For now, we only support mono/stereo audio, but we plan on supporting spatial audio in the near future!

@dlawrence @klarpen Noted! We're still in the midst of research for future development for spatial audio, so it would be great to know if there are any specific standards that you primarily use (or prefer).

@dlawrence This is great feedback, and I'll be passing this information along to our product team. Thanks again!

@klarpen I apologize for my delayed response. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee proper down-mixing for spatial audio formats. For best results, we recommend 2-channel Stereo audio.

Thank you for your support! Comments like this make our day :) Let us know if you have any feedback or suggestions once you've had a chance to test out the 360 experience.

@pinkbananastudios We're so happy to hear that!

Glad to hear it!

@autoblog the scenery in that video = gorgeous!

That's awesome, after you've tested out our 360 experience, let us know if you have any feedback. Thank you for using Vimeo :)

Thanks for the love @johnnywelson! We're excited for all the 360 videos to come and can't wait to expand on this feature. Let us know if you have any feedback to share of your experience so far.

While we don’t have zoom support, we do have a custom Field of View setting to control the scope that is displayed in the player. If you'd like to test it out, this setting is located within the “Advanced 360 settings” page (for 360 videos only), which you can get to from your Video file settings. Thank you for your support!

Thank you for your suggestions! Let us know if you have any additional feedback after testing out the Field of View setting. This setting should help achieve the zoom you are looking for, without sacrificing quality. If it's not working out, we'd love to hear your suggestions on how to improve this setting.

@focuspulling Currently, only top/bottom videos can be rendered in our player. In addition, we support 8K content for upload, but we do downscale to 4K for playback. This is definitely just the beginning, and we are interested in supporting other stereoscopic layouts and 8K playback in the future.

Thanks @craigtooms! That's correct: upload is up to 8K, playback is up to 4K.

Glad to hear it! If you have any additional feedback on your experience, please don't hesitate to send it on over.

@ethanshaftel While we do not have content in the SamsungVR app, you can view 360 videos in the regular Vimeo App for Android. All 360 videos will be labeled with a 360 badge next to the title. Just tap on the headset icon in the player, scan the QR code on the GearVR, and snap your phone in to start viewing. I'd recommend checking out our 360 channel in the app to get started!

@simonduflo Sorry for my delayed response. Unfortunately, we do not have any content or apps within the Oculus store. Are you able to exit the Oculus app within your headset?

The QR code should be on or within the Gear VR headset, and can be used to optimize the headset view in our app. However, scanning the QR code is not required to watch 360 videos in a headset.

Glad to hear these features are helpful to you! Lovin' the Cypress Hill video as well :)

@wiwu Happy to hear that! We've worked 'round the clock to ensure you get high-quality encodes for 360 — and the same goes for all videos on Vimeo. For 360 specifically, we've optimized our encoding process, so we can ensure your videos render in the best quality with a high bit rate. You also have the ability to enjoy all 360 videos offline, watch videos in 4K Ultra HD player, and join the world's best creative community — to name just a few things :)

@wiwu We do support 4k playback @ 60fps. If you press “D” in the player, you'll open our debug panel which can be used to check out playback details such as your current FPS, bit rate, quality, etc. I hope this helps!

Thanks @simong! We're very excited to support 360 video and would love to get your feedback on our 360 experience.

@dlawrence Thank you for your suggestions, I think that's a great idea! We're continuing to research and improve upon our headset experience so I'll be sure to pass this along to our product team.

Thank you, sounds like we developed this just in time :) Let us know if you have any feedback once you're able to upload your 360 video!

@infilm360vr You've officially inspired me to visit Portland. Beautiful photography and great use of 360!

First off, sweet last name! And more importantly, thank you very much for your kind words! We're excited to support 360 video on our platform and would love to hear your thoughts on your 360 experience so far.

@vartisans Happy to hear that!

@nsccreative Thanks for the feedback! I completely agree that a timeline bar would be beneficial. We are continuing to work on and improve our headset experience, so I'll be sure to pass this suggestion along to our product team.

In regards to your question on FPS, we create a 30fps and 60fps playback file (for 60fps sources) for backward compatibility. This is to ensure playback across all browsers/devices— as some may not be able to handle playback at 60fps. There should be no significant loss in quality, however if you're seeing otherwise please let us know!

Hi there! To use a Samsung Gear VR headset, you'll just need to tap the headset icon in the player and select "Switch" (when prompted to insert your phone). From there, just scan the QR code on the Gear VR, and our app will automatically render the video for your headset.

If you are already in cardboard mode, simply tap the gear icon in the right hand corner of the player and select "Switch Viewer". Let me know if you're having trouble!

@work2survive I apologize for the delay. Unfortunately, interactive hotspots are not currently supported on Vimeo. We agree that this feature would be useful and are currently researching this possibility.

In the meantime, you can add a link to another video within the outro (video ending) of your 360 video.

Hi there! Sorry for my delayed response. It is possible to embed Vimeo 360 videos in iOS and Android apps using an iframe. Let us know if you have any other questions!

Thanks for your feedback! If you're seeing a lower quality file in offline mode, you'll need to enable "Allow HD Downloads" within your app settings. With this setting, the highest HD playback file (that your device allows) will be downloaded. For online playback, the player will switch between all of our encoded files, depending on the strength of your Internet connection (a technology called HLS). The quality menu is not supported on iOS devices for both online and offline playback.

That said, we have noticed some recent cases where the highest quality playback file has not been downloaded for 360 videos in offline mode. Our developers are hoping to implement a fix for this issue in our next app release. Stay tuned!

Glad I could help!

@ryanswiftjoyner Thanks for your feedback! Support for spatial audio has definitely been noted and is something we are working towards for the future.

Hi there! This is actually a known bug, one that we're currently working on. We are hoping to release some changes in the future to correct the tilt function within the app. Thanks for flagging this!

This is a known bug in the app that our dev team is hoping to resolve in the near future. We recommend tilting your device to explore vertically. Sorry for the trouble!