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- Canon RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL

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- Canon RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL

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From video: Avatar 3D Look on a Budget: LiDAR Beam Splitter vs iPhone vs Canon
Published: February 12, 2026

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✅ NEW: You can now watch this in 3D Spatial using the official YouTube for visionOS app on Apple Vision Pro. Also works great in XR headsets like Galaxy XR and Meta Quest (YouTube VR) and other headset YouTube apps where available. Watch this in a headset. This is real, in-camera stereoscopic 3D - a LiDAR beam splitter rig vs iPhone Spatial Video vs Canon Spatial Lens. And why “better 3D” is not just resolution… it’s stereo 3D comfort. Why this video matter? A lot of filmmakers are searching for the “Avatar 3D look” in stereoscopic, especially with James Cameron new movie Avatar: Fire and Ash putting high-end theatrical stereoscopic films back into the conversation.  So I wanted to break down one core concept most people miss: Good 3D isn’t just pixels. It’s interaxial control + focus behavior + comfort. What we’re testing (side-by-side in 3D) • PDMovie 3D AIR (portable beam-splitter + LiDAR + motorized interaxial) • iPhone 17 Pro Max Spatial Video • Canon EOS R7 + Spatial Lens …and yes: the Kimchi Test 🐕 (Shiba Inu directly into the lens) You’ll see what changes in: • foreground presence • background compression • focus behavior + breathing • stereo comfort (the part you feel instantly in a headset) Real 3D vs “AI slop” This is photographed depth. Not AI depth estimation. Not post-conversion. Because when we train audiences to associate 3D with discomfort, we don’t hurt one video - we hurt the format. Let’s not kill spatial video with AI slop. Part 2 (DaVinci Resolve) In Part Two, I’ll show you how we bring this footage into DaVinci Resolve and finish it for two different destinations: 1. cinematic stereoscopic film like James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash 2. Apple Vision Pro immersive playback like Submerged or The Weeknd - including how we mix rectilinear stereo with footage from the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. Want to judge it properly? Download the AIVU sample on my Patreon and watch it inside Apple Vision Pro - then decide with your own eyes. MV-HEVC and AIVU download link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/avatar-3d-secret-150793707 My 3D Beam Splitter Camera Build: - PDMoive 3D AIR: https://bit.ly/4tyznEj Good News: They saw our video and offered our viewers 3% discount. This means you can get it cheaper than me! Go thanks Kimchi Use code: HUGHHOU - Z Cam E2 (2 of them): https://bhpho.to/4tzYDtU - Alternative cheaper* & lighter* Camera Pair: Blackmagic Design Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 - https://bhpho.to/4agKeeH - RayNeo Air 3s (cheap AR glasses for live preview) - https://amzn.to/40747i7 - Battery (2 of them): https://amzn.to/3OoZMnT - Meike 16mm T2.2 Cine (2 of them): https://amzn.to/4kSStkR | https://bhpho.to/4kvRDdg - Smallrig side handle (2 of them): https://amzn.to/4tEoFwc - Display: https://amzn.to/4bOtlZS - Z Cam E2 Sync cable: https://amzn.to/4csCfMR - Blackmagic Design PYXIS 12K Cinema - https://bhpho.to/4aNUnQ3 - Blackmagic Design Camera ProDock: https://bhpho.to/4bT0Gmy - Canon RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL: https://bhpho.to/3BtvP05 - Canon R7: https://bhpho.to/3VVn7io 📚 Apple Immersive Video Masterclass Series Expand your skills with the rest of this series: ➜ URSA Cine Immersive Camera & Editing Basics → https://youtu.be/0dm_zYf09rQ ➜ Apple Immersive Video DaVinci Resolve Fusion VFX Basics → https://youtu.be/RtvG4TBbdD4 ➜ How to Stabilize AIV & Immersive EXR Export → https://youtu.be/SoH4BHA9mWE ➜ Master Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF) → https://youtu.be/MOJ6p8z3nE0 ➜ ASAF in Fairlight: Vision Pro Immersive Audio Workflow → https://youtu.be/LS2SdxWuDiA ➜ How to Add Graphics, Logos & 2D Video in Immersive Video → https://youtu.be/XlCXEoJPn6o ➜ How to Move URSA Cine Immersive for Motion Comfort → https://youtu.be/6wIF0ppGcq8 ➜ How to Encode Apple Immersive Video with Compressor → https://youtu.be/Fz9KYhaaPVE ➜ How to Shoot 3D Close-Up Shots for Apple Immersive Video → https://youtu.be/PJbR1rFw25k ➜ DaVinci Resolve 20 VR180 Basics → https://youtu.be/3YclrBLldnw 🐕 FOLLOW US: ➜ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hugh.hou/ ➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/360creator ➜ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hughhou/ 🤝 Hire Kimchi (come with the URSA Cine Immersive) Reach out: hi[at]hughhou.com