There are a few tutorials for adding logos to the nadir of a 360-degree photo or video. This method allows you to add a logo easily and quickly to 360-degree photos and videos.
1. In your favorite image editor, create a canvas with a 2:1 ratio, preferably in the resolution of the equirectangular photos or videos you’ll be editing, e.g. 3840 x 1920. If you’re using Photoshop, choose Transparent as the background. Otherwise, right-click the background color to make it transparent.
2. Put your logo in the middle of the canvas (centered horizontally and vertically). Save as PNG (to preserve transparency).
3. Transform the image so that the logo is on the bottom of the equirectangular image. There are several ways to do this.
a. An easy way is with the Flexify 2 plugin for Photoshop. If you have it, then just select a Latitude of -90.
b. Another way is with the free panoramic editor Hugin. Import your PNG logo into Hugin. When prompted for camera and lens data, select Equirectangular with HFOV of 360.
Select the Fast Preview icon (near the top, 4th icon from the right).
On the next screen, select the Move/Drag tab. In Pitch, enter -90 to have the logo at the bottom.
Close the Fast Panorama preview to go back to the main screen. Click the Stitcher tab. Save the file and choose PNG as your [export] format. Click Stitch.
Whether you use Flexify, Hugin or some other program, you’ll have a new PNG file that’s been transformed for use with equirectangular images.
4. To use the logo, just paste the PNG file over your photo or video, or use it as an overlay. In the example below, I added the logo as a layer to a video (here, I used Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus).
And here is a sample where I used it for a photo:
Here is the result:
The next time you want to add a logo, you just need to use Step 4, unless you want to resize the logo or move it to another part of the target photo.
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This was super useful – thanks for the knowledge share!
Thanks Jamie!
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Isi, shoot my 360 photos with Richo Theta. When I add a logo on to the image using photoshop, it will look distorted when uploaded in FB. How can I make undistorted? Thanks.
Hi Nantha. Did you try following all the steps in the article?
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Mic
Any way the PNG logo file can be transformed in PanoramaStudio 3?
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Hi there,
First of all a very happy NewYear. Now my question. I tried everything to create a 360 foto with a stationary logo in it just like in your example. I managed to get a logo in the picture but it keeps moving around together with the photo. Please help, I use Photoshop and FCPX
Kind regards and thanks in advance
Hi
See in your result 360 photo, how did you managed to get the logo (the hyperlink) in the bottom right side? I need to insert 2d video in the same position in my 360 video so that it can be always seen when I navigate in the 360 video. Can you please explain to me how did you make that?
Do you need to align the logo when using Hugin? I followed the steps but I’m getting an odd output.
Hi Tim. Do you have a link to your photo with the odd output?