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102Compressor User Guide
2. In the Job inspector, review the properties shown in the 360° Metadata area.
If the 360° Metadata area is collapsed, move the pointer to the right of the heading,
then click Show.
3. If necessary, add or modify metadata properties in the 360° Metadata area.
Note: If you modify properties in the 360° Metadata area, the image in the Compressor
preview area stays the same. The preview area displays the 360° source file’s video
with its native properties.
• Include 360° metadata: Make sure this checkbox is selected. (If it’s not selected,
the source file has no spatial metadata and you must add metadata yourself.)
• Stereoscopic mode: Ensure that this pop-up menu is set to an appropriate option:
• Monoscopic: Use this option for standard (2D) video for viewing on a traditional
display or in a VR headset.
• Over/Under: Use this option for stereoscopic (3D) video for viewing in a VR
headset. The left-eye and right-eye images are encoded in the export vertically.
• Side by Side: Use this option for stereoscopic (3D) video for viewing in a VR
headset. The left-eye and right-eye images are encoded in the export file
horizontally.
• Source software: Identifies the software tool used to add metadata to the source
file. If the source file had no metadata and you used Compressor to add it, this field
displays “Apple CompressorKit.”
• Orientation: Displays the coordinates—Tilt (X), Pan (Y), and Roll (Z), in degrees—of
the source video’s view origin (the initial angle that viewers will see in a VR headset
before they turn their heads). Enter new coordinates to change the initial orientation.
• Projection mode: Sets the type of spatial mapping used to store the 360° video.
There are two options:
• Equirectangular: The most common form of spatial mapping for 360° video,
this option squeezes and distorts the spherical data like a flat map of the world
represents the surface of the spherical earth.