Description

Hotfix - AVA360VR v3.0.1

This is a hotfix that addresses a bug with the comic creator

Export from Comic creator overcrops the images in the panels

Public release of AVA360VR

We are proud to officially release a public build of AVA360VR that anyone can download and use for immersive qualitative analytics (IQA). Some information is given below, but , more information and help can be found in our online Help Guide and Tutorials.

License

The <em>AVA360VR</em> software package is peer-source (build only) and is free to use for non-commercial purposes. Unauthorised use, distribution or alteration of the code is not permitted. Copyright (c) 2021 BigSoftVideo.

Prerequisites

You will need a fast VR-ready PC laptop (eg. a gaming laptop) with a recent installation of Windows 10. AVA360VR now works with most mid- to high-end VR headsets with six-degrees of freedom controllers. We have tested successfully with the following headsets:

HTC VIVEHTC VIVE PROHTC VIVE CosmosOculus Rift SHP Reverb G1 (not the G2)Valve Index

Download

Download the latest build release from GitHub. You can also download the Demo Project for AVA360VR that contains all the help tutorials (videos and volcaps) and a Lego Demo Project with real multimedia data. The 2D video tutorials can also be downloaded separately.

Install

Unzip the release of AVA360VR that you downloaded to a folder on your computer, preferably a fast SSD drive (internal or external). There is no need to install the software. Just locate the AVA360VR.exe file in the root folder and double click.

Features

Features include a live transcript viewer, a comic panel sequence creator, a keyframe sequence generator, video recamming, 360 video switching, drawing annotation and animation, live 3D audio mixing, volumetric capture and replay of actual usage, and a full project/analysis management interface.

Known bugs

When replaying multiple imported videos and audio channels, the playback can go out of synchronisation.Odd behaviours occur when replaying a volcap and using some tools at the same time, eg. drawing while replaying.Replay of a VolCap of the use of Comic Creator tool may be buggy.In some cases, during VolCap Replay, the static cameras are not adjustable.Imported 2D video only plays one channel audio from L/R stereo.

Contributors

Designer: Paul McIlvenny @skandilocksSoftware developer: Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacsBigSoftVideo team: Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84Earlier software developers:
Nicklas Haagh ChristensenStefan Tanderup
Date made available2021
PublisherZenodo

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