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ActivePresenter Changelog

What's new in ActivePresenter 7.6.1

Mar 8, 2022
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Incorrect font weight when opening old projects.
  • Activation problem with some network configurations.

New in ActivePresenter 7.6.0 (Jun 2, 2021)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • The program crashes when importing invalid SRT files.
  • The program crashes when clicking Delete in the Advanced Action editor.
  • Cannot copy/paste conditions in the Advanced Action editor.
  • Can add Two Text Enter events into a Full in Text Entries question.
  • Many minor UI issues.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.15 (Oct 21, 2020)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Audio/video plays without sound with recent versions of Chromium-based browsers in some cases.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.14 (Sep 25, 2020)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [macOS]: The program crashes when recording webcam in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: The program crahses when exporting some projects.
  • [HTML5]: Answers of questions are shown in slide thumbnails.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.13 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Justified alignment works incorrectly.
  • Slide merge works incorrectly.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.12 (Feb 5, 2020)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • The program crashes when editing action.
  • The program crashes when using Find & Replace.
  • Some operations in the Image editor work incorrectly.
  • Text disappears in the Text To Speech text box when editing audio.
  • Message appears when saving a screen recording.
  • [macOS]: Small improvement in video quality of outputs.
  • Stability improvements.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.11 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Max point of partial score question is incorrect in Report Slide.
  • [HTML5]: Presentation is paused incorrectly if selecting "Pause to wait for user input" for button in Slide Master.
  • The program crashes when editing action.
  • The program crashes when recording webcam on some specific computers.
  • Can not publish to YouTube in some cases.
  • Can not set hotkey for the Delete Multiple Objects function.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.10 (Nov 8, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Can not click Web Object on Android devices.
  • [HTML5]: Transform of video is reset when advancing to the next slide.
  • [HTML5]: Sidebar expand button is hidden on mobile devices if Topbar is hidden.
  • [HTML5]: Can not enter full screen mode for video on iPhone.
  • [HTML5]: Player Setting is not preservered when creating a project from a theme.
  • [HTML5]: Custom Player Setting preset is not selected.
  • The language menu is not displayed correctly.
  • Import/Export XLIFF for Text To Speech audio.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.9 (Aug 23, 2019)

  • Enhancements:
  • [HTML5]: Improve lesson resuming when integrating with LMS.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Duration of Text To Speech audio is not set correctly.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.8 (Jun 27, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: List is not displayed correctly.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.7 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Text is not converted correctly when opening some version 6 - projects.
  • Bullet styling works incorrectly in some cases.
  • The program crashes when editing shapes in some cases.
  • Video saving issue when copying to slide pools.
  • Can not reset to default slide name by typing an empty value.
  • [Recording]: Empty slide created when dragging mouse.
  • [HTML5]: Some specific keys on Finnish keyboard don't work on Firefox.
  • [HTML5]: Question randomization is not even.
  • [HTML5]: The program crashes when exporting some projects.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.6 (Mar 28, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Quality issue when exporting to MKV video.
  • Warning message appears when starting the program on some computers.
  • [HTML5]: Text box is not focused automatically on Internet Explorer.
  • [macOS]: Some video frames are blurry when exporting to MP4.
  • [macOS]: Recorded cursors are small when recording with Retina display.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.5 (Feb 21, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [Recording]: Audio is not synced with recorded content when recording simulation in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: Partial score works incorrectly in some questions.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.4 (Jan 24, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Audio playback issue on some specific computers.
  • Text typing operation is not recorded correctly in some cases.
  • [macOS]: The program crashes when editing slide name.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.3 (Jan 15, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Interaction auto focus doesn't work if slide has background image.
  • [HTML5]: Media player toolbar is under video on Google Chrome in some special cases.
  • [HTML5]: Multiple blanks in review mode works incorrectly.
  • [HTML5]: jQuery in JavaScript doesn't work.
  • [HTML5]: CSS warning in Firefox.
  • [macOS]: USB Headset input device is not detected.
  • [macOS]: The program crashes when editing slide name.
  • [macOS]: Player skin editor doesn't work correctly when project name has space characters.
  • The program becomes less responsive when editing short looped audio.
  • Timeline playhead is too difficult to manipulate in high DPI screen.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.2 (Dec 14, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Program crashes after previewing in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: Audio and animation are out of sync in some cases.
  • [macOS]: Some icons show incorrectly in dark theme mode.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.1 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [macOS]: Support macOS 10.14 and its dark theme mode.
  • [macOS]: Support exporting to PDF.
  • [macOS]: Better Retina display support.
  • [macOS]: Record System Audio with Background Music.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [Recording]: Text in target application is capitalized incorrectly.
  • [Recording]: The Recording Toolbar is reset after selecting Re-capture.
  • [HTML5]: Some player skins show incorrectly in old versions of Safari.
  • [HTML5]: Browser hangs up in some cases when using Drag-n-Drop with the Shuffle Answer option.
  • Default project size is saved when selecting Cancel in the Preferences dialog.
  • Event Editor is less responsive when project has many slides.
  • Can not select font name for shape which has no text.
  • Elements of formula are clipped in some cases.
  • Some other bugs fixed.

New in ActivePresenter 7.5.0 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Feedback Master: Easy to design, manage question feedbacks.
  • Advanced Action: Define and reuse a bunch of actions without hassle.
  • Equation: Insert math or any science equation into shape or question. Support pasting equation from Microsoft Office.
  • Audio Normalization.
  • Publish To YouTube.
  • Animated Timer.
  • Icon library: There are dozens of new prebuilt icons to choose from.
  • Add more themes and sound effects.
  • [HTML5]: New player designs, more decent skins and presets.
  • [HTML5]: Show author video and information in output.
  • [HTML5]: Add Text Scale option for responsive project.
  • [HTML5]: Customizable Pre-loader.
  • [HTML5]: Attach resources to project.
  • [HTML5]: Support Course Review.
  • Enhancements:
  • Support editing points for preset shapes.
  • Improve performance.
  • Drag Source now supports Drop Accept and Drop Reject states.
  • [HTML5]: Variable values are retained after resuming course.
  • [HTML5]: Allow selecting fonts for embedding.
  • [HTML5]: Add option to retain object state when going back to a slide.
  • [HTML5]: Subtract score when learner performs wrong actions.
  • [HTML5]: Improve loading time.

New in ActivePresenter 7.3.3 (Sep 7, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Interaction is not automatically focused if Tab Order is set.
  • [HTML5]: Player tools disappear in Google Chrome at some zoom levels.
  • [HTML5]: Video initially shows as blank in Internet Explorer when the network connection is slow.
  • [macOS]: Program crashes when re-capturing.
  • Program becomes less responsive if video/audio object has too many edited parts.
  • Possible crashes in some specific cases.

New in ActivePresenter 7.3.2 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Radial gradient is reversed when opening version-6 projects.
  • Program crashes when running on computers which have specific graphics cards.
  • Default shape of spotlight is rectangle (should be oval).
  • [Windows]: Program crashes when importing some specific PowerPoint presentations.
  • [HTML5]: NaN error shows up when running content which has no graded interaction in some LMSes.

New in ActivePresenter 7.3.1 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Blur area becomes transparent in some cases.
  • Improve error handling when activating or updating.

New in ActivePresenter 7.3.0 (Jul 3, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • Add Auto Advance option for slide.
  • [Windows]: Built-in crash reporting tool.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [macOS]: Text looks smaller than its font size.
  • [HTML5]: apQuizPassed and apQuizPassedBool variables are not updated when advancing slide.
  • [HTML5]: apQuizPassed and apQuizPassedBool variables are not updated when advancing slide.
  • [HTML5]: Issue when displaying cursor paths which have None-click sound.
  • [HTML5]: Issue when dragging player progress bar.
  • Line in PowerPoint presentation is imported incorrectly in some cases.
  • Space issue when typing East Asian languages.
  • Timeline is scrolled to playhead position when pausing preview.

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.5 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [HTML5]: Add 'Disable [Click or Tap to Unmute] Notification' option.
  • [HTML5]: Show slide name when hovering over player's progress bar.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Infinitive loading when viewing content on Apple Safari browser in some cases.

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.4 (Jun 10, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [HTML5]: Viewer may need to click to unmute sound of autoplay videos depending on web browsers' autoplay policy.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Changing playback speed doesn't work on IE in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: Seeking doesn't work correctly if the Slide Markers option is not selected.
  • [HTML5]: Play audio action doesn't work on Chrome if it is executed multiple times
  • [HTML5]: SCORM 1.2 doesn't reset state in the next attempt.
  • Program become less responsive when hovering over a long JavaScript action.
  • Program crashes when importing XLIFF file if project is converted from version 6.
  • Can not adjust slide duration if open a video file to edit.
  • Line-breaks are ignored in document outputs.
  • Audio decreases quality if it is too loud.
  • Video frame is incorrect when working with some files.
  • Update pt-br translation.

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.3 (Apr 20, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [Video]: Program crashes when exporting projects which have cursor paths.
  • [HTML5]: Send mail action doesn't work.
  • [HTML5]: 'None' cursor still shows borders in Webkit-based browsers.

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.2 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Some keys don't work in Firefox.
  • [Video]: Project audio is not smooth when transitioning between slides.
  • Slide pools are not loaded properly when opening projects saved with version 6.x.

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.1 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Performance issue for projects which have lots of slides and more than one theme.
  • [Recording]: Recording with the Direct3D option doesn't work properly with multiple displays.
  • [Recording]: Recording boundary shows incorrectly with some display scales when recording full screen.
  • [Recording]: Program crashes when recording Webcam on some specific machines (especially Surface Pro).

New in ActivePresenter 7.2.0 (Mar 21, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [HTML5]: Improve preview speed.
  • [HTML5]: Improve TOC numbering.
  • [HTML5]: Add some player skin presets.
  • [HTML5]: Allow associating number variable to Text Box.
  • [HTML5]: Enable passed/failed status and detail report for interactions in the Tutorial mode.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Error when exporting to location containing Unicode characters.
  • [HTML5]: Text format doesn't show properly when selecting the Embed Web Fonts option in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: Default floating value of number variable is truncated to integer.
  • [Windows]: Free-forms are exported incorrectly in Microsoft Office outputs.
  • [Recording]: Object settings don't work when recording additional slides.
  • Program crashes when editing projects which have lot of events and actions.
  • Media doesn't play automatically after converting version 6 or older projects.
  • White turns to light grey in exported video.
  • Correct some typos in the UI.

New in ActivePresenter 7.1.0 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [Recording]: More options for recording cursor path.
  • [Recording]: Add "Restore Defaults" button for resetting recording settings.
  • [Interactivity]: Add "On Click", "Drag Start" and "Drag End" events for Drag Source.
  • [Interactivity]: Add "Drag Enter" and "Drag Leave" events for Drop Target.
  • Improve button styles.
  • [TOC]: Turn off slide group when recording Software Simulation by default.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [Timeline]: Slide duration cannot be shortened.
  • [Closed Caption]: Show Format tab when selecting closed caption.
  • [HTML5]: Exception when playing too many multimedia files.
  • [Text Editor]: Issue when typing Korean.
  • Project file is only updated when closing project in some cases.
  • Add solid fill with zero opacity when converting interactions which have no fill and line in old-version projects.
  • Program crashes when using Drag-n-Drop in some rare cases.

New in ActivePresenter 7.0.1 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • [HTML5]: Support jumping to a specified slide or timestamp via URL.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [Text Editor]: The position of highlight color shows incorrectly when clicking Increase Indent.
  • [Text Editor]: The font names of text in Floating toolbar and Font section are not consistent.
  • [Text Editor]: Replacing misspelled word doesn't keep formatting.
  • [Responsive Design]: Program crashes when inserting a too large device layout.
  • [Responsive Design]: Size of the question in large layout is changed after changing the position of answers in smaller layout.
  • [HTML5]: The position of drag source is incorrect after performing highlight object action.
  • [HTML5]: Cannot view output on browser if user script has syntax errors.
  • [HTML5]: Custom cursor image doesn't show in HTML5 output.
  • [HTML5]: Shapes condition doesn't work on Slide Master.
  • [Import PowerPoint]: Program crashes when importing from some specific PowerPoint files.
  • [Import PowerPoint]: Predefined layouts is missing when importing PowerPoint.
  • [Properties]: The Score & Reporting section don't show/hide immediately when changing type of drag/drop.
  • [Properties]: Cannot set Report ID for drag source/drop target group.
  • [Windows 8]: Program crashes when closing Web Object dialog in some cases.
  • Operator list of variable condition is not correct.
  • Program crashes when exporting/previewing HTML5 if condition of action contains a non existing variable.
  • Program crashes after updating variable name.
  • Program crashes while checking update when proxy is set.

New in ActivePresenter 7.0.0 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • New Features & Enhancements:
  • Responsive Design
  • Support Themes & Templates
  • Webcam recording
  • Advanced audio effects: Fade In, Fade Out, Noise Reduction
  • Green Screen Effect for video
  • Better video compression
  • More Transition & Animation Effects
  • Support multiple Timelines
  • Support Variables
  • Conditional Actions & Advanced Interactions
  • Multiple states for objects
  • Support web fonts for HTML5
  • Object Templates
  • Slide Templates
  • Drawing freeform shapes
  • Grouping & ungrouping object
  • New improved UI
  • Instant preview when hovering over Themes, Colors, Fonts, and Background Styles
  • Higher graphics performance by using Direct2D for rendering/previewing (Windows only)
  • High DPI screen support
  • Table of contents for HTML5
  • Changing project size
  • Shuffle question answers
  • Redesign Event Editor
  • Object cursor & tab order
  • HTML5 preview
  • Line spacing & paragraph spacing in text editor
  • Transparent text editor background
  • Inserting & styling Check Box, Radio Button
  • Report Slide
  • Improved JavaScript editor
  • Improve UI of Recording Dialog and Recording Toolbar
  • Improve Export To HTML SlideShow
  • Improve Import PowerPoint
  • Quickly open existing video file for editing
  • Allow to capture custom size for existing project
  • Improve slide background fill
  • Improve spell checker
  • Improve JavaScript API
  • Add more options for controlling media playback.
  • Slide Event property is superseded by Slide Load/Unload actions
  • Improve object settings
  • Options for changing HTML5 output hierachy
  • Deprecated Features:
  • Style library
  • Capture profiles
  • Mouse Hover object
  • Feedback object
  • 32-bit OSes are no longer supported.
  • Windows XP, Windows Vista are no longer supported (Windows 7 requires SP1 with Platform Update).
  • Following HTML5 templates are removed: Ocean, Standard, Silver, Black.

New in ActivePresenter 6.1.4 (Nov 24, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Video is scaled incorrectly in some cases.
  • [HTML5]: Attached audio plays incorrectly when seeking and resuming.
  • [Windows]: File error when working with projects which have many edited segments.
  • [macOS]: Program doesn’t run on macOS 10.10.

New in ActivePresenter 6.1.3 (Aug 21, 2017)

  • HTML5]: Text in question is cut off in some cases.
  • Can not export with some versions of Microsoft Word 2016.
  • macOS: Program crashes when clicking scroll button of toolbar.

New in ActivePresenter 6.1.2 (Jul 19, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • [macOS]: XLIFF related functions don't work.
  • [macOS]: Crash error when pausing and resuming recording session.
  • Show in Mode option of cursor path in recorded project is incorrect.

New in ActivePresenter 6.1.1 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Enhancements:
  • Restore support for Chinese Traditional language.
  • [Tin Can]: Simplify Tin Can package identifier input.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • [HTML5]: Controls showing on the top project layer don't show properly.
  • [HTML5]: Accessibility texts are not properly escaped.

New in ActivePresenter 6.1.0 (Apr 11, 2017)

  • Enhancements:
  • ActivePresenter for Mac is now officially out of beta. The free beta license terms are not applicable anymore. Users who have licenses can now activate.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Error message shown incorrectly when editing slide background.
  • Drag & Drop issues with recent versions of Android Chrome.
  • [HTML5]: Can't enter characters which require key combinations into a text box.
  • [macOS]: Fade in effect doesn't work when previewing and exporting to video.

New in ActivePresenter 6.0.5 Beta (Jan 10, 2017)

  • Bugs Fixed: Error message shows up when clicking Record audio button in Properties pane.

New in ActivePresenter 6.0.4 Beta (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Memory issue when recording video (macOS 10.12).
  • Can not maximize/restore program window (macOS).
  • SCORM 1.2 package (HTML5) doesn't change to finish state when exiting activity (lesson).
  • Preferences and Project Settings dialogs don't show properly.
  • Temporary file creation issue when working on some computers.
  • Deprecated Features:
  • License activation via email.

New in ActivePresenter 6.0.3 Beta (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Slight cracking noises when recording audio from Microphone on some specific computers.
  • Video and cursor are out of sync when recording video on Retina display (macOS).

New in ActivePresenter 6.0.2 Beta (Aug 30, 2016)

  • Enhancements:
  • Improve video exporting speed (20-25% faster).
  • Improve question layout functionality.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Crashes when connecting drag source and drop target.
  • Memory issue when editing slide that has too many videos.
  • YouTube and Web Object options appear when setting options for other objects in Preferences dialog.
  • Drag-n-Drop works incorrectly with some Snap Behavior options in HTML5 output.
  • Failed to initialize multimedia library on some machines.
  • Replace function doesn't work in some cases.
  • Show/Hide, Lock/Unlock functions don't work when editing slide in pool.
  • Add/Remove video blur keyframe function doesn't work when editing slide in pool.
  • Objects which shown over multiple slides appear when editing slide in pool.
  • Color options of Closed Caption are disabled.
  • Can not manipulate objects which shown over multiple slides by using the left section of Timeline.
  • Cropping Zoom-n-Pane works incorrectly.
  • Some minor user interface issues.