How to record VR footage on the Meta Quest 3: complete tutorial
Can users record VR footage on the Meta Quest 3? Yes, there are two ways of doing this, although the results aren't up to the standard required of modern VR. Find out more about this function and follow our guides to try for yourself.
The Quest 3 features two cameras that deliver full-color passthrough, allowing users to record content in 4K (2k per eye), using the Meta Quest Developer HUB. However, there are a number of drawbacks to this feature.
The DeoVR devs have discovered that the Quest 3's passthrough cameras don't record 180-degree footage - instead, the footage is flat 120-100 (possibly 90) degrees - this is a major drawback in terms of immersion. It is possible to create flat stereo VR video, but it requires some effort.
Technical limitations of the footage
The resulting footage's maximum resolution is 4k 60fps, 40mbps bitrate. Again, this is not great quality, considering many DeoVR users enjoy 8K 120FPS video. Also, the videos will be relatively small due to the internal storage of the Quest 3 device.
Unusually, the eyes are rotated in the image - however, this can be fixed with some stereo correction applications. This isn't a new feature, as it was possible with the Quest Pro.
Ultimately, it seems possible to record video with the Quest 3, though the process isn't simple and the resulting video doesn't meet up to modern VR standards. However, there may be some useful and exciting uses for this in the future.
Record VR footage using your Quest 3: Method 1
Our devs have prepared a complete guide so Quest 3 owners can try it out. Watch it now on DeoVR: Recording VR footage on the Meta Quest 3.
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Record VR footage using your Quest 3: Method 2
The second method involves using ADB commands to enable stereo recording.
The resulting content is MP4, which can be edited using all major video editing software.
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