VR360 Video Configuration

Here is a list of the configuration options:

Property Description Default
forcevr Force VR headsets support for desktop browsers or else the feature will only be enabled for mobile devices for now. false
polyfill Optional. Enable the WebXR polyfill to provide Cardboard mode support for non WebVR enabled browsers. This will be loaded on demand within the same path as the script within a "resource" directory. false
fov The field of view setting. This sets how far or close the camera needs to be for the video. 90
camerafront The camera starts at the "front" of the video, this can be set to be flipped around to start initially from the back. false
projection Support for different video projection types.
360_MONO: Standard equirectangular 360 videos.
180_LR: Left Right Stereo 180 degrees videos
360_TB: Top and Bottom Stereo 360 degrees videos
360_CUBE: 360 Cubemap videos. Converted from equirectangular videos.
2D: 2D VR Cinema projection in VR mode 360_MONO
mouseDamping The sensitivity of the mouse controls. A value between 0.05 and 1. 0.25
keyDamping The sensitivity of the key controls. A lower value means more smoother. 0.10
keys The key character codes used for the keyboard rotation controls. The arrow keys are taken over for Flowplayer's seeking controls. { left: 65, up: 87, right: 68, bottom: 88 }
pointerlock Enable mouse pointer lock toggle controls. false
antialias Add anti aliasing to the rendering. false
ambisonicOrder The ambisonics order of the Ambisonics audio track. Either 1, 2 or 3. 1
channelMap The channel mapping for Ambisonics audio channel ordering. If ACN ordering is not used byt FuMa use [0,3,1,2] [0,1,2,3]
postGain Add post gain to the Ambisonics decoding and rotation gains. Only required if the loudness of the audio is not accurate. 1
previewVrPresentation enable preview of WebVR stereo display while presenting to a headset. Or else a splash status will be displayed. true
enablePip Enable picture in picture toggling for VR rendering. true
xrTiltOffset Enable X rotation offset to headsets in a WebXR session to match the camera. This will change the default position in the WebXR headset to match the default camera view. Useful for lying in a chair. false
progressBgcolor Color of VR controlbar progress background 0xcccccc
progressColor Color of VR controlbar progress bar 0xffffff
buttonColor Color of VR controlbar button icons 0xffffff
buttonHoverColor Hover Color of VR controlbar button icons 0x000000
buttonOpacity Opacity of VR controlbat button backgrounds 0.2

Player API Methods

Mathod Description Arguments
moveLeft Rotate left given by an angle or automatic angle of 3 degrees. angle in degrees
moveRight Rotate right given by an angle or automatic angle of 3 degrees. angle in degrees
moveUp Rotate up given by an angle or automatic angle of 3 degrees. angle in degrees
moveDown Rotate down given by an angle or automatic angle of 3 degrees. angle in degrees
zoomIn Zoom camera in
zoomOut Zoom camera out
toggleVR Launch WebXR headset session
getOrientationAngles Returns the current camera angle positions
xrTiltOffset Change the tilt offset config with an api method.

Browser Support

OS Browser Description
OSX Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari. macOS have the CORS bugs fixed. CORS problems might still be an issue with Mpeg Dash streams in Safari.
Windows Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Chrome Edge
WebXR/WebVR Enabled browsers Chrome WebXR supported, Firefox WebVR supported with WebXR polyfill, Microsoft Edge for Windows Mixed Reality. Windows Mixed Reality
IOS Support for fullscreen VR with a hack. Orientation controls. Picture in picture supported on Ipad with a hack.
Android Chrome, Samsung Internet, Chrome Dev, Firefox, Occulus Carmel. WebView Cordova apps. Android fully supports WebXR and new orientation sensor apis.
visionOS WebXR supported in visionOS after first enabling WebXR.

CORS Rules Requirements

For this feature to work successfully the video hosting server requires Cross Origin Resource Sharing rules to be enabled in the headers of the request.

This is required to enable WebGL rendering of cross origin video content in browsers that support it.

WebXR Support

WebXR For Windows Chrome and Firefox

Desktop based WebXR is supported in Windows Chrome and Firefox.

Steps to setup WebXR for Desktop:

  • Download and install the Meta Quest Link Software.
  • Once installed set the Meta Quest Link the default OpenXR runtime.
  • Calibrate headset and sensors.

Apple Vision

visionOS is supported by first enabling WebXR in Safari.

- Open Settings.
- Select Apps.
- Select Safari.
- Scroll to the bottom of the window and select Advanced.
- Scroll to the bottom of the window and select Feature Flags.
- Enable WebXR Device API.
- Enable WebXR Hand Input Module.

Then a headset icon should be displayed. WebXR in visionOS is still experimental with bugs. Workarounds has been implemented for video playback in an immersive WebXR session.

VR Controller

In WebXR headset immersion. The trigger of the controller grip toggles the video control bar. Moving the laser pointer to a button and selecting with the trigger toggles selections.

In hand tracking controller mode in Quest and Apple Vision. Pinching will toggle the video control bar. A cursor can be hovered over buttons and pinching again will toggle selections.

Grip Controller Hand Controller