本视频教程是由FXPHD机构出品的VR真人虚拟现实技术基础训练大师班视频教程，FXPHD VRL201 VR Production Post Live Action，时长：2小时24分，大小：15.9 GB，MP4高清视频格式，附工程源文件， 作者：John Montgomery ，共9个章节，语言：英语。
VR（Virtual Reality，即虚拟现实，简称VR），是由美国VPL公司创建人拉尼尔（Jaron Lanier）在20世纪80年代初提出的。其具体内涵是：综合利用计算机图形系统和各种现实及控制等接口设备，在计算机上生成的、可交互的三维环境中提供沉浸感觉的技术。其中，计算机生成的、可交互的三维环境成为虚拟环境（即Virtual Environment，简称VE）。虚拟现实技术实现的载体是虚拟现实仿真平台，即（Virtual Reality Platform，简称VRP）。
FXPHD机构是老牌在线教学网站，网站的创建者就是Fxguide的团队，PXPHD制作了大量视觉特效、后期制作、摄影摄像的精品教程。每年支付4000元左右，就可以享受其中5门课程的教学，还可以提供VPN链接内网，每套课程都是10周左右的时间，每节课30分钟左右，包含训练文件和素材。FXPHD主打专业教学，所有的教程作者都是该领域的权威，必须拥有大量的项目经验。
FXPHD VRL201 VR Production Post Live Action
One of the hottest areas in post right now is Virtual Reality (and MR/AR) and our new course aims to build on the buzz with a production-based followup from our VRL101 Virtual Reality Bootcamp course. With so much changing in the industry as we hear about new cameras and hardware weekly, it’s difficult to keep up. However, at the heart of the process there are core techniques and knowledge that artists need in order to be effective on the job.
This is the first course in our series that will build in complexity over the next several terms. This foundation level course focuses on creating monoscopic live action virtual reality, playable on headsets as well as mobile devices with Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard. The aim is to arm the artist with the foundation of knowledge necessary to tackle VR projects as well as lay the foundation for more complex VR projects and give you a leg up on your competition.
The projects for the course will allow us to compare and contrast several ways of acquiring live action VR. One setup will utilize a common rig of GoPro cameras. While these rigs certainly have their drawbacks (which will be discussed as part of the course), they do allow for an affordable and approachable full 360 degree capture with a rig that is easy to move. The core stitching principles and procedures used for this rig also apply to larger rigs as well. Another setup will utilize Red cameras, which can solve many of the problems with the less expensive GoPro rig but also introduce issue of their own. The Red camera setup will include a green screen shoot as well as show how and when you can use fisheye lenses and multiple takes on a two-camera rig to capture the full 360 degree environment. For visual finishing, Nuke will be used to do the stitching and compositing.
Assisting in the course, among others, will be Oscar-winning Magnopus vfx supervisor Alex Henning as well as Scott Squires, who himself has received a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Henning will be sharing his insights on the post production process, covering stitching, cleanup, compositing, and integrating CG renders.
