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change log

1.8.4

* fixed    : NTSC SD inputs now recognised correctly as 29.97fps

1.8.3

+ added    : Improved Internal TCP Relay performance
* fixed    : Problems with RTMP Direct presets
: mod    : Updated to latest ffmpeg build

1.8.2

* fixed    : Improved RTMP streaming smoothness
* fixed    : possible RTMP disconnect/crash after ~3 hours
+ added    : Recordings can now be opened while recording. The Stats view now has a 'view rec' button which will open VLC & start playing the recording.

1.8.1

* fixed    : Wowza presets now working again & added link to preset help webpage
: mod    : Updated online help for HLS presets & updated links in presets

1.8.0

+ added    : Internal TCP relay system which is now used in the RTMP streaming presets. This avoids the bandwidth issues present in the current ffmpeg builds
+ added    : Internal TCP relay stats output in stats display window. Now shows data sent & packet size utilisation, instead of data sent to stream process
+ added    : New preset tokens to allow piping data between processes & utilisation of the new internal TCP redirect system
+ added    : Import/Export/Delete menu options for process presets. Access by Right-click on process list
+ added    : Custom docked consoles instead of windows standard consoles. Double-click to expand/collapse
+ added    : Show/Hide streaming console button to stats display (nb. only works with console mode applications)
+ added    : Option to hide streaming console windows by default on the general options page
+ added    : Expression parser for use in streaming preset command lines
+ added    : Convert to mkv process preset
+ added    : Option to save streaming console log files on the general options page
+ added    : Option to automatically cleanup saved log files on startup on the general options page
+ added    : Pause delay before reconnect option to streaming preset connection parameters
* fixed    : Crash on exit MPEG2-TS Raw Output to local host preset after previously using a different preset
* fixed    : Streaming bandwidth limitations
* fixed    : Streaming restart operation made safer & more reliable
* fixed    : USPS settings are now saved & loaded
* fixed    : HLS presets updated, now accurate on re-encode segment slicing
* fixed    : Stats display can now be turned off on the general page. nb. clicking the view stats button will turn it back on
: mod    : Improved recording info geneneration
: mod    : Updated to use latest ffmpeg builds (v1.1 Fire Flower)
: mod    : Updated all presets to use new inbuilt expression parser with latest ffmpeg
: mod    : Reworked options on general page
: mod    : Removed encoder settings from ReEncode presets so that by default recordings are full resolution
: mod    : Changed streaming presets to default to 16:9 aspect ratio with more standard sizes & higher bandwidths

1.7.0

+ added    : Option to run VLC from specified path, allowing use of portable VLC
+ added    : Encoding infomation now saved as a txt file for each recording
+ added    : Recordings can be now annotated from the status display
+ added    : View recording information in batch processor
+ added    : Recording can now be played from the batch processor by double-clicking on a recording
+ added    : Basic recording management to batch processor with Rename,Play,Delete,Merge in popup menu (right-click on recording)
+ added    : Dailymotion Cloud streaming presets
+ added    : RTP streaming presets
+ added    : File access testing & feedback when selecting recording location
+ added    : Improved support for recording to a network location
+ added    : Extended number of tokens available for use in streaming preset creation
+ added    : Option to automatically process a recording after it has finished using a process preset
* fixed    : Opening config files from GUI now working consistently
* fixed    : Direct HLS preset now actually direct
* fixed    : HLS uploader now working with correctly with non english Windows regional settings
* fixed    : GUI tabs now working after restore from tray icon
* fixed    : GUI status display, pin always visible operation now sync'd with Stats button
* fixed    : GUI notification now always visible & correctly sized
* fixed    : Sliced recording now updating output dir on consecutive recordings
* fixed    : USPS operation now working for audio settings
: mod    : GUI layout changed to create more space for controls
: mod    : VLC 2.0.5 now recommended VLC version for use
: mod    : GUI controls now locked if changes cannot take effect. eg. recording tab locked while recording
: mod    : 'test/set' button now highlighted if any encoder parameters have been changed
: mod    : Changed 'Justin.tv' preset to 'Justin.tv / Twitch.tv' as works with both

1.6.0

+ added    : FME/FMLE streaming profile import for simple RTMP preset generation (rt-click on stream preset list)
+ added    : Wowza RTMP streaming presets
+ added    : mod16 option to encoder setup (default=on for better compatiblity)
+ added    : More help dialogs on configuration errors
+ added    : Auto streaming server start if not already running (if found in default locations)
+ added    : Auto test/set on startup as an option in config (default enabled)
+ added    : Auto h264 level selection on bitrate adjustment
+ added    : Preview mode selection which now includes 'Native video size' option
: mod    : VLC 2.0.4 is now recommend for use
: mod    : Resampled output sizes now multiples of 4 for finer control
: mod     : Starting record while streaming no longer uses 'Auto preview during record' setting, which caused streaming to stop
: mod    : Screen position maintained on restart
: mod    : Timed notifications can now be closed using [return] or [space] keys
: mod    : Removed possibility to set invalid options in encoder setup
: mod    : Preview latency can now be set to 0 ms
* fixed    : Audio now working with 'Direct' presets
* fixed    : Improved internal threading operation & device communications
* fixed    : Streaming server restarts are unlikely to be required
* fixed    : Resolved connection timeout issues
* fixed    : Incorrect interlaced source recognition leading to double framerate recordings
* fixed    : Encoder settings are now loading correctly on startup
* fixed    : Settings on the General tab are now correctly saved
* fixed    : Selected streaming preset now correctly loaded/saved
* fixed    : Hardware encoder FPS setting snap to operation, now always snaps to closest valid fps settings
* fixed    : Resampler/process settings are now saved in memory on test/set fixing USPS operation
* fixed    : Disconnecting input while in use no longer causes a crash
* fixed    : Changed default TCP port usage to avoid potential conflicts
* fixed    : Stats overlay now correctly sized across OS's

1.5.0

+ added : Audio sync adjust processing
+ added : Aspect ratio override
+ added : Command line interface
+ added : HTTP Live Streaming support. Inc. single & multi-stream example presets
+ added : RTP streaming presets
: mod   : Extended preset command line system to support parallel processes
* fixed : Support for HD interlaced inputs
* fixed : Resampler setup bugs
* fixed : Incorrect video output size
* fixed : RTMP streaming stability. UStream streaming now stable
: mod   : Switched to using TCP over UDP to avoid internal stream disruption
* fixed : GUI font mismatches
* fixed : Improved 'restart streaming server' operation
: mod   : Config & streaming preset format redesigned to support new features

1.4.0

+ added :  RTMP support & example presets for UStream, Livestream & Justin.tv
: mod   :  Preset format to better support descriptions
+ added :  Preset templates to simplify complex network streaming setup
+ added :  Preset management
+ added :  Completely new streaming interface!

1.3.0

+ added :  Slice sequence recording mode. Which splits a recording into multiple files upon write, ensuring protection of recordings against power loss or other system failures.
+ added :  Batch processing interface reworked. Input & output directories are now selectable. Includes automatic conversion of slice sequences into single .TS files & manual conversion if required.
+ added :  Resampling setup improved. On [test/set], setup now snaps to the closest valid settings, rather than fail.
+ added :  Recorded .TS streams are now synced to packet boundaries,  improving compatibility with other software.
: mod   :  Command line format for processes/streams.cda modified to allow integration of other 3rd party tools. See updated help on the website.
* fixed :  Replaced broken TS -> mp4 conversion, operation now uses ffmpeg.
* fixed :  GUI rendering errors & style inconsistencies.

1.2.0

+ added :  Support for internal resampler, allowing hardware scaling & framerate adjustment.
+ added :  New streaming preset for direct TS video to localhost UDP streaming.
* fixed :  Stability issues with 'Restart BMD streaming server' button operation.

1.1.0

* fixed :  bugs & inconsistencies in hot key operation relating to config GUI show/hide.
* fixed :  GUI rendering errors.  Added matched rendering style to system tray menu.
* fixed :  Audio encoding parameters weren't being saved in the configuration file. 

1.0.0 - Initial release