Youtube will transmit 360-degree streaming videos

During the last year, YouTube announced for the first time the support for 360-degree videos, in which the user could watch the videos and turn the camera in all the directions that occurred to him. Since then, many YouTube users have been able to upload videos in this format, as long as they have the cameras that allow them to make this type of video. Now YouTube takes one more step to the implementation of 360-degree videos on its platform, with the arrival of 360-degree streaming videos.

“From musicians to athletes to brands, content creators have done amazing things with this technology, and now they are going to be able to do even more to get Internet users right where they want to be, thanks to 360-degree live broadcasts. and spatial audio ” were the words of YouTube on his official blog.

YouTube has been working with companies like VideoStitch and Two Big Ears so that 360-degree streaming can reach the platform for the first time. A possibility that will be available to all those creators in the spaces dedicated to production, Youtube Space.

360-degree streaming will allow you to enjoy concerts as if you were there

YouTube is expected to release this new functionality at the next Coachella festival, offering a live broadcast of the festival in 360 degrees, where users can move the camera in any direction, offering a fully immersive experience like never before in a broadcast Live.

The next 360-degree streaming videos will be able to be seen on PC and also for those who access YouTube from iOS and Android mobile phones, although they warn that the spatial sound system will only be available to the Google system by the moment.