OMAF4Cloud: Standards-Enabled 360° Video Creation as a Service

Abstract

A work-in-progress standard-powered media processing system is presented to demonstrate a full end-to-end interactive media service for an immersive user experience. The system converts traditional 360° videos to the Omnidirectional MediA Format (OMAF) standard-compliant format. Media processing, in general, demands complex and tailored workflows for advanced media processing and distribution such as virtual reality content stitching, packaging, and adaptive streaming. To achieve the desired result, these complex workflows require many advanced functionalities to work together on the media content. To address the needs of advanced services, the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) working group is developing a new standard called Network-Based Media Processing (NBMP), a standard that aims at increased media processing efficiency, faster and lower deployment cost of interoperable media processing functions, and the ability to provide large-scale deployment by leveraging public, private, or hybrid cloud services. This paper partially covers both OMAF and NBMP standards. Additionally, an end-to-end design and proof of concept is provided to enable an immersive virtual reality experience to the end user.