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{{short description|Spatial photography app for capturing and sharing interactive 3D images}}
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'''Fyuse''' is a spatial photography app which lets users capture and share interactive 3D images. By tilting or swiping one's smartphone, one can view such "{{Proper name|fyuses}}" from various angles — as if one were walking around an object or subject.<ref name=digitaltrends1>{{cite web|last1=Shu|first1=Les|title=Fyuses spatial photo app update adds 3d tagging, smoother renderings|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/fyuse-updates-to-version-3/|publisher=Digital Trends|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Grazia no|first1=Dan|title=Four free Live Photos alternatives that work on any smartphone|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/live-photos-alternatives-that-work-on-any-smartphone/|publisher=CNet|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=cnetreview>{{cite web|last1=Mitroff|first1=Sarah|title=Fyuse review: A new, exciting way to capture photos|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/fyuse/review/|publisher=CNet|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

The app blends photography and video to create an interactive medium and was first published for [[iOS]] in April 2014. The [[android (operating system)|Android]] version was released at the end of <!--December?-->2014.

==The app==
Fyuse lets users capture [[panorama]]s, [[selfies]], and full 360° views of objects and allows one to view captured moments from different angles. It has its own personal gallery, social network and standalone web integration.

With the app, Fyusion also created a social networking platform similar to [[Instagram]]. {{Proper name|Fyuses}} can be shared, commented on, liked and re-shared to one's followers (called Echoes<!--, similar to retweets on Twitter-->). One can build a network of followers and with engagement tracking, one can see how many times an image has been interacted with <!-- called 'tilted'. According to Rusu,{{who?}} this is more accurate than a simple "like" because it demonstrates actual interaction with a Fyuse image. --> The images can also be saved for private, offline view, or shared to other social networks, like [[Facebook]] or [[Twitter]], or embedded on a website where the images can be interacted with by desktop users via dragging the mouse.<ref name=digitaltrends1/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Puet|first1=Brad|title=Fyuse, The 3D Photo Social App for your Smart Phone|url=https://www.lifewire.com/tips-for-panoramic-photos-with-your-smart-phone-4039968|publisher=Lifewire|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref> Furthermore, in the compass tab other {{Proper name|fyuses}} can be discovered using the app's system of tags and categories. One's {{Proper name|Fyuse}} feed is prepopulated with top users, and one can follow people to see when they post a new {{Proper name|fyuse}}. The app will also find one's friends if one signs up with Facebook or connects it with one's Twitter account.

To create a {{Proper name|fyuse}} one moves around a person or object with one's phone's camera in one direction or moving/tilting one's phone around while holding one's finger on the screen.<ref name=digitaltrends1/><!--uses phone's motion sensor     the app maps various points, instead of stitching multiple frames of photos   captures the depth necessary for our eyes to process 3D, but allows for smooth panning when you tilt your phone and layer 3D text on top of the image-->

By combining photography and video the app allows one to capture moments that one may not have otherwise been able to capture by recording not one moment in time but stitched together little moments.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Laws|first1=Nancy|title=5 Gadgets That Every Fashion Blogger Should Own|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-laws/5-gadgets-that-every-fash_b_7143670.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref> According to Fyusion CEO Radu Rusu, a [[photo]] freezes a moment in time, while a [[video]] captures moments in a linear timeline — both still flat, when viewed. A {{Proper name|fyuse}} image captures a moment in space, where one can not only see one side of something, but also around it.<ref name=digitaltrends1/>

When it is done rendering, {{Proper name|fyuses}} can also be edited – one can trim the {{Proper name|fyuse}} for length and edit the brightness, contrast, exposure, saturation and sharpness. One can also add a vignette and apply a filters, with options to adjust their intensity. After editing, one can write a description, add [[hashtag]]s, and tag parts of the {{Proper name|fyuse}} before one can (voluntarily) publish and share it.<ref name=cnetreview/>

Version 1.0 has been described as "alpha prototype" and version 2.0 was released on 17 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rehm|first1=Lars|title=Fyuse wants to revolutionize photography with 'surround view' images|url=https://www.dpreview.com/news/0150037827/fyuse-wants-to-revolutionize-photography-with-surround-view-images|accessdate=12 December 2016|publisher=DPReview}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fyuse launched on iOS and Android|url=http://blog.fyu.se/all-stories/fyuse-launched-on-ios-and-android|publisher=Fyuse Blog|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

Version 3.0 introduced 3D tagging by which users can layer 3D graphic that animate accordingly with each interaction <!--tilt--> to add some context to the content.<ref name=digitaltrends1/><ref>{{cite web|title=Foto-App Fyuse tritt mit 3D-Selfies gegen Instagram an|url=http://derstandard.at/2000027471600/Foto-App-Fyuse-tritt-mit-3D-Selfies-gegen-Instagram-an|publisher=Der Standard|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

Version 4.0 was released on December 21 2016 for iOS<!-- and x 2017 for Android-->.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Fyuse 4.0|url=http://blog.fyu.se/all-stories/introducing-fyuse-4p0|accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref>

Since January 2016 (v3.2) the app allows the export of {{Proper name|fyuses}} as [[Live Photo (iOS)|Live Photos]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Live Photo Export!|url=http://blog.fyu.se/all-stories/introducing-live-photo-export|publisher=Fyuse Blog|accessdate=12 December 2016|date=29 January 2016}}</ref>

<!--The Fyuse app has been natively embedded on many mobile phone devices with big name partners including [[Huawei]] and TCL, among others - for instance it has been integrated into [[Alcatel Idol 4]]'s camera app.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bajaj|first1=Karan|title=Alcatel Idol 4 review: Manages to impress on multiple levels but also has its shortcomings|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/alcatel-idol-4-review-manages-to-impress-on-multiple-levels-but-also-has-its-shortcomings/articleshow/55890781.cms|publisher=The Economic Times, ET Panache|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=venturebeat1/>
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The app has also been described as a more sophisticated version of [[3D sticker]]s and <!--(?)--> [[flip image]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tomic|first1=Jovana|title=Fyuse {{sic|nolink=yes|Spacial}} Photography App Is the New Instagram|url=http://www.brandingmagazine.com/2015/03/03/fyuse-spacial-photography-app-is-the-new-instagram/|publisher=Branding Magazine|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Meineck|first1=Sebastian|title=So funktioniert die Foto-App Fyuse|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/smartphone-app-fyuse-3d-fotos-mit-virtual-reality-gefuehl-a-1067197.html|publisher=SPIEGEL ONLINE|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==Applications==
The app has many applications for [[e-commerce]] such as for [[fashion designer]]s who want to showcase a garment from every angle, or real estate listings and [[Airbnb]]-type sites that want to make their rental properties seem as enticing as possible.<ref name=digitaltrends1/><ref name=dailydot1/>

<!--Furthermore, it has been proposed that Fyuse may be used to assign labels to scenes or dishes at an eatery, which can then operate as "physical post-its".<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Rachel|title=For chefs and foodies, big data could be the new secret ingredient|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/food-tech-culinary-industry-machine-learning/|publisher=ZDNet|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref> 
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The app can also be used for interactive [[interactive art|art]], 360° [[panorama]]s and [[selfie]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wiesmüller|first1=Max|title=Fyuse: Jetzt kann jeder 3D-Fotos aufnehmen|url=http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Internet-Fyuse-Netzwerk-3D-Fotos-14489199.html|publisher=Computer Bild|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[San Francisco]]-based Fyusion Inc.'s three founders — Radu B. Rusu, CTO Stefan Holzer, and VP of Engineering Stephen Miller — worked together at [[Willow Garage]], the robotics research lab started by early [[Google]] employee Scott Hassan in the area of "[[personal robotics]]" — Hassan decided to turn the lab into more of an incubator, suggesting that the members spin off their technologies into consumer-facing enterprises. Rusu first set out with an [[open-source software|open-source]] 3D perception software startup called Open Perception. Fyusion was officially founded in 2013, and soon after Rusu and his cofounders patented the technology for spatial photography. The company closed a seed funding round at the end of May, raising $3.35 million from investors, including an [[angel investment]] from [[Sun Microsystems]] cofounder [[Andreas Bechtolsheim]]. In 2014 the Fyuse team consisted of 13 employees, mostly engineers and designers, recruited from around the globe.<ref name=dailydot1>{{cite web|last1=Hiscott|first1=Rebecca|title=Fyuse wants to introduce a new kind of 3D photography|url=http://www.dailydot.com/debug/fyuse-3d-spatial-photography/|publisher=The Daily Dot|accessdate=12 December 2016|date=29 July 2014}}</ref> In March 2015 the team displayed their app at [[Katy Perry]]'s premiere for the movie "[[The Prismatic World Tour|Prismatic World Tour]] on Epix" where Perry also took Fyuse for a test run.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chavez|first1=Holly|title=Fyuse App Offers the Next Generation of Selfies|url=http://tech.co/fyuse-app-offers-next-generation-selfies-2015-04|publisher=Tech.Co|accessdate=12 December 2016|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221032157/http://tech.co/fyuse-app-offers-next-generation-selfies-2015-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fyuse at Katy Perry's "Prismatic World Tour on Epix" Movie Premiere|url=http://blog.fyu.se/all-stories/fyuse-at-katy-perrys-prismatic-world-tour-on-epix-movie-premiere|publisher=Fyuse Blog|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><!--In x 2016 Huawei made a deal with Fyuse.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dwoskin|first1=Elizabeth|title=Meet the China 'whisperers' who get the big deals done in Silicon Valley|url=http://www.afr.com/technology/meet-the-china-whisperers-who-get-the-big-deals-done-in-silicon-valley-20160804-gqlj4r|publisher=Financial Review|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>--><!--Best New Apps in app store-->

==Augmented reality==
In September 2016 Fyusion unveiled its platform for creating [[augmented reality]] content using ones smartphone. It takes the images from ones smartphone and converts them into 3D holographic images, which one can then view on an [[Smartglasses|AR headset]]. According to Rusu "by making it easy for people to capture their surroundings on any mobile device, [Fyusion is] revolutionizing the way that people view the world around them" and also states that for "AR to be successful, anyone should be able to create content for it" opposed to the current "small number of content creators and an even smaller number of hardware players". According to him "the applications of [Fyusion's] technology for consumers and businesses are incredibly limitless". The platform uses the company's patented 3D spatio-temporal platform that uses advanced [[sensor fusion]], [[machine learning]] and [[computer vision]] algorithms and part of the platform is built into the Fyuse app.<ref name=venturebeat1>{{cite web|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|title=Fyusion unveils mobile content creation platform for augmented reality|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/09/06/fyusion-unveils-mobile-content-creation-platform-for-augmented-reality/|publisher=VentureBeat|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref> Before committing to releasing a separate consumer product the company intends to wait until the [[Hololens]] device becomes available to the public. Until then any Fyuse representation created using Fyuse is AR ready and will be able to be shown in Hololens in the future.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kammann|first1=Tobias D.|title=Interview with Fyusion´s CEO Radu Rusu on AR content generation|url=http://www.augmented.org/blog/2016/09/interview-with-fyusions-ceo-radu-rusu-on-ar-content-generation/|publisher=Augmented.org|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==''Fyuse - Point of No Return''==
''Fyuse - Point of No Return'' is a [[science fiction]] short advert for Fyuse 3.0 in which Fyuse's digital medium is extrapolated into the future.<!-- It portrays a digital era of [[augmented reality]], [[drone]]s, [[wearable]]s.--> In the film a woman uses a mini scanning-[[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] to [[3D scan]] a tree with Fyuse and later recreate it as an [[augmented reality]] object at another place.<!-- The short film also has an environmental theme and according to Fyuse inspiration for it was the team's interest in science fiction.--><ref>{{cite web|title=Fyuse - Point of No Return on YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEwJi_2Zr_0|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://fyu.se}}

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