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Let's learn how to edit and publish Immersive 360° video for FREE with Insta360 Studio! This tutorial is focused on real immersive 360 editing — not 2D reframing for social media.
We’re creating full interactive immersive 360° videos for YouTube VR, Meta Quest 3, and Apple Vision Pro — designed for viewers inside HMDs, not flat screen playback or phone.
In this full guide, I’ll teach you how to edit your 8K 360 videos shot on the Insta360 X5 (or any 8K 360 camera) — without needing expensive software like Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve!
✅ Learn to import, trim, color grade, stabilize, and add immersive transitions inside Insta360 Studio.
✅ Combine 360° footage from different brands: Qoocam 3 Ultra 10-bit and Insta360 X5, X4 shots into a full VR experience.
✅ Publish to YouTube VR in 8K with automatic 360 metadata injection — no extra tools needed!
✅ Prepare immersive 360° videos for local playback on Apple Vision Pro using Spatial Film or Moonplayer.
✅ Enhance your 360° footage with AI upscaling and real-time 3D spatial conversion inside Apple Vision Pro
✅ Tips for professional 8K 360° post workflows with DaVinci Resolve
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction: Why Immersive 360° video? Why now?
1:40 - Preparation: Choosing Your 8K 360 Camera
3:15 - Spacebar preview of 360 Video on PC (faster DIT)
3:37 - Project Settings
4:15 - Import 360 footage from different cameras
5:09 - Color grading in Insta360 Studio
6:15 - Key for moving 360 and stabilization
6:34 - Agency in Immersive Video: Essential for Comfort and Engagement
7:19 - Reorient: The Key Concept in 360 Editing
8:14 - How to Add Immersive Transitions in Insta360 Studio
9:34 - Proxy workflow
9:54 - Mix 360 photo with 360 video in the same timeline
10:15 - How to Add Text Animation to 360 Video in Insta360 Studio
11:12 - How to avoid text wrapping in 360 Video
11:30 - Render in-depth
12:15 - The best Google Spatial Media Metadata Injector alternative - Insta360 Studio
13:34 - Apple Vision Pro Insta360 Studio Workflow
14:16 - Use AI to convert 2D 360 to Spatial 3D 360 in Vision Pro
🍎 Download our free Vision Pro player for 360 video playback here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-film/id6670564820?platform=vision
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360 Camera we suggested:
➜ Insta360 X5: https://bit.ly/HughHou-Insta360X5
➜ Qoocam 3 Ultra: https://reurl.cc/QEnZZo
➜ Insta360 X4: https://bit.ly/Insta360X4cam
Software/plugins that will take your 360 ending to the next level:
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➜ MotionVFX Free Template mHelloDV: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/KjJO0A
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More 360 editing tutorial:
DaVinci Resolve's BEST Kept 360° Video Editing Secrets:
https://youtu.be/xnLKbrR9ROY
Insta360 X5 / X4 Premiere Pro Masterclass:
https://youtu.be/V_Q2qfQnf-M
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