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568Final Cut Pro User Guide
Check settings for imported 360° clips
1. Import the 360° video clips into Final Cut Pro.
2. Select a 360° clip in the browser.
3. Do one of the following:
• Open the Info inspector, then make sure the 360° Projection Mode pop-up menu is
set to Equirectangular.
• Switch the browser to list view, then scroll to the right side of the browser and make
sure the clip’s 360° Mode column is set to Equirectangular.
If your 360° media is not equirectangular, you can assign other settings to organize
your media. For example, if you have fisheye media that hasn’t yet been stitched into
equirectangular format, you could assign it the Back-to-Back Fisheye setting as a
reminder that it still needs to be converted. See
360° video settings in Final Cut Pro.
Note: You can tag Fisheye, Back-to-Back Fisheye, and Cubic clips to organize them,
but before you can edit them in Final Cut Pro you need to convert those clips to
equirectangular clips using stitching software from the camera manufacturer.
4. In the Stereoscopic Mode column in the browser (to the right of the 360° Mode column)
or the Stereoscopic Mode pop-up menu in the Info inspector, choose a setting that
corresponds to the type of 360° media:
• Monoscopic: View for a monoscopic 360° clip (no stereoscopic characteristics). For
monoscopic media, make sure to choose this setting.
• Side by Side: View for a stereoscopic 360° clip. The images for the left and right
eyes are side by side in the video frame.
• Over/Under: View for a stereoscopic 360° clip. The images for the left and right eyes
are stacked vertically in the video frame.
For more information about stereoscopic media, see View stereoscopic 360° clips in the
360° viewer.
360° video settings in Final Cut Pro
You can assign 360°-related metadata tags to your 360° clips, which is useful for
organizing your media and creating 360° projects. Some of these metadata tags are
required for your 360° media to play back properly in the viewer and the 360° viewer.
Tagging 360° clips with the correct metadata is a fundamental part of the importing
process. See
Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro.