Top 5 Places Where You Can Share 360 Virtual Reality Videos

Imagine you have bought a 360-degree camera and have spent in learning to capture the best 360 virtual photos and videos. But, the question here is how will you show those 360 photos and videos. For the most common thing, there’s a No!

Since the 360 content sharing and the virtual reality videos are new, there are hardly any places to show them. Some services either don’t support the format or don’t support them. But, thankfully, there are platforms where you can your virtual reality photos and videos:

Klapty:

Klapty:

Klapty lets you create 360° virtual tour for free and unlimited. With them, you can hire a 360 photographer or can upload your videos and photos with ease. Filter a photographer search by location, search tag, date range, and more to hire the best photographer. To upload any video, sign up with the Klapty and show your work to the community.

YouTube:

YouTube implemented 360 content sharing a few years ago and don’t consider it a new feature. Currently, it supports videos with 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, and 60 frames per second. You can upload your videos in an equirectangular format having a 2:1 aspect ratio with a resolution 7168x3584 or higher. Here’s how you can upload a video:

· Download 360 photo viewer app for Windows and Mac, unzip and open it

· now, select the video file and checkbox Spherical and click on Save as

· Enter the name and save the file

· Upload the new file to YouTube and let the 360 processes complete

Facebook:

Although Facebook will not let you easily embed the videos, you can do this by snagging the embed code from your timeline’s post. This post will be available in the auto-playing mode to anyone who is in your friends or following you.

Besides, Facebook has also created a different community and an app for Oculus and Gear VR, with the name Facebook 360 to distribute content to its users. This will allow content creators to share content tips, feedback, and VR videos with each other.

Vimeo:

Vimeo is for professionals; it’s a high-quality site that let you distribute content in 360°. Currently, there it attracts over 240 million viewers and fans every month and has an individual 360 channel that lets you sell your videos to the global marketplace.

You can upload pictures in the 8k, comes with two-pass transcoding, offer Monoscopic and stereoscopic support, and more.

Instagram:

While Instagram doesn’t support the 360-degree camera, users still post content on IG from a 360 camera. One of the best ways to use social posting on this platform is by turning a 360 photo into a flat ‘Tiny Planet’ image.

Well, the list doesn’t end here; there are many other free 360 photo and video sharing platforms. Which one do you use, do let us know in the comments!