Upgrading to 23.2

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

Click on the Pixotope World Settings button on the top right
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

Old path	New path
PixotopeWorldSettings.CompositingMode	Settings.CompositingMode
PixotopeWorldSettings.VisualizationMode	Settings.VisualizationMode
PixotopeWorldSettings.bVisualizationWithAlpha	Settings.bVisualizationWithAlpha
PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bDebugVideoInput	Settings.bDebugVideoInput
PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bDebugCameraTracking	Settings.bDebugCameraTracking
PixotopeWorldSettings.DebugConfiguration.bUseActorTransformForCameraTrackingDebug	Settings.bUseActorTransformForCameraTrackingDebug
PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bRecordCameraTrackingData	Settings.bRecordCameraTrackingData
PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bUseRecordedTrackingData	Settings.bUseRecordedTrackingData
PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.bUseTodaysDirectory	Settings.bUseTodaysTrackingDataDirectory
PixotopeWorldSettings.RecordingConfiguration.TrackingRecordingSource	Settings.TrackingRecordingSource
PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableWYSIWYG	Settings.bEnableWYSIWYG
PixotopeWorldSettings.bAutoPossessTrackedCamera	Settings.bAutoPossessTrackedCamera
PixotopeWorldSettings.bAutoSpawnEssentialActors	Settings.bAutoSpawnEssentialActors
PixotopeWorldSettings.bReplaceExistingVolumeOnAutoSpawn	Settings.bReplaceExistingVolumeOnAutoSpawn
PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableDLSS	Settings.bEnableDLSS
PixotopeWorldSettings.DLSSQuality	Settings.DLSSQuality
PixotopeWorldSettings.bEnableTemporalUpscale	Settings.bEnableTemporalUpscale
PixotopeWorldSettings.APIPerObjectExposedProperties	Settings.APIPerObjectExposedProperties
PixotopeWorldSettings.APIPerClassExposedProperties	Settings.APIPerClassExposedProperties
PixotopeWorldSettings.bUpscaleToVideoResolution	Settings.bUpscaleToVideoResolution
PixotopeWorldSettings.VideoOutputs	Settings.VideoOutputs
PixotopeWorldSettings.BPEScale	Settings.BPEScale
PixotopeWorldSettings.NetworkPreviewConfiguration.bSendCameraPreview	Settings.bSendCameraPreview
PixotopeWorldSettings.NetworkPreviewConfiguration.bShowAllCameras	Settings.bShowAllCameraPreviews
PixotopeWorldSettings.LUTFile	Settings.LUTFile
PixotopeWorldSettings.TalenTrackPort	Settings.TalenTrackPort

PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.ApplyConvolutionBloomToVideo	Settings.bApplyConvolutionBloomToVideo
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.ApplyConvolutionBloomFromVideo	Settings.bApplyConvolutionBloomFromVideo
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bApplyRefractionToVideo	Settings.bApplyRefractionToVideo
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bAllowMoveMediaInputsPastAA	Settings.bAllowMoveMediaInputsPastAA
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bMoveMediaInputsPastTonemapping	Settings.bMoveMediaInputsPastTonemapping
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.DOFCompensateForOverscan	Settings.bDOFCompensateForOverscan
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bBeforeDOFTranslucencyCompositing	Settings.bBeforeDOFTranslucencyCompositing
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.SSRMaxDistance	Settings.SSRMaxDistance
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bCustomStencilNaniteHack	Settings.bCustomStencilNaniteHack
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bRenderAOWithLumen	Settings.bRenderAOWithLumen
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bAddGaussianBlur	Settings.bAddGaussianBlur
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.GaussianBlurStrength	Settings.GaussianBlurStrength
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bGaussianBlurAfterToneMapping	Settings.bGaussianBlurAfterToneMapping
PixotopeCommonCompositingSettings.bMaskOutAfterBlur	Settings.bMaskOutAfterBlur

PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bAntiAliasMask	Settings.bAntiAliasMask
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bUpscaleTAAMask	Settings.bUpscaleTAAMask
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bRayTracedTranslucency	Settings.bRayTracedTranslucency
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bTryToFixAntialiasingEdge	Settings.bTryToFixAntialiasingEdge
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCustomSSR	Settings.bCustomSSR
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCustomHZBForLumen	Settings.bCustomHZBForLumen
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableVS	Settings.bEnableVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bMultiplyFillWithKey	Settings.bMultiplyFillWithKey
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableAlphaGammaGain	Settings.bEnableAlphaGammaGain
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.AlphaGamma	Settings.AlphaGamma
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.AlphaGain	Settings.AlphaGain
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCaptureSceneOnMovement	Settings.bCaptureSceneOnMovement
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrap	Settings.bEnableLightWrapVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapMultiplier	Settings.LightWrapMultiplier
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapDistance	Settings.LightWrapDistance
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapBlurRadius	Settings.LightWrapBlurRadius
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapDistanceSteps	Settings.LightWrapDistanceSteps
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapRadialSteps	Settings.LightWrapRadialSteps
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightWrapKernelPower	Settings.LightWrapKernelPower
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bRenderFogOnToVS	Settings.bRenderFogOnToVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bLinearDepth	Settings.bLinearDepth
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bCastShadowOnVSPlane	Settings.bCastShadowOnVSPlane
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowPower	Settings.ShadowOnVSPlanePower
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowCutoff	Settings.ShadowOnVSPlaneCutoff
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.ShadowDilationSteps	Settings.ShadowDilationSteps
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bLightUpVSPlane	Settings.bLightUpVSPlane
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightMultiplicativePower	Settings.LightMultiplicativePowerVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.LightAdditivePower	Settings.LightAdditivePowerVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bDOFVSCorrection	Settings.bDOFVSCorrection
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bAddVideoBeforeDOF	Settings.bAddVideoBeforeDOF
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bVideoInFocus	Settings.bVideoInFocus
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bEnableBeforeDOFTranslucency	Settings.bEnableBeforeDOFTranslucency
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bSkipMaskOutVS	Settings.bSkipMaskOutVS
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.bBackplaneEnabled	Settings.bBackplaneEnabled
PixotopeVSCompositingSettings.BackplaneAlphaThreshold	Settings.BackplaneAlphaThreshold

PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableAR	Settings.bEnableAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAR_WYSIWYG_In_Editor	Settings.bEnableWYSIWYGInAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableAmbientOcclusion	Settings.bEnableAmbientOcclusion
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AmbientOcclusion	Settings.AmbientOcclusion
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableShadows	Settings.bEnableShadows
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableColoredShadows	Settings.bEnableColoredShadows
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowColorIntensity	Settings.ShadowColorIntensity
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAdvancedColoredShadows	Settings.bAdvancedColoredShadows
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bShadowsUseLumaMask	Settings.bShadowsUseLumaMask
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LumaMaskMultiplier	Settings.LumaMaskMultiplier
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LumaMaskPower	Settings.LumaMaskPower
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.DifferenceShadows	Settings.DifferenceShadows
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowPower	Settings.ShadowPowerAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.ShadowsAmbientOffset	Settings.ShadowsAmbientOffset
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableReflections	Settings.bEnableReflections
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.Reflections	Settings.Reflections
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AlphaReflections	Settings.AlphaReflections
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.Translucency	Settings.Translucency
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrap	Settings.bEnableLightWrapAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.BackgroundBlurLevel	Settings.BackgroundBlurLevel
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.AlphaBlurLevel	Settings.AlphaBlurLevel
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bEnableLightWrapBlurAdjustments	Settings.bEnableLightWrapBlurAdjustments
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapFadeDistance	Settings.LightWrapFadeDistance
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapGain	Settings.LightWrapGain
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapColorBlurScatterSize	Settings.LightWrapColorBlurScatterSize
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightWrapAlphaBlurScatterSize	Settings.LightWrapAlphaBlurScatterSize
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bTAAAlphaOverride	Settings.bTAAAlphaOverride
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseNewLightCatcher	Settings.bUseNewLightCatcher
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseCatcherMaterial	Settings.bUseCatcherMaterial
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.DiffuseOverride	Settings.DiffuseOverride
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.SpecularOverride	Settings.SpecularOverride
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightMultiplicativePower	Settings.LightMultiplicativePowerAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.LightAdditivePower	Settings.LightAdditivePowerAR
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bLightAfterTAA	Settings.bLightAfterTAA
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bAddGI	Settings.bAddGI
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.bUseAlternateTranslucencyCompositing	Settings.bUseAlternateTranslucencyCompositing
PixotopeARCompositingSettings.FadeOut	Settings.FadeOut

PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bEnableXR	Settings.bEnableXR
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.XRCalibrationMode	Settings.bEnableXRCalibrationMode
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bDisableTonemapper	Settings.bDisableTonemapper
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.XROverscan	Settings.XROverscan
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bAutomaticallyAdjustRotationAndFOVToXRTargets	Settings.bAutomaticallyAdjustRotationAndFOVToXRTargets
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.SampleOutsideFrustumColor	Settings.SampleOutsideFrustumColor
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bRenderOutsideCameraView	Settings.bRenderOutsideCameraView
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.RenderOutsideType	Settings.RenderOutsideType
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.UpdateFrequencyOfOutsideCameraView	Settings.UpdateFrequencyOfOutsideCameraView
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bUseOnlyOutsideCameraViewRendering	Settings.bUseOnlyOutsideCameraViewRendering
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bXRFromCurrentCamera	Settings.bXRFromCurrentCamera
PixotopeXRCompositingSettings.bDisableCustomDepth	Settings.bDisableCustomDepth
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

Click "Copy folder" at the end of the installation
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:

When prompted in the Editor, click "Update"
- This will update your .uproject file
Restart the Editor

Unreal projects can be used in Pixotope right away and do not need any migration steps.