can I use AVfoundation to run a video that I recorded with a camera 180 that is not the canon or blackmagic, knowing the paramter of the lens?
Asked on 06/30/2025
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Yes, you can use AVFoundation to work with video recorded with a 180-degree camera, even if it's not from Canon or Blackmagic, as long as you have the lens parameters. The Apple Projected Media Profile (APMP) supports working with 180 or 360-degree content that uses spherical metadata. AVFoundation has been updated to recognize compatible assets with spherical metadata, allowing you to treat the video as if it were signaled with APMP. This includes support for equirectangular projection and frame-packed, stereo, or monoscopic formats.
For more details on working with such media, you might find the session Learn about the Apple Projected Media Profile (08:37) helpful, as it covers asset conversion capabilities and how to handle spherical metadata in AVFoundation.
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