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RGS-AvaCam Changelog

What's new in RGS-AvaCam 3.7.0

Nov 12, 2014
  • new: option to use Burst instead of one snapshot when motion is detected (when working in MotionSave mode)
  • new: option to allow multiple recordings in Motion Detection Mode
  • new: shortcut keys can be defined (ini file)
  • new: Autosave function setting: Maximum Autosave interval can now be set up to one hour
  • bug fix: in the viewer sometimes when opening an avi file the dialog "Error opening the file: " appeared
  • Some issues with international time formats: fixed
  • Bug fix in Viewer/Editor: video size now adjusted to fit viewer screen
  • Other look when first installed (Flat and Windows default color; note: can be changed by user at all times)
  • Default audio recording on
  • The RGS Avance Yahoo group could not be accessed do to URL changes from Yahoo: fixed
  • Uncompressed exe for faster loading time and preventing false positives
  • New in Viewer: show progress of playing a video
  • New in Viewer: double click on a picture opens Paint.
  • New in Viewer: go to a specific frame in a movie
  • New in Viewer: Save a frame out of a recording!! (Pro edition only)
  • some other minor but practical changes and some issues fixed

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.6.5 (Feb 6, 2014)

  • bug fix: motion save did not work; started motionrecord instead. Fixed

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.6.3 (May 21, 2013)

  • bug fix in the date of the saved files: when the day was higher then the month the format YY-MM-DD was not respected: fixed
  • Bug fix: Avacam did not always removed itself from the processes in Windows 7: fixed
  • Before pressing Start and after entering Setup or Viewer you could not connect to the device ("No Connection to Video Device"): fixed
  • Setup screen is center positioned on Avacam

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.6.2 (May 7, 2013)

  • Setup screen is reduced in size to fit small resolutions, like for example on some netbooks which. The setup window will fit in a resolution of 800x600
  • Bug fix: After recording a video the picture goes into true size (fullscreen) within the main window, when the Fit/Stretch option is checked: fixed
  • Minor bug fix: "Burst" mode always took one picture too many. Fixed.
  • Sometimes the video device wasn't found at first start: fixed
  • One button (the tiny button under Setup-button) was not updated to a new style: fixed
  • The Viewer button is now named Viewer/Edit
  • New main icon, and includes a larger resolution icon AvaCamIcon.ico (Win7/8)

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.6.1 (Apr 22, 2013)

  • Internally the AvaCam.exe file was not set to its proper version nr: fixed
  • When saving a video the filename was named to Cam0001avi instead of Cam0001.avi: fixed
  • Avacam default installation folder now set back to ...\Program Files\Avacam instead of c:\Avacam

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.6.0 (Apr 19, 2013)

  • New: AviC! The Avi Creator wizard:
  • Now Avacam comes with a build-in image compiler to make a time-lapse video from your pictures in easy 3 steps!
  • You can set the frame rate (timing in ms), color depth and compression of the video.
  • AviC is added in the Viewer and as a separate stand-alone program
  • Bug: always saved ftp file with name 'ftpImage.jpg' (bmp mode was ok, bug occurred in jpg mode only): fixed
  • Now FTP filename can be a filename only or a filename with a complete path (example: avacam.jpg, c:\avacam.jpg)
  • New: Embed Time/Date stamp Font size (in AvaCam.ini the font size of the time/date can be specified to be applied to the (ftp) image)
  • New: Embed Time/Date stamp Font Bold (also to be set manually in Avacam.ini)
  • New: Embed Time/Date stamp Font Name (also to be set manually in Avacam.ini)
  • FTP mode is shown in the title bar of AvaCam (clearly specifying when you are in FTP mode)
  • When installing a new version some settings were put back to their defaults: fixed

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.5.2b (Feb 23, 2013)

  • minor bug fix: auto check for updates was disabled even if user enabled the option

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.5.2 (Feb 8, 2013)

  • New in FTP: bmp format allowed (by renaming the file extension from .jpg to .bmp in the FTP setup window)
  • Bug fix: Almost unreadable embedded time and date stamp in the FTP upload image: fixed
  • New: automatically check for updates (menu Setup)
  • Saving Setup is now done by simply pressing OK (making 'Save Setup' button obsolete)
  • Some minor FTP related debugging

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.5.1 (Feb 1, 2013)

  • Pro: Change the description of the time/date stamp (default caption is AvaCam)
  • Bug fix: prevention of resizing AvaCam smaller then the minimal practical format
  • IDEReadFout error is trapped when there is an error reading the file from disk in IDE mode
  • Advanced: [TempBufferFileAndPath] in avacam.ini also allows drive specification only (example C:)
  • Bug fix: When motion-recording was chosen the viewer did not automatically open the appropriate folder
  • Bugs fixed when using Save As...:
  • bitmap extension is added to the filename if non-existent
  • last bitmap type is remembered
  • bitmap extension is correctly changed if another bitmap type is selected
  • New: a sequential file number is added to the filename if the same filename already exists
  • Default the true size of the image is used when saving (can always be changed to Scaled Size in the File Dialog = size of Avacam screen)
  • In manual tips for speed improvement when using IDE mode

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.5.0 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • New: Record Video on Motion! (Pro-Edition)
  • Avacam Settings: Section 'Initial Start Mode' Hide buttons is now named Mini Mode
  • Section 'Avacam Folders' Motion recording folder added (Pro)
  • Record On Motion: time to record when motion is detected (3...999 seconds)
  • Faster start of the video device
  • New: Separate button to activate 'Tiny Mode' (mode without buttons)
  • Size of video that is shown on the button was not always the size of the selected CAM (switching between CAM's): fixed
  • Error Message window would not be displayed unless AvaCam is on primary monitor (multiple monitors): fixed
  • Paste bug partially solved (stream source buffer clipboard or IDE)
  • Bug fix: option buttons stayed enabled even when no device is found: fixed
  • New: right-click on Burst-button allows you to change number of frames/second in one burst
  • New in Viewer : zoom button (was solely right-mouse click option in previous versions)
  • Increased useful view (also for the zoom)
  • Progress bar to indicate the progress of the filters
  • Save button on files selection
  • Blend function can be canceled (restore back to original image)
  • Bug in Viewer: some options disabled the edit functions: fixed crash on some photorealistic filters when picture was too large: fixed
  • Pause stream when Viewer is opened (speeds up photorealistic filters if applied)
  • New: Select stream source buffer (advanced option; Clipboard, IDE)
  • Extra buttons color (Windows default button color)
  • Canceling in Setup did not always function: fixed
  • Now including a manual in the popular PDF format
  • And other general improvements and minor bug fixes

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.2.0 (Oct 13, 2010)

  • Now supports most types of high resolution CAM's, alas not all yet.
  • New in Setup: select the way that Avacam tries to find available high resolutions of a device
  • New in Viewer: Zoom!
  • Motion detection improved with: (pro)
  • centre focus of movement now has higher accuracy
  • trigger modes: 6 new focal points of preference in the image added (trigger modus)!
  • noise reduction filter
  • New: Snapshot shortcut key added: ctrl+alt+c and F3
  • New: True size of the snapshot is shown in the Viewer
  • Using "Save As BMP": could sometimes cause error 380; fixed
  • JPG True size" : could sometimes cause no true size image to be saved when selected; fixed
  • When no filename is used a default filename will be shown
  • Last used bitmap type is remembered
  • Sometimes a small copy of the picture was shown inside the "True Size" picture after saving; fixed
  • Save date/time stamp default format removed space with underscore_ , and date format issues fixed
  • Left Side Text logo issues fixed. Renewed Side logo and Pro users can add their own!
  • Windows 7 compatible
  • Deleting a file in the "Viewer" causes Avacam to freeze; fixed

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.1.0 (Jan 14, 2010)

  • New: AvaCam Remote Monitoring: FTP access! Automatically upload images to any server on the Internet, LAN, etc. Ideal for remote monitoring and surveillance!! Remote viewing HTML-example is included (pro).
  • New: sound when taking AutoSave pictures (pro)
  • New: sound when motion detect (pro)
  • New: enable/disable sound of Snapshot, Burst, AutoSave, MotionSave (pro)
  • New: Viewer now has a quick access button to open "My Documentsfolder
  • New: Slide show in Viewer (timing between images can be set from 10ms to 10seconds). To "rememberthe last timing setting you will need to go to Setup and save the settings.
  • Tip: Ideal for viewing a large collection of saved pictures as a movie when using small intervals.
  • New: in AvaCam.ini section [SaveConfirmation] when set to 1 a save confirmation dialog will be shown in 'MotionSave' when a motion is detected.
  • New: in Avacam.ini section [NoInfoDialog] when set to 1 no dialog will be shown during SnapShot save (also during Burst Save, Ending Recording, Errors etc.)
  • bug fix: minimizing Avacam in "tiny modewhilst enabling "minimizeshowed Avacam's titlebar only: fixed
  • bug fix: AvaCam sometimes "forgotits size and position, hence not always recalling the correct dimensions even after saving: fixed
  • bug fix: when capturing was stopped the current image was not copied into the Viewer

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.0.1 (May 13, 2009)

  • Date format changed to YY-MM-DD to allow proper sorting according to saved date
  • Bug fix: on some systems the recording stopped after 23 minutes. Fixed (unlimited)

New in RGS-AvaCam 3.0.0 (May 11, 2009)

  • Major Bug fix: program freezes when it lost focus (switching to another application) during recording.
  • Totally re-coded Recording module for smoother and much more stable recordings!
  • New: Stay On Top > to allow AvaCam to stay on top on your desktop (ideal when using mini mode)
  • New: Video size is shown in the Video Sizebutton
  • New: Pressing Viewer-button places current screen into the Viewer automatically
  • New: Disable/enable audio capture during recording (SetUp)
  • New: Use last selected path when using Save As (unless other is specified in INI Pro-Edition)
  • New: sounds:
  • Play camera shutter sound when using Snapshot-button (can be disabled by deleting the file sound1.bin)Registered can copy user1.wav in the AvaCam folder to use their own sound effect.
  • Play camera burst sound when using Burst-button (can be disabled by deleting the file sound2.bin)Registered can copy user2.wav in the AvaCam folder to use their own sound effect
  • Print module totally recoded, debugged and improved with:
  • Margins
  • 5 paper formats (also letter and legal)
  • shows portrait/landscape AND paper size in real-time preview
  • save all print settings including the print window dimensions and position
  • restore to default
  • New in Viewer:
  • run explorer with icon
  • right-click options in Viewer
  • two extra video control buttons: go to end of video, go to start of video
  • properties, Refresh buttons added
  • deleting a file selects the next file in the file List automatically (easier sequential deleting)
  • re-arranged some buttons for easier usage
  • bug fix: refresh/update when changing path/drive didn't always work
  • Disable Confirmation on Delete
  • Last folder or option used in main-screen opens associated folder in Viewer
  • New during recording: recordingflashing
  • New: The motion detection sensitivity levels are increased to 7 (instead of 4)
  • Tooltip Burst mode now showing the correct total burst frames
  • Setup options re-arranged for easier access
  • Save As: type file 'AvaCam Screensize' is now named as 'Scaled Size'
  • Improved error trapping and extensive debugging
  • Bug fix: rarely failed to connect to the device at first start
  • AvaCam shows 'No Connection to Video Device' if applicable
  • Change recording thread
  • Installation now includes an easy uninstall-icon in the program group
  • Some cosmetic changes
  • and debugged too many things to mention here

New in RGS-AvaCam 2.3.3 (Jan 31, 2009)

  • New: "Save As" default folder can be specified (Pro-Edition -> Setup)
  • New: "Save As" default way to save pictures: true size, AvaCam screen size (manual set in ini-file)
  • New: quick access to Desktop and My Documents folders in the Setup browser
  • New: set the maximum frames/pictures per second to be saved when activating "Burst" (all versions)
  • Fixed the delayed "save-as" button issue: (image saved was the last captured, not the one when executing "Save As")
  • Automatic detect upgrade: your settings are NOT lost when installing new version over the old one.
  • Installation option: clean install
  • General revision

New in RGS-AvaCam 2.3 (Oct 23, 2008)

  • New: Burst mode = save 10 frames in one click (take a 10 frame snapshot and saved in snapshot folder. Example: 'Burst19-08-08 14.44.09_frame0001.jpg)
  • ...........Burst has replaced the copy button (copy still available in right-click options)
  • New: in Viewer-> delete files with DEL-button (no confirmation dialog allowing fast deletion of sequential files)
  • New: in Viewer-> size in KB is also shown next to the size in pixels
  • New: Disable video compression dialog (shown when recording so user can choose the compression format). When disabled the raw (uncompressed= largest but best quality) format is used.
  • New: right click options enables user to start Recording (ideal if Avacam is in Hidden Buttons mode)
  • New Pro Edition feature: Write system date & time direct onto the images (JPG/BMP) that are being saved (except in Save As...). Option in setup: "Embed Date & Time onto images"
  • bug fix: prevent (right-click) popup-menu options to freeze
  • bug fix: forces the main viewscreen to fit the size of the window if larger then default (after restart)
  • bug fix: when closing AvaCam when it was maximized the position and viewscreen was not restored
  • bug fix: always showing logo after leaving Setup, even if size of screen was too small
  • bug fix: resized window does not fit video screen after restart:
  • bug fix: Viewer-> bug in showing the duration of the video
  • bug fix: Viewer-> Clipboard copy -> did not always copy the contents of the viewer
  • core enhancements allowing smoother actions
  • and other minor changes and fixes

New in RGS-AvaCam 2.0.0 (Dec 5, 2007)

  • Motion detection! Takes snapshots when motion is detected.
  • Record Video with any available compression!
  • Viewer improved and enhanced
  • Saving edited images in Viewer
  • One-click photo effects: de-speckle/smooth, sharpen, invert, flip horizontal, flip vertical, greyscale, brighten, darken, colorize plasma, Enhanced Gamma Blending (drastically improve image quality by merging two or more of the same images = Astronomers tool)!!
  • Shows in a label the original image size in pixels
  • Open selected file with IrfanView in Viewer
  • open folder in viewer of last used save option
  • view saved and/or recorded videos (AVIs)
  • If Irfanview is installed on your PC, Avacam enables option to copy to Irfanview automatically implemented (also in right click mouse options too)
  • Right-click Copy-button will copy image to IrfanView AND Clipboard
  • Button to quickly select between available video devices
  • Audio format setup
  • Enable/disable/change side logo, picture, text with a gif-image when viewing enlarged or full screen
  • Filenames saved by AutoSave- and MotionSave features can be changed
  • Autosave and MotionSave snapshots filenames optional with counter instead of date/time stamp
  • Confirm setup changes to save first time you change something to the settings
  • New button styles (8 styles), new slate blue color and improved default colors
  • Save As: as image seen on screen (stretched): Select option in Save As dialog: BMP Bitmap Files AvaCam Screensize & JPG Picture Files AvaCam Screensize
  • Added shortcut keys
  • Improved control multiple cams
  • Title bar shows active mode (autosave, timer save, motionsave, recording etc...)
  • Message when saving snapshot, edited picture in viewer and saving setup
  • Fit/size/stretch switching gave sometimes unexpected results: fixed
  • During resize to full screen and restore gave flickering: fixed
  • Refresh (framerate) can be now be set lower then 10ms (25ms default instead of 100ms)
  • General debugging and improved error trapping for increased stability
  • New in Pro-Edition only: Increase/decrease contrast (steps of 10% ,right-click = decrease by 10%)
  • New in Pro-Edition only: Set sensitivity of motion detection and focus range
  • New in Pro-Edition only: Activate autosave or motionsave with start and stop times (all automatic)
  • New in Pro-Edition only: Hide title bar in full screen view
  • New in Pro-Edition only: Set maximum and minimum pictures save limit up from 1 to 99999 instead of 9999
  • New in Pro-Edition only: All AvaCam paths/folders can be changed with ease using build in explorer