Immersive Photography

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IPIX University Training

Course Outlines

SESSION 1 - DAY 1, 9:00AM - 12:00PM

Introduction

• IPIX

Photography for IPIX images -Theory & Practice

Classic Photographic Concepts

• Refraction
• Focus
• Focal Length
• Aperture
• Shutter Speed
• Sensitivity

Digital Photography Concepts

• The Pixel
• White Balance
• Dynamic Range
• Resolution & Scaling
• Compression

Equipment for IPIX Photography

• Optics (fisheye lenses)
• Cameras
• Tripods & Heads
• Light Meters

Technique

• Exposure
• Composition
• Timing
• Tips & Tricks for common problems

Hands-on photo session

• Capture at least 4 IPIX scenes + 1 multi exposure composite scene

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SESSION 2 - DAY 1, 1:00 PM to 5:00PM

IPIX Image Building

The IPIX Interactive Studio Software

• store.ipix.com and licensing
• Explanation of Plug-in Architecture
• Workflow overview
• Input types
• Properties settings
• Paint tools
• Filters
• Combine tools
• Output formats

Hands-on Interactive Studio Session

• Stitch 2 hemispheres
  • save as an equirectangular (jpg)
  • save as a cube strip (.bmp)
  • save as High quality IPIX image

Combine 4 hemispheres (2 exposures) into 1 scene

• save as Medium quality IPIX image

Batch build 4 scenes shot earlier

• save as custom compressed unscaled (100% size) IPIX image
• save as an IPIX archive (no scaling, no compression)
• save as a thumbnail (.jpg)

Demonstration of Photoshop techniques

• Creation of tripod caps

Review / Q&A

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SESSION 3: DAY 2 - 9:00AM to 1:00PM

Making the IPIX Image Interactive

• iLinker Software
• Demonstration
• Hands-on

IPIX TV Studio Software

• Demonstration
• Hands-on

IPIX iBrochure

• Demonstration
• Hands-on

HTML & IPIX

• Plug-in Images