--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/include/vlc_httpd.h b/include/vlc_httpd.h
+index 6100dd0..46d557a 100644
+--- a/include/vlc_httpd.h
++++ b/include/vlc_httpd.h
+@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ 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 *, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data );
++VLC_API int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data, bool b_header );
+
+
+ /* Msg functions facilities */
+diff --git a/modules/access_output/http.c b/modules/access_output/http.c
+index 61095f5..95dd705 100644
+--- a/modules/access_output/http.c
++++ b/modules/access_output/http.c
+@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ 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,
++ "Use the metacube protocol", "Use the metacube protocol", true )
+ set_callbacks( Open, Close )
+ vlc_module_end ()
+
+@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ 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 +116,8 @@ 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 ;
+@@ -188,10 +192,12 @@ 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 );
+@@ -263,8 +269,9 @@ static ssize_t Write( sout_access_out_t *p_access, block_t *p_buffer )
+ while( p_buffer )
+ {
+ block_t *p_next;
+-
+- if( p_buffer->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_HEADER )
++ bool b_header_block = p_buffer->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_HEADER;
++
++ if( b_header_block )
+ {
+ /* gather header */
+ if( p_sys->b_header_complete )
+@@ -295,9 +302,10 @@ static ssize_t Write( sout_access_out_t *p_access, block_t *p_buffer )
+ }
+
+ i_len += p_buffer->i_buffer;
++
+ /* send data */
+ i_err = httpd_StreamSend( p_sys->p_httpd_stream, p_buffer->p_buffer,
+- p_buffer->i_buffer );
++ p_buffer->i_buffer, b_header_block );
+
+ p_next = p_buffer->p_next;
+ block_Release( p_buffer );
+diff --git a/src/network/httpd.c b/src/network/httpd.c
+index f76c47c..dcda968 100644
+--- a/src/network/httpd.c
++++ b/src/network/httpd.c
+@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
+ #include <vlc_charset.h>
+ #include <vlc_url.h>
+ #include <vlc_mime.h>
++#include <metacube.h>
+ #include "../libvlc.h"
+
+ #include <string.h>
+@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
+ #endif
+
+ static void httpd_ClientClean( httpd_client_t *cl );
++static void httpd_AppendData( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data );
+
+ /* each host run in his own thread */
+ struct httpd_host_t
+@@ -621,6 +623,7 @@ struct httpd_stream_t
+ httpd_url_t *url;
+
+ char *psz_mime;
++ bool b_metacube;
+
+ /* Header to send as first packet */
+ uint8_t *p_header;
+@@ -712,9 +715,24 @@ 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 metacube_block_header hdr;
++ memcpy( hdr.sync, METACUBE_SYNC, sizeof(METACUBE_SYNC) );
++ hdr.size = htonl( stream->i_header );
++ hdr.flags = htonl( METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER );
++
++ 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;
+ vlc_mutex_unlock( &stream->lock );
+@@ -758,13 +776,18 @@ 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 ) );
+
+@@ -783,6 +806,7 @@ 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 */
+@@ -819,22 +843,10 @@ int httpd_StreamHeader( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data )
+ return VLC_SUCCESS;
+ }
+
+-int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data )
++static void httpd_AppendData( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data )
+ {
+- int i_count;
+- int i_pos;
+-
+- if( i_data < 0 || p_data == NULL )
+- {
+- return VLC_SUCCESS;
+- }
+- vlc_mutex_lock( &stream->lock );
+-
+- /* save this pointer (to be used by new connection) */
+- stream->i_buffer_last_pos = stream->i_buffer_pos;
+-
+- i_pos = stream->i_buffer_pos % stream->i_buffer_size;
+- i_count = i_data;
++ int i_pos = stream->i_buffer_pos % stream->i_buffer_size;
++ int i_count = i_data;
+ while( i_count > 0)
+ {
+ int i_copy;
+@@ -850,6 +862,31 @@ int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data )
+ }
+
+ stream->i_buffer_pos += i_data;
++}
++
++int httpd_StreamSend( httpd_stream_t *stream, uint8_t *p_data, int i_data, bool b_header )
++{
++ if( i_data < 0 || p_data == NULL )
++ {
++ return VLC_SUCCESS;
++ }
++ vlc_mutex_lock( &stream->lock );
++
++ /* save this pointer (to be used by new connection) */
++ stream->i_buffer_last_pos = stream->i_buffer_pos;
++
++ if ( stream->b_metacube ) {
++ struct metacube_block_header hdr;
++ memcpy( hdr.sync, METACUBE_SYNC, sizeof(METACUBE_SYNC) );
++ hdr.size = htonl( i_data );
++ if ( b_header ) {
++ hdr.flags = htonl( METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER );
++ } else {
++ hdr.flags = htonl( 0 );
++ }
++ httpd_AppendData( stream, (uint8_t *)&hdr, sizeof(hdr) );
++ }
++ httpd_AppendData( stream, p_data, i_data );
+
+ vlc_mutex_unlock( &stream->lock );
+ return VLC_SUCCESS;
+diff --git a/include/metacube.h b/include/metacube.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..b40a42e
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/include/metacube.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
++#ifndef _METACUBE_H
++#define _METACUBE_H
++
++/* Definitions for the Metacube protocol, used to communicate with Cubemap. */
++
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
++#define METACUBE_SYNC "\\o/_metacube_\\o/" /* 16 bytes long. */
++#define METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER 0x1
++
++struct metacube_block_header {
++ char sync[16]; /* METACUBE_SYNC */
++ uint32_t size; /* Network byte order. Does not include header. */
++ uint32_t flags; /* Network byte order. METACUBE_FLAGS_*. */
++};
++
++#endif /* !defined(_METACUBE_H) */