Technologist, immersive/spatial video enthusiast, iOS award-winning app developer, and former Microsoft employee of 12 years (among many other geeky things).
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Joined March 2008
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Mike Swanson retweeted
I got early access to Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness on Apple Vision Pro and it genuinely feels like the future of sports broadcasting.
Filmed with 30+ Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive cameras, the perspectives and level of immersion are incredible. 21 min. Available May 22
Mike Swanson retweeted
Coming to the visionOS App Store later this month. We’re entering a new era of video.
Gaussian splat videos are getting really good.
The detail here, especially in the fabric and hair, is seriously impressive. Well done @gracia_vr Thanks for letting me check out the TestFlight on Apple Vision Pro.
Colorfront Introduces Colorfront Immersive Utility, a New Mac App for Creating Apple Immersive Video: colorfront.com/NEWS/IMMERSIV…
MainConcept Announces Multiview Encoding for Apple Immersive Video: mainconcept.com/news-maincon…
YouTube launched a native app for Vision Pro: apps.apple.com/us/app/youtub…. With 3D 360 and VR180 support. Also signed-in experiences with subscriptions, playlists, watch history, etc.
Good discussion with @gruber and Brent Simmons on The Talk Show about my recent Backseat Software article (starting around 1:36:20): daringfireball.net/thetalksh…
I recognize a lot of the AI fatigue described in this article, and I had to detox over the holidays. Great post!
AI was supposed to make us more productive. So why is everyone more exhausted?
Each task gets faster. So you do more tasks. Your brain doesn't scale like a GPU.
Wrote about it honestly.
siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai…
Mike Swanson retweeted
This is wild. Arcturus Studios is capturing real sports in full volumetric so you can explore the action from any angle.
They surround the field with cameras and use Gaussian splatting to turn the game into a 3D experience. This is the future of sports.
Hugh with another great immersive tutorial.
Apple just expanded its immersive creation pipeline with Apple Creator Studio, and Compressor is now a key part of delivering high-quality Apple Immersive Video for Apple Vision Pro.
Full tutorial: youtu.be/Fz9KYhaaPVE
In this quick breakdown, I show the real-world workflow pros are using to turn a DaVinci Resolve ProRes Bundle into a final AIVU file, complete with Apple Spatial Audio (ASAF), lens metadata, and XML—clean, fast, and optimized for Vision Pro playback.
Comment “Compressor” and I’ll DM you the exact render settings. #applecreatorstudio #immersivevideo
OpenImmersive 1.6: now playing side-by-side and over-under: medium.com/@portemantho/open…
How we normalized being interrupted by the apps we bought to do work. It's like your car pulling over to ask, "how are you enjoying your drive?" Ridiculous, until you realize that's exactly how many apps behave today.
I don't typically repost, but it's generated some good discussion, so here it is for a second time: blog.mikeswanson.com/backsea…
Imagine your car pulling over mid-drive to ask, “How’s your experience so far?” Ridiculous…until you realize that’s exactly how many apps behave now. How we normalized being interrupted by the products we bought to do work. Backseat Software: blog.mikeswanson.com/backsea…
Live + immersive is like teleporting into an experience with seats that you probably couldn't get (or afford), as if you're actually there. We've wanted this level of immersion for a long time, and Apple has delivered.
Mike Swanson retweeted
Breaking: Live immersive NBA games are here on Apple Vision Pro. I can’t wait!
First game is January 9. Lakers vs Bucks.
Apple just released an update to their Apple Spatial Audio Format - Production Suite (AAX). Find it here: developer.apple.com/download…
Mike Swanson retweeted
Apple’s newest immersive video for Vision Pro, Flight Ready, gives you a pretty good idea of how Top Gun might have looked if it were shot in immersive – offering captivating glimpses into the daily lives of F-18 fighter pilots, captured in breathtaking 180° 3D.
It shows how intense and demanding it must be to land those jets on such a narrow flight deck, especially at night. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many dark scenes in an immersive video, which was a very interesting creative choice because it completely changed the tone halfway through.
Immersive video always makes everything feel more real, which makes the storytelling so much more powerful.
Resolution limit of the eye — how many pixels can we see? nature.com/articles/s41467-0…