Camera distance

sheldoncooper I don't think the headset itself has much to do with this problem, I think it means that since the use of 5/6k cameras (even if you download/stream the video in 4k, that's not the problem), the problem comes more from the way of filming, the placement of the camera and its configuration.

sheldoncooper I think you have missed the point.

As ibins says, with 5/6k cameras, this problem should not exist anymore, but the way cameramen shoot has not really evolved, so the problem is still more or less present.

Well, the thing is that people are different and vision can be pretty different for various people. We actually don't see the world around us in the same way. It's pretty impossible to do VR scenes that "fit" for everyone, it's always a compromise. And it also depends a lot on the VR device you're using. Different VR goggles deliver different results.

sheldoncooper

For me personally it is still a tiny bit too close in the BJ and doggy position, but not enough to worry about, and it is because I am 190cm tall. I guess if I´d be 10-15cm smaller it would be absolutely perfect, and the camera placement is almost perfect for the body of the male actor.

Honestly I can not see any real possibility to improve camera position in this particular video (at least in the beginning BJ and following doggy positions), you can not get too far of the real actors body without making it look awkward.

What VR device are you using? I am asking because there are not many good solutions out there that can not play >4k videos. And does it have an IPD-adjustment and if yes did you adjust it to your eyes?

sheldoncooper Reverb G2, sometimes with the original facemask and sometimes with a modded one for bigger FOV

sheldoncooper

The Quest 2 is probably still the best bang for buck solution. Although it has some limitations, like limited IPD adjustment, it is just a three step solution instead of being seemless, and a somewhat uncomfortable default headstrap.

I would recommend the 256GB version, if you wanna use it for porn and not just rely on streaming, as there unfortunately is no memory card slot.

HTC Vive focus 3 is based on the same SOC, but has a better screen and optics and a memory card slot, but it´s price is somewhat ridiculous.

For PC based VR the HP Reverb 2 is probably the best for porn and reasonably priced.
As an all around headset the Valve Index is probably still the best, it lacks the resolution compared to the newest best headsets, but you get a noticeable increased FOV compared to many other headsets, probably the best speakers on any headset and superb build quality with a very comfortable mounting solution, and you get this with Lighthouse tracking. Of course if you just wanna use it for videos you will not care about it.

sheldoncooper

It changes the relative size of objects in different distances to you. So if objects at 1m distance to you appear right to you but objects at 2m too small or too big compared to that adjusting the IPD can help.

Ideally the IPD of the camera would match your IPD and the lenses in the headset as well. But of course the IPD of the camera is fixed, and on your headset it depends on the model.
Small differences usually do not matter, but if the headset is completely different to your eyes it can become problematic, even so much, that the 2 stereoscopic images do not match in your brain and you see 2 overlapping images instead.

There is also a stereo overlap slider (I do not remember the exact description) in DeoVR/SLR-APP that can help and change the perceived size of objects in different distances

does all this mean that in that movie - eyes wide shut....last scene where she is pretending to get her pussy licked for 2minutes, BUT she was about 2feet away, is due to camera/headset issues and NOT directed as such?

sheldoncooper

Tilt adjusts as the name implies the tilt of the scene. You can think of it as an offset to your head movements controlling where to look at the scene.

If the camera was not level at the time of shooting you can correct this.
For example usually in laying down cowgirl the video is often shot with the camera tilted upwards, because of the limited FOV (some are not even true 180°), if you would shoot with the camera level the girls head might get out of the frame if she comes close to you, and even if she barely stays in the frame it would mean you would see the distracting border of the image.
So they shoot with the camera tilted upwards, to use more of the available FOV to keep the girl in the picture.

Tilt is, for the lack of a better word "lossless", I mean with that, that there are no downsides, unlike most other image adjustments that usually can improve parts of the image but worsens others at the same time.

You could of course use zoom, but it is a plain 2D zoom, which makes the image simply look larger or smaller. The result of this is you can basically only get one focal plane perfect, and other focal planes appear either too small or to big with the same setting. As the action usually happens in e very similar distance the whole time it could be worth a try.

With the horizontal offset setting you basically shift the 2 separate images on the horizontal axis. This also can change perceived distance/size of things. Although it also has the problem being a 2D operation, which means you basically means you would need different settings for different distances to be perfect.

The best thing is, just try the different transformation adjustments, and look if the result looks better or worse to you.