Would love to see an updated version of this, as some things have changed (Theasys isn't really usable for free anymore) and new players have come to town.
I read your comments first and saw a lot of people thanking you for saving them time. I thought I would watch for about 10 mins and then bounce to another video. The comments were right, this video was amazingly helpful. I started with a Kuula account to try it out. I've already posted a short tour of one of our school gyms for our vendors. Thank you so much! I'll check out your course too.
Ben Claremont hey Ben thanks for the reply! I’ve made 7 tours since watching a video. I just watched your other video on the 360 R. That is pretty cool too. thanks again for the info you put out.
I just want to take a moment to compliment you on keeping the software title up during the entirety of each review. Too many reviewers show the title/item when they introduce it and then take it away and you can easily forget which one they are reviewing part way through the review. Thanks!
I totally agree with Irina's comment, you saved a lot of my time browsing web to identify the best for me. I'm just entering the 360 world with a DSLR + Sigma 8mm + Nodal Ninja 6. My target is Real Estate job. I'll follow your tip: start with a Beginner softw and jumping to next level according to knowledge & level of job increases. Thank you so much.
I use 3Dvista and I love the adaptive hdr tool they have. You take pictures in différend exposures and when you view those in the tour, they change automatically if there is a dark or bright spece. That solves the 'unrealistic' feel of hdr footage!
I am more into videography. But your video is very informative. I can see lot of effort for an hour long video. I was not sure if i will watch the whole, but you never let the attention drop off. Good Job
Theasys changed to only 5 panorama images in a freebie and inundated with watermarks - suspect it became VERY popular thanks to your amazing video dude! I'm raging on the other hand haha
3Dvista is the one for me. I downloaded their demo version and liked it so much I used the demo to see how easy it was to learn how to use it...and for me it was fairly easy although I am still learning how to use it fully.
Amazing comparative... the best one to choose a Virtual Tour Software, Congrats! Thank you so much... I choose Kuula... best result for less work for good price... 😎
wow so useful, thank you! I'm just going to have a look at their websites now (May 2020) to see if anything changed. For me I picked: Theasys - Because its free, gets a professionalish end result and its easy to use especially bc I'm very new at this. Kuula - Cheap price but professional and sort of customizable Panoskin - Cheap, good for when I have some experience in the future, very customizable 3Dvista - For when I'm a master at this lol I am going to start doing this for the yachting industry so I need something cheap or free, easy to use for someone new, and very customizable as clients wouldn't like any external logo on their tours. One of the most important features it has to have is that I can share it in many different ways, as a link or put it directly on our website, so I'll try and see how this goes... Again Thank you very much I'll keep learning from you!
Dude... I've watched your videos before but this one made me subscribe! I just had to... what an incredible amount of work you've put into this!! I'm in the real estate business so Matterport is my easy pick - the 360 camera integration earlier this year made this a no-brainer for me. You wouldn't believe how much the "Ohhhhh... Matterport" effect actually works on realtors. :) Plus, their platform does 80% of the work for me allowing me to quickly get the job done and move on to another shoot the next day. Keep up the great work!!
I love the look of Matterport. I just checked out your website EyeCaptureImages and the virtual tours looks fantastic in Matterport. Would you mind me asking which 360 camera you use? :)
EyeCaptureImages thank you! I just bought one! 🙂 Now trying to work out the best method to get high quality images. I downloaded the DualFisheye plugin, as that seems to be the thing everyone’s raving about at the moment 😂
Thanks a lot Ben, you saved me a lot of time and probably from making a bad choice. There are 2 things that are still in the air : - License upgrade price - Best for what? (sector of activity)... - Recommendation on drones? I guess your ratings are good for real estate business which is my case. How about walking tours for instance?... And last, I heard about another tool called GeoCV... Curiously the website seem to be inactive... Thanks again... #StayAtHome
Couldn't really have seen this video at a better moment, you helped me out more than you can realize! Thank you for all the time you saved me and for all your videos!
Hi Ben, this is John from Malaysia. Firstly, I am extremely glad Kuula is your 1st Choice of Virtual Tour Software as it is mine. I had been exposed to Virtual Tours for Interior Design for 3-4 years now and just recently did a couple of projects using Kuula and charged my client with a good fee. Kuula by far is the most easy use and user friendly with various customization as well as Domain and SSL Certificates for Business users. Thank you for your video as I'm looking forward to improve my Virtual Tour experience and step up a few levels with your recommendations and throughs on other VR softwares!
Hi John I have a question, do you also host your clients tours? I’m fresh in this virtual tour biz and I want to offer it to certain businesses that aren’t just real estate agencies. I have many businesses that have nothing to do with real estate and yet they still want a virtual tour but what I saw is that Kuula is monthly based and if I’d charge a customer once then host his tour forever then I’m basically making no profit in the long run. What’s your approach if you don’t mind me asking? Thank you!
You use ricoh's app to take the photos. When taken, the 360 photos upload to your phone. I then use ANYTRANS for my iphone to upload to my computer. I then log on KUULA and upload the theta z1's photos to KUULA. The process is very easy.
Amazing video for the sheer quantity of apps you were able to run through and all the great info. I bought my Insta360 OneX last year based on your many review videos and I am happy with it. Good job! I personally like using Cupix and occasionally matterport since it has a great app and a couple of features that make clients go wow. What I don't like about a lot of the other ones you mentioned is that they require you to manually link each photo which would be fine for 10 photos but when you're dealing with 30-50 you might go insane. I'm used to my apps doing all that work for me. Noticed a heavy bias towards publishing to googles street in the ratings. There are a lot of clients I know that don't want that though and I noticed some of these apps won't even let you post a sample tour unless you are doing a google street which is a bummer. 3D vista looks amazing. I hope to graduate to it eventually.
What an amazing content, result of an equally great work !!! That one goes straight towards my "classics to be watched and re-watched" golden. Thank you for the efforts and energy invested. You probably eased the tasks and processes of hundreds of entrepreneurs... bravo ! And inspired others, such as me. ✋☺
You have been a repository of 360 knowledge in my last few years. But this video is really amazing! I have see it 2 times. One time to get the big picture, the second time to take notes. You saved us a lot of time! Thanks Ben.
Hi Stuart - if you are looking for a way to get a one time pay lifetime license for your 360 software, let me know as we are doing something soon to enable this for everyone .
wow, you certainly took some of the legwork out by reviewing so many choices! Thank you!!! oh and yes, it's a video I will revisit during my decision making process!
Hey Ben, Thanks for this !!! My choice is 3D Vista... since one doesn't buy a program only for one use... the difference between 3D Vista and Pano2VR is only 140Euro...and it's a program you can use forever...
just downloaded the trial version... i can't stitch the images from my Theta Z1 it gives me a lot of missing control points... do you have expieriense with this ? How to solve ??
Excellent video. It's left me torn though. As a 2nd year realtor who has a few other side hustles. What would be the one you would recommend for virtual residential tours? -low cost to free. One time payment is fine but I don't want a monthly payment. -download the tour or embedded link is perfect. -not too basic, no coding at all From the video I think 3DVista or Theasys I suppose I can try the free first and buy the other (3DVista) later. 🤷🏻♂️
I had the pleasure to work with 3DVista as total newbie to Virtual Tours and it's VERY intuitive, very expensive but recommended if you work with a company or as a freelancer
Thanks for this great video, saved me LOTS of time going over the features and which ones might meet my needs. I have a question, if you use some of the products, Pano2VR and 3DVISTA for instance, you still will need a separate site to host your 3d tours, correct? Can you do a separate video on the best hosting services if you're using one of the "build-your-own" 3d tour softwares like these?
Hi Ben, as the photographer for a non profit organisation, I convinced them to pay me to create a virtual tour so that the prospect students who intends to spend a week in Ottawa get to see what this youth center has to offer; outside entertainment hockey rink, basketball etc, ...inside; main lobby, salon, classrooms, kitchen, dorms etc. I have photographed every rooms with digital DSLR Canon EOS and 360 with an InstaOneX (That I bought off 360ware ; off your link last year.) So far I have segregated the 2D and the 360 on separate folders which I will photoshop each of them to remove the tripod and shadows. Now, from your video, I feel like 3DVista is the one to get since the center has rooms with TV screens which i could insert videos on them, library to link to some documents (since this center formerly named Terry Fox) has some history since 1985, a digital map of the city off Google and the location of the center. My superiors gave me the mandate to proceed with this virtual tour project so the kids can access it through social media platforms along with their web page. You gave 3DVista almost a 10. I have downloaded it and I think this is the one I should get since its costs seems to have lowered to $200.00 (US ). I just need from you a confirmed approval based on your findings which software that I should buy or use. I am still "wrapping my head" about the different demos that I have downloaded but still undecided on which one to get. I feel that 3Dvista maybe overkill but I know its going to achieve a very "classy" finish. To know more about this organisation, check their web site: Google: Encounters with Canada. Under the personnel tab, you"ll see my name and pic. You will also have a grip about their mission and achievements. Can't hardly wait to hear from you mate. Cheers. Gilles.
Pano2VR all the way with me. You can also add code yourself so you can do the same as KR pano if you wish. In Pano2VR you can also make your own skins so the magazine\ look is easily achievable. However, as you rightly say there is a learning curve.
Hey Ben! great overall review of the statw of the art now at virtual tour software. Just want to clarify, krpano tours are not coded on that app (Krpano tools), it has some lateral uses instead for developers, mainly tours are coded from a text editor. Been krpano developer for about 8 years now and I'm quite convinced is the best virtual tour software this days, is just that learning curve is a bit steep, but once you understand krpano logic it gives you all the freedom to do exactly what you want. Don't want to sound cocky or something but to give you an insight of this great software, in the end, with the latest release (1.20) krpano can reproduce tours from all those platforms (3D vista included), just won't have that easyness of editing, which is indeed not a point on it's favor.
I have to experiment with all the software, but I think I'm going to go with Kuula, Theasys, and either 3D Vista or Pano2VR for higher-end work. Thank you for all your content Ben!
As someone that started with the Samsung gear 360 and Marzipano, then now using Insta360 pro 1&2 for stereoscopic shots 3Dvista was too hard to pass up. I have been using 3Dvista for about 3 years now and I am not disappointed. Even if you find a short coming with the software the development team usually adds fixes and adds new features all the time. The software now already looks very different from say late 2016. You could write a book series on the software and its capabilities.
Congratulations Mr. Claremont. Your video is a very good piece of information. It is immersive, quick, straight to the point, very well organized and, amazingly, ... funny!!! You have saved us all a lot of work ...
Thanks Ben .. this helped; I had been playing with the Trial version of 3Dvista and really wanted to like it. Your review really helped. Will most likely get 3dVista.
Thank you for making this video Ben. I use 3dvista from the very beginning and I am very happy with the final professionally looking results. Watching this ranking just confirms what I thought.
Yes Ben well done ! and it was for sure a hell of work ! you only failed on KRpano but you cannot blamed for it. Without any helping hand nobody would get the step over the threshold ;-)
I’ve use VeeR to quickly mock-up virtual tours, before producing the final tour in 3DVista Pro. I’ve also recommended it to my students to create virtual tours from their Lumion 360° renderings. However, VeeR has recently made some changes to their platform, so doesn’t meet my needs anymore. Grateful to hear about Theasys. Had been considering the free plans of EyeSpy360 or Cupix. I had originally planned to go with Matterport (with their camera), but as Ben said, their pricing structure may be great for real estate, but sucks for a lot of other users. I produce educational virtual tours of construction sites for architectural, engineering and construction students. I would have had to pay monthly to maintain my tours, when students only need access a few mouth of the year. They also weren’t willing to offer any kind of educational discount like other companies do.
Hey, can you tell me what changes VeeR has made recently that make it unsuitable for you? I was thinking to use them because of their support for stereoscopic images (I need this for renderings as well)
I've been using Kuula for about a year now after watching this video. They just updated the website recently and it is really amazing how much stuff you can do!
so cool how you have the software banner at top so we can go back and easily find the relevant review. Also How in the info you list and go through the softwares in logical order from Beginner-Immediate-Advanced. Excellent job!! However you missed reviewing the EyeSpy360 software!!!!
Thanks- yes there are over 50 that I missed actually.. but the idea was to compare the top 15 softwares voted by users in the Facebook groups, as mentioned at the beginning :)
@Ben Claremont. You ROCK Ben!!!!!! This video has saved me weeks of research and brain numbing comparison. Thanks so much for such an in-depth tutorial. Even with a Google search the majority of your findings did not surface. Well done my friend.
A great plus for 3d Vista is, that the devs are super fast with answering questions. They put out updates in a very fast paste. I am super happy with this software... Of course, there could be some improvments (node based connection of different ponoramas, mostly ease of use features) but all in all this is software is worth it's money.
Thanks. Lot of work for this video. Looks like Kuula will be the starting point and when I master it, 3D vista will be next. Thank you for saving me hours of research. And the bracketing video is great.
Excellent explanation Ben. I use Kuula paid version. Easy to use and good enough for clients as well. Also one of the best for price. Thanks for your time and expertise.
Great stuff. Would love to see a 2022 update to this video. Software changes fast and it would be great to see the new players in the industry and the new features of the tried-and-true applications.
We need to UPDTAE this list for 2020/21 THANKS BEN! 🙏🏽
Right? Anyone know how MetaReal holds up?
Looking for an updated version on this!!
YES!! Agree! Pleeeeeeease Ben! :D
Ditto!
@@cannalibrium4025
3dvista is compatible
I feel that you saved a month in my life by explaining all those apps and their features 🧡
Thanks for this 👍
My pleasure :)
damn true
agreed!
remember to leave a like and subscribe ;)
Yup yup, this is seriously relevant
Who is revisiting this video? Thank you Ben, I just made my first$$
Congrats!
hi! since this was three months ago, i’m wondering if you’ve found it has been worth your time? have you made good $$$?
Would love to see an updated version of this, as some things have changed (Theasys isn't really usable for free anymore) and new players have come to town.
I agree, yes please.
I read your comments first and saw a lot of people thanking you for saving them time. I thought I would watch for about 10 mins and then bounce to another video. The comments were right, this video was amazingly helpful. I started with a Kuula account to try it out. I've already posted a short tour of one of our school gyms for our vendors. Thank you so much! I'll check out your course too.
Glad to hear! Good luck, and enjoy the course 👍
Thanks Daniel for being with us! Happy New Year! :)
Kuula Pic thanks Kuula! I just signed up for the monthly paid service. So far it’s been great. Thanks so much!
Ben Claremont hey Ben thanks for the reply! I’ve made 7 tours since watching a video. I just watched your other video on the 360 R. That is pretty cool too. thanks again for the info you put out.
I just want to take a moment to compliment you on keeping the software title up during the entirety of each review. Too many reviewers show the title/item when they introduce it and then take it away and you can easily forget which one they are reviewing part way through the review. Thanks!
The transitions in Matterport make it killer
Nothing else even come close, for me it's the clear winner despite the price tag
I was really nervous. I watched this AFTER I already bought 3D Vista. Phew!
So, you made a tour already we can see? This video made 3dvista also my choice, so, how is it?
I totally agree with Irina's comment, you saved a lot of my time browsing web to identify the best for me. I'm just entering the 360 world with a DSLR + Sigma 8mm + Nodal Ninja 6. My target is Real Estate job. I'll follow your tip: start with a Beginner softw and jumping to next level according to knowledge & level of job increases. Thank you so much.
Pano2VR is for me the best solution plus the guys that are behind this beautiful software are really helpful, a big shout out to Martin Hopkins
When I got to the KRpano part I started dying from laughter. Too good man.
I use 3Dvista and I love the adaptive hdr tool they have. You take pictures in différend exposures and when you view those in the tour, they change automatically if there is a dark or bright spece. That solves the 'unrealistic' feel of hdr footage!
Nice! Yeah I’ve seen some awesome results with it 👍
I am more into videography. But your video is very informative. I can see lot of effort for an hour long video. I was not sure if i will watch the whole, but you never let the attention drop off. Good Job
Glad to hear!
Theasys changed to only 5 panorama images in a freebie and inundated with watermarks - suspect it became VERY popular thanks to your amazing video dude!
I'm raging on the other hand haha
buy the course, it's a low cost/high value training, very high quality, Luv it, 5 stars ⭐
Thanks JP! Really glad you liked it 👍
3Dvista is the one for me.
I downloaded their demo version and liked it so much I used the demo to see how easy it was to learn how to use it...and for me it was fairly easy although I am still learning how to use it fully.
Nice.. still getting good at it myself :)
I recently bought 3DVista, I love it. Great to see you do too. Thanks Ben!
Good choice!
Can you take measurements in 3DVista?
Amazing comparative... the best one to choose a Virtual Tour Software, Congrats!
Thank you so much... I choose Kuula... best result for less work for good price... 😎
Congratulations friend, the best video on how to do virtual tour with 360 images that I found on the internet. grateful for your tips and help.
wow so useful, thank you! I'm just going to have a look at their websites now (May 2020) to see if anything changed.
For me I picked:
Theasys - Because its free, gets a professionalish end result and its easy to use especially bc I'm very new at this.
Kuula - Cheap price but professional and sort of customizable
Panoskin - Cheap, good for when I have some experience in the future, very customizable
3Dvista - For when I'm a master at this lol
I am going to start doing this for the yachting industry so I need something cheap or free, easy to use for someone new, and very customizable as clients wouldn't like any external logo on their tours. One of the most important features it has to have is that I can share it in many different ways, as a link or put it directly on our website, so I'll try and see how this goes...
Again Thank you very much I'll keep learning from you!
Dude... I've watched your videos before but this one made me subscribe! I just had to... what an incredible amount of work you've put into this!!
I'm in the real estate business so Matterport is my easy pick - the 360 camera integration earlier this year made this a no-brainer for me. You wouldn't believe how much the "Ohhhhh... Matterport" effect actually works on realtors. :) Plus, their platform does 80% of the work for me allowing me to quickly get the job done and move on to another shoot the next day.
Keep up the great work!!
Hey thanks! Glad you’re finding success with it 👊🏻
EyeCaptureImages same with me!
I love the look of Matterport. I just checked out your website EyeCaptureImages and the virtual tours looks fantastic in Matterport. Would you mind me asking which 360 camera you use? :)
@@GedWilmot I'm currently using the Ricoh Theta Z1. I started with the Theta V but upgraded once I started gaining some traction with Matterport.
EyeCaptureImages thank you! I just bought one! 🙂 Now trying to work out the best method to get high quality images. I downloaded the DualFisheye plugin, as that seems to be the thing everyone’s raving about at the moment 😂
Thanks a lot Ben, you saved me a lot of time and probably from making a bad choice.
There are 2 things that are still in the air :
- License upgrade price
- Best for what? (sector of activity)...
- Recommendation on drones?
I guess your ratings are good for real estate business which is my case. How about walking tours for instance?...
And last, I heard about another tool called GeoCV... Curiously the website seem to be inactive...
Thanks again... #StayAtHome
Couldn't really have seen this video at a better moment, you helped me out more than you can realize! Thank you for all the time you saved me and for all your videos!
Glad to hear 👍
Theasys only allow you to upload 5 panoramas at one time (free version). Does anyone know of any free software that you can create a whole tour with?
You are the best!! Hands down!! The best tutorials ever!! I’m psyched, thanks to you !!
Glad you liked it :)
Wonderful no bullshit analysis. No adverts as well, hats off my friend!
Thank you for such an informative video Ben! This is what I was looking for :)
So my TOP three choices would be:
1. Theasys
2. Kuula
3. Panoskin
Pleasure- nice choices!
Thank you for choosing Kuula as one of your top choices! 👍
Hi Ben, this is John from Malaysia. Firstly, I am extremely glad Kuula is your 1st Choice of Virtual Tour Software as it is mine. I had been exposed to Virtual Tours for Interior Design for 3-4 years now and just recently did a couple of projects using Kuula and charged my client with a good fee. Kuula by far is the most easy use and user friendly with various customization as well as Domain and SSL Certificates for Business users. Thank you for your video as I'm looking forward to improve my Virtual Tour experience and step up a few levels with your recommendations and throughs on other VR softwares!
Hi John I have a question, do you also host your clients tours? I’m fresh in this virtual tour biz and I want to offer it to certain businesses that aren’t just real estate agencies. I have many businesses that have nothing to do with real estate and yet they still want a virtual tour but what I saw is that Kuula is monthly based and if I’d charge a customer once then host his tour forever then I’m basically making no profit in the long run. What’s your approach if you don’t mind me asking? Thank you!
P.s. since I don’t wanna lose money on long run hosting for clients, 3DVista’s one time fee seems the best choice.
WOW. That was really informative. I didn't even know I would be interested in this but I sat through the whole thing. Maybe I should get into it.
Glad to hear!
My favorit today is still Pano2VR and 3D Vista
I like KUULA the best for real estate. Great value! Use with my Theta Z1.
Love Kuula!
Thanks so much, Kenneth! It means a lot to us!
Do you download the tours and upload them to your website? How does it work?
You use ricoh's app to take the photos. When taken, the 360 photos upload to your phone. I then use ANYTRANS for my iphone to upload to my computer. I then log on KUULA and upload the theta z1's photos to KUULA. The process is very easy.
Amazing video for the sheer quantity of apps you were able to run through and all the great info. I bought my Insta360 OneX last year based on your many review videos and I am happy with it. Good job!
I personally like using Cupix and occasionally matterport since it has a great app and a couple of features that make clients go wow. What I don't like about a lot of the other ones you mentioned is that they require you to manually link each photo which would be fine for 10 photos but when you're dealing with 30-50 you might go insane. I'm used to my apps doing all that work for me.
Noticed a heavy bias towards publishing to googles street in the ratings. There are a lot of clients I know that don't want that though and I noticed some of these apps won't even let you post a sample tour unless you are doing a google street which is a bummer.
3D vista looks amazing. I hope to graduate to it eventually.
Wonderful, appreciate your hard work Ben!!! Thanks !!! Got my 360 one X today!!! Oh boy its GREAT !!!!!
Pleasure. Enjoy!
This is the best channel for virtual tours, thanks man. Can you tell me what is your camera recommendations for outdoor virtual tours?
Thank you
Excellent breakdown! perfect for someone like me who isn't new to VR and 360 video, but is new to 360 tours!
very informative,neatly explained all the apps & their features!! Thanks Ben!
What an amazing content, result of an equally great work !!!
That one goes straight towards my "classics to be watched and re-watched" golden.
Thank you for the efforts and energy invested. You probably eased the tasks and processes of hundreds of entrepreneurs... bravo !
And inspired others, such as me. ✋☺
Glad to hear! Yes it took quite a while to make this haha
You have been a repository of 360 knowledge in my last few years. But this video is really amazing! I have see it 2 times. One time to get the big picture, the second time to take notes. You saved us a lot of time! Thanks Ben.
Glad to hear! 🍻
looking forward to the 3D vista tutorial! I feel the ones provided by the program are pretty generic
you are amazing Ben.... thanks for all the info
People should pay for videos like this, fantastic! No coding for me however!!
Hey Ben, many thanks for this excellent review. I have taken your advice and opted for Kuula.
Hi Stuart - if you are looking for a way to get a one time pay lifetime license for your 360 software, let me know as we are doing something soon to enable this for everyone .
wow, you certainly took some of the legwork out by reviewing so many choices! Thank you!!! oh and yes, it's a video I will revisit during my decision making process!
Glad to hear 👍
Hey Ben, Thanks for this !!! My choice is 3D Vista... since one doesn't buy a program only for one use... the difference between 3D Vista and Pano2VR is only 140Euro...and it's a program you can use forever...
just downloaded the trial version... i can't stitch the images from my Theta Z1 it gives me a lot of missing control points... do you have expieriense with this ? How to solve ??
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Thanks for video. You can pin this comment so that anyone can find it.
Excellent video. It's left me torn though. As a 2nd year realtor who has a few other side hustles. What would be the one you would recommend for virtual residential tours?
-low cost to free. One time payment is fine but I don't want a monthly payment.
-download the tour or embedded link is perfect.
-not too basic, no coding at all
From the video I think 3DVista or Theasys
I suppose I can try the free first and buy the other (3DVista) later. 🤷🏻♂️
Why is this not pinned? Lol
thank you kind sir
Hi! For Matterport can you upload 360 rendered interior photo?
Excellent Video Ben... I chose 3D Vista pro as my virtual tour software because of the same reasons you highlighted.
Nice choice!
Thanks Ben - Exactly what I was looking for.
I had the pleasure to work with 3DVista as total newbie to Virtual Tours and it's VERY intuitive, very expensive but recommended if you work with a company or as a freelancer
Thanks for this great video, saved me LOTS of time going over the features and which ones might meet my needs. I have a question, if you use some of the products, Pano2VR and 3DVISTA for instance, you still will need a separate site to host your 3d tours, correct? Can you do a separate video on the best hosting services if you're using one of the "build-your-own" 3d tour softwares like these?
Thanks! Yes you will.. I’ll definitely consider this video 👍
Larry Field good question, going to ask the same
That lens flare effect (in Kuula) is stupid, and I absolutely love it for some reason haha.
Ben, your videos are top-notch.
🍻
-just completed my first VR Tour with theasys ... THANK YOU for the heads up Ben!
Awesome! Yes it’s great 👌🏻
Hi Ben, as the photographer for a non profit organisation, I convinced them to pay me to create a virtual tour so that the prospect students who intends to spend a week in Ottawa get to see what this youth center has to offer; outside entertainment hockey rink, basketball etc, ...inside; main lobby, salon, classrooms, kitchen, dorms etc. I have photographed every rooms with digital DSLR Canon EOS and 360 with an InstaOneX (That I bought off 360ware ; off your link last year.)
So far I have segregated the 2D and the 360 on separate folders which I will photoshop each of them to remove the tripod and shadows.
Now, from your video, I feel like 3DVista is the one to get since the center has rooms with TV screens which i could insert videos on them, library to link to some documents (since this center formerly named Terry Fox) has some history since 1985, a digital map of the city off Google and the location of the center.
My superiors gave me the mandate to proceed with this virtual tour project so the kids can access it through social media platforms along with their web page.
You gave 3DVista almost a 10. I have downloaded it and I think this is the one I should get since its costs seems to have lowered to $200.00 (US ).
I just need from you a confirmed approval based on your findings which software that I should buy or use.
I am still "wrapping my head" about the different demos that I have downloaded but still undecided on which one to get. I feel that 3Dvista maybe overkill but I know its going to achieve a very "classy" finish.
To know more about this organisation, check their web site: Google: Encounters with Canada. Under the personnel tab, you"ll see my name and pic. You will also have a grip about their mission and achievements.
Can't hardly wait to hear from you mate.
Cheers.
Gilles.
Pano2VR all the way with me. You can also add code yourself so you can do the same as KR pano if you wish. In Pano2VR you can also make your own skins so the magazine\ look is easily achievable. However, as you rightly say there is a learning curve.
Nice, yeah it’s a great software for sure!
Thank you very much for this video.
You have done a professional job.
It is great for me. I am a beginner in this job.
You have set my 2020 off to a good start thank you!!!
Glad to hear
@@BenClaremont hi just wondered what your thoughts on Magicx VR Studio is?
Hey Ben! great overall review of the statw of the art now at virtual tour software. Just want to clarify, krpano tours are not coded on that app (Krpano tools), it has some lateral uses instead for developers, mainly tours are coded from a text editor. Been krpano developer for about 8 years now and I'm quite convinced is the best virtual tour software this days, is just that learning curve is a bit steep, but once you understand krpano logic it gives you all the freedom to do exactly what you want. Don't want to sound cocky or something but to give you an insight of this great software, in the end, with the latest release (1.20) krpano can reproduce tours from all those platforms (3D vista included), just won't have that easyness of editing, which is indeed not a point on it's favor.
Nice, yeah that’s what I’ve heard from friends who use it. If they made it a bit simpler I would definitely give it a go :)
Thank you very useful for me this video ...
I have to experiment with all the software, but I think I'm going to go with Kuula, Theasys, and either 3D Vista or Pano2VR for higher-end work. Thank you for all your content Ben!
Awesome 😎
As someone that started with the Samsung gear 360 and Marzipano, then now using Insta360 pro 1&2 for stereoscopic shots 3Dvista was too hard to pass up. I have been using 3Dvista for about 3 years now and I am not disappointed. Even if you find a short coming with the software the development team usually adds fixes and adds new features all the time. The software now already looks very different from say late 2016. You could write a book series on the software and its capabilities.
Man, it just blow my mind. You have no idea how useful this was for me as a beginner for 3D tours
18:55 Kuula: Ben's Pick
In my opinion one of the best video in this field and I am very grateful for the time you dedicated in doing this!
Thankyou!
I'm a real estate agent looking to do my own virtual tours and I think matterport may be perfect for me
You chooses best one
Thank you very much, Ben! This video is very useful for me, beginner.
Congratulations Mr. Claremont. Your video is a very good piece of information. It is immersive, quick, straight to the point, very well organized and, amazingly, ... funny!!! You have saved us all a lot of work ...
Thanks Ben .. this helped; I had been playing with the Trial version of 3Dvista and really wanted to like it. Your review really helped. Will most likely get 3dVista.
This video is professionally done and it is extremely easy jump from one review to the next.
Thank you for making this video Ben. I use 3dvista from the very beginning and I am very happy with the final professionally looking results. Watching this ranking just confirms what I thought.
Let me guess, the 14 'thumbs down' votes are from companies whose products didn't make this video? Sour grapes...
Or the ones that didn’t take 1st place 😂
You should give a try to Lapentor also a great option
Will do
I use Kuula, Panoskin and GoThru because they are easy to use, have great resolution and good prices. I agree with your review. Great job.
Good choices 👊🏻
We're happy to hear that! 👍
I would love this video updated!! Those softwares have changed a lot since then.
I’m working on it, but it takes time to properly research so many platforms. I’ll release it as soon as I can 👍🏻
Hey Ben, just wanted to say you've done an AWESOME job on this video review. An insane amount of work to tackle, amazing. Thanks.
Thanks Aaron, means a lot coming from someone as experienced as yourself 🙏🏻
Yes Ben well done ! and it was for sure a hell of work ! you only failed on KRpano but you cannot blamed for it. Without any helping hand nobody would get the step over the threshold ;-)
This is so good. Thanks for taking the time to thoroughly assess the different platforms. Cheers!
My pleasure
I’ve use VeeR to quickly mock-up virtual tours, before producing the final tour in 3DVista Pro. I’ve also recommended it to my students to create virtual tours from their Lumion 360° renderings. However, VeeR has recently made some changes to their platform, so doesn’t meet my needs anymore. Grateful to hear about Theasys. Had been considering the free plans of EyeSpy360 or Cupix.
I had originally planned to go with Matterport (with their camera), but as Ben said, their pricing structure may be great for real estate, but sucks for a lot of other users. I produce educational virtual tours of construction sites for architectural, engineering and construction students. I would have had to pay monthly to maintain my tours, when students only need access a few mouth of the year. They also weren’t willing to offer any kind of educational discount like other companies do.
Nice- yes that’s a good combination 👍
Hey, can you tell me what changes VeeR has made recently that make it unsuitable for you? I was thinking to use them because of their support for stereoscopic images (I need this for renderings as well)
Thanks for this video. I decided to try out Kuula. I love it. Very user friendly. Ended up purchasing the Pro for the month :)
I've been using Kuula for about a year now after watching this video. They just updated the website recently and it is really amazing how much stuff you can do!
This is by far, the best ultimate comparison video for 360 softwares! Well done Ben))
so cool how you have the software banner at top so we can go back and easily find the relevant review. Also How in the info you list and go through the softwares in logical order from Beginner-Immediate-Advanced. Excellent job!! However you missed reviewing the EyeSpy360 software!!!!
Thanks- yes there are over 50 that I missed actually.. but the idea was to compare the top 15 softwares voted by users in the Facebook groups, as mentioned at the beginning :)
3D Vista is simply the best for me so far, thank you for the video Ben.
Thanks- agreed!
@Ben Claremont. You ROCK Ben!!!!!! This video has saved me weeks of research and brain numbing comparison. Thanks so much for such an in-depth tutorial. Even with a Google search the majority of your findings did not surface. Well done my friend.
A great plus for 3d Vista is, that the devs are super fast with answering questions. They put out updates in a very fast paste. I am super happy with this software... Of course, there could be some improvments (node based connection of different ponoramas, mostly ease of use features) but all in all this is software is worth it's money.
Agree. Really super fast.
Thanks for the tour. Was good to understand when you are not into at all and trying to get your head around stuff.
Unbelievable effort went into making this video. Thanks so much. .
Thanks. Lot of work for this video. Looks like Kuula will be the starting point and when I master it, 3D vista will be next. Thank you for saving me hours of research. And the bracketing video is great.
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Agree that what i thinking to do
What a description you made! Of course congratutlations for your great video! Thank you!
you finished the subject. I use matterport but lot of limitation for customization. Moving to 3dvista
Thanks Ben. Really informative and saved me a lot of research time. I will be looking at your training video and your hardware comparison. Great work!
When is the 3D Vista in depth video coming Ben?
Great content! Thanks for the video.
Excellent explanation Ben. I use Kuula paid version. Easy to use and good enough for clients as well. Also one of the best for price. Thanks for your time and expertise.
Glad to hear!
Thanks Ben for all work done!! Great work ...!
Pleasure
Thanks a lot - even after four years 🙂
EPIC video! What an amazing job! Thanks a lot Ben 👍👌
Pleasure
@@BenClaremont By the way, I'm a Roundme customer and I'm a little bit worry about the company. Do you have any information? Thanks
Great stuff. Would love to see a 2022 update to this video. Software changes fast and it would be great to see the new players in the industry and the new features of the tried-and-true applications.
I will definitely remake this video soon 👍🏻
I really love this video, very usefull, greetings from sauceland, México 🇲🇽
I learned so much from this video. Well made, easy to understand and last but not least: enjoyable to watch.
I agree with Irina - I invested 50 minutes of time watching your video, but you might have just saved me a month of trial and error! Thank you.
My pleasure
Great video Ben. I've have Pano2VR for a while now. I'm happy enough.
Thanks- love Pano2VR!
I was really hoping to get your option of CMS4VR but I really enjoyed your video and you have given me a lot to learn about
you are a value to us who want to do this work. Thank you Ben Claremont.