Fisheye camera

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PeripheralVision
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we need to use a fisheye camera in order to use this software. Can it be done?
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bepeg4d
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hi,
in the thin lens camera settings, set the FOV to 180 and the distortion to 1. If you want to mimic a real fisheye look with imperfections, here is a cheap example:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45517&hilit=fisheye
you can find a zip file with a scene example on page 3 ;)
ciao beppe
Sheff
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You can't set the FOV to 180 . You will be limited to 174 ;)
cpm5280
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PeripheralVision wrote:we need to use a fisheye camera in order to use this software. Can it be done?
Many of us have asked for a true fisheye in v3, but there has been zero word about whether we'll get it or not.

There are a bunch of us who do fulldome work who are desperate for this, and I really do hope it appears as a feature in v3, either right away at release or in an update. Without it, we'll just move everything to Redshift and abandon Octane as a solution.

I understand folks posting "workarounds" to this are just trying to be helpful, but really: we need a true fisheye, not a workaround or mimic or post effect. :)
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