LOS ANGELES—With the goal of “empowering virtual reality content creators,” Radiant Images and AMD have announced in a press release that they are collaborating on AMD’s Project Loom, a real-time video stitching technology.

Built off of AMD’s OpenVX computer vision accelerator, Project Loom features an open source stitching engine to allow content creators to finish VR content. The system has the capability to pull in 24 camera feeds at 1080p and 60 FPS and then stitch and output a 360 video in 4K and 30 FPS.

Radiant Images, the LA-based digital cinema developer and rental house, will offer Project Loom to interested productions. In addition, Radiant says it will teach, promote and endorse Project Loom and has announced a project with SuperSphereVR that will use the stitching technology for an upcoming music event. 

LOS ANGELES—Radiant Images has gotten its hands on Nokia’s OZO virtual reality camera, with the announcement that it will sell and rent the camera for U.S. customers. Featuring eight synchronized global shutter sensors and eight integrated microphones, the OZO is able to capture 360-degree and stereoscopic video with 360x360 surround sound.

Designed in Nokia’s R&D facilities in Tampere, Finland, OZO is able to store all video and audio data in a single video file. It also features a single output cable and one internal battery and power with solid state drive recording cartridge.

The OZO’s eight synchronized sensors are 2Kx2K cameras. Content is recorded to a 500 GB solid state drive that can hold up to 45 minutes of footage. The camera also features software that enables real-time 3D stereoscopic monitoring and a playback system that eliminates the need to pre-assemble a panoramic image. OZO’s recorded content can then be published on commercially available VR viewing hardware and is able to integrate into post-production workflows.

Nokia’s OZO VR camera is currently available for purchase or to rent through Radiant Images.