YouTube now officially supports 360-degree livestreaming, confirming reports that the streaming giant was working on the new technology earlier this year.
All that is required for livestreamers to take advantage of the new technology is a webcam capable of shooting in the 360-degree format.
Part of this new technology is the introduction of spatial audio, which will allow viewers to not only view the stream from 360-degrees, but also to hear the video’s audio in true surround-sound.
One of the first events to take advantage of these new features will be this year’s upcoming Coachella music festival, where select live acts will be streamed in the new 360-degree format.
At launch, spatial audio will only be available for on-demand videos – meaning the Coachella festival won’t feature the new technology.
YouTube additionally announced today the support of 1440p 60fps resolution for live streams on its service.
No extra hardware is required from users and the new features will work on any Apple or Android devices. You can check out the new technology for yourself here.
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Is spatial audio not the same thing as binaural audio? Either way, it’s impressive. That’s some serious kit Google needs to employ to power the ability to host live streams in 360, 1440p at 60FPS…