Walt Disney World Presents: How to Use 360 Video with Goofy!Join Goofy as he leads you through an exciting demonstration of 360-degree video technology, zapping you through a whirlwind tour of Walt Disney World Resort!
Posted by Walt Disney World on Wednesday, 11 November 2015
After introducing support for 360-degree video for those viewing News Feed on Android devices and desktop web browsers back in September, Facebook announced Thursday that these videos can now be viewed on iOS devices going forward as well.
Several large media organizations like ABC News & Buzzfeed as well as athletes (Lebron James) and TV show producers (FOX's Scream Queens) have put together videos offering a variety of immersive content options to fans of their respective pages. Consumer brands like AT&T, Samsung & Walt Disney World (see the video below), have also begun utilizing 360 video technology in advertising campaigns.
To go along with iOS support, Facebook also introduced a new video microsite dedicated to assisting publishers with getting 360 videos up and running by providing guidelines & best practices. The company also introduced a video control setting for Page owners that allows for additional editing options prior to uploading video to Facebook.
Support for 360 video is available in the latest update to Facebook's iOS app on the App Store.
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If the video was recorded with a 360 or spherical camera system that adds 360 metadata to the video file, then you can upload a 360 video the same way you'd upload any other video:
If the video was recorded with a camera system that doesn't add the 360 metadata to the video file:
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To upload the video to your Timeline, first add the 360 metadata to the video file and then follow the same steps for adding any other video to your Timeline.
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To upload the video to a Page, start by following the same steps for adding any other video to a Page. Before clicking Publish, click Advanced and then click This was recorded in 360 format.
You can set the initial camera position and vertical field of view of a 360 video being uploaded to a Page. Before clicking Publish, click Advanced and then click This was recorded in 360 format. You'll then be given the option to enter an camera position and vertical field of view.