Release Notes Wikitude SDK
Wikitude SDK 8.1.0
Release Date: 2018-09-11
New
- Plane Detection feature to recognize planar surfaces
- Support and compatibility for iOS 12
- Support and compatibility for Android 9.0
- Support and compatibility for Unity 2018.2
- API to explicitly set efficiency mode for trackers for fast processing
- Mandatory Group ID parameter for cloud recognition
Improved
- Increased stability when tracking objects and scenes
- Increased recognition accuracy for multiple objects in object target collection
- Increased stability for Instant Tracking for rotational movements
- General improvements to Instant Tracking for more accurate tracking and representation
- Camera2 is now used by default on all devices with Android 5.1 or higher
- ImageTracker.MaximumNumberOfConcurrentTrackableTargets can now be publicly set
- Increased stability of the WTC Editor
Fixed
- Fixes issue where recognising an image was not possible when the device was close to the image
- Fixes crash with extended object tracking on lower end devices
- Fixes issue where the WTC Editor in Windows wouldn't work if the project path contained spaces
- Fixes issue where augmentations were not rendered correctly in landscape left when using the front camera
- Fixes issue where the SDK was not stopped and the camera was not released when the WikitudeCamera was disabled
- Fixes issue where changing the InstantTracker.TrackingPlaneOrientation property didn't have any effect
Wikitude SDK 8.0.0
Release Date: 05.07.2018
New
- Ability to save Instant Tracking session as Instant Targets
- Ability to load Instant Targets
- Major update to the engine powering Object Tracker resulting in better recognition accuracy and better tracking stability
- Introduction of new
wto
format version - New method to generate Object Targets using images instead of videos
New camera APIs to control exposure setting and focus area
Unity Editor now supports accessing camera information from WebCam or Unity Remote app to preview AR experience directly in Unity Editor
- Support for Android ARM64 builds
Improved
Fixed
- Fixes an issue on Android when multithreaded rendering is enabled
- Fixes an video rendering issue in case the Wikitude SDK was rendering the camera stream
Wikitude SDK 7.2.1
Release Date: 21.02.2018
Fixed
- Fixes a bug where trial license did not allow to use Instant Tracking
- Fixes a potential deadlock for cloud recognition that occurred in rare cases
Wikitude SDK 7.2.0
Release Date: 05.02.2018
New
- SMART - Wikitude's integration of ARKit and ARCore
Improved
- Added option to disable camera rendering
- Added option to make the WikitudeCamera static
Fixed
- Fixes issues when building for Android using IL2CPP
Wikitude SDK 7.1.0
Release Date: 19.09.2017
New
- New APIs to get the point cloud for InstantTracking
Improved
- Improved OpenGL ES resource handling
Fixed
- Fixes an object tracker issue where the
onTargetsLoaded
callback was called before all object targets were extracted - Fixes an issue where
Plugin::pause
was not called in case it was unregistered from the SDK - Fixes an issue where the SDK could crash in case a new tracker was created while another one was already tracking
- Fixes an issue where loading .wto files could have happened on the main thread
- Fixes an issue where the SDK could have crashed in case a target collection resource was released
- Fixes an issue where the SDK could have crashed in case a cloud recognition service was released
- Fixes an issue where the camera frames would not be rendered when using Metal with Unity 2017.1
- Fixes an issue where the WTC Editor would not work properly on Unity 2017.1
- Fixes an occasional camera stuttering and frame sync issues when using Metal
- Fixes an issue where the auto frame rate setting would not work properly on iOS
- Fixes an issue where cloud recognition would not call OnRecognitionResponse when metadata was missing on iOS or Android
Wikitude SDK 7.0.0
Release Date: 13.07.2017
New
- Object Recognition and Tracking
- Support for multiple Image Targets
- New hit-testing API for SLAM engine
- Option for Extended Range for Image Recognition
- Option for InstantTracker to choose initial plane orientation
- Support for Metal Graphics API
Improved
- Updated SLAM engine improves performance and accuracy for InstantTracker and Extended Tracking
Fixed
- Issue where TargetRectangleInFrame returned the wrong position and size with HD frames
- OpenGL ES 3 rendering issues
Unity Plugin 2.1.0-2.1.0
Release Date: 28.03.2017
New
- Support for OpenGL ES 3.x
- New supported FrameColorSpace YV12 for input plugins
- New plugin registration error callback that contains more information why an input plugin could not be registered
- New Frame methods
hasStrides()
andgetFrameStrides()
to get stride information of frames provided by plugins
Improved
- Trial licenses now support instant tracking
Unity Plugin 2.0.1-2.0.1
Release Date: 15.02.2017
Fixed
- Fixed a watermark rendering issue that occurred on certain Android devices
- Fixed an issue where complex json metadata was not handled correctly
Unity Plugin 2.0.0-2.0.0
Release Date: 25.01.2017
New
- The new instant tracking feature allows users to place augmentations without any markers in any surrounding. Instant tracking uses Wikitudes own SLAM-based 3D engine.
- Added advanced camera settings like HD and 60 fps camera rendering and a manual focus control
- Unified computer vision related class names
- Added support for x86 on Android
Improved
- Updated target collection format (.wtc) which improves the robustness and performance of 2D image recognition.
- Extended tracking improved significant using the new SLAM technology
- Custom camera example now shows how to sync 2d tracking and camera frame rendering
Fixed
- Fix inverted camera view on some Android devices
Unity Plugin 1.4.1-1.3.0
Release Date: 24.11.2016
Unity Plugin: 1.3.0
Native API: 1.4.1
New
Unity Plugin 1.4.0-1.3.0
Release Date: 13.09.2016
Unity Plugin: 1.3.0
Native API: 1.4.0
New
- Plugins enable additional processing to be done on the camera feed directly in Unity, or in custom native plugins
- Input Plugins allow developers to use the Wikitude SDK with an external camera feed
- Includes Native API version 1.4.0 (see separate for detailed changes iOS, Android)
Improved
- Cloud Tracker now includes an option to change the server region
Fixed
- Fixed bug where extended tracking was not properly enabled
- Fixed bug where augmentations were not placed properly when using the front facing camera
Unity Plugin 1.3.0-1.2.0
Release Date: 14.07.2016
Unity Plugin: 1.2.0
Native API: 1.3.0
New
- WTC Editor inside Unity
- Includes Native API version 1.3.0 (see separate for detailed changes iOS, Android)
Improved
- Trackable inspector can now view local wtc file contents and can preview targets inside the 3D view to make placing augmentations easier
- Trackable transform is no longer changed during tracking
- Camera prefab has been simplified
Fixed
- Fixed bug on Windows machines where choosing a wtc file not placed in the StreamingAssets folder directly would cause the app to not track anymore
- Fixed issue with loading pre-recorded .wtm files
- Fixed issue with some shaders not working correctly
- Fixed shadow rendering on Android
- Fixed missing camera feed on Android when the Standard shader was not present in the project
- Fixed errors when no wtc files were present in the project
Unity Plugin 1.2.1-1.1.0
Release Date: 21.03.2016
New
- 3D Tracking and 3D Map Recording
- Extended Tracking quality feedback
- Camera Controls API
- Extended examples illustrating all the available API
- Unity editor events for all callbacks
- Ability to create and destroy trackers at runtime
Fixed
- Crashes when reloading scenes
Unity Plugin 1.0.1-1.0.0
Release Date: 12.11.2015
Improved
- Android based app packages can now be exported to Android Studio
- 64-bit applications for Android now choose the correct library version
Unity Plugin 1.0.0-1.0.0
Release Date: 27.08.2015
New
- Initial public release of Unity Plugin
- Added Android as supported platform
- Fixed limited interface orientations
Unity Plugin 1.0.0-1.0.0 beta
Release Date: 30.07.2015
New
- Initial Public Beta Release of Unity Plugin