


one week ago, YouTube has changed their internal encoding processes to convert uploaded 360° videos to a custom proprietary format (no longer equirectangular panorama).
#360 metadata converter code#
A 360° video producer would format their video to one of the above projections, and then use YouTube's "Spatial Media Metadata Injector" tool (found here: ) to inject the code needed to inform YouTube that the video being uploaded is a 360° panoramic video.Īpprox. The standard video format is in "equirectangular panorama" projection for 2D, and "over/under equirectangular panorama" projection for 3D 360° videos. one week ago, YouTube has changed its encoding algorithms for panoramic 360° 2D/3D videos.Īs a producer of such videos, I am familiar with the standard format used by most 360° video players to convert the flat video image into a 360° panorama (in either 2D or 3D). Feature request (request for a new functionality)ĭescription of your issue, suggested solution and other information.Site support request (request for adding support for a new site).Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl).Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones.At least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections.I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2018.01.14īefore submitting an issue make sure you have:.
