Announcing: MatterXport2224

Originally Posted by Metroplex360
GarySnyder ... so um. How are you doing this exactly? The website shows a great video of what to expect, however, Matterport is a closed platform. Are you managing to extract the individual panoramas from the tour? I've done various inspections to see how one would export scenes to repurpose and I cannot see any intelligent way to export these in bulk.

I could imagine if sharing the methodology used, it wouldn't compromise what you are doing because it still would require extensive programming capabilities to pull off an automated conversion service that preserves the orientation and linking ability and then development of the viewing app.

VERY curious.

Originally Posted by Metroplex360
Marcel - Matterport just announced Matterport for Google Cardboard. In the meantime, as I didn't see it available, I'm working on a web-based cardboard implementation. Since posting last night, I have written a script that gets the contents, however, in doing so and studying and analyzing all data provided from Matterport, I'm pretty certain that GPS is not stored ANYWHERE in the Matterport Tours.

As a side note, I figured out how to download what I believe is the original model data and am also looking at how to reimport to the Matterport app on a jailbroken iPad... all this stuff is really fun and only necessary b/c Matterport hasn't provided these tools.

Originally Posted by Metroplex360
For the sake of openness and the fact that my desire is to make money from shooting Matterport Tours, not software, here's where I'm at.

http://www.metroplex360.com/matterxport/

Perhaps some forum members want to go digging to see if they can find GPS information or anything else that is not noted.

Have fun!

P.S. - http://www.metroplex360.com/mpcardboard/ -- That's my attempt at Cardboard. I only have two scenes in the tour right now simply b/c I've been working on the other tool.

Originally Posted by Metroplex360
TrustedPhotoDC A few things.

#1) Matterport is looking to add GPS to tours based on address information added manually in Workshop.

#2) I've put in a suggestion that people seem to like to use Google Earth data as the background instead of a black background for the Dollhouse as an idea. Showing where a home is on a map in the tour is a pretty good idea.

#3) GPS data on each tour would allow a Matterport tour to be convertable to Google StreetView.

#4) If I want a photosphere, I can visit the MatterXport page and download a full high-resolution photographic panorama that is already stitched in horizontal cross format. They are far larger than 2MP as each cubeface is 1024x1024 pixels. 1024 x 6 = 6 Megapixels, right?

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As a sidenote, I wanted to give @GarySnyder an endorsement. When I read this thread, it begged the question 'Where is he getting the image data from to build these?' I made MatterXport to answer that question for myself and was hesitant to make it publically available.

I realized that even with a tool like this, MP2VR's pricing is ridiculously awesome as the amount of time necessary to stitch together a tour from the RAW data, coupled with the apps and availability on both Gear VR and Cardboard = An amazing product. So MP2VR gets my two thumbs up on price and product.