ZED Plugin for Unity v2.3

Plugin

• Added support for ZED Mini.
• Introduced stereo passthrough feature for mixed-reality applications in VR headsets.
• Added support for Unity 2017.3.

Prefabs

• Added ZED_Rig_Stereo prefab, with stereo capture and passthrough rendering in VR headsets (beta version).
• Renamed ZED_Rig_Left into ZED_Rig_Mono, for better monoscopic/stereoscopic prefab distinction.

Scripts

• Updated ZED Manager with new settings to control real-world brightness and enable/disable AR occlusions using depth.
• Added ZEDSupportFunctions.cs to help users retrieve depth and normals at screen or world position. Some of these functions are used in the Object Placement sample.
• Added ZEDMixedRealityPlugin.cs to handle stereo passthrough in Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Headset.
• Renamed ZEDTextureOverlay.cs into ZEDRenderingPlane.cs.
• Fixed bugs.

Examples

• Added Planetarium scene to demonstrate how to create a solar system in mixed-reality. This is a simplified version of the ZED World app built with Unreal Engine.
• Added Object Placement scene to demonstrate how to place an object in the real world without using Spatial Mapping.
• Added Dark Room scene to demonstrate how to decrease the brightness of the real world using the Camera Brightness settings in ZEDManager.cs.

ZED Plugin for Unity v2.2

• Refactored plugin organization and architecture.
• Added Spatial Mapping module to allow physical interactions between the virtual and real-world.
• Improved chroma key in Green Screen sample. Matte edges are now much cleaner and sharper.
• Improved PBS lighting in forward rendering mode.
• Added AR post-processing shaders to enable realistic integration of virtual objects in video.
• Added OpenGL support.
• Added camera loading screen with error reporting.
• Added callbacks reporting the camera status.
• Fixed SVO reading speed when playing back recorded videos in Unity.
• Fixed multithreading issue leading to crashes on computers with low resources.

ZED Plugin for Unity v2.1

• Plugin now supports Unity 5.6 and 2017 Beta.
• Added Vive tracker support.
• Added Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch support in Green Screen MR sample (through SteamVR only).
• Added Lighting script to allow for light interactions between the real and virtual world in Mixed-reality and Green Screen samples.
• Added Garbage Matte script to extend the virtual world beyond green screen boundaries in the Green Screen MR sample.
• Added a semi-automated Calibration application to help users align the real and virtual world in the Green Screen MR sample.

ZED Plugin for Unity v2.0

• Refactored plugin to ensure compatibility with ZED SDK 2.0 and Unity 5.5.
• Improved overall stability and performance.
• Added Positional Tracking for VR sample.
• Added Green Screen VR Capture sample.
• Added Simple Mixed Reality sample.