FORGE.js 0.9.1

Release notes

Viewer

• Fix default background configuration for the main container.

Scene

• Fix background configuration on scenes.

Media

• New: Add a new media type "grid" to generate a grid preview with optional parameters

Renderer

• Don't update texture when the video is paused.
• Don't render the background when a scene has no media.
• Unload scene background on scene unload.
• Fix onBeforeRender and onAfterRender events on Hotspot3D objects.
• Fix render routine when pipeline has no fx.

Camera

• Camera is refreshed before rendering every frame.
• Fix camera refresh on viewer resize.

Audio

• Redesign of the HTMLAudioElement loader to solve events never fired on Microsoft Edge.
• Deactivation of the AudioContext suspend and resume methods for Safari browser compatibility.

Video

• Video auto quality improvements when you use multiple video sources as quality levels.
• Fix multiple quality issues on Microsoft browsers.
• Add playslinline attribute for HTMLVideoElement to display the video properly on iOS 10.x.
• Video levels can now target a specific environement. Useful to prevent the use of a too high video resolution on Safari or Firefox.

Media

• Add a new grid media type to display a 3D grid background.
• Add a startTime property on video media type options.

Hotspots

• Hotspot are now able to crop a specified frame in a texture source.
• New hotspot states feature that handles material change on mouse over and custom states.
• Hotspots are now taking account of the interactive property in json configuration.
• Hotspots cursor is now customizable with the new cursor property.

Plugins

• Open a public github repository for plugins.
• Add SafariCORS plugin to handle Safari bug with CORS.
• Add MobileVideoPlay plugin that display a play button on mobile to fix the autoPlay.
• Add PerformanceMonitor plugin based on Stats.js.
• Add PreviousNextButtons plugin to navigate between scenes.
• Add VideoControls plugin to add a GUI on video scenes.
• Add a WebVRButton plugin to display a button to toggle WebVR if the browser is compatible.

Website

• Sample: New multiple-media sample with various media formats.
• Sample: New performance-monitor sample with PerformanceMonitor plugin.
• Sample: New media-grid sample to demonstrate the grid media.
• Sample: New hotspots-states sample to demontrate the new hotspots states feature.
• Sample: Update all samples with video files with SafariCORS and MobileVideoPlay plugins.
• Sample: Update all samples with PreviousNextButtons plugin.
• Plugins: New page for available plugin listing.
• Tutorials: New tutorial for media image.
• Tutorials: New tutorial for media video.
• Tutorials: New tutorial for media grid.
• Tutorials: New tutorial for hotspots states.
• Slack: Create a slack channel for ForgeJS. At the moment you can ask for an invitation on the forum.

Open-source

• Add a template for GitHub issues

Misc

• Update the way we detect Safari browser in FORGE.Device
• Remove unused classes CameraViewFinder.js, CameraViewFinderType.js, Debug.js.
• Cubemap videos on cdn.forgejs.org for testing.
• Array.prototype.keys polyfill for cubemap media type under Internet Explorer 11.
• Package display has been reorganized in sub packages.
• Add a template for GitHub issues.