Planning and recording a 360 degree video is the fun part. Bringing it in front of the world is where things get a bit confusing. Why? Because there are numerous 360 VR Video hosting platforms which you can use to upload your video.
But truth to be told, VR Video is slowly taking over the teenage population by storm. It"s more about the feel of experience you desire your viewers to have rather than the video itself.
Let me dive into a few theories - Do you know why 3D functionality on smartphones was drowning so quickly? It"s because there was no way out to share your recordings and experiences with anyone at one time.
Situations would be like, Yay! I have recorded a 360 degree video. Now, what? Where to upload it? That"s a solid rock question which is hard to answer.
However, things have changed pretty much in 2016. As the new technologies came rolling in, the decision-making also becomes a little bit easier.
I walk you through 8 sites that let you host your 360 videos. I"ll make sure it"ll be easy for you to decide on ONE.
1. GoPro VR Video Hosting
GoPro is a fantastic tool for sharing and watching 360 videos from the mobile app and even from the website itself.
It was formerly known as Kolor, which was similar but had lower specifications than the upgraded GoPro.
On the homepage, you will see three words - CAPTURE, SWITCH, and SHARE
What do they mean by these three words? Let me elaborate it for you.
VR Video CAPTURE:
They are offering an excellent video recorder called GoPro Omni.
But, what does GoPro Omni do? You may ask.
Well, let me answer this in the simplest manner: GoPro Omni is an advanced yet elegant 360 video recorder. It lets you capture the whole wide screen and construct absolute professional quality videos.
VR Video SWITCH:
There comes an Autopano Video software which is really simple, but very powerful. It lets you combine numerous VR Videos into ONE single video.
VR Video SHARE:
Your video deserves to be seen by the world. Why to go anywhere else when you can instantly share them from GoPro VR. It"s easy, It"s fast, and it"s fun.
2. Beamify.TV VR Video Hosting
Beamify is a beautiful solution for you to create and share 360 videos. The user-interface seems to be very clean and easy to understand, which is a plus point for anyone.
It"s a simple platform to upload, share and be dissolved in the liquid-clear 360 degree video experience.
In their "About" page, they seem to deliver a good customer support. Though, not much about their features have been disclosed.
If I were at your place now, I would roam around these sites and look at their features carefully. This is to confirm you pick one wisely.
3. Vrideo.com VR Video Hosting
One thing I must admit about Vrideo is that their user-interface is SUPER-FRIENDLY. If you look at their tabs, navigation buttons and stuff like that, you will notice that it"s fast and easy to use their site. Well, I am utterly impressed by that.
You can browse through "WOW-FACTOR" videos and channels, and you can host your videos and share them. It has got some decent features one would need necessarily.
Vrideo was founded in 2014, which tells us they"re new to this game of VR Video hosting and sharing.
However, the age doesn"t matter. What matters is their quality of service, right?
4. YouTube VR Video Hosting
YouTube is the second most visited website in the world, then how could this list be complete without YouTube?
YouTube released its VR Video compatibility in 2015. Despite sitting there for a long time now, it doesn"t have those "ADVANCED" features that one would require.
Truth to be told, it is pretty basic. There are only a few features such as, playing the video in 360-degree spherical and stuff like zooming in and out. Dragging the screen from here and there is another basic feature.
5. Littlstar.com VR Video Hosting
Another addition to the VR video hosting sites is Littlstar. They offer features pretty much same as the above sites, but their support team is FABULOUS. I would say, they are very prompt and friendly.
When you upload your video to this site, there are really HIGH chances your video will get viewed by plenty of people. Isn"t this a superb thing?
Their video player looks basic and acts basic too. Unfortunately, there is one downfall.
That is, You cannot set your own chosen thumbnails to your video.
However, apart from all these, they also have a BETA app from which you can surf through various channels and videos.
6. 360 Heros VR Video Hosting
360 Heros is a one-stop shop for 360 Video services. It has got pretty much everything you need to use, whether you want to film a 360 video or take panoramic photos or even creating VR videos. 360 Heros covers it all.
Well, how about sharing the video content with the whole world? The 360Heros hosting center allows you to do just that easily.
With the mobile app support feature, you can showcase your videos on the go. Kind of cool, eh?
Plus, the flexible solution for video production. Umm! 360Heros is an ideal choice. They even take care of your after-production technical services.
7. Facebook VR Video Hosting
Ever heard of Facebook? Yes. It"s a social network.
But, did you know that you can upload and host your 360 videos on Facebook?
With Facebook"s recently unveiled feature, you can upload your 360 videos to your Facebook timeline the same way you would upload just any other video.
However, if your video was recorded with a recorder that doesn"t support the feature of adding the 360 metadata AUTOMATICALLY, then you have to add the metadata to the video file separately.
Otherwise, you are just fine and can upload the video anyway.
One thing to keep in mind is, you can"t upload a video which exceeds the limit of 10 minutes and size of 1.75 Gigabytes.
8. Wistia.com VR Video Hosting
Wistia recently announced their all new 360 Video Player and 360 heatmaps. They have been a reputed video service brand for a very long time and knowing they support 360 videos is the cherry on top.
As we all know, a video has the power to accelerate ANY business that uses it. With 360 Video"s existence, things have come to a whole new level.
If you use the full potential of 360 videos, you can not only let viewers experience the motion fun, but also you can bring them inside just like they are living the moment themselves at the venue.
With Wistia"s new unveiling, you can share engaging and exciting 360 degree experiences with anyone.
It is also a very reliable hosting solution. Within a very short period, you can start uploading and share your video content with everyone attracting huge eyeballs.
There are some very exciting features, such as –
- Custom Thumbnails
- Video Player Color Picker
- Email Capturer
- CTA Buttons
- Mobile Friendly
Did I tell you that you can track every aspect of your viewer"s stats? Yes, you can with Wistia.com Heatmaps.
This allows you to identify what is going right and what is going wrong.
Conclusion
So that was it - The review of 8 VR video hosting sites. I hope you enjoyed it and gained the kind of knowledge and information you was looking for.
Let me know in the comments section if there is any other site that you recommend.
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