360 videos in WMR not working

Anonymous
2020-08-02T21:06:31+00:00

Hello,

I'm having issues with the new Microsoft edge playing 360/vr videos in WMR. First of all, to get an option to play vr video I have to go through that app "360 videos" in the cliff house. Finding a 360 video via youtube in edge directly doesn't work because the goggle icon on the bottom of the screen is missing. However, if I start any of the offered 360 videos via the cliff house 360 video app, that opens youtube video in the edge, and now the goggle icon is present. This allows me to play VR videos, but really this doesn't work either because the videos are very choppy. I did not have this issue prior to the new edge installation. I'm using Samsung Odyssey+. Any suggestions to solve this issue?

Microsoft Edge | Audio and video playback | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2021-06-14T15:49:30+00:00

After looong trial and error,.....

Start with a reboot, Googles HDMI connected, USB disconnected (after completed boot),....plug in Goggles (USB), .......

Make sure Mixed Reality Portal NOT running and controllers are not connected to your computer (bluetooth)

On Desktop, run Microsoft Edge> go to youtube select a 360 video, you'll see the Goggle Icon , click it to enter VR,

now Mixed Reality Portal will start, ....put on your Goggles and enjoy the video.

After that you can select any other 360 video and it will work as long as all control stays with the desktop.

REPEAT:

All control has to stay with the desktop, otherwise it will not work.

Controllers have to stay disconnected, otherwise it will throw you back into the Cliff House

Hope this helps, and please,.....Microsoft,.....GET IT FIXED !!!

My setup:

Samsung Odyssey+

Win 10 v21H1 (Os Build 19043.1055), i7-9750H, Nvidia RTX 2060, 32GB

(All latest Drivers)

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-25T11:05:40+00:00

    I use SVPTube 2 to download the stereoscopic files from youtube

    It works! Thank you SO much for this!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-25T10:28:31+00:00

    I use SVPTube 2 to download the stereoscopic files from youtube, it is part of SVP. Make sure you select the option to install SVPTube 2 during SVP installation. For downloading you need to add the SVPtube 2 video downloading package using the Maintain SVP 4 program. In the SVP settings make sure that under Online videos, Video format filter, you have set it to show all formats. Download the highest resolution VP9 encoded video. It should be a side by side file with left and right images.

    To play it back I use Virtual Desktop or Whirlygig from steam.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-09-25T08:01:57+00:00

    Actually this seems to have changed recently. I downloaded the youtube video you linked and it is stereoscopic 3D. I tried a bunch of other VR180 videos and all the downloads I attempted got the 3D files successfully.

    Hi BouraKatto, really?? That is great to hear. I just redownload it but it's not steroscopic. Could you please tell me which program you use to download from Youtube and which player you use to watch it? I use Winx Youtube downloader and Skybox to watch.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-09-25T02:57:26+00:00

    Even when downloading videos from youtube and watching them with a player like Skybox they're not steroscopic so there is not much use to that.

    Actually this seems to have changed recently. I downloaded the youtube video you linked and it is stereoscopic 3D. I tried a bunch of other VR180 videos and all the downloads I attempted got the 3D files successfully.

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