Live Planet VR camera and live-streaming platform$3,495 | liveplanet.net
Live Planet VR bills itself as `the only end-to-end VR system,` and technically, since it includes a camera system as well as a cloud publishing suite that`s capable of delivering to just about every major VR headset and outlet currently available (including live-streaming high-resolution stereoscopic 360 video over mobile networks) they may be right.
Live Planet has a lot of things going for it, especially when it comes to the algorithm and software solutions side of things. Their live-streaming and real-time stitching execution is impressive, and I can also see many cases where their cloud publishing platform could be a godsend, which weŽll get to below.
In fact, whether or not Live Planet VR is right for you is highly dependent on how you plan to use it, as Live Planet is targeting a very specific user - mostly those looking to live-stream.
But weŽll start with the key features and the design.
Key Features
16-lens stereoscopic VR 6K camera
DCI 4K/30p (4096x2160) resolution for live streaming
6K/24p (6144x3328) for post-production stitching
In-camera real-time stitching
Live-streaming capability
Records to a single microSD card
VR headset live preview
Robust cloud publishing solution to all major VR platforms
Delivers high quality VR over LTE networks
Design
The camera itself is quite nice. ItŽs a hefty, well-crafted chunk of heavy polymer and machined metal about the size of an extra large coffee mug. It has sixteen Sunex DSL218 F2.0 lenses and 1/2.8` Sony IMX 326 sensors, and is flanked on top and bottom by generous ventilation grills.
The bottom of the unit has inputs for USB stereo, audio-in, ethernet, 12V DC 5A power, microSD slot, TOSLINK (optical audio), and HDMI out, as well as a standard 1/4`-20 thread for mounting to any standard tripod plate or system.
The LivePlanet camera may look like something out of a science fiction movie, b ...
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