Live 360
Transport people into moments and experiences—right as they happen
Getting Started with Live 360
Follow these simple steps to go Live in 360 on your Profile, Page or Group!
Transport people into moments and experiences—right as they happen
Follow these simple steps to go Live in 360 on your Profile, Page or Group!
Ensure you have a strong network connection to support the necessary streaming requirements for your event.
Consider including a host to act as a narrator for the experience, providing real-time guidance to your audience on where to look and how to engage with 360.
Think about creative ways you can overlay graphics, text, and 2D video onto the video where possible to provide additional context on the scene, or provide multiple points of view at an event.
Most viewers will not be able to clearly view things far away in a 360 stream. Keep that in mind when positioning the camera (20-30 feet maximum, depending on resolution of your camera)
Remember to utilize the Guide feature (accessible from the edit video flow for Pages) after your Live 360 video is over to indicate points of interest on the video to viewers.
When possible, consider adding spatial audio to your Live 360 stream for greater immersion and a more authentic experience for viewers.
Recommended cameras for every day and professional use for the best Live 360 experience
360 videos immerse your audience in a particular place, helping them to develop empathy and awareness by putting them right in the scene. By sharing these videos with Facebook Live, it takes that immersion a step further by giving your audience a chance to be in the moment through both place and time.
Yes, all Profiles and Pages now have the ability to go Live in 360 on Facebook. You need a 360 camera - either a mobile attachment (Giroptic IO or Insta360) or standalone camera (Samsung Gear 360, ALLie Camera, Z CAM S1, Nokia Ozo) to go live in 360 degrees.
We recommend using a Nokia Ozo or Freedom360 Broadcaster rig with Vahana VR for high quality experiences, the Z CAM S1, Samsung Gear 360 and ALLie Camera for great standalone cameras, or the Giroptic iO and Insta360 Nano or Air for every day mobile experiences.
Yes, please refer to the instructions above about using a Server URL and Stream Key to use your 360 camera to send a Live stream to Facebook. We are working on integrating with more cameras and will update this guide regularly.
Yes, the option to upload 360 videos is available to all Pages.
Currently the highest resolution we support is 1080p.
Guide will not be supported for Live 360 while live, however people with Pages may add Guide to a post Live VOD through our 360 editing flow, accessible by pressing 'edit' on the VOD video on their Page.
Yes, if your live 360 video meets the same requirements for generating a heat map as a 360 video, you can view it in the video insights section
Camera integrations are coming soon with spatial audio support. In the meantime, check out the getting started guide for tips on how you can add spatial audio to your broadcast using a separate ambisonic mic.
Yes, you can boost your Live 360 up to $10,000 in one day.
Yes! If you are using a device compatible with Live and 360 video on Facebook (Android devices from 2012 with OS 4.3 and newer and Apple devices with iOS 8 and newer), you'll be able to watch our Live 360 videos at launch. If you are using an older phone or operating system, you will be able to experience the Live video in an equirectangular format, that is, watch the full 360 degrees as a flat video on Facebook.
Live 360 videos are not currently embeddable while live but may be embedded once converted to VOD post Live.
Live 360 and regular 360 videos are not available for casting and watching on television at this time.
Live-streaming in VR is not currently available. You will be able to watch Live 360 videos after the fact through Facebook 360 - simply save the video in your News Feed to find it again in your headset.
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