Using my raytracing engine, I'd like to generate a 360 degree video which could then be uploaded on Youtube. By looking on the internet, I couldn't find any specific details about how to do so. I am using FFMPEG to generate short movies. I saw something about stitching but that didn't really help me that much.
Could you provide me some hints, please ?
YouTube Help: Upload 360-degree videos
We recommend uploading 360 videos (equirectangular format with a 2:1 aspect ratio) at a resolution of 7168x3584 or higher, up to 8192x4096.
That means the format uses Equirectangular projection for capturing the view from all directions to a normal video format with a 2:1 aspect ratio. The projection should translate nicely to a raytracing engine with a simple mapping from pixel coordinates to the ray direction using the formula in the wiki article.
