VRChat SDK Video Player Shim

Demonstration video

This package contains a set of scripts which enable support for both UnityVideo and AVPro in play mode, including YTDL integration.

• Install ArchiTech.VideoPlayerShim through VCC from the ArchiTechVR Listing
• Upon importing the package, it should prompt you to automatically import the requisite AVPro version. Click agree/continue to import it.
  • If the auto-import fails, you can download the requisite AVPro Trial package here: UnityPlugin-AVProVideo-v2.8.5-Trial.unitypackage
• REMEMBER THE TRIAL PACKAGE IS REQUIRED FOR AVPRO TO WORK IN EDITOR PLAYMODE!

Manual AVPro Import Instructions:

• If you don’t care for AVPro support, you can simply import the VideoPlayerShim package as is.
• If you DO want AVPro support, you will need to download the same AVPro package that VRChat is currently using.
• Last version checked was 2.8.5, but it may be another version in the future.
• To check the version of AVPro that VRChat is using, you will need to go into a world with an enabled AVPro video player so the log containing the version will be written.
• Open the debug log (relevant VRChat docs)
• Look for the line that starts with [AVProVideo] Initializing AVPro Video vX.X.X where the X.X.X is the version that VRChat is using.
• Download the trial unitypackage file for that version from the RenderHeads Github (2.8.5 for example)
• Import that unitypackage into your project, then import the VideoPlayerShim unitypackage after it.
• Setup your VRCAVProVideoPlayers/Speakers/Screens as desired (importing a community video player prefab will also work)
• Press play in unity and try playing a youtube (UnityVideo and AVPro) or twitch link (AVPro only)

That should just work. Please open an issue if you find something isn’t matching up like you expect.

Special Notes:

• If testing with VRCDN, it is recommended to use the MPEG-TS link for reliability within the editor. As always, validate in-game as appropriate.

Copyright notice:
A portion of the code in this package is modified logic from the AVPro Trial package in order to make it work with the VRCSDK/ClientSim.
All rights of the original trial version code are reserved by RenderHeads.