VBridger news & patch notes

More Bug Fixes -fixed an issue localhost -improved logging support -other minor issues

Minor bug fixes for version 1.1 -fixed a crash related to webcams. -fixed current set webcam not being saved properly. -fixed an issue with calibration that would keep parameters from moving to their maximum value. -added a checkbox that allows you to limit vbridger connectivity to the current pc only.

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Hello and Merry Holidays everyone! With VBridger 1.1 we are glad to finally add webcam tracking and audio based lip sync to VBridger! We now also support VMC as an output, so you are able to use VBridger with your 3D models as long as your program can receive VMC! There are many little changes, fixes, and whole new features that make VBridger better than ever. Full notes below!

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Keypoints:

Improved UI Layout More Supported Inputs and Output Output Modifiers Editor Improvements {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42166015/911f51bcc165f6ab3eb0f351ac67d99e559ba070.gif

Improved UI Layout:

We decided earlier this year to take some time and try to overall improve the UI to make it more user friendly and clean. 1.Several redundant menu items have been removed or combined. 2.Input sections now are collapsible 3.Settings have their own window 4.A FPS monitor has been added to top right 5.The Output Modifiers panel has been added (more below) 6.Save and Load are now present on the main screen, and are no longer behind the settings cog reducing the number of clicks necessary to load and save files. 7.The connections (input devices and output devices) are now both on the bottom of the screen reducing wasted space 8.Bridgit no longer gets pixelated when VBridger is enlarged {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42166015/a0030796d568428f26a3f08f9addfc6098d59f88.gif

Output Modifiers:

We created a new panel for modifiers (including the old Delay function) so we could add more modifiers. There are now three modifiers that can be toggled. 1. Delay - Delays the parameter value by a number of ms. 2. Smooth - attempts to smooth out the new value with the old value 3. Steps - Stepped Values. Limits the value of parameters to fixed values at fixed thresholds. See more in our documentation here https://github.com/PiPuProductions/VBridger-Documentation/wiki/2.-VBridger-Base-Version#steps

New Supported Inputs:

We added two webcam trackers. 1. The VTS Nvidia Tracker - (makes use of the VTubeStudio Nvidia Broadcast Tracker DLC) 2. The Mediapipe Tracker We added audio input. Basic Volume as well as OVR Audio Visemes, mouth shapes associated with different mouth sounds. The microphone must be specified in the settings if it doesn't work by default.

New Supported Output:

We added support to send parameters over the VMC Protocol which is commonly used for 3D Vtubing software. We have tested with both VNyan, Warudo, Vseeface* and OBSKUR. *VSeeface doesn't allow isolated VMC inputs, so you will be stuck in T-pose if you try to use VMC with it. The other programs allow you to only use VMC for isolated parts of the model, which allows VBridger to mix with body VMC solutions

New Minor Changes:

- Reset to default removed - Toggle face removed and set to on - Toggle autoreconnection removed and set to on - Removed start sending and combined with connect - Added calibration button, will zero out your resting face blendshapes to 0. On webcam also sets position and rotation. - Added reset calibration to settings to clear them. - Added camera selection to settings - Added microphone selection to settings - added toggle for whether face detection is forwarded to VTS - FaceDetected added as a parameter {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42166015/ac0a067d9fff77c6096d8003498aa32a1ec1e0f1.gif

Editor Improvements:

- The Editor has recieved many quality of life improvements: - All Parameters can now be collapsed. - A Parameter can be selected by clicking on it - All Parameters can be rearranged by dragging the gray tab on the left and dropping - A SearchBar has been added at the top to find specific parameters - Every Parameter can now be duplicated by hitting the copy button - Long equations will now wrap and add a new line - Output Parameters can now be referenced in equations - A Vector Toggle has been added in order to make VMC Vectors.

We have added the following new Equation functions:

1. if('condition',true,false) - a traditional if. supports nesting and complex conditions 2. clamp(value,low,high) - clamps a value to a range 3. approx(x,y,delta)- finds if x and y are approximatly within delta of each other. returns 1 if true and 0 if false 4. lerp(x,y,t) - linear interpolation between x and y using t

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug stopping VBridger connecting to VTS on other PCs on a local network - Fixed a bug that slowed down the initial connection to VTS - Fixed several translation issues - Fixed a delay rounding error - Output Parameters now set their default value to start - fixed a bug that stopped being able to connect to vts if the computer was named with certain unicode characters Finally, please welcome the new improved Bridgit! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42166015/3846c6d1373f83d5bb66c5933a6654fab7f32d2e.gif

We are proud to announce our first major update for VBridger! The Get Curvy Update brings a major new feature to all versions: The Curve Editor!. Now both input and output parameters can easily be adjusted with their attached curves. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42166015/927919ebb0e6bd78f3963173bb9727c71de2c77a.gif There are a number of other features added including a more customizable UI, the ability to launch without steam and more! Everything is detailed below in the patch notes. We look forward to seeing what you do with the new features!

Patch Notes:

Main Features: ↑Input Curves: Input curves are designed for allowing for customization of the input Blendshapes. As we felt this was important for all users, the input values are now exposed for all users. Changing a curve should automatically save it. Input configurations are saved separate from .VBridger settings profiles as they should be persistent. They can however be exported, imported, reverted, and reset from the new settings menu in the central panel ↑Output Curves: output curves is another tool for fine tuning Parameters being sent out to VTS. They automatically conform to the range editor users set in the parameter panel. ↓Dynamic UI: the UI has been updated and panels can now be resized. Minor Features: ↓(editor dlc)Clicking a parameter name in the output panel will automatically find the matching parameter in the parameter panel ←New settings panel added. Current settings are: Changing ports for used tracking apps(need to change on the tracking app as well). Reset,revert,export,or import your Input Curves Profile. →Output Parameters can now be disabled from the outputs panel. This will stop vbridger from calculating and sending a specific parameter ←new equation functions have been added: clamp(value,min,max) - clamp a value to a minimum and maximum value time(increment,max) - a cycling time value that increments to a maximum each frame. → -nosteam has been added with a .bat in the folder. It will require loading up at least once with the steam version at least once in order to function correctly. ᵦ added support for the VTS tracking lost Idle Animation Bug Fixes and Improvements ₐ lowered the CPU & GPU usage of VBridger. Should reduce the footprint.

Hey everyone! It's been a wild first 10 days since VBridger launched and we hope everyone is enjoying its features. This is mostly a bugfix patch covering several things that have been reported on the discord as well as additional localization provided by some members of the community!

Patch Notes:

Features

• Added Traditional Chinese & Simplified Chinese to UI localization
• rand(min,max) added to equation functions

Bug Fixes & Small Changes

• Fixed minor UI scaling issues
• Fixed issue while loading settings files that could result in load failure and ghosted UI elements
• Changing a Parameter name will now wait until changing focus to actually update.
• Changing a Parameter name while sending will now update Parameters in VTS on changing focus
• Loading a different settings file while sending will now immediately update Parameters in VTS
• Socket Error when attempting to connect to phone will now provide more information in msg box

We are hard at work on future features & ideas we hope to share with you guys soon!