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May 31, 2021 104-WGAN-TV 67 Tips for Creating Matterport Digital Twins of Schools with Belfast, Ireland-based 3D Showcase (3DSC Ltd.) Sales Director Mark McBride | Large Spaces | MSP
This is a "must watch" free WGAN-TV Podcast for Matterport Service Providers thinking about; quoting or actually doing Matterport digital twins of schools in particular and large spaces in general:

✓ Free! WGAN-TV Podcast: Tips for Creating Matterport Digital Twins of Schools

Belfast, Ireland-based 3D Showcase (3DSC Ltd.) Sales Director Mark McBride (@3dshowcaseuk) did nearly 70 rock-solid tips based on doing Matterport scans of 70+ schools including 51 for ONE client: that's nearly one (1) tip per minute based on actual problems/challenges doing Matterport tours of schools.

What problems/challenge have you faced creating Matterport digital twins of 50+ schools? And, as a result, what tips can you offer Matterport Service Providers for creating Matterport digital twins of schools?

On this WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm EDT) that aired Thursday, 27 May 2021, I asked Belfast, Ireland-based 3D Showcase (3DSC Ltd.) Sales Director Mark McBride (@3dshowcaseuk) about:

✓ scanning outdoors (360 Views versus 3D Scans)
✓ MatterTags (adding, managing)
✓ people in the tours?
✓ privacy and the Matterport blur tool
✓ Matterport Highlight Reel
✓ public versus private schools
✓ limitations on time of day or weekend versus weekday
✓ Matterport Collaborator (for privacy blurring, MatterTags)
✓ tips to scan large, open spaces in a school (gym)
✓ tips to scan a school's auditorium
✓ what info, if any, do you share with the school regarding pre-scanning preparation?
✓ how do you know which rooms NOT to scan? Someone with you the entire time?
✓ how long are the scanning days? (Do you need batteries for the iPad? Other prep?)
✓ long days: what about your feet?
✓ meal breaks? Do you bring food and water with you?
✓ why do schools want Matterport digital twins
✓ how schools are using Matterport digital twins

Mark got started with creating Matterport digital twins in 2016.

In addition to creating Matterport digital twins of 50+ schools, Mark – and his team – have done Matterport 3D Tours for:

✓ estate agents (real estate agents)
✓ architects
✓ property developers
✓ construction industry
✓ insurance loss adjusters
✓ retail stores
✓ leisure industry
✓ spa resorts
✓ event spaces
✓ new builds
✓ hotels
✓ auditoriums

In addition to Matterport, 3D Showcase also offers ...

✓ HDR photography
✓ Drone video and images
✓ Single Property Websites

3D Showcase Links

✓ WGAN Forum: @3dshowcaseuk
✓ 3D Showcase Website
✓ 3D Showcase Facebook
✓ 3D Showcase Twitter
✓ 3D Showcase Instagram
✓ 3D Showcase LinkedIn
✓ Mark McBride, LinkedIn

What are your thoughts after watching this WGAN-TV Podcast?

Best,

Dan
1 hr 31 min
May 25, 2021 103-WGAN-TV | 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of RV Showrooms with 30 RVs | Large Spaces | MSP
Hi All,

Do you have an opportunity to shoot a Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom and multiple RVs?

1. How do you use a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera in tight spaces of an RV?
2. How do you organize 100+ MatterTags so that potential buyers can decide which MatterTag to click on?
3. How do you integrate online merchandise shopping within an RV Store within a showroom?
4. Should you shoot the RV showroom first: and then go inside each RV to shoot it?
5. Should you charge by SQ FT? Shoot Days? Project? (And, what happens when the scope increases?)
6. Do you charge for hosting, maintenance and support or have the client get a Matterport account?
7. How do you scan with doors/sinks open and closed?
8. When you have 100+ Matterport MatterTags, how do you figure out which are broken six months from now?
9. Do you duplicate the Matterport space to create individual RV tours or shoot twice?
10. How do you place the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera on an RV seat (without the camera fallings)?
11. How long does it take to shoot a very large RV showroom? What makes it more complicated?
12. How long does the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera battery last (during this kind of usage)?
13. What kind of MatterTags should you anticipate adding to an RV space?
14. What challenges might you expect?
15. What opportunities to keep an eye out for?
16. What are the likely use cases by the client ( to help get a "done deal" )?
17. What are the challenges working with so many MatterTags?
18. Why MatterTags can take much longer than you think (important for quoting the project)
19. Why you need more than one person on-site for a project like this?
20. What do the other team Members do if only one can scan at a time?
21. Trade-offs using a Ricoh Theta Z1 or Insta360 One X2 for a tour like this?

Thanks to Lisbon, Portugal-based TEX MEDIA PT Founder Pedro Teixeira (@Pedrotex69) for (way more than) ....

✓ 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of a RV Showroom with 30 RVs.

Pedro shared his learning/tips with us shooting this Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom over the course of five days with four of his team onsite.

Here is the tour Pedro walks us through:

✓ Go Caravaning Virtual Tour Landing Page (Tour Only)
✓ Below is the How to View This Virtual Tour (in Portuguese)
✓ Matterport Digital Twin Credits:

-- Pedro Teixeira ([email protected])
-- Elsa Teixeira (Wife)
-- Fedra Teixeira (Sister)
-- Miguel Marques (Brother in Law)
-- Miguel Feliz (Graphic Designer and Web Designer)
-- Alexandre Mesquita (Client CEO Go Caravaning)
-- Isabel Mesquita (Client Mother, Public Relations Go Caravaning)

✓ Free Tool: How to Easily/Quickly Find BAD Matterport MatterTag Links

If you have an opportunity to create a Matterport digital twin of an RV Showroom – with dozens of RVs for sale - watch this WGAN-TV Podcast (GMT +4) that originally aired live on Thursday, 20 May 2021:

✓ 21 Tips for Creating Matterport Tours of a RV Showroom with 30 RVs

Best,

Dan
1 hr 25 min
May 18, 2021 102-WGAN-TV | How to DIY Virtually Stage a Matterport using CAPTUR3D by Bellevue, Washington-based New Interior Solutions Online Interior Designer Francesca Tosolini | MSP | Matterport Partner
Hi All,

This course originally aired live: WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 13 May 2021:

✓ How to DIY virtually stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3D by Bellevue, Washington-based New Interior Solutions Online Interior Designer Francesca Tosolini (@ftosolini)
Learn how to DIY virtually Stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3D in the WGAN-TV Training U:

Free WGAN-TV Training U Course: How to DIY Virtually Stage a Matterport Tour using CAPTUR3D

Francesca's company - New Interior Solutions - provides these services:

✓ Interior Renders
✓ Virtual Staging
✓ 360 Virtual Staging
✓ Photography and Virtual Tours
✓ Exterior Renders
✓ Virtual Furniture Replacement
✓ 360 Virtual Remodeling
✓ 3D House Animation

About Francesca Tosolini

If I had to describe myself in a few words I would say that I’m an Italian attracted to innovation, jeans and sneakers, self-improvement, pizza every weekend and to the fantastic old Fiat 500 (yes, I even have a painting of an old Fiat 500 hanging in my living room). However, my true passion is, of course, interior design and more specifically spatial problem-solving.

I think I got my ability to make the most of a space from my parents who have always tried to find creative and practical ways to maximize every single centimeter of our small Italian condo (800 sq ft for four, tall people) and from the fact that I have lived in Italy half of my life, where everything is smaller. I mean, seriously, even the pizza is smaller!

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Best,

Dan

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Related Links

✓ New Interior Solutions website
✓ Francesca Tosolini on LinkedIn
✓ New Interior Solutions on Facebook
✓ Francesca Tosolini on Pinterest
✓ New Interior Solutions on Instagram
1 hr 11 min
May 10, 2021 101-WGAN-TV | The Art of Matterport and XR Mash-Ups by Tosolini Productions | MSP
Hi All,

How might you mashup Matterport with other technology?

On Thursday, 6 May 2021, Bellevue, Washington-based Tosolini Productions Founder and Director of Innovation, Paolo Tosolini (@Tosolini), did a show and tell:

✓ WGAN-TV Training U: The Art of Matterport and XR Mash-Ups by Tosolini Productions

Paolo shared how some of his mashups were made, including the technology and process. Many of Tosolini Productions mashups include Matterport. Some mashup other 3D-360-VR-AR-XR technologies.

Tosolini Productions has created 50+ virtual tour mashups since 2015: many of which have been posted to the We Get Around Network Forum.

Here is the Tosolini Productions PowerPoint Deck - with YouTube links - to the Matterport and XR Mash-Ups Paolo shared with us.

Paolo previously presented Tosolini Matterport mashups on WGAN-TV Live at 5 three years ago (February 2021). A lot of new Matterport integrations have been created by Tosolini Productions since then.

About Tosolini Productions (from their website)

We are an award winning creative studio with a passion for business & storytelling. We proudly craft interactive digital experiences that help clients connect with their audiences. Built on a spirit of innovation and research, we leverage the latest technologies to deliver across a variety of platforms

Best,

Dan

Tosolini Productions Links

✓ Tosolini Productions website
✓ Paolo Tosolini on LinkedIn
✓ Paolo Tosolini on Facebook
✓ Paolo Tosolini on Twitter
✓ Tosolini Productions YouTube Channel

Best,

Dan

Virtual Tour Mashups by Tosolini Productions
1 hr 12 min
May 03, 2021 100-WGAN-TV | Imagining the Future: 3D Tour Tech for Real Estate Photographers | MSP
Hi All,

What's the Future for 3D Tour technology for Real Estate Photographers?

Watch (above) WGAN-TV: Imagining the Future for 3D Tour Technology for Real Estate Photographers on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 with Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson (@kcoursa), Researcher at Texas Tech University (and incoming Assistant Professor of Marketing at College of Charleston effective 14 May 2021).

WGAN-TV Live at 5 Show Includes

► Imagination is a driving force in market development, growth, and market futures.
► Methodology: Qualitative, Socio-historical analysis. Including a historical review of Silicon Valley, starting from the early 1900’s and a historical review of over 8 years in the development of a 3D/VR-tour technology.
► The Silicon Valley’s technoculture provides guidance for market futures, such as 3D tour tech, but also constrains the future market.
► While developers use their imagination to launch this market, the photography customer (including those first experiencing as an end-consumer) are pivotal in expanding this media into multiple markets beyond developers’ expectations.
Possible Futures:
➨ Positive: wider legitimacy, targeted marketing, convenience
➨ Negative: (tensions) – photographer customers’ creative rights and end-consumers’ privacy rights
► Ethical growth and potential legitimacy is possible through external imagination.

What is the future for 3D Tour Technology for Real Estate Photographers?

Find out on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show.

Plus, we discuss:

✓ why the data captured matters (and why it may be more valuable than the 3D tour)
✓ does innovation come from "Silicon Valley" or photographers or elsewhere (and why)
✓ the tension/constraint of who owns the 3D tour
✓ verticals such as museums, insurance and mortgage documentation
✓ tips for 3D Tour photographers such as diversify your portfolio (and why)

It's fun to hear about the future given that many of us are focused on today, tomorrow or next week.

By the way, Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson was previously my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5:

✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV Virtual Tour Super-Heroes at Your Service

Got a follow-up question for Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson (@kcoursa)? Post it here.

And, thanks to @kcoursa for participating in another WGAN-TV Live at 5 show.

Best,

Dan

P.S. It's likely that you are familiar with Dr. Kelley Cours Anderson. Her research is often quoted by Matterport regarding homes with virtual tours sell faster and at a higher price.

✓ Matterport Blog (February 25, 2020) With 3D Tours, properties sell up to 31% faster and at a higher price

Listings with a Matterport 3D tour statistic examples include:

- Sold 20% faster (less days on market)
- For 4.8% more (higher sale price)
1 hr 10 min
April 27, 2021 99-WGAN-TV | 31 Statistics to Help Sell Virtual Tours to Real Estate Agents | MSP
Free 44-Page Stats Loaded Pitch Deck Added to WGAN Sample Forms Library

Hi All,

Gilroy, CA-based Coldwell Banker Realty agent - and real estate photographer - Dave Avilla (@Dataventurer) has created a 44-Slide PowerPoint presentation for real estate photographers to communicate with real estate agents how buyer/seller/market conditions have changed in the last 12 months due to COVID and why real estate agents should adopt virtual tours.

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 [5 pm EDT | GMT -4] on Thursday, April 22, 2021, Dave walked us though his real estate agent pitch deck:

✓ Adoption of Virtual Tours for Real Estate Marketing

Examples of statistics in the statistics-packed presentation deck include, listings with 3D tours:

-- sell 20 percent faster
-- sell for 9 percent higher sales price
-- 55% of buys would buy a property sight unseen
-- 82% would switch to an agent offerings 3D tours

During the show, we talked about how WGAN Forum Members can get this Dave's deck (.pptx and .pdf) at no charge.

Spoiler Alert: The 44-page PowerPoints is in the WGAN-Sample Forms Library.

Please see:

✓ How to Receive Free Access to the WGAN Forum Sample Forms Library

This WGAN-TV Live at 5 show is for you if you are having trouble handling objections such as: the house will sell anyway.

Best,

Dan
1 hr 29 min
April 19, 2021 98-WGAN-TV | WP3D Models WordPress Plugin: Calendly Integration Demo and Updating WP3D Models | Matterport Partner
Potential home buyers can now book an appointment with the listing agent within a Single Property Website lead generation form powered by WP3d Models WordPress Plugin.

How do you activate this Calendly integration within WP3D Models?

WGAN-TV Training U Free Course recorded on Thursday, 15 April 2021:

✓ WP3D Models WordPress Plugin: Demo of Calendly Integration and How to Upgrade WP3D Models Software

WP3D Models Head of Product Daniel Bennion (@DanielBenion) and Head of Marketing Andrew Pincock ((@WP3D_AP) cover the following:

1. WP3D Models: Overview of Features/Benefits
2. Book an Appointment: Demo what the viewer sees
3. Book an Appointment: Demo back-end
4. How to do this WP3D Models Calendly integration
5. How this works for photographer servicing multi-clients
6. How to upgrade WP3D Models software
7. FAQs

WGAN Forum Membership Benefit

We Get Around Network Forum Members save 10 percent on WP3D Models WordPress Plugin with the WGAN Discount Code.

Plus, when you use the WGAN Discount Code to buy WP3D Models, you also receive the 1st 12 months free of the WGAN-TV Training U in Matterport (includes WP3D Models Training!)

Two Ways to Receive the WGAN Discount Code for WP3D Models

1. Join the WGAN Forum (free) and look for the Welcome email from me (includes the discount code)
2. Private Message @DanSmigrod with the Subject Line: WGAN Discount Code for WP3D Models

WP3D Models is a WordPress Plugin. If you need WordPress, I recommend Ionblade WordPress Hosting Pro Plan with SSL Certificate.

Best,

Dan

WGAN Standard and Premium Members Receive

1. Free Use of WP3D Models WordPress Plugin
2. Free Use of WordPress powered by Ionblade
58 min
April 12, 2021 97-WGAN-TV | Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and Matterport Tips and Tricks | MSP | Home3D.us
97-WGAN-TV - Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and 9 Bonus Matterport Tips and Tricks with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Founder Kevin Dole (@Home3D) | Thursday, 8 April 2021

Hi All,

Transcript below ...

Hi All,

1. How do you get the Matterport Dollhouse view to include pools (not black)?
2. How, why and when to use SunSurveyor for your Matterport shoot?
3. How to avoid issues switching between a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 and a BLK360?

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 8 April 2021, Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole (@Home3D) - a Matterport Service Provider was back on WGAN-TV to show and tell his:

✓ WGAN-TV | 10 Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and Bonus Tips and Tricks

Show Topics

1. Differentiate your Matterport virtual tours by mastering exterior shooting
2. Using Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and Ricoh Theta Z1 together for better dollhouse models
3. Advance time/sun planning using Google Maps and Apple Maps satellite 2D/3D views
4. How, why and when to use SunSurveyor on location
5. Using drone for lot mapping and improved Site Plans / Floor Plans
6. plan your interiors for exterior scanning
7. capture exterior areas partially in sunshine, shade and twilight
8. issues switching cameras, Matterport Pro2, Ricoh Theta Z1, BLK360 - match scan position to last
9. duplicate and remove Ricoh Theta Z1 scans to get floor plan made by Matterport
10. MP2FP better solution:
✓ use drone straight down to capture home and site layout
✓ use county assessor’s map files for layout and measurements
✓ send MP2FP: Matterport digital twin model; drone photo down; Google capture; assessor’s plat map

Kevin Dole Bonus Tips and Tricks (Also Discussed During the Show)

1. orientation of Matterport Pro2 3D Camera before 1st scan
2. mark mirrors and windows as you enter a room
3. use single-lever bowl tripod head for quick leveling
4. Manfrotto tripod - with riser - to minimize legs
5. use 360 pole tripod with ball base
6. Matterport MatterTags for elevators: URLs to internal node positions - Cmd-U
7. favorite iPad case
8. favorite door stops
9. favorite wheels (and issues)

Examples of Tours by Home3D.us Kevin Dole with Exterior Lot Scanning / Yards and Pools

✓ 14410VillawoodsPl.com
✓ 4541Comber.com
✓ 4523Grimes.com
✓ 5115Allentown.com
✓ 1576ElDorado.com (no water in pool)
✓ 6451Chesebro.com
✓ 15245Greenleaf.com

WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) | Includes These Courses by Kevin Dole

✓ 17A-WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshow 3.0 Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole
✓ 19A-WGAN-TV | Matterport Workshop 3.0 Mesh Training with Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Kevin Dole
✓ 77A-WGAN-TV: Intro to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro with Kevin Dole of Home3D.us

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Best,

Dan
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Kevin Dole

Home3D.us | LinkedIn | Facebook

Much thanks to Los Angeles-based Home3D.us Founder Kevin Dole (@Home3D for his Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques and Matterport Tips and Tricks.

If you want to take your Matterport scanning skills to the next level, this is a "much watch" WGAN-TV show.

Plus, for the gear that Kevin recommends, please see the WGAN Matterport Gear and Accessories Web App under the section: WGAN Member Suggestions.
2 hr 10 min
March 29, 2021 96-WGAN-TV | 4 Real Estate Photographer Pro Courses: Which is Right for You? | Training
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Hi All,

On this WGAN-TV Podcast, my guest is Ft. Worth, Texas-based Norman & Young Founder Eli Jones. Norman & Young is a real estate photography agency (including Matterport) and has 18+ employees. Eli is also the Creator of four real estate photography courses. This interview aired live on Thursday, 25 March 2021:

✓ Four Real Estate Photographer Pro Courses: Which is Right for You with Courses Creator Eli Jones

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Best,

Dan

P.S. Eli Jones previous guest appearance on WGAN-TV Live at 5

✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV MSPs: How to Price Matterport, Photos, Video and Drone with Eli Jones
1 hr
March 24, 2021 95-WGAN-TV | iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: Introduction, Demo and FAQs
iGUIDE PLANIX is the 3D Camera Kit Matterport Wished It Created (in Many Ways)
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Hi All,
My guest for WGAN-TV iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit | Intro, Demo and FAQs is Chris White, Planitar (iGuide) Marketing Manager.

This show aired live on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 18 March 2021.

Topics Covered

✓ iGUIDE Platform Overview (Highlights): including iGUIDE 3D Tour, iGUIDE, Floor Plans and photos
✓ Introduction to the iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit Unboxing: What's Included
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: Demo
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: three configurations (What's Different?)
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: Pricing (Including Pre-Orders prior to 5 April 2021 shipping)
✓ iGUIDE Pricing: Two Per 3D Tour Options (iGUIDE and Premium iGUIDE): no subscription
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: Features and Benefits
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit versus iGUIDE IMS-5 Camera (DSLR included)
✓ iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: FAQs
✓ And More!

As I posted to the WGAN Forum on Tuesday, 2 March 2021:

✓ iGUIDE PLANIX is the 3D Camera Kit Matterport Wished It Created (in Many Ways)

If you are a real estate photographer researching Matterport 3D tours, iGUIDE 3D tours should be on your short list of other 3D/360 platforms – and other 3D/360 cameras – to consider.

While Matterport will be valued at nearly $3 billion and receive $615 million in cash when Matterport is scheduled to go public by 30 June 2021, its much smaller, feisty competitor has created better camera kits and platform – in many ways.

I asked Planitar Inc. (Planitar is the makers of iGUIDE) Co-Founder and CEO Alexander Likholyot (@Alex_iGuide) by email today (2 March 2021) what problems that the iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit - launched Monday (1 March 2021) solves versus the DSLR-based iGUIDE Camera Kit. Alex writes, "further capture speed increase, longer measurement range, greater ease of use and lower replacement cost as workhorses get worked to the ground sometimes. PLANIX leaves [busy, professional real estate photographers] more time to deliver more value with their other services while providing a great 3D tour with accurate floor plans."

Known for the iGUIDE laser-sharp focus on residential real estate, iGUIDE "PLANIX opens lots of applications in commercial real estate, including insurance and large space scanning," writes Alex. "Everybody likes the look of it, which makes us happy. It is a 3D Space Technology : )."

Here are my observations ...

iGUIDE PLANIX is the 3D Camera Kit Matterport Wished It Created (in Many Ways)

1. superior camera kits (iGUIDE PLANIX Camera in three configurations; and iGUIDE IMS-5 Camera)
2. superior 3D virtual tour platform (iGUIDE Tour Examples | Matterport Tour Examples)
3. superior 2D floor plans in the residential and commercial real estate space. (iGUIDE PLANIX Floor Plan Example | Matterport Floor Plan Example)

iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit – announced Monday, 1 March 2021 – is the 3D Camera Kit (three configurations) that Matterport likely wished it created.

iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit Versus Matterport Highlights

1. LiDAR instead of structured light
2. LiDAR “sees” up to about 130 feet versus about 50 feet for Matterport’s structured light
3. LiDAR enables most residential listings to be shot in 15-20 minutes (faster workflow)
4. LiDAR enables super-accurate 2D floor plans: .05% dimensional uncertainty versus Matterport
5. $1,999 (pre-order pricing until 4 April 2021) instead of $2,995 (Matterport Pro2 Camera sale price)
6. Option to control camera settings (versus no camera settings control)
7. Leverages a publicly available 360 camera: Ricoh Theta Z1 (future compatibility)
8. Enables 2D Floor Plans to be accurate
9. Includes a custom hard case (versus no case with Matterport)
10. In addition to iOS, already works with Android; Matterport in Android public beta
11. Ricoh Theta Z1 Camera - in the iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit - can be used for other platforms and without an iGUIDE subscription: Matterport Pro2 Camera can not be used with any other platform without a Matterport Cloud Subscription (and then a cumbersome workflow, at best).

Cost Conscious

Photographers that already have a Ricoh Theta Z1 can order the iGUIDE PLANIX Core Kit for $1,299 (pre-order pricing through 4 April 2021).

Measurement Accuracy Matters

Photographers that seek the ultimate in measurement accuracy within the 3D virtual tour view can order the iGUIDE PLANIX Pro Camera Kit for $2,499 (pre-order pricing through 4 April 2021) that includes Ricoh Theta Z1 lens calibration for up to 3 times better accuracy when measuring in the 3D space. (Floor plan measurements have the same level of accuracy for all iGUIDE PLANIX configurations.)

Plus, the iGUIDE Platform beats Matterport on:

1. Offering Per Tour Pricing (no subscription) versus Matterport Cloud subscription
2. Ability to edit 360 images (e.g. remove the camera from a bathroom mirror; sky replacement)
3. Offline hosting is an option with iGUIDE: not Matterport
4. No confusion regarding who owns the copyright/digital assets: no derivative works by iGUIDE (as Matterport does)
5. More intuitive user experience powered by an interactive 2D floor plan
6. iGUIDE offers super-accurate 2D floor plans versus Matterport
7. iGUIDE Floor plans available in 8 color-coded configurations (Matterport are B&W)
8. iGUIDE does not complete with its Service Providers (as does Matterport Capture Services Program)
9. Integration of Google Maps (versus no map integration by Matterport: need a 3rd Party Platform)
10. An integration with Floorplanner for DIY enhanced 2D/3D floor plans and virtual staging.

While real estate photographers may dismiss iGUIDE because it does not offer a 3D dollhouse view like Matterport – or a 3D walk-through experience like Matterport – the real question is: Is iGUIDE “good enough” to enable professional real estate photographers to compete with Matterport and to differentiate both the real estate agent and real estate photographer from their respective competitors? Spoiler Alert: The answer is likely heck-yes!

For professional real estate photographers that have image resolution concerns about using a Ricoh Theta Z1 camera – considered the best in the under $1,000 360 camera price point – in the iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit, iGUIDE offers the iGuide IMS-5 Camera Kit which includes a DSLR camera.

I could imagine that the addition of the iGUIDE PLANIX now opens the iGUIDE platform to real estate photographers that seek a faster and/or simplier workflow than the DSLR based iGUIDE IMS-5 Kit for real estate photographers that prefer a DSLR camera for shooting spherical panoramas.

What are your thoughts? Is iGUIDE PLANIX the 3D Camera Kit Matterport Wished It Created?

Please visit this WGAN Forum discussion to comment:

✓ iGUIDE PLANIX is the 3D Camera Kit Matterport Wished It Created

Best,

Dan Smigrod
Founder and Managing Editor
We Get Around Network and WGAN-TV

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1 hr 26 min

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