Playing a video in FOVE HMD (Unity 3D)

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Junaid Ali

• June 11, 2018 05:04

Hi Guys,

 

I'm new to FOVE development using unity 3D SDK. I'm looking forward to play a video in my scene. Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance :)

 

Best Regards,

Junaid Ali

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  Riz

  • June 11, 2018 10:12

  Hi Junaid,

  FOVE does not have a native video player (yet). However, you can use other video players such as Vive Video to play your videos on FOVE. Check out the following links on how to do so:

  1. https://support.getfove.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000773133-Does-FOVE-have-a-native-VR-video-player- 
  2. https://support.getfove.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002784747-How-do-I-sign-up-for-SteamVR-Beta- 
  3. https://support.getfove.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001486414-How-do-I-redeem-my-Steam-Beta-Key- 

  Cheers!

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  Junaid Ali

  • June 21, 2018 11:29

  Hi Riz,

  Thank you so much for the useful information. I need to play a live stream in my FOVE headset captured directly from the webcam. Is it possible?

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  Riz

  • June 28, 2018 09:38

  Hi Junaid, 

  Yes, I think it is possible to do it via Unity. The software has a WebCam Texture class. Perhaps, the following stuff could help you get started:

  1. Detect the webcam:

  var devices : WebCamDevice[] = WebCamTexture.devices;
  for( var i = 0 ; i < devices.length ; i++ )
      Debug.Log(devices[i].name);
  

  2. Connect to webcam and convert live video to texture - and play:

  WebCamTexture webcam = WebCamTexture("NameOfDevice");
  renderer.material.mainTexture = webcam;
  webcam.Play();

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