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# About Kartaverse

Kartaverse is a free open-source post-production pipeline that is optimized for the immersive media sector. If you can imagine it, Kartaverse can help you create it!
Kartaverse is a free open-source post-production pipeline that is optimized for the immersive media sector. If you can imagine it, Kartaverse can help you create it in XR!

"Karta" is the Swedish word for map. With KartaVR you can stitch, composite, retouch, and remap any kind of panoramic video: from any projection to any projection. This provides the essential tools for 360VR, panoramic video stitching, depthmap, lightfield, and fulldome image editing workflows.

Kartaverse makes it a breeze to accessibly and affordably create content for use with virtual reality HMDs (head mounted displays) and fulldome theatres by providing ready to go scripts, templates, plugins, and command-line tools that allow you to work efficiently with XR media. The toolset works inside of Blackmagic Design's powerful node based [Fusion Studio](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion) and [DaVinci Resolve Studio](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/) software.

# Installation

Kartaverse is an open-source (GNU LGPL/GPL v3) toolset. It is distributed through the WSL [Reactor package manager](https://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckless/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3067) for Resolve/Fusion. Install the Reactor package manager, and select the "Kartaverse" category on the left side of the Reactor GUI to access the tools. If you want to use the latest fuse based tools select the "KartaVP" category items. You can select and install the "KartaVR" and "KartaVR 3rd Party Libraries" packages if you would like to use the KartaVR scripts and macros.
Kartaverse is a free open-source (GNU LGPL/GPL v3) toolset. It is distributed through the [WSL Reactor package manager](https://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckless/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3067) for Resolve/Fusion. Install the Reactor package manager, and select the "Kartaverse" category on the left side of the Reactor GUI to access the tools.

Kartaverse/KartaVR can be used on personal and commercial projects at no cost. It can be installed, for free, on an unlimited number of computers and render nodes via the Reactor Package Manager.

# For More Information

Check out the official [KartaVR documentation](https://kartaverse.github.io/Kartaverse-Docs/#/). The [Kartaverse Blog](https://medium.com/@andrewhazelden) is hosted on Medium.
## KartaVR

The [KartaVR documentation](https://kartaverse.github.io/Kartaverse-Docs/#/) is hosted on GitHub.io.

## Kartaverse Learning Resources

A "[Kartaverse Workflows | Immersive Pipeline Integration Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tewIaHZh8mWI8x5BzlpZBkF8eXhK2b_XhTWiU_93HBA)" learning resource is available. The free guide has over 512 pages of content that covers the primary steps required to get a working content creation pipeline established from scratch for artists working at a freelancer, or small boutique studio scale of operation. Additional, expanded chapters cover broader Resolve/Fusion page usage concepts that will help you take your composting and 360VR content creation skills to the next level.

## Kartaverse Pano Tools Data Nodes

[Kartaverse PT](https://kartaverse.github.io/PT-Data-Nodes-Docs/) is a new set of data nodes that allow live-link access in Fusion to PTGui Pro .pts project files. This is the start of a new way to work with panoramic data in Fusion.

## Vonk Ultra Data Nodes

The [Vonk Ultra documentation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U9WfdHlE1AZHdU6_ZQCB1I2nSa5I7TyHG2vKMi2I7v8/edit?usp=sharing) is accessible on Google Docs and the [development thread](https://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckless/viewtopic.php?p=41165#p41165) is on the Steakunderwater forum. Vonk is a collection of data nodes based tools that help technical artists take their workflows to the next level.

# Kartaverse Technical Support
# Social Media

## Facebook Group

Check out the [KartaVR Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/kartavr) if you want to read the latest Kartaverse news, or talk directly with other users.

## Kartaverse Blog

The [Kartaverse Blog](https://medium.com/@andrewhazelden) is hosted on Medium.

## Kartaverse Technical Support

Technical support for Kartaverse is handled by the official [Kartaverse Google Group](https://groups.google.com/g/kartaverse/). If you've got a question about 360VR and immersive workflows in Resolve and Fusion Standalone, the Kartaverse User Group is the place to get it answered.

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