Facebook is improving the 360 video experience by predicting where you will look

 From the stage at F8, Joaquin Quinonero, Facebook’s director of Applied Machine Learning, described a new technique the company is using to improve the watching experience for 360 videos. By predicting where a viewer will look next, rendering priority can be given to that location — particularly helpful for users with lower-quality internet access. Read More Continue reading Facebook is improving the 360 video experience by predicting where you will look

Drones, Clever Hacks, and CG Come Together For Star Wars Fan Film

We weren’t certain if this Star Wars fan film was out kind of thing until we saw the making of video afterwards. They wanted to film a traditional scene in a new way. The idea was to take some really good quadcopter pilots, give them some custom quadcopters, have them re-enact a battle in a scenic location, and then use some movie magic to bring it all together.

The quadcopters themselves are some of those high performance racing quadcopters with 4K video cameras attached. The kind of thing that has the power to weight ratio of a rocket ship. Despite …read more

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