Virtual reality and 360° live streaming

Virtual Reality and 360°Live Streaming

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Presenters


Ryan JespersenStreaming TechnologistWowza Media Systems

Gordon CharlesAnalyst Developer

University College London

A Typical Workflow for Virtual Reality and 360° Streaming


VR 360° Solutions: https://www.wowza.com/solutions/streaming-types/virtual-reality-and-360-degree-streaming

Demo: Insta360 Nano Camera à Wowza à 360 Player

DemoRecap1. ConfigureWowzaforlive360transcoding2. Capturevideoandencodeonthedevice3. PushRTMPfromdevicetoWowza4. Playthestreamusing360mobileorwebplayer

RTMP

H.264/AAC

AppleHLSMPEG-DASH

ABRStream


OR

USE CASES


Live Mobile Broadcasting(“Periscope” App & Platform)

Tourism & Entertainment(Planes, Trains, Buses, Cruise Ships)

Security(Buildings, Roads, Public Transit)

Enterprise(Training, Marketing)

Broadcasting(IPTV, OTT, TV Everywhere)

Sports(Live & VoD Streaming)

Education(Distance Learning, Universities)

Case Study


Requirements:

• Easy to use Upload & Shared Media Facility

• Available to all Staff and Students

• Academic Requirement to carry out Student Assessment through Media

• Facility had to be available through Moodle

• Live & VoD Streaming

360° Case Study: UCL


Users:

Public Access- used for Public engagement, social and Promotional purposes

Staff access- Sharing of user Generated content, course material, research, social and hobbies / things of interest

Student – UGC , Live Channel (lectures – especially in the case of start of semester where Lecture theatres are oversubscribed, so capture the lecture live and students can watch it in another classroom), Distance learning, Video assignments.



360° Cameras & Rigs


Camera Rig Example: GoPro


Camera Rig Example: RED Pro


Camera Rig Example: 16 GoPros


HDMI Capture


VideoStitch Vahana VR


Pain Point: Hardware Setup

Hardware Pain Points:

• Lack of hardware synchronization

• Too many cables to handle

• Overheating issue

• Dedicated card for video acquisition


Evolution of 360° Cameras


360° Camera: VideoStitch Orah


Orah 4iPlug-and-stream

VRCamera

StitchingBox

360° Camera: Giroptic


360° Camera: Nokia OZO


360° Encoder: Teradek Sphere

Real-time 360º Monitoring & Live Streaming


360° Encoder: Teradek Sphere

• Live stitching on iOS or OS X• 4 HDMI inputs or daisy chain to 8 / camera-

agnostic• Real-time color calibration / white balance,

exposure, tint | custom lens calibration• Record on iPad/OS X• External Audio Input

More info at sphere.teradek.com



Mobile 360° Camera: Insta360 Nano


Mobile 360° Camera: Giroptic iO

360° Playback


360° Playback: BITMOVIN


360° Playback: JWPlayer


360° Playback: THEOPlayer


Scaling & Infrastructure




Live Broadcasting Platform


Demos


Demo: VideoStitch Orahà Wowza à NEXPlayer360

DemoRecap1. ConfigureWowzaStreamingEngineforlive360transcoding2. CapturevideoandencodeontheOrah at4Kresolution3. PullRTSPfromOrah toVahana VRSoftwareandPushRTMPtoWowza4. Playthestreamusing360Player

RTSP

H.264/AAC

AppleHLSMPEG-DASH

ABRStream

RTMP

H.264/AAC


Demo: Giroptic 360 Camera à Wowza à NEXPlayer360

DemoRecap1. ConfigureWowzaStreamingEngineforlive360transcoding2. CapturevideoandencodeontheGiroptic at4Kresolution3. PullRTSPfromGiroptic toWowzaStreamingEngine4. Playthestreamusing360Player

RTSP

H.264/AAC

AppleHLSMPEG-DASH

ABRStream


Questions?

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