AnyCam Changelog

What's new in AnyCam 5.0.5.1

Apr 15, 2024
  • New — added support for Hanwha cameras,
  • New — added function of displaying the lower toolbar in the full window mode by clicking on the camera image
  • Fixed — bug of audio stream broadcasting when connecting a camera in ONVIF mode
  • Fixed — fixed a bug that prevented the application from launching at Windows startup
  • Improved — archive limitation is now based on the creation date of the recorded file
  • Improved — automatically deleted outdated video files are now moved to trash garbage can
  • Fixed — bug in remote media receiver availability check, now connection is resumed by timeout, no need to restart application
  • Improved — updated log4net library, which was causing false positives in antivirus software

New in AnyCam 5.0.2.0 (Apr 29, 2023)

  • New — INSTAR camera support added,
  • Fixed — fixed the bug of protocol switching from TCP to UDP

New in AnyCam 5.0.1.0 (Apr 9, 2023)

  • Fixed — added remote access availability check

New in AnyCam 5.0.0.3 (Mar 20, 2023)

  • new — remote access to live video from connected cameras,
  • new — enabling the sound on the main page,
  • new — enabling video recording for all cameras on the main page,
  • fixed — a bug on the video archive page when switching between recordings,
  • fixed — errors in broadcasting the stream from the USB cameras to YouTube / Facebook,
  • fixed — bug with absence of sound signal on motion detection,
  • improved — multi-threading for long procedures has been implemented

New in AnyCam 4.1.0.15 (Dec 23, 2022)

  • New — USB camera connection is now supported,
  • Fixed — eliminated a bug causing doubling of the number of connected cameras at start of RDP session,
  • Improved — checking of audio device presence was implemented,
  • Improved — implemented a mechanism to restore the configuration file config.xml in case of damage,

New in AnyCam 4.0.4.0 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • fixed — bug related to language change for the application without connected cameras,
  • improved — mechanism for stopping the application when the PC goes to sleep mode,
  • improved — removed the activation of the main window when the camera is connected

New in AnyCam 4.0.3.2 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • new — a mechanism for restarting the application in case of crash was implemented,
  • fixed — bug in the mechanism of checking the availability of the path specified by the user through the RTSP protocol

New in AnyCam 4.0.2.1 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • new — using the GPU to process the video stream,
  • improved — mechanism for sending images to the Telegram bot,
  • improved — mechanism for searching and connecting UDP cameras

New in AnyCam 4.0.1.1 (Aug 1, 2022)

  • improved — improved application stability, reduced resource consumption,
  • fixed — bug causing the sound to mute,
  • fixed — bug causing loss of connection with the chatbot

New in AnyCam 3.0.0.10 (Feb 21, 2022)

  • New — startup options added:
  • V — only the camera view function is available to the user
  • D n — allowable timeout of network connection before forced disconnection to the camera, milliseconds
  • New — added warning message about low hard drive capacity
  • Improved — added ability to view inactive cameras via @AnycamBot

New in AnyCam 2.10.4.3 (Dec 15, 2021)

  • Fixed — algorithm for checking the duration of the video archive
  • Fixed — algorithm for scaling motion detection zones when changing camera resolution
  • Fixed — eliminated memory leaks that occurred during recording of the video stream
  • Improved — changed the layout of the buttons on the video archive page

New in AnyCam 2.10.2.3 (Sep 2, 2021)

  • Improved — the video buffering mechanism was implemented to eliminate gaps between video clips
  • Fixed — critical bugs in the video recording mechanism

New in AnyCam 2.10.0 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • New — added support for sensitivity zones for motion detection,
  • New — audio notification when motion is detected,
  • New — auto-update feature added,
  • New — ability to direct the video stream to custom services,
  • New — mirroring of the picture when the image from the camera is rotated 180 degrees,
  • New — option to start in the system tray was added in the application options (the start argument for the command line -h),
  • New — support of hotkeys (Enter, Tab, Space, Backspace, Esc, F1) is implemented,
  • Fixed — defect when streaming H.265 on YouTube and Facebook,
  • Fixed — defect that prevented streams connected via HTTPS with invalid SSL certificate from being broadcasted,

New in AnyCam 2.9.2 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • improved — redesigned motion detection engine

New in AnyCam 2.8.1 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added ability to set video clip size
  • Fixed — errors related to motion detection on MJPEG cameras

New in AnyCam 2.8.0 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added the ability to minimize the application to tray when closing
  • Improved — redesigned video recording engine
  • Improved — optimized algorithm for processing incoming media streams
  • Improved — expanded functionality for creating a recording schedule
  • Fixed — errors that occurred when creating screenshots on cameras with a rotated angle
  • Fixed — errors saving settings that occured when changing the language

New in AnyCam 2.7.2 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added option to temporarily disable camera connection

New in AnyCam 2.7.1 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added support for Brazilian Portuguese in user interface
  • Improved — enhanced recording schedule job functionality

New in AnyCam 2.7.0 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added support for Finnish in the user interface
  • New — Facebook streaming function added

New in AnyCam 2.6.2 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added support for French, Italian, and Chinese in the user interface

New in AnyCam 2.6.1 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added support for German, Dutch and Russian in the user interface

New in AnyCam 2.6.0 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • New — added the ability to schedule video recording
  • New — added magnifiers on the Live View and Archive pages

New in AnyCam 2.5.0 (Dec 23, 2018)

  • New — added the function of broadcasting a video stream from an IP camera on YouTube

New in AnyCam 2.4.5 (Aug 17, 2018)

  • Fixed — bug with cyclic interruption of MJPEG media stream processing
  • Fixed — bug with lost sound
  • Improved — optimized processing of the RTSP stream
  • New — TP-Link NC220, 250, 450 support added
  • New — Accfly support added
  • New — Foscam FI9821PR, FI9900P support added
  • New — added delay settings in Slideshow mode
  • New — added the duration settings of the video recording in case of motion detection
  • New — variable width and height of tiles in VideoWall and One-to-Many modes

New in AnyCam 2.4.4 (May 28, 2018)

  • Fixed — unstable RTMP / RTSP connection
  • Fixed — no sound after reconnection
  • Improved — application performance, reducing CPU and RAM requirements
  • New — Slide Show mode added

New in AnyCam 2.4.3 (May 28, 2018)

  • fixed — automatic recovery of MJPEG stream after connection interruption
  • fixed — removed the screen powerdown limit
  • improved — a video conversion script was reworked
  • improved — general improvements on the Archive page
  • new — the codec for MPEG-TS files added

New in AnyCam 2.4.2 (Jan 28, 2018)

  • Fixed — processing of damaged sound
  • Improved — Live View mode optimization

New in AnyCam 2.4.1 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • fixed:
  • corrupted video on application closing
  • improved:
  • Live View and video recording optimization

New in AnyCam 2.4.0 (Jan 22, 2018)

  • Improved — sound recording added
  • Fixed — bugs reported by users

New in AnyCam 2.3.15 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Fixed — bug with low-resolution RTSP stream recording
  • New — -e option added (allows screen to power down)

New in AnyCam 2.3.14 (Dec 22, 2017)

  • Fixed — application crash while recording more than 10 cameras
  • Improved — general application refactoring

New in AnyCam 2.3.13 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • Fixed — freezing a camera image on a connection lost
  • Improved — optimization of camera image processing

New in AnyCam 2.3.0 (Jan 30, 2017)

  • new — added option to set the duration of the archive records
  • new — added a search function on a local area network
  • improved — increased search speed by IP-address
  • new — added the ability to select a folder to save the video
  • new — added the ability to record video in the tiles mode
  • fixed — fixed a bug on the Archive page, related to the shift to the next day
  • new — startup options added:
  • -t — topmost window
  • -f — fullsize
  • -r — record started automatically
  • -u — “read-only” mode, only view and record functions available for user
  • -w — “Videowall” mode
  • -m — “One-to-Many” mode
  • -c — starts defined camera
  • -p — defines the window position on the desktop
  • new — “Create shortcut” button added

New in AnyCam 2.2.12 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • hotfix — fixed inaccessibility of “Add Camera” page

New in AnyCam 2.2.11 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • fixed — PTZ bug fixes and performance optimization

New in AnyCam 2.2.10 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • new — The ability to select a profile for onvif cameras is implemented

New in AnyCam 2.2.9 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • improved — Auto update is implemented

New in AnyCam 2.2.8 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • hotfix — Fixed bug with removing a demo camera

New in AnyCam 2.2.7 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • new — Hiding window titlebar when inactive

New in AnyCam 2.2.6 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • fixed — Fixed a problem with the stability of playing RTSP-stream
  • improved — Minor enhancements and fixes

New in AnyCam 2.2.5 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • fixed — Fixed a problem with the stability of playing MJPEG-stream
  • new — “Start New Window” button added

New in AnyCam 2.2.4 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • improved — An advanced camera search function implemented

New in AnyCam 2.2.3 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • hotfix — Fixed a bug with RTSP stream processing

New in AnyCam 2.2.2 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • new — Video recording function added
  • new — “Topmost Window” mode added
  • improved — Minor enhancements and fixes

New in AnyCam 2.2.1 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • new — AnyCam now supports ONVIF protocol (camera search, PTZ functionality)
  • improved — A lot of minor enhancements and fixes

New in AnyCam 2.0.2 (Dec 11, 2015)

  • improved — Searching media source location of a new camera.
  • new — AnyCam now supports VStarcam and Escam cameras.

New in AnyCam 2.0.1 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • new — Archive Viewer added!

New in AnyCam 1.0.6 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • improved:
  • .NET Framework installer included into into the setup file.

New in AnyCam 1.0.5 (Jul 2, 2015)

  • new: RTSP/RTMP support added.
  • new: Audio stream is now supported.
  • new: “Full Screen” button added.
  • fixed: “Import test cameras” incorrect behavior.
  • improved: “Add New Camera” page is changed.

New in AnyCam 1.0.4 (Apr 6, 2015)

  • new — “Video wall” and “One-to-many” view modes are added.
  • new — “Direct link” mode on “Adding new camera” page.
  • new — Tiles drag & drop functionality.
  • new — “Import test cameras” button on main page.
  • fixed — an issue with NEW sticker position on the tiles.
  • fixed — modal error message when retrieving MJPEG stream.

New in AnyCam 1.0.3 (Feb 24, 2015)

  • improved: Static images on the tiles are replaced with live video stream.
  • improved: Added splash screen on startup.
  • fixed: Fixed memory leaks problem.

New in AnyCam 1.0.2 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • improved: Added “Save screen-shot” button.

New in AnyCam 1.0.1 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • fixed: Fixed issues with Panasonic MJPEG frames with corrupted header.
  • new: AnyCam now supports HikVision IP cameras.