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Watch stunning 360-degree videos on your smartphone: turn at 360 degrees (gyroscope support), zoom in and out, look at what is taking place in the whole scene.<br/> | Watch stunning 360-degree videos on your smartphone: turn at 360 degrees (gyroscope support), zoom in and out, look at what is taking place in the whole scene.<br/> | ||
If you own a VR headset, split the screen to VR mode, slide your smartphone into the headset to experience the ultimate immersion!<br/> | If you own a VR headset, split the screen to VR mode, slide your smartphone into the headset to experience the ultimate immersion!<br/> | ||
| − | Stream your own videos or public 360-degree videos stored for free on the '''[http://vr.gopro.com/ GoPro VR platform]''' | + | Stream your own videos or public 360-degree videos stored for free on the '''[http://vr.gopro.com/ GoPro VR platform]''' <span style="color:red">'''(*)'''</span> or your own videos stored on your smartphone (see below).<br/> |
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** Most liked<br/> | ** Most liked<br/> | ||
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| − | ** All my media: your videos present on the '''[https://vr.gopro.com/ GoPro VR hosting server]''' AND your local videos present on your device<br/> | + | ** All my media: your videos present on the '''[https://vr.gopro.com/ GoPro VR hosting server]''' <span style="color:red">'''(2)'''</span> AND your local videos present on your device<br/> |
** My media on this device: your videos present on your device '''(1)'''<br/> | ** My media on this device: your videos present on your device '''(1)'''<br/> | ||
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'''[[Image:Icon attention.png|12px]] The videos you upload directly from a computer to the mobile (using a file transfer software or iTunes) cannot be shared''' | '''[[Image:Icon attention.png|12px]] The videos you upload directly from a computer to the mobile (using a file transfer software or iTunes) cannot be shared''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 13 February 2017
Contents
Foreword
GoPro VR for Android and iOS is a free 360 video player app rendering spherical videos with pixel-precise projection.
Watch stunning 360-degree videos on your smartphone: turn at 360 degrees (gyroscope support), zoom in and out, look at what is taking place in the whole scene.
If you own a VR headset, split the screen to VR mode, slide your smartphone into the headset to experience the ultimate immersion!
Stream your own videos or public 360-degree videos stored for free on the GoPro VR platform (*) or your own videos stored on your smartphone (see below).
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Starting February 28, 2017 this service will no longer be available. Please refer to the FAQ and Section 3 below
Installation
To install the app, launch Play Store or App Store and click on the install button.
Compatibility
Any Android device running Android 4.1 and later, with a gyroscope and accelerometer.
Any iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch device running iOS 9.0 and later.
See the FAQ for more information about the minimum requirements.
Media compatibility
GoPro VR is able to play any video that your device natively supports.
Video format, resolution and bit rate depends on device model.
A safe choice is h.264 encoded 1280x720 at 30 FPS (level 3.1). Most modern high-end devices play h.264 encoded 1920x1080 30 FPS video (level 4.1). Latest high-end models reach 4k resolution 3840x2160 at 30 FPS (level 5.1).
It can render up to 60 fps on the latest devices.
Interface
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You can directly play public videos by browsing the different categories
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Selecting a public video will let you play it, rate it and share it |
Menus
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You can see here the most popular searches.
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| Opening this menu for the first time will let you log in to your personal account or create an account. |
Once connected, it automatically displays your personal videos. |
Clicking a video opens it to let you play it, download/remove it, rate it and share it. If the video is located on the server, you will see an icon which will let you download it locally |
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Select My MEDIA menu to let you sort/display which videos you want to see:
Under OSX you can use Android File Transfert, then, drag and drop your video files to that folder.
Choose Apps tab, scroll down to File Sharing. Click on GoPro VR to select the app, then use add button or drag/drop your files into the Documents area to make them available in GoPro VR app. |
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