So the Metadata Injector simply imports a little bit of data into your file that tells YouTube or Facebook, “this is a 360 video! whoop whoop!!”. Otherwise, it would upload as a regular flat video, which is fine, but it’s not 360. See, when you’re done editing your 360 videos, and you export it like you would any video, it has to be turned back into a 360 video in order for YouTube and Facebook to display the video with the 360 controls. I know… it sounds complicated… meta and data and injecting… but it’s not. You’ll need to use something called the 360 Video Metadata Injector. Easy Peasy (it’s all explained in my video!)ĭownload DaVinci Resolve here and start using it for your 360 video editing! Did I mention it’s FREE?!?! Before Uploading Your Video To fix this, you’ll export as a “.mov” file and then use a free program called HandBrake to convert it over to. But don’t worry–it can be easily remedied! The downside is that you can’t export in. While Davinci Resolve does the job here and is pleasant to use, there is one downside. Without going through this process, you’d have two weird spheres that would be impossible to edit… or at least very difficult. The app will process the footage and stitch it together to make one flat-looking video that is edible. Once you import your footage, you’ll need to pull it into the Theta Application (which you can download here). Once you have your footage on your hard drive, you’ll need to edit it! Edit 360 Video from Theta S

It sounds like you’d need three hands for that… so good luck. You can mount your Ricoh Theta camera like you would any external USB device by holding down the wifi button and the shutter button on the camera, at the same time that you connect the camera to your computer.

Here’s a little tip that I just learned recently. I hate iPhoto!! I use Image Capture, which you can find on your Mac by searching for it (command+spacebar). I don’t import my video via iPhoto, even though that will open automatically. To do this (I’m on a Mac), you’ll need to connect your camera to your computer through the USB cable. First of all, you’ll have to import your 360 footage from the Theta Camera to your hard drive.

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