Immersive Photography


WebEx Seminars Online Training


Course Outlines


SESSION #1 - PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS (1 HOUR)

Classic Photographic Concepts


Image Formation

  • Refraction
  • Focus
  • Focal Length

Exposure

  • Aperture
  • Shutter Speed
  • Depth of Field
  • Sensitivity

SESSION #2 - DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (1 HOUR)

Digital Photography Concepts

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

Equipment for IPIX Photography

  • Optics
  • Cameras
  • Tripods & Heads
  • Light Meters

SESSION #3 - PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES (1 HOUR)

Technique

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

Hands-on photo assignments as prerequisite for Session #4



SESSION #4 - INTERACTIVE STUDIO I (1.5 HOURS)

The iPIX Interactive Studio Software

  • Downloading from the IPIX Store
    • http://www.ipixstore.com www.ipixstore.com
    • and licensing

  • Explanation of Plug-in Architecture
  • Workflow overview
  • Input types
  • Properties settings
  • Paint tools
  • Filters
  • Combine tools
  • Output formats

SESSION #5 - INTERACTIVE STUDIO 2 (1.5 HOURS)

Interactive Studio session, demonstrate:

  • 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

SESSION #6 - ADVANCED SOFTWARE (1 HOUR)

iLinker Software

  • Demonstration

iPIX TV Studio Software

  • Demonstration

iPIX iBrochure

  • Demonstration

HTML & iPIX

  • Plug-in Images
  • Java images

SESSION #7 - OPEN Q/A SESSION (1.5 HOURS) (NO CHARGE)

  • Open session to take call-in questions and demonstrate solutions

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