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CamStudio 2.x Changelog

Historical changelog of CamStudio 2.x series releases.

Version 2.7.4 (r354)

Final 2.7.x Release
Maintenance Release

Improvements

  • Assorted minor code refactoring in preparation for CamStudio 2.8
  • Final version in the 2.7.x branch

Version 2.7.3 (r327)

2.7.x Series
Maintenance Release

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed bug which displayed debug "0" and "1" dialog boxes when using Record/Pause keyboard shortcuts
  • Fixed bug when Recording from a Window and pressing the Escape key didn't cancel the recording session but only hid the Select Window dialog
  • Fixed Region > Fixed Region by adding "round down to next even numbers" functions to stop "Could not record the AVI file using current compressor" error message when using video codecs that require height and width pixels to be divisible by 2 or 4 (e.g., Xvid, DiVX, x264)

Improvements

  • Changed default setting for deleting AVI after SWF creation to "Off"

Version 2.7.2 (r326)

2.7.x Series
Feature Release

New Features

  • Added MP4 container support in preparation for AVI 2.0 functionality
  • Changed output toolbar icon to single rotating one

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed sync issues when recording is paused and restarted

Development Note

Builds r321 - r325 were internal development builds.

Version 2.7.1 (r320)

2.7.x Series
Maintenance Release

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed bug in update notification routine to detect x.x.x minor version updates
  • Fixed 'key polling' conflict with CamStudio recording during a Minecraft session
  • Fixed long-standing pixelation issue with CamStudio central panel and refreshed design
  • Removed unnecessary dialog box from appearing when update xml on CamStudio server not detected

Improvements

  • Changed time elapsed during recording in main panel from 'xxxx seconds' to 'x hours xx mins xx secs'
  • Removed the "No camstudio.cfg found" notification routine to minimise confusion for new users

Version 2.7 (r318)

Major Release
Feature Release

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed certain audio UI elements that didn't work with Vista and Win7 - now CamStudio autodetects OS

New Features

  • Added separate default output directory (My Documents > My CamStudio Recordings)
  • Added new default temporary recording directory (My Documents > My CamStudio Temp Files)
  • Removed "Use Application Directory" as an option for temporary recording directory

Development Note

Builds r319 and r317 were internal development builds.

Version 2.7 (r316)

Pre-release
Maintenance Release

Improvements

  • Added warning to Video Options > Capture rate informing of CPU/filesize increase
  • Added a warning dialog when "Locking" checkbox deselected
  • Amended Installer to automatically detect and download VC++ 2010 dependencies from Microsoft if needed

Version 2.7 (r314)

Pre-release
Maintenance Release

Improvements

  • Made Auto Adjust enabled by default with a new second checkbox (also enabled by default) above the slider bar locking the Capture Frame rate and Playback rate to only factors of 1000
  • Made Key Frame rate independent of Auto Adjust for finer control

Version 2.7 (r312)

Pre-release
Maintenance Release

New Features

  • Addition of update available notification box

Improvements

  • Altered default save location from 'Use Windows Temporary Directory' to 'Use Application Installed Directory'
  • CamStudio now saves to 'VIDEOS' folder in the application installed directory as default
  • Removed link to CamStudio Blog from Help menu

Version 2.6 (r294)

2.6.x Series
Major Release

Release Note

Huge step in release number sequence. Caused because many new nice features can be expected soon. Nice things like zooming, showing key combinations pressed and/or left, middle and right mouse identification on screen.

Bug Fixes

  • Region 'Window' and 'Select Screen' in case of multiple screens now calculate the pixels correctly
  • Temporary and final files are now created in the directory specified in "Directory for recording"

Improvements

  • Log file ....xnote.txt is renamed to ....txt and shows now besides xnote information also the version and release number of the executable
  • Inside the code 'Playerplus.exe' is now invoked instead of 'Playplus.exe'

Version 2.6 (r272/273)

2.6.x Series
Maintenance Release

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a memory leak that caused CamStudio to crash after 40-50 minutes of recording

Improvements

  • Redesigned the region calculation routines:
    • The same procedure is now applicable for all sizing calculations
    • The area defined in regions is the area that will be recorded without shifts in position or lost rows/columns
    • Size of the region is now displayed correctly in the progress monitoring window
    • Size of the recording is now equal to the size as displayed in the progress monitoring window

Version 2.6 (Earlier Releases)

r270 - r248
Earlier Builds

Early Development Note

These earlier builds focused on the development and integration of features like Xnote stopwatch support, timestamp annotations, and various bug fixes related to Microsoft "Side by side" errors, time delay calculations, and the modification of application settings.

Key Developments

  • r270: Fixed how CamStudio treated 'TimeDelayInMilliSecs' - positive value now means time is added instead of subtracted
  • r269: Added manifest files to prevent Microsoft 'Side by side' errors during first usage
  • r264-r260: Integration with Xnote Stopwatch for timestamping recordings
  • r258-r248: Added features for video motion detection, automatic recording, and timestamp annotations
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