Vision Pro: More in-depth content from Apple

One of the exciting features of Apple’s expensive Vision Pro headset is the ability to watch 8K video in a 180-degree 3D format, including spatial audio. Apple has a new format of its own called Apple Immersive Video (AIV) was created. At the moment the company itself mainly provides content for it. This is likely to change soon with new technological developments such as special cameras from Blackmagic Design. Now the iPhone maker has announced that the range of AIV content is being expanded.

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The format utilizes the capabilities of Vision Pro

so in the coming months New miniseries, films, and concert recordings Available is AIV, which Apple runs for free through its TV app under VisionOS. TV+ subscription is not required. Due to the high data rate, you need a fast enough internet connection. The quality of AIV is significantly higher than that known from 3D films from Hollywood studios, as the resolution is lower and the strips are rarely projected in 180-degree format.

AIV is therefore well-suited to showcasing what the Vision Pro can achieve thanks to the faster Apple M2 graphics core and two 4K micro-OLED displays, as the productions are quite impressive. However, Apple’s content is still quite small – apparently due to the production effort required – and there are no movies yet.

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What shows are coming soon?

Apple has announced the new series “Boundless” and “Elevated”. Both are travel and nature shows. In the first episode of “Boundless” you fly in a hot air balloon over the landscapes of Cappadocia, in “Elevated” you fly over natural wonders in Hawaii. The second episode of the animal documentary “Wild Life” has also been announced, this time about elephant keepers. “Submerged” is the first AIV short film in the form of a drama. It was created by Oscar winner Edward Berger (“All Quiet in the West”) and takes place in a submarine.

Apple also announced an immersive short film for the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend and a concert film with “The Weeknd”. A surfing film will also be shot in the summer as part of “Red Bull Big-Wave Surfing”. The first “Boundless” episode can already be seen in the United States, but only with a German App Store account – like other new AIV content.

(B.Sc.)