How to create 360 Panoramas using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

How to create 360 Panoramas using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you’ve recently discovered the magic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate images, you should know that it’s now possible to create 360 degree panoramic images with the help of AI. This can be very useful for creating virtual tours, immersive images for your projects, or even for landscape and interior environment photography!

Method 1: Skybox Lab, quickly create 360 images with AI

If you’re looking for the fastest way to create 360 images, Skybox Lab is the tool for you. This free online application uses Artificial Intelligence to generate 6144 x 3072 pixel 360 panoramas in just seconds, based on keywords you enter.

Skybox Lab benefits:

Skybox Lab drawbacks:

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Method 2: Create 360 images from scratch with AI and the 360 editing tool

If you want total control over the content and style of your 360 image, you can use a method that consists of creating your 360 panorama from scratch using artificial intelligence. To do this, you can use tools that take into account inpainting, such as RunwayML, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion combined with 360 compatible image editing software, such as Affinity Photo or PanoPainter.

This method consists of generating images from different 2D viewpoints and then merging them to create a 360 panorama. This is possible thanks to the use of AI tools that allow inpainting to create continuous and homogeneous images. This technique allows a greater control of the content and style of the 360 image. However, it is more complex to achieve and often requires several hours of creation to obtain a satisfactory result.

The advantages of this method:

Disadvantages of this method:

Here’s the live 360 version of the panorama:

Method 3: Skybox Lab + AI tools + 360 image editing software

Method 3 is simply a mix of method 1 and 2. You will start by generating a 360 image with Skybox Lab.

Then you can customize and improving it with tools that allow inpainting such as RunwayML, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion. You can also use more traditional image editing software that supports the 360 format such as Affinity Photo or PanoPainter.

The advantage of this method is that you can quickly get a quality 360 rendering with Skybox Lab, while having the possibility to customize and improve it using other AI tools.

Kevin Hohler is the founder of 360-drawing.com. It is a learning platform dedicated to the creation of 360 illustrations. Currently, you will find courses to create 360 images with AI. Other courses are being written, such as “Drawing 360 with PanoPainter or 3DCoat”, “Creating 360° mazes”, “Creating 360 photo montages”, and many others.

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