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# LIV 2.16.3 ## Changelogs - Updated version used to build Unity for security reasons.
# LIV 2.16.3
## Changelogs
- Updated version used to build Unity for security reasons.
LIV
- Released
- Aug 12, 2019
- Platforms
- Windows
- Last updated
Updates & announcements
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Patch for error logging
This patch release only consist of internal fixies with LIV's error reporting within VIVR.
Original postThis patch release only consist of internal fixies with LIV's error reporting within VIVR.
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StreamerKit patch fix
# LIV 2.16.1 StreamerKit Fixes! Twitch deprecated and retired some older APIs we were still calling onto. This update restore the following Twitch EventSub functionalities in LIV StreamerKit: - Follow notifications - Subs notification - Bits notifications - Point rewards notifica
Original post# LIV 2.16.1
StreamerKit Fixes!Twitch deprecated and retired some older APIs we were still calling onto. This update restore the following Twitch EventSub functionalities in LIV StreamerKit:
- Follow notifications
- Subs notification
- Bits notifications
- Point rewards notification (for custom created rewards)
- Viewer countDue to limitations of the Twitch API, the viewer count only update every few minutes, and StreamerKit may display a cached value.
You may need to log out on StreamerKit and log back in for the updated auth scope to take effect.
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VRCFaceTracking Support Now Available
We're excited to announce that LIV now officially supports VRCFaceTracking (VRCFT)! This update allows you to use a variety of face and eye tracking hardware to bring your avatars to life in mixed reality. What's New: Full integration with VRCFaceTracking Support for various trac
Original postWe're excited to announce that LIV now officially supports VRCFaceTracking (VRCFT)! This update allows you to use a variety of face and eye tracking hardware to bring your avatars to life in mixed reality.
What's New:
- Full integration with VRCFaceTracking
- Support for various tracking hardware including Quest Pro, VIVE Facial Tracker, iPhone, and webcams
- Compatible with all LIV-supported avatar formats that have the correct blendshapes
How It Works:
Simply run both LIV and VRCFaceTracking, then select VRCFT via OSC in LIV's in-VR avatar settings under Eye Animation & Mouth Animation. Your avatar's facial expressions will now match your own!
Hardware Support:
- Meta Quest Pro
- VIVE Facial Tracker
- iPhone (using various apps)
- Webcams (using iFacialMocap or other solutions)
- And more!
Avatar Compatibility: This feature works with any avatar format LIV supports, as long as it has the appropriate blendshapes. Any avatar designed for VRCFT should work seamlessly.
For complete setup instructions, troubleshooting tips, and more detailed information, please visit our help center: https://help.liv.tv/hc/en-us/articles/26419841448082-BETA-VRCFT-Support-in-LIVWe can't wait to see the expressive content you create with this new feature!
P.S Thanks to avatar creator RADICALnorm for letting us use their avatar in these tests and featured in the GIF, you can find their RED panda avatar on their Gumroad.
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LIV 2.15 - Room rotation, movable viewfinder, and avatar hand toggle
What's New: 🔄 Improved OpenVR Room Rotation The OpenVR room rotation slider now only applies when you release the slider, preventing your VR world from spinning like a tornado if you dare to attempt to use it from inside your headset! ✊ Keep Hands Closed Toggle for Avatars That'
Original postWhat's New:
🔄 Improved OpenVR Room Rotation
The OpenVR room rotation slider now only applies when you release the slider, preventing your VR world from spinning like a tornado if you dare to attempt to use it from inside your headset!
✊ Keep Hands Closed Toggle for Avatars
That's right - you can finally keep your avatar’s hands closed. This is especially useful for Beat Saber players who want their avatar's hands to stay closed around saber handles.
Note about avatar hand poses: The closed hand position is captured from the avatar itself, so it may vary between different avatar models. This works great with Beat Saber avatars, but VRM compatibility may vary.
📐 XYZ Viewfinder Position Settings for Avatars
We've added XYZ position settings to the viewfinder tab for avatars, giving you more precise control. If you have 'HUD' selected as placement (where the viewfinder follows your head movements), you can now fine-tune its exact position using these XYZ controls!
Additional Updates:
- Fixed stutters with the first person view virtual camera (in avatars) when responsive smoothing was enabled.
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LIV 2.14 - Introducing NVIDIA Background Removal!
Create mixed reality content without a green screen using NVIDIA GPU technology! See yourself in supported SteamVR games, like the recently released Trombone Champ: Unflattened! What's New: Background removal using NVIDIA GPUs (requires RTX 20XX, 30XX, or 40XX series) Two modes a
Original postCreate mixed reality content without a green screen using NVIDIA GPU technology! See yourself in supported SteamVR games, like the recently released Trombone Champ: Unflattened!
What's New:
- Background removal using NVIDIA GPUs (requires RTX 20XX, 30XX, or 40XX series)
- Two modes available:
- Default with NVIDIA Green Screen for immersive VR games
- Dump + Presence Platform with NVIDIA RTX Green Screen for passthrough content
Requirements:
- Supported NVIDIA graphics card
- Latest NVIDIA drivers
- NVIDIA Video Effects SDK (download here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-sdk/resources/)
- LIV 2.14 or later
Additional Updates:
- Fixed follower notifications in StreamerKit
- Fixed rare StreamerKit crash on startup
- Updated app telemetry
For full background removal setup instructions, check out our help guide: https://livvr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/23019163869458
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LIV 2.13.3 update
A small update with 2.13.3 Passthrough Mixed Reality with Presence Platform support out of BETA Small UX updates on the Welcome page Security updates to the JSON libraries Updated to telemetry data sent
Original postA small update with 2.13.3
- Passthrough Mixed Reality with Presence Platform support out of BETA
- Small UX updates on the Welcome page
- Security updates to the JSON libraries
- Updated to telemetry data sent
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LIV 2.13.2 now available
LIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Quest platform, and soon, to creator
Original postLIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Quest platform, and soon, to creators using Quest apps.
You can read more about this partnership on our earlier blog post!Smaller updates with 2.13.2
- We've refreshed the LIV app’s pages with clearer setup guides for each tool. Troubleshooting tips now included!
- Support for Unity LIV SDK with Presence Platform is now out of Beta. Unreal SDK is now available as Beta!
- In the Mixed Reality Capture menu, selecting ‘Start Passthrough MR' will automatically enable the camera settings to support PC based Quest apps built specifically for production studios
- Behind the scenes improvements and optimizations
📢 Reminder: Quest on PC capture is no longer available as we focus on developing better Quest native capture tools. Stay tuned for updates!
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LIV 2.13.1 is now live!
LIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Quest platform, and soon, to creator
Original postLIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Quest platform, and soon, to creators using Quest apps.
You can read more about this partnership on our earlier blog post!
2.13.1 includes some of the new features to support Meta Mixed Reality. With 2.13.1, only Quest Games that have been specifically built to run on PC SteamVR are currently supported with Presence Platform. Typically, this means you're a Studio working directly with a Game developer to create Mixed Reality content with Passthrough support. You can review the help documents to see the current limitations. Recording Quest native games with LIV is not supported with this update.
Changelogs
2.13.0 were updates to beta branch public_beta_presence_platform
• Under capture> manual mode, you can now find a new "Dump + Presence Platform" option
• Fixed an issue with mixed reality stutter and repeated frames
• The output tab now includes a "Hide background" option to hide objects in passthrough mode
2.13.1 brings the beta features to the main branch
• Updates in 2.13.0 are now available in the main branch
• The Quest MRC tools are fully deprecated by Meta and have been removed from the LIV App.
• Fixed stuttering of the drone camera in avatar mode
• Reworked the control scheme for the drone camera
• Introduced a new option in the camera tab "Enable Meta Quest Camera Offset". This option, once enabled allows for correct placement of a camera defined by a SteamVR Tracker (Vive, Tundra, etc...) to be correctly represented within a game running under the Oculus runtime. It is disabled by default. This option must be manually enabled when using the LIV Compositor for capturing presence platform applications running on the Meta Quest PC runtime. If you're capturing a Steam game, this option should remain disabled.
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🚀 Important Update: Project Spatial Has Moved! 🚀
We're excited to announce that Project Spatial, previously available as 'LIV Playtest', has graduated to its own dedicated Steam page ! What does this mean for you? The 'LIV Playtest' on this page has ended and is no longer availab.e Project Spatial is now available as a standalo
Original postWe're excited to announce that Project Spatial, previously available as 'LIV Playtest', has graduated to its own dedicated Steam page!
What does this mean for you?
- The 'LIV Playtest' on this page has ended and is no longer availab.e
- Project Spatial is now available as a standalone app on Steam.
- All future updates and new features for Project Spatial will be on the new page.
🎉 Bonus Announcement: Public Recording Now Available! 🎉
With this move, recording capabilities are now publicly available in the new Project Spatial app. You can capture your Gorilla Tag adventures in full 3D and share them with the world!How to access the new Project Spatial:
- Visit the new Project Spatial Steam page
- Download and install the app.
- Make sure you have the Steam version of Gorilla Tag installed.
- Download our Gorilla Tag mod from Github.
- Extract all files to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gorilla Tag
- Launch Gorilla Tag on Steam.
- Launch Project Spatial.
- Start recording and creating amazing 3D content!
We want to thank everyone who participated in the 'LIV Playtest' phase. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping Project Spatial into what it is today.We can't wait to see the amazing 3D content you'll create with Project Spatial!
The LIV Team
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LIV & Meta Partner To Bring LIV to the Meta Quest platform
We're thrilled to announce that LIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! 🤝 This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Q
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We're thrilled to announce that LIV has officially partnered with Meta to become the go-to PC capture solution for Meta Quest! 🤝 This multi-year collaboration will bring LIV's cutting-edge mixed reality capture and virtual camera technology to developers publishing on the Meta Quest platform, and soon, to creators using Quest apps.
You can read more about this partnership on our blog post here!
This partnership will roll out in phases, beginning with the release of the LIV SDK version 2.0 beta, which introduces support for Meta Quest Presence Platform features like hand tracking, passthrough, anchors, and scene understanding.
Our primary goal is to enable the filming of mixed reality capture content in Meta Quest apps that leverage Presence Platform features, with an initial focus on trailer productions. If you're a production studio interested in getting onboarded with these tools, please reach out to us at [email protected]. 🎬
For Developers:
- The beta version of our new LIV SDK v2.0 beta for Unity-based apps, which supports Presence Platform features, is available NOW! 🎉
- This SDK will allow you to capture high-quality video content using real and virtual cameras for your Quest-published apps in PC builds.
- Later in 2024, we'll release a beta version of our SDK v2.0 for Unreal Engine.
- The official full release of our SDK v2.0 for both Unity and Unreal is planned for Q4 2024. 📅
- To get started, log in or create an account on our developer portal (dev.liv.tv), set up your game's profile, explore the documentation, and watch the integration videos. Let us know when you've integrated, and we'll help test and showcase your game to creators! 💪
- For more information, visit our landing page: http://liv.tv/meta
For Creators:
- Get ready to see more games supporting LIV in the near future. We've just signed integration agreements with Gorilla Tag by Another Axiom and Racket Club by Resolution Games to incorporate the full suite of LIV tools into their games! Stay tuned for more game announcements coming soon. 🎮
- We're working diligently to simplify the process of capturing authentic mixed reality content using a PC with an external camera in both immersive and mixed reality apps (passthrough) that utilize Meta Quest Presence Platform features. 🎥
- You can experiment with these new beta features right away! LIV for Mixed Reality apps is now available, enabling you to film in real locations and composite the footage in post-production. Please note that live compositing is not currently supported, and the process only works with post-production compositing at this time. Check out this gif from our recently filmed Racket Club and Richie's Plank Experience trailer to see an example:
What's Next for Creators?
We're also developing Quest-native tools that will allow you to capture content directly on the Quest headset without the need for a PC. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting development!
For those following our work on Project Spatial, we're focusing on enhancing rendering quality and performance, and we'll be inviting more creators to test the next build. If you'd like to stay up to date and help in future tests, join our Project Spatial Discord here.
📢 Other LIV App Updates: 📢
- The public_beta_presence_platform branch is now live with the required changes to support SDK v2.0. 🎉
- Under capture> manual mode, you can now find a new "Dump + Presence Platform" option.
- The output tab now includes a "Hide background" option.
- Fixed an issue with mixed reality stutter and repeated frames.
We're grateful for the opportunity to continue serving the VR community with Meta's support. This partnership will enable us to invest more resources into the LIV App on Steam and deliver even more powerful tools for capturing and sharing your VR experiences. 💪
Stay tuned for more updates and exciting developments in the world of VR content creation!
The LIV Team 💚
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Update notes for April 25, 2024 v2.12.4
Changes: Code signing. Some of the main executables and libraries shipped with LIV are signed, helping avoid some of the false positives with anti-virus and anti-cheat solutions. Some behind the scenes housekeeping. Updated terms and conditions. Now properly referring to LIV Inc.
Original postChanges:
- Code signing. Some of the main executables and libraries shipped with LIV are signed, helping avoid some of the false positives with anti-virus and anti-cheat solutions.
- Some behind the scenes housekeeping.
- Updated terms and conditions. Now properly referring to LIV Inc.
The compositor may prompt you to reinstall an updated version of our SteamVR driver. This prompt is expected. Just follow the steps and restart SteamVR once!
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Project Spatial Playtest is now open
Great news - Project Spatial is now available as a playtest on Steam for PCVR headsets! Project Spatial is an app that lets you view interactive VR volumetric gaming highlights in immersive 3D video formats. With these clips you can rotate around them, make them larger or smaller
Original postGreat news - Project Spatial is now available as a playtest on Steam for PCVR headsets!
Project Spatial is an app that lets you view interactive VR volumetric gaming highlights in immersive 3D video formats. With these clips you can rotate around them, make them larger or smaller, and truly experience the moment in time as the creator did.
The Steam version works as an overlay, allowing the clips to float inside your chosen SteamVR titles. Passthrough is only supported on the Quest app lab version currently.
If you want to be one of the first featured in our app, we’re still looking for more creators who would like to test making some recordings! You must have the Steam version of Gorilla Tag (for now) and be okay with the recorder having a bit of jank. Fill out this form here: https://bit.ly/4a4o505
Since cross-platform support is still new, expect some bugs. If you check it out, please provide any feedback you have in #feedback on our Discord so we can squash issues and add some cool features!
As always, we’d love your feedback in #feedback or anonymously by form: https://bit.ly/48ElQjK
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Join the Project Calls Test!
We're thrilled to invite you to join the alpha test of Project Calls, a groundbreaking social VR experiment that aims to revolutionize communication in virtual reality. This is an exclusive opportunity to be part of the very early stages of development and help shape the future o
Original postWe're thrilled to invite you to join the alpha test of Project Calls, a groundbreaking social VR experiment that aims to revolutionize communication in virtual reality. This is an exclusive opportunity to be part of the very early stages of development and help shape the future of social VR communication!
What is Project Calls?
Project Calls is a social VR experiment designed to redefine how you connect and communicate with friends while in virtual reality. Whether you're in VR or on your desktop, Project Calls enables cross-platform compatibility with the Steam or Quest version, providing you with unparalleled flexibility and accessibility.
How to Participate:
To participate, all you need to do is fill out our participation form at liv.tv/waitlist. We're currently accepting testers for both the Steam and Quest versions, so choose the platform that suits you best.
Please note that for Quest users, we'll need your LIV profile username and Oculus email to provide you with the necessary instructions for participation.
Benefits of Testing:
By joining the Project Calls test, you'll gain exclusive access to this cutting-edge tool before it officially releases. This means you'll be among the first to experience its potential and provide valuable feedback to shape its development.
As a tester, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Try out Project Calls in its early access phase.
- Shape the future of social VR by providing your valuable feedback and insights.
- Help us identify any bugs, glitches, or areas for improvement.
- Contribute to building a vibrant VR community centered around seamless communication and shared experiences.
Feedback and Chance to Win:
Once accepted as a tester, you'll receive an email containing all the information you need to test, and a feedback form to share your thoughts and suggestions. We greatly appreciate your input and to show our gratitude, we’ll also be offering an incentive for high quality feedback!
Your feedback will play a vital role in refining Project Calls and making it the ultimate social VR communication tool.
Join Us Today!
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be a part of the Project Calls test and help shape the future of social VR communication. Fill out the participation form at liv.tv/waitlist and embark on this incredible journey with us.
Thank you for your support, and we can't wait to hear your thoughts and experiences with Project Calls!
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LIV 2.12.1
Maintenance update Bugfixes: The First Person Stabilizer can now capture ViveCraft without crashing either the game or LIV. This applies to both the standalone mod from the installer and the mod loaded via fabric or forge. Now you can show off your redstone contraptions *without
Original postMaintenance update
Bugfixes:
- The First Person Stabilizer can now capture ViveCraft without crashing either the game or LIV. This applies to both the standalone mod from the installer and the mod loaded via fabric or forge. Now you can show off your redstone contraptions *without the shaky cam*!
- We fixed a bug where the First Person Stabilizer will only display a black window when capturing OpenGL application using versions older than 4.3
- Discord Audio streaming would totally cut the sound of a few games like Pistol Whip. We have a tentative fix for it.
- Woops ... We might have let a certificate expire, and LIV Connect would not ... Well, Connect with the app from your Quest. We fixed that in this release.
We've also done a few updates behind the scenes:
- Removal of a dependency issue between the SteamVR driver and the LIV bridge. LIV updates via steam may go smoother even if SteamVR is running.
- We've fixed some issues with us not correctly detecting that you need to install our SteamVR driver.
- We've done some fixes related to some internal parts of the LIV app that should help us detect if we have a mismatch of versions with some games that integrate the LIV SDK.
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LIV Store Early Access!
While this update might not necessarily be app related, we wanted to let everyone know about something we’ve been working on behind the scenes, the LIV Store ! Our goal is to create a one stop shop that hosts content built and optimized for VR. We’re starting with fully rigged 3D
Original postWhile this update might not necessarily be app related, we wanted to let everyone know about something we’ve been working on behind the scenes, the LIV Store!
Our goal is to create a one stop shop that hosts content built and optimized for VR. We’re starting with fully rigged 3D avatars but have plans on expanding to other VR services such as file conversions, avatar optimizations and much more.
The avatars on our store are top notch, fully rigged, high quality, and will work with both LIV and other social apps that support the .VRM avatar format (all of the popular ones do). Simply purchase, download, and go! No need to fuss with Unity, Blender etc as our wonderful sellers have done all the heavy lifting for you.
We are also working with game developers to bring VR characters you know and love to avatar format - starting off with Magus and Iris from Ruins Magus! Keep an eye out on socials for even more listing updates as they come, because we have even more assets not publicly available yet. ;)
If you are interested in potentially selling on the LIV store, we also have an application you can fill out here.
Selling on the LIV store is non-exclusive, meaning it's one additional location to potentially earn extra revenue! Your avatar listing does not have to be new and you can use one that you are selling on other platforms as well. We’re offering a preferred revenue share and increased advertising/marketing for the first few artists interested in partnering, so apply now!
We’d love to hear your feedback or answer any questions about the store either here in the comments, or at feedback.liv.tv!
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LIV 2.12
Avatar and first person stabilizer users - Whether you prefer activating the LIV circle menu on the floor or from the SteamVR dashboard, the power to choose is now yours. LIV Menu Location Options Simply head over to the new General Settings tab of the LIV home menu, and under 'V
Original postAvatar and first person stabilizer users - Whether you prefer activating the LIV circle menu on the floor or from the SteamVR dashboard, the power to choose is now yours.
LIV Menu Location Options
Simply head over to the new General Settings tab of the LIV home menu, and under 'VR activation mode:' select either floor or SteamVR Dashboard activation. Note: If you'd like to swap these options you'll need to make sure the compositor is closed first in order to head back to this home screen.
In Game Floor Activation
The traditional floor menu will be familiar to LIV veterans. With the LIV desktop app running (and avatars or first person stabilizer selected), head in headset and look down at the floor. When you see the LIV logo, take your cursor and hover it over the logo until it fills completely, then your menu will open. To exit the menu, simply go back to the LIV logo and hover over the circle until it fills and closes the menu.
SteamVR Menu Activation
With the LIV desktop app running (and avatars or first person stabilizer selected) open your SteamVR dashboard and you should see a new button on the lower left side. Click that to open the LIV menu! To close the menu you can click the ‘x’ in the top left corner (or click on the 'close menu' button in your SteamVR dashboard).
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This activation mode is perfect to avoid those accidental menu toggles while playing a round of golf or picking up virtual objects off the floor.
Avatar Updates
These updates have lived in the public_beta branch for a little while for testing, but they're ready to graduate and become available to all
.avatar eye and mouth tracking changes:
- .avatar now supports Microphone (lipsync).
- .avatar now supports eye tracking blendshapes and face tracking blendshapes using SRAnipal-styled blendshape names.Note: We also support ARKit blendshapes, but for .avatar we strongly suggest choosing one or the other, and never both. See VRM section below.
- .avatar now supports eye gaze tracking through humanoid eye bone rotation. We will try to use the eye bones that are specified in the humanoid configuration of the avatar asset (this can be set in the import settings of your avatar asset, usually a FBX file).
- Use the new option "Use Experimental Eye Gaze" located in the VR LIV avatar selection menu to enable it (eye tracking is required).
.VRM eye and mouth tracking changes:
- .VRM now supports eye tracking blendshapes and face tracking blendshapes using ARKit-styled BlendShape Clip names.
- Added a new checkbox option "Use Experimental Eye Gaze" located in the VR LIV avatar selection menu (Eye tracking is required). When enabled for VRM avatars, it will attempt to rotate the eyes more strongly to match the eye gaze precisely.
It's Prisma Sinclair!
You can find full documentation and more details of these new avatar updates here (for .avatar formats) and here (for .VRM) respectively!
Misc Updates
General Settings & the About Page
We've created a new section on the LIV home menu labeled 'general settings' which contains functions pulled from the quiet 'about' page that frankly, just makes more sense.
Specifically:
- The new LIV menu activation options
- Languages
- LIV system reports
- Resetting LIV settings
- Restarting the tutorial
- Installing the LIV SteamVR driver
...have all been moved over into this new tab.
Beat Saber
Also moving over from the public_beta branch, minor Beat Saber improvements with LIV!
Opaque objects are now actually opaque, the way they are meant to be!
Let us know what you think, we'd love to hear your feedback on our Discord!
LIV on creators!
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Menu & Avatar Updates in Public Beta!
We've got some quality of life updates we’d love for you to try out in the beta branch! (Right click LIV in your Steam library -> properties -> betas -> select public beta in the drop down options and let LIV update) New LIV Menu Location This one’s for those of you who
Original postWe've got some quality of life updates we’d love for you to try out in the beta branch! (Right click LIV in your Steam library -> properties -> betas -> select public beta in the drop down options and let LIV update)
New LIV Menu Location
This one’s for those of you who use avatars and the first person stabilizer…the LIV UI circle menu (in headset) has moved!
No longer will it get be the way when playing golf or when trying to pick something up off the floor! We’re hoping this will help with a lot of those annoying ‘accidental’ toggles which can really be jarring if unexpected.
You can now access the in headset menu through the SteamVR dashboard. With the LIV desktop app running (and avatars or first person stabilizer selected) open the SteamVR dashboard and you should see a new button on the lower left side. Click that to open the LIV menu! To close it you can click the ‘x’ in the corner or the LIV circle on the ground.
Another one for avatar users…
Improved microphone, eye tracking gaze, and eye and face tracking blendshapes for .avatar and .VRM!
It's Prisma Sinclair!
.avatar eye and mouth tracking changes:
- .avatar now supports Microphone (lipsync).
- .avatar now supports eye tracking blendshapes and face tracking blendshapes using SRAnipal-styled blendshape names.Note: We also support ARKit blendshapes, but for .avatar we strongly suggest choosing one or the other, and never both. See VRM section below.
- .avatar now supports eye gaze tracking through humanoid eye bone rotation. We will try to use the eye bones that are specified in the humanoid configuration of the avatar asset (this can be set in the import settings of your avatar asset, usually a FBX file).
- Use the new option "Use Experimental Eye Gaze" located in the VR LIV avatar selection menu to enable it (eye tracking is required).
.VRM eye and mouth tracking changes:
- .VRM now supports eye tracking blendshapes and face tracking blendshapes using ARKit-styled BlendShape Clip names.
- Added a new checkbox option "Use Experimental Eye Gaze" located in the VR LIV avatar selection menu (Eye tracking is required). When enabled for VRM avatars, it will attempt to rotate the eyes more strongly to match the eye gaze precisely.
You can find full documentation and more details of these new avatar updates here (for .avatar formats) and here (for .VRM) respectively!
Minor Beat Saber Improvements!
In Beat Saber, opaque objects are now actually opaque, the way they are meant to be!
Give all these new features a test drive in the beta branch and let us know what you think, we'd love to hear your feedback on our Discord!
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LIV 2.10.0 - YouTube integration is here!
YouTube Support Is In! YouTube support has finally come to LIV StreamerKit! 🥳 Head over to the YouTube tab in StreamerKit and sign in with your Google Account & YouTube Channel. Once logged in, you'll just need to go live and StreamerKit will faithfully ferry your fervous fa
Original postYouTube Support Is In!
YouTube support has finally come to LIV StreamerKit! 🥳
Head over to the YouTube tab in StreamerKit and sign in with your Google Account & YouTube Channel. Once logged in, you'll just need to go live and StreamerKit will faithfully ferry your fervous fan messages!
We've not yet added all the notifications, but basic messaging is in. Enjoy!BONEWORKS LIV Mod
You can now get LIV captures in BONEWORKS with our official mod!
Spill all over your green screen?
We've implemented a brand new de-spill algorithm for LIV's chroma key that (we think) does an excellent job mopping up all that extra green from your body. If you've been using a LUT for de-spill, give our built-in solution a try. It's really quite good 😏
Everything Else
New:
- YouTube support for StreamerKit!
- You can now capture BONEWORKS to your heart's content, in the way you want to.
- Re-worked chroma key de-spill algorithm clears up your pallid, green skin in realtime, automatically 🪞
- First-person stabilizer now supports Revive apps!
- LIV now sets its own priority to match SteamVR, improving capture and gameplay smoothness in some cases. More to come.
Fixed:
- LIV capture no longer takes over your entire desktop if you've been using the first-person stabilizer in fullscreen.
- The first-person stabilizer doesn't crash VAIL anymore!
- Also, we found where the missing text in the first-person stabilizer's UI went, it's back.
- Also, the second, we've fixed an issue where some games would be upside-down in the stabilizer. Oops.
- Also, the third, both-eye support for all headsets now works correctly!
- Also, the last, I promise: The stabilizer won't crash games that don't use OpenVR. It'll gracefully just... not work.
- A potential GPU memory leak has been plugged.
- We're no longer showing these changelogs to new users - they haven't even got started yet! 😅
- Not sure if you noticed, but the chroma key would steal a border of pixels around your camera. Gentle encouragement has brought those precious extra pixels back home.
- All of LIV's manual capture effects have been reworked and tidied up. 🧹
- The avatar camera viewfinder no longer automatically changes "flippedness", it's just default to on.
- We moved the "AI Keying" feature... into the keying tab, and it correctly disables during calibration. 🤭
- Quest MRC & Watch mode has greater stability when changing games during a single session.
- Lastly, various crashes when starting Quest MRC or Watch mode have been fixed!
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- Developer post
LIV v2.9.0
Well hello there you beautiful people you. We've got a stonker of an update here! Here're your headlines First-person stabilizer gets wider FoV, resolution settings and a fix for games that are too dark! 🔦 We've got you some estimated dynamic lighting and reflections for LIV ava
Original postWell hello there you beautiful people you. We've got a stonker of an update here!
Here're your headlines
- First-person stabilizer gets wider FoV, resolution settings and a fix for games that are too dark! 🔦
- We've got you some estimated dynamic lighting and reflections for LIV avatars! ✨
- Support for Beat Saber Legacy in auto-capture!
- Segmentive background removal is back! Sorry about that. 😓
You'llve noticed we've updated our EULA. Along with that, we've also updated our privacy policy and terms of service. Please give it a thorough read through! It's for a good cause. We're working on getting YouTube integration ready for StreamerKit!
And to wrap things up - if you haven't heard already, we've created a Gorilla Tag mod that adds LIV support! Check it out via the home screen and become 🐒
New
- Resolution & aspect ratio settings have been added to the first-person stabilizer. Whatever you set gets remembered, and you can double-click the window to go fullscreen!
- Along with that, both eyes are now composited and smoothed together, meaning more pixels for you to see!
- Game looks too dark in the first-person stabilizer? Enable the "Gamma Fix" checkbox and brighten it back up to normal.
- Dynamic lighting & reflections for LIV avatars! 🤯 This feature uses your HMD's output for creating a dynamic, live light and reflection map. If you're using metallic materials in your avatars, you'll see beautiful realtime reflections when the camera's up-close and personal. Enable it in LIV's avatar UI.
- We've updated how we render UI in the headset - meaning, a much sharper image and a wider field of view when you're working with LIV avatars. Enjoy your new prescription 👓
- Don't like the avatar camera that a game provides you out-of-the-box? Uncheck the "Use game camera" avatar option and use your own 😉
Fixed
- Support for capturing SteamVR Home in the first-person stabilizer has been fixed.
- The LIV "Export to OBS" plugin no longer causes LIV to crash if OBS isn't open yet.
- Various LIV compositor crashes have been resolved!
- Quest capture tools no longer have a 10% chance to crash on load.
- We've added a link to the message that shows when SteamVR hasn't been installed or run yet, so you know we're talking about SteamVR, not just Steam.
If you love what we do, please chuck us a Steam review 💚