VDO.Ninja v29.0 Release Notes

Changes from v28.4 to v29.0

🎙️ Podcast Studio

A complete podcast production control room available via ?podcast or ?studio=podcast.

• ISO Track Recording — Per-speaker WAV files for clean post-production
• Cloud Sync — Stream chunks to Google Drive or Dropbox during sessions
• Local Disk Recording — File System Access API support (Chromium)
• Spectrogram Visualization — Real-time frequency analysis per track
• Pro Audio Guest Links — Pre-configured stereo 256kbps with AEC/AGC/noise reduction disabled
• Session Markers — Timestamped cue points with CSV export
• Host Input Panel — Director microphone capture with mute controls
• Talent Roster — Live view with audio level meters
• Group Video Recording — One-click popup for combined scene capture

🌐 Meshcast2 Support

New &meshcast2 parameter enables the next-generation Meshcast relay service via app.meshcast.io. Features include:

• Automatic fallback to anonymous relay if token is rejected
• Improved error handling with user-friendly messages for quota limits and origin restrictions
• WHIP/WHEP integration with authenticated accounts

💰 NinjaBacker Tipping Integration

Full tipping system integration with ninjabacker.com:

New Parameters:

• &tipsid / &tip / &tips — Enable tipping and set performer ID
• &receivetips / &tipping — Enable tip receiving
• &tipserver — Custom tip server URL
• &tipamounts — Comma-separated tip amount options (default: 5,10,25,50,100)
• &tipcurrency — Currency code (default: USD)
• &tipqrsize — QR code size on video overlays
• &notipqr — Disable QR code display
• &showtips / &supporttips — Show tip icons on videos

Features:

• Two-way opt-in system (performer and viewer must both enable)
• Stripe payment processing integration
• Real-time SSE notifications for incoming tips
• QR codes for quick mobile tipping
• Tip overlays in OBS and scene links

🔗 Mesh Network Debug View

Interactive visualization for troubleshooting P2P connections in the director's room. Click the network icon next to room name.

• SVG Graph — Nodes (guests) and edges (connections) with health indicators
• Color Coding — Green (healthy), orange (degraded), red (failed), gray (isolated), purple (viewers/scenes)
• Layout Modes — Circular, grid, force-directed (press button or cycle with keyboard)
• Auto-Patch — One-click mix-minus relay for failed P2P connections
• Unpatch Recovered — Remove patches when connections restore
• Edge Details — Click connections to see stats and manual patch options
• Problems Filter — Toggle to show only problematic connections
• Keyboard Shortcuts — R refresh, F filter toggle, Esc close

🎚️ Mixer & Layout Improvements

Auto-Channel Assignment

• &autochannels / &autochannel — Automatically assign guests to audio channels
• &autochannelmode — Control assignment strategy (round-robin, least-used)
• &preferchannel / &pc — Preferred audio channel for a guest

Slot System Enhancements

• &slotmode / &slotsmode — Enable slot assignment mode
• &maxslots — Set maximum available slots
• Slot Picker UI — Color-coded slot assignment from director view
• Dynamic slot color palette with HSL generation

Layout Enhancements

• &alignright / &rightalign — Align videos to right side of scene
• Improved screenshare spotlight layouts (multiple styles based on participant count)
• Column-based layout for right-aligned mode with automatic slot height calculation

🎛️ Director Features

Mix-Minus Support

• &mixminus / &mm — Enable director mix-minus functionality
• Per-guest custom audio mix dropdown ("Mix ▾" button)
• Select which audio sources each guest hears
• Director audio inclusion toggle

Channel Isolation

• Ch 1 / Ch 2 buttons — Route guest to left/right audio channel
• Isolate Channel — Send only specific mic channel to guest (requires &stereo=1)

Guest Queue Improvements

• &holdwithvideo / &queue4 — Like &hold but director sees guest video while waiting
• &approvepopup / &approvalpopup — Show popup notification when guests are held

📹 Recording & Streaming

Record Window Mode

• &recordwindow / &rw — Capture current tab and record to disk
• Optional bitrate parameter (e.g., &rw=6000)
• Floating record button for scene windows
• "Go Live" button for direct WHIP streaming

Cloudflare WHIP Support

• &cftoken / &cft — Cloudflare Stream integration
• &whippushtoken / &whipouttoken / &pushwhiptoken — Authentication tokens
• Automatic WHIP URL generation per guest

🥽 WebXR & Sensor Data

AR Examples

• examples/webxr-ar-sender.html — 6DoF AR video streaming with spatial tracking
• examples/webxr-ar-receiver.html — AR stream display

Sensor Bridge

• &webxrbridge / &externalsensors / &sensorsbridge — External sensor data input
• &sensorfilter — Filter sensor types (pos, lin, ori, mag, gyro, acc)
• &sensorsorigin — Allowed origin for sensor messages

🔧 New URL Parameters

🖥️ UI Improvements

• Fullscreen Button — Optional fullscreen toggle on control bar
• Picture-in-Picture Button — PiP toggle on control bar
• PTZ Controls — Enhanced pan/tilt/zoom with reset autofocus
• Remote Hangup/Reload — Context menu options for guests
• Slot Color Picker — Visual slot assignment with color coding

🌍 Translations

• Polish (pl.json) — New language support
• Chinese Simplified (zh-CN.json) — Parenthesis fix

📄 Documentation & Other

• Cloud Sync Guide (cloud.html) — Google Drive & Dropbox setup instructions
• Dropbox Auth Page (dropbox-auth.html) — Token generation helper
• Director Messenger (director-messenger.html) — Standalone messaging interface
• OBS Dock Updates — Improved interface and Chinese locale
• Manifest Updates — PWA improvements with new icons and favicons
• Terms of Service — Updated with QoS provisions

🛠️ Technical Changes

• ~30,000 lines changed in lib.js
• ~1,300 lines changed in main.js
• New modular core recording system (core/recording/)
• Audio metering worklet (core/audio/meter.worklet.js)
• Event bus architecture (core/events/)
• Legacy session bridge for backward compatibility

Full Changelog: v28.4...v29.0