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Question OpenXR compositor layers?

Discussion in 'VR' started by emrys90, Nov 13, 2021.

  1. emrys90

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    Does OpenXR have support for compositor layers? I'm trying to improve our loading screen, as it has some frame stalls at the moment, and had heard that compositor layers is how it should be done so it remains smooth.
     
    emrys90, Nov 13, 2021
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  2. joejo

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    The API has support for sure. However, at this time I don't believe that this is exposed out from the Unity OpenXR Provider for use.
     
    joejo, Nov 15, 2021
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  3. emrys90

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    Are there any plans to add support for it?
     
    emrys90, Nov 15, 2021
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  4. joejo

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    Yes, but that's about all I can say at this time.
     
    joejo, Nov 15, 2021
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  5. Rickmc3280

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    Any news on this? I really need it and it is hindering my ability to publish

    This is currently the only way to render high quality text graphics that I know of. Without being able to read menus in VR... whats the point?

    Yes... you can read them but the quality is crap... and people keep referring to OVR... but I dont use that and a lot of other people dont use it either.
     
    Last edited: Mar 6, 2022
    Rickmc3280, Mar 6, 2022
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  6. Mike_Icosa

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    Would be great to know the status of this. Since moving away from SteamVR to OpenXR, we no longer have a desktop compatible compositor.
     
    Mike_Icosa, May 27, 2022
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  7. smartplay

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    any news about that
     
    smartplay, Oct 25, 2022
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  8. virtualjay

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    Hey, one year anniversary. So... news?
     
    virtualjay, Nov 19, 2022
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  9. ash_at_unity3d

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    Hey @virtualjay,

    We don't have a date just yet on when we're releasing Compositor support in OpenXR, but we ARE working on it. We're hoping to make an announcement soon once we have a firm date in-hand.

    Thanks for your patience!
     
    ash_at_unity3d, Nov 21, 2022
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  10. virtualjay

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    Thanks for updating. It is a sticking point for us moving to full Open XR for Quest projects, as we'd lose all of our sharp text.
     
    virtualjay, Nov 21, 2022
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  11. Mike_Icosa

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    @ash_at_unity3d Any update on this? We have an open source implementation of Oculus passthrough that just needs a way to submit OpenXR layers to finish it off.
     
    Mike_Icosa, Jan 11, 2023
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  12. ash_at_unity3d

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    Hey @Mike_Icosa - No update just yet. Hoping to have one soon.
     
    ash_at_unity3d, Jan 11, 2023
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  13. smartplay

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    Am implementing quest sdk & pico sdk just to have composite layer i really wish to have it asap
     
    smartplay, Jan 27, 2023
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  14. Mike_Icosa

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    Looks like it's planning to be shipped in 2023.2, so still a long way off sadly. (49 minute mark)
     
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    Mike_Icosa, Mar 30, 2023
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  15. Mike_Icosa

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    Moved to the Unity 6 release.
     
    Mike_Icosa, Dec 12, 2023
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  17. lloydsummers

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    I did a test build with the OpenXR 1.11.0-exp.1, and composition layers 0.5.0 on the Quest 3.

    It doesn't have any information pertaining to this request (how to show a compositor layer between scene loading).

    I followed the instructions (creating a gameobject and setting a layer) to show a white screen and then performed a scene load. It did not set a compositor layer between the scene loads, and it just resulted in the same screen stutter / tearing. Additionally it appears to have caused other graphical issues. Doing one last test before removing it from the project.

    Not sure how this is supposed to work for the above use case.
     
    lloydsummers, Apr 2, 2024
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  18. lloydsummers

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    Yeah, all this did was appear to break video playing for me. I'm going to remove it and revert down my OpenXR for now. Thank you for trying and the suggestion though!
     
    lloydsummers, Apr 2, 2024
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