generated: '2026-08-06'
method: searched
source: https://8i.github.io/embeddable_webplayer/#/
scheme: semver
notes: >-
  8i publishes two dated/versioned change surfaces: the WebPlayer changelog inside the
  embeddable player documentation (dated), and the Unreal plugin release notes
  (versioned, undated). The Unity plugin publishes a version number (1.8.0f1) but no
  release-notes page. Recent window only — the live docs remain the source of truth.

surfaces:
- product: 8i WebPlayer (volcap-player.js)
  url: https://8i.github.io/embeddable_webplayer/#/
  raw: https://8i.github.io/embeddable_webplayer/README.md
  current_version: 3.8.46
  current_date: '2024-10-01'
  dated: true
- product: 8i Unreal Plugin
  url: https://8iunrealplugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Release%20Notes.html
  current_version: 0.6.1
  dated: false
- product: 8i Unity Plugin
  url: https://8iunityplugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
  current_version: 1.8.0f1
  dated: false
  release_notes: false

entries:
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.46
  date: '2024-10-01'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Prevents a crash with "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getMeshByFrameId')"
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.45
  date: '2024-08-20'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Updating underlying <video> position and sizing
  - Additional check when destroying player instance
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.44
  date: '2024-04-03'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Additional cleanup on destroy calls]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.43
  date: '2024-04-01'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Improve memory cleanup]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.42
  date: '2024-02-14'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Add support for THREE.js and A-Frame Fog]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.41
  date: '2023-11-17'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Add HLS property enabling users to disable HLS when used with Safari
  - Documentation updated to remove mentions of deprecated HVR support
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.40
  date: '2023-08-18'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Improve 8thWall handling]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.39
  date: '2023-08-18'
  breaking: true
  highlights:
  - Make use of WebGL2 features when available, improving performance
  - Renamed licenseServerURL property to license_server_url
  - Resolves issues related to looped playback on newer iOS versions
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.38
  date: '2023-06-05'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Add .volcap-video class to <video> elements created by the volcap player
  - Expose accessors for video and mesh
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.37
  date: '2023-03-21'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Resolve issues setting the initial opacity value when using THREE.js]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.36
  date: '2023-03-01'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Oculus browser support when using A-Frame >= 1.3.0, Improved playback control and performance]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.35
  date: '2023-02-01'
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Timecode processing improvements, Lower default contrast to 0.85]
- product: webplayer
  version: 3.8.34
  date: '2022-11-29'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Added opacity property
  - Added support for normals and relighting
  - Added dynamic material support
- product: unreal
  version: 0.6.1
  date: null
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Direct GPU-to-GPU texture transfer path for hardware accelerated decode (requires D3D11)
  - Toggle to enable/disable audio
  - Default project AA algorithm set to FXAA instead of temporal AA
  - Bugfixes for excessive GPU memory use, seek-to-beginning, and PixelStreaming in UE5
- product: unreal
  version: 0.5.2
  date: null
  breaking: false
  highlights: [Bugfix for preview mesh crash in packaged builds]
- product: unreal
  version: 0.5.0
  date: null
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Convenience loader for .8iPat local files
  - Editor preview for assets
  - Playback controls for custom start/stop times and render speed