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Fulldome is the term often associated with video-based planetarium style hemispherical "dome" theaters.

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A fulldome theater typically plays 180° angular fisheye content that is stored in a media file called a "domemaster" image projection. It is also possible to use cubic or LatLong/Spherical/Equirectangular image projection footage in a dome theatre.

Rectilinear image projection content can be warped and stretched to fill a fulldome screen as well.

Affordable portable domes can be inflated on-site, or built with module geodesic construction approaches. Portable domes often use a half-spherical mirror based projection approach that can be played back with a warp-mesh control file.

Fulldome Playback Software

Fulldome Playback Software

Common fulldome playback tools include the following products:

Amateras Dome Player

Amateras Dome Player

https://www.orihalcon.co.jp/amateras/domeplayer/en/

Blendy Dome VJ

Blendy Dome VJ

https://blendydomevj.com/

Paul Bourke Warp Mesh

Paul Bourke Warp Mesh

http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/meshwarp/

Whirligig

Whirligig

http://www.whirligig.xyz/

Festoon Player

Festoon Player

https://www.festoonsoftware.com/

Fulldome Real-time 2D/3D Rendering and Slicing Software

Fulldome Real-time 2D/3D Rendering and Slicing Software

Amateras

Amateras

https://www.orihalcon.co.jp/amateras/index_en.html

Blendy Dome VJ

Blendy Dome VJ

https://blendydomevj.com/

NEST

NEST

http://www.nestimmersion.ca

VUO

VUO

https://vuo.org/

For more information:

Unreal Domemaster Camera

Unreal Domemaster Camera

https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/dx12-360-livestream-camera

Fulldome / Angular Fisheye Post Production Software

Fulldome / Angular Fisheye Post Production Software

Immersive Compositing

Immersive Compositing

Adobe AfterEffects | VR Effects

Adobe AfterEffects | VR Effects

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/how-to/vr-converter-effect.html

Foundry NukeX | Spherical Transform

Foundry NukeX | Spherical Transform

https://learn.foundry.com/nuke/content/reference_guide/transform_nodes/sphericaltransform.html

Blackmagic Design Resolve Studio/Fusion Studio | KartaVR

Blackmagic Design Resolve Studio/Fusion Studio | KartaVR

https://andrewhazelden.com/projects/kartavr/docs/

SkySkan DomeXF for After Effects

SkySkan DomeXF for After Effects

https://skyskan.com/domexf/

E&S (Evans & Sutherland) Virtual Projector for After Effects

E&S (Evans & Sutherland) Virtual Projector for After Effects

3D Animation/Rendering/Previz

3D Animation/Rendering/Previz

Blender

Blender

https://docs.blender.org/manual/es/2.79/game_engine/camera/dome.html

Domemaster3D for Maya/Max

Domemaster3D for Maya/Max

https://github.com/zicher3d-org/domemaster-stereo-shader

PlayblastVR for Maya

PlayblastVR for Maya

https://www.awn.com/news/playblastvr-maya-v20-now-available

Fulldome Hardware

Fulldome Hardware

Fulldome hardware vendors, system integrators, and content producers include:

Front Pictures

Front Pictures

https://frontpictures.com/

COSM

COSM

https://www.cosm.com/experience-center/

E&S (Evans & Sutherland) DigiStar

E&S (Evans & Sutherland) DigiStar

https://www.es.com/digistar/

Spitz, Inc. (COSM)

Spitz, Inc. (COSM)

https://www.spitzinc.com/

SkySkan DigiSky

SkySkan DigiSky

https://skyskan.com/digitalsky-darkmatter/

Konica Minolta | RSA Cosmos

Konica Minolta | RSA Cosmos

https://www.konicaminolta.com/planetarium/index.html

https://www.rsacosmos.com/

Orihalcon Japan

Orihalcon Japan

https://www.orihalcon.co.jp/

Zeiss Planetariums

Zeiss Planetariums

https://www.zeiss.com/planetariums/int/home.html

Portable Fulldome Hardware

Portable Fulldome Hardware

Portable fulldome hardware vendors, system integrators, and content producers include:

Loch Ness Productions

Loch Ness Productions

http://www.lochnessproductions.com/

NSC Creative UK

NSC Creative UK

https://www.linkedin.com/company/nsc-creative/

ePlanetarium

ePlanetarium

https://www.eplanetarium.com/

Dome3D

Dome3D

http://www.dome3d.com/

The Elumenati

The Elumenati

https://www.elumenati.com/