PlayClaw 3.0

Version 3.0 build 1929 - Jan 16, 2012

Fully rewritten capture engine;
Basic options on start and ability to change all PlayClaw options right in game;
WYSIWYG for overlays appearance;
PlayClaw now supports native x64 applications;
New video capture option: resizeable frame size;
New audio capture option: PlayClaw now can write audio in separate WAV files;
A lots of minor changes and optimizations;


Version 2.1.0 build 1502 - Nov 30, 2011

Plugins for TS3 is up to date (API 14);
Fixed black screen in Modern Warfare 3 on some systems;
A number of minor bug fixes;


Version 2.1.0 build 1485 - May 25, 2011

Fixed DiRT 3 detection error;


Version 2.1.0 build 1480 - May 11, 2011

Fixed Windows XP sound mixer configuration error;
Plugins for Teamspeak 3 were updated for compatibility with RC1 TS3 client;


Version 2.1.0 build 1475 - Apr 7, 2011

Fixed games crash when cancel started pre-recording;
Fixed wrong audio channels mixer interface;
AVI files are now "interleaved" - possible audio de-sync fix while playing back recorded videos;
Fixed invalid overlays render in OpenGL 2.0 games;


Version 2.1.0 build 1471 - Mar 24, 2011

Now PlayClaw is able to mix two audio sources in one AVI audio track;


Version 2.1.0 build 1470 - Mar 20, 2011

Fixed FPS drop on DirectX 9 games even without recording;


Version 2.1.0 build 1469 - Mar 18, 2011

Fixed random crash with two audio sources recording;
High compression codec is now faster up to 2-4 times;
Minor changes and low compression codec optimizations;


Version 2.1.0 build 1446 - Mar 2, 2011

* Fixed video recording crash with No compression mode;
* Fixed error getting thermal sensors data on AMD Athlon � Phenom;
* Fixed error getting thermal sensor data for NVidia GPUs with old drivers;
* Fixed games crash while recording when cursor capture is enabled;
* Fixed audio desync in Windows Vista/7 in some cases (new level loading for example);
* Restored ability to record original multichannel audio in Windows Vista/7;
* Added new frame format: 1/4;
* Added ability to select folder for benchmarks results;
* Low compression codec is now faster up to 25%;
* Fixed some minor bugs;


Version 2.0.0 build 1205 - Oct 18, 2010

* Fixed Medal of Honor and Bad Company 2 crash in Windows 7;
* Fixed RGB<->BGR color swapping in OpenGL;
* Added logging of game crashes;


Version 2.0.0 build 1193 - Oct 4, 2010

* Added pre-record feature;
* Added multisource audio recording;
* Added auto-screenshots feature;
* Added x64 codec version;
* Added CPU overlay with workload and temperatures;
* Added ingame benchmark;
* Fixed games crash in DirectX10 mode with XFire;
* Fixed voice overlay display bugs;
* fixed a number of other minor bugs;


Version 1.9.9 build 1000a - Aug 7,2010

* Plugins for Teamspeak 3 was updated for compatibility with new beta-25 TS3 client version;


Version 1.9.9 build 1000 - Aug 3,2010

* Plugins for Teamspeak 3 was updated for compatibility with new beta-23 TS3 client version;


Version 1.9.9 build 1000 - Jun 2,2010

* Plugins for Teamspeak 3 was updated for compatibility with new beta-21 TS3 client version;


Version 1.9.9 build 1000 - May 25,2010

* Increased overall performance and removed potential lags;
* Greatly increased Low compression codec performance (up to 1.5-2 times);


Version 1.9 build 948 - May 5,2010

* Fixed several minor bugs with voice overlays display;
* Added ability to select font styles;
* Fixed OpenGL cursor render bug;
* Important! Teamspeak3 plugins were updated;


Version 1.9 build 921 - Apr 1,2010

* Fixed uncolored overlay render in some DirectX9 games (as example, Eve Online);
* Fixed bug with DirectX 10 games in unofficial 920 build;
* Updated plugins for Teamspeak 3 (client version beta 18);


Version 1.9 build 919 - Mar 17,2010

* Video encoding was optimized to get overall performance boost with CPU-highloaded games and/or large video frame sizes (HD, FullHD);
* Fixed AVI overlay drawing bug;
* Fixed bug with disabled functionality in registered versions;


Version 1.8 build 759 - Jan 19,2010

* Now Teamspeak 3 overlay plugins are in two versions - for TS3 client beta 9 (or less) and for TS3 client beta 11. Read more here: Teamspeak 3 overlays;


Version 1.8 build 754 - Jan 18,2010

* Added overlay font and size selection;
* Added ability to show umlauts, cyrillic characters in overlays;
* High compression mode videos are now compatible with standard Windows 32/64 codecs and may be uploaded to YouTube without conversion;
* Fixed OpenGL voice overlay render bug;
* Teamspeak 3 plugins (both 32/64-bits) were updated to 1.1 version. You MUST update old plugins to get TS3 overlays in this new version;


Version 1.8 build 744 - Dec 23,2009

* Added support for Teamspeak 3 64bit client;
* Fixed bug with chat messages in Teamspeak 3 client;


Version 1.8 build 742 - Dec 22,2009

* Added support for Teamspeak 3 overlays (now only 32bit client);
* Fixed codec installation bug in some systems;


Version 1.7 build 699 - Nov 12,2009

* Added DirectX 11 support;
* Added NVidia GPU overlay support;
* Fixed mouse cursor "black square" rendering in Windows 7;
* Fixed problems with VoIP overlays;
* Fixed codec bug with 3+ cores CPUs;
* Slightly increased codec performance;

Version 1.6 build 608 - Oct 21,2009

* Individual control on all overlays;
* Full control on overlays position;
* Expanded info for AVI and VoIP overlays;
* Fixed bug with fast taking screenshots;
* Added useful overlay for overclockers - GPU temperature (in test mode);
* Fixed video codec bug - black video in Sony Vegas;

Version 1.6 build 600 - Oct 12,2009

* Added DirectX 10 support;

Version 1.5 build 568 - Sep 17,2009

* Fixed some OpenGL applications crash;
* Now AVI size is not limited in 4Gb;
* Fixed interface problems with non-standard and big fonts
* Increased time for indicating Login/Logoff in Ventrilo and Teamspeak overlays

Version 1.5 build 559 - Aug 12,2009

* Fixed corrupted files in low compression;
* Fixed "no audio devices" alert in Vista/Win7;
* Low compression codec speed increased up to 50%

Version 1.5 build 551 - Jul 21,2009

* Fixed crash with Arma2 in Vista / W7

Version 1.5 build 531 - May 20,2009

* Now PlayClaw can capture direct audio in Windows Vista!
* Fixed crash on various applications exit (GameSpy, MediaPlayer, etc.)
* "Screenshot taken" indicator changed

Version 1.4 build 520 - Apr 24,2009

* Video codecs performance is greatly increased
* Voice overlays have new features (show log in / log off)
* Added ability to write overlays in screenshots and videos

Version 1.3 build 499 - Apr 8,2009

* Fixed problems with Steam under Windows Vista 32/64
* Fixed partial incompatibility with Battlefield Heroes
* Fixed distorted images in OpenGL and IMVU 3D chat
* PlayClaw now can run with Combat Arms, details in our forum

Version 1.3 build 489 - Mar 5,2009

* Added support for DirectX8. So such games like Warcraft 3, Perfect World, etc. are supported now.
* Fixed minor bugs with few games (Poxnora online, P.U.R.E., ...)
* Fixed crash bug with Quake Live
* Fixed bug with multirender games
* Fixed overlay render in OpenGL games
* Added italian, dutch and finnish languages

Version 1.2 build 468 - Feb 6,2009

* Fixed crash with recording video without audio
* Now only one copy of PlayClaw may run
* Added online help
* Ability to stop'n'delete unwanted video

Version 1.2 build 464

* Correct sound mixers support
* Variable multicore processor load
* Added new video format - "no compression"
* Added new screenshot format - BMP
* Added ability to pause/unpause video recording

Version 1.2 build 441

* Speed-up while video recording in multicore systems
* Show AVI codec performance statistics

Version 1.2 build 391

* Fixed keys binding
* Added Teamspeak overlay support
* Added indication of taken screenshot
* Fixed video and audio synchronization

Version 1.2 build 382

* Interface changed
* Added PNG screenshot format
* Fixed bug with Media Player classic crash