing asset here. If you need to upload a new asset, hit “upload” on the left.
3) Once you’ve selected your asset for your scene, that window will close. You’ll be prompted to select your initial view. Click and drag directly on the video/picture to set your initial view, then hit the orange “save initial view” button. You can always change this later.
4) If you have multiple scenes, you can repeat the above steps as many times as needed. The “add a scene” button can be found on the lefthand side.
5) To select a scene, click it on the lefthand side. It’ll turn light grey.
6) To edit your scene properties, do so on the righthand side in the properties tab.
7) To add a layer to your scene, click “add a layer” towards the bottom center of the editor. Each layer type will have its own set of proprieties that you can always adjust in the properties window on the righthand side.
For a video walkthrough, please see:
Previewing an Experience
1) To preview an experience at anytime, click the “preview” button at the top right of the screen.
2) A new window will open up. Hit “launch experience” and you can preview your experience as would a user.
3) When you’re finished previewing your experience, you can “x” out of the preview window. Your window with the editor should still be open.
For a video walkthrough, please see:
Publishing an Experience
1) When your experience is finished, you can publish it by hitting the “publish” button.
2) You can always return to any experience to make changes or to share it by finding it in your “experiences.”