First published Nov 5, 2025

Before you export

Noise is the enemy. On top of being a source of left/right discrepancy interfering with depth perception, noise hurts compression efficiency by adding unnecessary texture to the image.

• Aggressively de-noise your video on a shot-by-shot basis.
  • Well exposed, low ISO shots: 3-frame temporal noise reduction (NR) should be sufficient. There is no such thing as an immersive shot that doesn’t need any noise reduction.
  • Darker, high ISO shots: add spatial noise reduction, or the built-in ML denoiser in Resolve. Neat Video is also known to perform extremely well.
• Add AI-based edge sharpening and detailing to reduce softness caused by noise reduction.
  • Topaz AI is a popular choice.

Apple Immersive Video & Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive

DaVinci Resolve Studio 20.2 and newer officially support Apple Immersive Video workflows. There are three main export presets:

• Vision Pro Bundle = ProRes AIVU. This is the format for mastering and archiving, but not suitable for uploading to Acute.
• Vision Pro Review = MV-HEVC AIVU. This is the recommended format for uploads to Acute, with a high bitrate (200-300 Mbps).
• VR180 = MV-HEVC .mov (half-equirectangular side-by-side). This is a compatibility format for exporting to other platforms, but it is a lower fidelity than AIV.

There is a thorough workflow guide PDF on the Blackmagic Design support website. Apple’s “Create immersive media experiences for visionOS” event (recording, notes) is also a great source of information on workflows for production and post-production.

When uploading an AIVU file to the Acute Immersive Platform, make sure to select 180° Apple Immersive Video (AIVU) as the format.

VR180 & Canon R5C/Dual Fisheye Lens

• Projection: half-equirectangular (latitude/longitude squares), which is the one produced by the Canon EOS VR Utility.
• Format: side-by-side. DaVinci Resolve also supports MV-HEVC but creators have encountered issues, it’s safer to work in side-by-side.
• Resolution: up to 4320×4320 per eye. Acute supports uploads at up to 8192×8192 per eye; but the Vision Pro hardware may stutter in higher resolutions when paired with higher framerates and/or HDR. Acute streams at up to 6480×6480 per eye.
• Bitrate: 200 Mbps. Acute streams up to 100 Mbps,

When uploading an side-by-side VR180 video file to the Acute Immersive Platform, make sure to select 180° Stereo (Side-by-side) as the format.

APMP tags are not necessary for uploads to the Acute Immersive Platform. Files with incorrect tags are fully supported, as they will be rectified as part of the encoding process according to their specified format.