Blackmagic Design have introduced two exciting new products for professionals working in Live VR – an 8K Recorder and an 8K switcher. The recorder costs $4,995 and the switcher $9,995. This complements their existing 8K I/O card released last year, available for a relative snip at $695.

The new devices are fully compatible with our Mini EYE™ cameras, StitchBox™ and Live VR workflow. You can now master with a single recorder in 8K, and run an 8K live VR workflow with zero latency, and all the benefits that ATEM based switching provides. Continue Reading

The HPA Tech Retreat is a gathering of prominent chief engineers, CTO’s and technologists working in television and broadcasting, held annually in Palm Springs.

This year, 360 Designs Founder & CEO Alx Klive provided the VR keynote address to a packed audience at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, who learned in most cases for the first time what is involved in producing a large scale live VR broadcast.

The presentation covered the behind-the-scenes work involved specifically in delivering last year’s ‘Racing the Sun’ VR broadcast, in partnership with CNN, which featured a number of highly technical challenges to solve. These included having 7 remote camera locations across the country, a live 360 helicopter shot, and four live 360 car shots.

We are very grateful to HPA Tech Retreat for inviting us to speak at their prestigious event, and look forward to going back.

The interest in live action VR is clearly growing….

A packed crowd filled the theater at BVE in London today to capacity, to hear 360 Designs Founder and CEO Alx Klive deliver a keynote VR address to broadcast industry attendees at the UK’s largest TV and media equipment show.

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