Animate a flight around a panorama.

Use a spherical panorama and Insta360 Studio to create a smooth flyby of an area—without flying another route.

Using Insta360 Studio

It is possible to take a spherical panorama image, program a flight path in Insta360 Studio, and export it as a movie. This provides a quick, easy flyby that can refine a future video plan or become part of a final project.

What you need

Insta360 Studio is available for Windows and macOS. The desktop software is free and can work with a spherical panorama even if it was not captured with an Insta360 camera.

Download Insta360 Studio

Basic instructions

  1. Import your 360-degree JPG panorama into Insta360 Studio.
  2. Use the keyframe timeline to set the starting view and create the first keyframe.
  3. Add additional keyframes wherever you want the virtual camera to change direction or framing.
  4. Spin or move the 360 image to the final view and add a closing keyframe.
  5. Preview the motion, refine the timing, and export it as a smooth 4K video.

Sample spherical panorama

This web sample was reduced from 12,000 × 6,000 pixels to 2,048 × 1,024 pixels.

Spherical panorama of the Massabesic watershed

Try the 360 view

Drag to look around, or use the square control to open the panorama full screen.

Sample animated result

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