Snapper History
Below follows a list of Snapper version numbers with their respective changes and bug fixes.
2.2
The default sound input is now supported (i.e. the sound input setting as indicated by the system settings of your operating systems are now complied with).
Several small interface improvements.
2.1
Faster recording in raw format.
Updated built-in documentation
High-quality full-screen capturing on Macintosh computers.
2.0.1
Particular configurations caused Snapper to beep recursively while recording. This problem has been solved.
2.0
Snapper Screen Recorder is now available for Windows!
1.4
Additional raw format, may allow for smoother recording on your system (you'll have to try and find out what works best for you).
Changed Window style (utiliy window on Leopard, metal on Tiger).
The QuickTime preferences are now opened from the main preferences window while the preferences button in the toolbar of the Snapper window opens the main peferences window.
An error that may occur once in a while after recording but before processing the movie has been prevented from happening.
Snapper now cleans up all unnecessary files after creating a movie.
1.3
The slider to set the frame rate in milliseconds has been moved to the preferences window.
The frame rate is now remembered between sessions.
Minor interface improvements (e.g. error messages now include icons).
1.2
Snapper now records and displays the mouse cursor
1.1.2
Some configuations of Mac OS X prevent Snapper from talking to QuickTime - fixed
1.1.1
An error message "Could not create mask file..." occurs on some systems. - fixed
Can't use Snapper on my non-admin user account - fixed
The QuickTime settings button in the toolbar of the main window doesn't always work - fixed
Recording results into an error - fixed (most of the time)
1.1
Choosing Quit from File menu still shows "Are you sure...?" - done, removed by request
On PowerMac, the main window is too large when the application starts up - an attempt has been made to fix this, note that manually refreshing the screen shot in the main window will always resize the window correctly
Need to include warning that opening the QT settings kind of resets these settings (but not if you cancel) - done, see tooltip and Help window
Setting sound source to none doesn't work - fixed
An error occurs if the Help window is resized - fixed
1.1b03
Preferences are not saved correctly - fixed
Add hide-me button to toolbar of main window - fixed
By request, remove "Are you sure that you want to quit" dialog - done
About box is unattractive - fixed
Warn if sound recording is activated while no sound input source has been selected yet - fixed
1.1b02
Addition of audio preferences - done
Recording with double play rate in combination with sound must be disallowed - fixed
1.1b01
Addition of sound recording features - done
JPEG quality should be 100 by default - fixed
1.1b04
An error occurs if the Help window is resized - fixed
1.0
needs an application icon - fixed
help window has no navigation by arrow keys - fixed
still trying to save movie if no frames recorded - fixed
save quicktime setting between sessions - fixed, but settings are reset when settings button is clicked and we can't fix this at the moment
0b01
license conditions must appear when application starts first time - fixed
window size wrong after startup
after selecting entire screen, can't deselect
optional "don't record while snapper is in front" - fixed
opening preferences window causes error (property is not an integer) - fixed
0a04
can only create red capture area by dragging to the right - fixed
clicking the "properties" button caused an following error - fixed, please test
clicking the "Buy Now" caused an error message to be displayed - fixed
cannot enter time delay with the keypad - fixed
Update dialogue window doesn't appear after choosing Update from Help menu - fixed
PNG format besides JPEG format - fixed
JPEG-compression needs to be user adjustable - fixed
after saving a movie, the "frames" counter shows "1" - fixed
registration window is resizable - fixed
spelling errorin registration window: "belowe" should be "below" - fixed
cursor refused to turn from cross into arrow - fixed
0a03
on startup there's a "beep" played -beep, I mean fixed
the buttons either need text or a tooltip (or both) - fixed
what does the first button do? the dialog box text isn't clear what it's doing - fixed
what is the time interval? milliseconds, seconds, minutes? - millisecs, fixed
clicking the "stop" button causes the frames counter to start jumping back and forth between numbers yet still increment (seems there's almost a 90 difference between the low number and high number when it's bugging out) fixed (changed)
had to click the "stop" button three times to get it to ask where I wanted to save the movie - currently, I don't see how to fix this, I have this problem only rarely
when saving the movie, there's no feedback and the program is "locked up"
after saving the movie, the counter keeps incrementing - fixed
window can be shrunk with bottom right control, but will not grow using the control or the "maximize" window decoration - fixed
red snap area in the screen thumbnail can be moved/resized outside of the screen thumbnail - fixed
frames counter should probably be set to zero when the program is first run - fixed
"stop" button should be disabled until the "record" button is clicked - fixed (changed)
"record" button should be disabled after it has been clicked - fixed (changed)
clicking the "stop" button after launch causes it to start recording - fixed
for the last two seconds of the video the picture is garbage - fixed
0a02:
non-public release
0a01
first public alphaversion
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