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ZD Screen Recorder Changelog

What's new in ZD Screen Recorder 11.7.5

Apr 16, 2024
  • Resolved an issue where taking a screenshot in webcam-only recording mode resulted in a desktop screenshot.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.7.4 (Mar 29, 2024)

  • Resolved an issue where recording video could result in a black screen after displaying a Windows system prompt during recording.
  • Enhanced compatibility with webcam MJPEG video formats.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.7.3 (Mar 12, 2024)

  • Improved the recording region selection tool to allow the magnifying glass window to dynamically follow the mouse cursor.
  • Enhanced the recording region selection tool to display a distinct outline border around the highlighted area.
  • Displays a tip when selecting recording region, guiding users to select a window or custom region.
  • Allows locking the aspect ratio by holding the Ctrl key while adjusting the size of the capture region frame.
  • Resolved an issue where taking a screenshot during window recording could lead to program crashes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.7.1 (Jan 30, 2024)

  • Optimized the functionalities of double-clicking and right-clicking the central crosshair and border of the capture region frame.
  • Limited the movement and resizing of the capture region frame to ensure it does not extend beyond the desktop boundary.
  • Fixed a small bug that could potentially lead to a stack overflow.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.7.0 (Dec 28, 2023)

  • Added feature for unobstructed window capture on Windows 10 and later systems.
  • Enhanced screen capture performance against discrete GPU on Windows 10 and later hybrid systems.
  • Resolved the issue of video/audio desynchronization during frequent pauses and resumes in recording.
  • Expanded webcam support to include formats like H.264 and H.265.
  • Enabled simultaneous use of image and text logos.
  • Updated the screen capture frame's design.
  • Refined screen capture buffering to reduce RAM usage.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.7 (Sep 21, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that audio and video might be out of sync when outputting screen recording in AVI format.
  • Fixed a bug that glitches may occur when recording audio from a bluetooth headset device.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.6 (Jun 20, 2023)

  • Improved the video recovery feature.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.4 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Set the "Safe Recording Mode" option non-default.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.2 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that video cutting doesn't work with files which filename has more than 2 dots.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.1 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Added a "Safe Recording Mode" that a recording video file can be automatically recovered from system/program crash.
  • Added a crosshair in the center of the capture region frame that can be dragged to move the frame.
  • Made the capture region frame adjustable by keyboard.
  • Set the "Don't ask again" option checked by default in the "Select Recording Mode" window.
  • Improved the screen capture performance on Windows 8 and later versions of Windows.
  • Improved the usability of the file path edit boxes in the settings dialog box.
  • Improved the audio/video synchronization performance on overloaded systems.
  • Fixed a bug that may cause the recorded video blurred.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.6.0 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that the streaming bitrate doesn't take effect if the video bitrate is set to zero.
  • Fixed a bug that the license email/key validation may fail if there are whitespaces at beginning or end.
  • Updated the website page links.
  • Updated the EULA.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.6 (Oct 9, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that moving the capture frame by dragging the main control panel may cause the capture frame to be resized improperly.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.5 (Oct 1, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that live streaming to Wowza media server may be lost.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.4 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that pausing/resuming recording might cause audio/video out of sync.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.3 (Sep 26, 2022)

  • Improved the stability of the RTMP live streaming feature.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.2 (Sep 22, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that when GPU acceleration is disabled recording the right portion of screen may result a black screen video.
  • Fixed a bug that the screen capture frame might not be on the right position if an auto-scaling window is selected in a high DPI system.
  • Fixed a bug that on Windows 7 the screen capture frame rate is very low when the mouse cursor is not moving.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.1 (Sep 21, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that PNG logo images cannot be loaded on Windows older than Windows 7 with the latest platform update.
  • Changed the minimium required OS from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.5.0 (Sep 14, 2022)

  • Made the program independent to Visual C++ runtime DLLs.
  • Fixed an issue that the capture frame cannot be resized if a capture window is bound.
  • Don't let user select a region/window when entering PC game screen capture mode.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.4.1 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • Improved the installer program to fetch required runtime components automatically.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.4.0 (Aug 7, 2022)

  • Removed the dependency of manifest file.
  • Improved screen recording performance.
  • Improved webcam preview window.
  • Added support to bind a capture window.
  • Replaced the error checking function with a logging system.
  • Many other improvements and bug fixes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.3.1 (Mar 7, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that file creation may fail if there are more than 2 consecutive spaces in the video path.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.3.0 (May 7, 2020)

  • Made the TTS narration script read line by line by pressing a hotkey.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.2.1 (May 30, 2019)

  • Added a logging system to log important system info and error info that is helpful for debugging.
  • Made Windows 7 Aero screen capture not utilize GPU acceleration in order to avoid potential black screen issue.
  • Improved the screen resolution initialization routine to ensure the screen resolution can be initialized properly at any time.
  • Fixed a bug that the program might crash at the end of a recording if the capture region frame is visible in dynamic capture region mode.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.2.0 (Mar 25, 2019)

  • Updated the code signing certificate.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.20.0 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that the recording might freeze or crash when recording 4K or higher resolution screen.
  • Fixed a bug that the recording might become black screen after screen display mode is changed on Windows 8/8.1/10.
  • Fixed a bug that the webcam overlay might be lost when recording from some types of webcam devices.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.19.0 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • Improved the support of HD webcam devices such as Logitech Webcam C930e.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.18.0 (Feb 24, 2019)

  • Improved the game screen capture capability on dual graphics cards hybrid Windows 10 systems.
  • Fixed a bug that game screenshot may not work properly on high DPI systems

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.17.0 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Reduced the audio recording latency at the startup of a recording.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.16.0 (Jan 26, 2019)

  • Made the capture region frame adjustable during recording process.
  • Made the webcam preview window frameless and auto-placed in the proper viewing position.
  • Not to embed a webcam overlay if there is already a webcam preview window visible on screen.
  • Fixed a bug that the webcam overlay might not be rendered properly in flipping view mode.
  • Fixed a bug that a few video frames at the end of a recording can be lost if the system is busy.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.15.0 (Jan 16, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that hotkeys don't work with some PC games.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.14.0 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Added support to the RTMPS protocol for the live streaming feature.
  • Fixed a bug that the x264 codec might not work properly if it’s global settings are messed up by other programs.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.13.0 (Jul 27, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that some Windows 10 multi-monitor system with dual graphics cards cannot be recorded properly (partially recorded).
  • Fixed a bug that the program might shutdown in the process of a recording when computer is restoring from power-saving state.
  • Speeded up the program startup process.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.12.0 (Jul 5, 2018)

  • Improved the compatibility of capturing multi-monitor screens on Windows 10.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.11.0 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that the webcam image freezes after the webcam device is unplugged.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.10.0 (Mar 23, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that the last few video frames of an MP4 recording might be missing sometimes.
  • Fixed a bug that the video cutting feature might not work on some locale language systems.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.9.0 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • No black screen in full webcam view mode if no webcam is active
  • Fixed a bug that might slow down the startup of the program

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.8.0 (Jan 29, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that the “Auto Run on Windows Start” option cannot be enabled in previous version.
  • Fixed a bug that the program settings changes cannot be saved when system shuts down or restarts.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.7.0 (Jan 28, 2018)

  • Enhanced screenshot feature supports logo and cursor.
  • Added an option “Stealth Mode” to the “Advanced Options” sub-menu.
  • Not prompting user the “TTS Narration Script” feature at startup any more.
  • Fixed a bug that recording might not be saved properly when system shuts down or restarts.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.6.0 (Jan 11, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that recording might crash on some Windows 10 systems with 4K screens.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.5.0 (Jan 7, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that recording might crash after waking from system hibernate.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.4.0 (Dec 6, 2017)

  • Added a link to the SDK homepage in the registration reminder screen

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.3.0 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • Added a ‘Key frame interval’ option to the ‘Video’ group to provide the ability to adjust the video GOP.
  • Made the bitrate-based quality mode output constant bitrate (CBR) stream.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.2.0 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that the video logo erasing feature doesn’t enable you to select the logo box.
  • Improved the license validation procedure to make the SDK license validation more reliable.
  • Added the support to H.264 compatible webcam devices.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.1.0 (Nov 1, 2017)

  • Improved the audio recording capability for some audio drivers don’t fully support system audio engine format.
  • Fixed a bug that the webcam preview button cannot be re-activated if a webcam fails to preview.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.1.0.0 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • Added the TTS (Text To Speech) narration script feature to make it much easier to create how-to videos.
  • Fixed a bug that the program might crash when opening recordings folder or hiding region frame.
  • Improved the audio capture synchronization performance, less chance to produce glitches.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.10.0 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that an access violation error might occur when program exits in certain circumstances.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.9.0 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • Added the undo & redo ability to the markup drawing feature.
  • Added an option to freeze canvas when drawing markups.
  • Added an option to pause recording when drawing markups.
  • Added a browse folder button in the Review & Edit Recordings dialog.
  • Some other minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.8.0 (Sep 26, 2017)

  • Added a dialog to select a proper recording mode at the beginning of program.
  • Added more common options into the context menu of the settings button.
  • Made the settings context menu pop up by both left-click and right-click.
  • Added 2 more balloon tooltips to guide users to get started quickly.
  • Set the ‘Quick Screenshot Mode’ the default screenshot mode.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.7.0 (Sep 17, 2017)

  • Made video joining capable of joining images and videos together.
  • Made video joining capable of changing output format, resolution and fps.
  • Made video joining capable of creating high quality GIF animations.
  • Added an About button to the Review & Edit Recordings dialog.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.6.0 (Sep 12, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that the check update feature cannot install update on Windows 10 systems.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.5.0 (Sep 11, 2017)

  • Improved the video joining feature to make it capable of joining videos in different resolutions.
  • Improved compatibility with some old graphics cards that don't fully support DX11.
  • Added a Z-Speed option for adjusting the zooming transition speed.
  • Added a Settings button to the Review & Edit Recordings dialog.
  • Made the 'Original cursor size' option not enabled by default.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.4.0 (Sep 7, 2017)

  • Added the dynamic capture region feature that enables the capture region follows the mouse cursor.
  • Made the capture frame not stay topmost when there is a fullscreen game active.
  • Made the registration reminder pop up when program exits instead of popping up when recording starts.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.3.0 (Sep 5, 2017)

  • Set the recording starting countdown box not display by default.
  • Fixed a bug that license validation on recording start might fail even if the license is valid.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.2.0 (Sep 4, 2017)

  • Bigger recording control panel with rearranged buttons.
  • New easier way to select a capture region or window.
  • Added context options for buttons on control panel.
  • Added on-screen markup drawing tools.
  • Added simple video post-editing features.
  • Simplified the general settings panel.
  • Some other improvements and bug fixes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.5.0 (Aug 7, 2017)

  • Added Vietnamese language translation.
  • Added mouse cursor track effect.
  • Improved the MP4 and FLV file formats compatibility.
  • Made the 'Variable frame rate' option unchecked by default again.
  • Changed the installer format from MSI to EXE.
  • Some other improvements and bug fixes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.1 (Aug 4, 2017)

  • Added a hotkey to turn webcam ON / OFF.
  • Added a hotkey to switch between webcam overlay and full view mode.
  • Fixed a bug that the system tray balloon tip doesn't show up sometimes.
  • Fixed a bug that recorded video files might be unplayable because of wrong file extension associations.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 11.0.0 (Aug 2, 2017)

  • Re-built the program with classic Windows application UI style.
  • All-in-one settings dialog for efficient recording configuration.
  • Support recording from custom sound sources other than the default ones.
  • Easier way to select a screen capture region.
  • Built-in view for screen capture previewing.
  • Built-in player for recorded videos playback.
  • Built-in view for recorded videos management.
  • Added features for cutting and joining videos.
  • Added a feature for grabbing an image from video.
  • Added a feature for erasing the logo in video.
  • Added a visual effect of the mouse cursor track.
  • Changed the installer format from MSI to EXE.
  • Some other improvements and bug fixes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.6 (May 25, 2017)

  • Added Italian language translation.
  • New mouse cursor click sound effect.
  • Improved the API hooking compatibility.
  • Improved the MP4 video format to support very long duration recording up to 100 hours.
  • Fixed a bug that the local broadcasting firewall notice still pops up when the option is disabled.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.5 (May 4, 2017)

  • Emergency bugfix that recent changes on MP4 video format make it incompatible with some versions of Windows Media Player.
  • Improved program stability of long duration recording for longer than 48 hours.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.4 (May 3, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that microphone could not be recorded properly on some computers.
  • Made the MP4 video format support long duration recording better.
  • Updated the traditional Chinese language translation.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.3 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Emergency bugfix that program crashes when no microphone device is present.
  • Updated the Arabic language translation and flag icon.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.2 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Added Arabic language translation.
  • Improved audio/video synchronization performance for slow computer systems.
  • Not overriding the '--preset' parameter that user added in the x264 configuration dialog.
  • Fixed a bug that might cause memory leak when recording and streaming at the same time.
  • Fixed a bug that an error message might popup even if a recording is done successfully.
  • Fixed a bug that video looks fuzzy when capture region width or height is odd.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.1 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Added Korean language translation.
  • Fixed a bug that the capture frame bar does not show up sometimes.
  • Fixed a bug that program may crash if recording starts with a countdown box.
  • Fixed a bug that program might hang on some DX10 incompatible systems.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.4.0 (Mar 31, 2017)

  • Made the program components registration-free (less system dependencies).
  • Fixed a bug that some components might not be unloaded properly when stopping/exiting.
  • Fixed a bug that the recorded FLVs might be gray screen under some x264 quality settings.
  • Fixed a bug that the 'Variable frame rate' option might not actually work when it should.
  • Made 'Variable frame rate' checked by default again in the 'Video' tab.
  • Not overriding the '--keyint' parameter that user added in the x264 configuration dialog.
  • Displaying more detailed error message when an error occurs.
  • Updated the Portuguese and Farsi language pack.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.3.3 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Added a message box to let user choose to start with a wizard or not.
  • Updated the Turkish language pack.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.3.2 (Feb 16, 2017)

  • Added the Farsi language translation.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.3.1 (Feb 15, 2017)

  • CHANGES:
  • Updated the Portuguese, French, Russian and Ukrainian language pack

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.3.0 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Added a wizard to guide user to select a proper screen recording mode easily.
  • Added a countdown timer feature.
  • Added an upgrade dialog for inserting software key conveniently.
  • Made 'Variable frame rate' unchecked by default in the 'Video' tab.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.2.8 (Jan 2, 2017)

  • Added traditional Chinese language translation. Further bugfix that the main panel may be out of sight after changing desktop resolution.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.2.7 (Dec 29, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that rotated desktop screen cannot be captured properly on Windows 8 or newer Windows.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 10.2.4 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Improved the UI design of the settings panel. Some other improvements and bug fixes.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 7.0 (Jul 9, 2014)

  • Added a step-by-step wizard to help user initialize settings more easily.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.9 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that was not completely fixed in version 6.8.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.8 (Jun 14, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes the user preset can not be loaded properly.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.7 (Jun 12, 2014)

  • Improved capture performance on Win7/8/8.1.
  • Fixed a bug that may cause A/V out of sync.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes settings can not be loaded properly.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.6 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Added support to capture 64-bit Windows programs.
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.5 (May 7, 2014)

  • Improved click-friendly text UI elements.
  • Elevated ffmpeg process priority.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 6.4 (May 2, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that program crashes after recording for a while.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 5.3 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • Fixed black screen bugs

New in ZD Screen Recorder 5.2 (Jan 31, 2013)

  • Better support for DirectX 11 games.

New in ZD Screen Recorder 3.0.3.0 (Feb 19, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that may cause region border being recorded when region width/height is odd