Set up your 3D panoramic video

Use 3D panoramic videos to create immersive environments in virtual realityVirtual Reality (VR) immerses users in an artificial 3D world of realistic images and sounds, using a headset and motion tracking. More info
See in Glossary (VR) or 3D scenesA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
See in Glossary.

This information covers how to use your panoramic video for 3D scenes or for use in VRVirtual Reality More info
See in Glossary. VR support is especially useful if your source video has stereo content.

Prerequisites

Before you try to set up a 3D panoramic video, you need to:

1. Set up a panoramic video.
2. If your video has a 360° view, set up a panoramic video as a skybox.

Set up your 360° 3D panoramic video

360° 3D panoramic videos provide a fully immersive view of the scene.

To enable your panoramic video for 3D:

1. Click on your skyboxA special type of Material used to represent skies. Usually six-sided. More info
   See in Glossary material (panoramic or cubemap).
2. Set 3D Layout to the layout of your panoramic video. For more information on the options, refer to 3D panoramic videos.

Set up your non–360° 3D panoramic video

For non–360° 3D panoramic videos, a skybox material isn’t recommended. Follow these steps instead:

1. Click on your panoramic video’s Video Player GameObjectThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
   See in Glossary.
2. In the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
   See in Glossary window, set Render Mode to either CameraA component which creates an image of a particular viewpoint in your scene. The output is either drawn to the screen or captured as a texture. More info
   See in Glossary Near Plane or Camera Far Plane.
3. Set 3D Layout to the layout of your panoramic video. For more information on the options, refer to 3D panoramic videos.

Additional resources

• Panoramic video
• Introduction to panoramic videos
• Set up a panoramic video
• Set up a panoramic video as a skybox
• Set up your 3D panoramic video