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Version: Reality 5.5

What's New

Welcome to Reality 5.5. This release includes all exicitng rendering features such as MegaLights, and improved Hardware Raytracing, Lumen, and Nanite along with bug fixes from Unreal Engine 5.5.

Reality 5.5 Software Component Versions​

This distribution updates the software components to the following versions:

Unreal Engine 5.5​

  • Reality UE5 Plugin | Version 2.0
  • Nodos Link UE5 Plugin | Version 1.2

Nodos 1.2.1​

  • ZD Plugins | Version 1.6

Reality Hub 1.6.2​

License Manager 1.6​

What's New in Reality 5.5 Distribution​

Each software component updates are listed in their respective section below:

Unreal Engine​

For Unreal Engine 5.5 release notes, please visit the following link Unreal Engine 5.5 Release Notes

Reality UE5 Plugin​

NEW

  • Reality Camera now supports Debug mode for light sources, allowing you to visualize components like Attenuation Radius. This feature is particularly useful in Augmented Reality scenarios when placing lights inside your scene.

Debug Mode

NEW

  • Engine launch time has been significantly improved by the updated plugin, making it up to 8 times faster in projects that have a large number of actors.

Nodos​

NEW

  • Read Image node now supports asynchronous loading to prevent potential frame drops when loading high resolution images through network shared storage.

FIXES

  • Changing an ENUM property in the UE5 process node is not possible after the initial change without restarting the Engine.
  • Channel.ReferenceSource property in the AJAOut node resets to ReferenceIn each time a graph is loaded.
  • Merge node crashes when creating new textures while the node is live.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • Nodos scheduler is improved for better handling of multi-video I/O and multiple tracking inputs. See From 5.4 SP2 to 5.5
  • Read Image node now displays loading time for debugging purposes.

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Read Image | Loading Time

ZD Plugins​

NEW

  • Enlarge Your Crane macro node is now available, allows your crane operator to control fly offset intuitively, such as opening and closing shots.

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Enlarge Your Crane Macro Node

FIXES

  • Cyclorama node captures clean plates 1/64 darker, impacting clean plate fidelity negatively.

Reality Hub​

NEW

  • You can now re-order of Launch Configurations with Move Up and Move Down buttons.

Launch Configurations Order

  • User profile color can now be defined in User Management. Additionally, user logos now displays initials.

User Logo & Color

License Manager​