{"id":5361,"date":"2017-04-25T07:50:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/?p=5361"},"modified":"2017-04-24T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T22:51:26","slug":"googles-new-jump-camera-debuts-apply-now-to-use-it-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/25\/googles-new-jump-camera-debuts-apply-now-to-use-it-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s new Jump camera debuts; apply now to use it for free"},"content":{"rendered":"

This monster<\/a> features 17 4k cameras (!) backed by cloud compute:<\/p>\n

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Footage from those cameras runs through the Jump Assembler, which uses sophisticated computer vision algorithms and the computing power of Google’s data centers to create 3D 360 video. Amazing VR videos have been made with Jump, such as The New York Times\u2019 Great Performers<\/a> collection, Within\u2019s \u201cThe Possible<\/a>\u201d series, the NFL Immersed<\/a> series, and Wevr\u2019s \u201cInternet Surfer<\/a>\u201d video.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u00a0Google is looking to sponsor 100 filmmakers (you?) to use it to make epic stuff:<\/p>\n

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Jump Start<\/a> gives selected filmmakers both free access to a Jump camera and free unlimited use of the Jump Assembler for their VR film. Over the next year, the program will give over 100 creators these tools and enable them to make their vision a reality. Applications to Jump Start open today, and filmmakers have until May 22nd to apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n