Best virtual tour software: how to create Free Virtual Tours in 3D with any 360 camera using Cupix

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

Hi thank you for your answer on my question. Yes I tried Google streetview app several times, but like you said it's unhandy and timeconsuming. Besides I can just upload lose photos, don't see any tour making options

[@360vroomers]

Hi Ralph. The tourmaking option is called connecting photos. See step 2 here: support.google.com/maps/answer/7011737?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en For 2 or 3 photos it is easy. More than that, and it takes a lot more time.

[@lowlytvnichtmehrverfügbar]

What do you think is the 360 camera witch does not cost more than 200 € please anwer

[@360vroomers]

Hi Lowly TV. You can get the first Insta360 One for under EUR200. Or if you only want photo, you can get a Ricoh Theta SC. It will be able to stitch HDR photos in-camera.

[@lowlytvnichtmehrverfügbar]

@@360vroomers okay thank you which one do you prefer (quality,.....) Can you send me links to the cameras please thank you

[@satyoariadi8564]

What software app for sewing pictures?

[@360vroomers]

Every 360 camera has its own software for stitching. Some cameras like Ricoh Theta can stitch photos in-camera.

[@Production-xl8cm]

thank you for the video. is it possible to upload a floorplan? and is it also possible to remove the tripod?

[@360vroomers]

Thanks 2902! Cupix can generate a floorplan automatically. Here is a tutorial for removing the tripod: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIWXiGqbfcaBbcU

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

Thank you for your answer, but why is it so complex and do I have to buy another program to upload a simple 360 tour?

[@360vroomers]

Hi Ralph. You can use google street view itself to link photos and it is free but it is very, very tedious. And the amount of time required rises exponentially with the number of photos

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

Or should I switch to Cupix to upload the tour to Google within Cupix itself?

[@michaelcarvalho3796]

Hi. Mic Lovely software. For professional work done for a client which 360 camera would you suggest me to buy considering out door and indoor 360 virtual tour Photography. Thanks Regards Michael

[@360vroomers]

Hi Michael! Great question! You need to decide how you want to balance quality and speed. Some options have high quality but low speed. Others are the reverse. Here are some options: 360rumors.com/2017/10/360-cameras-real-estate-photography-virtual-tours-10-cameras-compared-plus-avoid-seen-360-photo.html

[@michaelcarvalho3686]

Hi Mic.360Rumors.com when you say speed as in ? Pls let me know.

[@360vroomers]

Michael Carvalho hey there Michael! By speed i mean how quickly you can shoot and stitch. Theta can shoot and stitch HDR in-camera. That's as fast as it gets. But the detail is not high. On the other end is a dslr panorama which takes a minute to shoot but is very high quality. For cupix i would suggest speed is more important bec you need a lot of shots. Theta SC can work! 360rumors.com/2016/06/ricoh-theta-s-long-term-review-plus-10.html

[@stevevargas4687]

I'm currently using Gear360 but the best from what I am researching is GoPro Fusion

[@sarah-jaynehall4698]

Will it work with DGI Osmo gimbal camera

[@360vroomers]

Hi Sarah-Jayne. No Osmo cannot be used for this kind of virtual tour. You will need a 360 camera such as Insta360 One X or Ricoh Theta.

[@bdeemter1234]

can you use the YI360 for this?

[@360vroomers]

Hi EMC! Yes, absolutely! The only cameras that you won't be able to use SOOC are those that don't have a standard equirectangular format. For example, Garmin Virb 360 photos are not 2:1 (so you'll need to change the aspect ratio). Best regards, Mic

[@bdeemter1234]

360Rumors.com thanks for the quick response, love your channel! Keep it up!!

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

Hi, I've been following your videos. Really great info. I'm pretty new with 360 photography, I'm now in the process in uploading 50 Photospheres to google to become aTrusted shooter, a new direction I would love to go in my work. I'm now working with Kuula, which I really like, succeeded in making a nice tour in Kuula, but....how do I bring this tour to Google Maps? Or should I do this process of making the tour in Google Map maker itself to get Google to qualitfy my 360 uploaded pics?

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Ralph! About your question, you can't put the Kuula tour in Google Maps. If you want a virtual tour in Google Maps, use panoskin or gothru instead.

[@Musiquedecor]

I'm doing my first paid virtual tour of a library, what service would you recommend I use for multi-floor ? at a decent price?

[@360vroomers]

Hey there Musique. Congrats! If your future clients include businesses, I recommend Cloudpano. It has a floor plan capability and you can show multiple floorplans with hotlinks to navigate among them. But in addition, it has a lot of features that are very useful to businesses such as lead collection and analytics and more. And it is decently priced. Monthly plan: bit.ly/cloudpanomonth Annual plan: bit.ly/cloudpanoyear Lifetime plan with discount: bit.ly/cloudpanorebate

[@Musiquedecor]

@@360vroomers Thank you so much for your reply, why this over cupix?

[@360vroomers]

@@Musiquedecor The advantage of Cupix is that it can do a matterport-like effect. But Cupix is more expensive and it takes much more time to capture. For example, in a single room, you can do it with one photo on cloudpano but on Cupix, you have to take a photo every 5 feet. And as I mentioned, Cloudpano has many more business-oriented features. I will talk about it next time. But you can check them out.

[@Musiquedecor]

360Rumors thanks so much for all your advise and knowledge

[@leoalonzo2755]

Sir if I buy this camera it is possible for me to upload the virtual tour link direct to google maps?? I have matterport pro 2 even I publish in apps inside matterport space does not show in google maps.

[@360vroomers]

Hi Leo. See here support.matterport.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015644467-Introducing-Matterport-for-Google-Street-View

[@rickkremer0525]

Question for you, by the way awesome videos. Have you been able to view a virtual tour on the Oculus Quest? I have he oculus quest and looking for a application to share 360 pano’s . Thank you

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Rick! You can use several virtual tours, such as web-based ones like Kuula, or VR apps like Veer.

[@rickkremer0525]

@@360vroomers Thank you! I really REALLY enjoy your videos. I have learned a lot from them.

[@360vroomers]

@@rickkremer0525 thank you very much! I'll keep working hard to get more content out 😀 thanks buddy!

[@rickv9693]

Great video here! Do you know of any webminar or video training available for the Cupix software other than the one they offer on their webpage? I'm looking for something like an step by step video training, that would be awesome. Thanks

[@360vroomers]

Hi Rick! Join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork. Two of the mods are Cupix staff (Scott Anderson and Haewon Shin). Best regards, Mic

[@MarcodeBigontina-video]

I Mic :-) I would like to find out a tutorial on how to link an inside virtual tour i have created with kuula with the external building and its location in Google Street View. Can you suggest to me a tutorial giving to me a link in case?

[@360vroomers]

Hi Marco. It is not possible to add links from GSV to Kuula. If you want to link GSV to an internal tour, you need to use panoskin or gothru.

[@MarcodeBigontina-video]

360Rumors Thank you very much Mic, i think i will try to use Panoskin 🙏

[@AndreyTribbiani]

What is the final product of this software? Videofile? Can I install it on my website?

[@360vroomers]

Андрей Триббиани hi Andrei. It is only cloud based but the tour can be embedded on your website with simple tags. It is available to use now at cupix.com. pls try it! Best regards, mic

[@davidcandlena]

seems to still be in Beta ... Images a medium resolution ... I cant find any code ... looks like it will be a paid service once its live ...

[@grahamlloyd9442]

hi can i remove cupix branding or info i dont want them to see the link of the tour when i show this to a client

[@360vroomers]

Hi Graham! I believe it is possible but I'm not sure. It might be one of those things that would have to be unlocked. Please join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork . Cupix staff Haewon Shin and Scott Anderson are among the mods, and can let you know how to do it. Best regards, Mic

[@gigismith5675]

Mic - Thanks for always being helpful. I am an agent and searching for the right products to do virtual tour - what 360 camera do you recommend that will work with iphone and Macbook Pro? I will utilize the Cupix as well!

[@360vroomers]

Thank you very much Gigi for watching my videos! I appreciate you asking me! Sorry it took me a while to research it. My first question is whether you plan to use Cupix. If you do, then I would recommend Theta V or Theta SC (costs much less than V). Both of them stitch photos automatically in camera, which will make it easier to create tours. Theta V has better shadow detail (and much better video) but will cost more. If you plan to use traditional virtual software, then speed is less paramount, so I would recommend these: 1. For the highest quality and for its decent ease of use: Panono. 2. For next highest quality, but will require manual stitching, Pano5+1 mk II. 3. For third best image quality, I would recommend Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere. 4. For ease of use: Theta V or Theta SC. I would really appreciate it if you could use these links to support 360 rumors at no additional cost to you: Theta V: amzn.to/2wP65Vi Theta SC: amzn.to/2g16g8Y Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere: goo.gl/5htS73 (try the code GBXMXJ2 it might still work) Pano5+1 mk II: www.rogeti.com/en/pano51-markii/ video demo here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fNeWZngMl1pqM Panono: goo.gl/RXNccd Pls. let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Mic

[@tamasszanka5866]

In a cupix made tour, how does one navigate and move with a VR headset on?

[@jeffpelletier1929]

where does it tell me placement of my camera for virtual tour? I have a Mi sphere 360 camera?? every ? how many feet , do I need to spin camera in same spot? Im confused

[@360vroomers]

Hi Jeff. Cupix recommends taking a photo roughly around every 5 feet. You don't need to spin the camera. just take a photo every 5 feet and upload the photos to cupix servers. Their cloud software will automatically assemble the virtual tour for you. I know it sounds confusing because it's quite different from other virtual tour software which is why I recommend actually trying it out (even in a small room) just to see how easy it is to do :D best regards, Mic

[@Explore-ir9sc]

Hi Mic ! What is the price for one tour ?

[@360vroomers]

During the beta it is currently free. After the beta, they haven't decided on pricing yet. Any projects you upload now will remain free.

[@davidcandlena]

will the tours be higher resolution when they go live?

[@moderntimes4814]

Can it's be offline software like pa2vr or 3d VISTA? With one time fee

[@360vroomers]

Hi Sandi. Cupix cannot be done with a one-time fee, but 3DVista is working on adding 3d features. BTW Virtual Tour Edge members can get a 20% discount on 3DVista (actually 30% based on current exchange rates). 360rumors.com/hq-method-faq/

[@santhoshmail86]

mic.I shot with mi sphere and made virtual tour in cupix but cupix dramatically lowers the quality. any reason.in app and others same pics looks excellent .

[@roshanrawal2618]

Cupix is great tool but one problem i found in it which i think very big problem for cupix and cupix should solve that... Cupix is not allowing Full screen in VR mode while using in Mobile there is no option of full screen when we are using that in VR mode in mobile... it would be great if you can solve it

[@richardlawson8599]

I'd like to try 360 video and pictures for real estate without spending more than $400 for the camera. I also plan to use cupix and adobe lightroom for editing. At that price point it seems there is seems to be a toss up between the insta 360 one or the Ricoh Theta V which would you recommend?

[@360vroomers]

Richard Lawson Richard Lawson hi Richard! For that price i would recommend xiaomi. Many people have used it for real estate and have been pleased. 360rumors.com/2018/02/ultimate-xiaomi-mijia-mi-sphere-360-camera-faq-wiki-and-resource-page.html My second choice would be insta360 for the dng stitching convenience. Ricoh theta is good if you want to do the least amount of work, though its photos have noticeably less detail than xiaomi or insta360. Best regards, Mic

[@michaelcarvalho3796]

Hi Mic. Love your advice and video's. Which 360 camera gives a mega high resolution as compared to a DSLR? And what would that resolution be? Thanks Regards Michael

[@360vroomers]

Hi Michael! For one-shot 360 cameras, the highest resolution is Panono. The problem is that it has a minimum stitching distance of around 5 feet, which means it can't be used in small spaces like bathrooms. For that reason I use Xiaomi Mi Sphere 360rumors.com/2018/02/ultimate-xiaomi-mijia-mi-sphere-360-camera-faq-wiki-and-resource-page.html Best regards, mic

[@hayleeeeeee]

Will it work with insta 360 one?

[@360vroomers]

Hi Steve! Yes it will! All you have to do is make sure to first stitch the photos from the Insta360 One using the smartphone app or the desktop app. Then upload them. Make sure to take a photo every 5 feet. If you want to take fewer photos, you can use another virtual tour service such as Veer (free) here: bit.ly/2xJWEeu Best regards, Mic

[@rpmautostudio]

Thank you Mic , for all of the useful videos , it helps me in developing my business , i use to have the Theta S then i moved to Xiaomi , i am an iStagiing user , its easy to make a virtual tours , but i did not see any 3D photos in Cupix , is the text only the 3D thing in that program ? and do you have to adjust the photo location in the tour or it will automatically be placed by the program ? thanks one more time for all the tips go on , best regards Basel .

[@360vroomers]

RPM Auto Studio Thanks RPM! Right now you can place 3d text and 3d photos. You can adjust the position of the 3d photos anywhere. You need to do it only once, and it will be shown correctly from all positions. I hope that answers your questions. Best regards, Mic

[@franciscosunworld]

Sounds good but I would like to see a step by step video.

[@360vroomers]

Hi Francisco. Just take photos with your 360 camera around 5 ft apart (like a grid) then upload. Their software will convert it to a virtual tour after a few hours. Thats all.

[@perpetual3605]

MIC! thank you so much for always putting out valuable reviews and recommendations. Constantly improving thanks to you.

[@360vroomers]

Thank you very much perpetual! Im working on a new video that will build on this so stay tuned! 😀

[@bklane]

Thanks, Mic! So to clarify, once the tour is created, there's no way to download it as a 3D asset? Does it reside on the Cupix servers until they decide otherwise or move to a pricing model? Any insights here would be helpful!

[@360vroomers]

Hi Becky. I will inquire about downloading options. I know you can download the mesh as an OBJ file. BTW you may want to join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork . There are a couple of Cupix staff there who are able to answer questions. Best regards, Mic

[@jankarlsson8341]

Nice video! I will definitely try to get clients using this software. I currently have an Xiaomi Sphere, but what camera would you recommend if you want to take the interior photography to the next level, e.g. cameras in the 700-1500 dollar range?

[@davidcandlena]

still in beta mode Hmph

[@carloemmanuelzambranoboldo8315]

Do you need to stitch the photos first when you upload to cupix ? (i have a gear 360 2017 )

[@360vroomers]

Hi Carlo. Thanks for checking out my video. Yes the photos must be stitched before uploading to Cupix.

[@georgiacoasthomes]

I've been using iStaging.com for virtual tours. Have you investigated that and if so, how does it compare to Cupix?

[@360vroomers]

Hi Karin. Sorry for the delayed reply. The comment was marked as spam because of the link to iStaging. Briefly, Cupix and iStaging are distinct. iStaging's LiveTour is essentially a traditional virtual tour. You have thumbnails of rooms and you jump to those rooms by clicking on the thumbnail. While you can also do that with Cupix, you can also "move around" in a Cupix space, such as moving forward, backward, left, right, diagonal, etc. This gives the client a better sense of the actual space. Cupix case studies claim to have 20% faster closing. See here www.cupix.com/case-study/ iStaging does plan to have 3D floor plans in the future (floorplan AR), and that may end up similar to Cupix in end result. The question will be how well does it work in practice in terms of time required for scanning, and accuracy of result. Finally, iStaging has Scankit to scan 3d models of actual objects. Cupix doesn't have an equivalent, but they said that in the future, you will be able to bring in 3D models into their spaces, so in that sense Scankit could complement Cupix as well. I hope this helps! Best regards, Mic

[@360vroomers]

BTW if you are on facebook, pls. check out facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork to meet other people who are interested in creating virtual tours. Best regards, Mic

[@georgiacoasthomes]

That was a great response, thanks so much!

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Karin! Pls. stay tuned... I'm working on another real estate related video that I think will have a lot of value for viewers. :) Best regards, Mic

[@georgiacoasthomes]

I just bought the Mijia Sphere and your favorite invisible selfie stick. I am doing virtual walk throughs for buyers now but I hate seeing the selfie stick in the video. Perhaps the bike helmet trick? Hahaha!

[@PsychicWorldTV]

Thank you for your channel and your advice - its really helpful and thank you :)

[@RushdiBaharum]

This is the application that we are looking and waiting for so long.. Thank you with this video.

[@360vroomers]

Thank you very much Rushdi! Best regards, Mic

[@RushdiBaharum]

You're most welcome.

[@jankarlsson8341]

Hi, just a quick question. I shot about 70 Xiaomi sphere raw photos for my first Cupix project today. I pulled the shots from the card directly into Lightroom for editing. But the step after that I don't really know how to solve easily. How do you bulk-stitch that many photos? Do I need to buy an app for my mac? Bringing all files into the phone? Thanks for advice!

[@360vroomers]

Jan Karlsson ooohhhh its not easy. Better to get the exposure and white balance right then shoot in jpg. If you really want to shoot in dng use insta360 one or nano S. They can shoot in raw dng and the software stitches in dng too.

[@jankarlsson8341]

Aha, thanks for the answer.

[@argentinavr]

You are a great person! Thanks for share Mic!!

[@360vroomers]

Argentina VR thank you very much!

[@FLOODOFSINS]

About a decade ago when I came up with doing virtual tours on my own and NO ONE was doing it. I used just with my digital camera and doing photo stitching with each room without doing the virtual tour. I called about every realtor place in town and they all turned me down and told me that Realtors would not pay for the service and did not care and that it would cost too much. Now I can buy a cheap 360 Samsung Gear 360 camera in use cupix to do the same thing but at a better quality but I still don't think anyone would want to pay for my services and tell me the same thing. How much do I charge? $100? $200? Or more?

[@360vroomers]

Hi FloodofSins. There is definitely a market for this service, although some realtors will be too cheap to hire you. Pls. join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork to network with other virtual tour shooters and find answers from other shooters. Best regards, mic

[@FLOODOFSINS]

360Rumors.com thanks for the reply however with everything I said you didn't really say very much or even answer everything.

[@VincentMIESCH]

Aie , I don't understand 1 thing , I upload 4 section in my Cupid project , I don't understand How to connect sections between them? Can you explain me

[@360vroomers]

Vincent MIESCH hi Vincent! Cupix should connect the photos automatically. But the photos need to be close to each other, such as 5 feet. Also pls join facebook.com/groups/virtualtournetwork Best regards, Mic

[@joejacobsen6874]

Fantastic piece of software Mic. Thanks for the heads up.

[@360vroomers]

Thanks buddy! :D

[@santhoshmail86]

I was searching similarly such..great sir ..god bless you and your family

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Santhosh and God bless you and your family too! Best regards, Mic

[@creadvty]

This amazing software lets you create 3d virtual tours like Matterport, but it lets you do it with an ordinary 360 camera, making it 20x cheaper and at least 4x faster.

[@PaulCarrin]

Mic Ty once out of beta what will the price likely be? Ballpark. I signed up before your video finished playing! I have a real estate job at the end of the week I will try this out on. I haven't pushed 360 yet. Currently drone and osmo videos.

[@gigismith5675]

Thanks!!! I am a realtor and have been trying to get these answers! I really appreciate your videos, knowledge and suggestions! Which 360 camera do you recommend since I have an iphone and also Macbook Pro to work with the virtual tours?

[@360vroomers]

Paul Carrin honestly i think they havent decided. Might be ad supported or there could be different tiers for example

[@360vroomers]

Thank you very much Gigi for watching my videos! I appreciate you asking me! Sorry it took me a while to research it. My first question is whether you plan to use Cupix. If you do, then I would recommend Theta V or Theta SC (costs much less than V). Both of them stitch photos automatically in camera, which will make it easier to create tours. Theta V has better shadow detail (and much better video) but will cost more. If you plan to use traditional virtual software, then speed is less paramount, so I would recommend these: 1. For the highest quality and for its decent ease of use: Panono. 2. For next highest quality, but will require manual stitching, Pano5+1 mk II. 3. For third best image quality, I would recommend Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere. 4. For ease of use: Theta V or Theta SC. I would really appreciate it if you could use these links to support 360 rumors at no additional cost to you: Theta V: amzn.to/2wP65Vi Theta SC: amzn.to/2g16g8Y Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere: goo.gl/5htS73 (try the code GBXMXJ2 it might still work) Pano5+1 mk II: www.rogeti.com/en/pano51-markii/ video demo here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fNeWZngMl1pqM Panono: goo.gl/RXNccd Pls. let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Mic

[@alkevinzmedia]

This is out of this world amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this. :)

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Allan! I'm working on some more tutorials - stay tuned!

[@sbetts10001]

Did some research...Matterport and Cupix seem to have similar price points outside the camera, Matterport running $2200 right now. The question I have that NOBODY is answering is...can Cupix tours be hosted on any other server and do u own the tour after u'v made it. i.e. nursing home sales reps could put a facility tour on their tablet or laptop to present from. It would run much smoother and faster. Otherwise it seems like a whole lot of work clicking thru a large number of spots. I always hated Matterport for that reason. Video is much easier to watch.

[@gogakedr]

Amazing video. Thanks a lot

[@josephbarberphotography]

Cool! thanks for the informative video!

[@360vroomers]

Thanks Joseph! Glad you found the video helpful! I plan to make more videos for real estate and virtual tours, including the one I just posted this past week. :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqSnfGeZqMuSi7c Best regards, Mic

[@wonkee184]

Mic thanks for sharing, you just keep coming up with new stuff & this looks very very interesting, cheers 🥂 WK

[@360vroomers]

Thank you my friend! If you think it LOOKS interesting, wait until you actually try it! you'll be amazed! :D Best regards, Mic

[@wonkee184]

360Rumors.com I did straight away just after watching your vid, log in was pretty difficult only LinkedIn or FB option, would have preferred create a/c option but no choice, did eventually get there, gave it 20 pics ( deep end first ) it’s still thinking & saying in progress, 🤞🏼it works

[@360vroomers]

Hi Won. I'll ask them about login. It takes a while to process. Could be a few hours. (Matterport takes 24 hours) Just wait for the email notification.

[@wonkee184]

360Rumors.com Thanks Mic, it loaded the 20 pics but put them into 4 sections even though it’s 1 floor of 1 building, all looks great but for the life of me I can’t get it to join sections up, at it @ the moment for a couple of hours, if it works out wow this will be brilliant to have, 🤞🏼

[@adnanshuja]

unfortunately its not free anymore :(

[@360vroomers]

adnan shuja dont worry i will show another free one in a couple of weeks!

[@360vroomers]

Try this (it's totally free): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYS3qpKDg72fpJo and you can also create a virtual tour with 360 videos (with hotspots): kzbin.info/www/bejne/garRcnacpbySgZY You can try it out here: bit.ly/freevirtualtour

[@Tribsu]

Yeah and the free version image quality is terrible on cupix, 250mb for images. I took small tour with Fusion on our cabin it was 590mb in size so for the free i needed to cut the quality on half.

[@danieldoreloloier9772]

THANKSSSSSSS

[@halilair2673]

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