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New: Added option to override the external IP address.
Improvement: Test email invites can now be sent to any email address.
Fixed: The screen flickers when selecting the area to capture in the Define Area mode.
New: File stream mode can now save each image to a different timestamped file.
New: Added option to specify the image format for file stream image captures.
Change: The default file stream capture interval is now 60 seconds instead of 5.
Change: Removed timed capture mode.
Improvement: Network address changes now display a small notification instead of just adding a log entry.
Improvement: SSL certificate paths are now validated when the program starts.
Fixed: The active window preview will no longer show if the server fails to start.
Fixed: Sample capture images could save with the wrong image format.
Fixed: Stopping the server would sometimes leave the active window preview window running.
Fixed: The port test option is now disabled when the server is stopped.
New: Redesigned user interface.
New: File stream mode, capture screen images to a file.
New: Share a specific window, even if the window is not currently visible.
New: Added support for streaming images in PNG, GIF, and WEBP formats.
New: Specify a default image to stream when the desktop display is not available.
New: Open and close ports automatically using UPnP.
New: Redesigned advanced viewer, users now have more control over the image quaility.
- Added option to control image quality.
- Added option to control image size scale.
- Added option for zoom.
- Added option to control the refresh rate.
- Added image format option (JPEG, PNG, GIF, or WEBP)
- Added option to pause the stream.
Improved: Basic viewer has better error handling.
Improved: Better image compression.
Improved: Network transfer graph.
Fixed: Active Window capture mode would sometimes capture a window that popped up in front of the active window.
Fixed: The advanced web viewer menu would cause the image to shift down.
Fixed: Performance issues with the advanced viewer.
Fixed: Capture settings would not save properly when using the Window capture mode.
Fixed: Closing the program while the server is running could cause an exception.
Fixed: The installer could fail to set the correct user permissions.
Fixed: UAC issue when launching the program from the installer.
Fixed: Tab order in settings dialog.
New: Added option to auto-reconnect on FTP/SFTP errors.
New: Added support for IPv6. You can now run your server with a local IPv6 address.
Fixed: Tray icon menu can now start the server in Regular, SSL, and FTP mode.
New: Added visual notifications when starting and stopping the server.
New: Redesigned the way the server shuts down to allow connected viewers to receive a message that the stream has ended.
Improved: Image compression improved by up to 10%.
Fixed: Starting the tool from the command line with the "Send to tray on minimize" option enabled would cause a crash.
Fixed: UI issues with Windows 8.1.
New: Redesigned screen capture engine:
-Captures screen images twice as fast.
-Uses less resources.
-Better image compression.
-Faster image processing.
-Capable of handling more real time connections.
New: Full support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
New: Ability to instantly ban users for the remainder of the session.
New: Consolidated user interface.
Fixed: Threading exception when too many users connected at the same time.
Fixed: Certain system configurations could prevent the application from starting up properly.
New: Templates can now be customized using variables in the settings dialog.
New: Added option to display a welcome message to your viewers.
New: Added option to reset all settings to their default values.
Improved: Default web viewer now performs at about the same speed as the advanced flash based viewer.
Fixed: Property settings will no longer get corrupted and fail to save properly.
Fixed: Port forwarding wizard would take a very long time to open up ports on certain types of routers.
Improved: Modified the FTP configuration to allow connecting to servers with long response times.
New: Ability to set the image size ratio.
New: Added option for image smoothing. (Helps reduce overall image size.)
New: Timed capture mode
New: Support for secure SMTP.
Improved: Image capture routines have been optimized for performance.
Improved: Image compression has been improved to provide about a 10% increase in performance.
Fixed: FTP mode was not properly setting the image quality property.
-New: Template options including time out message and refresh interval can now be customized.
-Improved: Web viewer and LAN viewer have been combined into one single option. The specific option for LAN viewer is no longer available.
-Improved: Default index page now uses graphics to display the available viewers.
-Fixed: SSL certificate path and SFTP private key path can now be cleared.
New: Added ability to specify the FTP server timeout.
Fixed: FTP upload interval was not being set correctly.
New: FTP mode now supports SFTP servers.
Fixed: Port forward wizard now works correctly with DD-WRT routers.
New: Image transfer quality is now displayed on the status bar.
New: FTP mode test function to fully test your FTP settings and validate that XL Screen Streamer can read and write to your FTP server.
Improved: Added more status messages when in FTP mode, you will now see when the stream has started, began uploading to the FTP server, and has been aborted.
Fixed: Active window capture did not work properly in FTP mode.
Fixed: FTP mode will no longer transfer the mouse cursor coordinates file, mouse cursor is now part of the image.
Fixed: FTP mode would stall if the program failed to connect to the FTP server.
Fixed: Email message text box could cover the send button when large fonts were set in Windows.
Fixed: Some sections of the settings dialog did not have a theme applied.
New: Secure server mode using SSL.
New: Server mode can now be selected from the run button.
New: Added new command line options to start a specific server mode.
Improved: Port wizard now supports more UPnP enabled routers.
Fixed: Default email template did not include the server password.
New: Internal web server has been replaced with a much faster version. Will improve the server lag across all viewers.
New: Network transfer graph that shows the average server transfer speed.
New: FTP upload interval can now be defined.
New: Option to default the capture settings to the last ones used.
New: Command line option to start the server.
New: The basic client viewer now works on Android phones.
New: IP based security to allow or ban specified IP addresses.
Improved: Server connections are now closed a lot faster allowing more users to connect at once.
Improved: Advanced viewer now starts the stream automatically.
Fixed: Bug that would cause a timeout with the advanced viewer when using a slower Internet connection.
Fixed: Disconnecting users could cause the server to crash.
Fixed: Corrected some of the tool tips in the Settings dialog.
New: Template editor for email invites.
New: Client viewers can now detect when a stream has ended and alert the user.
Improved: Screenshots will now include the mouse cursor as part of the image.
Improved: Screenshot routine works about 50% faster.
Improved: Reduced the number of requests needed to stream images from the server by 66%.
Improved: Reduced number of connections needed per client.
Improved: Server can now handle twice as many users on Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
Improved: Server response time increased by 20%.
Fixed: Closing the program while the server is active could cause it the hang in the background.
Fixed: Mouse cursor would lag/freeze in the advanced viewer.
Fixed: Bug reporting feature could timeout on slower Internet connections.
New: Customizable templates. The index and viewer pages can now all be modified using your favorite HTML editor.
New: FTP server mode. Allows you to use an external web server by connecting via FTP to upload the screen images.
Fixed: Basic web viewer could end the stream prematurely if the server took too long to respond.
Fixed: Check for update feature was broken.
New: Copy URL to clipboard button for quick access to the IP addresses.
Improved: Index page is now cleaner and easier to use.
Improved: Drawing on an overlay will now take less resources.
Fixed: Window overlay could show a blank dialog that would take up the entire screen in Windows XP.
Fixed: Overlay Tools dialog was not accessible on a 2nd monitor.
Fixed: Overlay Tools button is now disabled in Windows XP. (This feature is only compatible with Windows Vista.)
Fixed: Capture area highlight now displays correctly in Windows XP.
New: Overlay tools.
New: Active Window capture type.
New: Mouse cursor support.
Improved: UPnP Port Forwarding Wizard.
Improved: Help file.
Beta release.