LiDAR & Depth Update

1.0.2
28 September 2026
Areas
21 changes in this update

Added

8 changes
Depth
  • Automatic depth detection - checks every video for phone depth data and uses it automatically; videos without depth work as before

  • Full LiDAR - Record3D recordings (RGBD video or .r3d) are labelled FULL LIDAR DETECTED and the body is placed at the distance the sensor measured

  • Measured hand distance - clearly visible hands in LiDAR recordings take the distance the sensor measured

  • Phone camera path - moving .r3d recordings follow the camera path the phone tracked instead of an estimate

  • Partial depth - iPhone Cinematic mode videos are labelled PARTIAL DEPTH DETECTED and their depth corrects hands in front of or behind the body

Preview
  • Depth border - the source preview pulses green for full LiDAR and amber for partial depth

  • LiDAR view - new button beside the source preview shows a colour depth view (red near, blue far); disabled when no depth is found

Import
  • .r3d files - Record3D .r3d files can be uploaded, dragged in or picked with Upload video…

Improved

7 changes
Depth
  • Body distance - on LiDAR recordings the body's distance from the camera went from up to ~20 cm off to about 1 cm

Import
  • HEVC videos - H.265 videos preview and process without the Microsoft Store HEVC extension

  • Phone upload - depth tracks are kept; the page explains how to re-send a Cinematic video whose depth was stripped

Capture
  • Hand placement - hands match where the video shows them, including above the head, crossed and against the chest

  • Wrist direction - palms face the right way, taken from the hand tracker

  • Joint limits - elbows and knees only bend the way real joints do; fingers stay within natural limits

  • Foot contacts - planted feet stay put across the whole clip

Fixed

4 changes
Import
  • .mov preview - iPhone .mov videos no longer show "cannot preview" or play frames out of order

  • Decoded timestamps differ - fixed the capture error that appeared after a recent Windows update

Capture
  • Arms through the body - arms no longer pass through the torso

  • Floating hands - hands on the floor stay planted, for example when getting up from sitting

Known Issues

2 changes
Depth
  • Cinematic depth from Photos - picking a Cinematic video from Photos on the phone upload page strips its depth; choose it from Files ("Choose File") or copy it with Keep Originals

  • Depth changes distance only - poses, joint angles and fingers still come from the video