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      arivis VisionVR 3.4 Release Notes April 2021

      arivis is excited to announce the latest release of its industry-leading Virtual Reality solution for interactive exploration of scientific imaging data. April 9, 2021

      NEW: VR Stories / VR Journeys

      • Record movies in VR in two modes: Key frame-based or continuous recording 
      • Export high-quality “publication-ready” movies
      • First-person view or camera view
      • Multiple transition modes for smooth interpolation between keyframes
      • Tools for Recording, Replay, Editing in VR space
      • Tools for Recording, Replay, Editing on Desktop
      • Export HQ movie in various resolutions up to 8K as MP4 (incl. 360 movies)
      • Export as “VR Journey” kind of a 360° slide show

      NEW: Transparency Render Mode

      • New rendering mode that is particularly suitable for dense, cubic 3D imaging data
      • Provides a shaded and semi-transparent data representation similar to volumetric rendering
      • Applies gradient modulation to enhance edges and generally improve the signal-to-noise ratio for dense datasets

      IMPROVEMENTS: Bookmarks

      • Double-click restore support in VR
      • Rename, import and export of bookmarks
      • ‘Open bookmarks’ shortcut in VR Tool menu

      IMPROVEMENTS: VR Collaboration

      • Pause and resume dataset downloads
      • Alternative session layout (circle, theater)
      • Adjustable initial distance from the center
      • Network connectivity and stability improvements(better firewall support, more user feedback)
      • Session reset feature
      • Kiosk mode: Image Set Cache for demo sessions (fast switching between Image Sets)
      • Kiosk mode: More flexibility (improved configuration options)

      IMPROVEMENTS: VR Tracking

      • Support of sub-pixel precise manual tracks
      • Create manual tracks with precise sized ellipsoid segments

      Other improvements:

      • Support of sub-pixel precise marker
      • Ellipsoid segment creation tool (allows pixel-precise size adjustment)
      • Improved support for import of Volume Graphics™ VOL/VGL files
      • General bugfixes, speed & UI improvements
      • Scripting support (experimental)
      • Improved help content (desktop and VR)
      • Fully compatible with Vision4D 3.4

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