UPDATE 07/25/14 9:00 pm PDT:
Version 1.0.1: Fix of a bug and usage of OpenGL 2.1 instead of 3.3 for being more compatible with various graphics cards and drivers. Before this update the application may have been crashing on some systems running Windows. I’m sorry for this inconvenience!
UPDATE 07/26/14 7:38 am PDT:
Version 1.1: More robust video playback.
UPDATE 08/03/14 9:30 am PDT:
Version 2.0 (Win only):
-DK2 compatible
-different media for background/foreground
-chroma-keying for fun with green/blue-screens or skin-tone separation (augmented reality)
-optimized video-playback for even watching 4k-panorama-videos and more with ease
UPDATE 08/03/14 1:23 pm PDT:
Version 2.0.1: Bugfix regarding chroma-keying.
UPDATE 08/04/14 5:50 am PDT:
Version 2.1:
-support of side-by-side content
-hud can be disabled at startup
-rift-display is now correctly identified
-automatic change of primary display can be disabled
UPDATE 08/05/14 2:55 pm PDT:
Version 2.2:
-stereo-settings in live-mode instead of setup-screen for making slideshows with mixed 2D/3D content feasible
-accelerated value-changing with all parameters for easier fine-tuning
-cylindrical projection added
-y-repair-parameter added for fixing stereo-footage with offset between the images on the y-axis (go into the calibration-screen, then toggle with the 1-key until you get into the diff-mode. There you can very precisely adjust the y-repair as well as the convergence.)
-y-offset now relative to screen-dist
-fixed fov-ruler in equirectangular-mode
UPDATE 08/06/14 8:10 am PDT:
Version 2.3:
-added Top/Bottom-3D
-fix of the fov-displays in stereo-mode
UPDATE 08/06/14 9:20 am PDT:
Version 2.3.1: bugfix: non-cropped vertical fov in non-rectilinear mapping-modes
UPDATE 08/06/14 4:07 pm PDT:
Version 2.3.2: bugfix: cylindrical mapping works correctly
UPDATE 08/10/14 1:23 pm PDT:
Version 2.4:
-sessions can be saved
-dual-stereo support
-unlimited number of layers
-audiostream-index of videos can be selected
-better audio-sync in videos
-various bugfixes
UPDATE 08/18/14 5:30 am PDT:
Version 2.4.2:
-Mac compatible
-usage of Oculus SDK 0.4.1
-OpenGL 4.1 minimum
-improved audio synchronization and playback
-several bugfixes and optimizations
UPDATE 08/19/14 4:27 am PDT:
Version 2.5:
-bugfix: Slideshow-pictures are loaded correctly
-bugfix: Ctrl-Key on Mac for fine parameter adjustments
-support of MPO-pictures
-jps-pictures default to RL sbs-stereo
-all parameters can be copied and pasted with Ctrl-C/V (XML-Format, ⌘C/V on Mac)
-video-duration and playback-state is displayed
UPDATE 08/19/14 5:38 am PDT:
Version 2.5.1: small bugfix regarding slideshow-startup
UPDATE 08/25/14 9:09 pm PDT:
Version 3.0:
-support of scenes added. Built-in scenes as well as custom scenes in fbx-format can be used as environment
-stereographic mapping added
-high-resolution mode added (luminance is drawn into the green-channel to circumvent pentile- and chromatic aberration-limitations)
-multisampling added
-support of video-streams over all common network protocols
-seek through videos in 5-minute steps with Alt+Shift (Ctrl+Shift on Mac)
-bugfix: session-duplication now works correctly
-automatic update-check
UPDATE 08/28/14 10:23 am PDT:
Version 3.1:
-vr-filebrowser
-slideshows with mixed photos and videos
-minimum OpenGL version lowered to 4.0
-bugfix: if the OpenGL version of the graphics board driver is too low, a meaningful error-message is displayed instead of crashing the application
-bugfix: mkv-video compatibility and more reliable video-playback in general
-bugfix: changing view-mode while high-res enabled works correctly
UPDATE 08/29/14 6:03 pm PDT:
Version 3.1.1:
-bugfix: starting a slideshow with an invalid folder or a folder without compatible media-content doesn’t crash the app
UPDATE 08/30/14 11:18 am PDT:
Version 3.2:
-interlaced stereo-modes added
-hold shift to circle through the stereo- and mapping-modes in reverse
-bugfix: setup-window should hopefully not be crippled anymore on some systems
UPDATE 08/31/14 7:42 pm PDT:
Version 3.3:
-gamepad support (button-assignment visible under misc->gamepad-help)
-improved mediabrowser (formerly filebrowser)
-unusable items are not shown in mediabrowser
-removed interlaced stereo because of low relevance
UPDATE 09/01/14 8:39 pm PDT:
Version 3.4:
-display-mirroring added for Windows 8
-media-files can be opened by dropping them onto the app
-bugfix: highlighted folders in mediabrowser correct
UPDATE 09/02/14 11:55 am PDT
Version 3.5:
-screen distance adjustable for equirectangular and cylindrical mappings
UPDATE 09/05/14 7:38 pm PDT
Version 3.6:
-mouse-support added (now almost everything including media-browsing can be done without having to take off the Rift!)
-adjustable circular clipping with smoothstep-feathering in equidistant mode (great for merging multiple fisheye-pictures or cameras)
-projection-center can be specified in equidistant- and stereographic-modes
-bank-correction added (rotation-order: bank->pitch->yaw)
-overheadless layer-duplication added (great for working with multiplex-panoramas)
-slideshows/media-browsing can be started with files as well as directories
-Oculus SDK 0.4.2
UPDATE 09/06/14 10:25 am PDT
Version 3.7:
-visual timeline and seeking with the mouse through videos
-clicking on the empty space below the hud hides the hud
-improved audio-playback performance
UPDATE 09/06/14 10:26 pm PDT:
Version 3.8:
-layers can be soloed/muted (when more than one layer exists)
-hud with rounded corners
-with a gamepad yaw and pitch can not be altered at the same time anymore
UPDATE 09/07/14 5:01 pm PDT:
Version 3.9:
-subtitle support (ASS/SSA-format embedded into video-file)
-support of 3D video-files with dual-video streams (i.e. 3D MKV, Fuji W3, etc.)
-convergence-parameter in conjunction with non-rectilinear modes adjusts yaw- instead of translation-difference
-bugfix: videos with unicode-characters in their filenames can be watched
-bugfix: support of videos with high framerates like 50 or 60fps
-rift-tracking can be disabled with Ctrl-R (Command-R on Mac)
UPDATE 09/09/14 3:38 am PDT:
Version 3.10:
-support of Youtube-videos
-forced small system-audio buffer of 2048 samples and added option to adjust pre-delay (under misc settings) for ensuring optimal audio-synchronization on all systems
-added vertical calibration line
-calibration lines can be toggled
UPDATE 09/11/14 2:08 pm PTD:
Version 3.11:
-settings can be saved to file and opened with mediabrowser
-photos can be downloaded from web
-video looping
UPDATE 09/12/14 10:10 am PDT:
Version 3.12:
-settings can be shared by creating LVR-IDs and opening them with the “LVR-ID open…”-button
UPDATE 09/15/14 11:20 pm PDT:
Version 3.13:
-lvr-ids can be opened from web browser by using url-scheme lvrid://123456
-multiple lvr-ids can be combined to playlist-lvr-id
-autostarting of videos can be disabled
-bugfix: setup-settings regarding fullscreen, hud and h&s-warning also applied when opening LVR-IDs
-bugfix: Pressing Ctrl+S enables the hud, if it was disabled before
-bugfix: parameters are also remembered correctly when changing them via gamepad
-exchange-format changed from xml to json (still downward compatible to reading xml)
UPDATE 09/22/14 3:50 pm PDT:
Version 3.13.1:
-bugfix: Test-button works again