Snapz Pro X Changelog

What's new in Snapz Pro X 2.6.1

Oct 18, 2016
  • Fixed the 'kext' to be signed and work properly with OS X Sierra
  • Added multiple fixes for Sierra support
  • Numerous bug fixes and enhancements

New in Snapz Pro X 2.6.0 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • Fixed the 'kext' to be signed and work properly with OS X Yosemite & El Capitan
  • Added multiple fixes for Yosemite & El Capitan support
  • Fixed the multiple screen support in Mavericks, Yosemite & El Capitan
  • Numerous bug fixes and enhancements

New in Snapz Pro X 2.5.4 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Changes/enhancements:
  • Fixes a crash when capturing an image on 10.9
  • Rebuilt from the ground up for OS X Lion (10.7), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
  • Rewritten video capture engine with additional features and performance
  • Support for computers equipped with Retina displays
  • Object capture now saves windows with full alpha masks (transparency), and optional shadows
  • The Object capture tool can capture windows that are partially obscured by other items on screen
  • Compatibility of recorded movies with third party video applications such as Final Cut Pro
  • Movies with both mac and mic audio tracks can be saved with a single mixed audio track or separate mac and mic audio tracks
  • A preference for selecting the scratch folder used for movie recording
  • A preference for setting the volume of user interface sounds used by Snapz Pro X
  • The Send to: menu now offers an Save As… option to be prompted with a save dialog for each capture
  • A new Help tab for access to help, FAQs and removal of the Ambrosia Audio Support extension

New in Snapz Pro X 2.5.2 (Apr 3, 2013)

  • Rebuilt from the ground up for OS X Lion (10.7), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
  • Rewritten video capture engine with additional features and performance
  • Support for computers equipped with Retina displays
  • Object capture now saves windows with full alpha masks (transparency), and optional shadows
  • The Object capture tool can capture windows that are partially obscured by other items on screen
  • Compatibility of recorded movies with third party video applications such as Final Cut Pro
  • Movies with both mac and mic audio tracks can be saved with a single mixed audio track or separate mac and mic audio tracks
  • A preference for selecting the scratch folder used for movie recording
  • A preference for setting the volume of user interface sounds used by Snapz Pro X
  • The Send to: menu now offers an Save As… option to be prompted with a save dialog for each capture
  • A new Help tab for access to help, FAQs and removal of the Ambrosia Audio Support extension

New in Snapz Pro X 2.5.0 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Rebuilt from the ground up for OS X Lion (10.7), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
  • Rewritten video capture engine with additional features and performance
  • Support for computers equipped with Retina displays
  • Object capture now saves windows with full alpha masks (transparency), and optional shadows
  • The Object capture tool can capture windows that are particially obscured by other items on screen
  • Compatibility of recorded movies with third party video applications such as Final Cut Pro
  • Movies with both mac and mic audio tracks can be saved with a single mixed audio track or separate mac and mic audio tracks
  • A preference for selecting the scratch folder used for movie recording
  • A preference for setting the volume of user interface sounds used by Snapz Pro X
  • The Send to: menu now offers an Save As… option to be prompted with a save dialog for each capture
  • A new Help tab for access to help, FAQs and removal of the Ambrosia Audio Support extension

New in Snapz Pro X 2.3.3 (Dec 22, 2011)

  • Fixed Snapz would not process rVid when prefs set to clipboard (#4454)
  • Fixed crash during Save Later renders (#4421)
  • Clipboard now contains only valid PICT data and TIFF. (#3993)
  • Fixed a crash when selecting movie capture with clipboard set as capture destination via "4" key. (#4462)

New in Snapz Pro X 2.3.2 (Oct 21, 2011)

  • Fixed capture missing some screen changes (#4244)
  • Fix issue when capturing on a display arranged at an odd x coordinate, movie failed to render with -7001 error. (#4129)
  • Fixed raw files created by SP X 2.3.1 can not be processed by 2.3.2 (#4128)
  • Fixed snapped selections and padding are not preferable (#4124)
  • Fixed Bluetooth mic audio not captured (#4121)
  • Fixed microphone audio not being captured (#4110)
  • Fixed SPX 2.3.2 installer refers to 2.3.1 (#4108)
  • Fixed Double-clicking shaded area yields larger than screen selection (#4093)
  • Fixed Chinese localization clips the preview button (#3599)
  • Fixed with modifier keys capture area can be infinitely large (#3565)
  • Added logging to help diagnose (#3545)
  • Fixed crash or error when using Tascam US-144 device (#1090)
  • Fixed PDF is not using/setting the correct screen resolution (#812)
  • Fix crash when invoked (#3772)
  • Fixed problem in 2.3.2b1 when not using "Smoother, but more CPU intensive" capture.
  • Added NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching to plist. See Apple Developer QA1734.
  • Added default "UseCGDisplayCapture" to force CGDisplay-based captures rather than OpenGL to see if that is a work around for the issue in ticket #1325.
  • Clipboard captures now contain PNG, TIFF, JPEG, and PICT data. This allows pasting into any app that suports these formats. (#3993)
  • Exited with exit code: 112. Added logging to help diagnose. (#3995)
  • Screen inverts when Snapz is invoked when using DisplayLink adapters. (#4007)
  • Temp files should be backward compatible to 2.3.0. (#3961)
  • Snapz activates "high performance graphics" on new MacBooks (#2324). Fix only applies for 10.7+, or when using the secret UseCGDisplayCapture default.
  • Can't save movie QuickTime -43 error. (#3996)
  • Freeze screen is darker than real screen. (#4036)

New in Snapz Pro X 2.3.1 (Jul 15, 2011)

  • Addressed compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 (#3561)
  • Movies appear washed out even when using None as compressor (#3346)
  • This version has reworked color management for H264 and MPEG4 workflows, but all codecs should be tested.
  • Captures recorded appear lighter on playback than the original screen appearance (#3094)
  • Mono sources exported in stereo play back in left channel only (#3699)
  • Addressed movies with mic track are problematic on some systems (#3648)
  • h.264 multi pass gets (-6661) error every time. This issue only existed in one beta build of 2.3.1, no customers are affected (#3827).
  • Included Applescripts in extras need to be fixed. (#3717).
  • Copyright date is 2010 in Info tab of main window (#3884).

New in Snapz Pro X 2.3.0 (May 11, 2011)

  • Add support for additional audio formats. (#3430)
  • Better handling of multiple monitors. Especially unplugging and plugging during record. (#3475)
  • Prefix naming field no longer accepts returns. (#2450)
  • Tracks that were captured are now enabled by default for saving. (#3348)
  • Now defaults to 44 kHz for sample rates.
  • Removed "meaningless" None option for audio compression.
  • Added Sparkle auto-update. (#3354)
  • Addressed audio lag in large recordings. (#2462)
  • Addressed crash when a MOTU device driver is loaded. (#1516)
  • Can once again enter large values in aspect ratio text fields. (#2831)
  • Auto-name will no longer generate hidden files. (#2449)
  • Caps-lock no longer disables shortcut hokey. (#2715)

New in Snapz Pro X 2.2.3 (Jul 28, 2010)

  • Fixed crash calculating current pixel in FatBits window on certain MacBooks.
  • Fixed crash toggling display mirroring during movie capture.
  • Display an error dialog when a movie capture fails to start.
  • Automatically stop movie captures before they run out of disk space.

New in Snapz Pro X 2.2.2 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • Updated AudioSupport kext fixes audio capture on 13" MacBook Pro w/ 10.6.2
  • Fixed console warnings during fullscreen applications like FrontRow.

New in Snapz Pro X 2.2.1 (Oct 16, 2009)

  • AudioSupport kext now loads on 10.4/PowerPC machines.
  • Fixed hotkey conflict with 10.6 trackpad kanji input.
  • Fixed console warnings when putting computer or display to sleep.
  • Fixed -208 error when saving to QuickTime movie.

New in Snapz Pro X 2.2.0 (Aug 28, 2009)

  • Updated Snapz Pro X and other components for MacOS X 10.6.
  • Updated AmbrosiaAudioSupport for MacOS X 10.6 and 64-bit support.
  • Fixed several issues with screen object detection.
  • Save and restore selection rectangles across launches and reboots.
  • Fixed console warnings about deprecated functions.

New in Snapz Pro X 2.1.4 (Apr 9, 2009)

  • Added a "Save Later" button to the movie conversion dialog.
  • Rebooting between movie capture and conversion no longer trashes the capture file.
  • Display a very rough approximation of the output size of each track.
  • Display a warning if the estimated movie size is greater than the available disk space.
  • Raw capture are stored in ~/Library/Caches/Snapz Pro X, and can be copied or moved to other computers running the same version of Snapz.
  • Long captures no longer fail during audio conversion, but the audio track is limited to 6.6 hours.
  • Updates AmbrosiaAudioSupport.kext to 2.3.10, which fixes incompatibility with System 10.5.7.

New in Snapz Pro X 2.1.3 (Dec 20, 2008)

  • Fixed bug where certain machines would sometimes generate 353 hour movies or fail with -2014 error.
  • Fixed bug where files saved to Desktop (or any open Finder window) sometimes wouldn't appear.
  • Fixed bug where Animation codec wouldn't save full duration when the last frame didn't change.
  • Fixed crash when trying to save a movie without a video track.
  • Fixed bug where images with borders saved to clipboard weren't opened by Preview
  • Check that the output folder still exists before saving a movie.
  • Ambrosia Audio Support 2.3.9 reduces CPU usage dramatically.