Difference between revisions of "Exiftool"
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| + | == Blender settings == | ||
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| + | * When exporting a Blender scene, remember that your camera should be in the very position of the intended viewer within the virtual "room" or space. | ||
| + | * Camera setting should be Panoramic > Equirectangular | ||
| + | * Render setting should be generating a rendered image in a 2:1 ratio | ||
| + | * Save the image as a jpg. | ||
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| + | == Installing ExifTool on OS X == | ||
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"ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information" | "ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information" | ||
| − | + | Installation information: http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/install.html | |
| − | + | * Download the ExifTool OS X Package from the ExifTool home page - http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ | |
| + | * Install as a normal OS X package. (Open the disk image, double-click on the install package, and follow the instructions.) | ||
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| + | You can now run exiftool by typing "exiftool" in a Terminal window. | ||
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| + | Open Terminal. | ||
| + | Go to the directory that holds your image. | ||
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| + | To cancel a process in Terminal press {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|C}} or {{keypress|Ctrl}}{{keypress|D}} | ||
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| + | == Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images == | ||
* Photo should have 2:1 aspect ratio | * Photo should have 2:1 aspect ratio | ||
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* Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular" | * Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular" | ||
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== Tricks == | == Tricks == | ||
Revision as of 04:10, 28 November 2016
Contents
Blender settings
- When exporting a Blender scene, remember that your camera should be in the very position of the intended viewer within the virtual "room" or space.
- Camera setting should be Panoramic > Equirectangular
- Render setting should be generating a rendered image in a 2:1 ratio
- Save the image as a jpg.
Installing ExifTool on OS X
"ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information" Installation information: http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/install.html
- Download the ExifTool OS X Package from the ExifTool home page - http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
- Install as a normal OS X package. (Open the disk image, double-click on the install package, and follow the instructions.)
You can now run exiftool by typing "exiftool" in a Terminal window.
Open Terminal. Go to the directory that holds your image.
To cancel a process in Terminal press Template:KeypressTemplate:Keypress or Template:KeypressTemplate:Keypress
Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images
- Photo should have 2:1 aspect ratio
- Maximum file dimensions of 6000 by 3000 px
- Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular"
Tricks
It was found that setting the Make to "RICOH" and Model to "RICOH THETA S" will also create images that get 360 treatment in Facebook - once the image is in a 2:1 aspect ratio. This is because its a popular pano camera.
