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FlashBack Express Recorder Changelog

What's new in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.55.0 Build 4704

Jan 7, 2022
  • Some minor fixes and improvements.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.52.0 Build 4685 (Jun 17, 2021)

  • Fix: error in Youtube uploads.
  • Fix: custom cursors were not recorded correctly.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.51.0 Build 4682 (May 20, 2021)

  • Fix: improved support for unicode characters in file names in the Recorder.
  • Fix: sound could be lost from older FBR files when opened in v5 and the “Sounds were upgraded to the new format” message was shown.
  • Fix: Player could crash when autosaving or doing a Save As after a selection of frames were deleted.
  • Tweak: when buying a localised edition of FlashBack, the correct language edition is selected on the website.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.50.0 Build 4671 (Apr 28, 2021)

  • Tweak: adds ‘legacy capture’ mode that can fix a problem with HDR monitors.
  • Fix: Recorder failed to save scheduled recordings if the recording was started before the scheduled time.
  • Fix: sound recording UI in the Settings dialog did not allow recording of microphone and PC sounds at the same time.
  • Fix: zoom effects did not appear correctly in EXE exports.
  • Fix: error on importing WMV files.
  • Fix: in Express the movie cropping UI was broken so that the user could not back out of cropping after selecting the operation.
  • Tweak: keyboard shortcuts added to Player menus, Recorder and Player dialogs.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.48.0 Build 4626 (Oct 20, 2020)

  • Tweak: when recording webcam-only FlashBack can only record a single audio track, so the microphone is recorded as a priority, if available, then PC Sounds, ASIO.
  • Fix: If the user sets a custom Temp folder to a folder that FlashBack does not have access to, rather than failing to export (or failing on other operations) FlashBack now uses the default system temp folder instead.
  • Fix: recording failed to start when using the command line interface.
  • Fix: improved handling of the case where the user starts a second Recorder session and this detects an update available for installation.
  • Fix: FlashBack could fail to use the Chromacam virtual webcam.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.47.0 Build 4619 (Oct 20, 2020)

  • Fix: problem reports could not be sent from PCs that had no previous installation of FlashBack.
  • Fix: When multiple webcams were connected, and a non-default one selected, FB could show the non-default cam as selected, but record from the previously selected default.
  • Fix: Using ChromaCam AVS as the webcam could result in FlashBack locking up when the Settings dialog was displayed.
  • Fix: after making a recording with webcam + mic, no PC sound, if another recording was made with the same settings, the webcam was not recorded.
  • Fix: code signing certificate had expired, resulting in warnings on download from Chrome.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.46.0 Build 4610 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Fix: DirectX rendering mode in the Player could cause problems on some PCs resulting in a crash or some objects not being rendered. It would be triggered by selecting a scaling value other than 100% or using zoom effects.
  • Added ‘Mirror source frame’ option when importing AVI to picture-in-picture/webcam video.
  • Fix: the Recorder Settings window could appear too tall.
  • Fix: rare issue opening movies in the Editor/Player from the Recorder.
  • Simplified the installer, removing a couple of steps.
  • Various fixes related to webcams.
  • Various smaller fixes.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.44.0 Build 4579 (Apr 14, 2020)

  • Fix: adding start or end titles would cause a crash.
  • Fix: files could be deleted after restarting Windows after an update, if FlashBack was in use during the update.
  • Fix: the Record Sound function in FlashBack Player caused an error if used more than once.
  • Fix: some rare images could cause a crash when resized.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.43.0 Build 4572 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Fix: recording an ASIO audio source prevented other audio sources from being recorded.
  • Fix: various fixes to joining movies.
  • Fix: application would close immediately on detecting a cancelled licence instead of giving the user the chance to change it.
  • Fix: FlashBack would crash if the application exceeded its YouTube daily upload quota.
  • Fix: Player timeline scrolling could break during playback when running on >100% Windows scaling.
  • Fix: keyboard and mouse click sounds could be exported incorrectly.
  • Improvements to the Recorder user interface.
  • Simplifications to Zoom and Crop effects in the Player.
  • Improvements to the Player user interface.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.39.0 Build 4506 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Fix: error in the startup process that recovers recordings that were interrupted by a PC crash.
  • Option to use FlashBack Player in either DPI-aware (sharp text and images) or non-DPI-aware (scaled up and slightly blurry) mode. Go to Tools -> Player Options -> Appearance.
  • Fix: error in the process where FlashBack offers to optimise a recording (convert GDI mode FBR file to MPEG mode).
  • Adds option to use “legacy” capture method, since the new high performance method added in v5.37 can cause problems on portrait monitors and on key capture on some PCs.
  • Improves appearance of the central toolbar on smaller screens by hiding labels and controls to make everything fit.
  • Warns that upload of files > 1Gb to FlashBack Connect could take some time.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.38.0 Build 4495 (Oct 3, 2019)

  • Improvement in Player appearance on PCs that use high Windows scaling.
  • Fix: monitors in Portrait format were not recorded.
  • Fix: settings were not saved correctly on restarting FlashBack.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.36.0 Build 4417 (May 13, 2019)

  • Fix: movies with large dimensions were not exported correctly to MP4 format using the openh264 codec.
  • Fix: movies with large dimensions were not played correctly in EXE exports.
  • Fix: it was possible for users with an expired Pro trial licence to be unable to enter a new licence key.
  • Fix: problem exporting movies with only one audio channel.
  • Fix: it was possible for a scheduled recording to try to display a message, blocking unattended recording.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.29.0 Build 4315 (Jan 30, 2018)

  • Fix (Pro only): problem with keyframes in imported video files
  • Fix: audio was corrupted on export to QuickTime and MP4 formats, in v5.28
  • Fix (Pro only): copy-pasting a textbox that paused the movie while being displayed for a set duration, did not copy the pause

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.28.0 Build 4309 (Jan 26, 2018)

  • Records from ASIO audio devices
  • Fix: possible crash when webcam is unavailable
  • Fix: batch export to WMV format
  • Improves appearance of localised versions of FlashBack when running on English Windows
  • Adds MP4 and AVI export format to Express
  • Fix: incorrect naming of microphone and 'pc sounds' sound tracks

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.27.0 Build 4280 (Sep 28, 2017)

  • Fix: opening FBR files with a very long folder path name produced an error
  • Fix: crash on player close
  • Fix: crash on startup due to FBConnect upload agent
  • Fix: player did not remember the folder last opened between sessions
  • Fix: issue where the Recorder tried to save to the Temp folder
  • Added an 'Export' option to the post-recording dialog
  • Fix: identically named sound sources caused an issue where they could not be recorded
  • Increased maximum webcam FPS to 30

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.26.0 Build 4259 (Sep 28, 2017)

  • Fix: when the webcam preview window is first shown, some webcams could be incorrectly displayed .
  • Fix: a 'division by zero' error could be displayed on WMV import.
  • Fix: a problem exporting to Quicktime when the movie contained pauses.
  • Fix: Express batch exporter should only export top WMV format.
  • Fix: cannot hide webcam if frames are selected in which it is not displayed.
  • Simplifies scaling options for MP4 exports.
  • Fix: crash in batch export for some FBR files.
  • Increased maximum webcam FPS to 30.
  • Fix: identically named sound sources caused an issue.
  • Recordings now opened by default when recording stops, for PCs with 8Gb and above.
  • Fix: Recorder could try to save as to the temp folder when file size limiting was used.
  • Fix: when using the 'Open' function, the Player was not defaulting to the previously used folder.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.25.0 Build 4229 (Mar 27, 2017)

  • Fix: improvements to webcam capture code (now uses MSMF)
  • Fix: recording could freeze if the webcam was not initialized correctly
  • Licence now only downloaded once when multiple instances of FlashBack are run
  • Player is pre-loaded only for PCs with 8gb and higher RAM
  • Fix: sound source names containing Japanese characters could not be selected for recording
  • Fix: MPEG recording mode quality level setting was not saved
  • Added tooltip hint for volume level controls
  • Fix: the help text for FBAPI wrongly stated that it was only available for TestAssistant
  • Fix: added workaround for exception in Win 32 SaveAs function
  • Added option to turn off/on Player pre-loading for previewing recordings
  • Fix: incorrect audio formats could be displayed when there are no audio recording sources

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.24.0 Build 4208 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Fix: message about requesting an express licence could be displayed when running Pro

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.23.0 Build 4205 (Jan 21, 2017)

  • Express now displays 'Try Pro' panel
  • Changed how unsaved temporary files are handled - its believed this could be causing file corruption
  • Fix: incorrect webcam preview displayed when rotation was enabled
  • Improved memory handling of very large movie files
  • Added workaround for issue with the progress form displayed during the stop recording operation
  • Fix: the default Windows audio recording source could not appear in the 'mic' list. We now list all non-mic and non-pc speakers sources in the 'mic' list.
  • Fix: to the GDI to MPEG format converter

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.22.0 Build 4178 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Fix: The layout of the recorder window could be incorrect after maximising and minimising
  • Fix: could not upload to Youtube, due to API changes

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.21.0 Build 4172 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Removes 'Webcam' title from webcam recording window
  • Fix: incorrect drawing of sound clips
  • Fix: 'webcam-only' recordings no longer prompt you to review/save/discard when recording stops - you can only save them.
  • Fix: rapid deleting, selecting and playback could cause a freeze in player

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.20.0 Build 4158 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • Fix: improved the process to move-copy the temp recording file to prevent possible errors.
  • Added option to rotate webcam image 180 degrees.
  • Fix: Recorder did not remember the last folder used in the file -> Open Movie feature.
  • Fix: improved efficiency of processing the crash tracking file.
  • Fix: if the review option was being used from the Recorder when recording stops, and the movie triggered a request to convert it to MPEG mode in Player, this could cause a Player crash.
  • Improved the About, Splash and Welcome dialogs for high-DPI monitors
  • Moves the UI to record windows and regions to the main recorder window

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.19.0 Build 4140 (Aug 31, 2016)

  • Fix: prevents movies from being opened in two player instances.
  • Fix: tray icon or purple toolbar could be unresponsive after recording
  • Additional checks and fallbacks on opening of unsaved recording for review in Player.
  • Fix: when the 'display webcam while recording' option is on, the webcam window is made topmost while recording but not when recording is paused.
  • Set low memory usage and disables Player pre-loading when PC has =< 2Gb Ram
  • Fixed audio issues with audio virtualization software like Nahimic
  • Adds option to Review / Save / Discard recording when recording stops
  • Fix: Help file could not be accessed from Player of Plus edition
  • Fix: setting a low recording level for the "pc speakers" audio source caused the level to drop to zero

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.18.0 Build 4124 (Aug 12, 2016)

  • Fix: immediate opening of recordings in Player could be blocked if a user had previously set the "dont ask to play" setting in recorder.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.17.0 Build 4118 (Aug 8, 2016)

  • Fixed a number of problems with webcams,including vertically flipped webcam images and issues on PCs with multiple webcams
  • Crop regions no longer follow the mouse by default, so the region position can be changed.
  • Implementation of Record-time notes in Express changed so they can be created but not edited.
  • FlashBack Connect accounts auto-created for trial users on first-use, instead of requiring account details to be input
  • Improvements to usability of screenshot function
  • Changes to the Recorder menus, including addition of Scheduling and Window menus
  • Disabled Skype recording level 'ducking' - Skype would change the recording level of the pc sounds source during calls, resulting in a quiet "other side" of the conversation.
  • Changes to audio code (use "internal" code instead of dll) which fixes some issues.
  • Express only exports to WMV, which doesn't have the usability issues of Flash (obsolete) and AVI (default Windows codecs are terrible) formats used previously.
  • Watermark added when on trial increased in size and scales with the movie.
  • On stopping recording, Recordings open immediately in Player
  • Fix: export folder paths now correctly handle unicode
  • Improvements to auto-update feature. Updates are downloaded in the background, and user is requested to update on restarting FlashBack

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.16.0 Build 4077 (May 13, 2016)

  • Updates Windows API used by sound recording on Vista and newer.
  • Webcam recording uses MSMF API instead of DirectShow on newer installations of Windows
  • Recorder UI adjusts correctly to high-DPI screens
  • Added a warning to Windows 'N' edition users that they need to install a media pack to enable sound recording
  • Added shortcut ctrl-W to close the current movie
  • Fix: Possible fix for Access violation error on display of progessor form
  • Fix: the audio recording level meter sometimes would not work (GetPeakValue returns 0)

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.15.0 Build 4020 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • Fix: Left side panel visibility was not saved correctly
  • Fix: PC speakers audio source was not recorded on some PCs
  • Fix: cursor highlight did not render correctly in 'spotlight' mode with no border
  • Fix: window regions were not recorded correctly in Windowes 10
  • Fix: webcam on Surface Pro 4 on Windows 10 was not recorded

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.14.0 Build 3935 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Name change - "BB FlashBack" is renamed to "FlashBack"
  • Fix - crash in audio code

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.13.0 Build 3881 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • When uploading to Youtube, the entire movie is uploaded and not just selected frames.
  • Keys like 'pause' and 'break' are displayed in the user interface now, when being used as hotkeys in Recorder.
  • Fix: there was a long pause when trying to open the currently open file.
  • Fix: display of thumbnail images on mouseover of the timeline could cause a crash.
  • Fix: Recorder no longer makes a 'ding' sound on start of recording by default.
  • Improved user interface label alignment when Windows is in >100% scaling mode.
  • Fix: various memory leaks and potential problems.
  • Fix: Youtube uploads were always made private regardless of sharing setting.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.12.0 Build 3858 (Nov 26, 2015)

  • Fix: problem maximising Player on secondary monitor
  • Additional shortcut keys for menu items
  • Fix to label sizing and alignment on Win 7 with 150% scaling

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.11.0 Build 3807 (Oct 8, 2015)

  • The 'loop playback' setting remains on when a new selection is made
  • Fix: a change to the Youtube API meant users needed to get an access token on every upload
  • Fix: it was possible for frames to be incorrectly ordered in MPEG movie exports
  • Fix: some versions of the XVid AVi codec would not export movies of certain dimensions
  • Fix: users could see an error relating to access rights on saving a movie
  • Fix: crash in Youtube upload
  • Fix: when playing Flash exports in Fullscreen mode, interactive buttons sometimes did not detect a click
  • Fix: conflicts between a number of components (XMLSettings, XMLParser, BBLogSysClient) could cause a crash on startup

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.10.0 Build 3715 (Jul 21, 2015)

  • Enables conversion of FLV files to FBR via the 'Convert video file to Flashback movie' function
  • Fix: when selecting screens to be recorded in a multi-monitor system, screens were incorrectly darkened
  • Fix: LAME encoder could cause AV on saving audio. Added FPU workaround
  • Enables running without licence for one day

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.9.0 Build 3678 (Jun 23, 2015)

  • Fix: long startup times could be caused by not clearing the crash tracking xml file
  • Various improvements to the 'Enter licence key' dialog
  • Fix: prevents tiny regions being defined on Region recording

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.8.0 Build 3644 (May 22, 2015)

  • Fix: Region or window recording when Windows was using >100% scaling did not record the correct region
  • Fix: to XML parsing problems
  • Fix: incorrect text on 'enter licence key' dialog for Express

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.7.0 Build 3607 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • Fix: possible problem on some PCs that did not have msvc80.dll
  • Removed the option to run unlicensed
  • Fix: crash on start of Player due to GDI+ APi call
  • Added option to record 'modifier' keystrokes Shift, Alt, Ctrl
  • Fix: when exporting a selection of frames, entering a value for the end frame clears the value for the start frame
  • Fix: saving then opening a recording from Recorder did not work when the date and time were automatically added to the file name

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.6.0 Build 3551 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • Reduces CPU usage during playback when using default 'IPP' rendering
  • Improves speed of saving a recording when using size limiting functions in the Recorder
  • Fix: volume control on central toolbar could be partly hidden because the toolbar was not adjusting to window width correctly
  • Fix: the upgrade link on the Express splash dialog could be empty
  • Adds ability to overwrite movies in FlashBack Connect rather than create a new one on every upload
  • Fix: if a movie had its audio track divided into clips, sometimes a clip could be repeated on export
  • Added options of different formatting when including the date in the recording file name
  • Added ability to reset FlashBack Connect account password when selecting the 'Use existing account' option
  • Added ability to add markers to movies in Express edition
  • Fix: selecting to share to Youtube shared to FlashBack Connect instead
  • Fix: in the 'Upgrade to Pro or Standard' dialog in Express, the 'Upgrade' link could be blank

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.5.0 Build 3504 (Feb 9, 2015)

  • Shifts sound back to its natural pitch when playing back at > x1 speed
  • Fix: Player crashes on startup in vistacoresoundapiwrap.dll, for some PCs
  • Adds ability to have date and time added to the file name.
  • Fix: help file could not be opened in Express
  • Fix: crash when settings 'Record webcam only' and 'Display webcam while recording' settings are both on.
  • Adds 'unlicensed' text to the Recorder title bar when running unlicensed, to make the status clearer.
  • Improves performance when opening movies that contain many key presses.
  • Enables dragging of red frame before region recording starts.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.4.0 Build 3442 (Dec 19, 2014)

  • Shows more properties of webcam video streams, e.g. FPS
  • You can now specify the duration of scheduled recordings instead of a stop time
  • Fix: opening a movie from the Welcome window when the movie is in a separate window from the Player caused an error
  • Fix: arrow keys not displayed correctly in the keybar
  • Fix: some dialog boxes could be displayed split between dual monitors
  • Fix: framebar scroll on dragging selection was too fast
  • Fix: crash on stopping recording
  • Hides the main Recorder window when defining a record region

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.3.0 Build 3386 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Fix: uploading cropped movies to Flashback Connect resulted in incorrectly cropped movie
  • Fix: clicking items in the left side pane when no movie loaded caused crash
  • Fix: the Keylog window could not be displayed
  • Fix: the scheduled recording start and end time controls were not drawn correctly

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.2.0 Build 3366 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • Fix: Youtube authentication codes were not being accepted by FlashBack which meant it could not authenticate to an account on first use.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.1.0 Build 3354 (Oct 7, 2014)

  • Fix: region recording on 3 monitor systems could produce a movie that could not be opened.
  • Fix: crash in batch export of Flash format
  • Auto adjustment of audio levels when recording, if detected to be too low

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 5.0.0 Build 3315 (Sep 16, 2014)

  • Major additions:
  • Share movies easily with FlashBack Connect (Beta - for Pro and Standard purchasers only)
  • New user interface
  • Many other smaller improvements and fixes

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.11 Build 3266 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Added ability to record non-Microphone sources at the same time as the PC Sounds source, into separate tracks. Previously only allowed with Mic sources
  • Fix: region or window recording on Windows 8.1 with high DPI screens recorded the wrong region
  • Fix: the 'capture driver' record mode could become automatically selected after an automatic update of the application
  • Fix: batch export of GDI mode movies could cause a message to appear that stopped the batch export
  • Fix: users were being prompted to optimize movies that were small and did not require optimization

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.10 Build 3209 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Fix: scrollwheel now scrolls through movie as expected. up=to the start, down=towards the end
  • Improved automatic setting of keyframe rates in MPEG recordings and import of video files
  • Fix: it was impossible to set some pixel sizes for exports
  • Fix: switching between multiple webcams meant the preview image did not switch accordingly
  • Enabled Standard and Express editions to import movie from Avi file
  • Added warning when opening a movie from a network or external drive
  • Added a warning when disk space is low on the Temp folder drive

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.9 Build 3121 (Apr 1, 2014)

  • Fix: cursor position was incorrect when recording on Win 8.1 with 'window tracking' turned on and a high DPI screen
  • Fix: Youtube upload. Users can now easily switch accounts
  • Fix: non-local unicode characters in the filename could prevent exporting to Flash
  • Fix: the cursor could disappear in movies recorded in MPEG mode
  • Fix: incorrect cursor displayed in recordings of Windows 8.1 on a high DPI display
  • Fix: on Windows 8, the Upload function could not be accessed when running the app under a different account than that used for installation
  • Fixes to diagnostic logging
  • Fix: In express and Std editions, some Effects -> Autoscroll menu items should have been hidden
  • Now warns the user when there is not much space left on drive containing the BBFB temp folder
  • Fix: incorrect region recording on Windows 8.1 with high DPI screen

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.8 Build 2960 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Fix: authentication for Youtube uploads now works with more accounts (oauth2)
  • When a large movie recorded with GDI mode is detected, it is converted to MPEG mode
  • Adds option to default Save As to previous folder saved to
  • MPEG record mode automatically selected in more cases
  • Uninstall.exe now has digital signature
  • Fix: when recording Windows 8 in touch-only mode, the cursor is hidden in the recording
  • Fix: color balance in export to FLV corrected

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.7 Build 2810 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • Improved color reproduction in MPEG mode recordings and exports
  • Fix: EXE export - the cursor could go behind other objects
  • Enabled automatic killing of silently crashed recorder process when the user attempts to start recorder a second time
  • Sound now compressed at record-time by default, instead of post-recording, to remove delay on stopping recording
  • Fix: EXE exports could contain a corrupted cursor image
  • Adds progress indicator to saving selected frames
  • Fix: adding a WMV/AVI file as webcam could insert it at the wrong frame
  • Fix: adds FBCMD command line interface to Standard edition
  • Fix: can now add ico, wmf, emf format files as images
  • Digital signing of the recorder, player and batch export executables to reduce likelihood of 'low file reputation' warnings from Avast AV

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.6 Build 2745 (May 24, 2013)

  • EXE exports will now scale up to fit the window, instead of padding the 100% scaled movie
  • Fix: EXE exports of movies containing transitions could crash on playing

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.5 Build 2723 (May 10, 2013)

  • Fix: capture driver mode could be incorrectly selected when Aero was being used
  • Fix: could hang on first run after upgrade on non-English locales
  • Added: facility to recover from 'sector errors' in FBR file
  • Fix: Windows 8 users no longer see the warning about Aero when selecting the capture driver
  • Added: option for multi threaded recording

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.4 Build 2665 (Mar 26, 2013)

  • Fix: Batch export - error seen when exporting to MPEG4 format in the batch exporter.
  • Fix: Save - very rarely, it was possible for the Save As dialog to not appear when attempting to save a recording

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.3 Build 2648 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • Fix: Recorder would crash on some PCs on starting, and a message about VistaCoreSoundAPIWrap.dll could be displayed on starting Player
  • Fix: in Express edition, the option to show the Gallery was enabled, but this is a Std and Pro edition only feature

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.2 Build 2607 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • Fix: Flash-FLV export. A pause in frame zero would result in that and subsequent pauses not working
  • Fix: using FBCMD.exe (the command line interface) to start a recording caused an error
  • Fix: exporting to WMV on Windows 8 and setting the Variable Bit Rate option would cause an error
  • Fix: adding a second monitor to a laptop, and making that the primary monitor could result in a region being recorded from the wrong monitor in capture driver mode
  • Fix: error on importing a partially corrupted MP3 file
  • Fix: MPEG4 exports. These were not compatible with iPad3
  • Fix: Flash-SWF exports. A blur object in a movie that had its FPS adjusted to keep its maximum frames within the SWF limits, could cause an error on exporting
  • Fix: EXE exports. Problems in textbox, arrow, cursor highlight positioning
  • Fix: Sound sync test removed - no longer applicable
  • Fix: TestAssistant - fixed detection of .NET framework versions. It was possible for v4 to not be detected
  • Fix: opening a second movie in Player could cause an Access Violation
  • Fix: multiple buttons in one frame could not operate correctly in SWF exports
  • Fix: MPEG mode would not record a window with height less than 40px
  • Fix: Recorder Options - removed Quick Record setting and restart warning setting on Misc tab
  • Fix: MPEG4 export - pixel height settings could change between exports
  • Fix: a pause before a frame that contained many changes could result in image corruption in exports
  • Cosmetic change: moved textbox 'style' settings to Style tab
  • Removed warning in EXE player that it could not create file association for FBR files
  • Fix: in Youtube uploads, pauses would break audio-video sync
  • When exporting a selection of frames, the correct section of audio was not exported
  • Adding a sound track to a movie that previously had none, then trying to record over it, caused a crash
  • In Flash exports, 'click to continue' buttons need to be clicked themselves, rather than anywhere on the movie, to continue playback
  • Fix: copying multiple objects to the clipboard caused errors and a possible crash in Player
  • Fix: adding start titles to a movie that has a 'click to continue' textbox at frame 0 caused an error
  • Fix: the Remove Noise window would try to appear in the center of secondary monitors, so if a secondary monitor had been disconnected, the window would not appear
  • EXE export now supported for movies recorded with MPEG mode

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.1 Build 2498 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Fix: problem reporting menu item was incorrectly disabled and reports could not be sent

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.1.0 Build 2481 (Nov 23, 2012)

  • Scheduled recordings now always disable screensavers and keep the PC awake
  • Fix: AppData/Roaming/Blueberry/Gallery folder now removed on deinstall
  • Added option to hide the 3-2-1 countdown on recording start
  • Improved appearance of 'X days left in trial' screen for PCs using Windows scaling
  • Fix: Export form drawn incorrectly on high DPI screens
  • Internal LogSys logging turned on by default
  • Fix: the 3-2-1 dialog could be captured at the start of capture driver recordings on slower PCs
  • Fix: Batch export - when viewing export format settings windows, these showed incorrect pixel sizes for movies

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.0.1 Build 2421 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Fix: incorrect settings could cause audio sync issues
  • Fix: Recordings could not be exported directly after recording
  • Fix: Youtube uploads did not pause correctly
  • Fix: error on saving frames as bitmap when in trial mode.
  • Fix: batch exporter did not password protect Flash exports
  • Fix: 'Record' dropdown could be empty when making a scheduled recording
  • Improved handling of user trying to start a second instance of recorder
  • Fix: recorded sound could be 'choppy' or 'clicky'
  • Fix: issue where recorder window could be hidden, with no taskbar icon, after unattended scheduled recording
  • Record-time notes disabled by default

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 4.0.0 Build 2375 (Sep 17, 2012)

  • Make notes at record time and see them in the recording
  • And many other smaller improvements

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 3.2.7 Build 2349 (Aug 23, 2012)

  • Fix: movies with webcam could become unopenable.
  • Fix: Flash export password settings were not remembered between exports
  • Fix: messages displayed: "could not start the recorder checker" when recorder started
  • Fix: incorrect scaling on pause graphic in Flash-FLv exports

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 3.2.6 Build 2331 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • Fix: multiple objects in the same frame could affect each others duration settings.
  • Fix: problem using the Speed up/down selected frames function in movies recorded with mpeg mode
  • Fix: default pause graphic not displayed in correct position in EXE exports
  • Fix: user could see a file in use error in exe export or when saving recording. FB now retries.
  • Fix: hiding the mouse cursor then saving the movie resulted in permanent loss of click circle highlights
  • Fix: seek could be slow in large EXE exports
  • Fix: when using 'Upload to Filecopy' function, the 'Open in browser' button did not work.
  • Adds ctrl+b, ctrl+i, ctrl+u shortcuts to set bold, italics, underline when editing textboxes.
  • Fix: problem recording movies when user had '?' in ascii username
  • Fix: cropping the movie resulted in an incorrect 'preview' image in the Flash export
  • Adds QT, WMV and MPEG4 formats to batch export for Std edition
  • Fix: Password and expiry options in Flash export only worked when playback controls were included
  • Reduces the height of the Button properties window

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 3.2.5 Build 2269 (Jun 13, 2012)

  • Fix: Flash-FLV export. If the FLV file is in-use, Player could hang on trying to export to same name again
  • Fix: when auto-updating, Player (not Recorder) is restarted if the user was updating from Player
  • Fix: track volume cannot be adjusted during playing - this was causing problems
  • Fix: batch export could not use FPS higher than 25
  • Adds button to Recorder Options window to open BBFB temp folder

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 3.2.4 Build 2216 (Apr 27, 2012)

  • Fix: webcam track could be removed instead of being hidden on saving

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 3.0.0 Build 1915 (Jul 26, 2011)

  • Fix: problems in changing record mode setting and then cancelling.
  • Fix: running Recorder direct from installer could cause an error message about UsageTracking.xml file to be shown.
  • Adds crash tracking file to LogSys report.
  • Adds option for checking and correcting corruption to Player Options
  • Fix: problem when recorder would run with no UI on detecting an update on startup
  • Fix: the sound interface was not acting correctly on Windows XP
  • Addition: facility to fix movies where keyframes have become corrupted
  • Fix: The window/region/fullscreen setting was not read correctly from the user interface
  • Adds facility for administrators to hide licence from users
  • Fix: incorrect email address used in report sending if direct sending fails
  • Fix: Recorder would show no UI when starting recording from Player
  • Fix: a problem in keystroke recording could crash player
  • Fix: Help files were not displayed from Player or Recorder
  • Fix: Common files used by v3 and v2 could be remove when deinstalling v2
  • Fix: recording non-default sound sources on XP could result in no sound recorded
  • New recorder window to show most used options and enable faster recording
  • Enhanced Player framebar interface to make it easier to work with presentation objects
  • Scheduled recording

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.8.2 Build 1782 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Fix: Pasted sound was faded out and muted
  • Fix: some exports missing first 40 seconds of sound.
  • Fix: Problems with sound quality for 8 bit sounds.
  • Added: function to extract FBR file from EXE exports.
  • Fix: when upgrading, after the deinstall, the installer window would fall to the background.
  • Fix: running the installer in silent mode still showed dialogs.
  • Fix: installer did not create shortcuts for limited/normal user accounts.
  • Fix: incorrect positioning of recorded region when recording on multi monitor systems, with the secondary monitor on the left.
  • Fix: Button object could not be copied and pasted.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.8.1 Build 1761 (Jan 25, 2011)

  • Fix: problem loading movies with WAV sound tracks.
  • Fix: LogSys was kept running on FB close, which could foul up upgrades.
  • Fix: hang in Record Sound function.
  • Fix: if recording was paused and then a screensaver appeared, the duration counter started again, though recording was still paused.
  • Fix: incorrect region could be recorded when recording a region with Vista/7 at 125% scaling mode.
  • Fix: problem adding some variable bit rate MP3 files.
  • Fix: saving frames from a movie with webcam could produce a movie without webcam that could not be exported to SWF.
  • Fix: recording clock on deskband could continue when recording had stopped, while sound was being compressed.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.8.0 Build 1734 (Dec 23, 2010)

  • Improved recovery of files corrupted due to Player crash while editing.
  • Adds HD Youtube upload option.
  • Adds Javascript actions to buttons.
  • Fix: Windows and Region recording in Vista/7 when Windows set to 150% size.
  • Removed limitation to record only even FPS in GDI mode.
  • Fix: when recording multiple monitors, recording could stop after a few seconds. Added 'desktop dc only' option to Recorder which decreases performance but fixes bug.
  • Fix: repeated editing will now not cause degredation in quality of sound tracks.
  • Fix: prevents user from saving FBR file to FB temp folder.
  • Fix: Fixed cursor redraw after frames delete.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.7.6 Build 1586 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Fix: 'list index out of bounds' error on recording.
  • Fix: now records sound if you have multiple sound cards installed.
  • Fix: Imported webcam video was invisible in 'embedded' mode until the movie was saved.
  • Fix: selecting frames and saving them to a new movie resulted in audio sync problems when the first frame was not included.
  • Fix: adding a movie with webcam or mpeg could result in object start frames being changed.
  • Fix: Information shown in File->Properties->More Details not complete for movies created by saving selected frames.
  • Fix: " " in file name could cause it to be flagged as corrupt.
  • Fix: uploading a movie, then closing it and opening another movie and uploading that, resulted in the first movie being uploaded again.
  • Fix: GDI mode FPS was restricted to a max of 20.
  • Fix: Exporting a range of frames not including the first frame to AVi/WMV/MOV resulted in audio sync problems.
  • Fix: Selecting more than a certain number of frames at the end of the movie and saving to a new movie could result in a static frame in the new movie.
  • Fix: selecting the same sound device twice on the sound step in the Record wizard could change the sample rate to 11khz.
  • Fix: cancelling the More Options window (accessed from Record wizard) did not cancel all changes to settings.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.7.5 Build 1572 (Jul 1, 2010)

  • Fix: fixes problem with 'limit by size' function and mpeg mode movies.
  • Fix: incorrect auto selection of mpeg mode on lower powered PCs.
  • Recorder restores previous sound recording source on Windows XP when recording complete.
  • Warns user that capture driver mode cannot record Aero and secondary monitors.
  • Shows suggestion that slower PCs turn off hw video accel when recording.
  • Fix: possible crash on saving movie.
  • Added: function to change duration of selected frames.
  • Added: shows selection duration in thumbnail.
  • First step removed from record wizard.
  • Fix: crash on exporting from Recorder.
  • Added: ability to turn off undo function, to improve performance in very large movies.
  • Removes sound track lock selection button from FB Std and Express.
  • Fix: could not export to QT with scaling > 100%.
  • Fix: recorder could crash when Windows turned the monitor off while recording with driver mode.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.7.4 Build 1551 (Jun 11, 2010)

  • New feature: inverted cursor highlight.
  • Fix: Bad final frame or second to last frame in mpeg recordings.
  • Fix: Improvements to deskband on windows 7 and addition of deskband for 64bit operating systems.
  • Fix: Static frames produced by using mpeg recording with the limit by time function.
  • Fix: Media player detection not working for some players.
  • Fix: Capture driver initialisation error on some Windows 7 PCs.
  • Flash exports: Improved handling of pre v9 Flash players.
  • Now disables video hardware acceleration by default on lower powered PCs.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.7.3 Build 1528 (May 18, 2010)

  • Adds: FBCMD command line controls to recorder.
  • Adds: Option to have Flash exports that require Player v9 and above show a message.
  • Adds: size of webcam video adjustable in Player and EXE exports.
  • Adds: when recording a window, the window is tracked if its position changes, when using GDI or MPEG mode.
  • Adds: webcam test window in Recorder can be resized.
  • Adds: can now insert mousewheel and middle button click events.
  • Fix: Recorder on Windows 7 could produce excess logging which could affect performance.
  • Fix: Recorder could crash on starting recording with PC sounds on Vista/7.
  • Fix: blank frames could be added to the end of an inserted movie.
  • Fix: when cropping a movie down, if markers were on the final frame of the new movie, they end up duplicated.
  • Fix: hides deskband mode for Recorder on Windows 7 due to delays in moving to taskbar that could cause Explorer to become unresponsive.
  • Fix: prevents logsysserver and batch export utility from appearing in the Windows New & recent program list after installing on Windows 7.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.7.2 Build 1494 (May 13, 2010)

  • crash in batch export.
  • closing a page in Internet Explorer that contained an SWF export could produce script errors in some situations.
  • Sound sync test dialog could get stuck behind the Options dialog when accessed via the Record wizard.
  • final frames of mpeg movie could be corrupted.
  • saving mpeg movies did not reduce file size.
  • inserting one mpeg movie into another at the final frame produced bad frame at the join.
  • saving selected frames from an mpeg movie resulted in a static movie.
  • pause graphic always shown in Flash and EXE exports when a highlight object paused the movie, regardless of whether the 'show paused graphic' setting is on.
  • delete operation followed quickly by playback could result in image corruption.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.9 Build 1360 (Dec 6, 2009)

  • Simple upload to selected video hosting services

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.5 Build 1314 (Nov 3, 2009)

  • Fix: Images objects not displayed correctly in FLV and AVI exports in Windows XP when using DirectX acceleration in BB FlashBack Player.
  • Fix: Flash single-swf exports not autostarting playback correctly while downloading.
  • Fix: Flash-FLV exports could be scaled incorrectly, stretching image vertically by 1%
  • Detects when there has been an audio sync problem during recording, and disables sample rate used.
  • Improvement to appearance and behavior of 'loading' indicator in Flash exports.

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.4 Build 1293 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Includes one-click uploading of movies to YouTube, Blip.tv and Revver

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.3 Build 1204 (Jul 16, 2009)

  • Simple upload to selected video hosting services

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.2 Build 1162 (Jun 3, 2009)

  • Various stability and file corruption fixes
  • Fix: autscroll turned off on export if autoscroll frame size is same as movie clip rect
  • Fix: corruption on Flash-SWF exports
  • Fix: user was allowed to select single SWF and download-on-demand
  • Fix: problem with cursor highlights on vista with second monitor
  • Fix: problem with cursors on 16 bit colour displays
  • Fix: problem recording non-standard display resolutions
  • Fix: recorder floating control bar could become hidden behind taskbar
  • Fix: problem with cursor leaving 'trails' and other issues for

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.1 Build 1122 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • Fix: Some FBRs could caused access violation on export to SWF
  • Fix: Installing Express, then Pro, then deinstalling Express could cause Pro to crash on startup
  • Fix: could not enter some pixel widths on AVI export
  • Fix: Flash export width could not be changed via the control on the export options dialog
  • No watermark on unlicensed Express exports

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.6.0 Build 1103 (Apr 15, 2009)

  • Addition of upload feature
  • Movies can be exported as single SWF file
  • Fixes to performance and stability of Undo and Redo functions

New in FlashBack Express Recorder 2.0 (Apr 4, 2008)

  • Record from screen and webcam simultaneously to produce picture-in-picture video.
  • Recording wizard for easy step-by-step setup of recording.
  • Improved Vista compatibility.