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Update ver. 13.7

Release notes

[h3]New Features:[/h3]
  • Autofocus (Experimental) - it works on all videos except flat, 360 and monocular videos
    • You can enable auto focus inside Autofocus tab in Player Options

[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]
  • Controllers no longer stay visible when they are not used
  • Quest Pro now properly shows controller models
  • UI is no longer freezes while using sliders and next video starts to play
  • Proper margins around video titles

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]
  • Premium tab shows premium videos instead of popup - unsubscribed users will get popup, when trying to watch a premium video
  • Improved clarity of thumbnails on hub
  • Premium tag is visible on premium videos
  • B button will now traverse through video history instead of going back to hub
  • Removed legacy input system and code clean up




Update ver. 13.6.1

Release notes

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]
  • Removed obsolete features

Update ver. 13.6

Release notes

[h3]New Features:[/h3]
  • Added sorting panel - now you can sort by Trending, New and Top
  • Subtitles (SRT) are now supported for local files
    • Need to be in SRT format and should be named the same as the video (ex.: if video is named video.mp4, then subtitles should be named video.srt)
    • They are enabled automatically if player finds subtitles locally - you can disable them via button on Player panel or inside Subtitles tab under player settings
    • They can be moved in space by clicking on them and dragging
    • Additional options like Font size, Depth and Background opacity can set inside Subtitles tab


[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]
  • Player timeline now properly aligns blue sections with seeker


[h3]Improvements:[/h3]
  • Subscribe button now gives instant feedback
  • Split Options tab inside player settings into Player and Video options


[h3]Other Changes:[/h3]
  • Removed Christmas 2022 virtual environment

Update ver. 13.5

Release notes

[h3]New Features:[/h3]
  • Support for Meta Quest Pro
  • Haptic feedback on controllers when hovering over buttons, sliders and scrollbars (except for Pico and HTC Vive)
    • You can disable haptic feedback inside Global Settings under Player and switch Controllers vibration switch to off
  • New virtual environment for Christmas
    • It will automatically switch to it if you have default (black) background, otherwise you can find it inside Global Settings under Personalize and select Christmas 2022

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]
  • H265 is now the default codec on PICO devices
  • Build-Your-Own-Journey (BYOJ) now ignores empty jumps
  • Quality and encoding dropdown is now hidden when playing videos that do not support it
  • Virtual environments are no longer affected by software re-center
  • Chroma key/passthrough:
    • Color range slider is now less sensitive
    • Color box is now visible when dragging sliders
    • Improved performance when using color wheel
    • Added an icon to thumbnails on hub to easily see which videos have passthrough configured


Update ver. 13.4

Improvements:

  • Chroma key/passthrough:
    • Added color wheel to make it easier to choose colors instead of using sliders
    • Changed Color Range option maximum value from 100 to 1000
    • Renamed Opacity to Falloff option and changed the maximum value from 100 to 1000
    • Note: chroma key algorithm was changed, so any previous configuration might look different now
  • Playlists:
    • Added possibility to Shuffle playlists
    • Added possibility to Loop Favorites, Watch Later and your custom playlists
    • Suggested playlist list is now active by default
    • Selecting a playlist will automatically play the first video in it