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„Why 360 changes everything“ Where does all the excitement for 360° videos come from? In its current implementation it adds absolutely nothing for the viewer a

„Why 360 changes everything“ Where does all the excitement for 360° videos come from? In its current implementation it adds absolutely nothing for the viewer and strips away the possibility for the creator to tell a story by choosing what the viewer sees. Useful for VR yes, on a flat screen just no.

sangnoir 9y ago
Most consumers don't want to "tell a story" but record memories. The auteurs who wish to "tell a story" can crop the viewport to their hearts desire without limiting choices for everyone else who isn't a tortured genius.
- freehunter 9y ago
  So you've never posed for a photo? Waited until the giraffe was looking right at you before you took a picture at the zoo? You're comfortable just snapping a picture, any old picture, and calling it good enough? You just want a picture of your kid, it doesn't matter if they're in focus, or looking at you, or picking their nose. It'll go on the christmas card anyway, right? You don't have to be a "tortured genius" to want to frame a picture and make it look nice. Nearly everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled. 360 photos can be achieved with normal cameras like they are today without a fad attachment. No one is limiting your choice, let's not be hyperbolic.
  - sangnoir 9y ago
    > Nearly everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled. Not everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled - but they want a picture when the conditions are right: this is why burst-mode-with-auto-best selection is a thing. When I'm taking a picture, please don't make me think too hard, work tor hard, or it or hope to get the timing exactly right. I don't have a clue why fidelity-loss at point of capture is romanticized when you can do it in 'post'. It is also not future-proof for no good reason, IMO. My argument is an extension of why you would want to shoot and save pictures in RAW, rather than JPEG. My personal holy grail would be a continuous, high-quality 360-degree video on which I can go back in time and frame a specific area at a given time to put on the Christmas card/push in the gallery. Bonus point would be opening the framed-image in a gallery and being able to see the context around it (360-video with sound).

sangnoir 9y ago

Most consumers don't want to "tell a story" but record memories. The auteurs who wish to "tell a story" can crop the viewport to their hearts desire without limiting choices for everyone else who isn't a tortured genius.

freehunter 9y ago
So you've never posed for a photo? Waited until the giraffe was looking right at you before you took a picture at the zoo? You're comfortable just snapping a picture, any old picture, and calling it good enough? You just want a picture of your kid, it doesn't matter if they're in focus, or looking at you, or picking their nose. It'll go on the christmas card anyway, right? You don't have to be a "tortured genius" to want to frame a picture and make it look nice. Nearly everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled. 360 photos can be achieved with normal cameras like they are today without a fad attachment. No one is limiting your choice, let's not be hyperbolic.
- sangnoir 9y ago
  > Nearly everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled. Not everyone wants to take a picture where things are in frame, in focus, and the setting is controlled - but they want a picture when the conditions are right: this is why burst-mode-with-auto-best selection is a thing. When I'm taking a picture, please don't make me think too hard, work tor hard, or it or hope to get the timing exactly right. I don't have a clue why fidelity-loss at point of capture is romanticized when you can do it in 'post'. It is also not future-proof for no good reason, IMO. My argument is an extension of why you would want to shoot and save pictures in RAW, rather than JPEG. My personal holy grail would be a continuous, high-quality 360-degree video on which I can go back in time and frame a specific area at a given time to put on the Christmas card/push in the gallery. Bonus point would be opening the framed-image in a gallery and being able to see the context around it (360-video with sound).