<p>Solved with this filter:</p>
<p><a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#v360" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#v360</a></p>
<p>See section &quot;flat&quot; and the second example to convert any 360 footage to a flat view.</p>

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2021-02-09T20:49:21.123Z
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Piranha
<p>I have a 360×180° equirectangular video.  </p>

<p>I want to cut out a part of it, to make it a “normal” video using FFmpeg.</p>

<p>Is there something like this? For example, I have a direction vector as a parameter for the region to cut out (e.g. Vector(0, 0, 1) would cut out the sky) </p>

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2019-07-03T01:49:00.360Z
that's good to hear. I had this challenge recently, and ended up using a 3D animation package. I made a sphere, used the video as the surface colour and filmed it with the virtual camera. Was faster and better quality than After Effects.
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FFmpeg crop (cut out) a view direction from 360° video sphere
Piranha
# FFmpeg crop (cut out) a view direction from 360° video sphere

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-02)

I have a 360×180° equirectangular video.

I want to cut out a part of it, to make it a “normal” video using FFmpeg.

Is there something like this? For example, I have a direction vector as a parameter for the region to cut out (e.g. Vector(0, 0, 1) would cut out the sky)

**Tags:** ffmpeg, 360video

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: that's good to hear. I had this challenge recently, and ended up using a 3D animation package. I made a sphere, used the video as the surface colour and filmed it with the virtual camera. Was faster and better quality than After Effects.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2021-02-09. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Solved with this filter:

<https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#v360>

See section "flat" and the second example to convert any 360 footage to a flat view.


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