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[Real test] "Almighty Yuanshen Palace Renovation King" 8K VR360 movie short film quality is good + scene scheduling is appropriation

Hong Kong (sundance film festival '18: hong kong, also known as Sun Dance Film Festival), held at the Kowloon Metro International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Nine Exhibitions) at the Metroplex Star Cinema Theatre for two weeks. Officially unveiled. A total of 12 independent films selected from the American Sindans Film Festival will be staged at the festival, and will be held after the screening, symposiums, workshops and other activities. In addition to the movie, the Sindans Film Festival: Hong Kong came to the 5th session and also stirred up new meanings. The new VR film short film featuring 8K VR360 3D and the comedy directed by Xu Hanqiang, "The Almighty Yuanshen Palace Renovation King" "The release, what is the concept of the 8K VR360 3D picture? Is it worth the admission to taste new? Let Ai domain share your personal feelings.

Try the latest VR device
In order to show the transformation of the Almighty Yuanshen Palace, The Metroplex Theatre has specially converted a VIP room into a VR Lounge. The waiting area outside the gate is specially built into the scene of the scene: "Yuanshen Palace", sincere. Although the length of the "Almighty Yuanshen Palace Renovation King" is only ten minutes, due to the time required for the VR device to be worn and adjusted, the theater will arrange a half-hour screening for each half, each of which can accommodate 5 spectators to make all the audience Get the best and most comfortable viewing experience.

The VR devices used in this screening are also very popular: the Acer OJO 500, which was released in IFA 2018, and the StarVR One, which is the first joint venture between the brand and Starbreeze Studios in Sweden, and the first in Asia. For those interested in VR technology, you can experience the latest VR headsets that were officially launched at the International Electronics Show last month. Perhaps it is a big reason to buy tickets.

360 degree picture combined into 8K

Taking advantage of this time, "The Almighty Yuanjing Palace Renovation King" was released in Hong Kong. Zheng Buyuan, the executive director of Funique VR Studio, the VR shooting technology guidance company, also specially interviewed the media in Hong Kong, and Aiyu also seized the opportunity to learn more. According to Zheng, the 8K resolution of the Almighty Yuanjing Palace Renovation King refers to the distribution of 8K resolution to 360 degrees. "The 8K 360-degree picture is actually composed of 4 single-view images, so each single angle is 2K, that is, it reaches the Full HD level. If you only use 360 ​​images with 4K, the resolution is only divided by 4 1K, which is half of Full HD.” He thinks that 8K is the real starting point for VR360 shooting, because if the total resolution of 360 images is only 4K, it will be very vague to watch on the VR device. In view of the fact that the camera used by VR is not enough, their company Funique VR Studio decided to develop and integrate its own VR shooting complete solution, collecting cameras, monitoring systems, and real-time computing to the theater projection system.

In addition to deconstructing the technical concepts behind their company's 8K VR360 shooting, Zheng also expects that short films will be the same as when the film was first born. In the future, VR movies will be more and more, and with the advancement of hardware, And it looks more and more comfortable. However, he stressed that VR movies are not likely to replace traditional movies, but will be balanced with the development of two lines, forming a new form of entertainment, watching movies.

Funique VR Studio developed the VR stereo close-up technology called “Ant Man” and used it in this movie.

Ai domain: "The first time you enjoy the VR movie, you can enjoy the transition between the scene and the scene."

It is time to share the feelings of Ai Wei on the "Reform of the Almighty Yuanshen Palace". In fact, in early April, Ai domain was invited to watch the world's first Chinese-language VER movie "Home in Lanruo Temple", but at that time, because of the relationship between the work and the outside world, the "Almighty Yuanjing Palace Renovation King" was the only one. The first set of VR movies to enjoy.

Compared with the VR movies that I used to watch on smart phones, this time I shot with 8K 360, plus Acer MR's "Almighty Yuanshen Palace Renovation King", the picture is finally no longer blurred, and the overall look becomes natural and comfortable. Another place worthy of praise is the director's scene scheduling skills. The main scenes are the front (Yuanshen Palace) and the back (real world), while the left and right perspectives are the interior layout of the "Yuanshen Palace", but due to the factual shooting, Therefore, the two sides of the screen also have rich and interesting details, showing the whole team's intentions.

The reason why the director's scene scheduling skill is excellent is that Ai domain has always felt that VR movies are difficult to enter the big stage. The reason is that it is difficult for the audience to turn the body from the front to view other perspectives, but this time, the all-around yuan The Jingu Reconstruction King deliberately plays the scenes of the plum blossoms in each scene, but they are mutually touched, with prominent sound effects and character movements. "Remind" the audience needs to turn, but the process is not unobtrusive. In addition, when the scene is advancing, other perspectives have interesting content, which makes Ai domain turn to watch from time to time. It is a very good VR movie experience. I believe that as long as the script is written and the scene is properly arranged, VR movies are not limited to "playing", but really show a complete story.

Ticket fare: HKD $30(~ USD $5) (28/9, 29/9 release, where you can buy VR tickets, you will receive a popcorn redemption and Star Shadows $20 tickets for cash)

https://unwire.hk/2018/09/24/your-spiritual-temple-sucks-8k-360-3d-vr/movie-2/

Over-the-counter new star / Acer StarVR attack high-end VR market with operating turn-over
2018-07-02 00:07 Economic Daily reporter Zeng Renkai / Taipei Report

Acer's new rock star Acer StarVR Technology (6681), specializing in high-end VR solutions, entered the trading of the company at the end of April this year and became the first "pure VR concept stock" in Taiwan. Hongxing is actively exploring the enterprise solution market and has been introduced by international customers such as construction and automobiles to add growth momentum to its next operations.
Acer StarVR Technology is a new kid in the town of Acer Group. It cooperates with Swedish gamer Starbreeze to jointly develop and sell StarVR headsets (HMD) and related solutions.

Jerry Gao, vice chairman of Acer StarVR Technology, stressed that StarVR has locked in only the high-end commercial VR market from the first day of its establishment, and shipment volume is not the focus. In the face of fierce competition in the consumer VR device market, the murderous voice is rumbling, and StarVR appears to be relaxed.

StarVR specializes in high-end VR solutions. At first, it aimed at theaters, playgrounds, and other professional applications. The cooperation targets include IMAX, the leading film and television equipment manufacturer, and SEGA, the Japanese video game equipment manufacturer.

StarVR has cooperated with IMAX to build multiple IMAX VR display and experience centers around the world in Los Angeles and successfully entered Hollywood. At the end of last year, we joined hands with SEGA to target StarVR in more than ten SEGA game centers across Japan in 2018. Virtual reality LBD; at the beginning of this year, StarVR teamed up with the largest real estate developer in the Persian Gulf, EMAAR Group, to build the world's largest indoor VR theme park in Dubai.

StarVR current operation is still in its infancy. The company's revenue last year was 129 million New Taiwan Dollars, a substantial increase from the previous year's 15.12 million(approx. 494K USD ) NTD. However, the initial period of new product promotion, plus the planned listing, caused short-term expenses. Last year, the company's net profit after tax was 31.09 million NTD. , the conversion of net loss per share of 1.1 NTD.

In the next step, StarVR will fully explore the enterprise solution market, including construction, automotive, military, aerospace, medical, retail and other fields, such as the latest single order of AKTIO, the leading Japanese construction equipment rental leader, to jointly create a safety training system. It can help construction workers conduct pre-employment safety training through VR technology to protect the personal safety of construction site workers. It is expected to inject new growth momentum into the next operation of StarVR.

興櫃新星／宏星攻高階VR 營運熱轉 | 櫃買市場 | 證券 | 經濟日報 宏碁旗下小金雞宏星技術（6681），專攻高階VR解決方案，今年4月底登錄興櫃交易，成為台灣第一檔「純VR概念股」。宏星正積極開拓企業解決方案市場，已獲得建築、汽車等國際客戶導入，為接下來營運再添成長動能。