I would like to integrate the object capture API with a ML model for analysis. So, i will need to get the current frame into CG images for further process. Thanks in advance !

Hi, I have a video player app that lost its audio spatialization since the VisionOS 2 update. I am using the VideoPlayerComponent (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/realitykit/videoplayercomponent), to implement my videos as entities, as I want a custom look and controls to my player. In VisionOS 1, there was automatic audio spatialization. Depending where my video entity is, the app automatically enables head tracking audio spatialization. Since VisionOS 2 however, I cannot get my video entities to play Spatial Audio. I've looked into DestinationVideo and even set up AVAudioSessionSpatialExperience but Spatial Audio is still not working. Appreciate any help. Thanks.

Subject: Combining ARKit Face Tracking with High-Resolution AVCapture and Perspective Rendering on Front Camera Message: Hello Apple Developer Community, We’re developing an application using the front camera that requires both real-time ARKit face tracking/guidance and the capture of high-resolution still images via AVCaptureSession. Our goal is to leverage ARKit’s depth and face data to render a captured image from another perspective post-capture, maintaining high image quality. Our Approach: Real-Time ARKit Guidance: Utilize ARKit (e.g., ARFaceTrackingConfiguration) for continuous face tracking, depth, and scene understanding to guide the user in real time. High-Resolution Capture Transition: At the moment of capture, we plan to pause the ARKit session and switch to an AVCaptureSession to take a high-resolution image. We assume that for a front-facing image, the subject’s face is directly front-on, and the relative pose between the face and camera remains the same during the transition. The only variation we expect is a change in distance. Our intention is to minimize the delay between the last ARKit frame and the high-res capture to maintain temporal consistency, assuming that aside from distance, the face-camera relative pose remains unchanged. Post-Processing Perspective Rendering: Using the last ARKit face data (depth, pose, and landmarks) along with the high-resolution 2D image, we aim to render the scene from another perspective. We want to correct the perspective of the 2D image using SceneKit or RealityKit, leveraging the collected ARKit scene information to achieve a natural, high-quality rendering from a different viewpoint. The rendering should match the quality of a normally captured high-resolution image, adjusting for the difference in distance while using the stored ARKit data to correct perspective. Our Questions: Session Transition Best Practices: What are the recommended best practices to seamlessly pause ARKit and switch to a high-resolution AVCapture session on the front camera How can we minimize user movement or other issues during this brief transition, given our assumption that the face-camera pose remains largely consistent except for distance changes? Data Integration for Perspective Rendering: How can we effectively integrate stored ARKit face, depth, and pose data with the high-res image to perform accurate perspective correction or rendering from another viewpoint? Given that we assume the relative pose is constant except for distance, are there strategies or APIs to leverage this assumption for simplifying the perspective transformation? Perspective Correction with SceneKit/RealityKit: What techniques or workflows using SceneKit or RealityKit are recommended for correcting the perspective of a captured 2D image based on ARKit scene data? How can we use these frameworks to render the high-resolution image from an alternative perspective, while maintaining image quality and fidelity? 4. Pitfalls and Guidelines: What common pitfalls should we be aware of when combining ARKit tracking data with high-res capture and post-processing for perspective rendering? Are there performance considerations, recommended thresholds for acceptable temporal consistency, or validation techniques to ensure the ARKit data remains applicable at the moment of high-res capture? We appreciate any advice, sample code references, or documentation pointers that could assist us in implementing this workflow effectively. Thank you!

I'm writing code using ObjectAnchor for Vision OS. If an object is tracked, and then becomes not visible (either because the user looked in a different direction, or because the tracked object was occluded by another object), it is still tracked and you get anchor updates (e.g., object permanence). For my application, it would be very helpful if I could determine if the object is currently being observed, or it is not currently observed and just assumed to be in the same location as seen previously. ObjectAnchor.isTracked just seems to indicate whether it is getting anchor updates. I don't see anything in the ObjectAnchor or AnchorUpdate that would allow me to determine if the object is currently observed. Does anyone know of a way to do this, or would this be a feature request?

Hi I'm trying to create a water shader using the shader graph in Reality Composer Pro, but quite a few of the features you would need for realistic water rendering appear to be missing. One big issue is the lack of a way to create refraction. We can easily control the transparency of the water by changing the opacity, but how can we distort what we see through the water? I can't find any obvious solution for that. In Unity, they provide a node called HD Scene Color which is basically the scene rendered to an offscreen buffer which you can apply to the water and then distort to get a refraction effect. I guess the Background Blur node could be used for something like this if we could turn off the blur and distort it, but there's no control for the blur and no control for the texture coordinates. Am I missing something? Any ideas are welcome :)

I’m currently working on a project where I need to display a transparent GIF at a specific 3D point within an AR environment. I’ve tried various methods, including using RealityKit with UnlitMaterial and TextureResource, but the GIF still appears with a black background instead of being transparent. Does anyone have experience with displaying animated transparent GIFs on an AR plane or point? Any guidance on how to achieve true transparency for GIFs in ARKit or RealityKit would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I’m developing an app for Apple Vision Pro, and I’m trying to retrieve motion data updates aligned to magnetic north by using the following method: startDeviceMotionUpdates(using: .xMagneticNorthZVertical, to: .main) { ... } The goal is to get motion data oriented to magnetic north while an ImmersiveSpace() with an immersiveStyle set to .mixed is active. However, with this setup, I receive no updates at all. If I switch to: startDeviceMotionUpdates(using: .xArbitraryZVertical, to: .main) { ... } or startDeviceMotionUpdates(to: .main) { ... } then I do receive data, but it’s not aligned as required (I specifically need .xMagneticNorthZVertical). Has anyone experienced a similar issue, or does anyone know how to enable updates aligned to magnetic north in this configuration? Thanks in advance for any insights! SDK: VisionOS 2.0

We have a plane model (basecircle)without physics and rigid body components, and no gestures are implemented. However, when tapped, the model unexpectedly falls into infinity. func fetchEnvResource(){ var simpleMaterial = SimpleMaterial() env = try! Entity.loadModel(named: "bgMain5") env.position += [0,0,-10] envTexture = PhysicallyBasedMaterial() envTextureUnlit = UnlitMaterial() envTexture.baseColor = .init(texture: .init(try! .load(named: "bgMain5"))) envTextureUnlit.color = .init(texture: .init(try! .load(named: "bgMain5"))) env.isEnabled = false let anchor = AnchorEntity(world: [0, 0, -3]) baseCircle = ModelEntity(mesh: .generatePlane(width: 1.5, depth: 1.5, cornerRadius: 0.75), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: .green, isMetallic: false)]) env.components.set(InputTargetComponent()) baseMaterial = PhysicallyBasedMaterial() baseMaterialUnlit = UnlitMaterial() baseMaterial.baseColor = .init(texture: .init(try! .load(named: "groundTexture"))) baseMaterial.baseColor.tint = UIColor(white: 1.0, alpha: CGFloat(textureOpacity)) baseCircle.model?.materials = [baseMaterial] baseCircle.generateCollisionShapes(recursive: false) baseCircle.components.set(InputTargetComponent()) baseCircle.components[PhysicsBodyComponent.self] = .init(PhysicsBodyComponent(massProperties: .default, mode: .static)) baseCircle.physicsBody = PhysicsBodyComponent( mode: .kinematic ) anchorEntity.addChild(baseCircle) baseCircle.position = [0,0,-3] baseCircle.isEnabled = false let cylinder = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateCylinder(height: 0.2, radius: 0.5), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: .blue, isMetallic: false)]) cylinder.position = [0,-0.1,0] cylinder.generateCollisionShapes(recursive: false) cylinder.components[PhysicsBodyComponent.self] = .init(PhysicsBodyComponent(massProperties: .default, mode: .static)) cylinder.physicsBody = nil cylinder.scale = [500, 100, 100] anchor.addChild(cylinder) } The plane model in this issue is the BaseCircle. Any suggestions on how to solve this or potential fixes would be greatly appreciated

By applying for the enterprise API, we can obtain the data of video frames collected by VisionPro glasses, and then we process the collected video frames to achieve the function of eliminating a certain object. But it was not found how to insert the processed video frames into the data source collected by the system camera. So I would like to ask if there is any API that can insert processed video frames into the original data and present them to the user? This effect is similar to the right side twist of VisionPro glasses, which allows the physical world and digital space to blend perfectly after rotation. So, I would like to ask if there is a related API that can solve this problem? STEPS TO REPRODUCE Obtain video frames, Process the obtained video frames Insert the processed video frames into the VisonOS system camera. System: VisionOS 2.0 API used: Enterprise APIs Main camera access permissions

Hello Community, I’m currently working with the sample code “CapturingDepthUsingTheLiDARCamera” and using it to capture the depth map of an image taken with the iPhone 14 Pro. From this depth map, I generate a point cloud using the intrinsic camera parameters. I've noticed that objects not facing the camera directly appear distorted in the resulting point cloud. For example: An object with surfaces that are perpendicular to each other appears with a sharper angle in the point cloud — around 60° instead of 90°. My question is: Is this due to the general accuracy limitations of the LiDAR sensor? Or could it be related to the sample code? To obtain the depth map, I’m using: AVCapturePhoto.depthData.converting(toDepthDataType: kCVPixelFormatType_DepthFloat32) Thanks in advance for your help!

I use this piece of code in Unity to get the distance length of my model entering another model. I have set collision markers at the tip and end of the model and performed raycasting, but Unity currently does not support object tracking in VisionOS. Therefore, I plan to use SwiftUI for native development. In Reality Composer Pro, I haven't seen a collision editing feature like in Unity; I can only set the size of the collision body but cannot manually adjust or visualize the shape and size of my collision body. I want to achieve similar functionality using SwiftUI, to be able to calculate and display the distance that my model A, like a needle or ruler, penetrates into another model or a physical object's interior. Is there a similar functionality available, or other coding methods to achieve this? void CalculateLengthInsideOrgan() { // Direction from the base of the probe to the tip Vector3 direction = probeTip.position - probeBase.position; float probeLength = direction.magnitude; // Raycasting RaycastHit[] hits = Physics.RaycastAll(probeBase.position, direction, probeLength, organLayerMask); if (hits.Length > 0) { // Calculate the length entering the organ float distanceToFirstHit = hits[0].distance; lengthInsideOrgan = probeLength - distanceToFirstHit; } else { lengthInsideOrgan = 0f; } }

if I set UIApplicationPreferredDefaultSceneSessionRole to UISceneSessionRoleImmersiveSpaceApplication then my Immersive Space for image is working fine but when I try with UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication this option and try to open Immersive space on particular sub screen then its not showing image in immersive space(Immersive space not open). Any one have idea what the issue. <key>UIApplicationSceneManifest</key> <dict> <key>UIApplicationPreferredDefaultSceneSessionRole</key> <string>UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication</string> <key>UIApplicationSupportsMultipleScenes</key> <true/> <key>UISceneConfigurations</key> <dict> <key>UISceneSessionRoleImmersiveSpaceApplication</key> <array> <dict> <key>UISceneInitialImmersionStyle</key> <string>UIImmersionStyleFull</string> </dict> </array> </dict> </dict> My info.plist value as above

We are currently using ObjectCapture from ARKit, and we would like to fix exposure time, white balance parameter and ISO. How can we do this ? Additionally, we'd like to obtain the following information from the ARKit : white balance parameters (in case we cannot fix them) and color correction matrices ?

I am developing an app in VisionPro using RealityKit and ARKit. I want my RealityKit entity looks more realistic. So it is important to render its shadow based on light in real world. e.g. When I turn on the light in real world, the shadow of the entity will change. Can this effect be implemented in VisionPro?

How to create fire effect in Reality Composer Pro? Should I use particle emitter?

When I try to open Immersive space I got error like below:- HALC_ProxyIOContext::IOWorkLoop: skipping cycle due to overload How to solve it any idea?

Hello I was wondering if the keyboard awareness feature that came with visionOS 2 would also work for the Mac Book keyboard if someone is in an immersive .progressive custom environment such as the "Garden" environment from Construct an immersive environment for visionOS in e.g. an app I'm currently developing, to see one's keyboard. I haven't managed to achieve it so far. Thank you very much in advance!

Hi, I added DockingRegion to my scene from Reality Composer Pro, and I am able to load up the scene, but DockingRegion is getting ignored and the scene is getting rendered with no change in AVPlayerViewController window. As it can be seen in Reality Composer Pro screenshot below, I set the width of the player to 666, and moved it to the back by 300cm, but the actual result does not reflect the position I set on Reality Composer Pro. Is there anything else I should do other than loading up the Entity and adding to RealityView? Specifically, do I have to get the DockingRegion within the usda file and somehow enable it?

I am seeking a comprehensive pathway to learning Metal programming on VisionOS. The official documentation’s Pathway on Metal is insufficient in this regard. I kindly request that someone create a detailed pathway to assist me in this endeavor. The pathway should encompass the following key areas: Knowledge Base: Understand the fundamental principles of Metal and other frameworks, as well as basic concepts, to prepare for future learning. Metal3 (very important) : Gain a deep understanding of Metal itself, the programming language used to communicate with the GPU on the device to render graphics. This knowledge forms the foundation for all Metal-related tasks. Compositor Services and ARKit (important) : Learn how to display Metal scenes within the Vision device’s space and enable augmented reality (AR) and hand interaction. This knowledge is essential for creating interactive and immersive experiences. Metal Performance Shaders: Acquire expertise in optimizing material rendering to enhance performance. MetalKit: Simplifies the tasks that display your Metal content onscreen. MetalFX: Develop proficiency in using MetalFX to improve rendering efficiency and achieve visually stunning effects. I would appreciate it if you could provide me with a detailed and comprehensive pathway, including the URLs of relevant documents, to guide my learning journey. Thank you for your assistance.

I have a class with an Entity, on which I added a Spatial Audio component. Furthermore, I have a function, which uses the playAudio() method to start the Spatial Audio. During the first call of the function, everything is fine. If I call the again, the audio volume drops abruptly after a half second. It is very quiet. Approximately, I have following code: class VoiceOutputPlayer: NSObject, ObservableObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate { private var speechEntity = Entity() func play() { Task{ let audioRessource = try await AudioFileResource(contentsOf: urlWave) self.speechEntity.playAudio(audioRessource) } } func initSpatialAudio() -> Entity { speechEntity.transform.translation.y = -0.37 speechEntity.transform.translation.z = 0.09 speechEntity.spatialAudio = SpatialAudioComponent(gain: Double.zero) speechEntity.spatialAudio?.reverbLevel = -2 speechEntity.spatialAudio?.directivity = .beam(focus: 0.9) speechEntity.orientation = .init(angle: .pi, axis: [0, 1, 0]) speechEntity.spatialAudio?.distanceAttenuation = .rolloff(factor: 1) return speechEntity } } Have visionOS 2.2 on the Apple Vision Pro and use Xcode 16.1