Ars Technica

YouTube’s “VR180” format cuts down on VR video’s prohibitive requirements

VidCon, the largest conference for online video creators, took place this week, and YouTube celebrated by announcing a new VR format. YouTube has supported VR and 360-degree video for some time, but ...
Engadget

YouTube's 'VR180' format works on screens and in headsets

At today's Vidcon event, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki rolled out a new format for videos called VR180. Intended to split the difference between 360/VR formats and standard videos, it lets creators shoot ...
ZDNet

Google: Our new VR180 format, cameras will make shooting VR video easier

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Android Authority

Google cuts 360-degree videos in half with YouTube's new VR180 format

For the past few years, there’s been a ton of hype about viewing video content in virtual reality headsets. However, many content creators, and indeed some VR headset owners, are still getting used to ...
SiliconANGLE

YouTube launches new 180-degree VR video format and VR180-enabled cameras

Together with its news that 1.5 billion logged in viewers visit YouTube every single month, the company has announced a new video format called VR180 at VidCon, which YouTube hopes will make ...
VentureBeat

Google opens VR video and photo format VR180, promises new publishing tools

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Introduced at VidCon 2017 last June, Google’s VR180 video and photo ...
Fast Company

VR For The Masses? That’s YouTube’s Goal With A New Format And New Tools

YouTube thinks that immersive videos are the future, and that as viewers’ appetites for them grow, creators will respond to meet that appetite. But shooting high-quality virtual reality video requires ...
Android Police

YouTube announces VR180, a new VR content format for the video-sharing service

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...
Ars Technica

YouTube’s “VR180” format makes VR video more accessible

VR in only 180 degrees is easier to stream and fits traditional video content better. It begs the question "Why the hell would I strap something to my face to watch a video when I already have a ...
Variety

Google’s VR180 Format Stalls After Camera Manufacturers Pull Back

Google’s plan to establish a new immersive media format on YouTube and beyond has hit a roadblock: VR180, the stereoscopic video format that Google launched with big fanfare in 2017, has lost some of ...
HotHardware

Google Presents VR180 Video Format And Camera That Shoots VR In High Fidelity Half 360-Degree View

VidCon is rocking and rolling in Anaheim, California, and with it has come a number of announcements from Google. Google most notably just announced VR180 video format that will enable content ...