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WebCam Looker Changelog

What's new in WebCam Looker 7.5

Mar 27, 2015
  • Small web server and usability improvements.

New in WebCam Looker 7.2 (Sep 15, 2012)

  • Web server changes: added option to sort archive view in descending order, and arm/disarm switcher to switch from motion detection mode to simple preview and in reverse in real-time view mode.

New in WebCam Looker 7.1 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • Added 2, 4 and 10 fps for IP camera frequencies
  • Removed TW68 plugin
  • Updated IP camera lists
  • Minor usability improvements

New in WebCam Looker 6.3 (Dec 19, 2011)

  • Added ability to disable camera by Scheduler. Different bug fixes and improvements, including email sending, IP cameras scanning, disabled access.log, screensaver

New in WebCam Looker 5.3 (Dec 7, 2010)

  • Added built-in video codec (supports video recording for all types of sources, detects motion without delay, optionally appends all motions into one file, adds mark with time/etc).
  • Improved LAN IP-cameras automatic detection.

New in WebCam Looker 5.2 (Oct 21, 2010)

  • Added new source: IP Cameras (at local network).
  • HTTP-upload destination (and script filereceiver.php) is adopted for new PHP versions, added login/password auth, and added support of JPEG/PNG/bmp/gif/tiff

New in WebCam Looker 5.1 (Jul 22, 2010)

  • Added support of passive FTP.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in WebCam Looker 5.0 (May 5, 2010)

  • WebServer: Repeater service - to access your computer from everywhere.
  • WebServer: logging all requests to built-in web server into access.log file.
  • View: Option to show only red rectangle around motion detected on main preview instead of whole changed area color marking.

New in WebCam Looker 4.4 (Feb 16, 2010)

  • Web server: added MJPEG live video streaming at destination and remote real-time view.
  • Web server: added viewing of all sources simultaneously at real-time view as pictures or live videos.
  • Web server: adeed image and video quality and resize controls for better viewing via mobile devices or slow Internet connection.
  • Web server: removed WML support.
  • Improved work with MJPEG IP cameras with slow fps.
  • Improved password authentication at URL with IP cameras.
  • Wizard: added motion detection with photos destination.

New in WebCam Looker 4.3 (Jan 1, 2010)

  • Multiple usability improvements.
  • Motion detector for sources with large refreshing interval (slow fps).
  • Compatibility with modern hi-resolution cameras.
  • For international use, the builtin webserver codepage is UTF8 now.

New in WebCam Looker 4.2 (Sep 1, 2009)

  • Post-Recording length for Motion Detector.
  • Video recording for TV-tuners and none-switchable ports.
  • Detection of startup before driver's initialization (autostart mode).

New in WebCam Looker 4.1 (May 7, 2009)

  • SSL support. Providing login/password at URL for built-in web server. Macro: {#1-10} for sequential/cyclic file writing at destinations.

New in WebCam Looker 4.0 (Apr 11, 2009)

  • Multiport video capture cards support.

New in WebCam Looker 3.5 (Feb 21, 2009)

  • Multiple usability improvements.
  • Improvement of frozen stream restarting for IP cameras and LinkSys IP cameras compatibility.
  • Added commands execution on Startup: to mount network disks under AutoRun, etc.

New in WebCam Looker 3.4 (Oct 14, 2008)

  • Added to Context Menu the ability to start all (previously paused) sources with delay (0.5 or 5 minutes) - used to avoid false motion detection alarms for interval necessary to leave the house.

New in WebCam Looker 3.3 (Jul 12, 2008)

  • Cosmetic user interface improvements.
  • Support of none-root FTP home folder.
  • Support for buggy webcam drivers with equal device names.

New in WebCam Looker 3.2 (May 22, 2008)

  • Added new source: World Internet camera (list).
  • Added new source: Slideshow (random) of World Internet cameras.
  • Compatibility: Email attachments (file name without spaces and dashes) for Windows Mobile.
  • Compatibility: Service(auto run) and Application(GUI) camera sharing for Vista.
  • Change: Archive minimum free disk space limit upto 0 MB (was 1%).

New in WebCam Looker 3.0 (Feb 21, 2008)

  • Added: MJPEG video support for URL source (IP-cameras). Added: output of the warning text over main Window in case Archive is full. Added: Destination/ExternalApp: more macro: {Time}, {SourceName}.

New in WebCam Looker 3.0 (Jan 3, 2008)

  • Added: computer reboot on device drivers hanging.
  • Added: motion absence detection.

New in WebCam Looker 2.8 (Aug 11, 2007)

  • Motion detector: Added Movement sustained for X number of seconds logic.
  • Archive: Added option to automatically removal of files (checkbox: "And no more") regardless of free disk space.
  • Archive: Added resize of the dialog for increasing of images/video playback.
  • On startup: Added showing of warning, if previously connected device is not accessible. Customization: DeviceLostMessage.txt .

New in WebCam Looker 2.6 (Apr 16, 2007)

  • Added new destination: Skype Message.
  • Added new destination: Popup Main Window. Popups the main window of WebCam Looker on screen, if it was minimized or in Tray before

New in WebCam Looker 2.5 (Mar 21, 2007)

  • Added support of digital cameras as new type of sources. You can automatically photograph and publish high resolution images directly from your digital camera on your web site now.
  • Added silent recording of video (with sound!) from microphone as an option at device settings.
  • Updated addons/filereceiver.php: Added HistoryTime - to prevent theft pictures removal from server by intruder.
  • Added few sound files that can be used for motion detector with sound.

New in WebCam Looker 2.3 (Feb 2, 2007)

  • Preview window speed optimization (CPU usage);
  • New skin: Tiny.

New in WebCam Looker 2.1 (Dec 4, 2006)

  • Added image marking for incoming/source images that applies to all destinations and remote view. Added motion detector zero sensitivity to allow continuous recording simultaneously with movement detection mode.

New in WebCam Looker 2.0 (Nov 27, 2006)

  • Added free fast mind game. Added new Christmas skin. Added possibility to change directory for Archive. Added option to scale and rotate source images

New in WebCam Looker 1.5 (Oct 17, 2006)

  • Added commercial SMS gateway to send SMS to over 500 networks.
  • Added limiting of SMS SMS messages amount per hour and per day.
  • Added setting for Screenshot interval.
  • Usability: new archive viewer, double-clicking at lists, help on advances settings.

New in WebCam Looker 1.4 (Sep 15, 2006)

  • Added Scheduler.
  • Improved compatibility with capture devices.
  • Improved preview refreshing during writing of video.

New in WebCam Looker 1.1 (Jul 28, 2006)

  • Added new destinations: e-mail and sound player. Added dialogs transparency and always on top. Added automatic configuration of new connected devices.