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[Moto 360] dGentleApproach:
I'm having the exact same problem. I got mine yesterday as well. The watch was working fine and then just refused to check my heart rate. It's showing a "Tighten band and try again" message. It's been more than twelve hours since it started happening and it's still showing that message whenever I try to check my heart rate. Does anyone know why this is happening?
[Moto 360] xdatastic:
Try the Google Fit app rather than the Moto one (or vice versa). Does it give same error? Mine only works reliably with the Google app.
[Moto 360] DaveTN:
Well, It has mysteriously started working. Sporadic at first but now on a more regular basis. My guess is a loose connection so its going back to BestBuy for an exchange.

It does in fact light up green when it is working.

Thanks to those who offered help and suggestions.

David
[Moto 360] T-Anthony78:
I read somewhere that the watch is only 100% operational when someone doesn't snoop and open Christmas presents early. ;)
[Moto 360] Scratchling:
Mini-Necro!

Im having terrible trouble getting a reading from this. Its only worked 3 times out of maybe 30 attempts. Light comes on fine but it fails to read. As a very pale guy I was wondering is this a factor, does it read bloodflow in your capillaries or how does an optical heart rate meter actually measure bpm?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] CraigP17:
for the 8525, can i get this on my TyTN that i am running the Vanilla WM6 on? i dont really like the splash screen built in and would like that animated 3G at&t one?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jasjamming:
hi, download the cingular wm5 aku3.2 ROM and use nbhextract to extract the .nb files.

two of them will be the boot splash screens. You can flash them to your device as long as you have bootloader 1.01mfg on your hermes. Please see the wiki under Bootloafer 1.02 for more info. It has detailed info on how to flash the boot screen images.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
the animated splash is not installed as a splash, its actually in the rom! It requires a gif, some dll's (which im not sure which ones exactly) and some reg keys to make it work.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] alanderego:
I am personally trying to get rid of it.

I got the volume turned down, but now just trying to find a way to remove it.

Alan
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
someone didnt read the wiki.... http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Registry
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Mil3:
I have the at&t splash screen with out the 3G.:D enjoy.
[Samsung Gear VR] yzf750:
Here's one, Just save the mp4 to your computer and drop it in the 360 folder on the SD card and it will show up and play in your headset menu under 360 videos.

http://www.pienenuvins.lv/stop360/video.mp4
[Samsung Gear VR] johnnobts:
i found a few on youtube actually, and just extracted them as mp4s, they played fine. also pulled a few movies as .mkv files from other places, but the audio was not supported by the oculus cinema player, so i'm converting it to an .mp4 with mp3 audio.

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i was really impressed by the 360 photos as well, hope samsung will release a camera app that will stitch my own photos together to make my own soon.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Yeah, there are a bunch of videos on youtube which you can use youtube downloaded to downloader (on xda). I love watching the Samsung and LG's 3D videos. ps - these lg samsung 3d videos are freaking awesome. they really come out at you.

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[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Have you tried the photosphere modus which you can activate/download in the Note 4 camera? I think the 360° photos you make there, can be used.

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Did you find 360° videos or 3D videos on youtube? And which format should i chose in the youtube 3D settings, so that they are correct for the Oculus Cinema?
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Sorry i misunderstood, this was stereocopic 3d not 360. Here are downloadable 360 degree videos HERE But I think we need to figure out a way to make it work with the Gear VR.

This below is for regular 3d stereoscopic.

First, here is the LINK to Youtube Downloader on XDA.

Make sure the Video is 3D Sterescopic.

I usually download the best quality, which is usually 1080p. And HERE is a super good 3D video. Its effects are amazing.

Have fun!
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Thanks, you don't happen to have 3D 360° Videos and/or 360° Videos in 1080p/1440p/4K aswell do you?
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
hi powerslash, sorry i misread and updated the post.
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Cool thanks. You mean how to watch 3D 360 videos on the Gear VR?

Someone said that you can watch those by renaming the videos to "_TB.mp4" (for over under videos) and "_LR.mp4" (for SBS files).
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
That's great, ill try it out. Seems like the 360 videos under Oculus / 360Videos / need 2 files to work. The mp4 video file and a .pvr file. I did download some 3d videos so I'll rename them and see if it works without the .pvr file.

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[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Hm not sure i think the renaming is only ment for the 3D 360 videos not the regular 360 ones, but better test it anyway.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH SHI#!@% it works. I didn't even rename them. I downloaded some random 3d 360 mp4 video and just put it in the 360Videos folder and it works. I gotta go, rofl. Good luck!
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Haha ok, have fun.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
You too! OP, feel free to update your post with these.

http://www.panocam3d.com/video3d360.html

http://www.kolor.com/360-video/gallery The Hawker Hunter Fighter Pilot video sounds awesome in 4k, im downloading it now. - Thanks Scoobrel for the link!

http://www.gopano.com/

http://www.airpano.com/360-videos.php
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Can Gear VR handle 360 videos in 4K or rather in 2K?

If so then maybe this the alien desert in 4k or 2k:

https://share.oculus.com/app/dryft-wild-the-alien-desert-2k-trailer

or a Night-Sky Time-Lapse video from youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJaOQAGTJo
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
I realized youtube also has it's share of 3D 360 Videos. Here's one. Link
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=7010

Roller Coaster, Go Kart etc

edit: these are top and bottom stereo, I don't think it'll work
[Samsung Gear VR] Roach419:
Just to let you know, the 360 degree company kolor also has a app in the play store called koloreyes...doesnt seem to let you download them, but im sure if you use the built in player and rigged it up in the vr it would worknperfectly...uses the gyro on the phone with the player
[Samsung Gear VR] richlin71:
Command-line Youtube downloader

youtube-dl is a pretty awesome command line tool for downloading youtube videos. it can detect the formats available, too!

google "youtube-dl "
[Samsung Gear VR] ks-man:
I tried the roller coaster but it didn't work. I got audio but it was just black, no picture.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Does anyone know how to download this video? I'd love to try out the F1 360.

http://www.roadtovr.com/behind-scenes-littlstar-panoramic-video/
[Samsung Gear VR] yzf750:
Firefox has a plugin extension to snatch web videos. I went to that link you posted and already downloaded it.
[Samsung Gear VR] yzf750:
If you download that video rename it "f1demo" and put it in your 360 folder. Then take this attached .pvr file out of the zip attachment (xda doesn't allow pvr file attachment formats) called f1demo and put it in the same folder. I made a pvr thumbnail then that will show in your 360 library menu out of it.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Doh! Hope Ill be able to find a comparable extension for chrome as I don't use firefox. Thanks for the help guys!
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Can you maybe tell the name of that plugin extension? IDM doesn't seem to be able to download it.
[Samsung Gear VR] billman424:
i would post the link but i just signed up and cant, but google "chrome download web video" its the first one
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Ok, really appreciate it. I think you meant this. It's the first one on google. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...licpjhcidhpjomhibiffojpinpmmpil/related?hl=en This is for Chrome guys.

edit: works great! gives me a green arrow to download and is very simple. thank you Billman.
[Samsung Gear VR] TechnRom:
Dolphin browser has video Downloader ext. that seems pretty decent
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
I tried to save these 4K videos with the extension app but I don't think it's possible? Any luck with you guys cause these look amazing.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
I use firefox and it worked fine? I couldn't get videos from gopano to work though :(
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Sorry, I actually meant these videos. I forgot to put the link up. I already posted these on page 2 but were you able to get these videos? They look absolutely stunning in 4k.

http://www.airpano.com/360-videos.php
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
oh my.. those videos look amazing...
[Samsung Gear VR] rushless:
Chrome PC does but not Android version. Out of luck if that is your only option.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
http://www.360heros.com/virtual-reality-360-video/
[Samsung Gear VR] caelim:
how did you make that pvr file?
[Samsung Gear VR] yzf750:
http://xdaforums.com/gear-vr/general/how-to-make-thumbnails-360-vids-t2974591
[Samsung Gear VR] darekz:
Did anyone know a easy trick to save 360 videos from airpano.com with sound? Im able to get them without music or helicopter sound.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
I believe they separated them on most :p
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Here's one I found today. Goes up to 4K

Dream Beach 360 VR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Etfct5yHg
[Samsung Gear VR] mrmenace:
anyone figure out how to use the 3d videos? i see people saying add _TB or V to the filename but that doesnt seem to make much difference
[Samsung Gear VR] darekz:
If your video is in correct format mp4 with mp3 sound and is side by side 3d then you dont have to do anything just move it to the folder : oculus -> movies -> trailers -> 3D
[Samsung Gear VR] Domen Lo:
It depends on whe format the video is in. You need a side-by-side video (a normal viever will see two images), then you have to specify where the left and the right eye images are by appending _TB _BT _LR _RL to the end of the file.

Example: When moving Zarkana, VR Introduction or Strangers to 360Videos you would need to append _RL to those files, making them zarkana_RL.mp4, vrintro_RL.mp4 and strangers_RL.mp4

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Actually that doesn't work fairly frequently since it defaults to TB/LR, showing all other content on switched eyes. Videos by Felix & Paul Studios (strangers, zarkana, vr introduction) are all RL, same for the new Evolution of verse. Leaving it default makes for a trippy experience heh.
[Samsung Gear VR] mrmenace:
it doesnt work with any of the videos on http://www.panocam3d.com/video3d360.html i tryed museum 3d and no luck :(
[Samsung Gear VR] barneystuta:
Hi everyone.

I will be a new VR owner (UK) very soon and have a question about the technology in general.

- Can I watch any 3D movie in VR and get a true 3D effect? Obviously, I wouldn't be able to look around the video so much, but I would be "in the movie"

- What about 2D movies? Is there a kind of 'fake' VR mode, a bit like 3D Tv's? I know about the Cinema App, which puts you in the cinema with a big screen, but what about specifically videos?

- 360 Videos, I guess they are when they are specifically built for VR, which means that not only do you get the 3D effect, you can look around the video. Is that right?

Looking forward to jumping in, I am super hyped.

EDIT: A good video explaining how to add different video types https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Ub5IW1F0s
[Samsung Gear VR] :
There are 2 different types of video, the 360 fully imersive video and normal 3d. If you watch a normal 3d film you will be in a virtual cinema watching the movie in 3d on a virtual cinema screen. It's good but the 3d effect isn't quite as good as a real movie theater
[Samsung Gear VR] Domen Lo:
That is correct, however those videos have a different problem (two actually) They are too big for Gear VR to handle and you will need to downsample them down to a supported size. If I remember a forum discussion about this the resolution should be 2048px, then it starts to show video (I can confirm this). Panocam videos have an additional problem though - the two videos arent aligned and will look horrible when you see them. There is one that works "out of the box" and that's paragliding, but the camera shake will make you sick really fast.

1. yes, as long as it's SBS (side-by-side) 3d video. You would never be "in the movie" but you would experience depth when watching a movie.

2. there is no "fake 3d mode" to turn 2d movies into 3d in a tv, same goes for vr, it takes a completely different camera setup to create such content. Or for faux 3d - hundreds or thousands of hours of rotoscoping. You have four different ways to experience flat content - a home theater, cinema, moon and void (black) - you can load any content your default player can handle (rooting gives you extra codecs, which is covered in a topic here)

3. 360 videos are not necessarily 3d (most in milk are not), they are just videos shot on several wide angle lenses and then combined in post. shooting 3d 360 videos requires much more complex equipment and processing and to this point only one company created a seamless recorded 3d vr product (f&p studios) and they hide their tech fairly well. All other recorded "3d vr" content is very visibly stiched - you will see the massive difference soon, all main preloaded content is by f&p for a reason. Keep in mind that I'm referring to recorded content, 3D generated content obviously does not experience this issue.
[Samsung Gear VR] efassbender:
Thanks for your feedback :)
[Samsung Gear VR] mrmenace:
thanks converting did the trick, i love how 3d panromic videos look
[Samsung Gear VR] regster:
Sorry for the stupid question, I have a note 3 Android 4.4.2 and glasses colorcross. Which player used to view video at 360 °? I have read that there is milk vr for samsung glasses but I do not find the apk file anywhere (I tried searching Google) have apk or alternative?
[Samsung Gear VR] :
Don't know if it will work but here's milk vr. It's a free app so pretty sure it's ok

https://copy.com/0Umai6lWFuhZtOP
[Samsung Gear VR] efassbender:
Extended Discount :)
[Samsung Gear VR] ciscostud:
Samsung Announces “Project Beyond,” A Camera For Capturing Footage For Virtual Reality

At its developer conference this morning, Samsung announced “Project Beyond,” a camera built to capture 3D footage for use with Samsung's Gear VR headset. Th.

Samsung has a big project going on with virtualization. This also involves with 3D recordings. How does this project work? Well, let's find out. Link to arti.

Samsung's Project Beyond is designed to capture 3-D panoramas for viewing on the company's Gear VR headset. Follow Matt Moreno:

Samsung just revealed a host of new products and tools for developers, including new details about its futuristic health tracker and a 3D camera for its virt.

http://youtu.be/g6l94_b20lc
[Samsung Gear VR] avatar12:
Hi guys! Can you recommend any good software to convert mkv to mp4 please?

Much appreciate it!
[Samsung Gear VR] twodogsdave:
Samsung has what you want! I am making some killer 360 pictures with my Note 4. Open your camera and click the mode button. Scroll to the bottom and click the 'download' button. Look for '360 surround shot' (I can't remember the exact name) and you are set. Just select the new filter you just downloaded and start taking pictures. Works great!

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[Samsung Gear VR] pbelcomp:
I think this is what you are looking for:

http://xdaforums.com/gear-vr/general/how-to-make-thumbnails-360-vids-t2974591
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
So I've tried downloading majority of the Panocam videos and from what you're saying, the only watchable one is the paragliding? So where can I actually get 360 videos that works "out of the box" without having to configure anything? I just want to try 360 videos that are good quality compared to the ones that came with our Gear VR.
[Samsung Gear VR] Domen Lo:
Well, that one is most definetely not watchable, the parkinson-cam makes you sick fairly quickly.

Airpano works in both 2K and 4K but some of them are without audio. You can get a fairly decent amount of 2D 360 videos from Oculus Share and from Youtube, you can download JauntVR cardboard content by rooting, MilkVR has a bunch of OK 360 videos (plus a good 3D one called the Recruit), IM360VR has a separate app that downloads encrypted videos (you cannot move it to a proper player, and they can remotely delete them). Fassbender released "a walk on the beach" which is worth the couple of $, a free variant is on Oculus Share. Also VRSE cardboard app gives you "evolution of verse" which is one of the better 3D 360 demos.
[Samsung Gear VR] pbelcomp:
Here is the Oculus help page that talks about the different formats.

https://support.oculus.com/hc/en-us/articles/204372193-Watching-Your-Videos-in-Oculus-Cinema

"For 3D video content, Oculus Cinema supports the side-by-side and top-to-bottom formats."

Lots of helpful info on that page.
[Samsung Gear VR] cornelito:
Chaps, where can I download Milk VR from?
[Samsung Gear VR] Domen Lo:
You need to run Oculus via a US IP to have it show up. Hola is free, install and open that, then run Oculus from within it. This will allow you to install and run the app.
[Samsung Gear VR] cornelito:
Milk VR now appear in Oculus Store but won't install.

Ok, i know why I could not install any apps. I have frozen com.facebook.system.service in TB but this process needs to be running in order to install any apps / updates from Oculus Store.
[Samsung Gear VR] twodogsdave:
Are you able to view these videos? How?

I have downloaded the videos on this page --> http://www.panocam3d.com/video3d360.html

I have installed them on my phone in the Oculus folder (I have put them in MyMovies, MyMovies>3D, and even in 360 Videos) and nothing works. I can see a blue box icon (I know, a pvr file will fix that and I will do that after I get the video to play). I CAN hear the sound but all I get for video is a black screen.

I have tried adding _TB to the end of the video name (ex: beach_TB.mp4) and I even added a text file in the same directory with the same name (ex: beach_TB.txt) with the following content...

{
"format": "3D"
}

Where the format can be any one of:
“3D” : 3D movie side-by-side
“3DLR” : 3D movie side-by-side (same as “3D”)
“3DLRF” : 3D movie side-by-side full screen
“3DTB” : 3D movie top-to-bottom
“3DTBF” : 3D movie top-to-bottom full screen

Nothing has worked so far. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Gear VR] twodogsdave:
Evolution of Verse, with sound! Download here.

If you have not seen 'Evolution of Verse' then you are definitely missing an awesome video.

I downloaded the VRSE app on my Note 4 and then downloaded the video 'Evolution of Verse.'

I had to combine the four sound files and then add the joined sound file to the video. The result is very good.

The file size is a little over 600 mb (compressed) and I have uploaded it here for your viewing pleasure.

http://www.filedropper.com/evolutionofverse

When you download the file, this is what you get..

Evolution Of Verse.zip (unzip this file)

Inside the Evolution Of Verse folder you will see a mp4 and pvr file. Put these in '360 Videos.'

Enjoy!
[Samsung Gear VR] trocloc:
Can't load the link. Always lead to the homepage of filedropper.
[Samsung Gear VR] blk-viper:
Doesn't work for me either :(

Would love to see it!
[Samsung Gear VR] efassbender:
Ireland VR Out Now - 30% discount for early supporters :)

Ireland VR Out Now!

An open letter and 30% discount for early supporters

Dear friends of 360° Virtual Relaxation,

It gives me great pleasure to release my most ambitious Virtual Relaxation Atmosphaere to date. Ireland VR was conceived out of love for beautiful and peaceful places so in early February I travelled to the green island to explore the amazing landscape and experience the soothing Atmosphaere of this quiet and serene location.

Ireland VR took 1 week of shooting and 7 weeks of almost full-time post-production, including stitching the videos together, editing and rendering them out in Premiere Pro and then compressing them into the various formats for 2k and 4k capable devices as well as for web-delivery. Despite what might seem like a long production cycle, I enjoy creating Atmosphaeres very much, especially when I hear of stories like that of Rob Deluce who used my Atmosphaeres to help him reduce pain and anxiety while recovering from surgery. It's stories like Rob's that show me that my Atmosphaeres are actually being used exactly for what I am creating them for - Pain, Stress and Anxiety reduction.

Because many of you here on XDA were amongst the very first to support my work I want to give back by offering you a 30% discount on Ireland VR and any other of my Atmosphaeres on feeltherelaxation.com. This offer is valid for one week from today (until Friday 17th February), so don't miss your chance to get Ireland VR for $10.49 instead of $14.99. Just use the code EARLYSUPPORTERSXDA and you'll find yourself instantly teleported to some of the most iconic and relaxing places of Ireland.

Ireland VR - Virtual Relaxation Atmosphaere

Enjoy and Feel the Relaxation :)

Thanks for letting me be part of this community of VR pioneers,

Eric Fassbender

feeltherelaxation.com

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Hi Domen, thanks for mentioning my Atmosphaeres. For those that are looking for high quality 360 videos that "work out of the box" feel free to take a look at http://www.feeltherelaxation.com/collections/virtual-reality-virtual-relaxation-atmosphaeres I currently have a 30% promotion until Friday next week (17th). Just use EARLYSUPPORTERSXDA during checkout. This discount code works for all Atmosphaeres, not just the newest Ireland VR.

Enjoy and thanks again for your kind words, Domen :)
[Samsung Gear VR] chibluboy:
http://www.zacharyrichter.com/evolutionofverse/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shakingearthdigital.vrsecardboard&hl=en
[Samsung Gear VR] MikeCarroll:
Trouble with 360's made outside the camera

My S6 takes great 360's., using the Surround app. However, when I bring in renderings from a 3D program to create them (with the same attributes), my VR Gear sometimes wont recognize them as such. There was supposed to be a "360" folder in the Oculus folder that didn't exist, but the camera's pictures display 360 out of the existing folder. What do I need to do to ensure the 3D renderings or images created outside the camera will display 360 every time?
[Samsung Gear VR] chibluboy:
http://www.androidcentral.com/360-d...olks-behind-star-trek-coming-android-august-3
[Samsung Gear VR] Barff1984:
Did you get any luck???
[Samsung Gear VR] twodogsdave:
No. Never got the videos to work. Moved on. Thanks though.
[Samsung Gear VR] sum1nice:
Same here ?
[Samsung Gear VR] encrypter87:
how is the experience?

sorry for the noobish question but how do you actually control using a VR headset? I mean the movement if you are playing a game?
[Samsung Gear VR] Barff1984:
The track pad on the side of the head set or a Bluetooth controller.
[Samsung Gear VR] AlbertoMLG:
Guys, I just found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gfFg3nX84 and I purchased it. Then it takes you to www.virtualrealstriptease.com

It is pretty cool :) and she is really hot.

I can't wait for more VR content. I swype the internet everyday hehehe. Have you guys tried Jurassic World VR Experience?