Cycloramic App Captures Hands-Free 360 Degree Video Using iPhone's Vibrate Motor - Page 3

testcard · Dec 29, 2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nozuka

i'm suprised how easy it is to get people to buy something like this.

If you build it, they will come.

needfx · Dec 29, 2012, 02:29 PM

sounds great for orgies!

FDX · Dec 29, 2012, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamkor04

More than 15 years ago we used to play with old Nokia phones by putting them in vibrate mode

Lol I did too, it worked best in my pocket.

Morshu9001 · Dec 30, 2012, 02:21 AM

I bought it. It's really cool! But what do you even use the 360˚ video for? Is there some software that turns it into a panoramic photo?

iapplelove · Dec 30, 2012, 04:27 AM

Sorry but awful commercial showcasing the app. Don't need to see it spin 3 times and yeah would be nice to actually see some video. Anyway I would buy almost anything and at 99 cents wouldn't think twice on something but since I hate the add so much I'm gonna pass

testcard · Dec 30, 2012, 06:10 AM

Seal of approval from The Woz.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ns-iPhone.html

Morshu9001 · Dec 30, 2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by deannnnn

This is one of those things where the coolness factor totally outweighs the usefulness factor.

Yeah, but it's still useful because doing it by hand is inaccurate. That is, of course, if you are able to make a photo from the 360˚ video.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baryon

This is awesome, but why a 360º video? Wouldn't a 360º panoramic still image be a lot cooler?

I was expecting it to make a photo from the video. Just a video of the thing spinning is useless!

fxapple · Dec 30, 2012, 01:16 PM

Really cool idea but so far I've tried it on granite and several other smooth surfaces with a full 360 degree turn. It gets to 180 degrees sometimes. Very disappointed for the limited turn results look great.

joeshell383 · Dec 30, 2012, 01:45 PM

Would be great in real estate and lodging (including AirBnB).

twizynorthwood · Jan 1, 2013, 08:10 AM

Glass table - goes 20% of the way round
Polished wood table doesnt work
Formica top - doesnt go round at all

With case on it falls over
Interesting idea but now 99c down and no app that works

BrennerM · Jan 1, 2013, 09:31 AM

They've already been making portable bases for this for years, in the form of granite hot plates.

http://www.diningstones.com/products.html

(note: I have no affiliation with this product and you can find other types out there as well)

KdParker · Jan 1, 2013, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nozuka

i'm suprised how easy it is to get people to buy something like this.

Why would you be surprised? People buy fart apps, fake drinking apps...etc.

garylapointe · Jan 1, 2013, 04:05 PM

Should we start a pool on how long until this gets pulled?

I've sure this violates something from the Apple guidelines. I'm sure vibrate motor is designated for feedback and not for propelling the device around...

That said, this is very cool

Gary

Greg. · Jan 1, 2013, 04:58 PM

A 360 degree pararama would be cool, a 360 video isn't that useful in many situations. What's worse is making a video of this taking a video! See 9 secs in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzdhr2CqSJs

Don't panic · 03:07 PM

it sounds like a fun gimmick.
unfortunately it does not work very well on iPhone 4.
so far i have tried it on about a dozen surfaces (all polished) and it only worked once.
probably nice for the iPhone 5, but for the 4 i wouldn't recommend it.

and it would be much much better if it worked making a panorama picture, rather than a movie

another thing that is poorly designed is that you have to get out of the app an into the regular camera app to delete a video just made if you don't like it (unless i am missing something)

dona83 · Jan 5, 2013, 12:45 PM

I want my money back!!

chrismaddern · Jan 10, 2013, 03:15 AM

This is an amazing concept!!

CamAround does practically the same, for free, and adds video filters and smoother video.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camaround-360-hands-free-video/id590455394?mt=8

Worth a look for free!!

switon · Jan 29, 2013, 05:21 AM

Hi all,

I submitted a post to the iPhone Tips forum concerning a Proposed Mechanism for the Cycloramic app that I had found on the Internet, asking for any comments in my post. While the post garnered a fair number of views, nobody has had any comments. I guess I was hoping for a discussion of the merits of this proposal, but none arose. So I'm thinking that perhaps I posted in the wrong forum. In any case, here is the link to the earlier posting, if anyone is interested:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...ght=cycloramic

Regards,
Switon

Dec 30, 2012, 04:27 AM	#55
iapplelove macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: East Coast USA	Sorry but awful commercial showcasing the app. Don't need to see it spin 3 times and yeah would be nice to actually see some video. Anyway I would buy almost anything and at 99 cents wouldn't think twice on something but since I hate the add so much I'm gonna pass __________________ 15" MBP 2012 ,4gb ram,500gb hd iphone 5 64gb ipad 3 64gb ipod nano apple tv 3rd gen
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Dec 30, 2012, 06:10 AM	#56
testcard macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Middle England	Seal of approval from The Woz. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ns-iPhone.html __________________ 2.4 GHz Unibody MacBook \| iPhone 5 64GB \| iPad Wi-Fi 16GB \| Apple TV
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Jan 1, 2013, 08:10 AM	#60
twizynorthwood macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Tried it on 3 different surfaces and it does not work Glass table - goes 20% of the way round Polished wood table doesnt work Formica top - doesnt go round at all With case on it falls over Interesting idea but now 99c down and no app that works
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Jan 1, 2013, 04:05 PM	#63
garylapointe macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2006	Should we start a pool on how long until this gets pulled? I've sure this violates something from the Apple guidelines. I'm sure vibrate motor is designated for feedback and not for propelling the device around... That said, this is very cool Gary __________________ http://GarySaid.com/ uses an 11" MacBook Air (a nice cross between my old 12" PowerBook + old PowerBook Duo), AppleTV 3, the amazing 5th iPhone (4s 64GB) and a beautiful iPad 3 64 GB!
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Jan 1, 2013, 04:58 PM	#64
Greg. macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, UK	A 360 degree pararama would be cool, a 360 video isn't that useful in many situations. What's worse is making a video of this taking a video! See 9 secs in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzdhr2CqSJs __________________ 13.3" MacBook Pro, Snow Leopard Google Nexus 4, 16GB \|\| Google Nexus 7, 16GB
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Dec 29, 2012, 02:29 PM	#52
needfx macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: macrumors apparently	sounds great for orgies!
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Dec 30, 2012, 02:21 AM	#54
Morshu9001 Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: the capital of Assyria	I bought it. It's really cool! But what do you even use the 360˚ video for? Is there some software that turns it into a panoramic photo?
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Dec 30, 2012, 01:16 PM	#58
fxapple macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Illinois	Really cool idea but so far I've tried it on granite and several other smooth surfaces with a full 360 degree turn. It gets to 180 degrees sometimes. Very disappointed for the limited turn results look great.
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Dec 30, 2012, 01:45 PM	#59
joeshell383 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	Would be great in real estate and lodging (including AirBnB).
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Jan 1, 2013, 09:31 AM	#61
BrennerM macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	They've already been making portable bases for this for years, in the form of granite hot plates. http://www.diningstones.com/products.html (note: I have no affiliation with this product and you can find other types out there as well)
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Jan 2, 2013, 03:02 PM	#65
Don't panic macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: having a drink at Milliways	it sounds like a fun gimmick. unfortunately it does not work very well on iPhone 4. so far i have tried it on about a dozen surfaces (all polished) and it only worked once. probably nice for the iPhone 5, but for the 4 i wouldn't recommend it. and it would be much much better if it worked making a panorama picture, rather than a movie another thing that is poorly designed is that you have to get out of the app an into the regular camera app to delete a video just made if you don't like it (unless i am missing something) __________________ I do not believe in lot of things, but I do believe in duct tape. Miles Straume linky to stonyc's ww table Last edited by Don't panic; Jan 2, 2013 at 03:07 PM.
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Jan 5, 2013, 12:45 PM	#66
dona83 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coquitlam, BC	I want my money back!!
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Jan 10, 2013, 03:15 AM	#67
chrismaddern macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	This is an amazing concept!! CamAround does practically the same, for free, and adds video filters and smoother video. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camaround-360-hands-free-video/id590455394?mt=8 Worth a look for free!!
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Jan 29, 2013, 05:21 AM	#68
switon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2012	RE: Cycloramic Proposed Mechanism... Hi all, I submitted a post to the iPhone Tips forum concerning a Proposed Mechanism for the Cycloramic app that I had found on the Internet, asking for any comments in my post. While the post garnered a fair number of views, nobody has had any comments. I guess I was hoping for a discussion of the merits of this proposal, but none arose. So I'm thinking that perhaps I posted in the wrong forum. In any case, here is the link to the earlier posting, if anyone is interested: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...ght=cycloramic Regards, Switon
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