Apple Didn't LIE! Vision Pro Spatial Video is NOT Just 3D! Plus Foveated Rendering ...

Did Apple really lie about the Vision Pro Spatial Video? Find out the truth in this eye-opening video! We put the $5,000 Apple Vision Pro to the test, and the results will surprise you. Plus, discover the amazing capabilities of foveated rendering and why it makes the Vision Pro worth every penny. Don't miss out on this in-depth review, the first of the series - hit that subscribe button and share with the haters!

0:00 - Did Apple lie to us?
1:51 - Screen capture 4K 30fps directly inside Vision Pro
2:30 - Regular 3D Video inside Apple Vision Pro
3:07 - Spatial Video inside Apple Vision Pro (Immersive Mode)
3:39 - Compare 3D Video and Spatial Video side by side - see the differences!
4:09 - Vision Pro Foveated Rendering Explained

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[kristong]

Although I have no hands-on of the AVP, but I can see it's a parallax effect post-proseed on by the AVP spatial video player, between the player window border and the content video. Many others, including myself, were expecting a parallax between the close-by object and the background of the video itself. This did not happen since in core the technology is stereo vision 3D video.

[HelloThere-rtdh]

It is 3D video! They are using software and the cutout window to move the video around (rotating it, zooming in and out etc) in space giving an illusion of looking through a window. Most 3D video out there is static attached to your face. If you move your head the video moves with it. However, you see the full video so distortions would be obvious if they were to zoom in or rotate the video potentially making you dizzy. You can achieve the same effect with a 3D video in any game engine or 3D Video player that allows you to move the window, zoom or crop. They are just doing it automatically.

[Insomn]

So the claim is that the spatial video is just 3d video inside a shadowbox, and not actually the slightly volumetric video we were shown in advertisements. It's hard to tell from your example if the actual video has more than just stereoscopic depth. One test would be whether or not you can tilt your head 90 degrees while watching and still see depth. The shadowbox effect looks pretty cool, but I see the complaint. True spatial video is something that exists on Leia's Lumepad. The limitation is the screen viewing angles and the quality of AI-driven depthmaps.

[John-]

Hi Hugh, is it possible for you to share a spatial video captured with the Vision Pro in 3D here on YouTube because I'm interested to see the difference in depth and quality compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max's spatial video (I assume the Vision Pro has a wider stereo base, but I'm not sure about the video quality).
Also I was wondering if the Vision Pro has the same format for capturing spatial videos limited to 1080p/30FPS like the iPhone or does it support better formats like 60FPS?

[ClydeDeSouza]

Love your videos Hugh, but in this case am I missing something or is it just depth map from stereo giving that Facebook like parallax?
If it is... It's underwhelming and not 'real' parallax (missing information /pixels) being created.
Reminds me of the early days of "rubberstamping" 2d to 3d conversions as done on films like clash of the titans.

Can't tell much from your video above, but would be good to know if this is the case.

[MethosOhio]

So is the spatial video format actually storing extra stuff, or does it just put the viewer in a different mode that has some tricks added at the edge of the view box?

[andrewhunter]

Would you be able to test what the max resolution Vision Pro is able to display? I have several 10K VR180 photos from a GH5 rig which look good on Vision Pro, but was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to a dual Fujifilm GFX 100s rig or similar cameras for 16K or 24K VR180 photos. Also is 8K the limit for video playback? I tried playing the 12K FM DUO sample video you linked in one of your previous videos, but I couldn't get it to play on the Vision Pro.

I've been taking a lot of VR180 pictures with my Lenovo Mirage VR camera. I would love to transform them into the new Apple Spatial Pictures. Any idea how?

[AsierRiosMolina]

Great video as always! Basic question but how do you play traditional SBS (not VR180)? Does it require some metadata to show in stereo vs SBS 2D?

[MobileDecay]

I just got back from my Vision pro demo. While the display is super sharp and the spatial video looked awesome I can tell you there is no parallax. Just visual trickery. The two cameras can not record the info behind the subject or outside the cameras fov. The only way to achieve that would be to deploy ai predictions or to remove the subjects from the image to record the environment in 3d. The tracking was good though. Can’t say it would be a decent purchase even if I had the money to blow though. I kinda got bored during the short demo and my face was already hurting from the weight.

[MoneySavingVideos]

Can we upload spatial videos made using the Vision Pro to YouTube? How can we watch them?

[BenEncounters]

Amazing video Hugh, we are slowly getting there! I am not sure btw if VR180 can also be spatial on the Vision Pro btw. And what would be a small camera you recommend to capture spatial video (in a frame or 180degree)? I feel the Canon is too big and will scare the people I plan on interviewing

[jamesburland]

Love your videos, and I always knew you would bring the very best content about AVP.

[zurkram]

Thanks for this video Hugh! So many Apple haters, even ones who don’t even have the device, trying to downplay the importance of this device.

[StijnSwinnen]

When on a smaller budget, would the limited resolution footage of the Kandao Qoocam Ego still look ok on the headset?

[stephenbard]

People are confused by the differences between "spatial video" and various 3D formats taken by different devices. It would be very helpful if you could prepare some sample video files for us to comparison-view in our Quest 3. We need similar shots taken by the AVP, the iPhone 15 Pro, standalone 3D cameras like the Qoocam EGO, the Lume Pad 2, and the Quest 3 method.

[YoungMoneyFuture]

Is there a difference between vision pro spatial video and quest 3 Passthrough recording? If so what's the difference?

[noel-issa]

Thanks, I learned so much from this episode!

Important question for you: I've been shooting on the Canon VR Lens and preparing 180º 3D content for viewing on the Apple Vision Pro. To play these video files in a 180º FOV on the Meta Quest, I simply press the button on the bottom right to change viewing mode, but how will I do this on the vision pro? Is it possible?

I noticed that you played some of your videos shot on the Canon VR Lens during this video, but they were viewed within a regular window as spatial video. I'd like to view my content in its full FOV so that I can look all around.

[tfinley]

Can you tell me why resolution is low when I stream the Xbox app? Everything is crisp until I get into the gameplay and the it degrades. 😢

[netscroller]

I think there's a reason why they used the word "spatial" and not 3D. As long as there's depth, then it is Spatial