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[PPV2] Deprecating the package as Birp is being deprecated. - #8304
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LGTM but I will let @BenGraterUnity chime in about the questions you had on Slack.
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Tested in Editor 6000.7.0a3 👍
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Co-authored-by: alex-vazquez-unity3d <129046031+alex-vazquez-unity3d@users.noreply.github.com>
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Looks good! My only concern was about the link that directs the user to https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PostProcessingOverview.html instead of https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/urp/upgrading-from-birp.html. @alex-vazquez-unity3d have adressed this issue. Thank you!
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), CPU: Apple M1 Max, Memory: 64 GB, macOS Tahoe: 26.1
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Purpose of this PR
Officially deprecate Post Processing Stack v2 (
com.unity.postprocessing) package.This package is no longer actively developed as Unity's rendering pipelines (URP/HDRP) now have integrated
Volume-based post-processing systems. This PR adds comprehensive deprecation notices across all user touchpoints:
[Obsolete]attributes on core APIs (PostProcessVolume,PostProcessLayer,PostProcessProfile)Key technical changes:
deprecatedfield topackage.jsonwith migration guidanceTesting status
Manual Testing:
PostProcessVolume,PostProcessLayer,PostProcessProfileModified Modules:
com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Editor/Tools/Converters/PPv2/PPv2Converter.cs- Suppressed CS0618 for PPv2converter tool
No graphic tests needed - This is a deprecation notice feature, not a rendering feature change.
Comments to reviewers
For Graphics Docs team: Please review the documentation changes:
com.unity.postprocessing/Documentation~/snippets/birp-deprecation-message.md- Enhanced deprecation bannercom.unity.postprocessing/CHANGELOG.md- Added [Unreleased] section (version number TBD by release management)Version strategy:
3.5.4inpackage.jsonfor release management to decide[Unreleased]section