-diff --git a/include/metacube2.h b/include/metacube2.h
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..dfbfd24
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/include/metacube2.h
-@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
-+#ifndef _METACUBE2_H
-+#define _METACUBE2_H
-+
-+/*
-+ * Definitions for the Metacube2 protocol, used to communicate with Cubemap.
-+ *
-+ * Note: This file is meant to compile as both C and C++, for easier inclusion
-+ * in other projects.
-+ */
-+
-+#include <stdint.h>
-+
-+#define METACUBE2_SYNC "cube!map" /* 8 bytes long. */
-+#define METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER 0x1
-+#define METACUBE_FLAGS_NOT_SUITABLE_FOR_STREAM_START 0x2
-+
-+struct metacube2_block_header {
-+ char sync[8]; /* METACUBE2_SYNC */
-+ uint32_t size; /* Network byte order. Does not include header. */
-+ uint16_t flags; /* Network byte order. METACUBE_FLAGS_*. */
-+ uint16_t csum; /* Network byte order. CRC16 of size and flags. */
-+};
-+
-+/* This code is based on code generated by pycrc. */
-+uint16_t metacube2_compute_crc(const struct metacube2_block_header *hdr);
-+
-+#endif /* !defined(_METACUBE_H) */
-diff --git a/include/vlc_httpd.h b/include/vlc_httpd.h
-index 9eb0b15..8eacf68 100644
---- a/include/vlc_httpd.h
-+++ b/include/vlc_httpd.h
-@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ VLC_API void httpd_RedirectDelete( httpd_redirect_t * );
-
-
- typedef struct httpd_stream_t httpd_stream_t;
--VLC_API httpd_stream_t * httpd_StreamNew( httpd_host_t *, const char *psz_url, const char *psz_mime, const char *psz_user, const char *psz_password ) VLC_USED;
-+VLC_API httpd_stream_t * httpd_StreamNew( httpd_host_t *, const char *psz_url, const char *psz_mime, const char *psz_user, const char *psz_password, bool b_metacube ) VLC_USED;
- VLC_API void httpd_StreamDelete( httpd_stream_t * );
- VLC_API int httpd_StreamHeader( httpd_stream_t *, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data );
- VLC_API int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *, const block_t *p_block );
-diff --git a/modules/access_output/http.c b/modules/access_output/http.c
-index bf75130..e608f8d 100644
---- a/modules/access_output/http.c
-+++ b/modules/access_output/http.c
-@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
- #define MIME_TEXT N_("Mime")
- #define MIME_LONGTEXT N_("MIME returned by the server (autodetected " \
- "if not specified)." )
-+#define METACUBE_TEXT N_("Metacube")
-+#define METACUBE_LONGTEXT N_("Use the Metacube protocol. Needed for streaming " \
-+ "to the Cubemap reflector.")
-
-
- vlc_module_begin ()
-@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
- PASS_TEXT, PASS_LONGTEXT, true )
- add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mime", "",
- MIME_TEXT, MIME_LONGTEXT, true )
-+ add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "metacube", false,
-+ METACUBE_TEXT, METACUBE_LONGTEXT, true )
- set_callbacks( Open, Close )
- vlc_module_end ()
-
-@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ vlc_module_end ()
- * Exported prototypes
- *****************************************************************************/
- static const char *const ppsz_sout_options[] = {
-- "user", "pwd", "mime", NULL
-+ "user", "pwd", "mime", "metacube", NULL
- };
-
- static ssize_t Write( sout_access_out_t *, block_t * );
-@@ -114,6 +119,8 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
- char *psz_pwd;
- char *psz_mime;
-
-+ bool b_metacube;
-+
- if( !( p_sys = p_access->p_sys =
- malloc( sizeof( sout_access_out_sys_t ) ) ) )
- return VLC_ENOMEM ;
-@@ -189,9 +196,11 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
- psz_mime = var_GetNonEmptyString( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mime" );
- }
-
-+ b_metacube = var_GetBool( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "metacube" );
-+
- p_sys->p_httpd_stream =
- httpd_StreamNew( p_sys->p_httpd_host, path, psz_mime,
-- psz_user, psz_pwd );
-+ psz_user, psz_pwd, b_metacube );
- free( psz_user );
- free( psz_pwd );
- free( psz_mime );
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
-index a7f42ef..18ffaa0 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ SOURCES_libvlc_common = \
-
- SOURCES_libvlc_httpd = \
- network/httpd.c \
-+ network/metacube2.c \
- $(NULL)
-
- SOURCES_libvlc_sout = \
-diff --git a/src/network/httpd.c b/src/network/httpd.c
-index ff7e653..b8f6768 100644
---- a/src/network/httpd.c
-+++ b/src/network/httpd.c
-@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
- #include <vlc_url.h>
- #include <vlc_mime.h>
- #include <vlc_block.h>
-+#include <metacube2.h>
- #include "../libvlc.h"
-
- #include <string.h>
-@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ struct httpd_stream_t
- httpd_url_t *url;
-
- char *psz_mime;
-+ bool b_metacube;
-
- /* Header to send as first packet */
- uint8_t *p_header;
-@@ -739,9 +741,25 @@ static int httpd_StreamCallBack( httpd_callback_sys_t *p_sys,
- /* Send the header */
- if( stream->i_header > 0 )
- {
-- answer->i_body = stream->i_header;
-- answer->p_body = xmalloc( stream->i_header );
-- memcpy( answer->p_body, stream->p_header, stream->i_header );
-+ if ( stream->b_metacube )
-+ {
-+ struct metacube2_block_header hdr;
-+ memcpy( hdr.sync, METACUBE2_SYNC, sizeof(METACUBE2_SYNC) );
-+ hdr.size = htonl( stream->i_header );
-+ hdr.flags = htons( METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER );
-+ hdr.csum = htons( metacube2_compute_crc( &hdr ) );
-+
-+ answer->i_body = stream->i_header + sizeof( hdr );
-+ answer->p_body = xmalloc( answer->i_body );
-+ memcpy( answer->p_body, &hdr, sizeof( hdr ) );
-+ memcpy( answer->p_body + sizeof( hdr ), stream->p_header, stream->i_header );
-+ }
-+ else
-+ {
-+ answer->i_body = stream->i_header;
-+ answer->p_body = xmalloc( stream->i_header );
-+ memcpy( answer->p_body, stream->p_header, stream->i_header );
-+ }
- }
- answer->i_body_offset = stream->i_buffer_last_pos;
- if( stream->b_has_keyframes )
-@@ -789,13 +807,16 @@ static int httpd_StreamCallBack( httpd_callback_sys_t *p_sys,
- httpd_MsgAdd( answer, "Content-type", "%s", stream->psz_mime );
- }
- httpd_MsgAdd( answer, "Cache-Control", "%s", "no-cache" );
-+ if( stream->b_metacube )
-+ httpd_MsgAdd( answer, "Content-encoding", "metacube");
- return VLC_SUCCESS;
- }
- }
-
- httpd_stream_t *httpd_StreamNew( httpd_host_t *host,
- const char *psz_url, const char *psz_mime,
-- const char *psz_user, const char *psz_password )
-+ const char *psz_user, const char *psz_password,
-+ bool b_metacube )
- {
- httpd_stream_t *stream = xmalloc( sizeof( httpd_stream_t ) );
-
-@@ -814,6 +835,7 @@ httpd_stream_t *httpd_StreamNew( httpd_host_t *host,
- {
- stream->psz_mime = strdup( vlc_mime_Ext2Mime( psz_url ) );
- }
-+ stream->b_metacube = b_metacube;
- stream->i_header = 0;
- stream->p_header = NULL;
- stream->i_buffer_size = 5000000; /* 5 Mo per stream */
-@@ -890,6 +912,20 @@ int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *stream, const block_t *p_block )
- stream->i_last_keyframe_seen_pos = stream->i_buffer_pos;
- }
-
-+ if( stream->b_metacube )
-+ {
-+ struct metacube2_block_header hdr;
-+ memcpy( hdr.sync, METACUBE2_SYNC, sizeof(METACUBE2_SYNC) );
-+ hdr.size = htonl( p_block->i_buffer );
-+ hdr.flags = htons( 0 );
-+ if( p_block->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_HEADER )
-+ hdr.flags |= htons( METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER );
-+ if( stream->b_has_keyframes && !( p_block->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_TYPE_I ) )
-+ hdr.flags |= htons( METACUBE_FLAGS_NOT_SUITABLE_FOR_STREAM_START );
-+ hdr.csum = htons( metacube2_compute_crc( &hdr ) );
-+ httpd_AppendData( stream, (uint8_t *)&hdr, sizeof(hdr) );
-+ }
-+
- httpd_AppendData( stream, p_block->p_buffer, p_block->i_buffer );
-
- vlc_mutex_unlock( &stream->lock );
-diff --git a/src/network/metacube2.c b/src/network/metacube2.c
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..353ce88
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/src/network/metacube2.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
-+/*
-+ * Implementation of Metacube2 utility functions. Taken from the Cubemap
-+ * distribution and then relicensed by the author to LGPL2.1+ for inclusion
-+ * into VLC.
-+ *
-+ * Note: This file is meant to compile as both C and C++, for easier inclusion
-+ * in other projects.
-+ *
-+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Steinar H. Gunderson
-+ *
-+ * Author: Steinar H. Gunderson <steinar+vlc@gunderson.no>
-+ *
-+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-+ * (at your option) any later version.
-+ *
-+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-+ *
-+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
-+ */
-+
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+
-+#include "metacube2.h"
-+
-+/*
-+ * https://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/pubs/KoopmanCRCWebinar9May2012.pdf
-+ * recommends this for messages as short as ours (see table at page 34).
-+ */
-+#define METACUBE2_CRC_POLYNOMIAL 0x8FDB
-+
-+/* Semi-random starting value to make sure all-zero won't pass. */
-+#define METACUBE2_CRC_START 0x1234
-+
-+uint16_t metacube2_compute_crc(const struct metacube2_block_header *hdr)
-+{
-+ static const int data_len = sizeof(hdr->size) + sizeof(hdr->flags);
-+ const uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)&hdr->size;
-+ uint16_t crc = METACUBE2_CRC_START;
-+ int i, j;
-+
-+ for (i = 0; i < data_len; ++i) {
-+ uint8_t c = data[i];
-+ for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
-+ int bit = crc & 0x8000;
-+ crc = (crc << 1) | ((c >> (7 - j)) & 0x01);
-+ if (bit) {
-+ crc ^= METACUBE2_CRC_POLYNOMIAL;
-+ }
-+ }
-+ }
-+
-+ /* Finalize. */
-+ for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-+ int bit = crc & 0x8000;
-+ crc = crc << 1;
-+ if (bit) {
-+ crc ^= METACUBE2_CRC_POLYNOMIAL;
-+ }
-+ }
-+
-+ return crc;
-+}