{"id":167979,"date":"2022-05-16T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=167979"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:46:41","slug":"filmmaker-guide-to-creating-holograms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/filmmaker-guide-to-creating-holograms\/","title":{"rendered":"A Filmmaker’s Guide to Creating Holograms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With Stereoscopy’s demise, are Holograms the way forward to true 3D? If so, how can you get involved? Let’s find out.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Editing Volumetric video with Depthkit Studio. Image via Depthkit<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Those who proclaim that three-dimensional and depth-based video is the future of motion often have vested interests. However, they may be right, as more efficient compression techniques and faster pipelines like 5G are preparing the ground for data-heavy 360\u02davideo. In a way, holograms are a natural progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volumetrics is also different from motion or performance capture, although both techniques often work together and rely on depth measurements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, MoCap is a capture of movement with sensors worn within a suit. Volumetric captures everything within a physical area and produces 3D information through what is called a point cloud or 3D polygon mesh. The data from both is then passed to VFX studios to manipulate and render.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are some logistical downsides. Data rates were at least doubled with the old stereoscopy (two channels). Higher frame rate cinematography—where you were sometimes shooting in 3D—meant even more data and more efficient storage plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volumetric video is all about immersion, and that needs multiple points of capture—usually over 100 cameras, infrared, and RGB, are used to create a volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, Volumetric video capture can rack up around 16GB of data a minute before editing anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where Volumetric Video Wins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned in our introduction to holograms<\/a>, the entertainment industry’s distribution of this new form of 3D isn’t yet sustained. Product holograms will be huge, especially for smartphones and other portable devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, in 2017, Barbie presented a holographic robotic doll that responds to voice commands. In the same year, Verizon and Korea Telecom made the first holographic call using 5G technology. To make the call possible, two holograms were formed. But, many industries understand the need for sensors that reflect depth; it’s like the missing ingredient, making them more intelligent and more helpful to humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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