Feature Additions

• Data Visualization Dashboard which helps you streamline your workflow and enhance your data visualization capabilities
• AFFDEX Raw Data Statistics Export has been updated to FEA Raw Data Statistics Export. The structure has changed to be similar to all other exports. New Voice Analysis metrics added: Average Anger, Happiness, Neutrality, Sadness, Activation, Dominance, and Valence

Bug Corrections

Core

• Minor corrections to the Audeering metadata
• Fixed an issue where videos recorded on an iPhone or iPad were rendered upside down

Feature Additions

• Added support for Pupil Neon 2.9.3 (including import of Blinks, Fixations, Worn and Eyelid state)
• Addition to enable iMotions API device definitions to be sent dynamically (over TCP/IP)
• Added automation for merging eye tracking glasses and iMotions glasses sync recordings

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an exception when trying to access Survey results
• Fixing issue of allowing stimuli preview for Smart Eye Pro recording types
• Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor would become hidden during scene recording on single-screen setups
• Better error handling when fail to load analysis algorithm settings

Eye Tracking

• Enabling eye view in the Eye Finder widget again for EyeTeck eye trackers
• Fixing issue for full image gaze mapping of showing progress above 100 %

Facial Expression Analysis

• Fixed an issue where Affdex data processing would break if a face was lost for more than 5–10 seconds

Feature Additions

• Themes (styling) are now supported in Advanced Survey
• Added an option to search for a study name in the library list
• Adding Region input when generating Automated AOIs
• Added grouping of annotations (similar to grouping of markers and AOIs)

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an exception that occurred when adding a specific flow and segmentation criteria
• Fixed an issue that prevented OBS to be used as a camera source (verified using OBS release 31)

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue of Tobii serial number checker not being case insensitive
• Fixed an exception that occurred when a respondent had not seen a stimulus for which AOI geometry was defined
• Fixing an issue where gaze mapping was not correctly deleted when the corresponding scene was deleted
• Dwell start/end events are now also available for Smart Eye and grid AOIs

Feature Additions

• Image (and video) elements are now supported for Advanced Survey stimuli (including Remote Data Collection studies)
• Users can now switch between EU and non EU AssemblyAI endpoints
• Advanced Survey exports now includes stimulus name for differentiation when multiple survey slides are part of a study
• The calculation of Percentage of missed peaks has been optimized in the ECG export metrics. A new signal for ECG Sensor data called Missed Peaks Count has been added. 
• The stimuli bar content is now presented in alphabetically order

Bug Corrections

Core

• Advanced survey now allows you to always exit during slide preview

Feature Additions

• Polygon based AOI shapes can now be redrawn by the user for any selected keyframe
• Default settings for track mouse and web camera recording properties have been updated to avoid unintentional data loss during recording

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an issue where recorded LSL data would prevent the sensor data from being exported
• Fixed an issue when a missing Survey image element would prevent the study from being accessed properly

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue of Batch Gaze Mapping dialog not starting gaze mapping processing

Feature Additions

• AOIs are now automatically created and tracked for Advanced Survey questions
• Existing input frames from a previous definition of an Automated AOI are now retained when initializing an Automated AOI from existing
• Adding support for Ellipse and Polygon for Dynamic Automated AOIs
• iMotions installer now recommend to upgrade to Windows 11 as iMotions may encounter limitations in functionality on Windows 10

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an issue where sound was not included for batch exported respondent camera videos
• We fixed an issue with the AOI preview sometimes turning opaque

EEG

• Fixed a crash when calculating EEG power spectral density for EEG data collected using LSL

Eye Tracking

• Better handling of how you delete Gaze Mappings
• Fixed an issue importing Pupil Neon data collected using older versions of their data format (<=2.2)

Feature Additions

• For Automated AOI adding option to delete all points used for input mask generation
• Adding support for the new Smart Eye eye trackers Occlusion signals

Bug Corrections

Core

• Manual markers are no longer called “keyframe” in the context menu
• Preventing an issue with iMotions crashing when AOI editor is entered for studies without eye tracking data
• Fixed an issue for certain computer setups where event markers were not initially visible in the replay view IGNORE

Eye Tracking

• For Smart Eye Pro Single Screen eye tracker meta data now shown correctly in UI and export
• Fixing issue for Smart Eye Pro studies with External Recordings, when replaying with Gaze smoothing filter enabled
• Corrected “pupil diameter” meta data for Pupil Neon studies IGNORE
• Fixed an issue which caused an exception when importing AOI templates IGNORE
• Optimized a use case when moving a dynamic AOI would take very long time to process IGNORE

Feature Additions

• Automated AOI creation for static stimuli added. Updated to use Automated AOI package v.1.3.0
• Adding AOI automation interval right-click menu options for interaction
• Adding support for Viewpointsystem 3.0 as well as IMU data
• iMotions now supports advanced surveys with skip logic as well as a simplified UI to design questionnaires

Read more about iMotions Lab’s Survey Tool and survey features.

Bug Corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with the “Click here to refresh intervals” button for events not reacting
• Name changes for Annotations are saved again
• Fixing issue of a rare case where Automated AOI processing did not return any AOI events other than for Input Frame timestamps

Eye Tracking

• We solved an issue with the AOI metric calculations not always being re-triggered correctly during undo/ redo

Feature Additions

• Adding additional Automated AOI processing error information to logging
• Updating Automated AOI now to use objects primary and secondary axis as base for rectangle creation, leading to more stable AOIs if objects move and expand
• Updated to use Automated AOI package v.1.2.0
• iMotions now supports Biosignalsplux respiBAN

Bug Corrections

Core

• Unit information for Shimmer is now correctly indicated as m/s^2
• We fixed an issue with lab management

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue of mask and AOI not shown when returning to the AOI Editor with existing Automation pending
• Enable use of Smart Eye Tracker v.13.0
• Fixing UI freezing issue when Eye Tracker is enabled but device is unconnectable
• Enabling Automated AOI processing to run when PC is offline
• Fixing issue for Automated AOI processing not working on Chinese Windows systems
• We fixed an issue with “AOI dwelled on” annotations being duplicated if generated from an AOI on a scene or gaze mapping
• We fixed an issue with AOI dwell events not always being calculated automatically
• Fixing issue when deleting an Automated AOI while processing

Feature Additions

• We made Ul improvements to context menus
• Adding support for mapping of mouse events when processing Gaze Mappings

Bug Corrections

Core

• It is now an option to include audio in a video export
• We fixed an issue with how live markers are shown in the sensor preview

Eye Tracking

• We solved an issue with including long numbers in AOl names triggering a crash
• AOl metrics for automated AOls can first be calculated once the AOl is done
• We improved how long AOl names are shown in the Ul
• We solved an issue with the live preview of Neon data, which could get interrupted if “eye state calculation” was activated on the companion device
• Adding new R Notebook based blink calculation for Smart Eye Pro and Smart Eye Aurora eye tracker

Feature Additions

• Updated to use Automated AOI package v.1.1.0
• To allow for better troubleshooting, it is now possible to sample raw eye videos from Smart Eye AI-X and Aurora
• A Gaze Calibration result value is now available in the Sensor Data export
• Eye Tracking Gaze Calibration results can now be exported
• When setting up automated Annotations, you can now filter for event properties
• Affectiva will now provide metrics about Speaking, Adaptive Engagement, and Adaptive Valence. You can read more on our Help Center
• Eye state data from Neon by Pupil Labs are now also available after a data import directly from the Companion device

Bug Corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with exporting images from the AOI editor
• We fixed a bug that led to the live marker indicator getting stuck at the beginning of the timeline if no signal was being selected for preview

Eye Tracking

• We fixed an issue issue with Automated AOI processing not working with studies named with non-English characters
• We fixed an issue with importing AOIs from a csv file
• Fixing issue for Smart Eye Pro eye tracker making it possible to create a study of type “SE pro + Gaze in scene” when no world model is defined
• Fixing issue in Smart Eye Pro Gaze in Scene camera calibration of text being blocked by world model view

Qualtrics

• Due to a change at Qualtrics, you will need to follow a new workflow to configure Qualtrics stimuli. Please find more information about this on our Help Center

Feature Additions

• Adding support for Smart Eye Pro v.12 Drowsiness and Profile ID signals

Bug corrections

Core

• Fixes an issue where AOI’s would get deleted when user triggers a workflow switching back and forth between the replay and AOI editor
• Fixing batch job issue of job order being invalid and preventing any batch job to get started
• iMotions can now better handle the sorting of LSL markers
• We fixed a bug that could lead to distorted signals in the visual export
• After a bugfix, it is again possible to create manual markers with a hotkey in the AOI editor
• After a bugfix, manual markers deleted in the Replay will also be deleted from the marker view in the AOI editor

Feature Additions

• We are proud to now offer an automated solution to place Areas of Interests to analyse eye tracking data from dynamic recordings such as eye tracking glasses, VR studies, screen recordings, or Smart Eye Pro studies. Find out more about Automated AOI’s here.

Bug Corrections

Core

• We solved a compatibility issue that could prevent users from importing Neon by Pupil Labs data into iMotions

Feature Additions

• When transcribing speech to text, you can now specify the amount of speakers to increase the validity of the speaker identification. Additionally, the number of supported languages has been increased

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an issue for certain computer setups where event markers were not initially visible in the replay view
• Fixed an issue where empty strings where not properly handled as user input
• Fixed an import issue which caused unsupported videos not being rejected properly

Eye Tracking

• Corrected “pupil diameter” meta data for Pupil Neon studies
• Fixed an issue which caused an exception when importing AOI templates
• Optimized a use case when moving a dynamic AOI would take very long time to process

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixing issue when sorting AOI metrics for Smart Eye Pro study data and exporting AOI metrics to csv
• We solved an issue that could lead to disappearing signal graphs when hardware acceleration was disabled
• We fixed an issue with the post import option for AOIs not accepting valid files
• We solved an issue with importing IMU data from Neon by Pupil Labs

Feature Additions

• We expanded our ECG capabilities! iMotions is now providing frequency based ECG metrics. You can read more about this on our website and Help Center

Bug Corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with AOI active/ inactive events not updating along with changes to the timeline
• We fixed an issue that could lead to misaligned automated Annotation timestamps between Replay and Sensor Data exports
• We solved an issue with the “change respondent” option in the Scene editor causing an exception

Core
Fixed an issue which caused the application to stop when adding a signal flow to an analysis

This release is a maintenance release and corrects a number of bugs.

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• Fixed an issue when exporting annotations 
• Fixed an issue of Undo in Study view for Latency Setting not working

EEG

• Fixed an issue which caused the ABM benchmark to fail

Eye Tracking

• Fixed an issue when selecting multiple AOIs 

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• iMotions now surfaces events for AOI dwell start and end, and we implemented a shortcut to annotate when respondents are looking at AOIs
• iMotions now supports data recordings from GPS sensors
• We are proud to announce the integration of BiosignalsPlux to record and process data from EDA/ GSR, ECG, EMG, and Respiration sensors
• Respiration metrics can now be aggregated to view moment to moment respiration rates over time

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• The stimulus property UI can now be scrolled
• We fixed an issue with color styling in surveys
• We solved an issue with pupil diameter from Neon being prevented from import
• Before starting Gaze Mapping post processing, checking for already started gaze mapping batch jobs
• We solved an issue with very large files not getting processed by the voice analysis algorithm

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• The study builder now auto saves your work

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• We fixed an issue leading to a crash when clicking on hyperlinks to the Help Center
• We fixed some issues with changing settings for test plan studies
• Signal ranges now accept negative values
• Preventing that AOIs without a size are accidentally drawn through double clicking
• Fixed an issue preventing survey slides to be duplicated
• Fixed a bug with selecting the right Qualtrics survey in the AOI editor
• Fixed a bug causing crashes if blocks were changed to a fixed position
• Preventing the old stimulus picker to be loaded through keyboard shortcuts

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• The R notebook for respiration analysis now exports detailed statistics about inhalation and exhalation in addition to metrics about the respiratory cycle and respiration rate. It also provides events and metrics in the Replay UI

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• We solved an issue with special characters leading to parsing errors in some csv exports
• iMotions will now warn you if no Smart Eye world model is defined
• The latest firmware for Neon by Pupil Labs is now supported
• The survey editor is no longer minimized after showing an “Are you sure?” dialogue

Eye Tracking

• Right click Tobii Glasses 2 studies speed up
• Enabling Vertical Motion Gaze Mapping for Screen Recordings

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• ECG R peaks are now indicated by events after processing data with our R notebook. Exports now contain metrics descriptions, IBI metrics, data pre-processed for import into Kubios, and indicators of missed peaks
• After processing facial expression data with our R notebook, events will indicate the onset and offset of a facial expression. Facial expressions can be thresholded individually, and summary metrics contain descriptions

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• We fixed an issue with using mp3 files as stimuli
• Making installer progress text more user friendly

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue of not updating video check progress when importing eye tracking glasses data to new study
• We resolved an issue with the gaze signal sometimes appearing with a shift in time

Facial Expression Analysis

• When post importing VR data, it is no longer an option to choose the respondent camera as sensor

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• 360 degree stimuli are now supported for Varjo VR headsets

BUG CORRECTIONS

Core

• We fixed a crash when changing background color for an image stimuli
• Fixed an issue when updating an annotation name which wasn’t applied to corresponding event markers
• Fixed an issue where stimuli would not appear after duplicating a study flow
• It’s again possible to use VR post import with the sensor sync functionality
• It is now possible to scroll the latency settings
• Now preventing Smart Eye AI-X eye tracker to show up as option in camera selection

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue for SE Pro Only study type, where gaze calibration is disabled in Global Settings. Now respondent recording will start without check for valid calibration points
• Fixing issue for SE Pro Only study type, where gaze calibration is disabled in Global Settings. Now respondent recording will start without user needing to click confirmation dialog

Bug corrections

Core

• Scenes are now shown after their parent stimuli, rather than before
• We fixed an issue with the video export failing if a video stimulus’ sound was muted
• We solved an issue with merging multimodal studies with post imported VR studies
• We fixed some bugs related to duplicate stimuli not being correctly handled when working with multiple study flows
• We made stability improvements to the drag and drop functionality in the study builder UI
• Resolved an issue where blocks could be created with the same name
• We resolved some issues with legacy studies converted into iMotions 10 format
• Resolved an issue where not all changes where updated for a study flow
• Fixing special case where a batch job finish triggers an unhandled error
• Fixing issue in the Gaze Map Editor, to now support Video/Recording stimuli with names where comma is included
• Fixed an issue when cancel adding a survey slide that already exists with the same name

Eye Tracking

• We fixed some issues with Neon glasses
• Prevented an exception from occurring when applying gaze mapping for a web scene
• Fixed issue of wrongly deletion of gaze mappings in the scene editor
• Fixing issue in Smart Eye Smart Recorder data importer of not finding video file not named cam000

Bug corrections

Core

• Global Settings will again retain the selected LSL profile
• We updated the way how you can delete gaze mappings that are no longer needed
• Mouse data is again surfaced for website recordings
• We fixed an issue that could prevent RDC calibration slides from iMotions 9 studies to work in iMotions 10
• We fixed an issue that would prevent adding an analysis for post imported face recordings

Eye Tracking

• NA values from imported Viewpointsystem files are now skipped
• We fixed an issue when trying to import a Pupil Neon recording with very long duration

FEATURE ADDITIONS

• We completely rebuilt how you set up studies in iMotions. Now, a setup wizard will guide you through the setup steps for your individual study type – be it screen based, online, glasses, VR, screen-free, or other an other way to collect data. In a completely new editor, you can then import and configure your stimulus sequence in a drag-and-drop UI. Read more about what is new here, and review our Help Center for more detailed information on how to work with this new generation of our study builder
• Now, you can export summary metrics for blinks from Invisible and Neon by Pupil Labs
• iMotions now supports Eye State data (pupil size and 3D eye pose) from Neon by Pupil Labs

BUG CORRECTIONS
Core

• We solved an issue with the decimal separator not being handled correctly for Finnish locale
• Voice analysis metrics will now also export even if the dataset contains respondents without any speech segments
• We made stability improvements to Replay and Annotations
• We fixed a bug that moved key points for Gaze Mapping key frames after clicking Ctrl+S

Feature additions

• For Smart Eye Pro adding new Gaze in scene study option. Removing support for running iMotions and Smart Recorder in parallel

Bug corrections

Core

• Resolved connection issues for LSL and ABM devices
• Resolved an issue exporting annotation comments containing delimiter such as comma

Eye Tracking

• Fixing Tobii Glasses 3 import data dialog crash issues

Bug corrections

Core

• Fixed an issue with import of Pupil Glasses data

Feature Additions

• Annotation comments are now included in metrics exports

Bug Corrections

Core

• We made stability improvements to the AOI editor for better handling of high screen refresh rates
• We fixed a issue with exports from BLE sensors returning missing data for Annotations

Eye Tracking

• Fixing issue for Tobii Glasses 3 about disconnecting when tracker sends unexpected status data. Fixing regional float formation issue
• Fixing issue in Gaze Map Editor when stimulus video is invalid

Feature Additions

• We added new functionality to how you can work with EMG data! Contractions can now be classified using two different methods, are surfaced as events, and made available in summary exports. We also included descriptions of all EMG related signals generated by iMotions
• Both for data from facial expression analysis (Affectiva) as well as eye tracking data, iMotions now gives you more detailed blink statistics, events, and exports
• iMotions now supports an animated calibration for Online Data Collection
• If data is lost from an LSL device, the data graphs will now indicate a gap at the time of data loss if the LSL timestamp is used
• Now supporting Smart Eye Pro world model load notifications
• Now detecting changes to the Smart Eye Setup Tool selected setup and forward to connected Smart Eye Tracker
• You can now import both Raw Sensor Data and Timeseries Data downloaded from the Pupil Cloud into iMotions

Bug Corrections

Core

• We now support the latest version of the Pupil Neon companion app (2.7.4)
• We solved an issue with making AOIs on a survey from Online Data Collection
• We fixed an issue with the Smart Eye Pro world model 3D view in iMotions occurring if the model was created in the Smart Eye Setup Tool

We are thrilled to release our new Voice Analysis module together with audEERING.

You can now do voice analysis right inside iMotions bringing a whole new modality to your research. Together with Speech-to-Text which was released as part of Core in iMotions 9.3.19 there is now a featured-packed toolbox for exploring everything around voice and speech, and we are excited to see what people will use it for and what new insights it can bring.

The Voice Analysis module is packed with features:

• Emotion detection
• Emotion Dimensions
• Prosody analysis
• Perceived gender and age
• …and much more!

To find out more visit the module page or read one of the articles about voice analysis, how it works and what kind of research you can do with it.

Help Center

Visualizing and Understanding Voice Analysis Data

From the blog

The Science of Voice Analysis

Voice Analysis Pocket Guide

Multimodal Voice and Speech Analysis in iMotions

Feature Additions

• It is now possible to correct the lag of a sensor individually per respondent
• Updates regarding support for Smart Recorder. Removing version lock and better handling of not default file naming in data

Bug Corrections

Core

• We solved a problem that made the markers and annotations disappear from a visual export

Feature Additions

• We updated the user interface from which you can submit issues to support directly from the software

Bug Corrections

Core

• We solved an issue that led to a failing Sensor Data export in the case of automated annotations not being placed correctly in some scenarios where respondents were not exposed to all stimuli

Feature Additions

• We are excited to release Emotional heatmaps – gaze plots that color code what facial expressions your respondents made when looking at the different areas of an image and other static visuals

Bug Corrections

Core

• Audio is now always captured in stereo (mono will be upscaled to stereo)
• We fixed an issue with the video preview from Neon by Pupil Labs showing upside down
• Fixing special case for Gaze Mapping processing where processing is crashing due to floating point comparison issues

Eye Tracking

• Now supporting different resolutions for study and Smart Recorder data
• We fixed an issue with WebET post-processing not starting in iMotions

Feature Additions

• Speech to text transcription is now available for Hindi and Japanese
• Mp4 videos are now supported for Viewpointsystem eye tracking glasses
• We made significant performance improvements to how iMotions collects videos
• An option has been added to skip gaze calibration for Smart Eye Pro eye trackers

Bug Corrections

• We fixed an issue with WebET post-processing not starting in iMotions

Feature Additions

• Support for new Speaking signal available in Smart Eye Pro v.10.2
• You can now submit data to AssemblyAI for speech to text transcription (available for seven languages) in order to annotate what was said during the experiment
• We optimized UI performance for studies with many AOI events
• iMotions now supports generating eye tracking studies collected with Smart Eye’s Smart Recorder for further analysis in iMotions. It is also possible to post import Smart Recorder data into iMotions to synchronize it with other biosensors that were recorded simultaneously with the Smart Recorder study
• iMotions now exposes all 3D gaze data for Tobii Glasses 3
• You can now calculate and export EEG intersubject correlation scores. This gives you insights about your respondents’ neural synchrony while watching or listening to stimuli. For inspiration for how this can be used checkout the study published by Unravel Research predicting how popular songs will be on Spotify.

Bug Corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue occurring during Annotation import caused by Annotation names with empty spaces not being handled correctly
• We fixed an issue with Annotation comments not showing up
• iMotions now suggests default field of view parameters for HTC Vive

Feature Additions

• We updated the import for Pupil Invisible studies
• We have improved the information message provided when importing eye tracking glasses data from the wrong folder
• Gyroscope, accelerometer, pitch, and roll data is now available in Neon glasses

Bug Corrections

Core

• A potential issue with video corruption has now been fixed
• An issue caused by the export of partial recordings within studies using stimuli annotations has been fixed
• An error caused by the export of markers and annotations without metadata has been corrected
• An error caused by re-importing data from Pupil Labs has been fixed
• It’s now possible to re-import data from Pupil Cloud with fisheye correction
• iMotions can now better handle studies with many AOI events, resulting in a more responsive user interface
• The import dialogue for Pupil Labs data has been updated
• An issue with importing new Pupil Labs Invisible data has been fixed
• A minor issue with importing data from Neon by Pupil Labs glasses has been fixed

Eye Tracking

• We fixed an issue where the wrong stimulus type for glasses studies was created by the import of raw recording data

Feature Additions

• Sensor data is exporting significantly faster now

Bug Corrections

• Importing data from eye tracking glasses and VR headsets works again
• iMotions can now better handle the case of a high number of short sub-intervals to an Annotation
• We solved an issue with video exports showing black frames at the start of the video snippet
• We resolved an issue with reshaping duplicated AOIs

Feature Additions

• Neon by Pupil Labs is now supported in iMotions!
  This means owners of Neon glasses can now use all of the features from Neon in iMotions, except for head pose information which will be supported in a later release.

The camera in Neon is a significant upgrade from Pupil Invisible and eye tracking performance is excellent as seen in the video below.

Bug Corrections

Core

• We solved an issue leading to Stimulus Annotations not being present in the Individual Annotation Data export
• We resolved an issue with web stimuli presented using the Chrome browser

Eye Tracking

• We solved an issue with the post import of Tobii Glasses 3 data being unsuccesful
• Fixing issue of wrong stimulus type for glasses studies created by import of raw recordings
• HTC Vive Pro Eye pupil data is now saved in millimeters rather than meters

Feature Additions

• We added the option of an artefact rejection threshold for ECG processing
• It is now possible to extract the audio from a recorded video and store it as wav file. This makes it easier to then process the audio file in external software
• It is now possible to import eye tracking data recorded from ViewPointSystem glasses running on version v2.17.0. Also, importing data from ViewPointSystem is now possible using a PC running Windows 11

Bug Corrections

Core

• We updated the channel labels for ABM B-alert X24 when running EEG cluster analysis with the PSD notebook. Previously, an incorrect labelling could lead to missing data in the export
• When exporting ECG metrics, it is now possibly to apply that detrending shall be disabled

Bug Corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with Shimmer ECG data not being handled correctly if the device name contained EMG
• We eliminated a swarm of bugs in the survey editor
• We solved an issue that could cause freezing videos

Feature Additions

• Are you still using Internet Explorer to run your website studies? We recommend that you switch to Chrome or Edge now because we will soon discontinue support for Internet Explorer
• You can now export summary metrics for EMG
• When only including channel headers in your Sensor Data export, headers will now be shown in row 1 for easier import into external data analysis software

Bug Corrections

Core

• If iMotions cannot identify your eye tracker during startup, the eye tracking sensor is now turned off in Global Settings until you reconnect your sensor
• Information about blocks is now included in Online studies
• We solved a problem that could affect fixation data on studies with scenes after being reimported into iMotions
• We fixed some issues related to surveys
• We fixed an issue with the checkboxes customizing the File Info of the Sensor Data export being nonresponsive
• After changing eye trackers, the IP address field in Global Settings is now updated
• When post importing data from eye tracking glasses, you no longer get an error message about iMotions not being able to connect to the Tobii X50 eye tracker
• It is now possible to fully clear the comment field under respondent details
• We fixed an issue with certain screen recording settings causing the display of the gaze replay

Feature additions

• We have updated the Smart Eye Pro recording stimulus image to match the Smart Eye Pro app v.10 logo.
• The epoching export now supports ECG heart rate and smoothed EMG data, in addition to GSR/EDA.
• The GSR Peak Detection algorithm now runs on the entire exposure, instead of by stimulus. Time event markers for peaks are automatically generated.

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a potential issue with license checks when loading iMotions.
• A minor issue with the export UI has been fixed
• A spelling error on the gaze mapping editor has been fixed
• A potential issue with the collection of diagnostic information has been fixed
• A bug caused by duplicate naming of study segmentations has been fixed
• We fixed an issue caused by naming an analysis with an already existing name
• A minor text issue with the export display has been fixed
• An issue with naming analyses has been fixed
• An error caused by creating and naming new analyses in imported studies has been fixed
• We have fixed a minor bug with the media preview window
• An issue caused by merging a study that has an analysis and scene to a study that does not have an analysis or scene has been corrected
• A potential issue with raw data aggregation has been corrected
• EEG frontal asymmetry and power spectral density aggregations have been updated
• A potential issue with the media player has been fixed
• A potential issue caused by refreshing the connection to BLE devices has been fixed
• We fixed an issue with saving all studies to a file while iMotions is unable to access a file or directory
• A bug concerning the recording of mouse events has been fixed

Eye Tracking

• iMotions now supports Smart Eye Tracker software version 10.1.2. The Smart Eye Aurora now also shows better error messages when the Smart Eye SDK returns errors
• We fixed an issue with the A01 editor and Smart Eye Pro world images
• We fixed an issue with gaze point visualization in from Smart Eye Pro studies
• We fixed an issue that occurred when replaying Smart Eye Pro recordings with an external video attached
• We fixed a bug caused by editing the A01 time span duration 

GSR / EDA

• GSR/EDA epoch exports have been updated to avoid the use of non-numeric scientific notation (e.g. 5e-04).

Feature additions

• We have optimized the processing of the AFFDEX thresholding export. 
• Users will now be informed about potential Smart Eye Pro world model mismatches before starting a recording
• For Smart Eye Pro studies, we have added the ability to import externally recorded screen videos. These can then be embedded and replayed in the existing study recording. We have also added a new iMotions Capture Agent application to record screen data synchronized with iMotions.

Bug corrections

Core

• An issue caused by study merging has now been corrected
• We fixed an issue caused by importing or creating AOI templates
• We fixed a potential issue with heatmaps created on websites
• Remote control API capabilities have been expanded, providing greater support for simultaneous connections from many external clients. 
• A potential bug with the AOI editor has now been fixed

Feature additions

• Loading time and memory usage has been improved for long studies without (or with very few) eye tracking samples
• We have added the option to undistort the video feed from Pupil Invisible glasses. 

Bug corrections

Core

• Recording durations could be displayed incorrectly for long recordings, this has now been fixed
• We fixed a potential issue with replaying long recordings
• We fixed an issue with loading the AOI grid for R
• An issue with splitting AOIs near the start of the recording timeline has been fixed
• Video scene configurations have been updated to restrict the file type to WMV
• An issue with importing large files from Mobile studies has been fixed
• The Smart Eye Pro UI has been updated to display 3D models correctly
• We fixed a potential issue with re-processing previously corrected Pupil Invisible video feeds
• We have fixed a potential issue with the AOI editor when carrying out gaze mapping
• We have updated and corrected the Pupil Invisible recording start time data

Eye Tracking

• We fixed an issue with gaze mappings on video stimuli that did not have an ending marked, potentially creating undefined scene fragments
• It’s now possible to show Smart Eye Pro left and right gaze intersection position in world model 3D view
• We have updated and improved communication with the Smart Eye API
• We have now added support for the creation of 2D Smart Eye Pro stimuli images for world models with normalized screens resolutions

Feature additions

• We have updated the Shimmer SDK, which supports the latest firmware and improves data quality checks
• Heart Rate Variability analysis is now available for iMotions Mobile studies
• We have updated and improved the workflow for calculating Power Spectral Density and Frontal Asymmetry for EEG devices connected by LSL

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a bug with gaze mapping scene fragments
• We fixed an issue with the baselining of AFFDEX data

Eye Tracking

• We fixed a potential issue caused by replaying videos in the gaze mapping editor
• We fixed an issue caused by creating gaze mapping when the time position in the video is after video duration
• We fixed an issue with the Replay Editor that occurs when a scene doesn’t have any time fragments
• We disabled the option to do vertical scroll gaze mapping for video stimuli

Feature additions

• AOIs can now be visually ranked according to any AOI metric – including TTFF, fixation count, dwell time, and more
• We have improved the synchronization of data from Pupil Invisible glasses with other biosensor signals.  
• The video stream from Pupil Invisible glasses can now be streamed live in iMotions, allowing you to follow the gaze of participants as it happens. 

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a bug that occurred when multiple stimuli attachments were made
• We corrected an issue with the export of raw AFFDEX data statistics within scenes and annotations
• We fixed a minor issue with the export of annotations

EEG

• The Emotiv license message box has been updated

Feature additions

• We have optimized the processing of various R export functions, including heart rate, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), respiration processing, FACET thresholding, and Realeyes processing. 
• We have expanded support for LSL connections of EMG devices
• We have updated and optimized the screen recording capabilities in iMotions. Screen recordings can now be completed in MP4 format, which utilizes the GPU and frees up the CPU for other tasks. This update also allows for the recording of system audio

Bug corrections

• An occasional issue with the loading of study files has been fixed
• We fixed an issue with auto-saving of AOIs
• We solved an issue in which R-Notebooks sometimes failed to export if the first participant did not have any data. 

Feature additions

• Areas of Interest (AOIs) are now regularly auto-saved when working in the editor – ensuring that work is never lost

Bug corrections

Eye Tracking

• We fixed a bug with post-import of Viewpointsystem data
• We fixed an issue where eye tracking glasses were wrongly checking for scene camera calibration support and returning an error

Feature additions

• We have updated the graphs in the case of incomplete data. Dropped samples are now visualized in graphs with a semitransparent red background
• We have added Smart Eye Pro AOI metric data based on the Smart Eye Pro world model object intersection data

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue that could be caused by markers linking to non-existent groups

Eye Tracking

• The Calibration Verification screen has been updated to work with small display resolutions
• We fixed an issue in which the Scene Camera calibration evaluation and verification view could be displayed incorrectly

Feature additions

• We have optimized the processing of various R export functions, including EEG Frontal Asymmetry, EEG Power Spectral Density, AFFDEX blink detection, and eye tracker blink detection. 
• We have updated the eye tracking calibration validation screen
• We’ve updated the Scene Camera calibration, providing a smoother setup when using eye tracking with mobile devices. The location of the calibration points can now be arranged in iMotions for Tobii and Smart Eye screen based eye trackers

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with exports of AOI metrics caused by disordered media events

Feature additions

• Incorrect warnings about unsupported Shimmer firmware have now been disabled
• We have improved and upgraded our integration with Pupil Labs Invisible glasses. Recordings can now be started and stopped directly in iMotions, and easily imported from the recording device

Bug corrections

Core

• Cloned studies now correctly copy the user-defined stimuli background colors. 
• We fixed a bug to ensure that Shimmer sample rates are handled correctly
• We fixed a potential issue with exports containing shared annotations
• We fixed an issue where the mouse simulator was sometimes not working with video stimuli

Eye Tracking

• The eye finder visualization now appears correctly after switching from Tobii Glasses 2
• We fixed an issue in which the connection to Tobii Glasses 2 sometimes triggered the appearance of a support form

Feature additions

• We have added and expanded the options available for exporting visualizations
• You can now edit and adjust more than one AOI simultaneously. This allows for moving, scaling, and rotating of multiple AOIs in unison

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a bug where inactive AOIs could sometimes cause export errors
• A bug where exposure summaries sometimes weren’t being updated for all participants after post-processing has now been fixed
• We fixed an issue that could lead to a shutdown when adjusting sensor settings
• Export of annotations now works properly when an annotation includes special characters. 

Feature additions

• We’ve added the option to classify the gender of participants as “Other”. 

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue caused by switching Affdex versions that could lead to a shutdown
• Fixing issue of Smart Eye Pro study selection, without eye tracking being enabled, was disabling adding of stimuli to study
• Fixed issue related to setting study eye tracker to Smart Eye Pro and tracker is not connected

Feature additions

• New categories have been added when showing the options on the visualization screen. 
• This and future versions of iMotions will only allow you to collect data with a Tobii Pro eye tracker if it was either purchased through iMotions before May 7th, 2022, or through other resellers before January 12th, 2022. You can find more information about this on our Help Center

Bug Corrections

Core

• We solved an issue with Qualtrics stimuli used for iMotions Online not correctly being previewed on the Desktop
• We solved an issue with a faulty preview of the stimulus sequence for iMotions Online studies

Feature additions

• AFFDEX raw statistics exports can now include multiple higher order moment statistics
• Blink metrics from the latest AFFDEX version can now be viewed in the replay window
• It’s now possible to copy and paste the AOI metrics directly from the user interface

Bug corrections

Core

• A potential issue with the interslide causing multiple media events per stimulus has now been corrected
• We fixed an issue where the same auto-annotation could appear multiple times in the gaze mapping editor

Eye Tracking

• Fixed potential issue where AOI calculations could fail

Feature additions

• You can now more easily review the Annotation comments
• You can now compute Heart Rate Variability from ECG signals recorded with the ABM EEG headset
• It is now possible to export descriptive statistics for facial coding data

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with the Sensor Data export, because of which end and start slide events with the exact same timestamp could contain an incorrect stimulus name
• We fixed an issue that could lead to a falsely plotted signal graph in case scaling is set for the display resolution

Eye Tracking

• We fixed an issue that could cause the “Draw AOI” button to disappear
• We fixed an issue with Smart Eye Pro that could lead to some AllGazeIntersections Index signals not showing correctly
• We fixed an issue occuring when connecting to Smart Eye Pro tracker with a world model that did not include a Screen object

Feature additions

• It is now possible to automate the placement of Annotations using recorded events and manually placed markers
• 3D gaze as well as other data from Viewpointsystem eye tracking glasses is now supported
• iMotions now supports the newest version of the Affectiva algorithm including new metrics for confusion, sentimentality, and blink rate

Feature additions

• You now have the option to export Sensor data as .txt in addition to .csv
• It is now possible to import AOIs from a csv file, which increases efficiency for AOIs that you want to apply based on externally defined timestamps and geometry
• You can now choose if you want to use comma, tabulator, or semicolon as column separator character for the Sensor Data exports

Bug corrections

Core

• Text (and API) markers are now exported in clear text format (as opposed to previously URL encoded)

Eye Tracking

• We fixed a bug leading to incorrectly reported distance values if a Smart Eye tracker only detected on eye

Feature additions

• You now have the option to export Sensor data as .txt in addition to .csv
• Data files from Varjo Aero (in mp4 format) can now be imported to iMotions
• The Sensors tab in Global Settings has improved search functionality
• The average GSR peak amplitude is now part of the GSR Metrics Export
• It is now possible to include Annotations in the individual and aggregated AOI metrics export
• iMotions now supports the ABM B-Alert x24 reduced strip
• We added a new channel to LSL data called “LSL Timestamp”. This timestamp is calculated by the LSL library. Each sample is timestamped in seconds, representing the relative elapsed time since system boot-up or 1-1-1970
• Event API messages now has an option to be serialized in JSON format

Bug corrections

Core

• We solved an issue that could reset the manually applied synchronization of eye tracking glasses data with other biosensors when a study was reimported into iMotions
• We solved an issue with stimuli not being replayable in studies with a block design
• iMotions is now using the resolution of the stimulus when exporting large stimuli as an image with gazes (e.g. a long web scene), making its content better readable in the export

EEG

• We solved a newly introduced issue with the EEG signal processing not using the correct channels in studies run with the Neuroelectrics Enobio headset without an LSL device profile

Eye Tracking

• We solved an issue causing the wrong eye tracker to be preselected for online studies
• We fixed an issue of Gaze Mapping scene fragments not being generated when created from Annotations
• We solved an issue with web camera based eye tracking not processing
• We cleaned up some small UI bugs related to defining AOIs
• When duplicating an AOI, the new AOI will now always be on top of the original one

Facial Expression Analysis

• We solved an issue changing the display name of the Affectiva landmark channels

Feature additions

• You can now use small images or gifs as calibration points for Smart Eye Aurora, AI-X and Smart Eye Pro (in single screen setup) and manually adjust the location the calibration points will be shown at
• It is now possible to also sort studies by filesize in addition to name and date
• You can now run EEG signal processing for EEG data collected via LSL. This also allows you to collect data from EmotivPRO over LSL
• It is now possible to stream out recorded data over the API while it is being replayed
• We updated our integration with Lab Streaming Layer  (LSL) library to the latest version v1.15.2

Bug corrections

Core

• Markers created through LSL can now be displayed in Replay window
• Markers generated from an ABM device can now be displayed in Replay window
• We fixed an issue causing iMotions to crash when browsing to an external disk drive from the export Sensor Data window
• We fixed a bug occurring when copying a recorded event

Eye Tracking

• We fixed an issue causing the Tobii X3-120 to run at a lower sampling rate, which was introduced after we updated to the Tobii SDK 1.9 released in iMotions 9.1.5
• When drawing a polygonal AOI, you will now see all anchor points in the trail
• We implemented some optimizations to the workflow when you are creating a Gaze Mapping from a Stimulus Annotation
• We solved an issue causing eye tracking data not to be displayed in case the stimulus contained special characters

GSR

• We fixed a bug when connecting Shimmer devices, leading to the message that iMotions failed to discover Bluetooth devices although they could successfully be detected

Feature additions

• We simplified how Support can help you to unlock a license
• You can now use Hidden Markov Models to classify fixations
• We updated the Tobii pro SDK to 1.9. Your Tobii eye tracker will continue to work normally and no action is required from your side

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a small issue preventing you from opening Heatmaps and Surveys
• The progress wheel while processing R notebooks now displays more accurate information on the status of data aggregation
• We fixed a small issue caused by non-ASCII characters in the name of a Gaze Map
• LSL devices can now be identified by their full source ID

Eye Tracking

• Now, you can only open the Gaze Mapping editor for respondents that were actually exposed to the selected stimulus
• If calibration with a SmartEye eye tracker fails, it is now possible to continue and run a data recording nonetheless (and collect data from all other sensors)

Feature additions

• You can now select the time of day during recording as the timestamp shown when replaying your data
• To speed up your analysis, it is now possible to link Gaze Mapping reference images to all respondents with the same Annotation. When batch importing multiple reference images, you can now also associate them with an Annotation right away
• We added new data columns (External data, Event marks) for Argus Science ETvision mobile eye tracking glasses
• By default, you are now able to access the screen during face and screen recordings. If you prefer to show a black slide on the screen instead, you can active this in Global Settings
• We made improvements the scene calibration usability of Smart Eye Pro. When defining the world model, it is now more obvious what orientation the objects have

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed an issue with AOI metrics not showing up if Japanese characters were used in the path name
• We fixed a problem with the Gaze Mapping timelines from another respondent showing instead of the correct ones which could occur if the respondent was selected under certain circumstances
• We solved a problem with the import of Tobii Glasses 3 data failing

Feature additions

• The Annotations export has been updated to the new format, and now export at .csv files instead of .txt 

Bug corrections

Core

• There was a problem trying to add a stimuli that included both a bitmap and an audio file. This has been fixed. 

Eye Tracking

• Fixed an issue where some manual gaze mappings were not being saved in the Gaze Map Editor

Feature additions

• Stimulus annotations are now also visible at the individual Replay level
• It is now possible to set and edit point markers in the analysis. We are also displaying more events such as keyboard, click, or website events in the Replay

Bug corrections

Core

• We solved an issue that caused error prompts when a new study was created or imported while an analysis from a different study was selected
• iMotions now shows the correct threshold values for the Affectiva thresholding notebook when revisiting the Signal Processing UI after having entered new parameters in a previous step
• We fixed a bug which would overwrite new parameter values if other parameters were previously saved as default for the R notebooks
• We fixed a rare bug that would prevent Sensor Preview from opening because of a corrupt settings file

Eye Tracking

• We solved an issue that would display a faulty sampling rate for manually advanced online studies with webcam based eye tracking
• Smart Eye AIX now no longer faultily shows up in the list of available web cameras
• iMotions is now preventing a crash when Smart Eye world model screen objects have a resolution of (1,1)

Feature additions

• You can now view the method report generated by the R notebooks.
• You can now review the quality of the web camera eye tracking gaze calibration

Bug corrections

Core

• Web surveys can contain images now
• Online studies can now be cloned as online studies

Eye Tracking

• We made the web camera eye tracking algorithm more robust for respondents who report an unknown screen size
• We solved some conflicts that could occur between web camera eye tracking data processed locally on the machine, or remotely on the server

Feature additions

• It is now possible to generate multimodal summary metrics exports
• You can now export the eye tracking gaze calibration quality
• We added three new signal processing algorithms for Respiration, Skin Temperature, and Oxygen Saturation data collected with Biopac

Bug corrections

Core

• We made some stability and speed improvements to the Gaze Mapping editor
• If single timestamps are off, they are now excluded from signal processing. This could previously happen in rare cases, and would then lead to unrealistically classified gaze events

Feature additions

• You can now create studies with web surveys and test plans
• You can now include open text fields in web surveys generated with iMotions’ inbuilt survey tool
• We added metadata to the summary metrics exports, allowing you to identify the device used for data collection as well as the R notebook with which you processed the data. Data from multiple devices of the same modality are now organised in columns instead of rows. Because of this change, you might experience a longer load time the first time you open an already existing analysis

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a bug with survey templates
• We fixed an issue with parameter choices deviating from the default of some notebooks not being applied. If you created a new analysis in iMotions 9.0.8 through 9.0.11 using the EEG frontal asymmetry and GSR epoching notebooks, we recommend that you re-run the signal processing with this version
• We fixed an issue with the Advanced Segmentation not being shown when first respondent is untested

EEG

• We integrated the latest ABM B-Alert SDK, v.02.04.04.00 which offers a new metric, the Mu rhythm. This also fixes a disconnect issue during the impedance check. If you are currently connecting data, we recommend to first update once your study is completed

Feature additions

• Are you using iMotions Online Data Collection? If yes, do you work with surveys? If yes, you may be happy to hear that you are from now on able to create survey stimuli with iMotions’ own survey tool rather than having to rely on embedding an online link into your study
• You can now segment respondents based on the eye tracking gaze calibration quality

Bug corrections

Core

• We solved a small issue that could lead to the signal graphs being unreactive
• We fixed a small issue with the Gaze Mapping Key Frame names not being changed when respondents names are changed

Bug corrections

Core

• We fixed a bug that accidentally cleared the selection of some parameters of the EEG notebook when changing other parameters
• We solved a problem that could cause the eye tracking exports to fail
• We fixed an issue that could lead to strongly increased import times for Pupil Invisible data

Feature additions

• You can now define what type of device you connected over LSL
• Online Data Collection studies will now always have to run in a 1920×1080 resolution
• The Metadata in your SensorData export now contains even more information about units, the nature of the signal, as well as a categorization of your channels. If you are using the channel identifier for your scripts, we recommend that you double check the headers in case they got changed (for data collected after this change)
• You can now start a Tobii Glasses 3 recording directly from iMotions and download data from the recording unit over WiFi
• Viewpointsystem Glasses are now spelled correctly in the UI
• The Smart Eye Pro Real Time Clock data is now available in iMotions as well as the exports
• When exporting sensor data, you can now see when a respondent recording was started in milliseconds since 1/1/1970 (Unix time in ms)
• You can now use data quality indexes to segment your respondents when creating an analysis

Bug corrections

Core

• We polished some details in the Signal Processing UI
• We fixed an issue that could lead the AOI metrics export to fail
• Stimulus Annotations are now also included in the exports even if the stimulus ends before the end of the Stimulus Annotation

Eye Tracking

• We fixed a small issue with the importer of Pupil Core data, making it more robust to missing data in the glasses’ files
• We improved the stability of the web camera eye tracking algorithm for Online Data Collection
• We fixed a Smart Eye Aurora/AI-X connectivity issue for PCs used by more than one user, which occurred if not all of them had the Smart Eye Tracker/Setup Tool software installed

Facial Expression Analysis

• Updated data will now be applied automatically if you post process facial coding data after having run the thresholding notebook

Feature Additions

• Upgraded to Automated AOI package version 1.4.0 and a new version of SAM
• Added a new feature to anonymize eye-tracking glasses scene recordings by blurring faces in the videos

Bug Corrections

Core

• Fixed an issue when exporting an advanced survey that had not been exposed to all respondents
• Survey slides no longer defaults to recording the screen

Eye Tracking

• Resolved an issue where AOI definitions were ignored during CSV import