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Core Package Changelog

1.0.0​

  • Added local recording
    • Record straight to your device, no account required
  • Added local photo capture
    • Take snapshots whenever, with all the same camera controls
  • Added selfie camera angles
  • Added centralised settings management
  • Added per-device and platform settings
  • Added more events for recording and photos, and improved existing events
  • Improved the Beam Object Hider customisation options
  • Improved Beam account controls
    • Adjust stream platforms before streaming
  • Improved authentication process
  • BREAKING BeamStreamingManager has been renamed to BeamManager
  • BREAKING BeamStreamingCamera has been renamed to BeamCamera
  • General bug fixes and improvements

1.0.1​

  • Improved MP4 file creation

1.0.2​

  • Updated API to improve Twitch Chat experience

1.0.3​

  • Fixed permission issue with native microphone which would lead to a crash
  • Fixed null reference issue with camera transforms

0.8.2​

  • Fixes an error when creating a new session

0.8.1​

  • Added native microphone capture
    • Directly capture the microphone output without affecting Unity's microphone systems
    • Supported on both Android and Windows, including the Editor
    • Provides higher quality mic output than Unity on Quest
  • Added manual BeamStreamingCamera assignment
  • Added aspect ratio options for streaming in either landscape or portrait
  • Separated cloud and local streaming resolutions
  • General bug fixes and improvements

0.8.0​

  • Added direct to Twitch streaming
    • Users can now stream from their headset, straight to Twitch
    • Users can start and stop their Twitch streaming, independently from their Beam stream
    • See our Streaming Platforms docs for more info
  • Added support for Wwise and FMOD audio systems
  • Added the Beam Object Hider to help sensitive objects from your streams
    • This has been deprecated from the Director Kit and brought directly into Core
  • Added device specific stream quality settings
  • Moved all camera controls and presets directly into the Beam Streaming Camera
    • The Beam Camera Controller and Presets scripts have subsequently been removed
    • See our Beam Camera docs for more info
  • Added custom render texture support
  • Improved audio pipeline
    • It's now more resilient against stutters and performance hiccups
  • Reduced overall performance impact when streaming
  • Improved editor experience for numerous inspectors
  • Fixed invalid streams when using OpenGL Low Overhead mode and Graphics Jobs with Vulkan
    • Low Overhead mode can now be used when using OpenGLES3
    • Graphics Jobs can now be used when targetting 2022.3.35f1 or newer, when set to Legacy Mode

0.7.3​

  • Added manual microphone input
  • Fixed audio cache bug
  • Fixed minor execution order issues

0.7.2​

  • Fixes stream preview
  • Improved ignore logic
  • General bug fixes and tweaks

0.7.1​

  • Fixed microphone stutter
  • Improved audio adjustment and controls

0.7.0​

  • Added numerous Unity Events to manager for easier access
  • Added Camera Controller
  • Added Camera Settings
  • Added Camera Presets functionality
  • Added Object Hiding
  • Improved camera performance
  • General adjustments and improvements for Director Kit compatibility

Older changelogs can be found on our GitHub releases page