Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has done much with the recorded video from the 360 cameras. I've attached a screenshot of what the videos (in .TS format) look like:
So basically it is small images of each angle (front, back, left, right), in the original ultrawide / fisheye format. I can understand why it records like this for the sake of simplicity and efficiency. But I have a few questions about this:
- Can I save it at a higher resolution? Right now the entire 4-up video is 1920x1080. However, each camera should be capable of 1920x1080 on its own, so the recordings have lost a lot of the potential resolution. I was hoping the final output files would be at least 4K resolution. When I zoom into the individual camera angles in the recorded video, they are very grainy and probably not as useful in the event of a real accident.
- Does the software allow me to adjust what angles are recorded, such as only recording the front camera and the back camera (like the standard dashcam angles)? The current format of 4 angles of video combined into a single video file doesn't seem that useful to me, unless they can be recorded as separate files, or if anyone can recommend software that can take those 4 angles and reconstruct a 3D/VR version of the footage or something.
- Even if I manage to extract only a single angle out at a time, I expect that it will have an extreme fisheye look. Does anyone have a favorite plugin or preset to restore it to a more linear/flattened look? I know that software from GoPro and Insta360 is designed to help you reframe ultra-wide-angle footage into a more standard look, but they are designed to work with their own cameras, and I doubt they will recognize these .TS files produced by the DUDU7.
Thanks in advance for any tips! I'd hate to think that after all this effort to install 360 cameras, I'll still have to install a dashcam to get higher-quality footage of my drives. If anyone has samples of video you've recorded from the 360 system that you'd like to share, I'd love to see them and learn!
