AVA360VR v3.1.0 demo

DEMO PACKAGE for AVA360VR v3.1.0

• Updated Lego Demo transcripts created with our official transcription software DOTE v3.0.4+.
• AVA360VR now works with any DOTE created project + transcript(s) dropped into a AVA360VR project's transcript folder.
• See v3.1.0 release notes for more details.

The zip file under Assets below contains a complete version of all the help tutorials (video and volcap) and the LEGO demo project for AVA360VR.

License

The Demo Package contains open data that are public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

Prerequisites

Lots of free space on a fast SSD storage drive (internal or external). See the AVA360VR software release notes for requirements concerning VR. This Demo Package only works with the latest release of AVA360VR, which can be downloaded from this repository.

Download

The whole demo package is made up of several parts, and when combined is approximately 5GB. Download all parts, right click on the first part, and decompress/unzip the whole archive (eg. using 7-Zip or another compression software). You can choose where to extract/unzip/decompress it.

Install

You will have to install the latest release of AVA360VR to be able to use the demo package (see other releases on this page).

Contributors

• BigSoftVideo help tutorial team:
  • Paul McIlvenny @skandilocks
  • Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84
  • Mathias Thomsen (video production)
• Software developer:
  • Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacs
  • Transcript Viewer refactor: Anton Christian Mondrup Larsen
• Earlier software developers:
  • Nicklas Haagh Christensen
  • Stefan Tanderup

AVA360VR v3.1.0

AVA360VR v3.1.0

This is a minor update that addresses the transcript viewer tool for transcripts created with our official transcription software DOTE v3.0.4+

• Refactor Transcript Viewer for latest DOTE v3 releases
• Correct TAB spacing for speaker/participant id name column longer than 8 characters
• Reformat meta-data panel
• Add subtier functionality (for Mondadaian transcripts)
• Add translation language functionality to switch languages displayed
• Hide video-cue highlighting for non-cued 360 videos that are active as current master
• Fix segment overlap panel visibility with 3rd person view
• Fix aspect ratio for desktop viewport of workspace in VR (for audiences)

This is a release of a public build of AVA360VR that anyone can download and use for immersive qualitative analytics (IQA).
Some information is given below, but , more information and help can be found in our online Help Guide and Tutorials.

License

The AVA360VR software package is peer-source (build only) and is free to use for non-commercial purposes. Unauthorised use, distribution or alteration of the code is not permitted. Copyright (c) 2023 BigSoftVideo.

Prerequisites

You will need a fast VR-ready PC laptop (eg. a gaming laptop) with a recent installation of Windows 10/11. AVA360VR now works with most mid- to high-end VR headsets with six-degrees of freedom controllers. We have tested successfully with the following headsets:

• HTC VIVE
• HTC VIVE PRO
• HTC VIVE Cosmos
• Oculus Rift S
• HP Reverb G1 (not the G2)
• Valve Index
• Oculus Quest 2 (with cable link)

Download

Download the latest build release below under Assets. You can also download the Demo Project for AVA360VR that contains all the help tutorials (videos and volcaps) and a Lego Demo Project with real multimedia data. See the release notes for more information.

Install

Unzip the release of AVA360VR that you downloaded to a folder on your computer, preferably a fast SSD drive (internal or external). There is no need to install the software. Just locate the AVA360VR.exe file in the root folder and double click.

Features

Features include a live transcript viewer, a comic panel sequence creator, a keyframe sequence generator, video recamming, 360 video switching, drawing annotation and animation, live 3D audio mixing, volumetric capture and replay of actual usage, and a full project/analysis management interface.

Known bugs

• When replaying multiple imported videos and audio channels, the playback can go out of synchronisation.
• Odd behaviours occur when replaying a volcap and using some tools at the same time, eg. drawing while replaying.
• Replay of a VolCap of the use of Comic Creator tool may be buggy.
• In some cases, during VolCap Replay, the static cameras are not adjustable.
• Imported 2D video only plays one channel audio from L/R stereo.

Contributors

• Designer: Paul McIlvenny @skandilocks
• Primary software developer: Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacs
• Transcript Viewer refactor: Anton Christian Mondrup Larsen
• BigSoftVideo team: Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84
• Earlier software developers:
  • Nicklas Haagh Christensen
  • Stefan Tanderup

AVA360VR v3.0.1

Hotfix - AVA360VR v3.0.1

This is a hotfix that addresses a bug with the comic creator

• Export from Comic creator overcrops the images in the panels

Public release of AVA360VR

We are proud to officially release a public build of AVA360VR that anyone can download and use for immersive qualitative analytics (IQA).
Some information is given below, but , more information and help can be found in our online Help Guide and Tutorials.

License

The AVA360VR software package is peer-source (build only) and is free to use for non-commercial purposes. Unauthorised use, distribution or alteration of the code is not permitted. Copyright (c) 2021 BigSoftVideo.

Prerequisites

You will need a fast VR-ready PC laptop (eg. a gaming laptop) with a recent installation of Windows 10. AVA360VR now works with most mid- to high-end VR headsets with six-degrees of freedom controllers. We have tested successfully with the following headsets:

• HTC VIVE
• HTC VIVE PRO
• HTC VIVE Cosmos
• Oculus Rift S
• HP Reverb G1 (not the G2)
• Valve Index

Download

Download the latest build release below under Assets. You can also download the Demo Project for AVA360VR that contains all the help tutorials (videos and volcaps) and a Lego Demo Project with real multimedia data. See the release notes for more information.

Install

Unzip the release of AVA360VR that you downloaded to a folder on your computer, preferably a fast SSD drive (internal or external). There is no need to install the software. Just locate the AVA360VR.exe file in the root folder and double click.

Features

Features include a live transcript viewer, a comic panel sequence creator, a keyframe sequence generator, video recamming, 360 video switching, drawing annotation and animation, live 3D audio mixing, volumetric capture and replay of actual usage, and a full project/analysis management interface.

Known bugs

• When replaying multiple imported videos and audio channels, the playback can go out of synchronisation.
• Odd behaviours occur when replaying a volcap and using some tools at the same time, eg. drawing while replaying.
• Replay of a VolCap of the use of Comic Creator tool may be buggy.
• In some cases, during VolCap Replay, the static cameras are not adjustable.
• Imported 2D video only plays one channel audio from L/R stereo.

Contributors

• Designer: Paul McIlvenny @skandilocks
• Software developer: Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacs
• BigSoftVideo team: Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84
• Earlier software developers:
  • Nicklas Haagh Christensen
  • Stefan Tanderup

AVA360VR Tutorial Videos

Here is a list of tutorial videos (about 5 hours in total) that you can download individually from the Assets tab below. Many of these 2D videos are simple video recordings of the viewport of a RePlay of a VolCap tutorial. As such, they are inferior representations of the immersive experience in a VolCap. The original VolCaps can be found in the full Demo Package release.
The videos are available under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.

Guides and Demonstrations

• Welcome & Minitour
• Getting Started
• Demo 1 - Multicam video
• Demo 2 - Audio Mixing
• Demo 3 - Drawing
• Demo Grand Tour

Basics

• Controllers
• Playback
• Window Controls
• Navigation
• Rotate Scene
• Audio volume
• Audience Cam

Project management

• Preparing Media Files
• Project Folder Structure
• Project, Analysis and Version
• Creating a New Project
• Analysis Mapping

Multimedia assets

• Synced 2D video
• Synced 360 video
• Unsynced 2D Video
• Play Individual Media
• Import Audio
• Audio Controls
• Import Image
• Import 3D Object

Tools

• Mirror Cam
• Recam
• Keyframe Sequencer
• Screenshot
• Drawing
• Animation
• Comic Creator
• Transcript Viewer
• Slide Presenter
• Volumetric Capture & Replay

Problems

• General Problems

AVA360VR DEMO PACKAGE

DEMO PACKAGE for AVA360VR v3.0.0

The zip file under Assets below contains a complete version of all the help tutorials (video and volcap) and the LEGO demo project for AVA360VR.

License

The Demo Package contains open data that are public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

Prerequisites

Lots of free space on a fast SSD storage drive (internal or external). See the AVA360VR software release notes for requirements concerning VR. This Demo Package only works with the latest release of AVA360VR, which can be downloaded from this repository.

Download

The whole demo package is made up of several parts, and when combined is approximately 5GB. Download all parts, right click on the first part, and decompress/unzip the whole archive (eg. using 7-Zip or another compression software). You can choose where to extract/unzip/decompress it.

Install

You will have to install the latest release of AVA360VR to be able to use the demo package (see other releases on this page).

Contributors

• BigSoftVideo help tutorial team:
  • Paul McIlvenny @skandilocks
  • Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84
  • Mathias Thomsen (video production)
• Software developer:
  • Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacs
• Earlier software developers:
  • Nicklas Haagh Christensen
  • Stefan Tanderup

AVA360VR v3.0.0

Public release of AVA360VR

We are proud to officially release a public build of AVA360VR that anyone can download and use for immersive qualitative analytics (IQA).
Some information is given below, but , more information and help can be found in our online Help Guide and Tutorials.

License

The AVA360VR software package is peer-source (build only) and is free to use for non-commercial purposes. Unauthorised use, distribution or alteration of the code is not permitted. Copyright (c) 2021 BigSoftVideo.

Prerequisites

You will need a fast VR-ready PC laptop (eg. a gaming laptop) with a recent installation of Windows 10. AVA360VR now works with most mid- to high-end VR headsets with six-degrees of freedom controllers. We have tested successfully with the following headsets:

• HTC VIVE
• HTC VIVE PRO
• HTC VIVE Cosmos
• Oculus Rift S
• HP Reverb G1 (not the G2)
• Valve Index

Download

Download the latest build release below under Assets. You can also download the Demo Project for AVA360VR that contains all the help tutorials (videos and volcaps) and a Lego Demo Project with real multimedia data. See the release notes for more information.

Install

Unzip the release of AVA360VR that you downloaded to a folder on your computer, preferably a fast SSD drive (internal or external). There is no need to install the software. Just locate the AVA360VR.exe file in the root folder and double click.

Features

Features include a live transcript viewer, a comic panel sequence creator, a keyframe sequence generator, video recamming, 360 video switching, drawing annotation and animation, live 3D audio mixing, volumetric capture and replay of actual usage, and a full project/analysis management interface.

Known bugs

• When replaying multiple imported videos and audio channels, the playback can go out of synchronisation.
• Odd behaviours occur when replaying a volcap and using some tools at the same time, eg. drawing while replaying.
• Replay of a VolCap of the use of Comic Creator tool may be buggy.

Contributors

• Designer: Paul McIlvenny @skandilocks
• Software developer: Artúr Barnabás Kovács @ArturKovacs
• BigSoftVideo team: Jacob Davidsen @codeslayer84
• Earlier software developers:
  • Nicklas Haagh Christensen
  • Stefan Tanderup

AVA360VR v3.0.0-alpha-12 (** EXPIRED**)

This is the second release candidate for beta-testing (AVA360VR v3.0.0-alpha-12).

Download the zip file under Assets below and unzip into a folder on a fast SSD drive (internal or external).

AVA360VR should now work fine with most VR headsets that have 6DoF controllers. It has been tested with the Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Comos, Oculus Rift S, HP Reverb, and Valve Index.

This release includes the following new features:

New universal controller models

• Our universal controllers show dynamic actions (touchpad/joystick, grip and trigger) depending on the VR headset controller you are using.

Comic Sequence Generator

The comic sequence generator allows the analyst to create, save, reload and export multiple comic panel sequences to make graphic transcripts from the 360 video + drawings and 2D video inserts.

• New panels can be added anywhere in the sequence or removed.
• Each panel is attached to a specific timecode.
• Camera snapshots are used to create the panel image.
• Captions and speech bubbles can be added, moved and manipulated.
• Text can be entered into any caption or speech bubble.
• Comic sequences are saved automatically and can be reloaded later.
• A maximum of 20 panels are allowed in a single sequence.

An example 7-panel sequence is included in this demo package release. Reload it from the comic tab on the import menu.

Transcript Viewer

The transcript viewer lets the analyst import a pre-prepared transcript with timecodes. Transcription projects made using our DOTE tool (Distributed Open Transcription Environment, in beta) can be drag-n-dropped into the project folder and imported directly.

• The transcript automatically displays the transcript text relevant for the current timecode.
• The transcript text can be enhanced and tagged with colours.
• Segments between two timecodes can be looped non-contiguously.
• Multiple transcripts can be opened at the same time.
• Transcripts can be live edited on a desktop using DOTE and refreshed in VR.

We have included an example DOTE transcript that you can import from the transcript tab on the import menu.

DEMO PACKAGE (** EXPIRED**)

This zip file under Assets below contains a complete beta version of the help tutorials and the LEGO demo project.

This release contains a new controller video tutorial, an example transcript that can be imported, and an example comic sequence that can be imported and edited.

It is made up of three parts, and when combined is nearly 4GB. Download all parts, right click on the first part, and open the whole archive (eg. using 7-Zip or another compression software). You can choose where to extract/unzip it. Unzip the contents into a folder on a fast SSD drive (internal or external).

Note that the pre-prepared projects contain open data that are public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY NC SA 4.0) license.

AVA360VR v3.0.0-alpha-3 (**EXPIRED**)

The first release candidate for beta-testing (AVA360VR v3.0.0-alpha3).

Download the zip file under Assets and unzip into a folder on a fast SSD drive (internal or external).

DEMO PACKAGE (**EXPIRED**)

This zip file under Assets contains a complete beta version of the help tutorials and the LEGO demo project.

It is made up of three parts, and when combined is over 4GB. Download all parts, right click on the first part, and open the whole archive (eg. using 7-Zip or another compression software). You can choose where to extract/unzip it. Unzip the contents into a folder on a fast SSD drive (internal or external).