Welcome

MeshExpert Live! is a real-time Mixed-Reality (MR) filming and show product developed by DataMesh. It is intensively designed on top of HoloLens, so that mixed-reality could be perceived by more people. Leveraging on our solution, HoloLens users can see amazing MR images, while those who do not wear HoloLens can also experience MR scenes through ME Live! in real-time. Meanwhile, the gap among different devices of sharing the same MR experiences can be well bridged by incorporating the collaboration feature offered by ME Live!, where you could easily interact with mixed realities via all sorts of VR/AR glasses and even mobiles and tablets, which creates various possibilities for immersive mixed-reality experiences.

Main Features

  • Real-time MR Show

    Our solution supports real-time casting of mixed-reality scenes. Through a set of equipment of paired HoloLens and ME-Live!, you can immediately cast MR scenes to any screen such that those who do not wear HoloLens can also enjoy the fantastic MR show.

  • 4K MR Recording

    Besides real-time casting, you can record the show with ME-Live! for a resolution up to 4K.

  • Muti-Player & Multi-Device Collaboration

    Collaborations of teams across devices are made easy with ME-Live!. Using our management portal, you can distribute apps and scenes to a bunch of HoloLens, which would automatically set them to synchronize with one another through ME-Live! workstation. This, therefore, enables people to work at the very same scene, and seamlessly collaborate with each other, in situations like Training, Gaming, Design and Innovation, etc.. Meanwhile, the creative process can be captured and cast by ME-Live!, where everything is vividly alive!

  • Cross-platform Support

    ME-Live! is widely applicable as it offers a comprehensive cross-platform solution. No matter what devices you have: HoloLens, Surface, Pad, iPhone, Android Mobile, etc., you can have them connected to ME-Live! so that they can share the same scenes of mixed reality.

  • Content Storage & Distribution over Cloud

    Through the MeshExpert Cloud, your apps and creative contents can be easily managed, and distributed to multiple ME-Live! deployments across regions. Thus ideas and innovations in your enterprise can flow fluently across offices and departments.

  • Multi-language Voice Interaction

    ME-Live! adds multi-language voice recognition to HoloLens apps. You can customize your own voice commands to enable a more powerful and friendly human-machine interactions.

  • Social Networking and Sharing

    By connecting to our social cloud services, you can share your photos and videos of the captured mixed-reality shows to a wide range of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Wechat, Weibo, etc., either to promote your brand or to amaze your friends.

  • Developer Support

    With the aid of the free opensource METoolkit and SDKs, anyone who wants to create his/her apps can easily make it work and enjoy the powerful features of ME-Live!. All developers can access our technical guidance materials, seek help from our forums, and gain our technical support.

Quick Installation

Install the RIG

It's recommended to use Rig kit offered by DataMesh to have the best experience. The suite can be easily dissembled and assembled, but do make sure it is assembled correctly and firmly.

RIG kit offered by DataMesh is equipped with all necessary software in advance.

The assembly process of the Rig is demonstrated in the "Rig Assembly Diagram" and steps are as follows:

Rig Assembly Diagram

  1. Fix HoloLens on the dedicated Aluminum HoloLens Bracket.
  2. Add the Hotshoe Adapter to the HoloLens mount in Step 1 (to later in Step 5, connect the HoloLens mount to the camera).
  3. Connect the Camera to the Tripod.
  4. Fix the Hotshoe Fastener to the Camera.
  5. Finally, connect the HoloLens Mount and the Camera by connecting the Hotshoe Adapter and the Hotshoe Fastener.

Install the Workstation

It's recommended to use the workstation devices offered by DataMesh to have the best experience. The workstation offered by DataMesh is equipped with all necessary software in advance.

Steps to connect the Workstation with the Rig and a display are as follows (see Picture "Workstation Connection Diagram"):

Workstation Connection Diagram

  1. Connect the camera's HDMI Output Port to the Input Port of the capture card of the workstation, with a HDMI to Mini-HDMI cable.
  2. Connect the Micro USB port of HoloLens to one of the USB3.0 port on the workstation with a Micro USB to USB cable. (This is for the convenience of USB debugging and charging of HoloLens, and thus is optional) .
  3. Connect the workstation to the LAN Port of the Wireless Router using a Lan cable.
  4. Use an HDMI to HDMI cable to attach the Output Port of the capture card of the workstation to an external display or any other campatible screens.
  5. Let the HoloLens join the local wireless network and make sure the HoloLens and the workstation are in the same vlan.

Add License

You need to add a license to activate full corresponding functionalities of ME-Live! before use.

Open the browser on the ME-Live! workstation (Edge and Chrome are preferable) to visit http://localhost/admin. Note that you need to install MeshExpert supporting software, the MeshExpert Suite, before adding a license if the workstation is assembled by yourself. As for installation of MeshExpert Suite, please refer to User Guide for ME Live!

Once you opened http://localhost/admin, you can upload your license file via the "Adding License" page as shown below. If you haven't obtain a license yet, please contact service@datamesh.com for a trial or commercial license.

Adding License

Upon finished, you will see your license information in the "License" tab as demonstrated below, which reveals the detailed information about your licensing.

License Information

Experience Mixed-Reality

Now everything is ready, you can begin enjoy the amazing mixed-reality shows with ME-Live!

Note: If you use your own Rig and Workstation, please see our detailed configuration guide to make sure all the necessary configurations are correct.

Start the built-in app Solar System Explorer, and you shall see the whole solar system in front of your naked eyes, which is so vividly that you can almost touch it with your fingers.

Use your finger to tap a planet to zoom in, and you can observe it with great details.

Moreover, you can interact with virtual planets with simple gestures: rotate planets with horizontal drag and zoom planets in and out with vertical drag.

NOTE: ME-Live! makes it easy to install, manage, start and stop apps on HoloLens. For detailed instructions, please refer to App Management in User Guide.