Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro

You import 360° video the same way you import any other video media, but there are a couple of important things to keep in mind:

For proper playback and editing in Final Cut Pro, your 360° media must be formatted for equirectangular projection.
The metadata associated with your 360° media must be set correctly. After you import 360° media, you can view or change its metadata in the browser and the Info inspector.

Check settings for imported 360° clips

Import the 360° video clips into Final Cut Pro.
Select a 360° clip in the browser.
Do one of the following:
- Open the Info inspector, then make sure the 360° Projection Mode pop-up menu is set to Equirectangular.
- Switch the browser to list view, then scroll to the right side of the browser and make sure the clip’s 360° Mode column is set to Equirectangular.
If your 360° media is not equirectangular, you can assign other settings to organize your media. For example, if you have fisheye media that hasn’t yet been stitched into equirectangular format, you could assign it the Back-to-Back Fisheye setting as a reminder that it still needs to be converted. See 360° video settings in Final Cut Pro.
Note: You can tag Fisheye, Back-to-Back Fisheye, and Cubic clips to organize them, but before you can edit them in Final Cut Pro you need to convert those clips to equirectangular clips using stitching software from the camera manufacturer.
In the Stereoscopic Mode column in the browser (to the right of the 360° Mode column) or the Stereoscopic Mode pop-up menu in the Info inspector, choose a setting that corresponds to the type of 360° media:
- Monoscopic: View for a monoscopic 360° clip (no stereoscopic characteristics). For monoscopic media, make sure to choose this setting.
- Side by Side: View for a stereoscopic 360° clip. The images for the left and right eyes are side by side in the video frame.
- Over/Under: View for a stereoscopic 360° clip. The images for the left and right eyes are stacked vertically in the video frame.
For more information about stereoscopic media, see View stereoscopic 360° clips in the 360° viewer.

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Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro

Check settings for imported 360° clips