We would not recommend that you upgrade your Pixotope machines in the middle of a production or pre-production phase.
When choosing to upgrade, we recommend that you backup your existing Pixotope projects, so that you will be able to go back if you need to.
Engine changes
Unreal’s World Settings ≠ Pixotope World Settings
Pixotope related World Settings have been moved into its separate window named Pixotope World Settings. To open
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Click on the Pixotope World Settings button on the top right
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OR go to Window > Pixotope > Pixotope World Settings
Control panels or anything using the API and targeting World Setting properties need to be updated to use the new paths. See the Mapping table below ↓
Mapping table - World Settings - Old path > New path
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Old path |
New path |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.CompositingMode |
Settings.CompositingMode |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.VisualizationMode |
Settings.VisualizationMode |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bVisualizationWithAlpha |
Settings.bVisualizationWithAlpha |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bDebugVideoInput |
Settings.bDebugVideoInput |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bDebugCameraTracking |
Settings.bDebugCameraTracking |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bUseActorTransformForCameraTrackingDebug |
Settings.bUseActorTransformForCameraTrackingDebug |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bRecordCameraTrackingData |
Settings.bRecordCameraTrackingData |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bUseRecordedTrackingData |
Settings.bUseRecordedTrackingData |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bUseTodaysDirectory |
Settings.bUseTodaysTrackingDataDirectory |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.TrackingRecordingSource |
Settings.TrackingRecordingSource |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableWYSIWYG |
Settings.bEnableWYSIWYG |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bAutoPossessTrackedCamera |
Settings.bAutoPossessTrackedCamera |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bAutoSpawnEssentialActors |
Settings.bAutoSpawnEssentialActors |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bReplaceExistingVolumeOnAutoSpawn |
Settings.bReplaceExistingVolumeOnAutoSpawn |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableDLSS |
Settings.bEnableDLSS |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.DLSSQuality |
Settings.DLSSQuality |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableTemporalUpscale |
Settings.bEnableTemporalUpscale |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.APIPerObjectExposedProperties |
Settings.APIPerObjectExposedProperties |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.APIPerClassExposedProperties |
Settings.APIPerClassExposedProperties |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.bUpscaleToVideoResolution |
Settings.bUpscaleToVideoResolution |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.VideoOutputs |
Settings.VideoOutputs |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.BPEScale |
Settings.BPEScale |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.NetworkPreviewConfiguration.bSendCameraPreview |
Settings.bSendCameraPreview |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.NetworkPreviewConfiguration.bShowAllCameras |
Settings.bShowAllCameraPreviews |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.LUTFile |
Settings.LUTFile |
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PixotopeWorldSettings.TalenTrackPort |
Settings.TalenTrackPort |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.ApplyConvolutionBloomToVideo |
Settings.bApplyConvolutionBloomToVideo |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.ApplyConvolutionBloomFromVideo |
Settings.bApplyConvolutionBloomFromVideo |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bApplyRefractionToVideo |
Settings.bApplyRefractionToVideo |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bAllowMoveMediaInputsPastAA |
Settings.bAllowMoveMediaInputsPastAA |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bMoveMediaInputsPastTonemapping |
Settings.bMoveMediaInputsPastTonemapping |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.DOFCompensateForOverscan |
Settings.bDOFCompensateForOverscan |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bBeforeDOFTranslucencyCompositing |
Settings.bBeforeDOFTranslucencyCompositing |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.SSRMaxDistance |
Settings.SSRMaxDistance |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bCustomStencilNaniteHack |
Settings.bCustomStencilNaniteHack |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bRenderAOWithLumen |
Settings.bRenderAOWithLumen |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bAddGaussianBlur |
Settings.bAddGaussianBlur |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.GaussianBlurStrength |
Settings.GaussianBlurStrength |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bGaussianBlurAfterToneMapping |
Settings.bGaussianBlurAfterToneMapping |
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PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bMaskOutAfterBlur |
Settings.bMaskOutAfterBlur |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bAntiAliasMask |
Settings.bAntiAliasMask |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bUpscaleTAAMask |
Settings.bUpscaleTAAMask |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bRayTracedTranslucency |
Settings.bRayTracedTranslucency |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bTryToFixAntialiasingEdge |
Settings.bTryToFixAntialiasingEdge |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCustomSSR |
Settings.bCustomSSR |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCustomHZBForLumen |
Settings.bCustomHZBForLumen |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableVS |
Settings.bEnableVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bMultiplyFillWithKey |
Settings.bMultiplyFillWithKey |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableAlphaGammaGain |
Settings.bEnableAlphaGammaGain |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.AlphaGamma |
Settings.AlphaGamma |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.AlphaGain |
Settings.AlphaGain |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCaptureSceneOnMovement |
Settings.bCaptureSceneOnMovement |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrap |
Settings.bEnableLightWrapVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapMultiplier |
Settings.LightWrapMultiplier |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapDistance |
Settings.LightWrapDistance |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapBlurRadius |
Settings.LightWrapBlurRadius |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapDistanceSteps |
Settings.LightWrapDistanceSteps |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapRadialSteps |
Settings.LightWrapRadialSteps |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapKernelPower |
Settings.LightWrapKernelPower |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bRenderFogOnToVS |
Settings.bRenderFogOnToVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bLinearDepth |
Settings.bLinearDepth |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCastShadowOnVSPlane |
Settings.bCastShadowOnVSPlane |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowPower |
Settings.ShadowOnVSPlanePower |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowCutoff |
Settings.ShadowOnVSPlaneCutoff |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowDilationSteps |
Settings.ShadowDilationSteps |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bLightUpVSPlane |
Settings.bLightUpVSPlane |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightMultiplicativePower |
Settings.LightMultiplicativePowerVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightAdditivePower |
Settings.LightAdditivePowerVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bDOFVSCorrection |
Settings.bDOFVSCorrection |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bAddVideoBeforeDOF |
Settings.bAddVideoBeforeDOF |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bVideoInFocus |
Settings.bVideoInFocus |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableBeforeDOFTranslucency |
Settings.bEnableBeforeDOFTranslucency |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bSkipMaskOutVS |
Settings.bSkipMaskOutVS |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bBackplaneEnabled |
Settings.bBackplaneEnabled |
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PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.BackplaneAlphaThreshold |
Settings.BackplaneAlphaThreshold |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableAR |
Settings.bEnableAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAR_WYSIWYG_In_Editor |
Settings.bEnableWYSIWYGInAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableAmbientOcclusion |
Settings.bEnableAmbientOcclusion |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AmbientOcclusion |
Settings.AmbientOcclusion |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableShadows |
Settings.bEnableShadows |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableColoredShadows |
Settings.bEnableColoredShadows |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowColorIntensity |
Settings.ShadowColorIntensity |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAdvancedColoredShadows |
Settings.bAdvancedColoredShadows |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bShadowsUseLumaMask |
Settings.bShadowsUseLumaMask |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LumaMaskMultiplier |
Settings.LumaMaskMultiplier |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LumaMaskPower |
Settings.LumaMaskPower |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.DifferenceShadows |
Settings.DifferenceShadows |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowPower |
Settings.ShadowPowerAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowsAmbientOffset |
Settings.ShadowsAmbientOffset |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableReflections |
Settings.bEnableReflections |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.Reflections |
Settings.Reflections |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AlphaReflections |
Settings.AlphaReflections |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.Translucency |
Settings.Translucency |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrap |
Settings.bEnableLightWrapAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.BackgroundBlurLevel |
Settings.BackgroundBlurLevel |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AlphaBlurLevel |
Settings.AlphaBlurLevel |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrapBlurAdjustments |
Settings.bEnableLightWrapBlurAdjustments |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapFadeDistance |
Settings.LightWrapFadeDistance |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapGain |
Settings.LightWrapGain |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapColorBlurScatterSize |
Settings.LightWrapColorBlurScatterSize |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapAlphaBlurScatterSize |
Settings.LightWrapAlphaBlurScatterSize |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bTAAAlphaOverride |
Settings.bTAAAlphaOverride |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseNewLightCatcher |
Settings.bUseNewLightCatcher |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseCatcherMaterial |
Settings.bUseCatcherMaterial |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.DiffuseOverride |
Settings.DiffuseOverride |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.SpecularOverride |
Settings.SpecularOverride |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightMultiplicativePower |
Settings.LightMultiplicativePowerAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightAdditivePower |
Settings.LightAdditivePowerAR |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bLightAfterTAA |
Settings.bLightAfterTAA |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAddGI |
Settings.bAddGI |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseAlternateTranslucencyCompositing |
Settings.bUseAlternateTranslucencyCompositing |
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PixotopeARCompositingSettings.FadeOut |
Settings.FadeOut |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bEnableXR |
Settings.bEnableXR |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.XRCalibrationMode |
Settings.bEnableXRCalibrationMode |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bDisableTonemapper |
Settings.bDisableTonemapper |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.XROverscan |
Settings.XROverscan |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bAutomaticallyAdjustRotationAndFOVToXRTargets |
Settings.bAutomaticallyAdjustRotationAndFOVToXRTargets |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.SampleOutsideFrustumColor |
Settings.SampleOutsideFrustumColor |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bRenderOutsideCameraView |
Settings.bRenderOutsideCameraView |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.RenderOutsideType |
Settings.RenderOutsideType |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.UpdateFrequencyOfOutsideCameraView |
Settings.UpdateFrequencyOfOutsideCameraView |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bUseOnlyOutsideCameraViewRendering |
Settings.bUseOnlyOutsideCameraViewRendering |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bXRFromCurrentCamera |
Settings.bXRFromCurrentCamera |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bDisableCustomDepth |
Settings.bDisableCustomDepth |
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PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bDisableMotionBlurInXR |
Settings.bDisableMotionBlurInXR |
New default anti-aliasing method
Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) is the new default anti-aliasing method.
Using TSR comes with a performance cost. In Project settings you could change back to Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) which is the default in version 23.1.
Director changes
Timecode
Configuring Timecode has been moved into the routing panel.
Learn more about how to Configure timecode (LTC)
Genlock
The interface for configuring Genlock has been updated for consistency.
Tracking only
For XR machines, there is no need for a dummy video input anymore. Just add "Tracking only" instead of a full "Camera system".
Network Health Check
The Network Health Check control panel has been deprecated in favor of the new Diagnostics > Connections which offers a better integration.
Lens file location
The lens files are now stored in the Synced Config files folder, where they can easily be synced across machines.
Learn more about the Synced Config files folder
Migrating show files
To carry over show files and machine settings from an old installation you can
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Click "Copy folder" at the end of the installation
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OR manually copy the files into the Local storage folder of the new installation
Learn more about Show files and where they are stored
Migrating projects
When opening a project from Unreal or an old Pixotope version:
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When prompted in the Editor, click "Update"
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This will update your .uproject file
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Restart the Editor
Unreal projects can be used in Pixotope right away and do not need any migration steps.