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LeftoverAtoms
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26 days ago
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Why has Spectator Mode been Deprecated?

https://developers.meta.com/horizon/documentation/unity/unity-spectator-camera/

This is such an amazing feature so why has Meta broke the feature and never fixed it? Are there any alternatives for native casting from the Quest?

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  • VirtuallyARealDinosaur's avatar
    VirtuallyARealDinosaur
    25 days ago

    Hello! The answers to your question are listed on the page.

    LeftoverAtoms wrote:

    This is such an amazing feature so why has Meta broke the feature and never fixed it?

    Answer: Its implementation depended on deprecated Meta Mixed Reality Capture features that have since been superceded by LIV SDK.

    LeftoverAtoms wrote:

    Are there any alternatives for native casting from the Quest?

    Answer: As one alternative, the LIV Creator Kit, part of LIV SDK, provides in-app spectator camera features. However it doesn't cast directly to the Meta Quest app, and no current alternative does so either.

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  • VirtuallyARealDinosaur's avatar
    VirtuallyARealDinosaur
    Community Manager
    25 days ago

    Hello! The answers to your question are listed on the page.

    LeftoverAtoms wrote:

    This is such an amazing feature so why has Meta broke the feature and never fixed it?

    Answer: Its implementation depended on deprecated Meta Mixed Reality Capture features that have since been superceded by LIV SDK.

    LeftoverAtoms wrote:

    Are there any alternatives for native casting from the Quest?

    Answer: As one alternative, the LIV Creator Kit, part of LIV SDK, provides in-app spectator camera features. However it doesn't cast directly to the Meta Quest app, and no current alternative does so either.

    • LeftoverAtoms's avatar
      LeftoverAtoms
      Explorer
      25 days ago

      Well.. I guess I should've clarified. I want to know why casting from the headset using a spectator view instead of the headset view is now officially unsupported by Meta after being advertised as a brand new feature not a year before support was pulled.

      • VirtuallyARealDinosaur's avatar
        VirtuallyARealDinosaur
        Community Manager
        25 days ago

        According to this page, there was feedback about Mixed Reality Capture that spurred the deprecation: https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/meta-quest-developer-LIV-mixed-reality-capture-support-sdk

        We’ve heard your feedback about the need for effective MRC solutions that go beyond what we currently offer, and that’s why with this partnership we will be replacing our existing MRC experience in favor of LIV.tv’s tooling and SDKs, which enable developers and creators alike to capture authentic MR content using a PC with an external camera in both immersive apps and MR apps.

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