OpenVR Recorder Retail Downloads
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Requirements:
SteamVR must be installed and running
Main installer (64 bit)
v1.55 64bit
v1.54 64bit
v1.53 64bit
v1.52 64bit
v1.51 64bit
v1.50 64bit
Documentation
(also included with installer)
Changelog
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v1.55
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- added a check in OSC sender to only send valid packets
- updated internal libraries to latest versions
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v1.54
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- enlarged font for object names in 3D viewport a bit for better readability
- added a flag to better support printing Unicode characters to the console window
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v1.53
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- fixed issue with device table sometimes not initializing at the right moment after startup
- added some additional checks to filter out rare cases of empty device being returned by drivers
- keyboard are now defined globally so it doesn't matter which widget is currently active
- added keyboard shortcut to start/stop recording (CTRL + Space)
- added keyboard shortcuts to hide/show the dockwidgets in the GUI
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v1.52
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- device type is now checked earlier in the internal processing
- internally devices are now processed in parallel in multiple threads
- updated to latest OpenVR v2.5.1 SDK
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v1.51
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- updated to latest OpenVR v2.2.3 SDK
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v1.50
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- optimized internal algorithm a bit to be more memory efficient
- static devices
- devices that set internal velocity (Vive)
- and devices that do not set internal velocity (SlimeVR)
- are all handled optimally now
- updated code signing certificate
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v1.49
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- removed internal check on device's velocity during fetch/update cycle
- turns out some devices (like SlimeVR) would not set this velocity value
- causing the app to only receive the first frame and then early out from then on even if the transform of the device had changed
- fixed issue with devices with '/', '\' or ':' characters in their name
- they would cause issues with saving/loading settings
- these characters are now substituted for '_' when saving/loading settings
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v1.48
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- fixed issue with custom device names not always being read correctly at startup from previous settings
- added device serial number to OSC packets
- added shortcuts to desktop, documents and home folder to file browser window sidebar
- updated to latest OpenVR v2.0.1.0 SDK
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v1.47
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- added option to save quaternions instead of euler angles for TXT & CSV rotational data
- added buttons to change background and floor color in 3D viewport
- right clicking on the button resets the color to default
- updated internal libraries to latest versions
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v1.46
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- fixed issue with some button/axis data not getting saved properly on some devices
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v1.45
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- rolled back some of the memory savings from v1.44 since they were a bit too aggressive and caused issues on some setups
- changed to a different data structure that can hold more data, to prevent a crash on very long recordings
- during data export (after recording) 3D viewport will now also report progress
- added feature to playback an audio file during recording (so you can sync your actions to music or audio cues for example)
- fixed issue where device data table would sometimes not be updated
- fixed issue with loading device names
- updated to latest OpenVR v1.23.7
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v1.44 [this version is quite buggy]
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- recording now automatically stops if memory usage reaches above 90% to avoid crashing
- exporting after recording reports percentage of object types to GUI and displays in progress bar
- since export of very long recordings can take a while
- exact single percentage of everything is hard to determine up front so it's split up per object/section
- improved memory usage during recording by optimizing data structure
- improved memory usage after recording is stopped and raw data is converted to animation curves
- updated internal libraries to latest versions
- updated to FBX 2020.3.1
- updated to FFmpeg 5.0.1
- updated to Visual Studio 2022 with all the latest compiler optimizations
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v1.43
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- added MotionBuilder 2023 plugin
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v1.42
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- fixed issue with OSC where it could send the same frame multiple times
- timestamps are now internally checked and data is only sent if there is an timestamp increase
- fixed issue where OSC timestamps could get too high leaving not enough digits of precision left for meaningful data
- instead of using system clock the time since start of the application is now used to leave more fractional digits for usefull data
- attempts at sending data as double (instead of float) would result in some OSC readers not being able to handle the data correctly
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v1.41
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- "Snap Origin to Device" now:
- internally uses transform matrix for more accurate result
- internally uses device ID, in case you have multiple devices with the same name
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v1.40
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- updated "Require HMD"
- will now set value for "requireHmd", "forcedDriver" and "activateMultipleDrivers"
- added additional info in the mouse over tooltip
- as outlined here: https://github.com/n1ckfg/ViveTrackerExample
- added button to reset Global Offset (effectibely putting it back to SteamVR's room setup)
- added option to snap Global Offset to device
- automatically adjusts Global Offset position/rotation so selected device is at the origin
- option to enable/disable position/rotation individually
- fixed display glitch where "Virtual Camera" tab would always display "none" even when virtual cameras existed
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v1.39
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- some additional checks to prevent a crash when OpenVR does not return a rendermodel for a device
- fixed a bug with crash on recording stop that could happen on some machines when outputting meshes to FBX file
- device details are now added to the message log to help for (crash) debugging
- added MotionBuilder 2022 plugin
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v1.38
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- lots of small bugfixes, prevention measures, optimizations and potential memory leaks based on static code analysis
- fixed potential crash on devices with invalid render model
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v1.37
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- various small speed/memory optimizations
- updated to latest OpenVR v1.16.8
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v1.36
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- fixed possible crash in recorder
- added some additional debug info to the crash uploader to help isolate where exactly it crashed
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v1.35
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- fixed issue with buttons/axis not being recorded even though they did show up in the GUI
- added option to add a global offset to all devices
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v1.34
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- improved compatibility with more audio devices
- updated internal libraries
- updated code signing certificate
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v1.33
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- added more precision to virtual camera position offset widgets
- internally now forces the use of desktop OpenGL drivers (which was the default on almost all machines anyway)
- overruling a QT_OPENGL environment setting that a user or other program may have set
- a QT_OpenGL setting of "angle" could prevent some GUI widgets from being drawn
- small cosmetic fix to virtual camera display widgets list
- updated internal libraries
- updated to latest OpenVR 1.14.15
- updated to latest OpenCV 4.5.0
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v1.32
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- added support for multiple virtual cameras
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v1.31
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- added option to attach a virtual camera to any device
- visualized in the 3D viewport
- exported to the 3D output file formats
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v1.30
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- added the option to choose between sending Euler angles or Quaternions for OSC data packets
- euler angles are in XYZ format (this used to be the default)
- quaternions are in XYZW format
- positions have not changed and are still sent as XYZ position vectors
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v1.29
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- added description of hand OSC data structure to documentation
- last message log file is now moved to a _old folder at startup so we always keep the current and previous log for debugging / crash reporting purposes
- updated 2D & 3D OpenGL windows and drawing internals to a more modern widget class
- updated to new compiler profiting from new optimizations
- updated a bunch of internal libraries to the latest versions
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v1.28
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- fixed an issue with "opencv_world430.dll" not loading on some machines in previous version
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v1.27
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- small update to Remote Triggering
- updated to OpenVR 1.12.5
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v1.26
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- fixed an issue where starting a recording could cause a crash on some occasions
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v1.25
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- custom device names are now saved/loaded referencing device serial numbers
- hopefully this is more deterministic than using device ids as used in previous versions
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v1.24
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- fixed some issues when a new device connected or one would disconnect while the app is running
- possible crash in GUI
- device table not updating correctly
- fixed issue where formatting in the default.vrsettings file changed between SteamVR versions for the require HMD setting
- used to be: "requireHmd" : true,
- now is: "requireHmd": true,
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v1.23
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- updated internal libraries
- added some extra checks for invalid devices in drawing methods
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v1.22
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- trigger, grip & touchpad button data is now fetched in a different way
(seems axis data is always returned as 0 in current OpenVR version when using skeleton data)
- updated to OpenVR 1.10.30
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v1.21
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- fixed issue with crash report generation/upload
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v1.20
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- moved all licensing options to their own menu in the top menu bar
- added functionality to the top menu to remove license file (so you can install it on a different machine)
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v1.19
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- added MotionBuilder 2020 plugin
- consolidated some cross application code
- added option to directly upload a crash report to the Brekel server
- added toggle option to Settings menu at the top for turning High DPI Scaling On/Off on next application start
- started digitally signing executable to help alleviate anti-virus false positives
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v1.18
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- added error message popup window when a file cannot be written to alert the user more vigorously
- updated internal libraries to latest versions
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v1.17
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- updated the GUI stylesheet
- added option to set custom names for devices (double click the name in the table to change it)
- added option to enable/disable recording for each device (toggle the checkbox in the table)
- disabled devices will draw as semi transparent in the 3D viewport
- finger skeletons are no longer written if there is no data on them (for example when recording without controllers)
- fixed finger drawing in 3D viewport if they don't exist (for example when recording without controllers)
- fixed trial version TXT & CSV being incorrectly trimmed to a maximum 4 seconds instead of 10
- updated to latest OpenVR v1.9.16
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v1.16
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- fixed potential multi-threading race condition
- changed application type during initialization so SteamVR will now automatically be started if it's not running already
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v1.15
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- added support for fingers
- Vive/Valve Knuckle/Index controllers support quite accurate finger poses
- other controllers still solve fingers but can only produce rough finger poses
- fixed an issue with v1.14 missing a few DLL files
- MotionBuilder plugins update
- devices no longer create animation nodes for channels it doesn't have (for example buttons on a HMD)
- added support for fingers
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v1.14
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- internally switched to a different library packaging system
- updated a bunch of libraries to latest versions
- cleaned up dll files
- updated to latest OpenVR 1.8.19
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v1.13
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- added video codec selection
- added MotionBuilder 2019 plugin
- rearranged MotionBuilder plugins page in the installer
- moved log and all other user settings file to Brekel folder in Documents folder
- to avoid clutter when using multiple Brekel apps on a machine
- updated to latest Qt and OpenCV libraries
- updated to OpenVR 1.1.3b
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v1.12
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- added "-noVRpanel" commandline option to disable VR panel (in case you don't want it or it produces a problem on your setup)
- updated to OpenVR 1.0.15
- switched to latest FBX SDK
- added extra options for writing older FBX formats
- changed FBX file type naming to 2006-2018 naming convention, with internal file format (v6.1 - v7.5) in parentheses
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v1.11
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- added CSV export option
- added functionality to render preview to a movie file
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v1.10
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- fixed bug where "Require HMD" setting wasn't being saved
- fixed bug where "Universe Origin" setting wasn't being saved
- fixed bug where "Remote Triggering" setting wasn't being saved
- added toggle to switch adding machinename & PID to the record triggering filename
- having this enabled (which was the default) can help file overwriting when multiple Brekel apps are writing to the same folder
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v1.09
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- maintenance release
- upgraded internal libraries for latest security and performance updates
- now compiled with visual studio 2017
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v1.08
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- fixed an issue where the MotionBuilder plugins stopped working due to a recent change in OpenVR
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v1.07
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- updated to the latest OpenVR version
- fixed crash log files as some filetypes were giving issues with the new mail server
- added extra digit for position/rotation in the table so it's easier to spot small differences
- in TXT files:
- added resampling framerate to header (for non-raw TXT files)
- changed "Export date/time" to a more accurate "Recording start year, month, day, hour minute, second, millisecond
- when resampling device ID and timestamps are now correct
- when using "Record Triggering" the "Append Date/Time" is now respected when it's enabled on the Master
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v1.06
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- Toggle & path for audio recording wasn't saved/loaded, fixed now
- Fixed a regression in the internal recorder code causing audio files to be corrupt
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v1.05
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- Text file output now respects keyframe resampling and filtering by default
- Added toggle to export raw data to text files (as was the case before)
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v1.04
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- timestamps in TXT text files now always start at 0.0 on the first frame
- timestamps in TXT text files now have more digits of precision
- updated to the latest OpenVR version
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v1.03
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- now includes a MotionBuilder plugin for live streaming (and recording)
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v1.02
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- added logger class
- the info from the black console window is now displayed in a logging window in the GUI of the app
- logging info is also saved to a log file (in your My Documents folder)
- Added crash reporting feature
- when a crash is detected log files and debugging info is collected
- a zip file will be placed on your desktop
- and a dialog box will ask you to send this file by email so the cause can be debugged
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v1.01
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- "Auto Filename" is now renamed to "Append Data/Time"
- it will now always respect the manually set filename
- and when turned ON simply append the date/time to it
- selected audio device should now be saved/loaded
- canceling a recording after a file overwrite warning should behave more as expected now
- fixed a bug where the program would crash when running SteamVR without a Vive headset and only trackers
- added option to change SteamVR setting to be able to run without a headset
- usefull in case you want to only track Vive controllers/trackers without a headset
- note that this is a bit experimental and can cause SteamVR to give you some warning/error popup messages
- added some visualization options for lighthouse basestations and tracking cameras
- these are mainly visual aids to help align things for optimal coverage during setup and calibration
- made VR Overlay text bigger and checkboxes easier to interact with
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v1.00
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- added chapter to documentation describing how to control the app from within VR
- for changing basic output settings
- for starting/stopping recording
- Resample FPS controls in VR Overlay should now disable/enable according to Resample toggle
- added option to top menu to extend the right docking area to the bottom or not
can be helpfull to fit the GUI more efficiently on smaller screens
- when camera is in follow mode you can now still dolly in/out
- camera follow mode now applies some smoothing
- adjusted axis sizes slightly
- stopping a recording while countdown is running not correctly stops
- fixed video of Vive camera being horizontally flipped in GUI (recording was correct)
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v0.56 (Beta)
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- implemented preview mode tab to playback the last recorded take
- toggle to automatically switch to preview window after recording
- button to delete or keep the take and switch back to live mode
- moved audio recording path from Audio tab to Output Formats tab
- only enabled when audio device is selected in Audio tab
- Video output now displays message when
- camera is disabled (in camera dock)
- camera is not supported (only HTC Vive has an onboard camera)
- fixed some issues where some object names in FBX files weren't correct
- added option to select texture file format
- Display-Redirect devices are now exported (whatever they may be)
- removed unnecessary dll file from the installer
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v0.55 (Beta)
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- included documentation in PDF form (shortcut in start menu)
- removed FBX embed media from GUI (as it wasn't working anyway)
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v0.54 (Beta)
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- implemented audio recording functionality
- added audio waveform widget just below the 3D viewport
- implemented OSC network streaming
- cleaned up the tooltip rendering
- when camera presence is detected but no frames can be fetched
print warning that the user may need to enable it in SteamVR settings
- fixed a bug where sometimes a recording wouldn't stop correctly
- fixed a bug where camera could get too close to it's target
- fixed a bug where a device that would connect while running would not fetch its name/serialnumber
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v0.53 (Beta)
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- added device serial numbers to spreadsheet in GUI
- trackers that are connected to a periphiral with buttons should now (in theory) also record that button data
- added VR Overlay functionality
- you can now start/stop recordings while in VR
- you can now control most settings while in VR
- settings in desktop app and VR panel are mirrored both ways
- to use this on Vive
- click the System button (below the trackpad)
- click (Trigger button) the "Brekel" circlular item that appears at the bottom
(next to Steam, Desktop and Settings)
- a familiar panel with controls should now appear in front of you
(not tested on Rift yet, not sure where/if this overlay panel shows up)
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v0.52 (Beta)
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- added tooltips (mouse over) to all elemets in the GUI
- tooltips sizes should now better conform their contents
- added Drawing FPS text to 3D view
- added memory / cpu usage text to 3D view
- "Draw FPS" toggle (from Settings menu) now works
- "Warn for File Overwriting" toggle (from Settings menu) now works
- cosmetic changes to about window
- added a "Frame" button to frame the 3D viewport camera on the devices in the scene (also CTRL+A or CTRL+F)
- added a "Follow" button to follow the devices in the scene
- added a "Framing Mode" selector to select to frame only the devices (HMD/controllers/trackers) or everything
- Universe Origin should now actually work (not sure how usefull it really is though)
- implemented "Record Triggering" to synch start/stop/filenames across multiple Brekel apps
- implemented video recording
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v0.51 (Beta)
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- file export process now runs in a separate thread so the GUI remains responsive
- fixed link to downloads page in Help menu
- opened up a new category in the forums, accesible through the Help menu
- added switch for Universe Origin (Seated, Standing, Raw and Uncalibrated)
- changed "Resample Frame Rate" default to 30 (for new installs)
- added OpenVR version numbers to the About window
- when exporting texture a pre-existing texture will now be skipped (to save time)
- camera framerate should now be more accurate
- when no camera is available (on Oculus Rift) the camera/video widget should display a message now
- implemented TXT exporter
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v0.50 (Beta)
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- initial public beta release
