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Update 4.9

• Added header feature to add a white bar atop gifs
• Improved playback performance on cached frames
• Automatically resize large recordings into smaller scale in editor
• Improved idle CPU usage
• Fixed captions not having individual stroke thickness

Update 4.7

• Removed dead mixtape.moe from upload options
• Various performance upgrades

Update 4.5

• Disabled spacebar toggling mute sound in editor
• Fixed a bug where time remapping could cause a crash
• Made sound recording optional for PCs without Sound Mix

Update 4.4

• Fixed a crash when importing a video

Update 4.3

• Added sound recording and playback
• Optimized to record at 30+ FPS
• Optimized to play back at 30+ FPS in editor
• Fixed bug where pause sometimes wouldn't work
• Added mp4 as a save file type
• Added mp4 as a upload file type
• Added click and drag selection when importing a video clip
• Video preview will now only appear when editor is active
• Fixed bug where other SDL apps were placed in editor window
• Added chime sound when preview is ready
• Fixed imgur upload
• Removed dead site upload
• Added editor caching to options
• Fixed a bug where editor did not refresh preview when double clicking a caption
• Added option to disable windows aero while recording
• Added option to mute rendering of audio
• Fixed a bug where stepping through timeline one frame at a time didn't update timeline text
• Added "B" and "N" hotkeys for setting left and right markers in timeline
• Clipboard is now cleared before attempting to upload
• Fixed timeline inaccuracy
• Added repeat frames for dropped frames while recording

Update 4.1

• Fixed missing font issue on Windows 10.

Update 4.0

• Fixed "Sequence contains no elements" bug for Windows 10.
• Added mixtape.moe as a upload host and removed dead sites.
• Webms can now be previewed after saving.
• Fixed bug where crop size would be formatted wrong.

Update 3.9

• Added support for opening AVI, MP4, WEBM, and MKV videos
• Added pomf.se as a upload provider to upload webms and gifs up to 50MB
• Added a selection window for specifying the start time and duration of the video to open
• Fixed a bug where the record preset button was over the dropzone
• Increased the frame limit to 65 FPS
• Uploads now provide the true file name
• Fixed some typos on the upload limit alert
• Quality now changes the bitrate on webms for further optimization
• Highest = 5000k Bitrate
  High = 4000k Bitrate
  Medium = 3000k Bitrate
  Low = 2000k Bitrate

Update 3.8

• Fixed a bug where frames wouldn't process if webm folder was missing

Update 3.7

• Added webm as a save file type
• Made the left monitors work when the right most monitors are primary

Update 3.6

• Fixed empty gaps when stroking periods on fonts that have finesse
• Fixed the last pixel on the gif being a random color sometimes
• Added drag and drop on the editor for importing images
• Added Time Remapping for duplicating and removing mass amounts of frames in the editor
• Added Cinemagraph tool for creating cinemagraph gifs
• Added notice when no frames are selected on save

Update 3.5

• Automatic selection of youtube videos for Firefox added to the record drop down menu

Update 3.4

• Added Youtube and Vimeo presets to the new recording button for quicker selections
• Cancel button is disabled when canceling selection through right click

Update 3.3

• Switched record from ticks to timer so recordings are smoother and you can record at higher rates than before
• Fixed bug where transparacy optimization was not taking effect from last update
• Added where to insert option to import
• Added how many seconds to play the still frame for import
• Selecting file on import is set to all files so its easier to select files
• Added luminate filter

Update 3.2

• Added a crop tool for post record editing
• Added a button to unlock the aspect ratio
• Non numeric characters are now removed from the height text field

Update 3.1

• Added an import feature to the editor for combining gifs
• Import gifs, pngs, jpgs, and bmps
• Three sizing methods for making the merge compatible
• Application closes after an error popup
• Play stopped when closing the editor to avoid memory conflicts
• Minimize to tray is now disabled by default
• Minimize to tray is now a setting in the options
• Fixed a bug where the tray record animation would stay on after opening a gif
• Resizing the caption on the timeline now captures mouse movement outside of the window
• Fixed a bug where the timeline caption would extend the marker past the first or last frame
• Processing windows now start at the center of their parent windows
• Reverted the indexing on high and medium back to each pixel

Update 3.0

• Added an effect button
• Added grayscale effect
• Fixed a bug where the last frame was not selected by default

Update 2.9

• Added a bold button to the caption editor
• Added a italic button to the caption editor
• Added a underline button to the caption editor
• Fixed a bug where the marker would be considered a double click on 1 click if your computer was on for more than 50 days
• Fixed a bug where the preview would instantly play back if your computer was on for more than 50 days
• Fixed a bug where the caption would be and edit mode, but not visible if you double clicked on the timeline bar of the caption
• Cleaned up the drag and drop

Update 2.8

• Fixed a "Parameter is not valid" bug where an invisible db file was created by Windows 8 or Photoshop in the frames folder
• Fixed a bug where the timeline text did not update on cut, copy, and paste
• Drag and drop is now available for Chrome
• Fixed a bug where opening a gif did not clear the frames folder

Update 2.7

• Caption timeline length starts at 10 frames
• Extending the right side of a timeline caption takes priority over the left side
• High and Medium skips every other frame when creating the palette to speed up rendering

Update 2.6

• High is now Highest quality with 5 pixel tolerance
• Medium is now Highest quality with 10 pixel tolerance
• Low is Highest quality with dithering
• Width and height fields automatically filter out non numerical characters
• Fixed a preview bug where it would go past the last frame
• Clicking on the black timeline bar moves the main marker to that frame
• Double clicking on the marker moves the left and right marker to that frame
• Sped up the play reaction time
• Opening progress now tells you how many frames have been unpacked before it shows their process progress

Update 2.5

• Added Noelshack upload - 20 MB
• Fixed a bug where mouse wouldn't capture while over the main window
• Timeline hotkeys now work even when editing a caption
• Added a button to delete selected frames
• Hotkey for delete button is delete
• Added a button to set the gif dimensions as the recording dimensions
• Caption ranges to next 3 frames instead of to end of selection
• Record last area hotkey is Ctrl+Q
• Fixed the tooltip description for the upload button
• Cleaned up imgur upload to run faster

Update 2.4

• Fixed blurry over size of left, right, and main timeline marker
• Fixed left marker going 1 pixel higher than main timeline marker
• Blue timeline selector now covers entire timeline height
• Blue timeline selector is now visible when one frame is selected
• Reduced recording bar height
• Enabled editor window resizing
• Timeline marker positions are dynamically calculated
• Improved timeline position calculation
• Converted play button
• Added first frame button
• Added previous frame button
• Added next frame button
• Added last frame button
• Timeline groupbox removed
• Render settings made into toolbar from groupbox
• Caption settings made into toolbar from groupbox
• Save hotkey is now S
• Caption Tool hotkey is now T
• Play hotkey is now spacebar
• Previous frame hotkey is Page Up
• Next frame hotkey is Page Down
• First frame hotkey is Home
• Last frame hotkey is End
• Playing from outside the selection plays the entire recording
• Playing from inside the selection plays the selection, starting at the marker
• PicStation removed from the upload list
• Imgur downgraded to 2MB since 5MB hasn't been working
• Record area selector has dashed border and shadowing
• Captions inital length go to end frame selector
• Upload is a progress bar

Update 2.3

• Packed the gif encoder inside the application
• Packed the chime sound inside the application
• Highest quality now optimizes repeating pixels to transparent chroma key

Update 2.2

• Fixed a bug where the main marker snapped to the middle of the cursor or to the right
• Converted the editor delay to frame rate format
• The frame rate is automatically calculated in case ideal frame rate was not recorded
• Added a faux upload progress to Minus upload
• Fixed a bug where 0 stroke would leave a thin stroke
• Added a second thread for saving the recorded frames to lessen the risk of ram overload
• Imgur Upload now supports 5MB uploads

Update 2.1

• Captions snap to each other and center for easier positioning
• Resizing caption with scroll wheel updates size drop down

Update 2.0

• Fixed a bug where opening a gif would hang
• Opening a gif shows the frame processing progress
• Recording to file lowered to 500 milliseconds

Update 1.9

• Records and edits from file instead of RAM
• Uses 80,000 - 150,000 kilobytes of RAM instead of 600,000+
• Minimizing to tray icon is Re-Enabled
• *reminder Record from tray with Ctrl+Insert

Update 1.8

• Button that starts recording in the last selected area

Update 1.7

• Open and edit existing gifs instead of recording them
• Internal language set to English to avoid decimals being replaced by commas in the framerate
• Default width available in the options
• Stroke size changes in real time
• Preview tab disables when editing timeline to indicate that it is not live

Update 1.6

• Minus.com upload (IE9 or higher required)
• View saved gif in app instead of default browser
• Pin to taskbar option
• Change caption color
• Change caption stroke color
• Change caption stroke thickness
• Less memory usage
• Compatible on x64 bit

Update 1.5

• Recording is converted to images after recording is finished to record smoother and faster
• Timeline says how many frames are selected
• Delete selected frames button added
• Status bar added to the bottom of the editor
• Estimated file size moved to the status bar
• File size moved to the status bar
• File name moved to the status bar
• Upload progress moved to the status bar
• Button descriptions shown in the status bar
• Complicated features merged into the quality selector
• Highest - No compression
• High - Dithering
• Medium - 128 color quantization using ImageMagick
• Low - Dithering and 64 color quantization using ImageMagick
• Lowest - Dithering and 32 color quantization using ImageMagick
• Size merged to one line
• Skip frame every removed
• Caption editor set to disable when no caption is selected instead of hiding
• Dragging trimmers and marker outside of window is now captured
• Caption starts at marker and extends for 10 frames instead of extending to the end of the timeline so you can caption faster
• New Button Hotkey - Ctrl + N
• Save Button Hotkey - Ctrl + S
• Caption Button Hotkey - Ctrl + T
• Play Button Hotkey - Ctrl + Q
• Cut Button Hotkey - Ctrl + X
• Copy Button Hotkey - Ctrl + C
• Paste Button Hotkey - Ctrl + V
• Reverse Button Hotkey - Ctrl + R
• Delete Button Hotkey - DEL
• New, Save, Caption, Play, Cut, Copy, Paste, Reverse, Copy Caption, Delete Caption and Delete selected frames show their hotkey and title in the status bar
• Icon resized and recreated so it is no longer pixelated
• Framerate is decimal based so you can record as high or as low as you want. 0.5 = 1 frame every 2 seconds.
• File creation and access test is done when the application is run to inform users if they are unable to use the app due to admin restrictions
• Editor has a minimum width to show all buttons and status bar
• Caption frame estimator now accounts for no left margin in its sub canvas
• When ImageMagick is used to quantisize a lower color pallet, the process window will say "Making Magic..." and a message box will say "Magic isn't real." if ImageMagick is unable to process the gif due to Operating system or memory restrictions.
• ImageMagick creates a temp file called "temp.gif" in the executable location and replaces your selected file name/path when it finished processing the gif.
• Cursor is an IBeam when captioning tool has active
• Optional size ratio removed, no one should be making warped gifs anyways
• Frames in clipboard are disposed when editor is closed

Update 1.4

• Uses less memory
• Custom framerate
• Record mouse cursor in options
• Editor can resize height and minimize
• Cut, copy, paste, and reverse frames
• Completely rewritten timeline method

Update 1.3

• Fixed an update bug

Update 1.2

• Preview your gif with the play button
• Dithering is now an option in the render settings.
• Dithering lets you render gifs 90% faster and with a smaller file size.
• The font selected is saved and loaded between editing gifs
• Added AciaNet upload support
• New settings are added without having to use the new settings file.
• You are prompted when you start recording to know how to stop recording.
• It now checks if all files exist and if they can be accessed.
• You can cancel selecting an area by right clicking while selecting.
• Minimizing to tray has been disabled until memory issue is resolved.
• Fixed the bug where the text box wouldn't stop focusing

Update 1.1

• The width, height, and delay textboxes change numbers with your scroll wheel
• Estimated file size in editor dashboard
• Updates can be turned off the options
• The hotkey Ctrl+Insert is working
• Auto run will attempt to access the registry if run as admin and will give a tooltip if it is unable to set or unset the auto run
• Duplicate caption button duplicates in the exact same location
• Quality setting auto saves
• Tips are shown for making better gifs
• Editor window will not resize
• Tray icon now goes away when application is closed
• No DRM

Initial Release

• All the text is stroked with a black outline to read clearly
• Captions can be edited to show on the scenes you choose
• The recording framerate can be changed in options
• The gif size is put into the window title.
• It overwrites without prompt for quick saving.
• It has a default file name so you can just press enter to save
• You can set it to skip frames to lower the file size further
• You can speed up and slow down the gif by changing the delay
• The quality can be set higher and lower to change the file size
• The gif url is copied to the clipboard upon upload
• You can use multiple captions
• You can use all fonts with the captions
• Click and drag to record
• Cropping tool and captions snap to the beginning of frames
• The file upload progress has been added to the title
• The captions are now draggable on the timeline
• PicStation has been added to the upload list. It supports 10MB gifs
• The tool now minimizes to the tray icon
• The hotkey Ctrl+Insert has been added to the recorder
• Duplicate button has been added to the captions button for easier flashing captions
• The captions now resize with your scroll wheel
• The tool can now start at system start up
• The upload finished chime is now optional

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