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Screen GIF Changelog

What's new in Screen GIF 2019.1

Dec 27, 2018
  • Update the copyright year. This is the first 2019 release of the product, and, it's a major release. Maybe your license become outdated if you purchase the product before 01/01/2018.
  • You can continue using your current license by downloading an outdated release. Login in your DecSoft's area for both: download outdated releases and purchase upgrades licenses. Please, contact us if you have any questions!

New in Screen GIF 2018.3 (03/01/2018) (Mar 1, 2018)

  • This is a major release of this product. If you purchase this
  • product license before 03/01/2017 you need to upgrade your
  • license in order to properly register this release.
  • Remember, however, that your DecSoft's licenses never expires.
  • You can upgrade your license with at least an 50% off discount,
  • but also can download the 03/01/2018 outdated release of this
  • product to register it with your outdated license.
  • You can do both of these things (upgrade your licenses and
  • download outdated releases) by login into your DecSoft's
  • customer area at the DecSoft's website.
  • Please, write an E-Mail at info@davidesperalta or use the
  • DecSoft's contact form at the DecSoft's website if you have
  • any questions.

New in Screen GIF 2018.2 (12/11/2017) (Dec 11, 2017)

  • The program is now ready to be "attached to the Windows init menu", that is, the icon of the program scales with the icon and did not remain "small" if the init menu icon is large.
  • Update the program in order to use the latest DecSoft's available graphics, that is, update the program's icons as well as other images used in the program interface, samples, etc.

New in Screen GIF 2017.4 (11/16/2017) (Nov 16, 2017)

  • Fix an "Out of system resources" error if we try to scale the final image GIF in both ways: by specify an scale percentage value or by specify a fixed width and height.

New in Screen GIF 2017.3 (08/11/2017) (Aug 10, 2017)

  • Due to some recent changes in the DecSoft's hosting provider a change in the product was required in order to properly register it using the appropiate customer's license information

New in Screen GIF 2017.2 (04/24/2017) (Apr 24, 2017)

  • Replace the old DecSoft's graphics (product's icon and more) with the new graphics for the DecSoft's software, as well other minor fixes, changes and enhancements.

New in Screen GIF 2017.1 (12/26/2016) (Feb 20, 2017)

  • This is the first 2017 release of Screen GIF and means a major upgrade of the software. Customers who register the program before 01/01/20016 must purchase upgrades licenses of Screen GIF or, optionally, continue using the previous release of the software.

New in Screen GIF 2016.15 (11/09/2016) (Feb 20, 2017)

  • Take this as a maintenance release.

New in Screen GIF 2016.14 (11/07/2016) (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Take this as a maintenance release.

New in Screen GIF 2016.13 (11/06/2016) (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Update and use the latest release of the Inno Setup program, which is used for our software installer assistant. Also other very minor minor internal changes and enhancements has been made in relation with the program's installer.

New in Screen GIF 2016.12 (11/04/2016) (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Update the internal manifest of Screen GIF executable in order to be more appropiate for Windows 10. Other minor changes has been also made in this release.

New in Screen GIF 2016.11 (10/15/2016) (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Now allows to force an specific GIF image output size. From the options dialog, you can specify the width and height for the output, or just leave it as zero (do not resize the captured image).

New in Screen GIF 2016.9 (06/04/2016) (Jun 7, 2016)

  • Add an uninstaller feedback URL to the program installer in order to allow the users who uninstall the program to provide some feedback about the uninstallation reasons. Such URL is launched then the program is uninstalled from the system's control panel.

New in Screen GIF 2016.8 (05/20/2016) (May 20, 2016)

  • Fix an introduced error which causes the program updater can't download new releases even if new ones are found in the server.

New in Screen GIF 2016.7 (05/13/2016) (May 18, 2016)

  • Adapt the program to the latest changes in the author's website. This mean, for example, that the integrated updater can continue working like expected.

New in Screen GIF 2016.6 (03/06/2016) (Mar 8, 2016)

  • The program's interface options have a new option which allow us to active and deactive the program's GUI hints.

New in Screen GIF 2016.5 (02/08/2016) (Mar 8, 2016)

  • Due to the Microsoft Windows Enforcement of Authenticode Code Signing and Timestamping new code signing restrictions (http://goo.gl/ylSUKm) the program's EXEs and the program's installer are now signed and timestamped using the SHA2 algorithm instead the SHA1 algorithm.

New in Screen GIF 2016.3 (11/27/2015) (Nov 28, 2015)

  • Fix certain memory leaks related with the captured GIF image
  • This memory leak never be reported by the Delphi debugger, but by the Delphi Fast Memory manager.

New in Screen GIF 2016.2 (11/18/2015) (Nov 18, 2015)

  • After some report from a chinesse customer, some internal changes has been made into the program to avoid an error while register Screen GIF with a valid license.

New in Screen GIF 2016.1 (11/15/2015) (Nov 17, 2015)

  • The program icon has been changed (thanks to www.asleycruz.com) and therefore various changes must be made over the program, some dialogs and program help. This release also start a new version numeration system, which refer the year of the release and the number of the release, following by the release date.

New in Screen GIF 3.0 (9/17/2015) (Sep 18, 2015)

  • For the first time, Screen GIF executables and installer are now digitally signed, which means a better confidence about the program integrity and authoring. You are encouraged to assert that the program executables have the appropriate code sign and that my name (David Esperalta Calderon) appears into the executables Digital Sign properties.
  • The program website has been rewriten from scratch and therefore some changes has been made into the program help, updater, etc., in order to adapt to the new website.

New in Screen GIF 2.0 (08/03/2015) (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Compile Screen GIF including an appropiate manifest for the new Microsoft Windows 10.

New in Screen GIF 1.9 (07/05/2015) (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Fix a minor error in the program installer which cause the program icon in the Windows Start Menu (when exists...) appear inside a "Default" folder. Now that folder is the name of the program. This problem appear in Windows 7 and 10, a not Windows 8 nor Windows 8.1.

New in Screen GIF 1.9 (06/11/2015) (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Remove social profiles and add a support forum link
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.9 (01/20/2015) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Add social profiles into menus and about dialog
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.8 (12/20/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Font size and tabs height fit Windows defaults
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.7 (12/17/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Take this as a maintenance release of the program
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.7 (12/05/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Disallow window on top while processing captures
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.7 (12/04/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Use bicubic instead of nearest for image scaling
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.7 (12/03/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • A better algorithm to make the screen captures
  • Introducing the optional Percentage Scale value
  • Redesign of the program options dialog interface
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.6 (11/09/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • A convenient Windows menu shortcut for Windows 10
  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.6 (11/01/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Adapt the installer to Windows Technical Preview
  • Other minor error fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.6 (09/14/2014) (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Use Windows TaskBar Progress Bar when processing
  • Other minor error fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.6 (09/08/2014) (Sep 9, 2014)

  • Add new Capture Images in Grayscale program option
  • Other minor error fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.6 (09/01/2014) (Sep 1, 2014)

  • Fix a potential buffer overflow in bitmap processing
  • Other minor error fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.5 (07/02/2014) (Jul 2, 2014)

  • Now it's possible to draw the cursor over the GIF
  • Other minor error fixes, changes and enhancements

New in Screen GIF 1.4 (06/01/2014) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Update the Screen GIF support email address
  • Some little changes in the program help file

New in Screen GIF 1.4 (05/25/2014) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Installer do not propertly detect previous versions

New in Screen GIF 1.3 (05/13/2014) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Fix the program updater for the new webserver path

New in Screen GIF 1.3 (03/22/2013) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Changes in the updater program for a new approach

New in Screen GIF 1.3 (09/16/2013) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements
  • Take this release as a program maintenience update

New in Screen GIF 1.3 (09/12/2013) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements
  • Controls to start, pause, resume and stop capture
  • New habilitiy to pause a previously started capture

New in Screen GIF 1.2 (09/09/2013) (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Some other minor fixes, changes and enhancements
  • Change all tool windows by dialog windows instead

New in Screen GIF 1.0 (01/19/2013) (Jan 27, 2014)

  • Some very minor fixes, changes and enhancements
  • Take this also as a program maintenance update

New in Screen GIF 1.0 (5/19/2013) (May 20, 2013)

  • Add the "loop infinite" option into preview
  • Other enhancements and several minor fixes