1.5.x

Updated playback engine
- Improved playback performance for H264, H265 codecs
- Support for HLS, RTMP and RTSP streaming protocols
Triggers and Actions:
- Projector Control (PJLink Device): Integrated projector control using the PJLink protocol. Set up actions to power projectors on/off, select input sources, and manage other projector functions available with the PJLink protocol
Usability Improvements :
- Resize Layers directly within the Canvas Viewport
- Layer context menu for common actions such as Move To Region, Duplicate, Delete etc.
Lock Cursor to Canvas Viewport

Igloo Core Engine

Layer Geometry Usability Improvements :
- Resize Layers directly within the Canvas Viewport
- Layer context (right-click) menu for common actions such as Move To Region, Duplicate, Delete etc.
True Perspective:
- True Perspective Manager: for creating and switching between multiple head positions. Head positions can also now be configured per Workspace.
Layouts: Auto-configure a set of regions using the True Perspective settings
Desktop DPI Scaling: The user interface to automatically adjust for varying desktop DPI settings. Allows the desktop interface to be run on a 4k console monitor.
Warping:
- Black Level Compensation: Uplift non overlap warp regions (Requires Igloo Setup application) Black Level Tab
- Auto Reload Warps: Optional setting to automate reloading of Warp and Blend files within ICE following an export from Igloo Setup
Layer Fading System: Automatically fade layers in and out.
Import / Export System:
- Default Export Folder: Set default location for the export of session and layer files
Installer: Automated removal of legacy archive data
Canvas Share: Frame-pack Spout output when resolution exceeds 16k

True Perspective
- Output Quality Settings: Adjust resolution to balance visual quality with performance
- Drag Canvas to Rotate: Dragging the canvas will adjust the True Perspective heading direction
- Animate Heading: Rotate the heading automatically over time, with settings for Speed, Direction and Looping
ISF
- Unpack Top Bottom: Utility for simple unpacking of custom Top/Bottom to Left/Right content
- Chrome Key: A utility that makes pixels of a chosen color (e.g., green) transparent, allowing background replacement or compositing for effects such as green screen.

Input Forwarding: Keyboard and Mouse events are now forwarded from the loopback layer to it’s source layer

Select Components on Canvas: Select active Home component for editing it’s properties by clicking it on the canvas viewport
Grid NxN Sizing: Set Grid component size using fixed number of rows and columns
Trigger Tile: Link a Triggers and Actions Trigger to a Home tile, see Home Components | Trigger-Tile

Updated playback engine
- Improved playback performance for H264, H265. Details on supported formats can be found here - Video
- Support for HLS and RTMP streaming protocols. Allows Igloo Core Engine to display live streams from 360 cameras, such as the insta360 Video | Streaming
- Guide to HAP encoding - HAP Encoding

Chromium Update: Updated to Chromium version 130
Popup Handling: A new ‘Allow Popups’ property has been added to the WebView layer. When enabled, if a website attempts to open a popup it will be displayed instead of the current WebView.
Custom Clear Colour: Allows websites with transparent backgrounds to be displayed correctly

Audio File Management: Audio files can now be managed within the content library

Replaces ‘Controller’ System
- Settings such as canvas ROI will be automatically migrated
- All Workspaces are auto configured to allow control via Igloo Control Panel. There’s no longer a need to add a Controller.
- Controller system OSC API is still supported

Input Device API: New API for managing input to the Canvas, allowing control of the canvas cursor as well as sending of keyboard and mouse events.
OptiTrack Support: Motion tracking data from the Optitrack Motive software can be used to manage the on canvas cursor via ray casting.

Layer Actions:
- All Layers
  - Modify layers order in the layer list with Move Up, Move Down, Move Top, Move Bottom actions
- YouTube
  - Control YouTube Layer playback with actions for Play, Pause, etc.
- WebView
  - Set URL
- Content Bank
  - Active Tile
Lerp from Current Value: Transition from the current value towards a target value
System Time Trigger: Schedule a Trigger to repeat at the same time every day
PJLink Device: Integrated projector control using the PJLink protocol. Set up actions to power projectors on/off, select input sources, and manage other projector functions available with the PJLink protocol
- Device - PJLink
OSC Device: Send Open Sound Control (OSC) messages to compatible devices and applications.
- Device - OSC
Igloo Core Engine (Remote) Device: Control other instances of Igloo Core Engine on the local network
- Device - Igloo Core Engine (Remote)

Improved Android Keyboard: Key events now widely supported
Kiosk Mode: A new --kiosk command-line option is now available to launch in fullscreen mode. In this mode, window controls (close, maximize, minimize) are hidden by default, and exiting requires using Alt+Tab or Alt+F4. Igloo Control Panel Configuration | Command-line-arguments

(BETA) Canvas Interaction : Use the PlayStation Dual Sense controller to interact with the canvas.
- Click: Interact with canvas UI elements and WebViews
- Scroll: Navigate WebViews and canvas UI components.
- Move: Use the controller’s gyroscope to move the canvas cursor via 3D model Raycasting.

If you experience any issues following updating refer to the steps here Common Issues