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Now stable, check out a near-zero-setup Quest native capture method - "Watch mode"!
You don't need a powerful PC at all to run it, and you get audio too!

[h2]Cool things about this™️:[/h2]

• You can stream to Discord a third-person camera directly from your Quest.
  
• This mode is ideal for introducing VR to someone new - you can control the camera from outside the headset, in real-time!
  
• Completely stable, third-person footage, without needing PCVR!
  

Works with all supported Oculus Quest MRC titles.


[h2]Fixed:[/h2]

• An issue with Steam's new beta update causing games not to show in LIV's games list is fixed!
  
• A crash when saving a camera profile caused by an unfindable refresh button has been fixed.
  
• Some crashes with StreamerKit launching have been addressed.
  
• A rare crash when switching cameras quickly has been made not possible.
  

Our coffers are open for your wonderful reviewbles! 👛💚
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We’ve got some major feature updates cooking for you with Quest-on-PC and Segmentive Keying!



You can use your Quest wirelessly with your PC! Your PC can take care of all the recording and streaming, while you get to enjoy cord-free gameplay. We’ve worked hard on making it as simple as possible to setup, but if you need help, check out our walkthrough on Zendesk!

Once you boot up LIV, all you need to do is click on the Quest-on-PC Launch button from the main menu!





We’ve taken it a step further too: whether you’re using Quest-on-PC or normal PCVR, you no longer need a green screen! Just flip the Segmentive Keying toggle, and our machine learning technology will cut out your background and keep you in the shot! Find Segmentive Keying in the "edit camera" menu on the LIV PCVR app, and in the keying section if you're using Quest-on-PC.



Learn more -- read our blog post on how we can do automatic background removal with Segmentive Keying!

Of course, a green screen and quality lighting will always produce the cleanest results, but here are some quick tips to make Segmentive Keying look 99% as good:

1. Make sure your room is evenly lit with lots of light!

2. Have as plain of a background as possible, a clean mono-colored wall looks best!

3. Segmentive Keying does additional CPU strain, you’ll need a more modern CPU for smooth
video in mixed reality.

We really want to boost your videos, whether you make it with Segmentive Keying, Quest-on-PC, or the traditional LIV PCVR setup. Please share anything you make with us on our Discord or Twitter!

We're trying to push for overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam - so, if you love LIV, we'd love your valuable reviewbles!

It seems we broke Kinect support in our recent update. Here's a small patch to get that sorted out 😅
Also, Steam updated their library format and LIV wasn't quite ready for it. No more crash on load for new PC installs & library-havers!


Fixed:

• LIV's Kinect input is now correctly processed and de-backgrounded.
  
• Updated LIV's support for Steam libraries.
  

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Just over a month ago, we released Quest-on-PC support to public beta; after a couple rounds of polishing, we're happy to bring Quest-on-PC to everyone!

This means, you can now use LIV to capture content with your Oculus Quest games, and you'll no longer need a super powerful PC!
(Note: only certain games with Oculus MRC support can be captured. View our list here.)

Want your content to be shared on the official LIV accounts or showcased on our Steam page and website? Post your videos in our Discord or ping us on Twitter!

To be clear, Quest-on-PC is still in beta and doesn't have all the functionality of our PCVR tools. We have a lot of big plans for future updates, so stay tuned!

New:

• Quest-on-PC Beta is now available for EVERYONE on the main Steam branch!
  
• Performance update for webcam users with weaker CPUs
  
• Games with LIV's SDK are kept updated automatically, so you get the best possible performance while playing
  

Fixed:

• Quest-on-PC: Build-ups of latency resulting in HMD lag and latency drift should no longer happen
  
• Quest-on-PC: You can now open the calibration app to skip directly to calibration
  
• Quest-on-PC: Various crashes and weird behaviours
  

More info:

• Jump into our Discord then check out #quest-general and #quest-support!
  
• Official Quest-on-PC help page and support

We're trying to push for overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam - so, if you love LIV, we'd love your valuable reviewbles!

Avatars are a core part of the LIV experience. Who wouldn’t want to dance around as your favorite superhero, video game character, or waifu? Today, we wanted to solve one of the hardest parts of using avatars: getting one.

There are plenty of free resources you can use to get avatars, but sometimes those avatars don’t animate properly, or you’ve seen everyone else using them.

Starting now, in collaboration with personal avatar provider Wolf3D, you can make your own avatar at https://liv.tv/create-avatar, completely free!

Customize your avatar's hair, clothing, eye color, and more. Just want a VR doppelganger? Upload a selfie and we’ll generate an avatar using your real life face.

ReadyPlayerMe avatars can be imported directly into LIV, complete with eye animation, lip movement, and finger tracking! No need to download dozens of different avatars anymore to see what works properly.

More clothing and styling options are coming too, so be sure to let us know what you want!

Get yourself started now at https://liv.tv/create-avatar and share your avatar with us on Twitter or Discord!