Next-generation video encoding techniques for 360 video and VR

This post details advancements in video encoding techniques for 360 video and VR. It introduces two key methods: remapping equirectangular layouts to cube maps, reducing file size by 25% and improving encoding efficiency due to reduced geometry distortion and better pixel distribution. It also describes pyramid encoding for VR, which reduces file size by 80% and enables view-dependent adaptive bit rate streaming by only transmitting the visible field of view and pre-generating multiple resolutions for different viewports. The source code for the cube map transformation filter is also made available.