Nvidia and AMD ease 360-degree video production with new APIs
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360-degree video streaming is shaping up as a major application for VR headsets, and both Nvidia and AMD are working on ways to help content producers accelerate the production of those streams. Both companies revealed software packages that will let companies use GPUs to stitch and output 360-degree video in VR-ready formats at SIGGRAPH this week.
Nvidia's VRWorks 360 Video SDK makes it possible for content providers to take input from up to 32 cameras and perform 360-degree video stitching in both offline and real-time workflows. It lets creators account for custom camera positions and lens types in ...