Apple Releases New Immersive Video App for Mac and Vision Pro

[MacRumors]

Apple today released a new app for managing an immersive video library on a Mac.

Apple Immersive Videos are 3D videos recorded in 8K resolution, with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio. For example, recent performances by singer The Weeknd and heavy metal band Metallica are available in the format.

The new Apple Immersive Video Utility app allows you to import, organize, package, and review Apple Immersive Video files on a Mac. Then, you can connect one or more Vision Pro devices and review the immersive videos. For larger groups, Apple says there is a synchronized playback option for multi-device viewing sessions.

Apple Immersive Video Utility is available for free in the App Store for both macOS and visionOS, but it is currently limited to U.S. English.

Here is the complete App Store description for the app:

Apple Immersive Video Utility for macOS allows you to import, organize, package, and review Apple Immersive Video media on your Mac. Combined with Apple Immersive Video Utility for visionOS, you can connect and review Apple Immersive Video on Apple Vision Pro.

Import and Manage Immersive Video Files
Create playlists to sort, organize, and search the Apple Immersive Video files in your library.

Share Your Apple Immersive Videos
Share your Immersive Videos with Vision Pro users with file types that are simple to download and import.

Inspect and Modify Metadata
Scan the dynamic and static metadata of Immersive Video files. Modify, swap, or manipulate the package content to meet your post-production requirements.

Stream to Apple Vision Pro
Connect one or more Vision Pro devices to stream your playlists. For larger groups, use synchronized playback to manage multi-device viewing sessions.

The images above are for illustrative purposes. You can view Experience Immersive, Prehistoric Planet Immersive, Adventure, Wild Life, and other Apple Immersive Video movies and series where Apple Vision Pro is available.

Apple Immersive Video Utility is available in U.S. English.
Apple Immersive Video Utility est disponible en anglais (États-Unis).

The app seems to be primarily intended for producers of Apple Immersive Videos, but the app is currently available for anyone to download.

The app requires a Mac with an M1 chip or newer running macOS Sequoia.

Article Link: Apple Releases New Immersive Video App for Mac and Vision Pro

 

[Jashar7]

Apple today released a new app for managing immersive videos on a Mac.

Apple Immersive Videos are 3D videos recorded in 8K resolution, with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio. For example, recent performances by singer The Weeknd and heavy metal band Metallica are available in the format.

The new Apple Immersive Video Utility app allows you to import, organize, package, and review Apple Immersive Video files on a Mac. Then, you can connect one or more Vision Pro devices and review the immersive videos. For larger groups, Apple says there is a synchronized playback option for multi-device viewing sessions.

Apple Immersive Video Utility is available for free in the App Store for both macOS and visionOS, but it is currently limited to U.S. English.

Here is the complete App Store description for the app:The app seems to be primarily intended for producers of Apple Immersive Videos, but the app is currently available for anyone to download.

The app requires a Mac with an M1 chip or newer running macOS Sequoia.

Article Link: Apple Releases New Immersive Video App for Mac and Vision Pro

Nope. Still not convinced to buy it

 

[poematik13]

IIRC an iphone 15 pro or later can shoot in immersive format, no?

Would be cool if MR posted a workflow article about it showing all the ways to shoot, edit/playback etc

 

[JonathanParker]

Thankfully no Image Playground “integration”

 

[vegetassj4]

five people will be extraordinarily happy, and three people will say "meh".

 

[And Boom]

C'mon, make money...

 

[WilliApple]

requires a Mac with an M1 chip

I see this as the beginning of the end for Intel...
I wouldn't be surprised if support was completely stripped this year.

 

[iJulio]

I see this as the beginning of the end for Intel...
I wouldn't be surprised if support was completely stripped this year.

Intel has been having a rough time since Apple went their own way. I don't think Intel will ever recover from their glory days back in the 2000s - 2010s

 

[Rychiar]

I see this as the beginning of the end for Intel...
I wouldn't be surprised if support was completely stripped this year.

ya mean it hasn't been dead for years now? lol a base Mac mini can eclipse most intel setups. unless you have a very specified work case that needs intel software it makes no sense to still have one.

 

[Canubis]

five people will be extraordinarily happy, and three people will say "meh".

Count me into the first group!

To be frank, this is a really cool, unexpected surprise! Will definitely try this out later at home. I guess this tool could be helpful to demo immersive videos to guest users, like you just hand them the Vision and use the Mac to start a video for them…?

Is is just me or is Apple giving the Vision a lot more attention over the last few weeks? Just hoping this is meant to be the prologue to some great update for Vision during WWDC, not the epilogue to the Vision Pro project altogether 🤞

 

[winxmac]

The logo would look better if they centered the play button.

 

[chfilm]

This is great news

 

[chfilm]

Count me into the first group!

To be frank, this is a really cool, unexpected surprise! Will definitely try this out later at home. I guess this tool could be helpful to demo immersive videos to guest users, like you just hand them the Vision and use the Mac to start a video for them…?

Is is just me or is Apple giving the Vision a lot more attention over the last few weeks? Just hoping this is meant to be the prologue to some great update for Vision during WWDC, not the epilogue to the Vision Pro project altogether 🤞

Maybe it has to do with the upcoming release of the immersive camera..

 

[Astuces iOS]

For sure everyone has a Vision Pro, a Mac and a camera which can record spatial videos in 8k…

 

[spaxxedout]

“The app seems to be primarily intended for producers of Apple Immersive Videos, but the app is currently available for anyone to download”

Nah, we all know who this is for 😏

 

[Canubis]

Maybe it has to do with the upcoming release of the immersive camera..

This would actually be really cool. I just got myself an Insta X4, which captures 8k 360° – it's cool, but it's just 1 lens. Video recorded with it looks "flat" compared with content produced by Apple specifically for the Vision.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Flogging a dead horse.

 

[richinaus]

This would actually be really cool. I just got myself an Insta X4, which captures 8k 360° – it's cool, but it's just 1 lens. Video recorded with it looks "flat" compared with content produced by Apple specifically for the Vision.

you need a Canon 180 degree dual fisheye lens and R5 II camera.

 

[Benz63amg]

Any use of this app on a Mac if I don’t own a Vision Pro? Meaning, is this strictly an app for Vision Pro owners or Mac users have any benefit here?

 

[Mega ST]

I had a chance to try Apple Vision Pro the other day for some industrial demonstration of future machinery. I was impressed by the good picture quality and the three-dimensional effect and "credibility". However I did not like the "diving goggles" style, being blinded and the comfort of wearing it. I have a large head size and could not make it fit comfortable. It was large enough but this squeeze to fit is not my taste. I would not consider to privately watch something like a cinema movie on something like this. I would clearly prefer something like lighter weight digital glasses, like an airplane head up display, with a layer of digital info over the real world outside view.

 

[verniesgarden]

Apple lacks the courage Nintendo has, they could have charged for their demo app.

 

[xander49x]

five people will be extraordinarily happy, and three people will say "meh".

why so jealous of us that have a Vision Pro, If you had facts you know that thousands of people have the AVP, we are a large community and have a social app ( inspaze ) in the AVP where we hang out and watch movies together play games and lots of other things know the facts before commenting on things you know nothing about, your welcome.

 

[centauratlas]

For sure everyone has a Vision Pro, a Mac and a camera which can record spatial videos in 8k…

One of the rumors was 8K video on the next iPhone. If so, then I would suspect that it will allow people to do this in 8K. I've done spatial video in lower res, but this could be cool.

 

[xander49x]

I had a chance to try Apple Vision Pro the other day for some industrial demonstration of future machinery. I was impressed by the good picture quality and the three-dimensional effect and "credibility". However I did not like the "diving goggles" style, being blinded and the comfort of wearing it. I have a large head size and could not make it fit comfortable. It was large enough but this squeeze to fit is not my taste. I would not consider to privately watch something like a cinema movie on something like this. I would clearly prefer something like lighter weight digital glasses, like an airplane head up display, with a layer of digital info over the real world outside view.

there are lots of head configurations you can use with the AVP, I know several people who do not use the light seal, it's more customizable. there are YouTube videos with information on it.

 

[nfl46]

This is great news

Exactly! This, along with the iPhone app, is setting the stage for what’s to come. I’m eagerly anticipating how this all unfolds in a couple of years. These are truly exciting times!