ATTENTION
The page you are viewing is no longer a live link. Whirligig is still being developed on Steam but the free version is no longer in development. For the most up to date version of Whirligig please visit the Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/451650/
I have however left this page accessible, so you are more than welcome to download these much older versions of Whirligig. They were developed on the DK2 and original Vive so it’s possible that if you are using older VR equipment and having difficulty with the latest SDK’s they might be worth a go.
If you have any issues or questions about the older versions or development of the latest version of Whirligig please feel free to email me phileday@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks for your interest in Whirligig and I hope whichever version you end up using that you get enjoy your experience.
Everything beyond this point is from the original post.
Requirements
Compatibility
Oculus Rift runtime 1.3 and up.
SteamVR, Vive, OSVR.
Desktop none VR.
System
Windows 7 up
8gb memory
For VR your system will have to meet the minimum system requirements of that device.
Oculus Rift Runtime 1.3 Setup (Allow Unknown Sources)
As this isn't on the store yet and therefore doesn't have a certificate to certify it by Oculus you need to allow unknown Sources in the Oculus 1.3 store settings. To do this, open Oculus, go to settings, go to general and tick Unknown Sources.
Download Whirligig free version
Important Notice
I previously have been including the codec LAV and CodecTweakTools with the installation package. As of today 23-05-2016 I am no longer doing this. I have been making Whirligig for over two years now and I've been trying my best to make it as easy to install and start using right away. One of the biggest hurdles is getting the codecs installed and working with the player. This is the reason for including them with Whirligig and the installer. The Codecs (LAV) and Codec Tweak tools are well established programs which I trust and recommend to anyone wishing to install the codecs for themselves. However they are made by other individuals and as such I can not be take responsibility for the installation and configuration of theses tools anymore.
To be honest this isn't that big a problem. Installing and setting up codecs to work with Whirligig is pretty easy and I have also created a tutorial on how to do so. It also makes the installation smaller and makes the building of new versions easier for me so also probably means I'll release new version more often. Either way I list below the LAV codec, TweakTools, tutorial on how to install klite and a link to klite. Everything you need to get Whirligig running all the videos you want :)
If you still don't want to install the klite pack I've also included a download below that only installs the LAV codecs and Codec Tweak Tools.
Tutorial on installing Klite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-52yfGKg4
Lav Filters
https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases
Klite
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Codec Tweak Tool
http://www.codecguide.com/download_other.htm
The installer will install to you 'program files' folder. If you have issues with playback such as a black screen then try installing a codec pack such as Klite.
If there is too much traffic on dropbox try this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-1UTUCpmQewBoqo2Pjhfa0of1P4t28wj/view?usp=sharing
The zip file contains just Whirligig in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. It is highly recommended that you install additional codecs such as LAV and make them the preferred codecs. I recommend using a codec pack such as Klite as this is all done automatically for you.
If there is too much traffic on dropbox try this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11a5oPSipBgdxGJpYRDESlkBIz31muM36/view?usp=sharing