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Release Notes for XSplit Gamecaster 1.6 (1.6.1404.2104)

1.6.1404.2104 - Release notes:

Please refer to the FAQ for general questions on usage:

Supported operating systems

Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1

For hardware and software requirements, see further details here:

https://www.xsplit.com/download

Internet connection

Requires Internet connectivity and HTTPS / HTTP port 80/8080 to be open

For live streaming on lowest settings, a minimum upload speed of 500 Kbps is required

Known limitations:

For a list of bugs being worked on see Known Issues section. For other general known limitations see list below.

Improvements/New Features (1.6.1404.0218 -> 1.6.1404.2104)

- GCT-1641 - Only disable camera autofocus if chroma key is used

- GCT-1304 - Support AVerMedia Extreme Cap U3

- GCT-486 - Twitch chat - allow double click to edit channel status

Fixes (1.6.1404.0218 -> 1.6.1404.2104)

- GCT-1698 - Startup time can be very long in some cases (the time before login dialog is shown)

- GCT-1694 - YouTube Live post-stream dialog is displayed behind the gray overlay

- GCT-1692 - Pre-stream dialogs are not centered when annotation mode is triggered right after starting the stream

- GCT-1688 - Timer freezes when pause hotkey is pressed repetitively before stream starts

- GCT-1675 - Alert dialog may be hidden and external settings form left disabled with gray overlay

- GCT-1673 - Tray icon is not disposed on in-app update

- GCT-1671 - Mic input is not synced with web cam delay in console capture mode

- GCT-1669 - Gray overlay may be displayed after closing the Media Editor

- GCT-1666 - Google+ authorization does not work for some accounts

- GCT-1660 - Browser session cookie used for authorizing account is not removed after browser window is closed or account authorization is removed

- GCT-1653 - Default position of the Twitch chat viewers list can be clipped

- GCT-1636 - Re-uploading a VOD to YouTube fails if the description or title includes a single quote (')

- GCT-1634 - Authentication on OAuth windows in the overlay halts when game loses focus

- GCT-1624 - Window for XSplit.Gamecaster.GS64.exe may be visible upon extending monitor display

- GCT-1623 - Unable to control the overlay cursor on the game - The Cat Lady Demo

- GCT-158 - Missing error handling for blocked services

- GCT-1216 - CPU usage may increase over time (for verification)

Known Issues (1.6.1404.2104)

Critical

None

Major

None

Normal

- GCT-1729 - Twitch chat viewers list doesn't work

- GCT-1720 - Growl for resolution change keeps reappearing

- GCT-1718 - Sound not muted when BRB screen is shown

- GCT-1714 - Crash after becomes sluggish (due to low FPS) and exiting game 'Falling Block 2'

- GCT-1696 - Uncheck "Log me in automatically is NOT respected unless you login with option first

- GCT-1679 - Missing check-mark in registration (if "Full Name" and "Email" field contains accepted value)

- GCT-1564 - Mouse drag'n'drop action in overlay, changes game mouse behavior in Scorched 3D

- GCT-1381 - Starcraft 2 crashes on multiple overlay toggles (in most case this may require 30+ quick successive toggles)

- GCT-1279 - Special characters (Including Japanese, Chinese and Korean) are not accepted on in-game overlay input boxes

- GCT-XXXX - Issues with some Japanese client games

-- MapleStory (in-game keyboard input due to game’s security tool)

- GCT-XXXX - Issues with some Chinese client games

-- Huntworld (missing cursor in overlay)

- GCT-XXXX - Pixelation and inconsistent FPS with HD-PVR (mostly happens on HD-PVR resolutions below 720p

- GCT-XXXX - Triggering the pause may take time before fully taking effect (only affects some systems)

Minor

- GCT-1727 - Exception occurs when game is closed using ALT+F4 while the External Settings is still being loaded

- GCT-1724 - Exception occurs when user starts recording then recording filename exceeds max path/filename character count

- GCT-1723 - Incorrect growl messages are displayed when renaming a file to restricted filenames

- GCT-1716 - Renaming a video file to ‘nul’ permanently deletes the video file

- GCT-1658 - Bottom part of the HDPVR2 output is extended on the console viewer

- GCT-1657 - HDPVR output occasionally "bounces" when source is less than 720p

- GCT-1656 - Exception occurs when user attempts to login after cancelling Windows sign-out action

- GCT-1612 - HTML entities included on the Ustream channel name are automatically displayed as special characters on the Ustream pre-stream dialog

- GCT-1498 - Some elements on the overlay are cropped when the console viewer is displayed on default resolution

- GCT-1209 - Selecting French(Caribbean) as keyboard layout causes an exception

- GCT-1129 - Some translated texts exceeds space provided

- GCT-961 - Chroma key slider feels sluggish

Trivial

None

If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.  

To see how issues are prioritized, kindly click here.