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Screenbits Changelog

What's new in Screenbits 8.5.1.0

Jul 1, 2023
  • Ability to choose HEVC hardware encoder (if available) for video encoding
  • Ability to select windows from a list in a newly added "Window" capture mode
  • Ability to add custom presets in area capture mode
  • Ability to control recording from other programs by command line arguments
  • Ability to view and adjust selected area by area selection tool
  • Added 4K and 2K resolutions to the list of recording resolutions
  • Added "Open with option in Files section
  • Improved list of recording resolutions which makes it easier to use
  • Area selection tool now shows icon and title of the selected window
  • List of available camera/video capture formats are now sorted by quality
  • Improved appearance of magnifier in area selection tool and compact view
  • Minor UI improvements

New in Screenbits 7.14.1.0 (Mar 25, 2022)

  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 7.13.1.0 (Mar 10, 2022)

  • Ability to view number of audio faults from Statistics section
  • Improved application icon to appear cleaner on start menu and taskbar
  • Minor user interface improvements
  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 7.11.1.0 (Jan 7, 2022)

  • Improved pointer click effects to indicate drag & drop and mouse button press/release more accurately
  • Minor user interface improvements

New in Screenbits 7.10.1.0 (Nov 26, 2021)

  • Ability to change application language to Chinese Simplified, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and Spanish
  • Minor user interface improvements

New in Screenbits 7.9.1.0 (Oct 19, 2021)

  • Improved support for capturing HDR enabled displays

New in Screenbits 7.6.1.0 (Sep 20, 2021)

  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 7.2.1.0 (Jul 23, 2021)

  • Ability to use push-to-talk input mode for input audio
  • User interface improvements

New in Screenbits 7.1.1.0 (Jul 19, 2021)

  • Minor user interface improvements

New in Screenbits 7.0.1.0 (Jul 11, 2021)

  • New "Device" capture mode to record camera individually
  • New "Audio" capture mode to record audio individually
  • Ability to turn on/off audio capture during recording
  • Improved application icons
  • User interface improvements

New in Screenbits 6.13.1.0 (Apr 29, 2021)

  • Ability to choose capture format for camera overlay
  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 6.12.1.0 (Apr 20, 2021)

  • Ability to import, export and reset application settings
  • Ability to cancel recording during the countdown time
  • Sound notifications for pause and resume

New in Screenbits 6.11.1.0 (Apr 7, 2021)

  • Ability to flip camera image horizontally
  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 6.10.1.0 (Mar 26, 2021)

  • Recording now automatically pauses when system goes to sleep
  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 6.9.1.0 (Mar 10, 2021)

  • Ability to view size, resolution, frame rate and larger thumbnail of output files
  • An option to hide the app icon from taskbar when the app is minimized
  • App icon now stays in taskbar when minimized unless the related option is off
  • App icon stays in the notification area even if the app window is visible
  • Cleaner thumbnail icons for output files
  • Thickness of the outline border increased for camera overlay
  • User interface improvements
  • Internal improvements

New in Screenbits 6.7.1.0 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Ability to view which video encoder is in use from statistics section

New in Screenbits 6.6.1.0 (Jan 23, 2021)

  • Ability to use chroma key to remove background from camera overlay
  • Recording performance improved on devices with Intel® Quick Sync Video support
  • Minor UI improvements

New in Screenbits 6.4.1.0 (Jan 9, 2021)

  • Improved recording performance

New in Screenbits 6.3.1.0 (Dec 15, 2020)

  • Improved performance of camera overlay
  • Minor UI improvements

New in Screenbits 6.2.2.0 (Dec 3, 2020)

  • Ability to view recording statistics.
  • Ability to change frame-rate mode quicker from the main window

New in Screenbits 6.1.0.0 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Recording performance improved significantly
  • Preview turns off automatically while the app is minimized

New in Screenbits 2.10.2.0 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • Ability to add webcam overlay to video (experimental)
  • Ability to record wider range of audio formats and configurations
  • A new design for Settings UI

New in Screenbits 2.10.1.0 (Feb 24, 2018)

  • Ability to add webcam overlay to video (experimental)
  • Ability to record wider range of audio formats and configurations
  • A new design for Settings UI

New in Screenbits 2.6.1 (Dec 4, 2017)

  • New:
  • Ability to record multiple displays
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed some issues in the selector UI

New in Screenbits 2.3.1.0 Store App (Sep 21, 2017)

  • New:
  • Added ability to run on Windows startup
  • Added ability record default audio recording/playback device
  • Added ability to keep the app always on top
  • Added customization options for the selection tool
  • Added ability to set delay before recording
  • Added ability to play record/countdown sound
  • Added tooltip to notification area icon which shows status and duration of the
  • Recorded video
  • Improvements:
  • Improved video recording functionality and performance
  • Increased maximum frame-rate from 60 to 120
  • Simplified hotkey usage
  • Improved reliability of the hotkey system
  • UI improvements
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when system display went off during recording

New in Screenbits 2.2.1.0 Store App (Aug 21, 2017)

  • New:
  • Added x64 version
  • Added a new advanced selection UI featuring magnifier, keyboard integration and more
  • Added ability to record in up to 4K quality
  • Added ability to limit output resolution to FHD quality
  • Improvements:
  • UI improvements
  • Registering hotkeys no longer requires restarting the app
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed "The data specified for the media type is invalid..." error on 4K displays
  • Fixed "AUEnumDeviceFormats failed" error when attempting to record a disabled or unplugged audio device
  • Fixed the "Error code: 887A0004" warning during recording
  • Fixed an issue where a white box was being recorded over the cursor

New in Screenbits 1.3 (Nov 16, 2016)

  • Version 1.3 final
  • Fix: Memory leak (lots of GDI objects) and finally OutOfMemory exception if capture region was set to Fixed Region
  • Fix: Unchecking 'Record Mouse Cursor' in options had no effect
  • Fix: User could run multiple instances because the SingleInstanceController class didn't work properly
  • Fix: Render mode of tray icon context menu set to system (like other context menus)

New in Screenbits 1.3 beta (Nov 16, 2016)

  • Fix: Improper video if capture region went out of screen boundaries; now out of screen region gets filled with a color.
  • Improved: Including hour and minute in output file name
  • Improved: Recording library moved to another assembly to be separated from UI assembly
  • Added: New Fixed Region Selector window (predefined sizes, custom size, etc)
  • Added: Audio Recording (Sound capture devices and system sound, with selectable format)
  • Added: Mouse cursor highlight (color, radius)
  • Added: Watermark (alignment, color, direction, font, margin, outline, outline color and text)
  • Added: New tracking type: Track mouse cursor