The SpheroCam HDR software was developed specifically for the camera and is not a plug-in from a third-party. This allows quicker development of future improvements to both the software and hardware that can be updated with a few clicks.
The SpheroCam software grants full access to all camera settings for professional adjustment and image capture:
- fine and precise tuning of exposure and dynamic range
- analog white balance with management of factory presets and individual settings
- lens management for precise image capture and lens correction
- focus tool with acoustic and graphic feedback
- selftimer to delay scan start
- pause function
When designing the camera and the software SpheronVR put special emphasis on simple camera handling and minimizing time consuming post processing. Both goals are achieved with the integrated, automated post processing in the SpheroCam software. Typical processing steps include cropping to 360°x180°, compensation of luminosity changes during the scan, geometric transformations, e.g. to cube faces or spherical maps and saving in various HDR file formats.
Desired processing steps are arranged in post processing jobs, which can be applied to a raw image in order to extract one or more derivatives from a single image (e.g., a full spherical Radiance file transformed to six cube faces or a web ready QuickTimeVR movie). The post-processor runs independently in the background and thus allows time saving and cost-efficient production of large HDR projects.
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