How Much Does a Matterport Virtual Tour Cost

Two decades ago, if someone told you that you’d be able to walk them through a complete virtual tour of a property, you would have never believed them. However, thanks to new technology, virtual tours have become a reality. Matterport came into the market in 2011, and back then, the idea of obtaining a virtual tour was impossible because of the costs. Professionals kept asking, “how much does a Matterport virtual tour cost?” Fast forward to over a decade later, and it’s become easily affordable for businesses to invest in Matterport 3D virtual tours. SmartView Media is a professional company that offers the service of creating virtual tours for our customers. We can tell you from the onset that the costs of a virtual tour depend on the size and complexity of the location. Larger spaces and complex layouts would require more time and additional post-processing. Alternatively, simple projects require less time and fewer post-adjustments, which is far more affordable. Also, we believe that the more capture points we have, the better the virtual tour is, a point that contributes to the project’s overall cost. Our team can offer you a quotation for the site so you can understand what services we offer and at what rate.  

 

Tips to Prepare for Virtual Tours Using Matterport

As much as we can work magic from our end, you must ensure that the property you’re shooting is presentable to see quality results in the virtual tour. Follow these tips to enhance the final tour.

  • Virtual tours shouldn’t feature any people whatsoever, so it’s advisable to clear the area of residents and guests. Communicate to them that certain areas are out of bounds during the shoot. Post signs around the property to inform people and ensure that residents clear out their balconies or patios. If it’s a commercial space, arrange the shoot for the mornings before clients start wandering into the establishment.
  • Try as much as you can to declutter the visible spaces. Remove paper and notes from desks, tables, and countertops while placing boxes completely out of sight. We understand that certain cords and plugs are unavoidable, but it’s best to hide them away for the shoot.
  • It’s essential to clean the property, leaving no stains behind, as these could easily cause a distraction in the virtual tour. Inspect furniture, sofas, and linen for stains and remove them if you can’t clean them. Take time to clean the windows, both inside and out, to remove dirt, smudges, and streaks.

 

Why Trust Us for Your 3D Virtual Tours

We have been offering these services since 2013 and have the necessary skills and knowledge to produce impressive virtual tours. We’ve made them more affordable for businesses or individuals to take their marketing campaigns to another level.

  • While we can’t promise a turnaround time on our service delivery, we can say that we’re efficient without compromising the quality of our final product.
  • When you obtain a quotation from us, you can be certain about the amount you have to pay. We don’t include any surprise fees or charges on your invoice.
  • We produce tours ready for viewing on a desktop, laptop, mobile device, and VR headset. Your clients can easily access the virtual tour, and you can embed the final product onto your website.

Don’t hesitate; get in touch with our SmartView Media team today, and we’ll develop a world-class virtual tour for you.

frequently asked questions

Matterport is an American based SaaS company that provides a platform for creating 3D Virtual Tours. Professional tour creators use the platform to deliver high-quality products to clients.

Matterport is an all-in-one solution that has unparalleled quality and is easy for your customers to use. With secure model management & cloud servers, it’s always available when you or your customers need it.

3D Virtual Tours are included on your website through the use of an iFrame. An iFrame is a bit of code that allows the tour experience to be embedded in your website, eliminating the need for users to click a link and be redirected to another website page. Matterport provides these codes with limited functionality, SmartView Media provides custom iFrame codes to our clients that allow a great level of control and customisation for how the tours are displayed on your website. These options can easily be turned on and off by customers in our SmartHub platform.

Our tours using an Embed code to connect seamlessly with your website, regardless of how your website is built it will be able to display one of our 3D Tours.

Scanning will take at least 1-2 hours depending on the model or the space being scanned. Some spaces with difficult geometry & scan points require for more time to process. Normally our team can have a completed 3D Tour back to you in 48 hours.

A typical 360 Tour is a combination of 360 panoramic images, these images are then added to 3rd party software and use a button in each image to link to the next image in the sequence. This allows the user to move from one image to the next.

A Matterport 3D Virtual Tour is a combination of 360 panoramic images and infrared scan data. The images and IR data are combined using photogrammetry & AI to make a digital 3D model. This 3D model is accurate to within 1% and allows the user to view a Floor Plan, Dollhouse & take measurements all while moving freely around the location.

This really depends on several factors, from the size and complexity of the location that is being captured down to the level of desired detail. The more 3D Scan points a Matterport Tour has, the better the final result will be for the end user experience, as the scan points are the locations that a user can view the space from. A typical home can range from 90mins to 180mins depending on it’s size, room & furniture layout. An office location of 1000 sqm can take around 120mins to 180mins for the same reasons mentioned previously.

A Matterport 3D Virtual Tour is created by capturing a combination of infrared data & 360 panoramic images. This combination is called a 3D Scan. A Matterport 3D Virtual Tour is the combination of these 3D Scans, which are captured at regular intervals throughout a location, this information is then combined to create an interactive 3D Mesh which allows the user to move from point to point to view the model.

No, it currently isn’t possible to download a Matterport 3D Tour. The tours can be embedded on your website, but as the tours are stored in the cloud they will always require an internet connection in order to access them. It is not possible to download them and put them on a hard drive or USB memory stick.

In order to capture the most detailed 3D Virtual Tour experience possible for your location, it is best that as few people as possible are around. This prevents any unwanted captures of people moving through rooms.

Matterport Pro 2 cameras use infrared to assist with 3D mapping the surrounding environment, as a result the platform is best suited to capturing indoor areas. However, we can utilise 360 images combined with the Cortex feature to capture external areas in the right circumstances.

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