Major update
60FPS+ Eye Tracking for Supported Webcams, 50% Reduced Jitter & Facecam Support
Beam Eye Tracker Demo · published · build 12792993
Eyeware Beam v1.6.0 is out and it's a doozy for this Black Friday.
Advanced Camera Management
- 60FPS+ tracking on webcams that support higher frame rates. Make sure to set the performance mode to "high performance" for the best experience.
- "Exclusive" and "Shared" mode are now available in the camera settings, with “Exclusive” allowing you to fix a custom resolution and framerate. Use "Eyeware camera" as your virtual cam in third-party apps when in “Exclusive” mode.
- In the "Preview" video it is now possible to change the format and exclusive access in real-time for quick testing.
- Elgato Facecam support and other UYVY video format webcams.
Tracking Performance Improvements
- 50% reduction in head tracking jittering.
- Smoothened eye tracking and reduced latency.
- Introducing sliders in Settings to adjust the filtering levels for head and eye tracking individually, allowing users to fine-tune the balance between smoothness and responsiveness.
- Latency reduction and minimization of lost frames sent to the API of gaming extensions.
UX improvements
- Removed startup pop-up to prevent disruptions when webcams or displays are unplugged. Alerts will now only appear during tracking activation.
Bug Fixes
- Implemented fallback functionality for displays incompatible with the Windows API device enumeration.
- Resolved a startup issue linked to core selection on some systems.
What features or updates would you like to see next? Let us know!
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