Requirements for Apple Immersive Video Utility
Apple Immersive Video Utility on macOS lets you import, organize, package, and review Apple Immersive Video media through a 2D interface. And when you combine it with Apple Immersive Video Utility on visionOS, you can review your immersive video on Apple Vision Pro.
Here are a few important things to know before you start using Apple Immersive Video Utility:
Basic requirements
To install Apple Immersive Video Utility on your devices, you need a Mac with Apple Silicon and macOS 15 or later, and Apple Vision Pro with visionOS 1 or later.
To view your Apple Immersive Video library from your Mac on a connected Apple Vision Pro, you must open the Apple Immersive Video Utility on both your Mac and Apple Vision Pro.
For a wireless connection between Mac and Apple Vision Pro, a local area network (LAN) with Wi-Fi 6 or later is recommended. If your LAN uses Wi-Fi 5 or earlier, connect your Mac to Apple Vision Pro using a USB-C cable and the Developer Strap (described below).
Important: When you connect Apple Vision Pro to your Mac using Apple Immersive Video Utility, your connection is not encrypted.
To connect your devices with USB-C, the Developer Strap for Apple Vision Pro is required. See the Apple Developer website for more information.
Note: The Developer Strap for Apple Vision Pro is currently available to members of the Apple Developer Program or Apple Developer Enterprise Program with an Apple ID based in an eligible country or region.
Requirements for video and audio
Expected video import format is MV-HEVC, with a resolution of 4320 x 4320 and a frame rate of 90 frames per second (fps) recorded or rendered on an Apple Immersive-enabled system. However, you can import smaller resolution files as needed for testing.
When you import a standalone video file or multiple files to create an Apple Immersive Video Universal (AIVU) file, you must also include an Apple Immersive Media Embedded (AIME) metadata file.
AIME files contain specific lens projection data, such as Immersive Lens Profile Data (ILPD). For workflows that use generic projections, such as half-equirectangular, see the Apple Developer webpage Learn about the Apple Projected Media Profile.
For the best results, video should use high dynamic range (HDR) P3 D65 PQ color space.
Standard dynamic range (SDR) P3 D65 color space should only be used for offline workflows, or when color is not essential.
Audio should be imported as an MP4 file containing Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF) (5th order ambisonics and object-based audio are recommended).
If you’re importing a single file, you can use embedded stereo AAC, but audio will be transcoded to Apple Positional Audio Codec (APAC) with the audio position in 3D space in front of the viewer.
To create an Apple Immersive Video Universal (AIVU) file, you need video and audio with the requirements listed above, an AIME file, and a presentation track to signal camera changes and transitions.
You can test your deliverables in Apple Immersive Video Utility by importing HTTPS live streams (HLS).