Content source description for immersive media data

A method of retrieving media data including immersive media data, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a client device, metadata that systematically describes different formatting options for the immersive media data from a server device;
• determining, by the client device, one or more of the formatting options that the client device supports for rendering the immersive media data;
• sending, by the client device, to the server device, data representing the one or more of the formatting options that the client device supports for rendering the immersive media data;
• retrieving, by the client device, the immersive media data having one of the formatting options;
• and
• configuring, by the client device, a rendering environment according to the one of the formatting options to render the immersive media data.

A device for transferring media data including immersive media data, the device comprising:

• a memory configured to store the media data;
• and
• one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• transfer metadata that systematically describes different formatting options for the immersive media data;
• process data representing one or more of the formatting options that a client device supports for rendering the immersive media data;
• and
• transfer the immersive media data having one of the formatting options that the client device supports.

A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:

• transfer metadata that systematically describes different formatting options for immersive media data included in media data;
• process data representing one or more of the formatting options that a client device supports for rendering the immersive media data;
• and
• transfer the immersive media data having one of the formatting options that the client device supports.

A device for transferring media data including immersive media data, the device comprising:

• means for transferring metadata that systematically describes different formatting options for the immersive media data;
• means for processing data representing one or more of the formatting options that a client device supports for rendering the immersive media data;
• and
• means for transferring the immersive media data having one of the formatting options that the client device supports.