Whirligig News

So we are now in 2018 and one of my resolutions is to start releasing regular updates again. It all got higgledy piggledy at the end of last year. I'm hoping to change that with weekly/fortnightly updates.

So here is the first update. I'm going to list the updates for the latest beta and then follow it with updates since the last beta news post. So for starters.

• Updated Unity3D to 2017.3.0f3.
  
  
• Custom skip backward/forward has been removed and it’s features have been integrated into the standard skip backward/forward. There is now an option in the setup menu (f2 or the cog on the main UI) that allows you to set the default speed of the skip forward and back. There is also an option to turn on preview video or not. The default skip forward and backward has always not included a preview of the video as some videos really don't like to do this and it can make it combusom to search through the video especially on slower machines. On faster machines you may not have this problem though so if you want to see the video update as you skip backward and forward try this option.
  
  
• Added 90 degree options for fisheye and Barrel.
  
  
• Fixed file truncation issue in the explorer so that filenames won’t be cut really short if they exceed the limit.
  
  
• Added youtube custom projection for cubemap type Youtube videos. This was gratefully supplied by a user and adapted by me.
  
  
• Added warning information into Video Path options so that people know that they will have to switch the audio source over manually for DirectShow and Video Lan.
  
  
• Updated reset menu so that you can either reset the whole player back to factory settings (clean install) or clear the history of the player. I've also added the reset menu to the buttons menu in settings.
  
  
• Fixed Over Under Fisheye which hasn’t worked in previous beta versions. No one mentioned this and I only came across the problem by accident so I guess its not used very much.
  
  

• A position reset on start for Vive and Mixed reality. This is mostly due to the MR headsets repositioning themselves each time the program starts.
  
  
• Added detection of Mixed Reality headsets so that when in the inputs menus the Mixed Reality controllers will be show in place of the Vive controllers when using the MR Headsets.
  
  
• Updated the AVpro video plugin. This will improve compatibility and increase stability, hopefully.
  
  
• Updated sort by date to be last modified rather thn created.
  
  
• MR support integration started. Now the position gets reset when you start Whirligig which should solve the problem of the menu being in a weird place at start. I've also worked on a change of input menu but haven't fully integrated it yet.
  
  
• Added multi subtitle support for video Lan videos. Now you can cycle through the subtitles on the new menu (accessible from the buttons menu and multiple menu options).
  
  
• Added a new menu that includes options for volume, subtitles on and off and track selections.
  
  
• Added a scale option to the positions menu to allow a much larger degree of movement if required.
  
  
• Added auto detect to removal of headset. You can turn this on in settings so that when you remove your headset (currently on Oculus) the video will pause.
  
  Added auto detect video by filename. You can turn this on in the settings.
  Example_SBS.mp4 (This will auto set the video to side by side)
  Example_TB.mp4 (This will auto over and under)
  Example_OU.mp4 (This will auto over and under)
  
  
• Replaced reverse subtitles to Arabic support with a proper formated script.
  
  
• Made VR default on if you have a headset plugged in.
  
  
• Removed the directory list limit.
  
  
• Added Hue to the adjustment menu.
  
  
• Added a new adjustment menu to Barrel giving more options including height degrees and squash.
  
  
• Added new options to allow barrel 100 to 360.
  
  
• Fixed a bug when glueUI where you couldn't move the sliders because of the lock. Now the lock will be removed when the menu is at an angle. This unfortunately means the slider locks won't be applied when the menus are at an angle but at least you can use them. This might be fixed in the future but it took me ages to try and fix it and this was the best I could come up with.
  
  
• Removed Timecode Server from individual video settings and added it to the main settings. This now means you can switch this off and on in the General menu 01.
  
  
• Locks added to sliders in the settings menu.
  
  

On top of these updates I've also been fixing bugs and generally tidying up code.


To start using the betas (and if you want the latest features and bug fixes it's recommend as I'm quite active in beta releases) all you have to do is right click on Whirligig, go to properties, go to the beta tab and select whirligig_early_access_latest_beta. This beta is always updated with every version. If you just want to try this beta only select whirligig_early_access_v4.17. If you want to stop using the betas select 'none'.


In discussion you get a notification if someone has replied to a post but if you post at the bottom of a news feed then you don't get that notification so it can be easily to miss a reply. I check these news post regularly (mostly). If you do post here with an issue or suggestion please check manually to see if I've replied to your comment. I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them :)


I hope you like these updates and I also hope to continue to update Whirligig in the future. If you have any problems let me know. Suggestions are always welcome as well as many of the updates you see above are because of suggestions from users.

Hope you all had a happy Christmas and a happy new year.

Phil

Hi all

So finally I am releasing the latest beta as the default. Find below a list of the main updates and features.

- Made VR default on if you have a headset plugged in.

- Removed the directory list limit.

- Added Hue to the adjustment menu.

- Added a new adjustment menu to Barrel giving more options including height degrees and squash.



- Added new options to allow barrel 100 to 360.

- Updated Unity3D 2017.1.1f1.

- Locks added to sliders in the settings menu.

- New Curved system added and Curved cinema removed.




I've done extensive testing and fixed many bugs, some of which were present in the last default release and some of which I added added with the new features. I hope that I've removed all the bugs but with development it's very possible that I've added or still haven't discovered some of them. If you find any issues please let me know either on this Steam forum on email me through my website www.whirligig.xyz.

Hopefully you don't run into any issue and continue to enjoy using Whirligig. If there are any features you'd like to see in future updates let me know.


So if you are using the Viveport or Oculus Store versions they will be updated very soon. I do updates on the Steam Store first because of the easy beta system and feedback system. This allows me to release a default update with the ability of reverting easily if there is a major bug that I'm not aware without too much disruption. After about three days knowing that there isn't any big issues that I need to fix I will be updating the Oculus and Viveport versions. So if there aren't problems except an update within a week.

Edit: If there are no issues with bugs or anything like that then the updates for Viveport and Oculus Store are Tuesday the 24th of October (not including review times. I think Oculus is instant but Viveport takes a couple of days). I'm going away over the weekend and would like to make sure I'm at my computer for at least a few days after I update in case there are specific platform issues.

New edit: I've decided to update on the the 27th (fully confirmed). There haven't been any major bug reports and I don't see a problem in rolling out this update to other platforms. I was going to release on the 24th but my work load means that if there are any problems I won't be able to address them quickly. The 27th is the best day for me and therefor I hope that it will be the best day for you too. I'll be posting on Reddit once the release goes live.


In discussion you get a notification if someone has replied to a post but if you post at the bottom of a news feed then you don't get that notification so it can be easily to miss a reply. I check these news post regularly (mostly). If you do post here with an issue or suggestion please check manually to see if I've replied to your comment. I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them :)


I hope you enjoy this update and continue to use Whirligig. If you like these updates and want to express your overwhelming satisfaction for Whirligig then a nice review doesn't go amiss. If there is something that is missing and you want to see let me know.

Now go and enjoy Whirligig and your media :)

Happy Watching.

Phil (Whirligig)

Hi all

So finally I am releasing the latest beta as the default. Find below a list of the main updates and features.

- Made VR default on if you have a headset plugged in.

- Removed the directory list limit.

- Added Hue to the adjustment menu.

- Added a new adjustment menu to Barrel giving more options including height degrees and squash.



- Added new options to allow barrel 100 to 360.

- Updated Unity3D 2017.1.1f1.

- Locks added to sliders in the settings menu.

- New Curved system added and Curved cinema removed.




I've done extensive testing and fixed many bugs, some of which were present in the last default release and some of which I added added with the new features. I hope that I've removed all the bugs but with development it's very possible that I've added or still haven't discovered some of them. If you find any issues please let me know either on this Steam forum on email me through my website www.whirligig.xyz.

Hopefully you don't run into any issue and continue to enjoy using Whirligig. If there are any features you'd like to see in future updates let me know.


So if you are using the Viveport or Oculus Store versions they will be updated very soon. I do updates on the Steam Store first because of the easy beta system and feedback system. This allows me to release a default update with the ability of reverting easily if there is a major bug that I'm not aware without too much disruption. After about three days knowing that there isn't any big issues that I need to fix I will be updating the Oculus and Viveport versions. So if there aren't problems except an update within a week.

Edit: If there are no issues with bugs or anything like that then the updates for Viveport and Oculus Store are Tuesday the 24th of October (not including review times. I think Oculus is instant but Viveport takes a couple of days). I'm going away over the weekend and would like to make sure I'm at my computer for at least a few days after I update in case there are specific platform issues.

New edit: I've decided to update on the the 27th (fully confirmed). There haven't been any major bug reports and I don't see a problem in rolling out this update to other platforms. I was going to release on the 24th but my work load means that if there are any problems I won't be able to address them quickly. The 27th is the best day for me and therefor I hope that it will be the best day for you too. I'll be posting on Reddit once the release goes live.


In discussion you get a notification if someone has replied to a post but if you post at the bottom of a news feed then you don't get that notification so it can be easily to miss a reply. I check these news post regularly (mostly). If you do post here with an issue or suggestion please check manually to see if I've replied to your comment. I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them :)


I hope you enjoy this update and continue to use Whirligig. If you like these updates and want to express your overwhelming satisfaction for Whirligig then a nice review doesn't go amiss. If there is something that is missing and you want to see let me know.

Now go and enjoy Whirligig and your media :)

Happy Watching.

Phil (Whirligig)

Hi

Release name : Version 4.14 beta

Since the default release I’ve released one beta which included the large update to the Unity3D version (the engine I make Whirligig in). This has continued with more testing related to this, some bug fixes and the big update this time, the dropping of Curved Cinema. “What!!!” I hear you cry. “Why would you do this. This is clear madness.”

Well no. I’ve been meaning to update the Curved Cinema option for a while. This update removes the Curved Cinema from the UI and adds a new settings option for Cinema.



This opens a new menu which allows you to change the vertical and horizontal curve.



The curved settings are saved with each video. If you were previously using Curved Cinema then it will automatically revert to Cinema.

Here's some extra information.


To start using the betas (and if you want the latest features and bug fixes it's recommend as I'm quite active in beta releases) all you have to do is right click on Whirligig, go to properties, go to the beta tab and select whirligig_early_access_latest_beta. This beta is always updated with every version. If you just want to try this beta only select whirligig_early_access_v4.14. If you want to stop using the betas select 'none'.


In discussion you get a notification if someone has replied to a post but if you post at the bottom of a news feed then you don't get that notification so it can be easily to miss a reply. I check these news post regularly (mostly). If you do post here with an issue or suggestion please check manually to see if I've replied to your comment. I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them :)

I hope you like this new feature. If you have any problems or suggestions for future updates please let me know.

Until the next update.

Phil (Whirligig)

Hi

Release name : Version 4.14 beta

Since the default release I’ve released one beta which included the large update to the Unity3D version (the engine I make Whirligig in). This has continued with more testing related to this, some bug fixes and the big update this time, the dropping of Curved Cinema. “What!!!” I hear you cry. “Why would you do this. This is clear madness.”

Well no. I’ve been meaning to update the Curved Cinema option for a while. This update removes the Curved Cinema from the UI and adds a new settings option for Cinema.



This opens a new menu which allows you to change the vertical and horizontal curve.



The curved settings are saved with each video. If you were previously using Curved Cinema then it will automatically revert to Cinema.

Here's some extra information.


To start using the betas (and if you want the latest features and bug fixes it's recommend as I'm quite active in beta releases) all you have to do is right click on Whirligig, go to properties, go to the beta tab and select whirligig_early_access_latest_beta. This beta is always updated with every version. If you just want to try this beta only select whirligig_early_access_v4.14. If you want to stop using the betas select 'none'.


In discussion you get a notification if someone has replied to a post but if you post at the bottom of a news feed then you don't get that notification so it can be easily to miss a reply. I check these news post regularly (mostly). If you do post here with an issue or suggestion please check manually to see if I've replied to your comment. I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them :)

I hope you like this new feature. If you have any problems or suggestions for future updates please let me know.

Until the next update.

Phil (Whirligig)