The Ultimate Guide to 360 Video Production

March 14, 2018

As virtual reality (VR) technology has entered the mainstream in the last three years, businesses and other organizations have begun to show increased interest in this new and powerful medium for engaging their customers, employees and other stakeholders. VR applications and 360 video have been employed for everything from fans virtually hanging out with celebrities to hospital residents studying brain surgery. The possibilities are vast but how can 360 video benefit your business?This white paper aims to provide an introductory guide to the best practices for planning, producing and distributing 360 video content. It is intended for both brands and organizations considering further investment in 360 video content development, as well as for video production companies looking to move into this growing market.

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Omneon, Inc. is a leading provider of scalable media server and active storage systems that optimize workflow productivity and on-air reliability for the production, distribution, and management of digital media. Omneon is a pioneer in the use of advanced IT technologies and open systems for broadcast applications, producing a modular and expandable video server architecture in the Omneon Spectrum media server. The company's Omneon MediaGrid active storage system delivers centralized content storage that is scalable in capacity, bandwidth, and media-processing power. The company has an extensive global presence with customers in more than 85 countries on six continents.

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