Release Notes | TikTok Effect House

v4.8.2

November 26, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.8.1

November 21, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.8.0

November 19, 2024

Highlights

New AR Tracking objects for immersive AR experiences
Several new visual scripting nodes to enhance game effects
2D Text component updates to make your text stand out

New Features

Added three new objects to improve AR Tracking:
- AR Brush, which lets you draw on real-life surfaces like walls or floors, for immersive AR experiences
- 2D Keypoint Tracking, enabling detection and tracking of key points on the human body
- 3D Hand Tracker, allowing for the detection and tracking of hand movements in 3D space for more intuitive and natural user interactions in games or apps
Connectors now support graph reroute nodes, allowing you to create and manage connections more flexibly

Added several new visual scripting nodes that simplify the creation of interactive elements and game effects:
- Two Physics nodes: 2D Line Renderer and 2D Line Collider
- Two Body nodes: Human Pose Estimation and Human Action Detection
- Two Utility nodes: Read Data From Buffer and Add Data to Buffer
- Hand node: 3D Hand Info
Over 17 new Material Editor nodes have been added to help ease the process of making screen transitions and math art drawing, including SDF shapes, dissolve effect, spirograph curve, rose curve, and commonly used transition nodes

Updates

Our create effects with AI feature now includes two exciting new skills:
- Flip Reveal AI Character: Become an AI-generated character based on three randomly chosen phrases, such as “alien from another planet” or “robot from the future”
- Drop It: Play a mini-game where you drop an object at the perfect moment to win
The Asset Library now includes a 360-degree preview for Material assets, making it easier to visualize materials before importing

Quickly add 2D Text from the Objects menu, speeding up your projects with text-based elements
2D Text now supports background gradient color and texture fills, justified alignment, as well as rounded corners and scaling, giving you more options to get creative with how your text looks

When importing an animation, you can now Optimize animation curves, reducing memory usage without affecting visual quality

Segmentation Texture now supports Face as a segmentation type, allowing your face to be detected and isolated for customized visual effects. With this new face segmentation, makeup applied to your face will no longer appear on your fingers if you touch your face.
The Inspector panel now supports previewing animation files, giving you control over camera view, playback speed, and progress during animation playback

Fixes

Improved the performance of the create effects with AI feature
Improved the camera’s field of view (FOV) to dynamically adjust based on the configuration of the mobile device you’re using

v4.7.2

October 30, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.7.1

October 23, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.7.0

Highlights

Preview assets in Asset Library
2D Text component updates

New Features

Asset Library now allows you to preview an asset before you import it

Add a Teeth Whitening object to enhance your teeth with a whitening effect
The Audio from Microphone node allows you to capture real-time audio streams directly from your device’s microphone
You can now access your Rewards page seamlessly from the Effect House home screen

Updates

Our create effects with AI feature now supports two new skills: Road Fury, which generates a mini game that lets you speed through a series of roadblocks to reach your destination, and Which AI Character Am I, which transforms you into an AI character based on your chosen characteristics. We’ve also improved the interactive logic for the existing skill, 2D Blocks Game.
The Environment Light component now allows you to change color, giving you more control over lighting effects

The 2D Text component now supports the Outer Shadow and Stroke properties, allowing you to further customize your text for added depth

Upgraded the Face Reshape object with the V8 deformation engine to correct background distortion and minimize its visibility

Fixes

Enhanced the login loading experience by adding a loading status for improved visibility
Improved compression settings requirements for Skybox that use Cubemap textures
Improved properties in the Camera component for clarity
The Mesh Renderer has been enhanced to provide a more natural effect for shadows

v4.6.2

October 8, 2024

Fixes

Improved Leaderboard performance
Improved AI Art Image add object experience

v4.6.1

September 23, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.6.0

Highlights

Rank game results with the new Leaderboard
Introducing the Visual Effects Editor
Support for GIF and FBX files
Text component updates
Asset Picker view mode update

New Features

A new Leaderboard object has been added to Social, allowing you to rank game results among friends, nationwide, or globally

A new Skin Smoothing object has been added to Face Effects to enhance skin texture
Introducing the Visual Effects Editor (VFX), a node-based tool for crafting complex visual effects and GPU particle simulations with precision. Choose from over 76 VFX assets in the Asset Library.

Added 4 visual scripting utility nodes: Pause Record, Resume Record, Finish Record, and Reset Record to give you greater control over recording actions
The Screen to Real World visual scripting node converts object positions from screen space to real-world space by performing a raycast for accurate positioning and rotation

Add a Tween component to apply animations to your objects

Add a 2D Spring Joints component to simulate 2D spring-like joints in 2D physics
Post Effects now supports AI Filter, which allows you to import and apply LUT texture files to give your effect a colored filter.

Import GIF files and apply them as textures
Import FBX files to use vertex animations in your projects

Updates

Our create effects with AI feature now supports 2D Cross Street games. These games allow you to move through obstacles to go from one side of the street to the other, such as “a penguin crossing the highway”, “a frog crossing a pond” etc.
The Preview panel now supports custom ratio and resolution adjustments for various mobile devices

The Text component now supports horizontal and vertical alignment, giving you more control over text positioning

You can now adjust deformation settings for each instantiated mesh individually, with changes applying only to the selected mesh
Added a view mode within the Asset Picker to enhance usability. Switch between Grid View, which displays larger icons, asset names, and category info, and List View, which shows asset names and thumbnails.

Animations can now be split into segments and saved as new animations
A new Physics Animation parameter has been added to the Dynamic Joint component, enabling simultaneous physical and animation effects with adjustable weighting

The Assets panel now allows you to drag and drop an asset into the Scene or Hierarchy panel
The Scene panel now supports direct editing of the Box Collider 2D
AI Art Texture and Face Fusion now allow quick access to the Asset Library from the Inspector panel
Added ability to retrieve gyroscope and accelerometer information from mobile devices
The particle system now supports 3D mesh rendering, allowing for richer effects and 3D crowd simulation mini-games

Fixes

Fixed 2D physical touch in-app behavior
Improved Asset Library load time
Fixed screen layout adaptability for consistent appearance across all mobile devices
Fixed old objects, components, and scene view meshes
Materials and textures now automatically bind after importing an FBX model
Fixed reset issue after recording when 3D physics joints break
Fixed an issue that caused unnecessary collision detection

v4.4.1

August 14, 2024

Updates

Our create effects with AI feature now supports 5 new social randomizer effects. These effects randomly select one or multiple friends from your TikTok friends list for topics like “Who will treat me to lunch today?”, “My three best buddies,” or “My friends’ guilty pleasures.”

v4.4.0

August 2, 2024

Highlights

Create custom effects with AI
Text component now supports Inner Shadow

New Features

Generate custom effects by chatting with an AI assistant

The Text component now supports the Inner Shadow property, adding extra depth

Updates

Shadow Mode for Caster and Receiver can now be applied in the Mesh Renderer component

User Media Texture now supports Head as a Segmentation Type

Fixes

Fixed an Apply Impulse issue within the frame rate independent mode
Fixed compound collider inertia tensor
Fixed collider rotation
Enhanced collision detection stability
Improved preview load time for adding or removing objects, and components

Known Issues

Some thumbnail images are not displayed when importing an asset

v4.3.0

July 2, 2024

Highlights

Spanish language support
Texture property updates

New Features

The Spanish language option is available in the Language dropdown

Updates

Our improved guided experience offers a step-by-step walkthrough to help new users navigate Effect House and create their first effect
The Assets Library now closes automatically and folders in the Assets panel collapse once you’ve imported and applied an asset. Thumbnail images also now appear in the Assets panel if the file includes one.
The Filter Min and Filter Mag properties for textures have been relocated from the Advanced Settings section to the Sampling section in the Inspector panel

The default intensity of the environment map for the Environment Light component has been updated from 1 to 0.6 to improve color visibility within ambient light

Fixes

Optimized submission page for faster loading time and added packaging status hints

v4.2.4

June 5, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v4.2.3

May 23, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

Known Issues

Some subgraphs appear orange with a warning icon. They still function as expected.

v4.2.0

Highlights

Link TikTok sounds directly to your effect
Search for templates, template tags, and recent projects

New Features

Tether a TikTok sound directly from TikTok Sounds Library so that it plays when your effect is opened

Find templates, template tags, and projects using the new search function now accessible on the Effect House home screen
User Media Texture now supports portrait and subject segmentation from user-uploaded media textures
The 3D Physics Interactor node facilitates interactions with 3D physics objects, elevating game effects
Edge Collider 2D enables the creation of complex colliders for more intricate physics interactions
The Mesh Collider component allows for any mesh to be converted to a collider
The Head Collider object combines the existing HeadOccluer mesh and the new Mesh Collider component
The Basic Cloth object combines the existing Cloth 3D physics component with a new Basic Cloth mesh
Objects can be converted to Prefab asset, which can then be instantiated, exported, and imported

Updates

Entry points to the AI Art Texture generator and Asset Studio have been temporarily removed
The Effect House home screen has undergone a makeover!

The Balloon Constraint and Balloon Pressure properties have been added to the Cloth component
Import camera and light settings together with FBX models you import to Effect House
Keyed animation for blendshapes can now be imported
The following improvements have been made to the triangle count limit for models imported to Effect House:
- Increased the triangle count limit for static meshes from 100K to 200K
- Increased the triangle count limit for meshes with skinned animation from 100K to 120K
- The triangle count limit for meshes with blendshape animation has been set to 60K

v4.0.0

April 18, 2024

Highlights

Support for 2D physics system
Subgraph instancing
MP4 asset support

New Features

Added a 2D physics system made up of the following:
- 3 components: Rigid Body 2D, Box Collider 2D, and Circle Collider 2D
- 4 nodes: Apply lmpulse 2D, Collider Event 2D, Force Controller 2D, and Ray Cast 2D

Create a subgraph instance, so that changes made to it are applied to all instances of it
Import MP4 files and apply them as textures
Added a Hair Color component

Updates

Dragging a connector, node, or comment to the edge of the Visual Scripting panel will automatically move your viewport
Connectors now automatically snap to node ports, simplifying node linking, even when zoomed out
Property fields that support numeric values can now perform the following operations: addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), modulo or remainder (%), and powers (^)
Access new pet, scenic, and food icons from Effect Icon Creator
The Stylized and Retro Game styles have been added to AI Art Texture

Fixes

The node search order now brings the most relevant results to the top of your search list
Fixed an issue that prevented previewing effects
Fixed an AI Art Texture loading issue for Fantasia and 3D Cartoon styles

Legacy release notes

v3.9.2

March 20, 2024

Updates

Removed support for MP4 import

v3.9.0

March 19, 2024

Highlights

Portuguese language support

New Features

The Portuguese language option is available in the Language dropdown
Add an AI Art Image object and customize its default AI Art Texture
Expanded support for segmentation, including eye, ear, lip, teeth, skin, and subject

Updates

Simultaneously scale the X, Y, and Z axes in the Scale property
The Text component now includes support for right-to-left languages and introduces a Glow property
Enable the new Symmetry property for the Liquify component
Target Tracker offers improved accuracy in detection and tracking
Improved default rendering order settings for better performance, resolving issues with opaque and transparent objects

v3.8.3

March 8, 2024

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v3.8.0

February 26, 2024

Highlights

The maximum supported size for effect packages is now 8 MB
Quickly replace and refresh assets

New Features

3D Head conforms to your head, allowing for more realistic occlusion and full-head deformation effects
Select assets can now be seamlessly replaced or refreshed with one click in the Assets and Inspector panels
Search for Asset Library subgraphs and directly download them from the Visual Scripting panel

Updates

The maximum supported size for effect packages has been increased from 5 MB to 8 MB
Asset Studio now includes additional generation styles

Note

Certain Asset Studio styles are not available in Europe

Known Issues

After replacing a static 3D asset with an animated 3D asset, the animation appears, but won’t play

v3.7.2

January 29, 2024

Fixes

We’ve released a fix to improve your Effect House experience and urge you to download it. Please update now to maintain a smooth experience.

For M1/2/3 users, due to technical issues, please visit the Effect House website to download this update.

v3.7.0

January 22, 2024

Highlights

Add Cloth and Cloth Configuration to create a realistic cloth-like appearance
Save a component’s configuration as a preset
Use Depth Texture to add algorithmically-predicted depth to your effect
Personalize a Text object with new fonts

New Features

Add the Cloth and Cloth Configuration components to create realistic cloth-like objects, such as flags, scarves, and game elements
Depth Texture algorithmically estimates the Camera Input Texture’s depth. The resulting grayscale texture predicts a real-world object’s distance from the camera.
Two new generative effects: Shocked and Neutral
Save select components’ configurations as presets and apply it to other components of the same type
Added six string nodes in the Visual Scripting panel: String Info, Get Character, Append Strings, Split String, Substring Info, and Replace Substring
Select Scene Object as a variable type from the My Items menu in the Visual Scripting panel

Updates

Font options have been added to the Text component
The maximum supported bone count of imported models has increased from 50 to 100

Known Issues

If the mesh is used for cloth simulation, avoid using the same mesh in other places

v3.6.3

Fixed an issue with 3D physics colliders which caused unexpected in-app behavior

v3.6.2

December 21, 2023

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v3.6.1

December 18, 2023

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v3.6.0

December 14, 2023

Highlights

Compress assets with Asset Compression Center
Easily delete unused assets with the new Organize Assets menu
New array nodes for visual scripting

New Features

Optimize your effect’s file size with Asset Compression Center, where you can access a centralized view of all compressible assets
Add the Screen Drawing object from the Object menu and test your drawing in the Preview panel
Added new array nodes in the Visual Scripting panel: Insert Item in Array, Remove Item from Array, Append Arrays, and Split Array
Added a new Get Asset node
Added a Component Property category, comprised of getters and setters for each node, in the node library
Manage your assets with new functions in the Assets panel: Hide unused asset, Show unused asset, and Delete unused asset

Updates

Reorganized the Object menu
Import and apply Generative Effects from Asset Library
Add the following Segmentation objects from the Object menu: Sky Segmentation, Ground Segmentation, Building Segmentation, Face Sticker Segmentation, and User Upload Media Segmentation
View demo videos and descriptions when hovering over an object in the Object menu
The Which Face property has been added to the Hand Segmentation Texture and Head Segmentation Texture
Updates to Body Outline properties
The Mask Texture property has been added to the Camera component
Properties pinned from the Inspector panel appear with the Source parameter in their respective nodes in the Visual Scripting panel
Experience smoother navigation between menus
Search for Scene objects in the node library
The Text component has been updated for consistency across different screens

v3.5.1

December 7, 2023

Highlights

Cartoon generative effect

New Features

Use the Cartoon generative effect object to cartoonize your face

Updates

Face Fusion has been improved and supports skin tone matching
The New Creator Bonus interface has been updated in Activity Center

v3.5.0

November 16, 2023

New Features

3D joint components are available under 3D Physics: Spring Joint, Fixed Joint, Hinge Joint, and Point Joint
Add Physics Matter from the Asset menu to customize the bounciness and friction values of physics objects
The Japanese language option is available in the Language dropdown
Add Portrait Normal Texture from the Asset menu to generate a normal texture from the camera image
Add the 3D Portrait Segmentation object from the Object menu
Assets can now be easily located using the Find asset icon
Use the Blonde Hair generative effect object to lighten your hair
Three new visual scripting nodes: Component Info, Delay Set, and Hand Info

Updates

Sketchfab is back, allowing for easy access to their wide variety of 3D assets
Physics Material, Is Tangible, and Fit Mesh properties have been added to collider objects
Physics settings have been added to the Effect Settings window
Portrait Segmentation can easily be added from the Quick Access Bar
View demo videos when selecting an interaction
A drag option is available in the 2D Scene panel
Search for objects in the Object menu
View your Bonus Badge status, including your effects’ stats, in the Bonus Badge window

v3.4.1

November 7, 2023

Fixes

Fixed several crash-causing bugs
Fixed an issue that caused users to log out when importing multiple MP3 files

v3.4.0

October 25, 2023

Highlights

Reset your effect each time you record
Two-finger touch gestures

New Features

Reset your effect whenever the record state is triggered by selecting Reset on Record On in the Visual Scripting panel
The Pinch and Rotate node detects and responds to the position of two fingers on the screen
The Two-Finger Rotate interaction rotates a scene object on the world z-axis when two fingers rotate
The Pinch to Scale interaction shrinks or enlarges a scene object when two fingers move inward or outward, respectively
The Tilt Head to Play Next Frame interaction plays the next frame of the target animated texture when a head tilt is detected. This interaction can only be added to an Animated Texture asset.
A Save progress window has been added
When adding a generative effect that applies to the eyes or mouth, a tip will appear

Updates

New properties have been added to Face Inset
Social Kit objects are now added as 2D objects by default
The Head Movement Detection node supports Tilt Right and Tilt Left movements
The Finger Touch 1-Point node has been updated to the Finger Touch node. A Detect input has been added, which can change between Touch 0 and Touch 1.
Selecting an option on the Publish Effect window will automatically advance you to the next screen

v3.3.2

September 27, 2023

Fixes

Bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v3.3.1

September 25, 2023

Fixes

An issue with opening project files containing Texture Sequences from previous versions has been fixed
A bug involving importing assets from Asset Library has been resolved
The Environment Light and corresponding Camera object have been moved to a separate render group to prevent objects from being rendered twice

v3.3.0

September 20, 2023

Highlights

Use Target Tracker to make AR objects interface with real-world images
The 2D Brush node allows you to create drawing effects with visual scripting
A new Environment Light object is added to your effect by default
Introduced support for eight additional GLTF extensions
Add HDR and EXR textures to the new Environment Light object

New Features

Target Tracker identifies your uploaded image, known as the target, and instantly situates a designated object wherever the target is detected in real-time, thereby allowing AR objects to respond to real-world images
Added the 2D Brush node, allowing you to easily create a brush effect with visual scripting
The Draw on Touch interaction lets you draw a 2D image by touching the screen
The new Environment Light object is now included in your Effect House project by default to enhance the lighting in your effect. You can also manually add an Environment Light from the Scene category of the Object menu. HDR or EXR textures can be added to the Environment Map property of the Environment Light component in the Inspector panel.
Eight additional GLTF extensions are now supported: KHR_materials_ior, KHR_materials_iridescence, KHR_materials_clearcoat, KHR_materials_transmission, KHR_materials_volume, KHR_materials_sheen, KHR_materials_anisotropy, and KHR_materials_specular

Updates

The Effect Settings window has been redesigned for enhanced usability, and now includes a search feature
Segmentation objects have been refactored to incorporate a new Segmentation Material
Icons are now displayed for uploaded media in the Preview menu

Fixes

Select Blend Modes have been modified. Normal has been renamed to None, and Transparent has been renamed to Normal. Add and Glass have been removed.

v3.2.1

September 14, 2023

Fixes

Fixed an issue with Rigid Body compatibility with older versions of the TikTok app

v3.2.0

September 11, 2023

Highlights

Batch Editing allows you to edit multiple objects’ properties at once
GPU instancing has been added to Material Editor
Record state can be controlled through the Preview panel

New Features

Edit objects in batches by selecting multiple objects in the Hierarchy panel and simultaneously updating the shared components in the Inspector panel
Record state can now be controlled through the Preview panel
Three Material Editor nodes have been added for GPU instancing: Instance Count, Instance ID, and Instance Ratio
The Scene Object Info node retrieves the name, layer, and visibility from scene objects

Updates

The Text component now supports the Shadow and Outline properties

The Equal node now supports scene objects, allowing you to compare scene objects
The Done button in Effect Icon Creator now saves and applies your effect icon when submitting your effect
Community Bonus Badges are now displayed on the Effect House home screen

Fixes

Render textures appear imported right-side up

v3.1.0

August 23, 2023

Highlights

Add assets directly from the component in the Inspector panel
3D Face has been updated to more accurately conform to the face
Add the most commonly used objects from the Quick Access Bar

New Features

Easily add the most frequently used and most beginner-friendly objects from the Quick Access Bar. These objects may be categorized differently from the Objects menu to make them more accessible to new users. You may hide this bar by clicking the Quick Access Bar icon on the titlebar.
20 new materials, from Floating Bubble to Zebra Skin, are available for you to import from Asset Library. You can also customize the imported materials in the Inspector panel!
Create and import assets for objects directly from the Inspector panel:
- Create render textures in the Camera component
- Create or import materials, including materials from Asset Library, in the Mesh Renderer component
- Create or import textures in the Image component

Updates

The 3D Face object contains a new mesh that more accurately conforms to the face and extends to more fully cover the forehead
Face Fusion includes support for Retouch in the TikTok app
When utilizing visual scripting to convert numeric values into string values, any trailing zeros will no longer be displayed
Multi-line input boxes have been added to text fields, including the Feedback form and the Text component

v3.0.1

August 15, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v3.0.0

Welcome (or welcome back) to Effect House, TikTok’s effect creation platform! Effects are core to the TikTok experience and have the ability to inspire connections and creativity across a diverse and dynamic global community.

Get started by downloading Effect House today and join our official Effect House community on Discord, where we keep you updated on our latest events, host office hours, and connect you with other effect creators. As you grow, track the growth of your effects with Effect Analytics and celebrate creation milestones with our Bonus Badges program, which allows you to unlock bonuses (like a unique profile frame) as you earn badges for your achievements! And don’t forget to follow @effecthouse on TikTok where you can get inspired by some of the incredible effects created by our community each week.

We’re so excited to welcome you to Effect House and look forward to see what you create! Below is an overview of some key features to kick off your creation journey today.

Art Maker uses generative technology to turn your photos into unique works of art.
User Media Texture allows creators to incorporate images from the camera roll into effects.
Physics components, like Dynamic Chain and Box Colliders, use chain physics and define the physical boundaries and properties of objects to create interactive AR experiences.
Materials enhance the appearance of your objects. You can import materials, such as fur and glass, from Asset Library or create custom materials using Material Editor.
Asset Studio reduces the time it takes to design an effect by generating custom 2D face mask and sticker assets based on keywords you provide.
Generative Effects, like Aged and Side Eye, generate dynamic visuals in real time.
Face Fusion seamlessly morphs the face into a texture’s face.
Social Kit, composed of Profile Photo and Profile Info Animation, incorporates creators’ friends’ information, including their profile images and usernames, into your effect.
More than 50 templates are available to help you get started with your creative journey and build effects in no time.
More than 120 visual scripting nodes, including triggers, events, controllers, and more can be added to create custom, complex logic for your effect.

But we’re not stopping there! Explore the exciting Effect House 3.0.0 features below and follow our release notes and learning resources as we continue to expand. Happy creating!

Highlights

Test your effect performance prior to submitting it for review
Text can now be produced and customized directly in Effect House
Use Neck Tracker to place objects on your neck
Generate and import custom text-to-image 2D stickers from Asset Studio
Custom subgraphs can now be saved locally to be easily accessed and reused

New Features

Click Test performance in the titlebar to check if your effect’s frame rate is optimal for effect submission
Add text directly to your effect with the Text object in Effect House. You can customize its appearance, such as size and color, with the Text component in the Inspector panel.

Note

English is currently the only fully supported language

Use the Neck Tracker object to precisely track objects to your neck and fine-tune its properties using the corresponding component
The new 2D Sticker feature in Asset Studio allows you to generate and import custom text-to-image 2D graphics
Apply a sparkly material with Diamond from Asset Library
Added new Screen Effects to Asset Library
Save your favorite subgraphs locally to your Effect House application and access them in the Custom tab of the Node menu. You can add these subgraphs to other projects without having to manually import them.

Updates

The Add button [+] in the Hierarchy panel has been redesigned and renamed to + Add object
The Cat Face Sticker object has been refactored to use the new Image component
The Old generative effect has been renamed to Aged
The Asset Picker has been improved for usability

Known Issues

The Dog Face Sticker object has been temporarily removed

v2.8.2

August 1, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.8.1

July 28, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.8.0

July 26, 2023

Highlights

You can now apply materials to Image objects

New Features

The Image component now contains a Material property

Updates

You can now quickly remove connections between nodes by holding the Shift key and dragging your cursor across them
Draw Mode has been reintroduced for the Image component

Known Issues

When a material is applied to an image, the new image only applies the default opacity texture in the Scene panel. However, it correctly displays the applied opacity texture in the Preview panel.

v2.7.1

July 20, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.7.0

July 17, 2023

Highlights

With User Media Texture, TikTok creators can add images from their camera roll to an effect
Create an effect icon by adding your effect to one of many available faces in Effect Icon Creator
Subgraphs are now supported as assets and available in Asset Library
Collision Event, Ray Cast, and 7 other physics nodes are now available in the Visual Scripting Node menu
Use the Pin to Mesh component to pin objects to a specific point on a mesh

New Features

Add a User Media Texture asset in the Assets panel to incorporate camera roll images into an effect. Try uploading a custom image to a green screen effect!

Note

User Media Texture requires TikTok app version 30.2.0 or higher

Use Effect Icon Creator to easily design a face-based effect icon. Select a provided model or upload your own image to preview your face-based effect, which will then be auto-populated in the effect submission form.
Visual scripting and material subgraphs can now be converted into assets. Subgraph assets can be found in the new Subgraphs folder and then dragged and dropped from the Assets panel to the Visual Scripting panel and Material Editor.
Import visual scripting assets from the new Visual Scripting section in Asset Library
The Pin to Mesh component enables you to fix the position and orientation of 3D objects to deformable meshes. For example, you can pin objects to a specific point on a 3D face mesh so that it follows facial movements.

Note

Pin to Mesh requires TikTok app version 30.3.0 or higher

Use Old, a new generative effect, to age your face

Note

Adding multiple Generative Effects objects may slow down the performance of your effect. It is recommended that you limit the usage of generative effects.

Added a new Physics section in the Visual Scripting Node menu with the following nodes for getting physics information, handling collision events, applying forces, and ray casting:
- Acceleration Controller
- Apply Impulse
- Collision Event
- Collision Info
- Force Controller
- Physics Info
- Ray Cast
- Ray Hit Info
- Velocity Controller
Added a new Middle Render Result utility node for custom materials that enables the rendered output of the current frame to be used as the input texture
Added a new User Media Info node that allows you to extract information from a User Media Texture

Updates

The Effect House home screen has been updated
Improved glTF support

v2.6.3

July 13, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve the login experience in Effect House

v2.6.0

June 29, 2023

Highlights

Blend 2 faces together with Face Fusion
New Pout, Big Smile, Slanted Smile, Mouth Closed, Thrilled, and Yell generative effects
New Wink, Slow Blink, and Side Eye dynamic generative effects
New Activity Center added to the Effect House home screen
Control face stretch keypoints with Face Stretch visual scripting nodes

New Features

Add a Face Fusion object to morph your face with a texture’s face
Added 6 new Generative Effects objects that modify the facial expression:
- Pout
- Big Smile
- Slanted Smile
- Mouth Closed
- Thrilled
- Yell
Added 3 new dynamic Generative Effects objects that animate the facial features:
- Wink
- Slow Blink
- Side Eye
Use the new Activity Center on the Effect House home screen to discover and participate in active Effect House Challenges and Missions
Add audio from the TikTok Sound Library with the Sound Library node
The Face Stretch Info and Set Face Stretch nodes allow you to control face stretch keypoints, enabling dynamic face deformation effects
Randomly stretch the face using the Face Stretch Info and Set Face Stretch nodes with the Tap Screen to Stretch Random Face interaction
Set a specific item in an array by the index with the Set Array Item Reference node
Use the Interpolate node in Material Editor to interpolate data from a vertex shader to a fragment shader
Import the new customizable Fur material from Asset Library

Note

The Fur material requires TikTok app version 30.0.0 or higher to preview

Updates

Components in the Inspector panel have tooltips to provide context and links to learning resources.

Fixes

Fixed an issue impacting textures with an alpha channel. When importing textures into projects created on older versions of Effect House, the Premult setting may need to be manually unchecked in the Texture properties (in Advanced Settings of the Inspector panel).

v2.5.2

June 13, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.5.1

June 9, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.5.0

June 1, 2023

Highlights

Material Editor allows you to create custom materials using node-based logic
Create realistic physics simulations with the Rigid Body component and three new collider components
Use Body Outline to create animated body contour effects
Submit your effect within the Effect House application
Incorporate your TikTok friends’ profile photos and usernames with Social Kit
Leverage our beta version of Asset Studio to generate customized face mask assets

New Features

Material Editor allows you to create custom materials from scratch using node-based logic. Custom Material can be added from the Assets panel. Material Editor is integrated as a tab next to the Visual Scripting panel.
Add a Rigid Body component to any 3D object to give it physical characteristics such as mass. Use the Rigid Body component with a collider component (Box Collider, Sphere Collider, or Capsule Collider) to simulate realistic collisions between objects.
The Body Outline object lets you create animated body contour effects. You can customize the input texture, style, and animation details using the Body Outline component in the Inspector panel.
Add Social Kit objects to incorporate your TikTok friends’ usernames and profile photos to create interactive effects. Social Kit is perfect for creating a randomizer effect with your friends’ information!
Use text prompts to generate unique face mask assets using a beta version of Asset Studio
Two new built-in textures, Filter Render Output and Retouch Render Output, were added to allow in-app effects to be applied to textures
A guided new user experience provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to make and publish a simple face sticker effect

Updates

The effect submission workflow has been updated to improve usability. You can now submit your effect in the Effect House application, rather than being redirected to the Effect House website.
The AR Plane and AR Camera objects are now added to the AR Tracking render group in the Hierarchy panel
The Blinn-Phong material has been merged with the Simple Lighting material. You can still achieve a high-performance, reflective effect with Simple Lighting.
Variables and subgraphs can now be managed from My Items in the Visual Scripting panel toolbar. Select nodes can be modified using the Details button in the same toolbar.

Fixes

The Add blend mode for Bling has been removed. Projects created in versions prior to Effect House 2.5.0 will use the Linear Dodge blend mode.

v2.4.0

May 10, 2023

Highlights

Updated Asset Library with new 2D and 3D assets, materials, and screen effects

New Features

Introducing pre-made effect building blocks called prefabs, exclusively available in Asset Library. Drag and drop a prefab into the Hierarchy panel.
Add a Custom effect to the Post Process component in the Inspector panel. The Custom effect enables you to apply a material to customize your own post process effect.

Updates

Updated the Asset Library with new 2D and 3D assets, materials, and screen effects
Access more Mesh assets in the Asset menu for easier access to commonly used reference and occluder meshes

Fixes

An issue preventing some users from importing audio files has been resolved

Known Issues

Applying a normal texture to a Standard PBR material may cause issues
Face Sticker rotation won’t be reflected in the Preview panel without restarting the effect
When using Lip Effect, opening the mouth wide may cause issues with the mesh

v2.3.2

May 1, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.3.0

April 24, 2023

Highlights

New Sad Face generative effect
New Badges integrated into the Effect House app
Five new templates to help create makeup, interactive, and animated effects

We recommend updating to the latest versions of TikTok (iOS v29.0.0 and Android 29.1.0) as they are most compatible with Effect House v2.3.0.

New Features

Sad Face, a new generative effect, creates a distressed expression
Introducing a new program called Effect House Bonus Badges! Based on your effect performance, you can unlock new badges that will add new items to your TikTok profile, such as a frame or even a badge that says Effect House Top Creator.

Updates

The Generative Effects component has been updated to use Generative Effect assets available in the Assets panel
Animated Textures can now be applied directly to any Texture property, removing the need for the Animation Sequence component
The color picker has been updated to improve usability
The Bling object now has a Camera component in the Inspector panel. You can now move its render group in the Hierarchy panel to render it behind or in front of other objects.

Templates

Use the Lightning Face template to project animated lightning and change eye color on the face
Apply and customize the color of freckles that realistically contour to the face using the Freckles Makeup template
Create and customize the triggers and duration of a zoom effect with the Interactive Zoom template
Use the Change Hair Color template to change hair color every time a specific facial movement happens
The Rainbow Bling template uses the Bling and Filter post effects to create a sparkle effect

Known Issues

Applying a normal texture to a Standard PBR material may cause issues

v2.2.1

March 31, 2023

Fixes

Key bug fixes to improve your Effect House experience

v2.2.0

March 27, 2023

Highlights

New Hair Eraser generative effect
Added Detect Occlusion
New Blinn-Phong material

New Features

Hair Eraser, a new generative effect, removes short to medium-length hair with one click
The Object menu now has scrollable graphic menu cards and a new order
Added Eye Effect, Eyelash Effect, and Lip Effect to the Object menu for easier access and higher visibility
Added the ability to detect occlusion to specific face effects: Eye Effect, Eyelash Effect, and Lip Effect. With Detect Occlusion selected, face effects now appear to hide behind real-world objects.
Post Process effects have been added to the Object menu, reducing the time it takes to add them. Bloom, Chromatic Aberration, Distort, Grain, Vignette, Bokeh Blur, Lens Flare, and Motion Blur can now be found under the Post Effect category.
Added the new Blinn-Phong material to apply a high-performance, reflective effect to your object

Updates

QR code login is now the primary point of entry for Effect House. An instructional animation has been added to make accessing the in-app scanner much easier. Alternative login methods are available at the bottom of the screen.
The Standard PBR material has two new properties. Rim Highlight adds a glow to the edge of your object and Thin Film applies an iridescent outer layer.
The Face Paint material’s default Opacity Texture was updated to improve the appearance of 3D face masks

Templates

The Dynamic Chain template demonstrates how to apply chain physics to hair and earrings to create an interactive character
The Sky Castle template allows you to set the environment of a classic sky AR effect with the addition of your own AR objects
Apply a neon-themed face mask with customized face textures with the Neon Face template

Fixes

In previous versions, when clicking Take screenshot, the screenshot wouldn’t be captured until Save was clicked. This has been resolved.

Known Issues

Standard PBR, Unlit, Face Paint, and Blinn-Phong materials’ blend modes default to an empty state or -1

v2.1.0

March 22, 2023

Highlights

Add preset interaction subgraphs in the Inspector panel
Apply chain physics to your objects with the new Dynamic Chain component
New Eyebrow Editor template
Support for Apple Magic Mouse

New Features

Add interactions in the Inspector panel to select preset subgraphs that make objects interactive in one click
- Double-click an interaction subgraph to access and customize a combination of trigger and response nodes
- Double-click nodes to access third-layer logic

Dynamic Chain allows you to easily add chain physics to a rigged 3D model or linked series of objects
New Visual Scripting nodes and subgraph input types are available. Support for materials and scene objects as subgraph input types has been added. New corresponding Visual Scripting nodes have been added to create effect logic.
- Expanded subgraph input types to include materials and scene objects, and added support for array inputs
- Added several new utility nodes including getters for scene objects and components, getters and setters for mesh renderer and material assets, and array helper functions

New 2D system in the Hierarchy panel. Updates include the following:
- Screen Image replaces the current Image object. It consists of the new Screen Transform component and Image component. It is displayed and edited in the 2D scene view by default.
- Image has been updated to use 3D Transform
- Face Sticker has been updated to use the new Image component
- Segmentation objects have been updated to use the new Screen Transform component instead of the 2D Transform, Canvas, and Canvas Scaler components to achieve the same effect
- 2D Scene Object creates a new generic scene object that can function as a parent or base entity for new 2D objects with the Screen Transform component.

Updates

Improved the usability of the Scene panel and Visual Scripting panel
Added support for Apple Magic Mouse
Updated the numeric input and slider UI in the Inspector panel to improve usability
Updated the Face Mask component mesh to increase the effective area for full-face effects and fixed the forehead clipping
Combined the Eye Color component into one object for more ease of use
Changed the default AR scale unit from meters to centimeters to better align the scale in the 3D scene view with the scale in the Preview panel

Templates

New Eyebrow Editor template showcases three ways to implement eyebrow effects using generative effects. The template comes with 3 categories of material assets that you can swap into the 3D face.
- Modify the opacity texture to create unique eyebrow designs
- Modify the base texture to use custom drawn eyebrows
- Modifying the UV to change eyebrow shape and position

v2.0.0

February 22, 2023

Highlights

Introducing three generative effects: Eyebrow Eraser, Smile, and Pucker
Introducing render groups in the Hierarchy panel

New Features

Added three generative models in the Hierarchy panel that modify the face in real time—Eyebrow Eraser, Smile, and Pucker. Try them out by accessing Generative Effects in the Object menu.

Use the Look At component to automatically orient any 3D object to face a target object

Introducing render groups which act as containers that group related objects together to optimize rendering. When an object is added to the Hierarchy panel, it is automatically included in an assigned render group.

Updates

Updated Face Liquify to enable editing in the 2D scene view
When opening an existing project in a newer version of Effect House, you can now click Save as to preserve your original project and open an updated version

Fixes

The Transit by Time node’s Ping-pong input is now false (unchecked) by default
The Flip-Flop node’s Is A output is now false by default
Comment border color customization has returned