Audio Capture Version History

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1.0  9/1/2006

• [New]New release.

1.0  6/5/2003

• [New]$19.95
• [New]Support audio capture from sound cards.
• [New]Support output to Windows Media Audio (WMA) format with bitrate settings.
• [New]Support output to MP3 format, at 24 kHz and below.
• [New]Support output to WAV format.
• [New]Requires Windows XP Home, XP Pro, or Windows 2000.
• [New]Requires DirectX 8.0 and above.
• [New]Requires Windows Media Format 9 for WMA output.

1.1  6/6/2003

• [New]Added AVI (Audio only) output support, with settings for different audio codec.
• [New]Added 16khz and 24khz support for MP3 output.
• [Change]Changed program icon.
• [Change]Changed the layout of the controls.
• [New]Completed testing on Windows 98SE and Windows ME.

2.0  9/17/2003

• [New]Newly designed user interface, with timecode panel, and expandable setting panels.
• [New]Recording volume indicator.
• [New]Ability to pause recording.
• [New]Provided download link for system and third party components.
• [New]Display recording status and recording time.
• [Change]Limit recording to 2 minutes in trial version. Removed 30-day trial period.
• [Change]For WMA output, provide profile choices instead of bitrate choices.
• [Change]Changed program icon.
• [Change]Changed the layout of the controls.
• [Change]Store the licensing information for all users on the PC instead of only the current user.
• [Change]$24.95
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a problem to find MP3 encoder on some upgraded PCs.

2.1  11/21/2003

• [New]Double buffer mechanism to improve performance, especially when capturing from speakers.
• [New]Added tooltips to some of the buttons.
• [New]Sleeper code against pirated keys.
• [New]Added some error messages.
• [New]Added menu button to test driver other River Past software.
• [New]Added help file, which is also available as HTML pages on the web site.
• [Change]Index output WMA files.
• [Change]License validation code cleaned up to make piracy more difficult. Does not affect usage.
• [Change]Internal anti-piracy change.
• [Change]Added warning dialog if the output file already exists.
• [Change]Changed default settings to WAV, stereo, 44.1khz, 16 bit.
• [Bug Fix]Removed some error messages if some video codecs are not installed.
• [Bug Fix]Changed one error message, when it should prompt the user to install the latest DirectX instead of WMF9.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a minor memory leak.
• [Bug Fix]Modified the Readme file.

2.5  11/25/2003

• [New]New company logo.
• [New]Moved the registration information to the CURRENT_USER registry.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed flickering problem with the toggle buttons.
• [Bug Fix]Reduced screen flickering while setting panels are expanded or collapsed.

3.0  1/16/2004

• [New]Loads compatible audio compressors dynamically.
• [New]Supports a list of compatible audio compressors in WAV files.
• [New]Supports DivX audio compressor for WAV and AVI output.
• [New]Volume control.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a 2.5 bug - when the output is set to WMA, the file dialog asks for WMV file name instead of WMA.

3.1  3/8/2004

• [New]XP theme compliant user interface.
• [New]New protection against software piracy.
• [New]File path validation.
• [New]Now compatible with LAME MP3 ACM.

3.5  3/26/2004

• [New]Support customized Windows Media profiles in additional to system profiles.
• [New]Shipped with WMA9 profiles.
• [New]Ability to record from DV camcorder connected to 1394 port.
• [Change]Request more buffers from the sound card to improve performance, especially when recording from speakers.
• [Change]Removed restrictions on LAME ACM settings, given the latest LAME ACM is much more stable.

4.0  4/26/2004

• [New]OGG Vorbis output support.
• [New]Security measures. River Past DirectShow components can only be used by River Past software.
• [Change]Put back restrictions on LAME ACM settings, given the finding that the last LAME ACM is still not completely reliable.

5.0  7/1/2004

• [New]Added scheduled to start and stop recording.
• [New]Added an option dialog to turn on/off soundcard hardware buffering.
• [Change]Reduced the CPU usage of an idle process.
• [Change]Cleaned up some Windows Media Profiles.
• [Change]Changed error message if unable to record.

5.1  8/27/2004

• [New]Now allow the user to specify the video and audio codec, video size, frame rate, quality, audio sample rate, channel and bitrate when recording to WMA.
• [New]Now support USB microphones, including the built-in microphones of webcams.
• [New]Now supports the upcoming MPEG-4 Booster Pack.
• [New]Now supports lame_enc.dll (extra download required).
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a memory allocation problem which caused the software to crash when recording 44.1khz and 48khz uncompressed WAV audio.

5.2  11/9/2004

• [New]Support MOV Booster Pack to output QuickTime MOV audio.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a problem loading new audio codecs.
• [New]Added "Cam 3D" to the "Try" menu.

5.3  12/9/2004

• [Change]Use XML file for data storage instead of INI, eliminate problem caused by data corruption.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a small memory leak when lame_enc.dll is used.

6.0  4/25/2005

• [Change]New Architecture.
• [Change]Faster startup.
• [Change]Allows the user to choose which codec to load when new codecs are found.
• [New]Added MKA output format.
• [New]AIF (AIFF/AIFC) output format option.
• [New]Supports Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec for WMA output.

6.5  7/14/2005

• [New]Support MPEG-4 Booster Pack for M4A output.

6.6  10/11/2005

• [New]Support RealMedia Booster Pack for RA output.
• [New]Detailed online explanation when the user enters a wrong key.
• [Change]Requires MPEG-4 Booster Pack 1.1 for M4A output.
• [Change]New user interface for M4A and RA output.
• [Bug Fix]The audio level indicator did not show the level with some sound cards.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a problem with OGG output.
• [Bug Fix]Fixed a startup problem with 6.5 when earlier versions of QuickTime (prior to 6.5) is installed.

6.7  10/20/2005

• [Change]MPEG-4 Audio recording requires MPEG-4 Booster Pack 1.7 when QuickTime 7 is installed.

6.10  1/5/2006

• [Change]Rewritten MOV Booster Pack for better reliability.
• [Change]Rewritten MPEG-4 Booster Pack for better reliability.
• [Change]Rewritten RealMedia Booster Pack for better reliability.

6.12  5/9/2006

• [New]Add the option to automatically add date and time to the file name.

7.0  9/18/2006

• [Change]Used software buffering to ensure no dropping of audio samples.
• [Bug Fix]Changed lame_enc.dll support so samples with bad timecode won't be dropped.

7.2  1/12/2007

• [Change]Improved compatibility with third party codecs.
• [Change]Compatible with Windows Vista.

7.5  8/30/2007

• [Bug Fix]Fixed an installer problem which caused the installation to fail on some Vista computers.

7.6  10/15/2007

• [Change]Code base update.

7.7  4/3/2008

7.6.9  3/19/2008

7.7.1  4/11/2008

7.7.2  5/27/2008

7.7.3  6/19/2008

7.7.4  6/24/2008

7.7.5  7/2/2008

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