[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #345: Seeing it all

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OPLIN 4cast #345: Seeing it all
July 31st, 2013

smartphone lensShooting video with your smartphone is about to take on a 
whole new dimension with the advent of 360-degree lenses you can attach 
to your phone. This video technology is already making an impact on 
police and security procedures, and may soon be the next disruptive 
technology in the news industry. Currently, you can get a 360-degree 
attachment for an iPhone for as little as $60, which could make this 
technology ubiquitous in the very near future. We admit we don't really 
know what this means to libraries - maybe a cool way to record a story 
hour? - but it's interesting nonetheless.

  * Can 360-degree video have all angles covered?
    <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23364152> (BBC News)
    "Recently, video apps and specialised camera lenses have added to
    the immersive look and now TV and film companies are starting to
    take the tech more seriously. Lindsey Suter, of the BBC Blue Room -
    the broadcaster's consumer technology lab - said: 'You could be
    telling three different stories within one bit of footage, which
    personally I find really exciting. I think that's the amazing thing
    about 360 is the narrative, the story and the journey that you go on.'"
  * Array of high-tech gadgets and strategies takes police work in
    vastly different direction
    <http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_23635540/editorial-array-high-tech-gadgets-and-strategies-takes>
    (Milpitas Post editorial) "Something similar is the current
    acquisition by police departments in the Bay Area of mobile
    automated license plate readers for officers to use while on patrol.
    These are capable of scanning and recording the plates of hundreds
    of cars within a 360-degree arc. Stored indefinitely these could
    have great potential to capture the whereabouts of stolen cars as
    well as much else."
  * Enhancing Security With 360-degree Video Surveillance
    <http://us.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-9294-ga.11185.html>
    (SourceSecurity/Richard Pineau) "De-warping on the client side
    allows for retrospective viewing, which enables the user to go back
    in time to view the total scene in its original form and then pan,
    tilt, and/or zoom within the 360-degree image as desired. Leading
    solution provider's approach de-warping using the GPU/OpenGL which
    significantly reduces the impact on the processing required by the
    CPU, and gives a seamless user experience with zero latency."
  * Programming in 360-degree panoramic HD video
    <http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/cwdn/2013/07/programming-in-360-degree-panoramic-hd-video.html>
    (ComputerWeekly/Adrian Bridgwater) "Polycom used its turn at the
    Microsoft worldwide partner conference in Houston this July to
    unveil the first 360-degree panoramic 1080p HD video collaboration
    solutions custom-built for Microsoft Lync 2013. The new Polycom
    CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations are designed to
    deliver a 'groundbreaking around-the-table experience' for all
    participants, whether they're in the room or thousands of miles away."

*/Sample fact:/*

If you're curious about what it's like to watch a 360-degree video, 
there are examples at http://www.360video.com/gallery/ and 
http://www.gopano.com/products/gopano-micro.
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