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How to Direct 360° Video

VRScout

Google’s YouTube Creator Academy shows us the finer points in 360° video production. Last year Google’s YouTube Creator Academy gave us the low-down on some of the biggest mistakes made while shooting in 360° with the video How Not To Shoot 360° Video. Keep your action and direction within 180.

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HTC’s ‘6DOF Lite’ Mode Adds Volumetric Depth To 360 Video

VRScout

HTC brings flat 360-degree video to life with 6DOF functionality. As captivating as conventional 360-degree video can be, it pales in comparison to the level of immersion offered by volumetric content featuring 3D depth and 6DOF capabilities.

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‘Moon Player’ Unlocks YouTube’s Immersive Video Library on Vision Pro

Road to VR

YouTube has a ton of videos created for immersive viewing, but without an official YouTube app on Vision Pro, it’s a bit of a song and dance to get them to play. Users can directly drag and drop videos from Files and open in Moon Player , or long-press the video in Files and select to open with Moon Player, the studio says.

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YouTube Now Supports 8K 360° & 180° 3D Videos On Quest 3

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The YouTube app on Quest 3 now supports 8K videos, including immersive 360° & 180°. At 8K, 2D 360° videos have enough pixels to almost match the Quest 3's display angular resolution, and 2D 180° videos will far exceed it. Apple Vision Pro doesn't have a YouTube app though.

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YouTube Bringing 360 Videos To Your TV

VRScout

Now you can watch immersive video from the biggest screen in your house. Sarah Ali, head of living room products, took the stage to announce that 360 video is making its way to your YouTube app in home devices. When it comes to watching 360° videos, you can either watch on your laptop or mobile device.

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‘Hallelujah’ Experience Bridges Gap Between 360 Video And VR

VRScout

One of my favorite things to do while rocking a VR headset is binge watch various 360-degree videos from platforms such as YouTube, Jaunt or Within. As entertaining as they can be however, most examples of the still-budding medium lack many of the features that add the extra level of immersion shown by more advanced VR experiences.

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Immersive 360 video captures Mission Control celebrations of Mars landing

Digital Trends

Check out NASA's immersive 360 video showing the celebrations from inside Mission Control when confirmation came through of Perseverance's safe arrival on Mars.