Your First DSLR 360 Virtual Tour (outside)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Here's a fast way to learn how to photograph and edit a high-end 360 virtual tour using your DSLR, by doing this outside. Below are pertinent links mentioned in this video:
My real estate photography series:
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Tutorial on calibrating the pano head:
• Calibrating a Pano Hea...
Tutorial on pano head knobs:
• Pano Head Knobs and 36...
Next tutorial on Virtual Tours:
• Interior, all-ambient ...
PTGui:
www.ptgui.com
Marzipano Tool:
www.marzipano....
My apologies for the wind noise. I only had a small break in the action over the weekend, and rushing around I forgot to put the wind screen on my lav mic :( One bad gust got the best of me, so I'm hoping that won't be too distracting. When I get to the nitty gritty the wind cooperated :)
Nathan I’m just starting out & your videos are gold, spend the afternoon reading your first book it is fantastic.
You are A great teacher and expert !Thank you
Beats the crap out of the 360 videos I’ve seen!
Nathan your videos are so instructive and you explain everything soooooo good! Your videos are pure gold! Very fantantic that I discover your channel :)
Awesomeness!! Thank you Nathan, looking forward to the indoor tutorials!!
Just discovered your channel... I subscribed immediately !
Great Video.. as always.
Hey thank you so much for the tip on using TIF files... I was having some problems merging photos on two separate lenses, and switching to TIF fixed it. Have found that tip anywhere else :)
Great vedio thank you
This video is gold i learned a lot!! Im doing a virtual tour next month and I wanted to ask you if you think I can take the pictures with a DJI Osmo Pocket with the 180 degree mode? will it work? P.D: Im planning to use Kuula
Thanks! No experience with the Osmo, sorry.
wow this was really helpful and educative but I have a question, can I host on ptgui without having to use marzipano cause the software is not supported by safari?
Hey Nathan - I am really interested in learning more but wondered do you have a completed interior video that you could share a link to. I really would like to see what the final result is and see first hand how one would navigate thru etc. - thanks so much once again for the great tutorials!
Hi Jonathan, I'll have more tutorials in the coming weeks, but each step is covered in detail in the new book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3 Thanks for your support!
hi, thank you for great tutorial, i bought samyang 12 for nikon, but its not covering the all area in 90 degrees. ptgui software cant make a panorama from it. i tried to change the aperture size but i am getting the fee blinking for error. is there any solution? why a, i getting this error ? many thanks
The video is really informative and I'm glad I came across it. Can these 360 views from a DSLR be hosted on Matterport software?
Thanks! I'm not a fan of Matterport and there are so many other, less expensive 360 tour hosts out there like Cloudpano. It's something I talk about in-depth in the new virtual tour guide, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3j3xdIm
Hi Nathan. I have 2 questions:
We all really appreciate the level of detail you provide in using this DSLR approach for panoramas. I have been using the Ricoh Theta Z1, but I am upgrading my gear for DSLR. I bought the Nodal Ninja and the calibration seemed to go well (6 small bags of extra screws and parts). No documentation of any kind in the package, so we rely on someone like you for crucial information. I bought your book, but didn't find anything in it about my questions below. Can't wait to do some exterior test shots. TYIA.
1. What are the 3 blue thumbscrews on the Nodal D10 Rotator for and where should they be set, if you adjust them? My settings seem to be off by about 2 degrees. Can't find info on that anywhere.
2. You are using a tripod leveler. Is that needed to be exactly level and what would you recommend for purchase?
Thanks EJ. Great questions. The tripod leveler isn't necessary; I just happened to have it on there that day from doing other work. I find it just as easy to level the tripod for DSLR 360s using the legs, but a leveler can help...here is the one shown in that video: amzn.to/2R50O7S On the question of the blue knobs, they help rotation snap into place on various increments...I think that's probably explained better with a video tutorial, so I made a note to do one soon...maybe I'll talk about the leveler than as well.
@@NathanCoolPhoto looking forward to it. I wish my brain had space for all the high level of technical detail.
Hi Nathan, great video and very informative, I want to tell you my equipment and maybe help me to find a solution, I have Nikon Z6 whit TTArtisan 11mm f 2,8 and panoramic head Nodal Ninja 6 NN6 RD10 QR NA with Advanced Rotator and Nadir Adapter, bat when I tried to stitch in PTGui 9.0 I have only problem I also tried to stitch and whit the 3D Vista 2019. I take 4 photos one every 90 degrees and 2 upsides and 2 the nadir (I work HDR bracketing photo in Lightroom 2021 and Photoshop 2021) I have calibrated the pano head with no parallax problem ( I watch your video on how to calibrate the pano head )bat still have stitching problem.
Really interesting, will be following all of them
What am I giving up if I want the better quality pano head that you are using and sticking with my sigma 10-20 mm as opposed to getting the cheaper head and buying a fish eye?
THANKS!
Hi Todd, the better the gear the easier the job :) You can shoot a 360 pano with a DSLR using any lens, even a 400mm tele, but the key is how many shots it will that take to accommodate stitching, which requires a certain amount of overlap. This is why fisheye lenses are preferred: minimal number of shots. While lenses and camera bodies come and go, a good pano head can last a lifetime...it's a machined piece of metal, but well-machined is key to lasting through the ages. So, you may consider buying a good pano head, and see how that works with your setup, and then buy a different lens if you need to. In other words: If budget is an issue, then take it in steps, pano head first.
Great instructional video! Thanks for that. I had originally asked in this thread what pano head you were using but I found it on your earlier 'Calibrate' video. Very cool stuff and a reason for not using the Theta cam if you want quality! If we 'do' know some web hosting, what site do you suggest for hosting these? On your own or on a different one just for these? Also comes into play if you are hosting any large video files.. suggestion there as well (if you get into that part) TIA!
Thanks! GoDaddy, 1and1, any host will work, it's just web files via FTP. I do talk about other options in the new book as well.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Ok so you just host the file where you host your website... thats cool I already have a hosting account and have done a few websites. And I bought 'the book'... just have not had a chance to read yet... not enough time in the day (I do however find time to watch your new videos)
I want to buy a digital version of your books but have an iPhone, the Amazon store says I need a kindle. Can the books be read on an iPhone?
You don't need a Kindle device, you just use the free Kindle app on your iPhone, or any other device.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Alrighty, I’ll look for the app and then download it in order to read the book.
Hi Nathan, great video! I have been using the Nikon 10.5mm for 360 tours, the image is sharp but feels a little wide. What are your thoughts on using Samyang 12mm vs the Nikon 10.5mm?
Hey Nathan, thanks for these great video's, really appreciate the work. I do have one question you might be willing to answer: When shooting outside in very windy conditions, does this impact the quality much? As in, lots of ghosting in trees or bushes? Would this be noticeable in the stitching? Thanks in advance!
Never had the problem using PTGui, and I shoot in very windy conditions, check out this tour for example, mostly shot during a windy Santa Ana in SoCal: app.cloudpano.com/tours/Hgs5LIuQmA
I know that a fisheye lens would be the ideal lens, but I have a 10-18mm Canon lens... can I use this lens for now or should I invest in an actual fisheye lens? Thank you for all the amazing videos Nathan!!!
That's the most-asked question I get on this topic :) You can find various comments and answers in the comment sections of the other videos with various suggestions for lens/camera brand, and I also cover it in greater detail in the e-book. Here's a link to that if you'd like to check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Nathan Cool Photo, thank you... the reason I was asking mainly was that I noticed your lens is a 12mm... but it is also a fisheye, where as mine is a wide angle 10-18mm... and btw, thank you for the reply and again, thank you for being such an awesome teacher!!!
Hey, Nathan. When you shoot these do you have your camera settings set to automatically detect the camera angel (portrait/landscape) and adjust the photo accordingly or do you switch that off? One more related question. I've noticed when I shoot a 3 bracket set, sometimes it saves two of them in portrait and one in landscape and PTGui doesn't recognize it as a 3 shot HDR bracket unless I use light room to rotate the oddball image and export it as a .dng Any suggestions for this? Thank you. Great material by the way.
Both issues are the same. Either way, I just rotate them before sending to PTGui. I like to convert mine to TIFFs using OEM software first instead of DNG for better results.
Couldn’t tell what camera and lens combo you are using. Also tried to buy your 360 book on Amazon kindle and couldn’t get it. Thanks from Australia.
Thanks! Here's a link too my e-books on Amazon Australia: www.amazon.com.au/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ANathan+Cool&s=relevancerank&text=Nathan+Cool&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1
Really informative, thank you! I’m just starting to explore - is it possible to also get great results like this with a cropped sensor dslr? I have the canon sl3 and wondering if it is sufficient enough to make the investments needed to use it for 360
Thanks! I have a video on that topic at ua-cam.com/video/NdFWWJ6oYYI/v-deo.html
@@NathanCoolPhoto much appreciated- your videos are super helpful!
Thank you for all this info! I have 2 of your books, and I will get this soon. Have a question. Can you do a 360 with a 16 mm lens? If you can, what will be the process?
You can, but it could be harder. I talk about that more in the new book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Excellent! Thank you!!
@@NathanCoolPhoto Thank you for all the videos. I have learn a lot! I have my own business in Tijuana of Real Estate photography. I have applied all the knowledge I've lear from you!
What was the size of the lens?
Hi Ronald, at one point I show a close-up of the lens while I talk about it: 12mm Samyang f/2.8, which I also talk about in the book as well as other options if you're shooting crop sensor.
Nathan. Great tutorial. I cant import my pano made in PTGui into Maripano on a Mac. Does Marzipano work on Macs? Thank you.
Marzipano is browser based so the issue you're having is likely coming from using the Safari browser, and not necessarily related to iOS. I'd suggest using the Chrome browser on your Mac and see how that goes.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Nathan as usual you are spot on. Marzipano appears to be incompatible with Safari. Thank you.
I run into an issue with figuring out how to put the VT on my Wordpress website. Any insight into doing that?
Hi Ziggy Puppy, without knowing what the "issue" is and what you are using to create and/or host the VT, then there'd be no way for me to know for sure what the problem is. Assuming you're using Cloudpano then go to Share, copy the embed code, and paste that into your WP page.
Why not use PS or LR to stitch the pano? Is it because of the zenith shot?
Nope, need to use something that creates a seamless spherical pano. PS's pano is a different animal.
Your ebook on virtual tours is unavailable for some reason?
Let me know what country you are in and I'll get you the appropriate links.
@@NathanCoolPhoto thanks, I'm in Australia
Sorry for the late reply, here's the link for Australia: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B089SB3RY3
Why not use the built in pano feature in Lightroom?
Hi Colin, Adobe's pano features (in LR and PS) are not made for spherical panoramas, which are required for creating a 360° virtual tour. That's why you want to use something like PTGui. I talk about this in more detail as well as other options in the new book: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Can you post the end result to social media ?
Here ya go: virtual-tour-book.remotehomeshowings.com/outside-sample-1/
What pano head do you use?
Here are my recommendations:
Neewer Pano Head:
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Nodal Ninja 6 Pano Head:
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