"Official" spatial video recording on the iPhone not only with Apple app
Until now, you always had to use the official camera app on iOS when shooting Vision Pro-compatible spatial movies. Now the opening is coming.
Playback of a spatial video on the Vision Pro.
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Apple wants to make it easier to create 3D content for its Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Following collaborations with Canon and Blackmagic Design, which will launch their own lenses and even entire cameras on the market, which are primarily aimed at professionals, it will soon be easier to record spatial videos on the iPhone. There will also be an opening for external apps.
One API for all
From a technical point of view, it was already possible to shoot spatial videos with other apps, as the format itself is open. However, there was a lack of easy access to recording from both necessary lenses at the same time. With iOS 18, Apple is now delivering a suitable API that uses the existing camera frameworks. The company announced this during a presentation at the WWDC developer conference last week.
However, the prerequisite for recording remains that the user has at least an iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max, as the cameras are arranged correctly there. This is not the case with the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, and older iPhones are also not supported for spatial video recording. With the upcoming iPhone 16, however, it is conceivable that Apple will equip all new models with the modified lens arrangement.
Vision Pro on the way
With the new API, all developers of camera apps will have access to the spatial video function. The first developers are already said to be interested. The apps can then also write the appropriate format to the iPhone, which can then be transferred to the Vision Pro via photo synchronization, iCloud file transfer or AirDrop.
In addition to the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, only the Vision Pro itself can currently be used to create spatial video. However, there are also the first 3D cameras, such as the Insta360 X4, which can transfer panorama recordings to the Vision Pro. However, this requires external software such as Moon Player. The Vision Pro will be available in Germany from July 12, having previously only been available in the USA. The headset costs just under 4000 euros in the smallest version with 256 GB flash memory.
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