Known issue: VR and cardboard mode are not currently working due to deprecated API. A fix is forthcoming in summer 2020.
Features
- 4K resolution
- Adaptive bitrate streaming
- Live streams
- Monoscopic video support
- Gyroscope motion support
- "Magic window" viewing
- Customizable UI
- Upload and stream 360° videos in JW Platform
- Latest Chrome, Firefox & Edge desktop browsers
- Compatible with Cardboard VR headsets.
Getting started with 360° Videos and VR in JW Player
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With Cloud Player:
- Sign into dashboard.jwplayer.com.
- Navigate to the 'Videos' list.
- Click on a 360 video you've uploaded.
- On the video detail page, within the 360 video section check the ‘This is a 360 Video’ checkbox.
- Click the Embed button and copy the JS Embed code into your website.
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Custom Implementation:
- Follow our JW Player developer documentation for setting up your JW Player. You must be using JW Player 8.0+."
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Set the stereomode property on the playlist item in your player setup configuration:
var player = jwplayer('container').setup({
playlist: [{
file: 'https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/AgqYcfAT-8yQ1cYbs.mp4',
title: 'Caminandes VR',
mediaid: 'AgqYcfAT',
stereomode: 'monoscopic'
}]
});