Experience the next leap in virtual eyewear try-on: ARShades Web VTO Version 1.5 is live. This incremental release refines our acclaimed browser-based AR solution with targeted improvements in tracking accuracy, rendering fidelity and user control—delivered without any additional plugins.
What’s New in Version 1.5
AI Enhanced Face Tracking
• Superior head-pose estimation and resilient face tracking, minimising drift and jitter.
• Per-frame model adjustments for translation, rotation and scale ensure that each frame style remains accurately aligned.
High-Fidelity Shadows
• Soft, physically based shadows beneath lenses.
• Denser, crisply defined shadows on frame rims and temples for deeper visual realism.
Improved Rendering Engine
• Full support for PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials, including metalness and roughness workflows.
• Customisable material presets and advanced transmission handling for fully transparent or semi-transparent components, with no clipping artefacts.
AI Advanced User Segmentation & Background Replacement
• Precision background removal with AI fine-grained segmentation masks.
• Ability to substitute live camera feed with any pre-selected HDR background from a configurable library.
AR Immersive Mobile Experiences
• Dynamic HDR environment mapping that responds to device orientation, simulating realistic reflections and lighting captured from the selected HDR panorama.
Improved User Interface
WEB VTO Layout Templates
• Choice of three distinct UI templates, each with unique control placement and branding flexibility.
• Automatic application of catalogue-defined brand colours, titles, and layout, as configured in ARShades Studio.
Enhanced Snapshots
• High-resolution image capture with on-screen countdown timer.
• Redesigned save-and-share modal featuring extended product metadata (brand, model, colourway) and refined visual styling.
Animated Glasses Transitions
• Smooth, engaging entry animations when loading a new frame onto the user’s face, heightening the sense of dynamism.
Precision Positioning Slider
• Ultra-fluid slider control permitting millimetre adjustments of frame position, ensuring pixel-perfect placement.
Privacy & Cookie Consent Management
• Multi-language privacy policy interface (manual or automatic locale detection), conformant with GDPR, CCPA and other stringent global regulations.
• In-built cookie consent banner with granular opt-in/out controls and easy withdrawal of consent.
Get Started with Version 1.5
Upgrade today to leverage these refinements and keep your customers engaged with best-in-class Web VTO. All changes are backward-compatible – simply update from ARShades Studio (soon).
Or contact us to schedule a personalised demo and discover how ARShades Web VTO 1.5 can accelerate your augmented-reality eyewear projects.
