This document discusses techniques for capturing panoramic and stereoscopic panoramic images for virtual reality applications. It describes panoramas with monoscopic views that allow for head rotation but no stereo vision, stereoscopic movies that provide stereo vision but no head rotation, and stereo panoramas that enable both stereo vision and head rotation. Various camera rigs and techniques are presented for capturing omni-directional stereo panoramas, including the use of a single moving camera and approaches that approximate stereo from a single central camera position.