With higher-resolution displays, more comfortable VR glasses, and particular input devices, VR content creation will increasingly occur in virtual reality rather than on the monitor in the future. The same applies to VR films. The Finnish studio Vaki Games has released a Unity plugin for VR directors, with which VR film scenes can be arranged in virtual reality.
With “Cinext” you can shoot VR movies in Virtual Reality
Unity itself has been working with “EditorVR” for some time on a VR version of their development environment. For only with the VR glasses and 3D controllers, you can get an accurate impression of how VR worlds and interactions act. The long-term goal is to outsource as many work processes as possible to virtual reality to minimize the time-consuming change between VR glasses and monitors.
With Cinext, Vaki Games wants to close a gap and give VR-filmmakers tools. That is to facilitate the directorial work in virtual reality. That begins with the creation of the scene image. In which Users can move, zoom or enlarge, rotate or duplicate foreign 3D objects in space with the Vive controllers or Oculus Touch.
Virtual 3D controllers display 2D menus that give users quick access to the most important settings and undo operations. When the film scene is over, it’s all about lighting and adjusting color values, contrast, and additional image effects.
More plugins are in progress
A Youtube video (see below) demonstrates these working processes using an example. Vaki Games plans to release more Cinext plugins soon, including a renderer and an animation tool. The studio will be assisted by Allan McKay, an Emmy winner, and visual effects specialist.
Also, if you want to shoot pure VR animated films without the detour via Unity. So, you should take a look at Mind show. With the app, virtual reality users can equip movie backdrops with props and breathe life into movie characters. By hatching, talking, and moving into their bodies. Film scenes can be exported or published directly on Youtube.
The Cinext VR Runtime Editor is available at the Unity Store and costs $ 19.99.