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
* 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
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