by Alex Pearce·Rendering
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Ap 360Cam earns its place in the superhive library by folding panoramic camera setup, resolution and quality presets, stereoscopy and a render-all button into one Blender add-on.
Ap 360Cam is a Blender add-on from Alex Pearce built around adding panoramic cameras to a scene and rendering all of them. Its Add 360 Camera button drops a panoramic camera into the scene, and Render all Cameras renders every camera that has been set up. According to the developer, you can set up ten cameras and press render in under a minute.
The add-on groups several tools together. Resolution buttons set the scene to 1k, 2k, 4k or 8k equirectangular sizes, from 1024x512 up to 8192x4096. Quality presets switch the sample count between Preview, Low, Medium and High. Stereoscopy controls toggle between mono and stereo, with a Denoise option that sets up a denoise pass in the compositor. Navigation tools move cameras to the 3D cursor at a set height, step through cameras with arrow buttons, and adjust location and rotation using x, y, z vectors. A Render Region option limits the viewport to the equirectangular image.
The add-on supports Blender 2.8 through 2.9 and is released under the GPL license. Documentation and a demo video are available on the developer's page.
Ap 360Cam is best for blender users setting up and rendering panoramic or 360 cameras, including stereoscopic output.
Ap 360Cam is completely free to download and use.
Ap 360Cam lists support for Blender 2.8, 2.81, 2.82, 2.83 and 2.9. If you are running one of these versions, the add-on's camera, resolution, quality and stereoscopy tools should be available as described. For newer Blender releases, compatibility is not stated here, so it is worth checking the developer's page before installing. The add-on is distributed under the GPL license, which the developer also notes on the product page.
Ap 360Cam includes a Render all Cameras command that renders every camera set up in the scene, rather than rendering them one at a time. The developer notes you can set up ten cameras and press render in under a minute. Alongside it, an Add 360 Camera button adds a panoramic camera to the scene, and a Render Region option limits the viewport to the equirectangular image. Together these cover setting cameras up and rendering them from the same add-on.
Ap 360Cam includes stereoscopy controls that switch the scene between mono, which is standard 2D, and stereo. A separate Denoise button sets up a denoise pass in the compositor. For sizing, resolution presets set the scene to 1k, 2k, 4k or 8k equirectangular dimensions, from 1024x512 up to 8192x4096, and quality presets adjust the sample count across Preview, Low, Medium and High. These options sit alongside the camera and render tools.
Ap 360Cam is listed as free in this catalog, and it is distributed under the GPL license according to the developer. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before downloading. The developer also provides documentation and a demo video, which are useful for seeing how the camera, resolution, quality and stereoscopy tools fit together before you use it in a project.
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