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567Final Cut Pro User Guide

Types of 360° video: Monoscopic versus stereoscopic

There are two types of 360° video: monoscopic (2D) and stereoscopic (three-dimensional,

or 3D). In each case, viewers can navigate to any part of the full 360° scene.

• Monoscopic 360° video is a flat 2D rendering that can be viewed on any screen. Viewers

can navigate monoscopic 360° video in any direction, but there’s no real depth

perception; viewing monoscopic video is like looking around with only one eye open.

• Stereoscopic 360° video is split into two views designated for the left and right eyes,

creating the perception of depth that people experience in the real world when they

have two eyes open. This type of video is designed to be viewed through a special

headset or glasses that can project each view into the appropriate eye.

Working with 360° video in Final Cut Pro

You import 360° clips the same way you import other media, but you need to make sure

that your 360° clips have the correct metadata assigned. See Import 360° video into

Final Cut Pro.

You can view and navigate 360° clips in a dedicated 360° viewer. You can also view 360°

clips in a VR headset connected to your Mac. You can view and navigate the 360° image

in any direction, even when the video is paused. See View and navigate 360° video in

Final Cut Pro.

To edit 360° video, you create special 360° projects. You can add standard rectilinear

video clips to 360° projects, and you can also add 360° clips to rectilinear projects.

When you’ve finished editing, you can export your 360° clips and projects as files or share

them on a variety of video-sharing and social media websites. See Share 360° clips and

projects in Final Cut Pro.

Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro

You import 360° video the same way you import any other video media, but there are a

couple of important things to keep in mind:

• For proper playback and editing in Final Cut Pro, your 360° media must be formatted for

equirectangular projection.

• The metadata associated with your 360° media must be set correctly. After you import

360° media, you can view or change its metadata in the browser and the Info inspector.