Create an Apple Immersive Video package in Compressor
You can use Compressor to prepare immersive media for viewing on Apple Vision Pro.
Note: Apple Immersive Video packaging requires a Mac with Apple silicon, macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later, and at least 32 GB of memory (64 GB is recommended).
Import immersive media
In Compressor, do one of the following:
Choose File > Add File.
At the bottom of the batch area, click
, then choose Add File.
Select an immersive video file, then click Add.
An immersive video file is a QuickTime movie file (.mov) containing two video tracks of the same duration with tags denoting right- and left-eye views, both of which have an Apple Immersive projection type.
Tip: You can also drag an immersive video file directly into the batch area.
In the batch area, select the source file, then use the Choose buttons in the Immersive Properties area of the Job inspector to upload the following:
Audio: An uncompressed BWF (Broadcast Wave File) or WAV file with immersive audio captured by spatial recording devices.
Lens Data: An AIME (Apple Immersive Metadata Essence) bundle of lens data files that are referred to by the FCPXML file.
FCPXML: A file in the Final Cut Pro XML format with metadata containing temporal rendering information that’s not burned into the source media.
Apply immersive transcoding instructions
Apply the “Prepare for Apple Immersive Video streaming” destination to a job containing immersive source media.
Compressor applies the Prepare for Apple Immersive Video streaming job action and three presets:
Apple Immersive Audio: Uses APAC encoding on the uncompressed WAV or BWF file to produce a compressed MP4 spatial audio file.
Apple Immersive Video High: Produces a higher-quality AIVU file with an MV-HEVC encoded video, APAC encoded audio, and a temporal metadata track.
Apple Immersive Video Low: Produces a lower-quality AIVU file with an MV-HEVC encoded video, APAC encoded audio, and a temporal metadata track.
Note: If you don’t need to prepare your immersive media for streaming, you can add one or more Apple Immersive presets individually. For instance, you can apply the Apple Immersive Video High preset, transcode the batch, then AirDrop the AIVU file to your Apple Vision Pro.
Adjust properties in the General and Video inspectors as needed.
Note: AIVU files are restricted to a frame rate of 90 fps. Frame size can be set to 4320 x 4320 or 3600 x 3600.
Preview immersive media
After you import immersive media and apply transcoding instructions as described in the tasks above, there are several ways to preview immersive media.
Note: Realtime playback of immersive media requires 2000 MB/s or faster storage read speed.
In the Compressor batch area, select the output row that includes the immersive media you want to preview.
Click the View menu (in the upper-right corner of the preview area) and under Immersive, choose an option:
180º: Displays an approximately fisheye view with all of the content that will be shown to a given eye.
Forward Angle: Displays a constrained rectilinear view similar to what a user would see in Apple Vision Pro, but in 2D and constrained to a 90º field of view.
Note: Compressor does not support immersive audio preview. When previewing immersive media, you hear a mono downmix proxy.
For details on other preview options, including switching between eyes, see Preview jobs in Compressor.
Transcode the immersive media
In Compressor, configure the output location of your immersive job by doing either of the following:
If you applied the “Prepare for Apple Immersive Video streaming” destination: Select the job in the batch area, navigate to the Action area (at the bottom of the Job inspector), then click Choose to determine the save location for your streaming files.
If you applied a standalone Apple Immersive Video preset: Set the save location in the output row, then optionally apply the Add to Photos job action to send the immersive output to the Photos app.
Click Start Batch.
If you applied the Add to Photos job action, your AIVU file is exported to the location shown in the batch area, and also to the Photos app. On Apple Vision Pro, make sure you’re signed in to your Apple Account, then open the Photos app to view your immersive media.
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