Supporting multi-view and multi-channel content in three-dimensional (3d) scenes

A device for communicating media data, the device comprising:

• a memory configured to store spatial media data;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• obtain the spatial media data, the spatial media data including two or more channels including spatially distinct data for each presentation time instance;
• generate a scene description including data describing a virtual scene, the scene description further including data grouping the spatially distinct data of the spatial media data and data for characteristics of the spatially distinct data;
• and
• send the scene description and the spatial media data to a receiver device.

A method of communicating media data, the method comprising:

• receiving spatial media data including two or more channels including spatially distinct data for each presentation time instance;
• receiving a scene description including data describing a virtual scene, the scene description further including data grouping the spatially distinct data of the spatial media data and data for characteristics of the spatially distinct data;
• determining a position of a user in the virtual scene;
• and
• presenting one or more of the spatially distinct data to the user according to the position of the user in the virtual scene.

A device for communicating media data, the device comprising:

• a memory configured to store spatial media data;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• receive the spatial media data, the spatial media data including two or more channels including spatially distinct data for each presentation time instance;
• receive a scene description including data describing a virtual scene, the scene description further including data grouping the spatially distinct data of the spatial media data and data for characteristics of the spatially distinct data;
• determine a position of a user in the virtual scene;
• and
• present one or more of the spatially distinct data to the user according to the position of the user in the virtual scene.