The latest feature to be integrated into the Nudgis Rich Media player, 360° video, enables viewers to immerse themselves in the media as if they were transported into the scenery. Now widely known to the general public, 360° video can be integrated and broadcasted on your Nudgis portal. Let's find out how!

TABLE OF CONTENT

1/ 360° VIDEO : DEFINITION AND RECORDING METHODS

2/ IMMERSIVE VIDEO IN NUDGIS

360° VIDEO : DEFINITION AND RECORDING METHODS

360° video, also known as immersive video, is an audiovisual recording that simultaneously captures the environment in all directions. Closely linked to virtual reality technologies, this process enables the viewer to explore the media's setting from the perspective of the lens. The only direction the viewer cannot see is the one of the camera capturing the sequence. Otherwise, the user is free to look anywhere, 360° in any axis. This offers unprecedented freedom of exploration in the audiovisual world, and gives the viewer the illusion of being immersed in the scene. Here are a few screenshots from an example video to illustrate this:

Frequently used in virtual reality and on social networks, immersive video is generally captured by a specialized device known as a 360° camera. This camera is equipped with multiple integrated lenses, that simultaneously film overlapping angles. The sequence is then “stitched” by the camera (or compatible editing software) to create a spherical rendering, with color and contrast harmonized. This spherical rendering explains the slight distortions observed at the edges of the image.

IMMERSIVE VIDEO IN NUDGIS

Any 360° video integrated to Nudgis must have been captured and processed using this process. You can upload your media in the usual way: click on “Add content”, and select “Send”.

The thumbnail automatically generated from the video displays the spherical distortion of the image. You can change this image to one of your choice in Edit mode, under the “Settings” tab, within the “Main metadata” section.

Afterwards, the traditional upload page opens, allowing you to title your video, select the destination channel and, of course, upload the media from your workstation.

In the case of immersive video, it is essential to leave the “Slide detection” and “Autocam analysis” options unchecked

Once this has been done, click on “Add media” to create the media in the selected channel. The video can then be accessed and edited in the same way as other contents, with all the usual functionalities and permissions.

You then need to go to the Edit media mode, "Player settings" tab, and change the layout to "360° video (equirectangular monoscopic)" :

If you do not change the layout in the "Player settings", the media will not be treated as a 360° video

To move around the image, simply left-click on it and hold down the mouse button. Then, move the mouse cursor in the desired direction, as if dragging and dropping. If you reach the limits of the player frame, release the left click, and start again from another point on the image.

Finally, you may notice a new icon on the player, replacing the full-screen button in the playback control bar :

This button lets you switch playback to your virtual reality headset if you have one. If no VR headset is connected, it will simply switch the video to full screen, and you can move around as in the windowed version.

The control buttons on your virtual reality headset are all linked to video playback/ pause

We have reached the end of this article. We hope that this introduction to immersive video playback in Nudgis has taught you all you need to know about the subject. Now it is time to discover for yourself how it works by creating your first Nudgis 360° video. We hope you enjoy using our solutions !

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