What is a .INSV file?
INSV is the video format of Insta360 action and 360-degree cameras.
- Did you know
- INSV holds the footage Insta360 cameras stitch into 360-degree video.
- An INSV is really an MP4 carrying dual-fisheye footage plus gyroscope data, so renaming it to .mp4 reveals the unstitched video.
- Insta360 cameras can split one recording across several INSV files, separating the front and back lenses and a low-resolution preview track.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect streaming manifests and video containers: HLS/DASH/Smooth Streaming/HDS manifests and playlists; pro/broadcast MXF/GXF/LXF/DV; ASF/.dvr-ms and RealMedia; DivX/F4V/Insta360/GoPro proxies/GIFV; raw elementary streams (IVF, Y4M, MPEG-1/2, H.264/H.265 SPS, AV1 OBU); MPEG program/transport and PVR/DVB recordings; Windows Recorded TV, Ogg Media, NUT; DPX/Cineon/Dahua/.yuv identified.
- Depth of analysis
- .INSV is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .INSV file
- Drag a .INSV file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.