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WE RECOMMEND USING THE LATEST VERSION

V 2.1.2 - 20260827 - Unreal Engine 5.7

Vanilla System 2.1 is a major step forward, bringing a complete UI redesign, a wide range of new features, significant performance improvements, and an entirely new internal keyer. Built on years of hands-on experience working with some of the most advanced keying solutions on the market, the new Vanilla System keyer has been designed to be extremely lightweight, fast, and powerful while delivering high-quality results directly inside Unreal Engine.

Once launched, the installer connects directly to our servers and lets you download the latest release, so you will no longer need to manually download the plugin from the website every time.

Simply enter your license key in the installer to access all Vanilla System versions covered by your active maintenance period. If your license includes Beta access, available Beta builds will also appear directly inside the installer.

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DEPRECATED VERSIONS

V 1.4 - 20260101 - Unreal Engine 5.7

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    • LiveLinkGuard:
      A monitoring system for LiveLink signal behavior. In Unreal Engine 5.7, LiveLink has a race-condition issue that can cause LiveLink to drive the wrong parent actors.

      How it works:
      LiveLinkGuard prevents LiveLink transform data from being applied and shows a popup warning you that a race-condition event has been detected. After the block is triggered, you must manually unlock it using a new button at the bottom of the Global Settings widget, in the LiveLink Guard section.

      This temporarily pauses LiveLink streams to prevent camera actors from being moved to incorrect positions, which would break the alignment between real and virtual cameras.

      Once you unlock LiveLink by pressing the button, everything returns to normal.

      This did not happen in 5.6.1 and appears to be an Epic issue introduced with Unreal Engine 5.7.

V 1.1 - 20251108 - Unreal Engine 5.6.1

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    • The implementation of our custom Blackmagic Design plugin fixes a bug where, on every engine restart, all inputs were reset to the first card input and previous input settings were not saved.

    • Sequencer now usable even with the Vanilla System plugin active.

    • Genlock settings persist even after restart.

    • Fill/key delay adjustable in seconds. Tip: with DeckLink, keep at least 1 frame of delay on fill and key (≈ 0.02s at 50p or 0.04s at 25p).

    • Multimachine / all-in-one fix: now they work without having to switch between buttons to activate them.

    • Runtime: when entering Play mode, if "Capture in Editor" is active, it's automatically disabled to prioritize runtime capture (more performant).

    • Offline license: after first activation, it works even without Internet.

    • Touch controls hidden in runtime (it was only an aesthetic issue, no technical/image impact).

    • Position Override freely movable without having to force refresh

V 1.0 - 20251001 - Unreal Engine 5.6.1

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V 1.2 - 20251117 - Unreal Engine 5.7

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    • Unreal Engine 5.7–compatible version released.

    • Added a “refresh” button in the garbage matte section. The change wasn't automatic on some system.

V 1.3 - 20251126 - Unreal Engine 5.7

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    • Disable by dafault “Use less CPU when in background” settings in Unreal Engine project settings so performance does not drop when Unreal Engine is minimized.

    • Apply nodal offset: Unreal Engine 5.7 does not automatically apply the nodal offset from the lens calibration file to the camera; we fixed this, and now the VanillaSystem Camera natively and automatically apply the nodal offset of the lenses to the camera.

    • Locked Pawn and World positions when the transofm is dragged in the viewport to prevent accidental movement; they can now only be adjusted from the VanillaSystem Camera Manager and Global Settings.

    • Disabled autosave during production to avoid freezes.

    • Added a note under Copy From explaining that you must click Refresh button in Camera Manager after changes. This is crucial when you are in a multi machine workflow and all workstations have the same I/O cards and consequently the cameras in Unreal Engine will have the same settings between them.

V 1.5 - 20260301 - Unreal Engine 5.7

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    • New Advanced Keyer: Designed to simplify the workflow for studios operating without Ultimatte, the new Advanced Keyer delivers excellent key quality while preserving shadows and reflections, without significantly impacting performance. It remains lightweight, easy to use, and easy to read.

    • API and documentation now available for the entire Vanilla plugin, making it easier to integrate, automate, and extend VanillaSystem within external workflows.

    • Bitfocus Companion module now available: it allows easy control of Vanilla through a wide range of ready-to-use presets, and also makes it possible to automatically trigger all custom events available in the project.

    • Added a web dashboard to monitor and control Vanilla directly from a browser.

    API documentation and Companion module download link:https://www.vanillasystem.eu/remotecontrol

    • Added option to enlarge Fill and Key preview panes by clicking on them, making it easier to inspect the chroma key result in detail.