I'm just voting for Matterport. It's just easier. Sure there are limitations to the system (nadar, editing) but it's much less work than other plattforms, where you need to stitch all Pano-shots by yourself. and so: The price is lower because you need less time to build a tour.
@@pillowg1rl building the tour yourself will take you around 2-3 hours. It is most definitely not worth paying hundreds of dollars every year to save 2-3 hrs per tour.
@@Z-add well. I got it calculated, that I'll give the monthly costs directly to my customers. So I'll don't get dragged down by the monthly fee. So matterport is just still easier for me :D
12:00 "Metareal will make the tour for you whereas with Matterport, you have to do it yourself." I'm not sure what you are talking about here. With Matterport, I just take the pictures and upload them. Matterport stitches everything together on their server and just tells me when it is done. But still looks great!! Thanks for sharing this option.
@@vonnearnelgonce6523 - yeah, but the video is pushing the fact they will create them for you. If they create them for you, it is stupid expensive compared to Matterport. If they dont create them for you, then its no different than any other software.
Jon Lucas well I think it comes to how many you are doing per month and whether they are virtual tours for companies that will stay up for a long time taking up a slot vs real estate that turns over. All those things make a difference in what you need out of a platform.
Hi @Ben Claremont I’ve been using Matterport for about a year now and we started with the basic 360 cams then purchased their Matterport Pro 2 camera. I just wanted to put out there a couple thoughts for you and those who watch this video. 1) Most of the cons (aside from price) that you listed with the Matterport platform (curved walls, etc.) are corrected with the Pro 2. The Pro 2 has LiDAR built in to measure the spaces as you capture it. The basic 360 cams do not have the same features and therefore have the issues you mentioned. 2) while yes, it is recommended that you take shots every 5-8 feet and must maintain line of sight with the previous shot, once you’ve captured the space with the Pro 2 or a 360 cam in the app, you just upload to the Matterport cloud which then does all of the editing for you as part of your subscription. You don’t have to do any of the 3D editing you mentioned. 3) Matterport has a built in suite of editing tools built into the Matterport cloud software. While it doesn’t let you recolor photos or things like that (that is often corrected by using additional lighting while capturing) it does let you do a number of other things like his scan points, take still photos to use elsewhere (like a Facebook promo for your project, etc.) they are also continually developing the editing suite. One of the features to come is a blurring tool that will allow you to blur anything captured in your shots that shouldn’t be visible by just anyone. 4) you can measure things in rooms and generate sketches from the Matterport platform, but for these features to work, you must have the Pro cam. While the Metareal pricing is very attractive, the Matterport software is very robust and does offer a lot of perks for its cost (especially when paired with a Pro cam.) I could say more, but I hope that is all helpful. In full transparency, we have used other 3D/360 platforms and cams in the past and found Matterport to be the best. Thanks for the comparison!
Hi Ben, thanks for pointing out this alternative. Two things I don't get: 1. "Do it for me" - Matterport does everything automatically, doesn't it? What is the advantage here? 2. Haven't you been promoting cupix as the best Matterport alternative? My issue with Matterport is not the pricing. It is the lack of control, being forced to shoot through the Matterport app in automatic mode, no HDR-DNGs, no manual correction of bad connections, etc. Cubix looks the most promising (according to you) if I want higher image quality and better control, while still creating a proper virtual model. Does that still hold up? I am lot looking for a CHEAPER Matterport, I am looking for a BETTER one. Any thoughts?
Love Matterport, it WORKS WELL!!! no issues and is spotless to use for a noob! like me. I jumped on Metareal and looked at a couple of their demos, they were very flakey and would often not click the direction I clicked if the camera was naturally moving slowly left or right.. The Doll house feature did not appear on a few of them and when it appeared on 1, outside the dollhouse was the interiors wrapped as a background, I assume thats a bug. So Right off the bat I could not get the same experience at Matterport which as I said was seamless on small and large settings equally. Yes I agree price is better and I like the idea of uploading and having them do the virtual tour for me, pretty cool. I think it is just development time, hopefully in 12 months they are smooth like matterport, and then you have a clear winner.
O... M... G!!! What an INCREDIBLE post Ben!!! I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to see this. I've been scouting endlessly for an alternative to the famous Matterport dollhouse. I can't stand Matterport... between their inflated subscription prices, closed ended editing process, and mediocre 3D tour quality (I shoot DSLR's), the only thing they had really going for them was that freaking dollhouse! They're also notorious for trying to poach clients away from their subscribers. I've been trying to avoid them like the plague, but they're just so ingrained in the real estate market and their 3D scanning (dollhouse) feature is pretty cool and often asked for. I'm signing up and trying this out today and I hope this software gains some traction!
Great video again Ben. BUT EyeSpy360 also has a Do It For You Option to create a dollhouse and floorplan - and it's cheaper at $1 per photo. It's $20 / month plus $15 month for up to 15 photos to create the tour, floorplan and dollhouse for you. And then you can add text, photo and video hotspots, etc.I haven't used them yet, but am considering it for the 3 properties I need to shoot next week. My hesitation is depending on someone else to get it done quickly and that they only host real estate tours. I'm looking to create tours of outdoor spaces lie local parks. So I'm waffling a bit.
It's cheaper to build EyeSpy360 tours because they aren't really 3D. If you compare this EyeSpy360 tour, for example: www.eyespy360.com/en-us/feature/EyeSpyPLAN.html and one of our tours here: www.metareal.com/gallery/, you'll see EyeSpy360 doesn't have 3D navigation or real 3D models. So it takes a bit more effort to build Metareal tours, because we're actually 3D, thus the higher cost per pano.
BEN!!!!!!!! Hi There ! As always, thank you very much for that magnificent video. I tried to use it ... But it's not for professionals. He still has aspects to improve. 1. Is the base set in CMS WORDPRES? 2. Interface design ... Antihumans - Deathdestruction 3. Documentation or tutorials are not exposed well I hope they improve .. You know, we professionals cannot risk even with this.
Hi Ben, i have been following you for a long time. I really want to start making 360° tours for businesses. All I really need is an overview of the ways business owners can integrate the tour into their website. There are many different ways. But which are the easiest to build? Fastest to sell? Best to show potential clients? Making the tour is just the start!
Thank you for this review of Metareal. As a real estate agent, I have only used Matterport for higher-end listings due to the cost. I now have a 360 camera (Insta360 One X)and was hoping to find a way to do these tours myself. I will definitely check out Metareal. Thank you for all the videos you do.
Were you able to get this to work? Metareal won't process my Insta360 One X photos... saying the double fish eye photos need to be converted to a panorama
Thank you so much for sharing the info with us. Can we build ourselves? Which camera did you use?. Can we use any 360 camera ? By the way, Your work looks great.
What is the best 360 camera for Metareal taking resolution and dynamic range / hdr into consideration. If you do a tour with just 10 images does this mean you have only 10 spots to step on to? That's not plenty is it. In my opinion the 360 images in the middle of the room distort the most so you should probably have spots near the walls and doorway as well. How far are we from being able to move in the 3d model which ever spot or corner you wish to go to?
Thank you Ben. We're adding 360 to our real estate business. This is helpful. Your background music is awesome. I know you shared you got it from epidemic sound. Can you share the genre or even more specifically the track you used for this video? If not I understand. Awesome video nonetheless. Thank you.
Hi Ben, great video! what is the best (user friendly + image quality) 360 camera on the market today specially for property virtual tours and that can easily be used with Metareal? cheers!
Hi there, I have a Matterport Pro2 and I want to try Metareal but I am not sure how I actually take the photos and scans outside of the Matterport app. I am a beginner and haven't branched out beyond Matterport but I am really interested in Metareal. Is there another video you can point me to so I can figure out how to utilize my Matterport on Metareal?
Can you please explain why would I want to keep my project online after forward the complete project to the real estate agent for exemple? By the way, what are the best steps to take in order to forward my done work to the recipient? email is out of the question because of the size of the file... Thank you
Hi Ben, I realize this video is 3 yrs old so I was wondering if you think Metareal is the best route to go? I like the floor plan, virtual walkthrough and doll house effect. Thank you
Seems great. Just wish it was as quick and easy as matterport. Much more work involved. Hitting the upload button in matterport and forgetting about it is still a massive pro.
Vertical Media I believe having them do the tour for you for such small fee, beats the hefty monthly fee from MP... just saying...the quality of the dollhouse is far superior to that one from MP, my totally unbiased opinion after seeing them side by side on the video...
How many photos did you have to take with and did you use your Theta Z1 to take the photos. I am trying to figured out if I need to take more than one photo per room to capture depth. The Theta Z1 caputers the whole room because of the 360 camera on front and back but just want to know your thoughts. Do you use Metereal for your tours or something else?
Ben, How does Metareal stack up against your previous video on the Best Vitual Tour SW, specifically 3DVista and Kuula? Those were the two I felt best all around... as a Non-User currently. I’d like to see these compared too.
Hi Ben, Would you have any suggestions for a tripod for a Matterport Pro2 camera? I know they have two suggestions on their website, I am looking for the best of the best. Thanks for any time dedicated to this! :)
Great Video Ben, I just bought my first 360 cameria. How do you charge businesses if you have to keep their tours online for years? Do you charge them a yearly fee?
It really depends on the client ; I usually recommend most of our customers to charge atleast 20-100$ as hosting fees if they are long term customer like muesuems etc. but with real estate there is high churn.
Can go the other way with either of them. For example I already have a vectorworks drawing of the place. Can I load the vector into matterport or metareal, then start shooting? so the Software already knows the shape, just has to glue the reality pixels onto it... ?
Thanks for sharing Ben! The Metareal dollhouse blows MP away, and that alone sells me! Then add the floor plans and the inexpensive "built it for you" options and I'm sold! I still prefer the way 3D tours look vs. the 360 degree static image, but I'm certainly going to give Metareal a try with a real estate shoot today! BTW, you treat yourself well with those accommodations! :p
Ben, As always, great videos. You mentioned that Metareal will charge you if you have them adjust/edit pictures and create the tour. At the time of making this video, what were those charges? I must have missed it if you already mentioned it.
Thank you for super fine video. How many pic. was taken for the demo here and what was the cost to get the Company to make the projekt for you? What is the Price for the complete gear? Kind regards from Morten
Hi, I'm thinking to start with 360 Product Photography. Is Metareal a good choice for this ? or exist another more specific software to products? Thank you.
Hello Ben, thank you for all the knowledge you're sharing! I am just now starting my 360 journey. Just got a Z1 and am going to buy a monopod now. I was looking for ways to buy something good that is not as expensive as the BUSHMAN or BEST360 Would you say that the 3 Legged Thing from Trent or Manfrotto Compact Extreme 2-in-1 Monopod & Pole + a JOBY would do the job? Many thanks
Nice video, Ben. One thing that I think you’ve missed and it’s relatively recent, is that Matterport does allow you to archive spaces, so that they can be parked offline and re-activated at a later date. This is important for users such as ourselves who use Matterport for dilapidation and building condition surveys where clients want the ability to revisit the space a year or two later.
Thanks Dave! Although I think I did mention this, in the form of ‘active spaces’ where you have to take one offline to free up space to upload another. They can be brought back later, but at the cost of another tour, as you know.
Does Metareal allow you to add notes to virtual tours, with links to separate photos? I am a building surveyor looking to use tours for condition surveys of buildings. The notes would pin point where there are defects, with a close up photo of the specific defect.
I am using Panoskin for commercial projects and Matterport for Real Estate. I like the prices and the floor plan of Metareal. Do you know what happen with my projects uploaded into Google Street view if I stop using Panoskin to use Metareal?
Hi! First thanks for your video, is really amazing what you have just shown! I can't wait to try Metareal! May I ask you something, please? Is it possible to add pictures and 3D models (link from sketchfab) in the main tour?
Not sure how Metareal is cheaper when you compare their costs to build a tour vs Matterport automatically doing the same. For example, most decent tours would require at least 10 panoramas so that's around $30 depending on the plan. Take that times 6 tours per month and that's $180 so am I missing something here?
What I see is Metareal is Storage Based which is much better in my opinion. you could do a lot of tours on 5GB vs Matterport will give you 5 tours for the 9$/month tier and then you have to upgrade to 69$/month for 25 Tours, and then 129$/month for 50. So as you upgrade with matterport, the pricing gets exponentially higher per tour. Depending on how much you can squeeze in the storage you have you might be getting more tours per tier on metareal. BUT the build price adds up, so that's a give and take. However, unless you delete tours after a while, the matterport pricing hits a ceiling really quickly
PeekAtChu So my issue is not the costs for storage versus how many tours, etc. What I’m talking about is the cost Metareal charges to actually build the tour and that gets quite expensive if you have a lot of panoramas. I suppose in the end, everything depends on one’s individual needs however I don’t see met a real being a value unless you’re talking about using a small amount of panos. Note that if that’s the case, you’re unlikely to get a decent looking doll house especially if you have multiple floors since the system won’t know how to connect between the two.
@@christophermilson8378 I think we're on the same page. It adds up very quickly. Even for a basic tour, you'd be paying 50$ minimum to have it build. I think it's a different approach. Instead of automation, it's basically subcontracting. My gripe with Matterport is the rigidity of the platform. I can't control the quality of my output. (Matterport app decides how to expose and it also compresses your shots) While Metareal offers more open platform, I could learn to build a 3d Scan and save money while getting better results. BUT it's more work! So yeah it's deceiving... shouldn't be better value, just different offering, for a different crowd
I want to clarify some things after looking more into this and talking with MetaReal. For $0/month, you can create and SHARE virtual tours. If you choose to create them yourself, there is no cost at all. If you pay to have someone make it for you, yes it costs money. But something like this works great for me. I create virtual tours for clients but the issue is I have to pay a monthly fee to even share them and I can only have 5 available at any given time. So when a client wants 3 virtual tours, either I have to host them, or they have to pay for a monthly subscription so I can transfer the tours over to them, which they usually hate that and choose to not have a virtual tour at that point. Where with MetaReal, I can create and share the tour as literally no cost(assuming I make it myself), and I can also host it for them at no cost. Basically w/ MatterPort you have to pay to even share tours you've created with MetaReal you don't.
You are right. I don’t know why this took so long to click with me. Say you shoot 20 images per house, and you shoot 20 houses per month. That’s $1200 to have them create the walkthrough. Matterport, $370 including floor plans. Unless you are doing walkthroughs for existing businesses that stay up for long periods of time vs real estate, that’s a no brainer.
I tried this out... I love the concept but I had SO many issues trying to align multiple panoramas (and objects) in an open-concept plan. I'm tempted to pay the fee (not crazy expensive but not cheap either) just to see if they would be able to make it work. There's a lot of potential here... but only if you have the margin to pay them to make the plan for you. Hopefully they'll get better... That said, excellent video and I appreciate you putting the spotlight on them!
Calculate the cost of Metareal servicers into the price to your customer based on the number oif rooms. That way the client pays for this instead of you giving up your profit margin.
Hi Ben I am trying to make a virtual tour of our office. I have learned a lot by watching your videos but can you guide what will be the best software to use as we wish to host the virtual tours on our company website.
Awesome video. One very BIG request for you. Please more dad jokes like at 7:18. I feel like it is time. You are really good at 'capturing' the right time to insert them.
@@BenClaremont I''m rapidly heading to 40 and looking to integrate some of these Dad traits into my daily life th-cam.com/video/7d6NmnUYXIA/w-d-xo.html
Great description of new platform!I’m in a bit of a query maybe you can help I’m about to either 1. Invest in a fisheye lense for my dslr or should I Or 2. Put the money into a new 360 camera instead ??? Hmmmm
Hi Ben Been following you for some time now and i have to say great content and so helpful. Thanks for your work. I have question i want to start using metaport but not sure how real estate agent can use this tour on his website and how it is possible? also is this storage like 500gb is for whole time of subscription or renew every year or any time? Thanks
@BenClaremont Thabk you 🙏 So the storage stays the same all the time? 100 tours in 500g if you use that can you add more? This part i can get it, unfortunately, and I couldn't find anything on they web :( Also, thanks to you, I both insta 360 1 inch :) is it compatible with metareal. It's not on the list, but z1 is. Sorry to bother you, but I prefer info from a reliable source:) Thank you again
Sir thank you good video first of all Great job!!! i use theta z1 with matterport site plan. But Matterport doesn't have a function to remove the mirror. I want to know how to erase the camera reflected in the mirror.
can any of this program allow me to scan 3D view of my house with a 3D camera and remove a wall (make it more open space) and try different type of flooring, and change cabinet colors (in future maybe also changing furniture)? Basically a tool to see and judge expensive house improvements beforehand.
Love the simple education process to learn about this new option for virtual tours. Ricoh is offering for $450+/- a year something simila, how would you compare to Ricoh option.
Hi Ben, is this going to be better than using something like cloud pano or Kuula? My main issue with kuula is that once you stop paying the tours have limited functions and this isn’t good for tours of businesses or long term clients
Hello Ben, is there a software that would allow me to link 2 tours and switch from one to the other from any room?... Fur instance, furnished/unfurnished or before/after a renewal???... (I am new at this, still deciding what hardware/software to buy)
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Matterport or Metareal? Or something else?
@@bulotrex definitely have a look at what we do then :)
Renato Martinelli yes the download tours is available for all business users. We have a limit of 10 tour exports a month.
I'm just voting for Matterport. It's just easier. Sure there are limitations to the system (nadar, editing) but it's much less work than other plattforms, where you need to stitch all Pano-shots by yourself. and so: The price is lower because you need less time to build a tour.
@@pillowg1rl building the tour yourself will take you around 2-3 hours. It is most definitely not worth paying hundreds of dollars every year to save 2-3 hrs per tour.
@@Z-add well. I got it calculated, that I'll give the monthly costs directly to my customers. So I'll don't get dragged down by the monthly fee. So matterport is just still easier for me :D
12:00 "Metareal will make the tour for you whereas with Matterport, you have to do it yourself."
I'm not sure what you are talking about here. With Matterport, I just take the pictures and upload them. Matterport stitches everything together on their server and just tells me when it is done.
But still looks great!! Thanks for sharing this option.
Too expensive...
@@vonnearnelgonce6523 at $2-4 for each photo, Matterport is significantly cheaper.
Jon Lucas thé 2-4$ is only if you have them create the walk through.
@@vonnearnelgonce6523 - yeah, but the video is pushing the fact they will create them for you. If they create them for you, it is stupid expensive compared to Matterport. If they dont create them for you, then its no different than any other software.
Jon Lucas well I think it comes to how many you are doing per month and whether they are virtual tours for companies that will stay up for a long time taking up a slot vs real estate that turns over. All those things make a difference in what you need out of a platform.
Hi @Ben Claremont I’ve been using Matterport for about a year now and we started with the basic 360 cams then purchased their Matterport Pro 2 camera. I just wanted to put out there a couple thoughts for you and those who watch this video. 1) Most of the cons (aside from price) that you listed with the Matterport platform (curved walls, etc.) are corrected with the Pro 2. The Pro 2 has LiDAR built in to measure the spaces as you capture it. The basic 360 cams do not have the same features and therefore have the issues you mentioned. 2) while yes, it is recommended that you take shots every 5-8 feet and must maintain line of sight with the previous shot, once you’ve captured the space with the Pro 2 or a 360 cam in the app, you just upload to the Matterport cloud which then does all of the editing for you as part of your subscription. You don’t have to do any of the 3D editing you mentioned. 3) Matterport has a built in suite of editing tools built into the Matterport cloud software. While it doesn’t let you recolor photos or things like that (that is often corrected by using additional lighting while capturing) it does let you do a number of other things like his scan points, take still photos to use elsewhere (like a Facebook promo for your project, etc.) they are also continually developing the editing suite. One of the features to come is a blurring tool that will allow you to blur anything captured in your shots that shouldn’t be visible by just anyone. 4) you can measure things in rooms and generate sketches from the Matterport platform, but for these features to work, you must have the Pro cam. While the Metareal pricing is very attractive, the Matterport software is very robust and does offer a lot of perks for its cost (especially when paired with a Pro cam.) I could say more, but I hope that is all helpful. In full transparency, we have used other 3D/360 platforms and cams in the past and found Matterport to be the best. Thanks for the comparison!
At last, some healthy competition for Matterport.
hear, hear.
Yasssss! 💪🏻💪🏻
Hi Ben, thanks for pointing out this alternative. Two things I don't get: 1. "Do it for me" - Matterport does everything automatically, doesn't it? What is the advantage here? 2. Haven't you been promoting cupix as the best Matterport alternative? My issue with Matterport is not the pricing. It is the lack of control, being forced to shoot through the Matterport app in automatic mode, no HDR-DNGs, no manual correction of bad connections, etc. Cubix looks the most promising (according to you) if I want higher image quality and better control, while still creating a proper virtual model. Does that still hold up? I am lot looking for a CHEAPER Matterport, I am looking for a BETTER one. Any thoughts?
Love Matterport, it WORKS WELL!!! no issues and is spotless to use for a noob! like me. I jumped on Metareal and looked at a couple of their demos, they were very flakey and would often not click the direction I clicked if the camera was naturally moving slowly left or right.. The Doll house feature did not appear on a few of them and when it appeared on 1, outside the dollhouse was the interiors wrapped as a background, I assume thats a bug. So Right off the bat I could not get the same experience at Matterport which as I said was seamless on small and large settings equally.
Yes I agree price is better and I like the idea of uploading and having them do the virtual tour for me, pretty cool. I think it is just development time, hopefully in 12 months they are smooth like matterport, and then you have a clear winner.
That one dislike is from the Matterport CEO 🤣
Yes it is 😂
Now he put all his employees and relatives to do that as well xD
Brilliant video and great info, well done!
This should be available on all hotels web sites.
This is great, Ben. Seriously, you provide tremendous value for anybody looking to break into or expand current 3D or 360 virtual tour business.
Thanks! Doing my best :)
Thanks you too much for your work for us❤
Your videos are absolutely useful for real estate industry, I can’t find any other channel on TH-cam as professional as you do, great video!
O... M... G!!! What an INCREDIBLE post Ben!!! I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to see this. I've been scouting endlessly for an alternative to the famous Matterport dollhouse. I can't stand Matterport... between their inflated subscription prices, closed ended editing process, and mediocre 3D tour quality (I shoot DSLR's), the only thing they had really going for them was that freaking dollhouse! They're also notorious for trying to poach clients away from their subscribers. I've been trying to avoid them like the plague, but they're just so ingrained in the real estate market and their 3D scanning (dollhouse) feature is pretty cool and often asked for.
I'm signing up and trying this out today and I hope this software gains some traction!
Thanks Ben!!! You are our saver!!! Finally we will break out Matterport prices tyranny and monopoly of the dollhouse services!!!
Great video, very helpful
This was very helpful
Great breakdown, thanks
Can you make a comparison video on what is the best 360 virtual tour software for VR please Ben.
Great review mate. I will take your advice.
Ben, I love your videos man.
So helpful and so well produced! :)
Great video again Ben. BUT EyeSpy360 also has a Do It For You Option to create a dollhouse and floorplan - and it's cheaper at $1 per photo. It's $20 / month plus $15 month for up to 15 photos to create the tour, floorplan and dollhouse for you. And then you can add text, photo and video hotspots, etc.I haven't used them yet, but am considering it for the 3 properties I need to shoot next week. My hesitation is depending on someone else to get it done quickly and that they only host real estate tours. I'm looking to create tours of outdoor spaces lie local parks. So I'm waffling a bit.
It's cheaper to build EyeSpy360 tours because they aren't really 3D. If you compare this EyeSpy360 tour, for example: www.eyespy360.com/en-us/feature/EyeSpyPLAN.html and one of our tours here: www.metareal.com/gallery/, you'll see EyeSpy360 doesn't have 3D navigation or real 3D models. So it takes a bit more effort to build Metareal tours, because we're actually 3D, thus the higher cost per pano.
Sounds like a no brainer to me! Thank you for sharing
Love your videos Ben! Urbanimmersive builds your tours for you and has dollhouse effect :)
BEN!!!!!!!! Hi There !
As always, thank you very much for that magnificent video.
I tried to use it ... But it's not for professionals. He still has aspects to improve.
1. Is the base set in CMS WORDPRES?
2. Interface design ... Antihumans - Deathdestruction
3. Documentation or tutorials are not exposed well
I hope they improve .. You know, we professionals cannot risk even with this.
Hi Ben, i have been following you for a long time. I really want to start making 360° tours for businesses. All I really need is an overview of the ways business owners can integrate the tour into their website. There are many different ways. But which are the easiest to build? Fastest to sell? Best to show potential clients? Making the tour is just the start!
Looks like a pretty slick system! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this review of Metareal. As a real estate agent, I have only used Matterport for higher-end listings due to the cost. I now have a 360 camera (Insta360 One X)and was hoping to find a way to do these tours myself. I will definitely check out Metareal. Thank you for all the videos you do.
Were you able to get this to work? Metareal won't process my Insta360 One X photos... saying the double fish eye photos need to be converted to a panorama
Thank you so much for sharing the info with us. Can we build ourselves? Which camera did you use?. Can we use any 360 camera ? By the way, Your work looks great.
This is also my question. Can I use my Trisio lite for Metareal?
What is the best 360 camera for Metareal taking resolution and dynamic range / hdr into consideration. If you do a tour with just 10 images does this mean you have only 10 spots to step on to? That's not plenty is it. In my opinion the 360 images in the middle of the room distort the most so you should probably have spots near the walls and doorway as well. How far are we from being able to move in the 3d model which ever spot or corner you wish to go to?
Sounds great, but doesn't EyeSpy 360 do the same? It offers to do it for you.
I’m building such a tool and I didn’t know any of those. Thanks for the video, I will use them for inspiration!
Thank you Ben. We're adding 360 to our real estate business. This is helpful. Your background music is awesome. I know you shared you got it from epidemic sound. Can you share the genre or even more specifically the track you used for this video? If not I understand. Awesome video nonetheless. Thank you.
The build is AI-based depth layout. Most VFX Softwares have been using this for years. It's very useful!
Hi Ben, great video! what is the best (user friendly + image quality) 360 camera on the market today specially for property virtual tours and that can easily be used with Metareal? cheers!
Hi there, I have a Matterport Pro2 and I want to try Metareal but I am not sure how I actually take the photos and scans outside of the Matterport app. I am a beginner and haven't branched out beyond Matterport but I am really interested in Metareal. Is there another video you can point me to so I can figure out how to utilize my Matterport on Metareal?
I have tried it. Loading models was a bit slow, but of all tasks necessary, creating a floor line in a room full of furniture was a bit tricky.
Thanks Ben, I waiting for your answer. please let me know which software allows to download the 3D model of the doll house?
Can you please explain why would I want to keep my project online after forward the complete project to the real estate agent for exemple? By the way, what are the best steps to take in order to forward my done work to the recipient? email is out of the question because of the size of the file... Thank you
Wow!!
Hey can I ask what camera and lens do you use for your indoor hosting of your videos? Looks very good! 👍
Hi Ben, I realize this video is 3 yrs old so I was wondering if you think Metareal is the best route to go? I like the floor plan, virtual walkthrough and doll house effect. Thank you
Hi Cory- check out my more recent comparison video ‘Matterport vs. Matterport Alternatives’
Seems great. Just wish it was as quick and easy as matterport. Much more work involved. Hitting the upload button in matterport and forgetting about it is still a massive pro.
Vertical Media I believe having them do the tour for you for such small fee, beats the hefty monthly fee from MP... just saying...the quality of the dollhouse is far superior to that one from MP, my totally unbiased opinion after seeing them side by side on the video...
WoW. That's awesome. Many thanks Ben!
How many photos did you have to take with and did you use your Theta Z1 to take the photos. I am trying to figured out if I need to take more than one photo per room to capture depth. The Theta Z1 caputers the whole room because of the 360 camera on front and back but just want to know your thoughts. Do you use Metereal for your tours or something else?
Bro thanx a lot again and again. You just doing a great job. You have no idea how helpful your content is!
Thank u Ben. You are very clear in all you explain. This option is amazing.
Do you have to do the lines and geometry if you want a dollhouse, or do you have to to them even for just a simple walk-through
tour
Tell us what platform to use to build tours for detached houses, where there is a garden, outdoor pool, etc.? And how it might look
Great video, as ever! Thank you. What 360 camera were you using for your sweet suite shoot? Impressive work of the colours.
Thanks- Theta Z1
Ben Claremont Thanks for advising. Appreciate it.
Ben, How does Metareal stack up against your previous video on the Best Vitual Tour SW, specifically 3DVista and Kuula? Those were the two I felt best all around... as a Non-User currently. I’d like to see these compared too.
Great video Ben, thanks!..... which 360 camera do you recommend to take just 1 pic per room?
Theta Z1
Hi Ben, Would you have any suggestions for a tripod for a Matterport Pro2 camera? I know they have two suggestions on their website, I am looking for the best of the best. Thanks for any time dedicated to this! :)
Great Video Ben, I just bought my first 360 cameria. How do you charge businesses if you have to keep their tours online for years? Do you charge them a yearly fee?
It really depends on the client ; I usually recommend most of our customers to charge atleast 20-100$ as hosting fees if they are long term customer like muesuems etc. but with real estate there is high churn.
I used Metareal in beta and it was pretty great, just two 360 photos of a room were enough to create a nice model.
Do you just set the 360 camera in the middle of the room?
Maybe a good time now to download all the matterport 360 photos and integrate over. Great video Ben thank you
Great job - thank you for keeping us up to speed, Ben!
Can go the other way with either of them. For example I already have a vectorworks drawing of the place. Can I load the vector into matterport or metareal, then start shooting? so the Software already knows the shape, just has to glue the reality pixels onto it... ?
Excellent review - you put so much work into them and it really shows - well done :)
Glad you like them!
Ben, excellent video, thanks. But I didn't catch how they can detect where to put my panoramas in the right positions?
AWESOME VIDEO! Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing Ben! The Metareal dollhouse blows MP away, and that alone sells me! Then add the floor plans and the inexpensive "built it for you" options and I'm sold! I still prefer the way 3D tours look vs. the 360 degree static image, but I'm certainly going to give Metareal a try with a real estate shoot today! BTW, you treat yourself well with those accommodations! :p
Hey Frank, its been almost a year since your comment, just wanted to ask - Whats your final verdict based on a year of using Metareal vs MP??
Excellent video Ben!!
thank you so much for all the information!
Ben, As always, great videos. You mentioned that Metareal will charge you if you have them adjust/edit pictures and create the tour. At the time of making this video, what were those charges? I must have missed it if you already mentioned it.
How can you see this video when i haven't posted it yet? lol
it's 3 - 4 CDN$ (depends on your plan) per pano, according to their website's pricing, as of right now
www.metareal.com/pricing
@@BenClaremont Sorry, Ben. I meant 'Great Video', but seeing as I enjoy watching all of your videos, 'Great videos' would also seem appropriate.
can you shot the panoramas with your iphone? if yes, what photo app you suggest to take the 360 photos?
Can you import a metareal scan into software such as 3DS Max to add your own models? Like a couch in your living room for example?
Thank you for super fine video.
How many pic. was taken for the demo here and what was the cost to get the Company to make the projekt for you?
What is the Price for the complete gear?
Kind regards from
Morten
Hi, I'm thinking to start with 360 Product Photography. Is Metareal a good choice for this ? or exist another more specific software to products? Thank you.
Thanks Ben for great video. How did you block out camera in the mirror in bathroom?
Hello Ben, thank you for all the knowledge you're sharing!
I am just now starting my 360 journey.
Just got a Z1 and am going to buy a monopod now.
I was looking for ways to buy something good that is not as expensive as the BUSHMAN or BEST360
Would you say that the 3 Legged Thing from Trent
or
Manfrotto Compact Extreme 2-in-1 Monopod & Pole + a JOBY would do the job?
Many thanks
Is there a way to get an obj or other 3d model export of the dollhouse ?
Nice video, Ben. One thing that I think you’ve missed and it’s relatively recent, is that Matterport does allow you to archive spaces, so that they can be parked offline and re-activated at a later date. This is important for users such as ourselves who use Matterport for dilapidation and building condition surveys where clients want the ability to revisit the space a year or two later.
Thanks Dave! Although I think I did mention this, in the form of ‘active spaces’ where you have to take one offline to free up space to upload another. They can be brought back later, but at the cost of another tour, as you know.
@@BenClaremont Okay. BTW is it possible to download a model in EG OBJ format with Metareal?
This was a giant commercial and I loved it. This could be something new for me to offer with my ONE X to add onto my Real Estate videography business.
Not a commercial, but glad to hear it 👍
Ben Claremont didn’t mean it as a negative comment. I love all of your videos and humor!
Does Metareal allow you to add notes to virtual tours, with links to separate photos? I am a building surveyor looking to use tours for condition surveys of buildings. The notes would pin point where there are defects, with a close up photo of the specific defect.
Yay! Finally, I can use something on my Android device!
Thanks a lot, Ben!
Is there an app for it? I can't find anything
Thanks for the review, I'm sold on Metareal!
AMAZING NEWS ! THANKS Ben !
Bit confused. Are you able to use the Matterport camera to take the pictures then upload to the metareal software?
John
I am using Panoskin for commercial projects and Matterport for Real Estate. I like the prices and the floor plan of Metareal. Do you know what happen with my projects uploaded into Google Street view if I stop using Panoskin to use Metareal?
Hi! First thanks for your video, is really amazing what you have just shown! I can't wait to try Metareal! May I ask you something, please? Is it possible to add pictures and 3D models (link from sketchfab) in the main tour?
Thanks! To be honest, I’m not sure
Not sure how Metareal is cheaper when you compare their costs to build a tour vs Matterport automatically doing the same. For example, most decent tours would require at least 10 panoramas so that's around $30 depending on the plan. Take that times 6 tours per month and that's $180 so am I missing something here?
What I see is Metareal is Storage Based which is much better in my opinion. you could do a lot of tours on 5GB vs Matterport will give you 5 tours for the 9$/month tier and then you have to upgrade to 69$/month for 25 Tours, and then 129$/month for 50. So as you upgrade with matterport, the pricing gets exponentially higher per tour. Depending on how much you can squeeze in the storage you have you might be getting more tours per tier on metareal. BUT the build price adds up, so that's a give and take. However, unless you delete tours after a while, the matterport pricing hits a ceiling really quickly
PeekAtChu So my issue is not the costs for storage versus how many tours, etc. What I’m talking about is the cost Metareal charges to actually build the tour and that gets quite expensive if you have a lot of panoramas. I suppose in the end, everything depends on one’s individual needs however I don’t see met a real being a value unless you’re talking about using a small amount of panos. Note that if that’s the case, you’re unlikely to get a decent looking doll house especially if you have multiple floors since the system won’t know how to connect between the two.
@@christophermilson8378 I think we're on the same page. It adds up very quickly. Even for a basic tour, you'd be paying 50$ minimum to have it build. I think it's a different approach. Instead of automation, it's basically subcontracting. My gripe with Matterport is the rigidity of the platform. I can't control the quality of my output. (Matterport app decides how to expose and it also compresses your shots)
While Metareal offers more open platform, I could learn to build a 3d Scan and save money while getting better results. BUT it's more work!
So yeah it's deceiving... shouldn't be better value, just different offering, for a different crowd
I want to clarify some things after looking more into this and talking with MetaReal. For $0/month, you can create and SHARE virtual tours. If you choose to create them yourself, there is no cost at all. If you pay to have someone make it for you, yes it costs money.
But something like this works great for me. I create virtual tours for clients but the issue is I have to pay a monthly fee to even share them and I can only have 5 available at any given time. So when a client wants 3 virtual tours, either I have to host them, or they have to pay for a monthly subscription so I can transfer the tours over to them, which they usually hate that and choose to not have a virtual tour at that point. Where with MetaReal, I can create and share the tour as literally no cost(assuming I make it myself), and I can also host it for them at no cost.
Basically w/ MatterPort you have to pay to even share tours you've created with MetaReal you don't.
You are right. I don’t know why this took so long to click with me. Say you shoot 20 images per house, and you shoot 20 houses per month. That’s $1200 to have them create the walkthrough. Matterport, $370 including floor plans. Unless you are doing walkthroughs for existing businesses that stay up for long periods of time vs real estate, that’s a no brainer.
Hi Ben, Is 3D Vista able to create dollhouse views? Thanks.
I tried this out... I love the concept but I had SO many issues trying to align multiple panoramas (and objects) in an open-concept plan. I'm tempted to pay the fee (not crazy expensive but not cheap either) just to see if they would be able to make it work. There's a lot of potential here... but only if you have the margin to pay them to make the plan for you. Hopefully they'll get better...
That said, excellent video and I appreciate you putting the spotlight on them!
Calculate the cost of Metareal servicers into the price to your customer based on the number oif rooms. That way the client pays for this instead of you giving up your profit margin.
Thanks for Sharing Ben. I am having fun attempting to build the tours 3d objects.
What camera did you use?
Hi Ben I am trying to make a virtual tour of our office. I have learned a lot by watching your videos but can you guide what will be the best software to use as we wish to host the virtual tours on our company website.
Awesome video. One very BIG request for you. Please more dad jokes like at 7:18. I feel like it is time. You are really good at 'capturing' the right time to insert them.
Don’t you worry, I’m only getting older and more dad-like!
@@BenClaremont I''m rapidly heading to 40 and looking to integrate some of these Dad traits into my daily life th-cam.com/video/7d6NmnUYXIA/w-d-xo.html
Amazing. What happens though if you stop paying monthly does the tours already made still stay up for good or do they disappear
Great description of new platform!I’m in a bit of a query maybe you can help I’m about to either 1. Invest in a fisheye lense for my dslr or should I Or 2. Put the money into a new 360 camera instead ??? Hmmmm
Where is this available? Primarily for the function of hiring out the job. Thanks!
Thanks Ben!
Hi Ben
Been following you for some time now and i have to say great content and so helpful. Thanks for your work. I have question i want to start using metaport but not sure how real estate agent can use this tour on his website and how it is possible? also is this storage like 500gb is for whole time of subscription or renew every year or any time? Thanks
Hey- it’s a monthly or yearly subscription which renews. Same storage space.
@BenClaremont Thabk you 🙏
So the storage stays the same all the time? 100 tours in 500g if you use that can you add more? This part i can get it, unfortunately, and I couldn't find anything on they web :(
Also, thanks to you, I both insta 360 1 inch :) is it compatible with metareal. It's not on the list, but z1 is. Sorry to bother you, but I prefer info from a reliable source:) Thank you again
Sir thank you good video first of all
Great job!!!
i use theta z1 with matterport site plan.
But Matterport doesn't have a function to remove the mirror.
I want to know how to erase the camera reflected in the mirror.
can any of this program allow me to scan 3D view of my house with a 3D camera and remove a wall (make it more open space) and try different type of flooring, and change cabinet colors (in future maybe also changing furniture)? Basically a tool to see and judge expensive house improvements beforehand.
Hey Ben, what camera did you use for the hotel room shots?
For virtual tours with Metareal, do you recommend the insta360 One RS 1 inch or Ricoh Theta Z1?
Love the simple education process to learn about this new option for virtual tours. Ricoh is offering for $450+/- a year something simila, how would you compare to Ricoh option.
Hi Ben, How about customer service between the two?
Dang that was a no stone unturned comparison Ben, awesome and thank you. Competition is welcomed.
Hi Ben, is this going to be better than using something like cloud pano or Kuula? My main issue with kuula is that once you stop paying the tours have limited functions and this isn’t good for tours of businesses or long term clients
Hello Ben, is there a software that would allow me to link 2 tours and switch from one to the other from any room?... Fur instance, furnished/unfurnished or before/after a renewal???... (I am new at this, still deciding what hardware/software to buy)
will this do my sketch like matterport? Im in the water restoration industry and looking for other options