With Tiny Stereoscopic 360-Degree Camera, Live Planet Aims To Succeed Where Others Failed
Startup Live Planet plans to deliver its first cameras in December as part of an end-to-end stereoscopic 360-degree video platform aimed at making it easier for creators to stream live high-quality content.
Live Planet is led by serial entrepreneur Halsey Minor, who largely self-funded this company after a long track record at the start of businesses like CNET, Salesforce and GrandCentral (which later became Google Voice).
The Live Planet system starts with a tiny 360-degree camera equipped with 16 lenses capturing stereoscopic video, with NVIDIA silicon on board powering it. The system is aimed squarely at the professional market just vacated with Nokia’s decision to end development of the OZO camera. The Live Planet camera costs around $10,000, which is a fraction of OZO’s price. And because the Live Planet camera is so small — a little larger than a coffee cup — Minor believes it will be able to be placed in tighter spots closer to the action.
The camera stitches footage on-board and streams a finished stereoscopic file over Wi-Fi, ethernet or USB. It can be operated locally or through the Web, allowing for its settings to be easily adjusted through a Web page.
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The camera shoots at 30 frames per second and is said to provide a 4K stereoscopic view with USB to support accessories, an SD card slot, Toslink and HDMI.
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