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RICOH THETA Z1 51GB camera – 360° images in RAW format
https://theta360.com/en/about/theta/z1.html
- 23MP(6720 x 3360, 7K)
- superior noise reduction performance
- F2.1, F3.5 and F5.6
- 4K videos (3840 x 1920, 29.97fps)
- RAW (DNG) image format
- 360° live streaming in 4K
- record sound from 4 different directions when shooting video
- editing of 360° images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC
- Android™ base system for the OS. Use plug-ins to customize your own THETA.
- Wireless 2.4 GHz: 1 to 11ch or 1 to 13ch
- Wireless 5 GHz: W52 (36 to 48ch, channel bandwidth 20/40/80 MHz supported)
Theta Z1 is Ricoh’s flagship 360 camera that features 1-inch sensors, which are the largest available for dual lens 360 cameras. It has been a highly regarded camera among 360 photographers because of its excellent image quality, color accuracy, and its ability to shoot Raw DNG photos with exceptional exposure latitude.
Bracketing mode 2022
Rquirement: Basic app iOS ver.2.20.0, Android ver.2.5.0, Camera firmware ver.2.10.3
https://community.theta360.guide/t/new-feature-ae-bracket-added-in-the-shooting-mode-z1-only/8247
HDRi for VFX
https://community.theta360.guide/t/create-high-quality-hdri-for-vfx-using-ricoh-theta-z1/4789/4
ND filtering
https://community.theta360.guide/t/neutral-density-solution-for-most-theta-cameras/7331
https://community.theta360.guide/t/long-exposure-nd-filter-for-ricoh-theta/1100
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Fast, optimized ‘for’ pixel loops with OpenCV and Python to create tone mapped HDR images
https://pyimagesearch.com/2017/08/28/fast-optimized-for-pixel-loops-with-opencv-and-python/
https://learnopencv.com/exposure-fusion-using-opencv-cpp-python/
Exposure Fusion is a method for combining images taken with different exposure settings into one image that looks like a tone mapped High Dynamic Range (HDR) image.
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Louis Rosenberg – The profound danger of conversational AI
https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-profound-danger-of-conversational-ai/
We are about to enter a new age of Conversational Computing and despite the many benefits, it will unleash a new level of danger for targeted #manipulation, #persuasion, and #coercion.
Instead of firing buckshot into broad populations, these new AI methods will function more like “heat-seeking missiles” that mark users as individual targets and adapt their conversational tactics in real time, adjusting to each individual personally as they work to maximize their persuasive impact.
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Bomper Studio implements a 4 day work week and encourages others studios to follow suit
https://www.skwigly.co.uk/bomper-studio-4-day-work-week/
Welsh CGI and Animation studio, Bomper Studio, has made a progressive move and has voted to stick with a 4-day work week after a successful trial.
Bomper Studio is fully self-funded, which has been incredibly important in providing freedom to shape the company and its business practices. Over the past 4 years, Bomper has consistently spent a quarter of its revenue on Research and Development.
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HDRI Resources
Text2Light
- https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/exterior/other/10-free-hdr-panoramas-created-with-text2light-zero-shot
- https://frozenburning.github.io/projects/text2light/
- https://github.com/FrozenBurning/Text2Light
Royalty free links
- https://locationtextures.com/panoramas/
- http://www.noahwitchell.com/freebies
- https://polyhaven.com/hdris
- https://hdrmaps.com/
- https://www.ihdri.com/
- https://hdrihaven.com/
- https://www.domeble.com/
- http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html
- https://www.hdri-hub.com/hdrishop/hdri
- http://noemotionhdrs.net/hdrevening.html
- https://www.openfootage.net/hdri-panorama/
- https://www.zwischendrin.com/en/browse/hdri
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59 AI Filmmaking Tools For Your Workflow
https://curiousrefuge.com/blog/ai-filmmaking-tools-for-filmmakers
- Runway
- PikaLabs
- Pixverse (free)
- Haiper (free)
- Moonvalley (free)
- Morph Studio (free)
- SORA
- Google Veo
- Stable Video Diffusion (free)
- Leonardo
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- Midjourney
- Ideogram
- DALL-E
- Firefly
- Stable Diffusion
- Google Imagen 3
- Polycam
- LTX Studio
- Simulon
- Elevenlabs
- Auphonic
- Adobe Enhance
- Adobe’s AI Rotoscoping
- Adobe Photoshop Generative Fill
- Canva Magic Brush
- Akool
- Topaz Labs
- Magnific.AI
- FreePik
- BigJPG
- LeiaPix
- Move AI
- Mootion
- Heygen
- Synthesia
- Chat GPT-4
- Claude 3
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- Google Gemini
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- Suno
- Udio
- Stable Audio
- Soundful
- Google MusicML
- Viggle
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- D-ID
- WonderStudio
- Cuebric
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