Last Week in AVP #42: Apple debuts The Weeknd: Open Hearts Immersive Music Experience, Final Cut Pro 11 Brings Spatial Video Editing, Spatial Short Film ‘currents’ Available in Vimeo, and more!

Apple debuts The Weeknd: Open Hearts, the first-of-its-kind immersive music experience for Apple Vision Pro (Apple)

Probably one of the most mind blowing visual experience I’ve had. If you haven’t watched it yet, watch it now.

Today, Apple released The Weeknd: Open Hearts, a breathtaking immersive music experience from the seven-time diamond-certified artist, available exclusively on Apple Vision Pro for a limited time. Open Hearts is captured in Apple Immersive Video, a remarkable 180-degree media format that leverages ultra-high-resolution immersive video and Spatial Audio to place viewers in the center of the action. Viewers journey alongside the artist on an electrifying sonic voyage as he weaves his way through a surreal, haunting cityscape. Fans are invited to see the immersive experience in its entirety — and enjoy the magic of spatial computing — by booking an Apple Vision Pro demo at their local Apple Store beginning tomorrow, November 15.¹ Users can experience Open Hearts for free now with the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro.

Concert for One, the next Apple Immersive music experience launching globally on Friday, November 22 (Apple)

Apple Immersive Video revolutionizes the way fans enjoy music performances, and The Weeknd: Open Hearts is the latest installment in the growing catalog available on Apple Vision Pro for free. Concert for One, the next Apple Immersive music experience launching globally on Friday, November 22, invites fans to enjoy intimate performances from the world’s biggest artists. Through a set recorded at Air Studios in London alongside her 20-piece band, six-time BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter RAYE offers her blend of R&B, jazz, and pop to viewers from the best seat in the house. The set will also be available in the form of a new EP, available in Spatial Audio exclusively on Apple Music.

Final Cut Pro 11 brings spatial video editing for Apple Vision Pro (Apple)

Spatial Video Editing for Apple Vision Pro

Spatial video allows users to capture life’s precious moments and relive them on Apple Vision Pro. Final Cut Pro 11 now supports spatial video editing, allowing editors to import their footage and add effects,⁶ make color corrections, and enhance their projects with titles. The depth position of titles and captured footage can also be adjusted during the editing process. Spatial video clips can be captured directly with Vision Pro, or on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and Canon’s new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens paired with Canon EOS R7.⁷

Users can choose from various viewing modes to preview the left- and right-eye angles on their Mac display. And with Mac Virtual Display,⁸ they can bring their edit into Apple Vision Pro, creating an enormous, private, and portable display that’s ideal for complex workflows. Later this year, users will be able to expand Mac Virtual Display to a new panoramic size, creating a massive 32:9 ultra-wide curved display that’s equivalent to having two 5K monitors side by side. Spatial videos can be exported directly to a user’s Photos library, viewed immediately on Vision Pro, or shared with others by uploading them to the native visionOS Vimeo app.

Astonishing new spatial short film, ‘currents’ available now in the Vimeo App (source)

In honor of the launch of our app in the @Apple Vision Pro, we’re excited to partner with Staff Picked filmmaker @Jake_Oleson on his astonishing new spatial short film, ‘currents’. Available now in the Vimeo App for Apple Vision Pro, ‘currents’ explores the journey of a young girl as she ventures from her rural village to the bright lights of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

For 20 years, Vimeo has been at the forefront of supporting creators and championing the latest formats in their highest fidelity — through this immersive new format, Jake’s work is highlighting the art of what’s possible and redefining what it means to watch short films.

Read the full story on our blog: https://vim.io/40QFzLZ

Watch the film on the Vimeo AVP app.

Going spatial: The challenges and discoveries of shooting Jake Oleson’s “currents” (source)

Since the age of 18, multidisciplinary artist and director Jake Oleson has been directing documentaries, short films, and commercials for brands such as Airbnb, Facebook, P&G, and Gatorade – garnering numerous awards and Vimeo Staff Picks along the way. Lately, he has also been fusing his cinematic work with his music in live audio-visual shows. His recent project, "Given Again," performed at Siggraph and won silver at Runway ML's AI Film Festival.

As part of the launch of Vimeo's new app for Apple Vision Pro, we asked him to create an original short film for us that was shot entirely in spatial format. Armed with a single Canon camera with a dual fisheye lens, Jake and his team flew out to Vietnam to create "currents," the story of a young Vietnamese woman named Lynn, and her experience traveling to and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.

During a recent visit to our New York office, Jake sat down with us to discuss the unique experience of shooting in spatial and his thoughts on the format in general.

Coming soon to Apple Vision Pro: mixed reality hit game ‘Little Cities: Diorama’ (source)

Here’s what you can expect from Little Cities: Diorama, according to Purple Yonder and nDreams Studio:

A collaboration between Little Cities’ developer Purple Yonder and XR specialists Near Light: an nDreams Studio, Little Cities: Diorama empowers players to create a bustling mini-metropolis and place it directly into their world.

Little Cities’ award-winning game design has earned widespread critical acclaim since its original launch in May 2022. Little Cities won the NYX Gold Award for Meta Quest – Evolving Game and has been nominated for the TIGA and MCV/DEVELOP awards.

Gears & Goo Is An Apple Vision Pro Tower Defence Game From Resolution Games (source)

Here's how Resolution describes Gears & Goo, its third Apple Vision Pro game:

Gears & Goo is an action-packed game where you control a fun army of Sodarians in a thrilling battle for territory and Sodalite domination. Command your workers to gather resources, man turrets, and send out waves of quirky troops as you strategically place spells and unleash chaos on the battlefield. Build your base, unlock exciting new units, and watch the mayhem unfold as your miniature Sodarian armies clash with the Oozers.

Introducing Fishing Haven for Apple Vision Pro (source)

Feels like casting a line in Yosemite with stunning visuals. Hand tracking needs a bit of polish, but the experience is too good to miss.

Apple Vision Pro Launches in Two More Countries (source)

Apple Vision Pro launched in stores and began arriving to customers today in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, customers can now schedule a free 30-minute appointment to demo the headset at Apple Store locations in both countries.

What if the 2nd generation Apple VisionPro comes in Space Black? (source)

Prototyping the experience of "video game characters jumping out of the screen (source)

In #AppleVisionPro , we tried prototyping the experience of "video game characters jumping out of the screen." We believe that by synchronizing a program running on a PC with the VisionPro app over a network, we can expand the experience of familiar 2D displays. (Developed by @edo_m18)

Pilot a glider and fly through the sky, with Apple Vision Pro and Game Controller (source)

Pilot a glider and fly through the sky, with Apple Vision Pro and Game Controller. This is a simple visionOS app on GitHub. Please modify and create your own one.

Play nintendo switch with Apple Vision Pro (source)

Play Dragon Quest Ⅲ with Apple Vision Pro!

The large screen is great for lying down and positioning yourself however you like.

Nintendo Switch → Macbook Pro → AVP

Excellent picture quality and no lag

The sound comes from the Macbook Pro that is the source of the mirroring and cannot be played from the AVP. I hope they will fix this in the next visionOS.

Apple Vision Pro immersive football experience demo (source)

Behind-the-scenes look at how to create animated foliage in AVP app (source)

Giving my virtual windows in AVP haptic feedback (source)

I finally found a purpose for my iPads again – giving my virtual windows haptic feedback is just sooo cool. Okay, this may be a bit wasteful (and I probably should have turned them off before), but opening iPad apps on my Apple Vision Pro might make more sense than you think. Is there any reason why we shouldn’t be able to use them while wearing the glasses?

Mac mini + Apple Vision Pro = 💛 (source)

Kids trying Apple Vision Pro demos this weekend (source)

Apple Vision Pro video showcases the visionOS 2.2 Beta

I recently launched a new Apple Vision Pro video where I showcase the visionOS 2.2 Beta. I recommend checking it out, even if you aren’t a developer, I believe this setup can help anyone looking to boost productivity.

Here are a few things covered: - Updating your Apple Vision Pro - Updating your macOS - Exploring the new Mac Mirror Virtual Display Modes - Comparing latency between visionOS 2.1 and visionOS 2.2 Beta - Using the Passthrough Apple Keyboard - Navigating with hand gesture menus

Death Stranding Director’s Cut + widescreen virtual Mac (source)

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