What's new in AMCap 9.23 Build 300.6
Dec 20, 2019
- Adds flip mode persistence for video renderers that support flipping (VMR7/VMR9/EVR).
- Adds support for the MPEG-4 container format (.mp4 files) in Video Capture properties.
- Adds a Camera Control popup menu to the Options > Video Device menu; this allows manual control of camera properties (Aperture, Exposure, Focus, Zoom, Pan, Tilt, Roll) using keyboard shortcuts.
- Adds Clear option on the View > On-Screen Display menu to immediately remove any context (temporary) information from the screen.
- Adds Display context information option in On-Screen Display section of the Preview tab of Setup. When checked this option allows the application to display information like source name, resolution, etc. on the screen.
- Adds Request a filename for every still option on the Still Capture tab of Setup to allow changing the target folder and/or filename every time a still is captured.
- Adds Capture fixed-size stills from video renderer option on the Still Capture tab of Setup to force every still captured from the video renderer to have the same size whatever is the preview size.
- Fixes an issue where the application always remained on top while switching to another application (e.g. using Alt+Tab) in full screen mode even if the Always On Top option was not checked.
- Adds other fixes and improvements.
New in AMCap 9.22 Build 260.3 (Dec 27, 2014)
- adds Enable time-stamped preview samples option as a possible workaround to some timestamp-related errors (e.g. 0x80040228 or 0x80040249 error codes).
- adds Enable trigger bistable mode option which allows the hardware trigger to be used to capture a still and pause or switch back to live preview.
- adds Automatically select a device upon connection option for AutoPlay support (mostly for DV devices).
- adds Rotate option to rotate preview 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.
- adds experimental Text Enhancer option.
- adds toggleable AppBar with the main controls in full screen mode.
- adds support for Enhanced Video Renderer, removes outdated renderers.
- improves the help file.
- improves digital zoom control.
- improves overlay control.
- improves crosshair support and allows crosshair positioning.
- improves volume control.
- disables screen blanking while running.
- includes an updated stillcap.exe version.
- many other fixes and improvements.
New in AMCap 9.21 Build 156.3 (Aug 23, 2012)
- maintenance build.
- improves Windows 7 compatibility.
New in AMCap 9.20 Build 133.2 (Aug 23, 2012)
- adds an option to render the audio stream to the overlay feature.
- transparent overlay movies can now play in a loop.
- adds Color Space to Still Capture Pin properties.
- adds new menu organization.
- improves multi-monitor support.
New in AMCap 9.20 Build 132.2 (Aug 23, 2012)
- UNICODE only version.
- Delayed snap feature fully rewritten and enhanced.
- possibly supports more video capture devices.
- removes UAC prompt in Vista.
- fixes: STI registration was creating duplicate incomplete Registry keys. (use sticlean.exe to remove all invalid keys from the Registry).
- fixes: OSD color changes were not applied.
- fixes: TV programs with blank names were not loaded.
- fixes copy of still images to the clipboard.
- adds YUV mode if deinterlacing is available.
- adds overlay feature to put a logo on-screen, to use a picture as comparator, etc.
- adds support for additional video renderers (including custom video renderer).
- adds the /vdevice parameter to override the video capture source specified in the .ini file.
- adds AutoPlay registration to installation so that AMCap is listed when a video capture source is plugged in.
- adds "Maintain Aspect Ratio" Window menu option. If this option is cleared the window can be freely resized to any aspect ratio otherwise aspect ratio is locked.
New in AMCap 9.11 Build 109.4 (Apr 30, 2007)
- added "Remember camera controls" option to save and to restore camera information like pan, tilt, zoom, exposure, etc.
- added TV programs management (when an analog TV tuner is available)
- fixed an issue that could lead to invalid values being displayed in some error messages
- added a manifest for Windows Vista's UAC support
- added a digital signature to the executable
- added "Still Capture Pin..." option to configure high resolution if a Still pin is available
- added volume control and bargraph (VMR9 required)
- added simultaneous MPEG-2 preview and capture
- added support for Type-1 and Type-2 DV capture
- added crosshair option due to numerous requests
- fixed a bug that could prevent compressor property pages from showing in Setup > Compression tab
- added support for some media and remote control keys
- fixed menu bar on/off option always resizing the window to default size
- fixed an issue that prevented the preview window to be shrinked to a size smaller than the default video resolution
- fixed a possible crash when a still capture is requested and GDI is not installed
- improved error reporting, you should get less "(error message unavailable)"
- improved still capture, requires less configuration and possibly better performances
- improved overall MPEG-2 support, more tuners or capture cards should be supported
- improved MPEG-2 capture so that no external dump filter is required
- improved backward compatibility for capture sources with a video port
- the cursor is now automatically hidden in fullscreen mode