- Update for Default Branch 5/6/2025 - 6 May 2025
HereSphere update v0.11.4 is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update fixes issues with DirectShow playback, tag autoseek, and synchronized peripherals. Bug fixes: Fixed issue with the application crashing when using DirectShow software decoding with Nvidia drivers newer than version 566.36. If you're not using the new Nvidia drivers and wish to use the previous software decoding method, go to the user settings and enable the fast CPU copy toggle under the DirectShow settings. Fixed issue with tag autoseek not working properly when excluding a tag that occurs multiple times in a video. Fixed issue with synchronized peripherals not working when seeking to time 0 with a positive time offset.
- Update for Beta Branch 4/30/2025 - 30 April 2025
HereSphere update v0.11.4 is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update fixes issues with DirectShow playback, tag autoseek, and synchronized peripherals. Bug fixes: Fixed issue with the application crashing when using DirectShow software decoding with Nvidia drivers newer than version 566.36. If you're not using the new Nvidia drivers and wish to use the previous software decoding method, go to the user settings and enable the fast CPU copy toggle under the DirectShow settings. Fixed issue with tag autoseek not working properly when excluding a tag that occurs multiple times in a video. Fixed issue with synchronized peripherals not working when seeking to time 0 with a positive time offset.
- Update for Beta Branch 11/16/2024 - 16 November 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.4 is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update adds some quality of life improvements Quality of life improvements: Added _F135 filename recognition for 135 linear fisheye. Top-bottom stereoscopic equirectangular videos with aspect ratio of 1:2 will keep its aspect ratio instead of being stretched to 1:1 aspect ratio Added option to always load HSP files when using the HereSphere web API.
- Update for Default Branch 9/14/2024 - 15 September 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.2 is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update adds the option to provide script tokens with the HereSphere web API, adds some quality of life features, and fixes some bugs. Script Tokens: Added a "handyTokenUrl" field to the HereSphere web API when requesting video json data. This field should contain a url that will receive a HTTP POST message that contains a "connectionKey" field in a json body, and should respond with a "scriptUrl" field that contains a script download link with a Handy script token. Quality of Life Improvements: Added a "Full side-by-side" stereoscopic setting and corresponding filename detection (such as "_LRF" or "_SBSF"). This stereoscopic mode will halve the aspect ratio, so it won't be stretched horizontally. Added support for ".f4v" (flash video) files when using DirectShow. Increased subtitle rendering area for VR videos to…
- Update for Beta Branch 9/2/2024 - 2 September 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.2 is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update adds the option to provide script tokens with the HereSphere web API, adds some quality of life features, and fixes some bugs. Script Tokens: Added a "handyTokenUrl" field to the HereSphere web API when requesting video json data. This field should contain a url that will receive a HTTP POST message that contains a "connectionKey" field in a json body, and should respond with a "scriptUrl" field that contains a script download link with a Handy script token. Quality of Life Improvements: Added a "Full side-by-side" stereoscopic setting and corresponding filename detection (such as "_LRF" or "_SBSF"). This stereoscopic mode will halve the aspect ratio, so it won't be stretched horizontally. Added support for ".f4v" (flash video) files when using DirectShow. Increased subtitle rendering area for VR videos to…
- Update for Default Branch 8/2/2024 - 2 August 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.1 is now available. This update fixes some bugs. Bug Fixes: Fixed AB loop feature so it will start at the beginning of the loop when loading a new video Fixed issue with yt-dlp link retrieval so it can find VR video streams
- Update for Beta Branch 7/13/2024 - 13 July 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.1 is now available. This update fixes some bugs. Bug Fixes: Fixed AB loop feature so it will start at the beginning of the loop when loading a new video Fixed issue with yt-dlp link retrieval so it can find VR video streams
- Update for Default Branch 7/12/2024 - 12 July 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.0 is now available. This update adds support for Autoblow devices, adds more info to the timestamp server, and fixes some bugs Autoblow Integration: Added support for Autoblow devices Input the Autoblow connection key into the synchronized peripherals menu (accessed by clicking on the icon that looks like a play button with radio waves above the seekbar) Scripts, manual oscillation, and manual script patterns are supported. The range feature only works for controlling oscillation range, since the Autoblow currently doesn't support altering the script range on the fly. Timestamp Server: Added fields "resource" and "identifier" to the timestamp server message. "resource" contains the actual url/path of the currently playing video file. "identifier" contains the scene url when using the HereSphere web API. Bug Fixes: Fixed issue with video thumbnails continuing to p…
- Update for Beta Branch 6/25/2024 - 25 June 2024
HereSphere update v0.11.0 is now available. This update adds support for Autoblow devices, adds more info to the timestamp server, and fixes some bugs Autoblow Integration: Added support for Autoblow devices Input the Autoblow connection key into the synchronized peripherals menu (accessed by clicking on the icon that looks like a play button with radio waves above the seekbar) Scripts, manual oscillation, and manual script patterns are supported. The range feature only works for controlling oscillation range, since the Autoblow currently doesn't support altering the script range on the fly. Timestamp Server: Added fields "resource" and "identifier" to the timestamp server message. "resource" contains the actual url/path of the currently playing video file. "identifier" contains the scene url when using the HereSphere web API. Bug Fixes: Fixed issue with video thumbnails continuing to p…
- Update for Default Branch 2/1/2024 - 2 February 2024
HereSphere update v0.10.0 for PC is now available on the HereSphere Steam default branch. This update adds support for passthrough by using Virtual Desktop's passthrough feature for Quest and Pico headsets. Native PCVR passthrough still isn't supported yet, but will be added with the UE5/OpenXR update. Passthrough with Virtual Desktop: In the Virtual Desktop settings, go to "Streaming", make sure the VR frame rate is set to 90fps or less. Under the "VR Passthrough" settings, enable the checkbox and then click on "Configure". Set the settings to Red: 0, Green: 255, Blue: 0, Similarity: 45, Smoothness: 0. You can switch to passthrough mode on a global basis (for all videos) by going to the user settings, clicking on the background dropdown box under the environment group, and then select passthrough. If you want to only enable passthrough for the current video, go to the advanced video se…
- Update for Beta Branch 1/25/2024 - 25 January 2024
HereSphere update v0.10.0 for PC is now available on the HereSphere Steam beta branch. This update adds support for passthrough by using Virtual Desktop's passthrough feature for Quest and Pico headsets. Native PCVR passthrough still isn't supported yet, but will be added with the UE5/OpenXR update. Passthrough with Virtual Desktop: In the Virtual Desktop settings, go to "Streaming", make sure the VR frame rate is set to 90fps or less. Under the "VR Passthrough" settings, enable the checkbox and then click on "Configure". Set the settings to Red: 0, Green: 255, Blue: 0, Similarity: 45, Smoothness: 0. You can switch to passthrough mode on a global basis (for all videos) by going to the user settings, clicking on the background dropdown box under the environment group, and then select passthrough. If you want to only enable passthrough for the current video, go to the advanced video setti…
- Update for Beta Branch 10/25/2023 - 26 October 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.7 for PC is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update fixes the issue with cubemap projection and background color not being visible.
- Update for Default Branch 10/23/2023 - 23 October 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.6 for PC is now available on the Steam default branch. This update adds DirectShow playback with support for VapourSynth/Smooth Video Project for realtime motion interpolation and better playback compatibility. DirectShow: To use the DirectShow player backend, download and install the K-Lite Codec Pack, and then go to the HereSphere user settings, and switch the player backend to "DirectShow". DirectShow offers much better codec compatibility than Media Foundation, so try switching to it if you have playback issues. In order to use Smooth Video Project with HereSphere, you'll need to setup VapourSynth. Install and update SVP, making sure that VapourSynth is selected for installation. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\SVP 4\avsf, right click the register.bat file, and run as administrator. In the HereSphere user settings, set the "VapourSynth Max Megapixels" setting to…
- Update for Beta Branch 10/17/2023 - 17 October 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.6 for PC is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update adds DirectShow playback with support for VapourSynth/Smooth Video Project for realtime motion interpolation and better playback compatibility. DirectShow: To use the DirectShow player backend, download and install the K-Lite Codec Pack, and then go to the HereSphere user settings, and switch the player backend to "DirectShow". DirectShow offers much better codec compatibility than Media Foundation, so try switching to it if you have playback issues. In order to use Smooth Video Project with HereSphere, you'll need to setup VapourSynth. In the SVP menu, go to utilities, then click on "Set environment variables for Vapoursynth" and continue. In the HereSphere user settings, set the "VapourSynth Max Megapixels" setting to the max number of megapixels in a video where you want VapourSynth to be enabled.…
- Update for Beta Branch 8/27/2023 - 28 August 2023
Quality of life improvements: Added a "Toggle Favorite" keybinding (just before halfway down the keybindings list) that will toggle the current video's favorited state. Added an "Auto Create HSP" toggle to the user settings. The "Auto Update HSP" toggle has to be enabled for this toggle to be visible. When both toggles are enabled, HSP files will automatically be created and updated. Added a button to write the title of a streamed video (with restricted characters removed) to the script fallback directory. This title can be used to rename your script file so the fallback script will play when streaming a video. The button, which looks like a save icon, can be found in the synchronized peripherals menu next to the fallback script directory input box when playing a streamed video. Bug fixes: Video previews in the HereSphere web API view now properly pause when the menu is hidden. Force yt…
- Update for Default Branch 6/11/2023 - 11 June 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.4 for PC is now available on the Steam default branch. Event Server: The synchronized peripherals time offset is now applied to the playback event server, so the time reported to the event server is now offset by that value. The minimum reported playback time is 0, so if the time offset is negative and the video opens at time 0, you'll need to toggle play/pause or seek after the video starts for the time offset to properly be applied. When using the Handy with the playback event server (where scripts are controlled by a third party instead of HereSphere), the synchronized peripherals play/pause toggle and range settings will still work. Manual oscillation or manual pattern mode will also work. When disabling those manual modes, a video open message will be sent to the event server to force it to load the script again. It may take several seconds for the script to…
- Update for Beta Branch 5/19/2023 - 20 May 2023
Time offsets can be favorited by clicking on the star icon next to the time offset input box. You can also cycle through these favorited time offets by using the "Next Peripherals Time Offset" and "Previous Peripherals Time Offset" keybindings. Fixed issue with cursor sometimes disappearing when interacting with the synchronized peripherals menu Fixed some wrong tooltips in the synchronized peripherals menu
- Update for Beta Branch 5/9/2023 - 10 May 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.4 for PC is now available on the Steam beta branch. Event Server: The synchronized peripherals time offset is now applied to the playback event server, so the time reported to the event server is now offset by that value. The minimum reported playback time is 0, so if the time offset is negative and the video opens at time 0, you'll need to toggle play/pause or seek after the video starts for the time offset to properly be applied. When using the Handy with the playback event server (where scripts are controlled by a third party instead of HereSphere), the synchronized peripherals play/pause toggle and range settings will still work. Manual oscillation or manual pattern mode will also work. When disabling those manual modes, a video open message will be sent to the event server to force it to load the script again. It may take several seconds for the script to res…
- Update for Default Branch 4/24/2023 - 24 April 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.3 for PC is now available on the Steam default branch. This update adds a toggle in the synchronized peripherals menu to control whether HereSphere is able to adjust the device's movement range. If you prefer to use the buttons on the device itself to control the movement range, then you should keep this toggle disabled. If you want to use HereSphere's range controls, then you should enable this toggle.
- Update for Beta Branch 4/15/2023 - 15 April 2023
HereSphere update v0.9.3 for PC is now available on the Steam beta branch. This update adds a toggle in the synchronized peripherals menu to control whether HereSphere is able to adjust the device's movement range. If you prefer to use the buttons on the device itself to control the movement range, then you should keep this toggle disabled. If you want to use HereSphere's range controls, then you should enable this toggle.
