Explore Joshua Tree & Pioneertown in 8K 360° | Shot on Insta360 X4 for Vision Pro & Quest 3

[@hughhou]

This film looks AMAZING inside Apple Vision Pro if you download the source file uncompressed. So if you have an AVP, get the file here: www.patreon.com/posts/explore-joshua-103042905 (all proceeds go to Kimchi steak dinner!)

[@mangupatel5196]

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[@rubykarmakar4495]

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[@will.metalive3d]

Thanks!

[@matthewturco156]

Thanks! Via AVP, the quality is amazing. I feel like I just visited the Joshua Tree...without falling off a boulder and injuring my middle-aged body.

[@hughhou]

Great to hear! Thank you for checking it out in AVP! I wish more people get to experience it in Vision Pro.

[@trippy_blob]

Dude just provided the 360 experience for free from his personal server. Kudos. ❤

[@hughhou]

Haha thank you!!

[@michelepallaver]

Hi Hugh the effect at 3:43, by looking down is pourposly wanted? Then honestly I don't think the quality of Insta360 X4 is better than Insta360 RS 1 inch 360 edition, what do you think about?

[@hughhou]

yup! It is my signature 360 effect I kinda come up with in most of my immersive 360 content way back 6 years ago - still using it lol

[@MissFuntastic777]

The timelapse at night is stunning! Is that post magic?

[@maliabruker5647]

Thanks for the X4 videos! Do you plan to do a side by side comparison with the Qoocam 8K and OneRS that we can watch in the headset? I saw the comparisons in the last video but it's hard to get a sense of a real comparison in a non-360 video.

[@hughhou]

I might wait for Qoocam 3 Ultra to come out first to do that video - so we can have a more complete review :) Let's wait coupled more weeks.

[@johnorton4418]

Qoocam 3 ultra will have 8k video?​@@hughhou

[@stuarttickner]

Amazing Hugh! Looks good in 4K on my 27" Apple Studio Display, but it's amazing in the MetaQuest 3 KZbin app at 8K (when not buffering on 250mb wifi). Is that a ghost 👻 on the rocks near the arch at 6:57? Guessing it's a reflection off something 🤔 How much post production, did you use Topaz to sharpen or is most of it from the camera?

[@hughhou]

Lol you catch my error. That shot I need to patch all people behind us that just looking at us. Just a general good practices and to not put other people in my videos. 360 is. tough. But then I mess up the plate as the camera drift!! Another big problem I will discuss more on this new X4 in the next video now I have TON of editing experience with it in 8K. Lots of post production on it for sure but I will break it down soon. The base is 8K make lots of the work possible tho. The timelapse is 11K and it is crazy stunting. Make me wish I can do more timelapse.

[@will.metalive3d]

Great video! Which camera has the best image quality in metaquest 3? Rs 1 inch camera or Insta x4??

[@hughhou]

I think both! Depend on which condition. Direct sunlight X4 - but if you are okay with little soft image, the One RS give you more nature color and closer to cinematic look

[@ZekiLaurentSadic]

it's only 2,7 GB when downloaded. VR Gorilla has higher bitrates.

[@hughhou]

VR Gorillaz I believe shoot at 3D 360 on Pro 2 or Titan. So the bitrate is 10x higher for a professional camera. We shoot with tons camera as well for our regular high end 3D 360 video. So it make prefect sense. The camera quality is nowhere compared to 8K on Pro 2 or Titan still. You can see the quality different.

[@lixinzhao6987]

360度相机拍摄约书亚树国家公园真美，值得拥有。加油！❤

[@gladysbuffay4130]

great work! would be nice some videos just with the ambient sound.

[@hughhou]

Oh yes, we have meditation series as well like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqnPlptmmrWIjbMsi=u5jJ6B6q91xMxh9X

[@relaxvideo3d]

Hi, how to remove/fix color noise artifacts in darker/shaded part of a 8k video which was shoot in daylight and with locked iso 100? Do you have this problem too? Seems like no noise reduction is used, while X3 5.7k video is clear at that part of the scene.

[@hughhou]

Strange - daylight you should not see color noise. Use Neat Video to know those noise out or resolve denoise. But it does has in-camera noise reducing or you can even try Insta360 Studio

[@relaxvideo3d]

@@hughhou i use Studio on PC. Noise is definetly there, at shaded, darker parts of the video frame. You don't see it?

[@SaidMaximov]

Hey there! How do you hold the cam so it doesn't film yourself? Did you do any edition in video file before uploading ?

[@sw118en2]

Any idea Why it doesn't show the 8K option on youtube PC Desktop? neither Chrome or Edge?

[@hughhou]

Wow that is new. Not good. KZbin took my 8K X4 video into 4K. It was 8K since upload but now it turn to 4K?! Same as my Kimchi video...that is really bad.

[@OurVisualTours]

Great video! Best I've ever seen!

[@hughhou]

Wow, thanks! Very glad you think so!

[@songtharaomkar3011]

Thank you!! Super amazing!

[@hughhou]

Glad you think so!

[@fitzladams]

What drone did you use the X4?

[@hughhou]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6uQan2jgZyIhMksi=XLMctjkH1HTW78Pi - this is my setup

[@Gael_AG]

Hey could you make a video tonight I’m pâté the calf 180vr camera and a setup with 2x insta360 x4? Thanks 🙏

[@hughhou]

Sorry missing part of the comment. Calf camera and 2X X4 for what?

[@Gael_AG]

@@hughhou for stereoscopic 180vr video As the x4 , given the resolution and image quality and price tag . I think it’s a serious challenger to the calf camera if you stack two x4 to produce vr180 videos

[@LifeinJimny]

Hey what's the drone mount called?

[@grantwilchman]

Hey Hugh! What kind of file size would you estimate or know how much an hour of 8k30 video would be on the x4?

[@hughhou]

I have 512G card btw. It is double the size of X3 in 5.7K so it does run fast but not as big as 4K files from your professional camera like the SONY A7 or A1.

[@fitzladams]

Love your work!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@hughhou]

Thank you so much!

[@WiljanWiljan]

Thanks a lot. When will you publish a video on low light performance? the X4 versus X3 versus Ace Pro (pure video mode) and other camera's..........

[@hughhou]

I already kinda did it in my original review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpzPeXtqgquKrLcsi=OO17uE8d6LmTkjZz - I will do a new one when I have Qoocam 3 Ultra to do a more detailed comparison. As beside Ace Pro, none of those cameras are designed for lowlight.

[@jordainfg]

Very nice! Can you provide download link to get the full quality experience?

[@hughhou]

Yes absolutely. Here: www.patreon.com/posts/explore-joshua-103042905

[@deanontheinterwebs]

Love it! You're inspiring me to get my own X4 and have some fun. Love the narration and storytelling expertise you've poured into this one.

[@hughhou]

I am so glad you like it!

[@johnorton4418]

Which is the best consumer friendly 360 action camera? X4? Or any other?

[@hughhou]

I review it here in great details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpzPeXtqgquKrLcsi=tLx9OCAP8UmlSXnf

[@MelvinDlaCruz]

Hey Hugh I just want to ask you something, I really want to have a really good camera who have a really good quality, for my 360 Tours, will you take the X4 or way for the new 1-inch version 2?

[@hughhou]

I already have the X4. But for sure I want the new 1" V2. But for Virtual Tour, I use my 1" V1 which I also have

[@LostNomad-World]

Lovely views!!

[@hughhou]

Thank you!!

[@LostNomad-World]

@@hughhou I have the same camera X4, keen to understand how the quality of your 4K 360 is so much better compared to my 360 4K? If you have a video explaining it, I'd love to learn from you. Here's my recent video for your reference, I exported 360 first from Insta360 and then edited on CapCut.... Maybe I should do it in Davinci as you do? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4CmXp-Keraaetk

[@pierredepreter9077]

Congratulations. Amazing video quality. First time I see such quality coming from a consumer 360 camera. Curious to know what you did in post production ...

[@hughhou]

Thank you! That is coming next! It is platform target rendering pipeline I developed. So meaning KZbin VR and Apple Vision Pro will have a different rendering pathway. The AVP looks A LOT BETTER with its high pixels display unit. I will cover all that in great details in my next very nerdy explainer video

[@alaezalfa]

Insane quality..

[@hughhou]

Awwww thank you!!

[@drs1969]

Watched this all the way through on a Metaquest Pro, using the KZbinVR app. 1st up - loved the film! A couple of Qs - the quality of the video dropped very noticeably for me in the road sections. Is that KZbin or the camera? Because the loss of detail was striking. 2 how did you do the neat reflective nadir effect? Lastly fyi in the quest pro, the resolution maxxed out at 2160s

[@hughhou]

Both. So moving pixels usually compressed in H265. The Codecs sux at encoding fast moving footage. Drone is fine as it is slow but Keeley driving in 60 miles per hours on the road and that is when the footage will break down. So X4 record in HEVC - so quality drop there - and then upload on KZbin is HEVC so drop again. You see higher quality if you have Apple Vision Pro for sideloading the source file. You skip KZbin compression but the camera still have compression there. That is why we want RAW footage always. Canon shoot RAW that is why it is always better in situation like this.

[@Richard_GIS]

Excellent work! How did you pull 8k, upscale? I thought the export is 4k?

[@hughhou]

It is 8K. You export in with computer not mobile phone. I will show the entire workflow. Oh and X4 is a 8K camera.

[@jamessibley25]

Great Video! next time you are out in the hi desert go a little farther out 14 miles beyond 29 palms. there is a road house call The Palms.It is an experience.

[@hughhou]

Thank you for the suggestion!

[@FuzzleyFuzzington]

Hi Hugh. How would the quality of pics and video compare to the Qoocam 8k? Or would that be just no contest as the Qoocam is 5 years old. I was just wondering..of course we havecease of use and features etc, but the side by side quality. What do you think?

[@hughhou]

I actually have a side by side here so I will let my result answer that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpzPeXtqgquKrLcsi=IwnnstWL3ih879Pc

[@StrangeObscureStories]

Looks fantastic. Is there a video about posting this in 8K?

[@hughhou]

Yes. Coming out Monday!

[@b3rs]

I just watched it on Quest 3 and it's AMAZING!!! I was smiling all the time! Thank you!

[@hughhou]

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for checking it out on Quest 3 to really see the 8K hardwork.

[@Potomacstud]

Thank you , a superb upload , can never find a private place to take a dump out at mojave , pleasantly found that out , still can't😅

[@hughhou]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Potomacstud]

@@hughhou post more 8k 3D 180' vid I got both apple vision and all the quest range of vr headsets , pile it up on me bro

[@henkgroenen]

Wow the 8k looks very good. I must upgrade as soon as possible to X4 from my X3.

[@hughhou]

Thank you!

[@captteemo9133]

Whoop whoop 360°, the future is back on this channel 😍🎉. I hope for some 3D360° content anytime soon too 🙈

[@hughhou]

It is coming!!

[@sergej_mutlich3244]

​@@hughhou3D360? how do you do this?

[@bavarian525i2]

I don't understand this alot but can the video be uploaded as 4320s ? and would the quality be better that way? because even though it was recorded at 8k I can only play it back in 2160s

[@johnhighfield]

Awesome video! I’m anxious to improve my 360 skills.

[@hughhou]

Thank you! Glad you thinks so.

[@acem7749]

KZbin finally fix the issue with 8k 360 uploads or did you have to change something post before uploading?

[@hughhou]

No. Did you see this video? That is my test on showing them the problem kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHa2Y36Dm7-CfLssi=p15AQecRMowdu5Nq - it stuck for more than a week in 4K and they find the issue and fix it and push out to everyone. I working behind the scene with them to get this solve for everyone lol. It was a journey but now it will work if you follow this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJC0Y6SchtOZY68si=bfYbaGw9bGixMF4g

[@acem7749]

@@hughhou Great thanks, I'll check it out. Any plans for an in-depth over view using it under water with the dive case. Just returned from key largo. Definitely some room for improvement. I can't prove it now but my early test seem to show the X4 case has more distortion vs the X3. I plan to do a direct test next time i can dive. Unfortunately my test is lake Erie may not be as exciting as the great coral reef. Uploading the x4 weekend reef video now.

[@olivangreiner3381]

Did you use the Insta x4 attached to the drone?

[@hughhou]

Yup!

[@yhm0629]

It's such a wonderful video lol. How did you erase the shadows of the drone and tripod?

[@hughhou]

That tutorial is coming next :)

[@TappedOutTravel]

You being one of the best filmmakers on the planet when it comes to 360 and this is the best you could get out of this camera, the camera is not "game changing" or "world class 8K" as they themselves stated and their scamfluencers. The artifacting, the noise, the blur.. that is just bad. The excuse that "this is the best they have" shouldnt be an excuse. They should not release something unless it's ready for production. It's a novelty sadly. This is why they had to tell their influencers to not disclose their sponsorships, right here.

[@hughhou]

Yes, you are correct. Def NO world class 8K. World class 8K will be the $50,000 Meta camera 😅 This is the best we could get on X4. Smaller sensor camera you pay what you get. To get cinematic 8K which most of our other contents on this channel, my camera rig alone cost $20,000 and the post production is hard as we teach here. So considering all these, getting very grainy 8K is still better than nothing or 6K like before - which is worse. I do recommend check out One RS 1” first on my original review. It’s $749 something, but the quality is better in low light. BTW, we are NOT sponsored and shame on other influencers does not disclose this. We are one of the OG 360 camera reviewers, but now the space is getting too hype and every influencer trying to get in back a quick buck without the necessary knowledge in 360 shooting. It’s sad. Their action really positioned the community and give ppl who really care about the space a bad rep. Especially for some really greedy influencers blackmail the market / tech because they did not get their “sponsorships” money

[@TappedOutTravel]

@@hughhou unfortunately you cannot blame this on the influencers. You can only blame this on Insta360. And the fact that they sent out legitimate letters telling people not to disclose their sponsorship. That’s on Insta360 and absolutely no one else. You don’t get what you pay for, the cameras, overpriced, the technology is bad, and they are ripping off customers. I know you don’t agree with this, but hear me out. Marketing,. Clearly stated Crystal clear 8K footage and a much better sensor which it’s not. Groundbreaking technology, and their 5 nm chip. None of its true. As a photographer I know upscaled footage when I see it. And the video is bad. You can’t compare it to an x3 and x2 because that footage was bad also. The one RS is bad. All of that is money grab and it’s a shame that people push these cameras versus saying no until they come out with something worthwhile. Exactly the same reason that DjI waited 2 to 3 years to release the DjI pocket 3. They listened to their customers and did not try to money grab them on a pocket series camera. Does it have its flaws? Yes but image qualities not one of them. And putting $500 price tag on a camera that doesn’t even shoot as good of quality video in 4K single lens as the original pocket series camera, come on? And again, this goes back to my point if you can’t provide quality footage then don’t release it and this is exactly why through their false marketing and they’re Scamfluencers still trying to push this crap people are getting upset when they actually get the camera and it’s not this world class 8k footage. Remember their video (crystal clear 8k, game changing 360). The hell? No it’s not. And as a company who is supporting the Scamfluencers when you see somebody put world class 8K footage on their videos if it’s not true, as a company, you should be telling those people to tell the public that the camera is garbage in the 8k market. But they didn’t. They embraced it as game changing and clear when it’s not clear it’s over sharpened footage. I’ve made a challenge to every single person out there. That’s telling me that this thing is great to provide out of camera footage raw meaning untouched that goes against the footage I have. And they can’t do that. They just use the excuse of the price of the camera, and that’s what we have. Instead of just pointing out the flaws on posts! No more excuses should be made because people have ties with the company. They need to be adults and show every single flaw with this camera. I challenge you and everybody else to stand up to this company and do that.

[@TappedOutTravel]

@@hughhou PS sponsorship doesn’t necessarily mean money anybody that receives a free product is also sponsored. And that’s from the federal trade commission here in the United States. So if they got something for free, that’s a sponsorship. And it doesn’t matter if somebody sponsored or not, they have a duty to be honest, and not omit the failures. In this case is the trashy artifact filled footage.

[@heritager3316]

@@TappedOutTravelbingo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PrescillaThomas-wb5px]

@@TappedOutTravelyou need a medal! Honesty is key! Thank you.

[@FabrizioNannini]

Another AMAZING movie! You ‘re the best!!!

[@hughhou]

Awww, thanks!

[@premiumretrofit]

I have already received the X4, but I haven't had time to try it yet because the weather is very bad. Until now, I could only try it indoors in low light conditions, but now that I see what it can do outside... it's very cool. I would like to know how you feel about the 3D solution (2x X4), because if it works, I will already buy the second one :)

[@hughhou]

Well don't get it yet. For some reason my 2nd X4 is still not here yet so I have not had the time to figure that out. After I push out the tutorial on this video and I will work on Stereo workflow next

[@Andrewe1]

Nice to see Kimchi again, but try to increase the KPM (Kimchi per minute) next time. Is editing of the titles done directly on the insta360 software or do you use a video editor to edit 8k 360 video? thx!

[@hughhou]

The national park NOT allow Kimchi to go in!! B/c he like to chase wildlife and hunt them... He got us in trouble. And he get tired so fast and I need to carry him and the camera. I know X4 is light but Kimchi is not... This video is entire edited in Adobe Premiere not touching any Insta360 software. They kinda silently launch the new Premiere workflow and I have been testing that for them. I will explain more in the next video. It is also all free if you have Adobe. It is very powerful RAW workflow.

[@bulotrex]

Great Video as always, my friend! Congrats!

[@hughhou]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@serhankok]

Anybody know at 2.20 what iş music name???

[@ashutoshsharma328]

amazing quality. mine video captured by insta360 x4 sucked when viewed in quest 3

[@hughhou]

I will show my production workflow soon to solve this problem. It is probably an importing issue.

[@ashutoshsharma328]

@@hughhou Thank you very much. You are without doubt the best VR content youtuber and deserve a lot more recognition and appreciation for the video editing tutorials and content

[@chrisw5742]

Hugh this is AWESOME. Most 360 camera reviews don't show the actual 360 footage just footage they cropped for a normal video.

[@hughhou]

I am so glad you think so :)

[@chrisw5742]

@@hughhou Yes because the way I would use it is for full 360 video and you are showing real world examples. I just posted a few 360 videos of me playing guitar. I would like to gather a bunch of acoustic musicians around a 360 camera and do other cool stuff with a 360 camera. My 360 camera is old and junky though and I would love to upgrade.

[@a2k-media]

@@chrisw5742I’ve done that years ago. It was a cool thing.

[@ChristiaanRoest79]

Great 8k video. Good sharpness ❤

[@hughhou]

Thank you 🙌

[@streetxlens]

omg.... wholesome adventure & this town theme too have that vibes love from India

[@hughhou]

Thank you for the love all the way from India!!

[@brand4bucksvideos688]

Great video. But we need you back on 180 vr film making. We spent a lot of money on All this vr180 equipment. Need you back on your grind. You top in the world right now.

[@hughhou]

Will do will do!

[@jasonq7504]

it seems to me after watching this video that it’s better to have the camera stationary than moving when filming locations.

[@hughhou]

Yes exactly!

[@Ozpeter]

Excellent on Quest 3. The ache in my wallet has just doubled in intensity!

[@hughhou]

Nice!!

[@kc0isw]

I just bought Insta360 x4

[@hughhou]

Congratz! Now you can make this type of 8K 360 video :) Tutorial coming next

[@kc0isw]

@hughhou i had qoocam 8K but that was a mix bag of problems i still have it and battery still works but still have editing problems i think Insta360 is much better ive been loving my ace pro so this is nice upgrade from my old x2

[@RealGaryGibson]

Wow, the quality at 8K looks amazing!

[@hughhou]

Glad you think so!

[@lokadome5763]

Isn’t there an ‘Invisible Drone’ exclusively for x4? A drone that doesn't need to be synthesized and doesn't show up!

[@hughhou]

I don't think it is out yet but sure there is.

[@raidraid8556]

​@@hughhou😊😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@z352kdaf8324]

@6:50 desert ghost tourist... green top, white shorts

[@AndrewCCM]

I own the x4... and like I see here. 360 8K videos look identical the 360 4k videos on KZbin. Not sure what's up, but I literally can't see any difference. Weird. I've been racking my brain on this...

[@davidalanmedia]

I think because the footage is uploaded in 1080 not 4 or 8k.

[@hughhou]

Wait did you set it to 4320P? You need to manually set the highest resolution for 8K video. KZbin default give you very bad quality. Also the real different you need to see it inside Meta Quest 3 or Apple Vision Pro those VR headset.

[@AndrewCCM]

@@hughhou Yes. It's 8192x4320. And it shows 8k (4320) while watching it on my MacBook ProMax M3 using Chrome. I literally cannot see any difference. Right out of the camera the 360 footage is 7680 × 3840. (I know you know this)...In order to get KZbin to recognize it as 8k, it has to be resized to 8192x4320 or at the very least, 7680x4320. After uploading and waiting for KZbin to finally finish the 8k render, it looks the same as I switch back and forth between 4k/8k while it's playing. Troubleshooting is taking entirely too long do to render times (mainly on KZbin side). Perhaps, I'll start making 10sec clips and playing with settings in Davinci. Straight out of Insta Studio won't produce 4320 files.. I think that is a BIG oversight on their part.

[@AndrewCCM]

@@davidalanmedia It's definitely uploaded in 8k. I have done a bunch of experiments over the last few days. Takes a long time for KZbin to finally display the 8k version, but once it does...switching between the 4k and 8k versions looks identical on my M3 Max MBPro (in Chrome). I don't have VR goggles unfortunately. 8k video from other cameras displays correctly, it's just the Insta X4 8k 360 footage that's odd. I hope I can figure it out.

[@mrwyattsl]

Google has intentionally limited their bit player. If you want better quality video viewing, then you must pay them for their higher bit rate players. Google offers freemiums, but their high quality is hiden behind pay walls. Just how Google operates today.

[@VRGetaway]

So I bought this camera becuae of your rave reviews, and I am not impressed. It looks fecent becauee of the flat texture of the rocks and good lighting, but the camera itsself I dont think is better. There is lots of noise in the footage, and the sound is not synced correctly. It looks about the same as my RS 1 inch in good lighting, but everything else is worse. On top of that the stress from having the X4 plug in for Adobe totally making it so I could not use my Adobe package for a week until I threated to return the X4 is not a positve atart. Debating returning it. 😞

[@hughhou]

For what you do, you should return it if you can get full refund. It requires lots of post production to make it look good and since it light weight I most use it for my drone work as you saw my videos. But you do mostly ground work 1” is better.

[@hughhou]

KZbin has a compression Flag so 8K will compressed less than 4K - that’s why I use 8K camera. But if that 8K is not important for you, 1” had better dynamic range for sure.

[@fedjastukan]

this cam can do it better. Export settings are not right. You need to put resolution up in export. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGmaiqF9l9p5e6M

[@hughhou]

Mmmm...could you ask that creator where he learned the export settings from? (Tutorial from me 4+ years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4bTZI2FpdSZb7M) This is the best quality KZbin could handle. But did you set the resolution to 4320p (8K) and view it on Meta Quest 3? I am pretty confident this video is the best quality X4 can get on KZbin in 8K. But I would love a challenge if anyone can compress it better than me :) Hehe.

[@tex1975]

What export settings do you use? Thank you !! beautiful video this is the last video I shot with my x4 !! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-ZioymoLKbqck

[@hughhou]

Oh I have an entire tutorial to help you to get this quality: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJC0Y6SchtOZY68si=PPjhlxA0pVNvZWRW - have you seen it yet?

[@tex1975]

@@hughhou tks very much ...grazieee from italy !!

[@lokadome5763]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eny3hYx8jZKJiLc This type of drone! This type of drone! If I attach x4 to this, can I hide the drone? Wouldn't it be the right size?

[@hughhou]

Yes but it is not made yet of a FPV drone for X4.

[@manuelmillar]

Se ve horrible de mal