From the course: The Basics of 360 Video
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What's spatial audio and do you need it?
From the course: The Basics of 360 Video
What's spatial audio and do you need it?
- So what's spatial audio, and do you need it? The truth is the techniques used to capture spatial sound have been around for a while. Now I like to consider it to be surround sound's over-caffeinated cousin. Meaning that it records sounds spatially and allows you to have immersive experiences when you're viewing 360 content correctly and not being affected by outside stimulus. Now let's just talk about making the experience immersive. When we hear a sound and move around in our own environments, if we change levels or look directly behind us, that sound is going to change. And we're going to hear it differently at different levels of height as well as how we move throughout our world. And this spatial audio sound is mimicking the way that we hear sound in real life. So devices that can record the spatial audio, you'd more than likely want to use an external microphone to do so. Some cost-effective experiences are a…
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What is 360 video?2m 18s
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How to view 360?4m 18s
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What about 180 video?2m 7s
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Do I really need to shoot 180 or 360?3m 10s
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Consumer 360 camera solutions3m 46s
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Before you shoot, know this4m 31s
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What's spatial audio and do you need it?3m 13s
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Tips for moving cameras1m 39s
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360 video for HD production3m 42s
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360 tools in iOS and Android phones4m 17s
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Hands on with the Insta360 One X2m 21s
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Hands on with the Vuze XR1m 36s
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