The Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets are ready-to-use 360-video reframing templates! These Ready-to-use reframing presets can be applied to your 360-footage via drag and drop. Whether perspective presets with precisely selected parameters for the best output quality, prefabricated animations for creative reframing ideas, ready-to-use reframing transitions and a lot more, this all you get in one package, with the Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets! Perfect for all beginners as well as professionals, who want to exploit the full creative scope of 360-cameras.

Installation

The main requirement is Adobe Premiere Pro. You cannot use the Gimbal Guru Reframe Package without Adobe Premiere Pro! So make sure you have the latest version installed. A version for Davinci Resolve may be available in the future!

To use the preset package, it is also a necessary requirement to have the Insta360 Reframe plugin installed. To install the Insta360 Reframe Plugin, install the latest version of Insta360 Studio. You can find the download link in the user manual. The installation of Insta360 Reframe is automatically included in the installation of Insta360 Studio.

If you have purchased the Insta360 Reframe presets, you will receive a ZIP folder containing everything. The first step is to unzip this ZIP folder. Then open Adobe Premiere Pro and create a new project. Click on Effects and search for Insta360 Reframe in the search bar to make sure that the Reframe plugin has been installed. If so, delete the search term from the bar and open the “Presets” folder. Right-click and select “Import Presets”. In the unzipped folder, search for the file “gimbal Guru reframe presets.prfpset” and import it. The complete folder of “Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets” is imported and you can start immediately.

Helpful information

Before I show you all the details of the application, I can only recommend that you watch my “Insta360 Reframe Tutorial” in advance. There you will learn how the Insta360 Reframe plugin works and all the basics that are helpful and necessary for usage.

Application

Now the installation is complete, so let's start with the application. If you open the “Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets” folder, you will find subfolders with the different resolutions. To explain the application examples to you, I will therefore create a 4K sequence with 30fps.

I import my first 360 raw material there, which I need straight away. Back under the Effects tab and the Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets folder, I open the 4K folder. There I find further subfolders with “perspecitive”, “animation”, “advanced animation” and “transition”. I will explain everything here. Let's start with the “perspective” folder.

Perspective

The first folder contains the “Perspectives”. There you will find ready-to-use presets for the reframing process. All presets can be applied to your 360-raw footage simply via drag & drop.

Cinematic

The first perspective preset is “cinematic”. The perfect viewing angle and the best parameters for the highest possible quality, for cinematic reframing, have been selected here. The values “View control”, “FoV control” and “Distortion control” are defined here to achieve the best quality. This perspective template is perfect for any 360-camera raw material. You get a wide-angle view without noticeable distortion. This template is ideal for landscape or similar shots. You can animate and change the viewing angle as you like.

Cinematic wide

The perspective template “Cinematic wide” is very similar to the “cinematic template”. The only difference is that you get an even wider angle of view.

Cinematic extra wide

With “cinematic extra wide” you get the maximum wide-angle that still looks natural.

Ultra wide angle

With the “ultra wide angle” perspective, a large part of your 360-degree Shot is squeezed into the reframing image section. The distortion is already clearly noticeable. The “ultra-wide-angle” preset is perfect for shots on a mountain, in front of a cliff or other places where you want to give the viewer an insight into the impressive environment.

Zero distortion

With “zero distortion”, all parameters have been preset, that no distortion is recognizable in the image. No matter how you turn and twist the view, you will not find any distorted lines, even in challenging environments.

City Cinematic

The “city cinematic” preset is ideal for reframing 360-degree shots taken in cities. Care has been taken, to minimize vertical distortion so that there are no falling lines in the image. Regardless of whether a panning or tilting movement is reframed, the reframed shots with the “city cinematic” preset look professional and high quality.

 So we are done with the “perspective” folder”, now we continue with the “animation” folder.

Animation

In the “Animation” folder you will find ready-to-use creative reframing animations for your 360-video material, which can be applied simply by drag and drop. Let’s start with the first one.

 Planet landing

With the “Planet Landing” preset, it looks as if a small spaceship or drone is landing on a planet. The effect works best if you move your 360-degree camera on a selfie stick from top to bottom and then apply the “planet landing” preset.

 First I import the raw material and then I trim the video. I put a cut where I want the effect to start. Then I apply the animation preset by drag and drop.

Important: You can use the source parameters to adjust the initial parameters so that the presets are suitable for your 360 recording. If you apply an animation preset to your material, this tab is always open by default. This makes it easy to make adjustments. In this example I adjust the Pan Parameter a little bit.

Very important: I recommend you only adjust the pan angle in the source parameters. If you change another parameter or more than one, errors may occur! Then you must close and open Premiere Pro again!

Top Dive

The preset “Top Dive” simulates a nosedive flight. This preset is perfect for dynamically diving into a scene. Here I also cut the video first and then I apply the presets animation to it. The panning parameter must then be adjusted in source mode. And the animation is finished.

Vertigo effect / Dolly zoom

The Vertigo or dolly zoom effect is an optical illusion where the zoom is changed during a camera movement. The effect works best when you are walking along with a constant speed and then apply the effect. Here are some different scenes where I used the presets. The effect can be shortened by pulling the two keyframes backwards.

FPV Drone

With the FPV Drone preset, the flight of an FPV drone can be simulated. The FPV presets works best, when you film in an environment with the selfie stick fully extended. The dynamic reframing movements simulates the flight of an FPV drone.

Dynamic lookaround

The reframe preset “Dynamic lookaround” is perfect in environments where you want to present the viewer the complete 360-degree environment. The preset provides a dynamic 360° all-round view.

Tiny planet flip 1

The “tiny planet flip” is a creative way of reframing, where you switch from an inverted tiny planet perspective to a tiny planet. This results in an interesting animation with your 360-video-material.

 Mega Zoomout

The Mega Zoomout is ideal for presenting the surroundings to the viewer. For example, if you have a stunning landscape, the Mega Zoomout is perfect for presenting this landscape. A large part of the 360-shot is displayed in the reframed image.

 Tiny planet flip 2

The “tiny planet flip 2” preset is similar to the tiny planet flip 1, except that it switches from the tiny planet view to the inverted tiny planet.

Dynamic Zoomin

The “dynamic Zoomin” is perfect for a dynamic entrance into a scene. This effect is suitable for almost every 360 Shot.

Tiny planet explosion

The tiny planet explosion is an experimental, creative 360 effect where an explosion is simulated. Also a creative way to enter into scene.

Mega Zoomi

The Mega Zoom in is the opposite of the Mega Zoom out. It zooms in and reduces the reframing image section.

Cinematic tiltup

The cinematic tiltup is a simple tilting movement, which looks like a professional shot due to the smooth movement.

Cinematic tiltdown

The cinematic tiltdown is almost identical. The only difference here is that it tilts down.

 The drone above me

The preset “the drone above me” simulates an overhead flight of a drone. The best results are achieved, when you film with a long selfie stick directly above your head and walk around.

Fast back and forth

“Fast back and forth” changes the view-perspective between front and back. In other words, a quick 180° pan. This allows you to display the scene from both sides in one reframing video. You can adapt the back and fo Requirementsrth pan by moving the keyframes.

360-scan

The “360-scan” preset scans the entire surrounding by panning through with 90° increments.

 Drone Zoomout

The drone zoomout simulates a drone flying over you and taking off in the air. The best results are achieved when you film with a long selfie stick directly above you and walk slowly.

 Phone tilt effect / Only in SocialMedia

In the Social Media folder there is an additional effect in the “Animation” folder. This so called “Phone tilt effect”, is slowly rotating the video by 90°. If you watch the final video on your Smartphone and you rotate it slowly, it creates an interesting effect.

 and these were all animation presets!

To summarize, the preset animations can be easily applied as follow:

1. Import and trim the clip
2. Apply the desired animation preset via drag & drop
3. Adjust the pan angle in the source parameters

Advanced Animations

The Gimbal Guru Advanced Animations are animations where more than one video layer is necessary for the final result. Here we work with tow layers, which I will now explain to you. Layer 1 is always for the lower video track and layer 2 for the upper one. Most of the time the video is simply copied.I will now show you what this means!

Split screen vertical

A split screen is a good way to display several viewing directions of a video in one Shot. For example, if you have a recording where you want to show the front and back view at the same time, you can do this with a split screen. In this example, I want to see myself and the people in front of me. By holding down the ALT key, I copy the video from layer 1 to layer 2. Then I apply the preset for layer 1 to video track 1 and the preset for layer 2 to video track 2. And my split screen effect is finished. You can now adjust the viewing angle in the different layers as you like.

Split screen horizontal

The “Split screen horizontal” preset is exactly the same as the “Split screen vertical”, except that the split screen is displayed horizontally.

Inception

The Inception preset is a creative way to create the Inception look with your 360 video material. To do this, copy the video into layer 2 and then apply the preset to both layers.

Attention: If you change the source parameters, it is important that you do this in both video layers 1 and 2. In addition, you must change the second parameter at anchor point, to adjust the effect optimally to your video. Do this for layer 1 and layer 2.

Dynamic Inception

The Dynamic Inception look is similar to the Inception look. In addition, movements are included in the dynamic inception effect. As with the Inception effect, everything must be adjusted for both Layers.

 Of course, you can also mix different videos together. For example, you can use different videos for the split screen. Or you can mix different videos using the Inception preset. There are no limits to your creativity here.

Finally, we come to the transitions!

Transitions

Transitions can be used to creatively switch from one 360-shot to the next. Here, clip 1 and clip 2 are always added in sequence, creating a creative transition with the presets. Clip 1 is always in first place and clip 2 always in second.

Attention: both clips must be lined up directly next to each other without a gap. Only then will the transition presets work. Let’s start with the first one!

Spin Transition

The “Spin Transition” preset enables a dynamic transition between the two clips. A Rotation movement is used to switch seamlessly. To do this, the clips must first be cut as desired. The transition to the beginning of clip 2 takes place at the end of clip 1. Simply apply the preset to clip 1 and clip 2 via drag and drop. If desired adjust the Pan source setting parameter and the spin transition is complete.

Pan Transition

The pan transition is similar to the spin transition, but here the seamless transition takes place by using a panning movement.

Sky Transition

The “Sky Transition” tilts up into the sky. Here, too, the goal is a seamless smooth transition.

Ground Tilt Transition

The “Ground Tilt Transition” is perfect for shots taken just above the ground. This transition is created with a dynamic ground tilting movement downwards and back upwards.

Zoomin Transition

The Zoomin Transition first zooms out and then zooms seamlessly into the new scene.

Zoomout Transition

The zoom-out transition zooms out dynamically and seamlessly.

And this were all the perspectives, animations, extended animations and transition presets of the Gimbal Guru Reframe Presets Package explained in detail. In the different resolution folders you will find the same effects adapted for the specific resolution. For example, you can also create all animations for social media in vertical format. All animation presets can of course be changed, adapted or extended. There are no limits for the user. You can be endlessly creative with it.

So try it out for yourself and take your 360 videos to the next level with the Gimbal Guru Reframe presets!

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“Next Level” 360-Shots

The first idea are “Next Level” 360-Shots. This is a demonstration, why the Insta360 X4 is the most powerful 360-action camera on the market. In my opinion, the most impressive feature of the X4 is the ability to record 360 videos in a 8K resolution with 30fps.

This gives you approx. 80% more pixels than the Insta360 X3, which is clearly recognizable in the image quality. All the 360-camera advantages, such as perfect flowstate image stabilization, the possibility of creative reframing and the invisible selfie stick, combined with an ultra-sharp, clear image make the Insta360 X4 the most powerful 360-action camera available today!

Idea number two is the Splash transition. Of course, the Insta360 X4 is waterproof even without a underwater-case. So, it is not a problem if the camera gets splashed or wet. Even diving the X4 under water is no problem.

To create the splash transition, create a first Shot where water is splashed onto the X4. Do the same in a second shot but a different location. Import the clips in Insta360 Studio and reframe both videos with the natural view mode. Then create a new project and drag both Shots into the timeline.

 In addition to the release of the Insta360 X4, Insta360 Studio 5 was introduced, which includes massive improvements and new functions. One of the biggest innovations is the possibility to edit multiple videos in one timeline now. Set the cut exactly where the water hits the lens. The second shot starts, were water splashes hitting the lens. When you playback the sequence, you will see the finished splash transition. Very simple but a creative way to use your X4.

Ultra- Wide angle Shot

Idea number 3 is the ultra- wide angle Shot. Have you ever been to a place where the surroundings & landscape was breathtaking? You wanted to record this place with your camera, but you were unable to do it because it was not possible to capture the atmosphere the way it has felt and in the end the shot doesn't look the way you want it to?

From now on, this is no longer a problem, thanks to ultra-wide angle shots. Here the 360-video footage of the X4 is reframed, so that almost the entire surrounding is packed into the frame.

To do this, open your 360-recording in Insta360 Studio and select the "Tiny Planet" option. In the Tiny Planet reframing mode, the "Tilt Angle" is automatically set to 90°. To get an ultra wide angle shot, change the "tilt angle" to 0. As the tilt axis is now exactly horizontal, the image looks more natural than the tiny planet option and you still have almost the entire landscape in one image. It's that easy!

And here is a additional Gimbal Guru tip:
Set a "Natural View" keyframe at the beginning of your shot. This way you reveal the surroundings by zooming out and at the end you get the full result with an ultra-wide angle perspetive. A simple but impressive way to unleash the creative possibility of your Insta360 X4.

SloMo Pet Shots

Idea number 4 are SloMo Pet Shots. The X4 has not only been updated in terms of resolution, higher frame rates are now also possible. For example, you can now record 5.7K 360 videos with 60fps or 4K 360-videos with 100fps. One creative use of these SloMo 360-videos are low-ground pet recordings.

Simply select 4K/ 100fps in the standard video mode and guide your Insta360 X4 just above the ground and let your dog or cat run along. The flowstate stabilisation and horizon lock guarantees perfectly stabilized recordings. You have the full creative scope in post by reframing unique perspectives the way you like. Try it out yourself, it's very easy and the results are impressive!

Landscape Switch

Idea number 5 is the “landscape switch”. It is a creative way to present different locations & viewpoints. Thanks to the Invisible Selfie Stick, it looks like a mini drone is always spinning around you. To achieve the "landscape switch effect", record several 360-videos at different places with the selfie stick fully extended and slowly rotate in one direction.

For the best quality I recommend you to capture the 360-videos in 8K 30fps! Do this at different locations and then import the Shots into Insta360 Studio. Reframe the individual Shots so that you are always in the center of the picture. Now you have your raw footage which still needs to be optimized with speed ramps and motion blur for a seamless "landscape switch effect". For this I use Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. In Premiere Pro I create the speed ramps at the beginning and end of the individual Shots. For a natural looking seamless transition, I recommend you to add “Motion Blur”. For this I used the “Pixel Motion Blur” in After Effects. The result is a nice looking seamless “landscape switch” effect. Try it out for yourself and fascinate your viewers!

“Next level” bullet time Shots

Idea number 6 are “Next level” bullet time Shots. The bullet time mode also received a major update in terms of frame rate and resolution. This means the Insta360 X4 can now create bullet time shots with 5.7K/ 120fps and 3K/ 240fps.

For the best results, I recommend you setting it to 5.7K/ 120fps and using your Insta360 X4 in combination with the Bullet time bundle. Included in the bundle is the "bullet time" handle, where you can screw on the invisible selfie stick. You can then pull it out and let the X4 rotate over your head.

In my opinion, bullet time sequences look most impressive when you throw something in the air. The high image quality in combination with the SloMo framerate results in impressive, unique Shots.

Ground Pull Transition

Idea Number 7 is the ground Pull Transition. Mount your Insta360 X4 on the selfie stick and extend it. At the beginning, guide the Insta360 X4 just above the ground and then pull up. Stay up for a short time and then move it down again. You perform a kind of a wave movement. Do this in different environments.

In Insta360 Studio reframe the first video with a natural view. As soon as the X4 moves lower set a keyframe and rotate the perspective by 90° and change the perspective in the direction of the ground. In the second clip you start with the perspective facing downwards, when you pull up the Insta360 X4, rotate the image by 90° using keyframes.

Then create a new Project in Insta360 Studio and Import both clips into the timeline. Start with the first clip and set a cut when the perspective is directed to the ground. The second clip starts there. And this is the final “ground Pull” transition! Of course this transition can be optimized again with speed ramps and motion blur.

Catch Transition

Idea number 8 is the catch transition. This trick is very easy. Simply put your Insta360 X4 in your mouth and pick up an object. Then throw it into the air and catch it again. Do exactly the same in different locations. In Insta360 Studio, reframe the shot so that the object is always in the centre of the picture.

Here's a Gimbal Guru tip: Display the grid lines in Insta360 Studio!
Reframe all the recordings and then import them into one timeline. Set a cut exactly where you catch the object. Then continue with the next Clip. Very easy but creative!

Me- Mode SloMo Run

Idea number 9 is the Me-Mode SloMo Run. The “Me-Mode” on the Insta360 X4 has also received a huge improvement. Now you can record 4K 30fps or 2.7K recordings with up to 120fps. The 120fps are especially interesting for super slow motion shots. Simply turn on "Me Mode" on your X4, extend the selfie stick and start running.

Trust me, everything looks cool in slow motion. No matter if you're running, jumping, throwing something or moving through something. "Me-Mode" Super SloMo shots with the Insta360 X4 are awesome. Try it out for yourself and create your own Super Slow Motion Shots.

And these were my nine powerful Insta360 X4 ideas! You can try out all these creative tricks for yourself. So get the Insta360 X4 now in the Gimbal Guru Deal and benefit from free accessories. In addition, you support my channel and work!