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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 29, Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 19566-6:2019), which has been technically revised. It also incorporates the Amendments ISO/IEC 19566-6:2019/Amd 1:2021 and ISO/IEC 19566-6:2019/Amd 2:2025.

The main changes are as follows:

incorporates the latest advancements in stereoscopic imaging as well as dealing with accelerated rendering of region of interest viewports.

A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 19566 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.

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Introduction

The ISO/IEC 19566 series is designed primarily for format and metadata storage and protection method of compressed continuous-tone photographic content.

There is increasing use of multi-sensor images from multiple image sensor devices, such as 360° capturing cameras or dual-camera smartphones available to consumers. Images from these cameras are shown on computers, smartphones, and head-mounted displays (HMD).

Because existing JPEG standards do not fully cover these new uses, incompatibilities have reduced the interoperability of these images, and thus reducing the widespread ubiquity which consumers have come to expect when using JPEG-based images.

Additionally, new modalities for interacting with images, such as computer-based augmentation, face-tagging, and object classification require support for metadata that was not part of the original JPEG scope.

This document defines “JPEG 360”, building upon the features of JPEG Universal Metadata Box Format (JUMBF) (see ISO/IEC 19566-5).

This document defines the use of the JPEG 360 Content Type JUMBF superbox with respect to the sub-box components which include the definition of an XML box, the use of other boxes such as unstitched image elements for omnidirectional captures together with the main image and descriptive metadata, and encrypted parts of the image.

1 Scope

This document specifies omnidirectional/360° image and motion contents using Rec. ITU-T T.81 | ISO/IEC 10918-1, Rec. ITU-T T.800 | ISO/IEC 15444-1 and ISO/IEC 18477-3.

2 Normative references

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

3.1 Terms and definitions

3.2 Abbreviated terms

4 Conventions

4.1 Conformance language

4.2 Typesetting

5 Description and definition of JPEG 360 images

5.1 General

5.2 Relative orientation

5.3 Viewport representation

5.4 Stereoscopic 360 image

5.5 Basic set of general 360 image parameters

6 Structuring of JPEG 360 Metadata

6.1 General

6.2 Definition of JPEG 360 Content Type boxes

Bibliography

ISO/IEC 19566-6:2026

Information technologies. JPEG systems — - Part 6: JPEG 360

Current

Published:

3 Feb 2026

1 Scope