Gear 360 For Mac

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Here is an update on the limits and compatibility of the 2017 Samsung Gear 360 with iOS and Mac.

  1. Microsoft 360 For Mac
  2. Gear 360 Editor Mac
  3. Gear 360 App For Mac
  4. Gear 360 Actiondirector For Mac
  5. Gear 360 Action Director For Mac
  6. Gear 360 For All

The original Samsung Gear 360 was not compatible with iOS or Mac. The most you could do on an iPhone was take photos using the Google Streetview app as a workaround. To use the desktop software to stitch or edit videos on a Mac, you needed bootcamp or another Windows emulation software to run the Windows version of the desktop software.

Download for free the best Samsung Gear 360 Mac video editor, make the most out of your 360 cams, Stitch and trim your videos, add music, create stunning 360 slideshows with your pictures, and share everything on your social media! Before you download Gear 360 ActionDirector for PCor Mac, make sure your computer has the correct requirements. Once you install Gear 360 ActionDirector, you can edit the 360 videos you've taken from your camera. On your PC, open Gear 360 ActionDirector, and then select the type of video you want to edit. Here are the available types.

Fortunately, the 2017 Gear 360 is compatible with iOS and Mac. However, there are several limitations. Here are the limits I’ve found so far.

IPHONE COMPATIBILITY

Compatible iPhone models:
According to the 2017 Gear 360’s spec sheet, you need at least an iPhone 6S to work with the 2017 Gear 360. The models listed as compatible are iPhone 7, 7+, 6S, 6S+, SE running iOS 10.0 or later.

However, it appears that models as old as the iPhone 5Scan work with the 2017 Gear 360. Here are the models we’ve tried that work on the Gear 360 app (version 1.0.17041101):
– iPhone 5S
– iPhone 6
– iPhone 7 (thanks to reader Philipp Hesse!)

iPhone SE (on iOS 10.3.1) is listed as being compatible but I can only use it to view photos and videos. When the camera is connected wirelessly, the app freezes.

Functional limitations.
Although the 2017 Gear 360 app can run on iPhone, there are several functional limitations:
– Photos are stitched at 4096 x 2048 instead of 5472 x 2736. This is true even for iPhone 7. To get the full resolution, you need to stitch on the desktop software.
– Videos stitched at 3840 x 1920 instead of 4096 x 2048. This is true even for iPhone 7. To get the full resolution, you need to stitch on the desktop software.
– Connecting to Wi-Fi is more tedious. You need to establish a Wi-Fi connection manually (under the iPhone settings) instead of within the app. On a Samsung phone, the app can connect to camera without going through menus.
– No live streaming.
– While shooting video, there is no live preview.
– When viewing a 360 photo or video, you cannot view the 360 photo or video in a headset from within the app. (On a Samsung phone, you can view photos and videos on a Gear VR, which can be launched automatically from within the app).

Stability.
Some iPhones may experience stability issues. As I mentioned, on the iPhone SE, the current version of the Gear 360 app freezes then eventually crashes whenever the camera is connected to the app. On my son’s iPhone SE, the app often crashes when trying to stitch videos, and very often loses its wireless connection to the camera when stitching.

I experienced no stability issues on the iPhone 6.

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Microsoft 360 For Mac

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MAC COMPATIBILITY
Mac users will be able to download a stitching program called “the Gear 360 program.” However, as of today, the software is not yet available. The user manual only says that it is available on samsung.com, without specifying where on the website. The printed version of the manual doesn’t say either.

Gear 360 Editor Mac

Windows PCs get an ActionDirector which can both stitch photos and videos, as well as edit videos. As with the Gear 360 stitcher for Mac, the user manual doesn’t say the specific URL for downloading the software. As of April 19, I haven’t found the desktop software yet.

Thank you very much to journalist, author, and filmmaker Philipp Hesse for sharing this information! For the latest hands-on information on the 2017 Samsung Gear 360, bookmark 360Rumors.com or like us on Facebook or Twitter.

Gear 360 ActionDirector is top of the line 360° video editing software designed specifically for and included with your Samsung Gear 360 camera.

Gear 360 ActionDirector assists Gear 360 users by importing and automatically stitching videos and photos shot from your Gear 360, and provides several essential editing functions such as trimming, adding titles and creating transitions in your videos – and the best part is, ActionDirector excels at 360° video editing!

In this tutorial, we will give you a brief introduction to Gear 360 ActionDirector.

Mac

Gear 360 App For Mac

Upon launching ActionDirector, you will see the following start-up menu, and from here you can choose to edit:

  1. 360° VR video: import 360° videos, add 360° effects, and then share directly to social platforms that support 360° video, such as Youtube or Facebook
  2. HD video: import 2D videos captured from your smartphone, digital camera or action camera, and you can use ActionDirector to edit these as well

Click on the “360 VR Video” icon to enter into Gear 360 ActionDirector’s editing interface, and from here you will see the following:

Gear 360 Actiondirector For Mac

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Gear 360 Action Director For Mac

  1. Media Room: here you can import your 360° videos and photos taken from your Gear 360
  2. Titles/Transitions: you can switch rooms here if you would like to add titles or transitions (between clips) into your video
  3. Preview Window: you can preview your content as you edit, from the Media Room or the Story Board here
  4. Story Board: here is where your story comes alive, you can drop your footage, titles and transitions and edit for the perfect sequence
  5. Music: need a little ambiance? No problem, you can add background music by clicking this button here
  6. Produce: when your work has been completed, you can produce your video here!

Gear 360 For All

Next, you can move onto the following tutorials for more in depth explanations of each feature for Gear 360 ActionDirector, that we just went over: