Capture4VR: From VR Photography to VR Video
Christian Richardt1 Peter Hedman2 Ryan S. Overbeck3 Brian Cabral4 Robert Konrad5 Steve Sullivan6
1 University of Bath 2 University College London 3 Google 4 Facebook 5 Stanford University 6 Microsoft
SIGGRAPH 2019 Course
Thursday 1 August 2019, 14:00–17:15, Los Angeles Convention Center, Theatre 411

Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) enables the display of dynamic visual content with unparalleled realism and immersion. However, VR is also still a relatively young medium that requires new ways to author content, particularly for visual content that is captured from the real world. This course, therefore, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in bringing photographs and video into VR. Ultimately, the techniques, approaches and systems we discuss aim to faithfully capture the visual appearance and dynamics of the real world, and to bring it into virtual reality to create unparalleled realism and immersion by providing freedom of head motion and motion parallax, which is a vital depth cue for the human visual system. In this half-day course, we take the audience on a journey from VR photography to VR video that began more than a century ago but which has accelerated tremendously in the last five years. We discuss both commercial state-of-the-art systems by Facebook, Google and Microsoft, as well as the latest research techniques and prototypes.
Course Schedule
Time | Topic | Final slides |
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14:00 | Welcome and Introduction Christian Richardt, University of Bath |
PDF (7 MB) PPTX (49 MB) |
14:20 | 360° (Stereo) Panoramas Christian Richardt, University of Bath |
PDF (6 MB) PPTX (259 MB) |
14:40 | 3D Photography Peter Hedman, University College London |
PDF (6 MB) Keynote (1.1 GB) |
15:00 | Light Field Photography Ryan S. Overbeck, Google |
PDF (11 MB) |
15:20 | Q&A followed by a short break all presenters |
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15:35 | 360 and ODS Video Brian Cabral, Facebook |
PDF (4 MB) |
15:55 | Live ODS Video Robert Konrad, Stanford University |
PDF (4 MB) |
16:15 | 6-DoF Video Brian Cabral, Facebook |
PDF (9 MB) |
16:35 | MR Capture Studios Steve Sullivan, Microsoft |
PDF (4 MB) |
16:55 | Conclusion + Q&A all presenters |
PDF (2 MB) PPTX (27 MB) |
Downloads
- Complete course notes (PDF, 51 MB)
- Course extended abstract (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Bibtex
@inproceedings{Capture4VR, author = {Christian Richardt and Peter Hedman and Ryan S. Overbeck and Brian Cabral and Robert Konrad and Steve Sullivan}, title = {{Capture4VR}: From {VR} Photography to {VR} Video}, booktitle = {SIGGRAPH Courses}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1145/3305366.3328028}, url = {https://richardt.name/Capture4VR/}, }