Hi! If you're looking for a great alternative to Car Cutter for a 3D virtual showroom, I highly recommend checking out Spyne. Here is a link to their website Spyne.ai They offer an affordable, user-friendly platform that provides excellent solutions for creating immersive 3D car showrooms, image studio, and also you can create short videos by just uploading a few photos of the cars on their software. It’s easy to integrate, and the quality of the visuals is top-notch. Definitely worth exploring!
Vehicle Photography and Virtual Showrooms
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Hello,
I am glad I came across this forum and thread. I have been wanting to know what has been going through the minds of dealership GMs when it comes to the changing times and the use of the METAVERSE and selling cars..
I believe our software and platform is the best and most robust app on ther market for dealerships to capture their own inventory and upload it into the virtual world for their clients to get a better feel for the car that they are purchasing over the internet.
Check out our site and book a demo with me or one of our reps.
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I am glad I came across this forum and thread. I have been wanting to know what has been going through the minds of dealership GMs when it comes to the changing times and the use of the METAVERSE and selling cars..
I believe our software and platform is the best and most robust app on ther market for dealerships to capture their own inventory and upload it into the virtual world for their clients to get a better feel for the car that they are purchasing over the internet.
Check out our site and book a demo with me or one of our reps.
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View: https://www.youtube.com/embed/VC1aLsX5NYU?si=RhYAQNEX34UuKAb7
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Hi BobJones,
Are you a photographer or a dealership?
We have 3 different price points depending on what type of service and quality you are looking for.
The 3 different prices are based off of the Camera type and subs. You can choose the Phone rotator kit , the mid level 360 camera and also Top Tier 360 camera.
Those options have very different quality levels.
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not sure what this means. Is there a question you would like to ask or a comment that you would like to add? If he is a dealership then he wouldnt be interested in hearing about photographer affiliate program and if he is a photographer, he isn't going to want to hear about the dealership costs per vehicle.
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Agreed. No buyer wants to stare at an AI-generated background. It seems plenty of dealers are switching over to platforms like Glo3d etc, which is a shame. No appreciation for well-taken photos showing off the beauty of the vehicle.
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I spent 12 years helping build Dealer Image Pro before moving on to my current venture with Data Driverz. From what I have seen across multiple dealer groups, their level of service quality and operational analytics has been difficult for others to match. Their focus was not just speed, but also coaching, accuracy, and building repeatable in-house processes. It functioned more like a merchandising bootcamp that helped dealer groups develop strong internal standards. Groups like Group 1 and Lithia built significant merchandising structure around those operational principles. I wish I was biased (cuz I designed it), but no app looks as good as that one either.
For reference: https://www.group1auto.com/new-vehicles/ - Always ask to see LIVE results of their clients that have been with them for more than 3 months.
Are they the most expensive? We always were of course. Unsure if that's still the case, but our churn was insanely low (less than 2%). Once they were with us, no one left. Depends what you're trying to achieve in the end and if your dealership has the willingness to adapt to change. Maybe you don't need the best. They're all-in-one though including free training if your in-house person leaves.
Carcutter is also doing some very impressive work. Their 360 solution generated from just four photos produces an impressive level of detail for used vehicles. From a technical standpoint, it is one of the more interesting recent developments in the space. Pretty expensive per car I think to achieve it though.
Phyron is another company worth keeping an eye on. They appear to be making solid progress in automated merchandising and content workflows, but primarily focused on video it seems.
Spyne has been more inconsistent based on what I have seen across active dealer clients. Some results are strong, while others are less reliable. They are operating across multiple verticals with lots of investments, which can dilute focus, but they also have significant funding and resources behind them. It will be interesting to see how they continue to evolve within automotive.
Regarding AI-generated backgrounds, we conducted studies a few years ago and found that buyers do not specifically care whether the background is AI-generated or real. What matters most is that the background is clean, distraction-free, and that the vehicle is properly lit. In fact, AI backgrounds only look appealing to the eye when the original vehicle photo is captured correctly. Proper lighting, especially using natural sunlight, and having a physical surface behind the vehicle to create realistic reflections makes a major difference. Without proper source photography, even the best AI background will look artificial.
This space seems to be getting very crowded at the moment. Curious how this plays out over the next few years.
For reference: https://www.group1auto.com/new-vehicles/ - Always ask to see LIVE results of their clients that have been with them for more than 3 months.
Are they the most expensive? We always were of course. Unsure if that's still the case, but our churn was insanely low (less than 2%). Once they were with us, no one left. Depends what you're trying to achieve in the end and if your dealership has the willingness to adapt to change. Maybe you don't need the best. They're all-in-one though including free training if your in-house person leaves.
Carcutter is also doing some very impressive work. Their 360 solution generated from just four photos produces an impressive level of detail for used vehicles. From a technical standpoint, it is one of the more interesting recent developments in the space. Pretty expensive per car I think to achieve it though.
Phyron is another company worth keeping an eye on. They appear to be making solid progress in automated merchandising and content workflows, but primarily focused on video it seems.
Spyne has been more inconsistent based on what I have seen across active dealer clients. Some results are strong, while others are less reliable. They are operating across multiple verticals with lots of investments, which can dilute focus, but they also have significant funding and resources behind them. It will be interesting to see how they continue to evolve within automotive.
Regarding AI-generated backgrounds, we conducted studies a few years ago and found that buyers do not specifically care whether the background is AI-generated or real. What matters most is that the background is clean, distraction-free, and that the vehicle is properly lit. In fact, AI backgrounds only look appealing to the eye when the original vehicle photo is captured correctly. Proper lighting, especially using natural sunlight, and having a physical surface behind the vehicle to create realistic reflections makes a major difference. Without proper source photography, even the best AI background will look artificial.
This space seems to be getting very crowded at the moment. Curious how this plays out over the next few years.
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This is how car shoppers see photo booth photos.
Dealers... If you took pride in staging your lot, and you could see your reps and shoppers liking it, you'd be proud. AND... If the guy across the street copied the way you staged your lot, then, the dealer 2 miles away copied it...
YOU'D CHANGE IT.
Dealers, GO INTERNET SHOPPING. Get fresh eyes and see what your shoppers see!
A Linkedin rant I made fits this:
Somehow, our amazing industry has sold its soul to PRICE BUCKETS, DATA SCIENTISTS, and VELOCITY.
Dealer's gotta roll up their sleeves and take back what drives their business. No one knows cars and customers better than car dealers. They are domain experts and have given too much power to technologists who don't know your cars or customers.
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Dealers... If you took pride in staging your lot, and you could see your reps and shoppers liking it, you'd be proud. AND... If the guy across the street copied the way you staged your lot, then, the dealer 2 miles away copied it...
YOU'D CHANGE IT.
Dealers, GO INTERNET SHOPPING. Get fresh eyes and see what your shoppers see!
A Linkedin rant I made fits this:
Auto dealers were once the kings of creative retailing.
Somehow, our amazing industry has sold its soul to PRICE BUCKETS, DATA SCIENTISTS, and VELOCITY.
Dealer's gotta roll up their sleeves and take back what drives their business. No one knows cars and customers better than car dealers. They are domain experts and have given too much power to technologists who don't know your cars or customers.
Auto dealers were once the kings of creative retailing.
Part 2 in a series of Used Car Retailing rants. Somehow, our amazing industry has sold its soul to PRICE BUCKETS, DATA SCIENTISTS, and VELOCITY.
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