Your 360 Images Can Be on Google Street View!

Now you can be a part of the crew that helps Google Maps and Street View show what your neighborhood looks like, and you don’t even have to drive around in the Google car! The 360Penguin from 360Rize has been given the nod for producing images for Google Street View. That’s right! For under $300… Continue reading Your 360 Images Can Be on Google Street View!

360 Live-streaming in an instant with the 360Penguin

Since the world debut of 360 video, camera manufacturers, social media outlets, and content creators alike have all continued to improve all things 360. As the community continues to grow, cameras and viewing platforms continue to improve. Recent improvements have now allowed cameras, such as the 360Penguin, to live-stream instantly to Facebook or YouTube. Live-streaming… Continue reading 360 Live-streaming in an instant with the 360Penguin

360 Penguin Gives Hunters a New Advantage

Hunters know the importance of noise and movement discipline while in the woods, the marshes, even in the blind. That all seems to go out the window when that monster buck wanders underneath you, or those ducks float right up to the blind. You never saw them until it was too late, now any movement… Continue reading 360 Penguin Gives Hunters a New Advantage

Happy New Year From 360Rize and Chillin!

Well, another year is in the books. It’s the time of year we look to the future and start our plans for what the coming year will bring. For those of us at 360Rize, that means new and exciting ways of making your 360 content even better. While we have some plans in the works,… Continue reading Happy New Year From 360Rize and Chillin!

Stop Overpaying for Virtual Reality

Historically, creating immersive VR is generally frustrating and often only really creates a gaping hole in the wallet. Only after countless hours, headaches, and dollars down the drain, does something come of all your hard work. In a world so controlled by the power of tech, there must surely be a better way? Thanks to… Continue reading Stop Overpaying for Virtual Reality

The $298 360 VR Camera is Taking the VR Community by Storm

The 360Penguin by 360Rize has been put through its paces and tested side by side with some of the strongest competition only to emerge from the smoke standing tall. Because of this, the 360Penguin is being called one of the top cameras by those in the know in the industry. Kevin Kunze is a 360… Continue reading The $298 360 VR Camera is Taking the VR Community by Storm

Three Reasons Why Traditional Family Photographers Should Add 360 to Their Repertoire

Photography is an ever-evolving art. From the days of a pin hole in a board to the instant cameras that would push an image out the front of the body, advancements in the art bring a fresh new approach to capturing the world around you. As technology has advanced, the world of 360 photography has… Continue reading Three Reasons Why Traditional Family Photographers Should Add 360 to Their Repertoire

Five things 360Rize does that is changing VR

You’ve seen them as you scroll your Facebook Newsfeed. Those 360 images that show off the landscape around someone as they climb a mountain or ski down a hill, even bike through a place like the Mojave Desert. How many times have you swiped left, right, up and down just to wish you could make… Continue reading Five things 360Rize does that is changing VR

New 360 Camera from 360Rize is Changing the Way VR Should be Presented

Virtual Reality, VR for short, has grown in presentation and practice since the days of the basic point and shoot camera, 360Rize’s newest creation, the 360Penguin, has changed the game. The 360Penguin is the world’s best consumer-priced 360 camera. At under $300, it delivers stunning 4K, 5.7K 360 video, 25 mega-pixel 360 photos and even 360 live… Continue reading New 360 Camera from 360Rize is Changing the Way VR Should be Presented

Directing your Content with the 360Penguin

The 360Penguin is one of the easiest to use 360 cameras on the market. With that said, to consistently create quality content you must first understand the basic production tactics. These production tactics are crucial but not overly complicated. In this blog we will discuss directing your 360 moments. Attention to Detail Preparing to shoot… Continue reading Directing your Content with the 360Penguin

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us at 360Rize! It looks as though we had a visitor last night and he took a liking to the 360Penguin! Here’s to hoping that Santa brought you everything you were asking for on this joyous day! If not, may we make a suggestion? Head over to our online store… Continue reading Merry Christmas!

Wi-Fi Direct v. Bluetooth: Why Your 360Penguin Connectswith Wi-Fi Direct

We live in a world where connection to, and between our devices is as much as important part of life as that morning cup of coffee. Connections take place all around us and enable us to make the world around us more efficient. We all have heard of a couple different kinds of connection methods, but… Continue reading Wi-Fi Direct v. Bluetooth: Why Your 360Penguin Connectswith Wi-Fi Direct

Your 360Penguin App Reset

We have shown you how to reset your camera with the onboard button. There is another reset that should be used to help keep your camera in the best shape it can be. On occasion, your camera will need to have firmware updates (learn how to do it here). Those updates are easy to do… Continue reading Your 360Penguin App Reset

Christmas Memories in 360 – Frosting Cookies

Ah, the Holiday Season Nothing says getting ready for Christmas more than decorating cookies with the family. Why not take a few minutes to capture the fun and the experience in spherical 360? You can capture everything, even when your hands are coated with confectioner’s sugar or frosting. You’ll see who’s eating more than they… Continue reading Christmas Memories in 360 – Frosting Cookies

Your 360Penguin Camera Reset Button

Let’s face it. Sometimes things happen, and you have to start all over. Electronics need to be disrupted and started from the beginning from time to time. That’s why the reset button was created. The 360Penguin needs to be reset from time to time as well. We cannot make any promises that everything with your… Continue reading Your 360Penguin Camera Reset Button

Facebook360 – Using the Director Tools for Creative 360 Video Part2

Now that you have the basics of posting your images and videos on Facebook, it’s time to learn how to use the tools within the social media page to turn your video into pieces of masterful art. Find everything you need to know right here at Facebook360. They have even dedicated a page to giving you… Continue reading Facebook360 – Using the Director Tools for Creative 360 Video Part2

Facebook Part 1- How and Where for 360 Posts

Sharing is easy Now that you’ve recorded and reviewed your images and video, you’re ready to share it with the world, and we don’t blame you! We want to see it! One of the best places to show off your production is Facebook. You’ve known for a while that this is a great place to… Continue reading Facebook Part 1- How and Where for 360 Posts

You have 360 video. Now where do you play it? MAC version

You’ve gone out and shot some 360 video at a really nice event with your 360Penguin and you want to review it. Your computer’s standard player isn’t recognizing the format or not opening the file. What now? Well, when we open a 360 video at 360Rize, we do have a go-to player that does a… Continue reading You have 360 video. Now where do you play it? MAC version

How do you play your 360 videos? PC Version

You’ve gone out and shot some 360 video at a really nice event with your 360Penguin and you want to review it. Your computer’s standard player isn’t recognizing the format or not opening the file. What now? Well, when we open a 360 video at 360Rize, we do have a go-to player that does a… Continue reading How do you play your 360 videos? PC Version

Youth Education in 360 and 360Rize

The 360-degree movement is gaining traction and 360Rize is a part of it. Our home office in Olean, New York often plays host to groups of students from area school districts to come in and learn about not only 360 but about our company and what we do here. A Small-Town Boy and a 360… Continue reading Youth Education in 360 and 360Rize