Early Access : Shoost

Hi Muro, Can you please add Hotkey supprt for Effects? E.g. I love the Camera Switch Effect but I want to only use it while Karaoke. Is there a way to add this please? The Software is great but now needs just a bit of QoL

Caro T

So I guess lightroom is officially replaceable now lol. heck I can just use this for indie anime editing now instead of some other pro programs, this is so powerful now.

RyokoGogo

Good work, keep it up brother!

Braver

Thank you so much for your hard work! I recently downloaded Shoost v0.13.1 and I saw that the "Blur & Sharpen" it only has the sharpen setting but not the Blur setting for the background. Was it moved or deleted?

Rabbit_Masks

thank you SO much for fixing the mouse issue! can't wait to see how far you take this new product!

PeaceWolfActual

i'm having a lot of issues adding in backgrounds at the moment...both jpegs and mp4s don't actually load and instead are just black as if it's not there. i've tried both 0.12.0 and going back to 0.11.2 and it's happening on both versions - is there a file limit?

rox

I really would love a self-timer for pictures to be impletemented ;v; it's hard to pose and take pictures without having this function. Would that be possibile in the future?

Fleira

every time I try to load a background image with Layer 1, the image doesn't load and just shows up as black. Any idea of what's going on?

Kayozia

I don't know if it's just me or if anyone else has had an issue with this, but v0.11.2 would not load for me. Upon opening it for the first time, I got the usual "untrusted application" and chose to run anyway (as administrator). It then game me the usual "allow access" dialogue box, and it opened, but from then on, I could not get it to open again. Whenever I try to open it, I get a split second pop up window that displays the Shoost logo with a red box with "!" at the upper left corner (looks like an unread notification icon). Then the window immediately disappears. The title of the window reads: "Shoost_v0.11.2 - Unity 2021.3.28f1_232e59c3d087" I don't know if anyone else has seen this issue, so for the meantime, I am using v0.11.1.

Cerileyn

Had a question about layers but figured out how to fix it. Lovely software, been enjoying very much, thank you!

A.K.

Will there be a StreamDeck plugin?

DeshHere

I: tryed to load the sample scene Scene witht he City Backgrond but it stays just Gray not letting me open the images

Semi

please add camera switcher for custom positions and keyboard shortcuts 🥰

Adam

please add keyboard shortcuts for manual camera switcher. would be really helpful. thanks

Mhfsn

I am unable to get it to launch at all after extraction. If anyone knows why let me know!

Bewyll

ive been having issues where it kinda freezes umm also my model is abit dark purple and greens and i cant find a good color picker cuz it also has a black sheer to it

Arcticavt

I've had a blast using this so far

Azaki

Just want to say I love what you've done with Shoost so far, and I had two questions! I can't seem to get my audio to record? It reads as having a level in the audio settings but the recording is silent. As well, the camera movement, for manual mode, is it possible for us to set the framing/zoom for each camera manually? So that we can do live cutting camera to camera to the frames we like? Or am I missing this ability somewhere?

Sjouklynne

Hi MuRo, on camera switcher effects, how to shortcut the camera if using manual timer?

Reiki Kira

Hi MuRo, I really love using Shoost, thank you for creating it! However, whenever I stream it keeps crashing every 10-30 mins or so, which is not the norm I think. Am I doing something wrong? My CPU usage while streaming is around 60%, and I have 32gb of RAM, so I have no idea what is causing the crash. Looking forward to hearing back from you, as I really love the app but it makes me really sad that it crashes so often TT

Shuukiyaki

Curious, what are Shoost's baseline system requirements, especially on the graphics hardware side of things? I run a computer dedicated solely to the VTubing side of the house for various reasons, not the least of which is the reliance on Unity on just about all VTubing and VTuber accessory software. Current machine specifications are as follows: Hewlett-Packard ProDesk 600 G2 with the following: - Core i7 6700 3.4GHz - 16GB RAM - NVidia GeForce GT 1030 for graphics The rest of the stream is assembled by way of three other computers on my LAN. Thanks for any insights you may have! --Katt. =^.^=

Katt Phloxworthy

I'm very excited to try this

SHLO taku

Hi is there a way that I can fix the crashing? I installed the latest version but crashes everytime whenever I stream for some reason

Hailey T

Very grateful to you to make the progranm, but I find that I can't open the download link in the article, do not know if you can provide another download link.

miko Yang

Hi , thanks for the feedback! I haven't used TouchPortal before, so I'm not sure about the cause right away, but I'll look into it. Thanks!

MuRo

I found a bug. Ever since version 0.7.2, every time I open Shoost from TouchPortal, the window, except for the uppermost left corner, is occupied with empty space and even resizing it does not fix it. TouchPortal is updated to the latest version, and I have tried running it as an administrator, but it still does not help. If I open it manually, by clicking on the exe file, it loads normally.

Cerileyn

nvm i figured it out!

Anahi Belle

It's the .exe file that reads: Shoost_v0.8.2.exe

Clover Shikamori

I... don't know how to open the app, every tutorial says "download and open it" but I just have a bunch of zip files now w no application?

Xara Hellfire

Loving the program! Is there a way to connect the manual camera angle changes to hotkeys? I'd love to be able to record on OBS without the menu showing as I switch angles!

TomSkyHendriks

How much Menory is needed for Shoost + Vtube Studio? I have 16 GB Ram and 4 GB Graphic Card

Michael Fuchs

Hello. You probably do not have enough memory. As we add more features to Shoost, the amount of memory used will inevitably increase. We will see if we can optimize it a bit more.

MuRo

Hello, I have a problem: the app (0.8.2) crashes randomly, sometimes after a min, in best case after 10 mins... there is no specific thing that I do before. Are there suggestions what to do, maybe a crash log to see, or former versions to try?

Michael Fuchs

Hello. It's possible as a mechanism, I'll look into it. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

hi there! was wondering, would manual camera switching be available? shoost is soo good i love it so much <3

Noira

thankchu for this! <3 ^- ^

kiskachan

NEW UPDATE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! <3

Jessica Davis

I'm really looking forward to using this tool! Unfortunately, I didn't get far before getting stuck. I can't get the UI bar with the "Layers, Effects, Settings" buttons to appear. It was showing up for a few minutes, but after I closed and re-started the program, I only have access to the layers and can only put in my model and background. Is there a hotkey to bring that top part down?

Lotl Love

Thank you so much for fixing the UI bug where the clicking spot doesn't match when the window is maximized! I've been using this a lot haha

Mocha Latte

Hello! Is support for VTubeStudio's 'Transparent in capture' still in the works? I hope so~ Thanks for all your hard work! Your program is useful and also truly fun to use

Aria Starlight

I can confirm this bug, also happened to me

I found a bug actually, when it isn't full screen, the color selector for the effects doesn't appear whereas if it is full screen, it works perfectly fine

Ebiki

Was just wondering if you would ever consider adding Mac support? ;v; Just switched bc my old computer died to an Apple silicon laptop for school and not sure if this program would work on it

Sashi

Thank you so much for your help! Sadly it still doesn't work for me. With the spout capture checked, it appears in the layers tab but there's nothing to select, just blank bars and nothing happens upon clicking on them :(

Kanen

Hello. For VSeeFace, you can use the Spout function to capture the background transparently. You can use it by checking Spout Caputure from the Settigns category and then selecting Spout Caputure from the Layers category. This article may be helpful. patreon.com/posts/shoost-v0-2-1-64834819

MuRo

Hi! I have been supporting you in silence for a while now but I wanted to ask, if there's a way to capture the screen of the program vseeface? It's very popular with 3D vtubers! It shows up when I want to window caputure it in shoost, but the screen disappears a second later and I have to very awkwardly import vseeface into obs and then import obs into shoost :/

Kanen

Hello. Thanks for the feedbag! I'll see if there's a way to address this. Thanks!

MuRo

Hello! I was wondering if there is a way to make the background transparent through the Spout Capture when importing it into OBS, since at the moment it shows a black screen behind the model. I'd also love it if it could have support for a vertical dimensions. Thank you!

itsanemi

Thank you!

Nao Vtuber

hello, the camera portion isn't showing up for me for some reason!

Nol Tendo

You can open a app that can show the web cam (any cam app" and add it as "window capture". i hope this helps

Danay De Los Santos

I tried to add VSeeFace on a window capture and program doesn't respond ;^;

Dianko Lastrea

Awesome update, thank you!!! I've been waiting for more granular camera controls for a bit :D

399-CY (Eggy)

hello,Can it support vertical screen?

Jazz Rabbit

I don't have the ability to add a webcam source. If I were to do it, I would have to deal with it by using another software program such as OBS to display the webcam image and capture the screen.

MuRo

Is there any way to add functionality for webcam sources? For example, Vtubestudio Virtual Cam?

Kisaka Toriama

Hello. Future plans include the ability to output videos and screenshots from Shoost. Thanks for playing with Shoost!

MuRo

Hi! I love your software and thank you so much for making it. Doing pictures and videos are so much fun now. I see that you have can save scenes now to save your work and that's great! Will there be a way in the future to download screenshots and videos from Shoost itself so we won't have to use a third party like OBS?

Fitness To Cosplay

Hello. Right now there is no customization feature for camera shake. We will add it in the future. Thanks for the feedback.

MuRo

Hi! Is the camera shake customizable? The effect is a bit too strong for what I'm aiming, thank you!

Yuno Rein

Hi, I don't have an API available. Sorry.

MuRo

Hi, is there an API to trigger things from other programs? I would love to have the explosion effect to be triggered by other programs. (as an example)

Corianas

Thanks for the feedback. - The outer frame of the window is shown because we are capturing the whole window, so it is a specification; if you make Vtube Studio full screen, the outer frame will disappear. - I thought I was trying to keep the mouse cursor from showing up, but there may be a bug. I will check it out. I will use this as a reference for future development. Thanks!

MuRo

Hi! Just got this today and I want to say that it's been really nice to use so far. A few things on my end as feedback, however (if they're already implemented and I'm just plain missing it, that's fine): - I'm not sure if this is just me, but when capturing VTube Studio, I still get the outer border of the window. - Also if there's a way to implement the option to turn off seeing the mouse on screen in the future, that would also be great! - I love the shake feature for this, but I was wondering if it could be a little more customizable in the future? In terms of like, speed/amount of shaking? Other than that, super excited to see this grow!

Len

Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

This is such a cool program, and the filters are all so smooth and realistic! I love it! A suggestion I'd want to add for this is to be able to import a .gif file on the layers, it seems a little too heavy to be importing .mp4 at times~

ᗩᑎYᗩ ✽

the camera option isnt there for me im not sure why?

Emalee

Thanks for the feedback! We are planning to develop the ability to save settings in the near future.

MuRo

Amazing program! I'm hoping for a "save settings" option, a fix for the Window Capture dropping frames below 60fps, more effects and customizations :))

dokebu

Hello. The video audio is muted because the sound overlaps when multiple videos are imported. I will look into whether there is another mechanism to capture only the audio. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

Hello. We have not implemented 4K resolution because of the processing load, but I will see if there is a better way. If you only need the screen size, you can use the cursor to increase the window size up to 4K. I will try to see if I can use the .webm format. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

seconding this- I have a 1440p monitor, so being able to change the render resolution would be really nice.

Jeane

Hello~ Not terribly important, but is there a way for Shoost to capture the audio of imported videos at all? Just for times when we don't want to fire up our recording software and add the audio ourselves, sometimes I just like making a 15s snippet via NVidia Shadowplay. I absolutely adore using this~!

AerevyrVT

Is there any plans to get 4K screen support? And for the background, only mp4 video file are supported, would be nice if .webm can work too (way less ressource consuming that mp4).

S

We are considering adding a save feature in the near future. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

it would be amazing if there's an option to save the settings of the objects and effects! thank you for your hard work!

Jenis Sun

Thanks for the feedback! Shoost does not have a cropping feature. So I will see if I can implement it in the future. Thanks!

MuRo

Hi, was wondering if there was a way to crop a window capture in Shoost right now? Similar to how in OBS, you can crop the window capture by holding down Alt.

Jin

Best I can get with old 3 sliders Chroma: https://imgur.com/a/oJPsGxn Best I can get with new 2 slider chroma: https://imgur.com/a/Z5qCLSP I'd really love to use the new updates but I cant :(

Nekaishi

Thanks for the bug report! Sorry, Window Capture sometimes crashes. The log file is set to not output so it does not currently. We will look into setting it up so that the log file is output. Thank you!

MuRo

Hey! Quick question - where can I submit a bug report? Is there a log file somewhere I can access within the Shoost files that can help with reporting crashes? I just got a BSOD while I had Shoost on full-screen and went to Alt-tab into VTube Studio while attempting to change chroma key settings and it forced my system to reboot. Thought it would be helpful information for you as you continue to work on this really amazing product!

Tsukiko Chica

Thanks for the references! I'll fix that in the next update.

MuRo

https://imgur.com/a/pkoyoJQ I just took a snip of the program with my avatar. I can get this to work with the older sliders :P

Nekaishi

Oh, I see... Maybe it's because I adjusted the hue range to simplify the operation. Is it possible to get the image you used for reference?

MuRo

The new Chrome Key settings make it so I cant properly remove the background. The Hue Range, Saturation Range and Brightness Range I'm able to get a very very nice removal of the background but the 2 that are there in the newer version I cant :(

Nekaishi

I see. It's alright! I have thought of a workaround of pre-recording to have the avatar move along with the visuals. It would be a good note for my fellow Win7 users that window capture cannot work. Amazing work, by the way! Thank you for replying!

Ren Akai

Sorry. I haven't tested it, but it may not work on Windows 7.

MuRo

The ability to save settings is not currently available. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

Is there any way to save settings?

Nekaishi

I am using Windows 7 and it runs well when using images and videos. However, I cannot make the Window Capture work at all, I have tried to enter the window name just like the demo. Is there a specific tutorial for this?

Ren Akai

Virtual cameras are not supported.

MuRo

Can it support virtual cameras?

Jazz Rabbit

Might be a good idea to add a parameter to adjust the luminescence. Thanks for the feedback!

MuRo

Love the new glow, but I also love the old one! It would be really cool to have the option for both. Thanks for the update!

Kairuichan

Hello! The way to use windows capture is to switch the "Import Item" category to "Window Capture" and put the name of the title you want to capture in the "Window Name" field. However, depending on your PC environment, the function may not work properly.

MuRo

hello! thanks for brilliant apps! Do you have tutorial for windows capture? I tried everything I can but I still can't get the windows capture, or I am just dumb lol. Thank you in advance!

Alterly Vtuber

Thanks for the feedback! The standard setting is 60fps mode.

MuRo

Thank you, hope to have 60fps mode too!

Kelvin Tan

Thanks for this tool, super easy to use but also super powerful.

Blizado