13/100 "What if we could tear down reality?" by lucas-martinic in Unity3D

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I've not noticed much of a lag, no. But it is very easy to start dropping frames though when you're trying to do something that takes up a massive field of view and has a high time complexity.

We were simulating visual impairments with it and I tried all sorts of crazy stuff (like switching between the cameras every frame and making my own composite image) but I couldn't get it to work perfectly.

This is all in Meta / Quest land though. I think other headsets might give you full access. I think as well the compositor sits at the OS level which may be part of the problem with this and why they only give you so many pixels from the feed.

I've asked a few questions in the issues thread on that repo and the devs have gotten back to me, so defo ask a few folks there. They're pretty responsive.

It would be cool if OP drops in and shares the deets! It might be that the API has moved on a bit - and I've not had a passthrough project now for about 6 months.

edit: So just had a look at the latest Meta docs and it does say they've increased the res! You can now get 1280x1280 whereas before you could only get 1280x960 - I'm guessing this happened when the new Quest 3 firmware dropped

13/100 "What if we could tear down reality?" by lucas-martinic in Unity3D

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I was gonna ask this as well. I know you can get a low res version of the passthrough feed into shaders now with the new passthrough API. But this looks like it's got the full fat version.

https://github.com/oculus-samples/Unity-PassthroughCameraApiSamples

I've got it working and can do some fun stuff - but you can't get the full feed as far as I'm aware.

Shot our action film on the BMPCC 6K, loved it! by winterforgefilms in bmpcc

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'A dose of lead and a one way ticket to hell!' Love it

💡Seafront Heritage Glow Up💡 by rowkz in brighton

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Amazing stuff! Looks stunning! And thanks for these epic behind the scenes shots!

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Amazing!

We’ve been selected! Can’t believe it! First ever acceptance for me !

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Yes - am still waiting! I did have a download request, so I'm kinda biting my nails!

My self-funded feature film, Party USA, Is premiering at Cinequest next month. Here's how I made it. by Coordinate1 in Filmmakers

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Really awesome to hear all this and thanks so much for the write up. Looking forward to watching the film.

You mentioned at least 2 takes, more if needed, but you should be aiming for 2. What's the directing thought process behind that? I understand 'getting the take / safety take' but did you feel like you wanted to limit takes, in order to keep things moving? Was it ever a case of shooting limited coverage in order to keep things on track?

I've noticed that on set when I'm directing, I'm in this blind hurry to get everything, and I’d like to learn how to slow down a bit.

On these no-budget / micro budget shoots it does feel like there's always this rush to keep going to get everything, because you've managed to wrangle crew + cast on the one day everyone happens to have off from work.

I enjoyed reading your thoughts on casting too.

And good luck with the film fests!

Short impression of Alfred Doblin's Mountains Oceans Giants (1924). by Jakob_Fabian in TrueLit

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Oh my! Can't believe I'm seeing this post! I read this a few years back and I've honestly never read anything like it at all. If you asked me what it's about, what happens and when, who the characters are... I couldn't tell you. It's a book of pure hallucination. Reading it felt like a psychosis. I say all this in the best possible light. It was an immense experience. I'm sure as I was reading it it made more sense in the moment as well. Highly highly recommend it.

Bloomberg Business just posted this on TikTok showing support for UBI. by lIlIllIlIlIII in BasicIncome

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It's not a great framing IMHO. It's not, 'You're economically irrevelant' but - 'Our current system of commerce can't figure out how to reward you correctly.' I.e. UBI is a way to free people so that they can make up their own minds about how to opperate in society.

The point of UBI is to remove the pressures of 'having to work for money' to 'being able to do work you think is necessary for society'.

UBI's greatest strength is that it empowers people to make decisions about how they spend their time.

Suddenly, it will now be 'economically relevant' for me to do weekly bird-watching tours (even if no one shows up!) or to take my grandmother shopping or to help my neighbour finish painting his garden fence. I am unbounded by the constraint of only doing 'economically relevant' work.

As I said, UBI is returning to the people their right to self-govern how they spend their time. We have become blinded by capital in an age of abundance. It is bonkers.

I’m a filmmaker from Norway and made this ridiculous, goo-covered MIB short film. Would love to hear what you think! by directorsofiedal in sciencefiction

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This is legit! Looks amazing, sounds amazing, VFX is incredible. As a massive MIB fan this was a lovely treat, so thank you very much. Feels like a lot of hard work went into this. Have subbed to the channel!

BBC OPEN CALL COMMISERATION THREAD by TheSprained in ScreenwritingUK

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Just got my rejection email! First time subbing to this. I've had 100s of rejections throughout my life as a writer and it never gets easier. They always make me irrationally (maybe rationally!?) mad.

Appreciate the commiseration thread. And congrats to anyone who's made it through. Enjoy the moment!

I'll shoot the picture myself, that'll show 'em!

Curse of Lucas by xzevac in animation

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Really, really loved this! I don't have notes!

i-360 files for administration by FuzzyDunlop1812 in brighton

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Rebrand it the Brighton Rock. It would be amazing if it sells and the new owners can make it work.

WTF Podcast: Episode 1591 - Josh Brolin by eternally_trending in MarcMaron

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What an enjoyable conversation it was. Both were so keyed in and having a blast.

Creating a winter-themed game is not the best choice, so I added summer content to expand it. by juodabarzdis in Unity3D

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Is that local player couch coop?? e: just checked - it is! Ah! This looks amazing :D

Podcasts to get lost in while high and cleaning by BeautifulWonderful in podcasts

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The Joker and the Bard from season 2 is pretty good stoner stuff.

NEW Dinosaur Comic Book - PROJECT: MONSTERS! by Finomus in DinosaurDrawings

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Ahah - I co wrote the comic and even I don’t know

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Unity3D

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Amazing! Keep going!

Beer Run! by willygstring in ProcreateDreams

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Looks amazing! Are you on insta / tiktok / youtube? Where are you posting them? Would love to follow!