Experimental: Alice/LG v.2.0.3-beta for Blender 2.93+

This is an experimental pre-release version of the add-on for Blender 2.93+, which implements a large re-factoring of the code base to make future implementations of new features and bug fixes easier. The lightfield viewport ("live view") is still a work-in-progress feature and will undergo further changes in the upcoming weeks. Please see the change log below for the major changes since Alice/LG 2.0.0.

Change Log for v2.0.3:

• added support for Macs with M1 processors
• added a command line mechanism which enables render farms to implement support for Alice/LG
• optimized live view performance on the add-on side (still require Blender modifications for significant speed improvement)
• fixed a bug which caused Blender crashes upon selection of specific quilt presets
• fixed a bug with the "Use Device Settings" option, which was not respected in all cases
• fixed a bug occurring during the quilt assembly if "View and Quilt Files" option was selected
• fixed a bug on Linux where pip could be missing and prevent the installation of the Python dependencies
• further minor fixes

Change Log for v2.0.2:

• added a new preview mode ('No Preview') for the Lightfield Viewport, which only updates the hologram after the user stoped its current interaction
• 'skipped views' and 'restricted view cone' preview modes render a bit faster now
• fixed a bug where the lightfield viewport was redrawn during material setting changes although the quilt viewer was active
• fixed a bug which prevented the cancelling of the quilt rendering using with theEsc key

Change Log for v2.0.1:

• default quilt presets are now detected automatically based on default quilt settings reported by HoloPlay Service
• automatically detect quilt presets for the quilt viewer based on the quilt metadata suffix
• aspect ratio for metadata suffix now limited to 2 decimal digits
• changed: the "restricted view cone" preview mode for the lightfield viewport ("live view") is now turned on by default
• fixed a bug that prevented the creation of a new Looking Glass camera
• fixed color management issue of the lightfield viewport ("live view") for Blender 3.0+ (still persisting for Blender 2.93 LTS)

Change Log for v2.0.0:

• major internal code optimizations to make the add-on more future proof towards changes, new devices, etc.
• added a detailed log-file mechanism to make bug-reports easier
• optimized the "Continue Incomplete Render Jobs"
• the separate lightfield viewport window was removed and Alice/LG now relies on HoloPlay Service for displaying content on devices (no manual window movement required anymore)
• added an additional option in the preferences to use the multiview camera system during quilt rendering
• added a "cancel" button for the quilt (animation) rendering
• added alternative preview modes to speed up the lightfield viewport ("live view")
• custom quilt presets can now be added in the presets folder of the add-on (future versions will implement an user interface for this)
• some smaller bug fixes & smaller optimizations