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569Final Cut Pro User Guide
360° Mode settings
The 360° Mode setting indicates the type of projection used to display the clip in the
Final Cut Pro viewer and 360° viewer.
• None: A standard clip (no 360° characteristics).
• Equirectangular: A 360° clip with equirectangular projection—similar to a world map
that depicts the globe as a two-dimensional (2D) rectangle.
• Fisheye: A clip shot with a 180° fisheye lens.
• Back-to-Back Fisheye: A 360° video clip shot with two 180° fisheye lenses facing in
opposite directions.
• Cubic: A 360° projection in which the spherical view is unfolded like a cube, with six
faces surrounding the viewer. Each face is flattened as a rectilinear projection with
90 x 90 degrees of view. Cube maps are stored as six separate square textures or as a
single texture with all faces unfolded.
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.
Stereoscopic Mode settings
The Stereoscopic Mode setting in Final Cut Pro indicates the type of stereoscopic
configuration.
• Monoscopic: A monoscopic 360° clip (no stereoscopic characteristics).
• Side by Side: The images for the left and right eyes are side by side in the video frame.
• Over/Under: The images for the left and right eyes are stacked vertically in the video
frame.
Create 360° projects in Final Cut Pro
To take full advantage of the 360° video capabilities of Final Cut Pro, you must edit 360°
clips in a project whose format is set to 360° video. Final Cut Pro sets project properties
based on the properties of the first clip you add to the project, so you can create a 360°
project by adding a 360° clip to a new, empty project. You can also set 360° project
properties manually.
Create a 360° project with 360° clips
1. In Final Cut Pro, select an event in the Libraries sidebar, then choose File > New >
Project (or press Command-N).
For more details, see Create a new project in Final Cut Pro.
2. In the window that appears, make sure “Set based on first video clip properties”
appears after “Video.”
If you don’t see “Set based on first video clip properties,” click Use Automatic Settings.
3. Enter a name for the project, then click OK.