Ricoh released “THETA+ Video for Android” app for the Theta 360 camera:
Release of “THETA+ Video for Android” 360° Image Editing App Capable of Editing 360° Spherical Images
Ricoh Company, Ltd. and Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. announced today the launch of “THETA+ Video” for Android, an Android app version of the THETA + Video app for editing video captured with the RICOH THETA 360° camera.
“THETA+ Video” makes it easy to edit and process 360° video captured with the RICOH THETA S and RICOH THETA (m15) and time lapse videos created with the currently released app, THETA+. It enables operations such as trimming, switching the view, changing color tone, and inserting background music. Video can be cropped to the preferred angle then posted and shared on social media such as Instagram or Facebook, or edited as 360° video without cropping and posted directly on Facebook. Moreover, videos posted on Facebook and YouTube can be rotated when viewed.
Common Features of “THETA+ Video for Android”, “THETA+ Video for iPhone” (Currently Released)
– Filters
Choose 1 of 10 kinds of filter to change the color tone of the video.
– View
Users can choose how to view 360° videos. The app offers a selection of four viewing formats (Mirror ball, Little planet, Equirectangular, and Rectilinear). With the “Little planet” format, the video is reproduced in the form of small spheres floating in space.
– Trim
The video can be trimmed to the desired length.
※Playback speed setting is only available on “THETA+ Video for iPhone”.
– BGM
Users can select one of eight original tracks that are included with “THETA+ Video”, or a track of their own, and use it as background music for a video. The original sound source in the video can be switched to silent.
– Sharing
Edited videos can be posted on social media such as Instagram and Facebook.
| App name | “THETA+ Video for Android” |
|---|---|
| Release date | July 28, 2016 |
| Download from | Google Play |
| Compatible models | Android 4.4 to 6.0 ※Operation is not guaranteed on all devices. |
| Price | Free |
