Release notes
# 🎉 Live Background Removal Lite v1.8.6
This update brings improved reliability, better property handling, and even more Linux compatibility!
## ✨ What's New
- **Plugin Properties Refactored & More Robust:**
- Internal handling of plugin filter properties (like mask bounds, gamma, guided filter epsilon, and FPS) is now more robust and streamlined.
- Default values and property updates are clearer and safer—making settings less error-prone for users and plugin developers.
- Properties now use atomic variables and have a dedicated method for applying settings, reducing glitches from rapid changes in OBS.
- **Visibility & Activation Controls:**
- The plugin now tracks its active and visible states more carefully, preventing accidental background disclosure when the filter is hidden or inactive.
- **Guided Filter Improvements:**
- Guided Filter epsilon and mask levels are now handled in a more consistent, physically meaningful way, ensuring smoother filtering and user control.
- **Dependency & Packaging Updates:**
- **OpenCV** is now a direct dependency for all builds (including Arch and Flatpak), ensuring better image processing capabilities.
- New helper script (`update-packages.sh`) added for easy, automated updates to Arch and Flatpak packaging manifests—making life easier for maintainers!
- Overlay ports for libpng added for advanced packagers and contributors.
- **Localization & UI Consistency:**
- English and Japanese UI/localization strings updated for new property names (e.g., `maskLowerBoundAmpDb`, `gfEpsPowDb`) for clearer, more consistent labeling.
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Thank you for using and supporting Live Background Removal Lite!
If you notice smoother settings or easier packaging, this release is why.
Please report any issues or suggestions—your feedback keeps the project moving forward.
Happy streaming! 🖥️✨