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<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>
 
<code>exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg</code>
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== Tricks ==
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It was found that setting the Make to "RICOH" and Model to "RICOH THETA S" will also create images that get 360 treatment in Facebook - once the image is in a 2:1 aspect ratio. This is because its a popular pano camera.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 03:41, 27 November 2016

"ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information" Download Exiftool here: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

Requirements for creating Facebook 360 Images

  • Photo should have 2:1 aspect ratio
  • Maximum file dimensions of 6000 by 3000 px
  • Exif XMP tag, "ProjectionType=equirectangular"

exiftool -ProjectionType="equirectangular" image.jpg

Tricks

It was found that setting the Make to "RICOH" and Model to "RICOH THETA S" will also create images that get 360 treatment in Facebook - once the image is in a 2:1 aspect ratio. This is because its a popular pano camera.

See also