diff --git a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
index 9b1f1ea6..c42cc386 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
@@ -559,44 +559,43 @@ void FFmpegReader::Open() {
 			AVStream* st = pFormatCtx->streams[i];
 			if (st->codecpar->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
 				// Only inspect the first video stream
-				for (AVPacketSideDataType type = AV_PKT_DATA_PARAM_CHANGE;
-					 type < AV_PKT_DATA_NB;
-					 type = static_cast<AVPacketSideDataType>(type + 1)) {
-
-					size_t size = 0;
-					uint8_t *data = av_stream_get_side_data(st, type, &size);
-
-					if (!data || size == 0)
-						continue;
-
-					// Handle rotation metadata
-					if (type == AV_PKT_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX &&
-						size >= 9 * sizeof(int32_t) &&
-						!info.metadata.count("rotate")) {
+				for (int j = 0; j < st->nb_side_data; j++) {
+					AVPacketSideData *sd = &st->side_data[j];
 
+					// Handle rotation metadata (unchanged)
+					if (sd->type == AV_PKT_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX &&
+						sd->size >= 9 * sizeof(int32_t) &&
+						!info.metadata.count("rotate"))
+					{
 						double rotation = -av_display_rotation_get(
-							reinterpret_cast<const int32_t *>(data));
+							reinterpret_cast<int32_t *>(sd->data));
 						if (std::isnan(rotation)) rotation = 0;
 						info.metadata["rotate"] = std::to_string(rotation);
-						}
+					}
 					// Handle spherical video metadata
-					else if (type == AV_PKT_DATA_SPHERICAL) {
+					else if (sd->type == AV_PKT_DATA_SPHERICAL) {
+						// Always mark as spherical
 						info.metadata["spherical"] = "1";
 
+						// Cast the raw bytes to an AVSphericalMapping
 						const AVSphericalMapping* map =
-							reinterpret_cast<const AVSphericalMapping*>(data);
+							reinterpret_cast<const AVSphericalMapping*>(sd->data);
 
+						// Projection enum → string
 						const char* proj_name = av_spherical_projection_name(map->projection);
-						info.metadata["spherical_projection"] = proj_name ? proj_name : "unknown";
+						info.metadata["spherical_projection"] = proj_name
+							? proj_name
+							: "unknown";
 
-						auto to_deg = [](int32_t v) {
-							return static_cast<double>(v) / 65536.0;
+						// Convert 16.16 fixed-point to float degrees
+						auto to_deg = [](int32_t v){
+							return (double)v / 65536.0;
 						};
 						info.metadata["spherical_yaw"]   = std::to_string(to_deg(map->yaw));
 						info.metadata["spherical_pitch"] = std::to_string(to_deg(map->pitch));
 						info.metadata["spherical_roll"]  = std::to_string(to_deg(map->roll));
 					}
-					 }
+				}
 				break;
 			}
 		}