The developers working on the site are making continued improvements. And although some features are a WIP, I find the ability to interact and view shared 360 images to be a cut above the rest.
What file format do they accept? How do I “export” that file from my insta360 X3 to upload to the app? Sorry pretty new to the insta360 scene.
And it looks like Panorra uploaded pics are all publically available. What if I just want those with a link I send to specific people to be able to view the 360 pics? Is there any solution? Even self-hosted ones?
Edit: found my answer with a bit of research. Both .insp and .insv seem to be proprietary formats, but the conventional way of sharing 360 photos is just plain old jpeg files, and some viewers (e.g. the Google photos app) can detect a 360 picture and change the viewing mode to panaroma. The insta360 app has an export function to generate 360 jpg pictures.
For sharing - I have actually built a quick mini web site with the use of panolens.js and help from ChatGPT + a YouTube video. Now I dump the jpeg files into a folder and the website will let whoever has the link select a file and display it in 360 view. Problem solved.
Yes, similar to Instagram, your uploads are public. It doesn’t seem that they currently implement any private shares. If you’re looking to do that the Insta 360 community network allows for private share.
That solution sounds great! I’ll have to take a look at panolens.js myself.
