Capture 2022 revision history
The first release of Capture 2022 was version 2022.0.17, the 8th of March 2022.
Version 2022.0.30, released the 3rd February 2023
- Recording Snapshots
- Causing changes to the list of snapshots while editing the name of a snapshot caused a crash.
- MVR Export
- The UnitNumber field was exported as empty when no number was available.
- Omnidirectionals
- The brightness of omnidirectional fixtures in renders was wrong.
- MA-Net2
- The configuration dialog for MA-Net2 opened up too small.
Version 2022.0.29, released the 30th November 2022
- glTF Export
- The glTF asset generator property now includes the full Capture version number.
- glTF Export
- Control characters in fields in the CAPTURE_model extension were not escaped, causing invalid glTF files.
- Model Import
- File paths in 3DS and OBJ files including folder separators (/, \) needed to match the system standard separator.
Version 2022.0.28, released the 14th November 2022
- Administrative Install
- Administrative key file installation could crash.
Version 2022.0.27, released the 4th November 2022
- Exporting Polygons
- Exporting polygons without an extrusion to glTF lead to a crash.
- Expression Editing
- Entering "(1" as an expression when editing dimensions caused a crash.
- ETC Eos
- Exiting Capture while connected to ETC Eos using OSC could lead to Capture hanging.
- Laser Beams
- Laser beams could glitch or disappear under certain circumstances.
- Media Content
- Locally played back or streaming media could freeze up if assigned to both materials and video projectors.
- Project Export
- Exporting projects with plot frames to Capture Argo would fail.
- Shadow Artefacts
- Shadow artefacts could occasionally be seen when zooming.
- Fixture Annotations
- Annotations of fixtures not using symbols could become hidden by the fixture.
- DWG Export
- Exporting objects with names that differ only in case lead to failure.
- DWG Import
- Importing DWG files with scaling block references could lead to inconsistencies.
- Direction Snap
- Setting the direction snap of a fixture to 0 still produced a snapping result.
- Multi Patch
- Changing modes of fixtures with multiple patch modes could produce odd DMX response behaviour.
- Fixture Strobe
- Fixtures with specific strobing behaviour responded incorrectly to the control pane.
- Imperial Measures
- Zero values would be shown in metres when using imperial measurements.
- View Zooming
- When FoV-zooming a view, other views did not update.
- Donut Apertures
- Donut apertures rendered with a small gap.
- Quick Information
- The wattage showin in the quick information window did not include report items.
Version 2022.0.26, released the 11th August 2022
- Colour Picker
- The new colour picker on macOS could end up partially outside the screen, making it impossible to close.
- Location Property
- Manually entered location information for cables and LED panels was not saved.
- Emissive Materials
- Rendering of objects with emissive materials could appear glitchy under specific circumstances.
Version 2022.0.25, released the 4th July 2022
- Colour Picker
- The colour picker on macOS has been enhanced with an HSV mode and a colour palette.
- MVR Import
- Importing MVR files with other than 3DS geometry content now warns that this is not supported.
- Measurements
- There were decimal separator inconsistencies between different measurement unit options.
- Cable Location
- The location displayed for cables was sometimes incorrect.
- Dual Patch
- Filters did not apply correctly to dual patch fixtures when only one patch point was in use.
Version 2022.0.24, released the 7th June 2022
- Cable Location
- The location property has been added to cable objects.
- Movie Rendering
- Rendering movies to EXR did not work on Mac.
- Auto Quality
- Automatic visualisation quality exhibited erratic behaviour on some Windows systems.
- MVR Import/Export
- Fixture orientations did not conform to stipulated GDTF fixture orientations when exporting and importing MVR files.
- Pixel Tubes
- The whole aperture failed to render for pixel tubes shorter than 1m.
- Movie Rendering
- Bitrate options did not adjust properly for other than 25 fps frame rates.
- Laser Visualisation
- Artefacts could sometimes be seen in laser projector beams.
Version 2022.0.23, released the 20th May 2022
- Open Project
- Reduced the time it takes to open project files with many fixture groups.
- Annotation Selection
- It has been made easier to select annotations using Ctrl/Cmd + drag select.
- Prism Facets
- Increased maximum number of supported prism facets to 72.
- Video Projections
- The resolution of video projects has been increased.
- Colour Picker
- Defining custom colours in the (non material) colour picker could cases crashes on macOS. The system colour picker has been replaced with a new custom colour picker.
- File Types
- Capture c2p and c2s were not correctly associated with Capture on macOS.
- Fixture Update
- Updating effect fixtures with new library definitions caused them to loose some properties.
- Groups
- The Delete and Break Group commands were incorrectly available in groups with only one remaining object.
- Snapshots Naming
- The text input box used for entering new snapshot names was transparent in Dark Mode on macOS.
Version 2022.0.20, released the 12th April 2022
- Model Import
- Capture project navigator visibility settings are now ignored in model import window.
- Model Export
- Exporting models to glTF or GLB could cause crashes with troubled models.
- Aperture Rendering
- Aperture rendering and bloom could appear broken on Macs with Intel GPUs.
- Mirroring
- Mirroring was enabled by mistake when individual groups in objects were selected, possibly leading to objects disppearing.
- Equipment Reports
- New equipment reports included an invalid column that prevented cables from being shown. (This needs to be removed from existing reports, or have the equipment report recreated.)
- Windows Locations
- Window locations were not remembered correctly.
- Fixture Data Export
- The filter option was not applied correctly in fixture data export.
- Omnidirectionals
- There were rendering issues with omnidirectional lights on macOS.
- View Navigator
- Changing the View Navigator option did not always refresh the view.
- Dialog Placement
- Dialogs (such as Transform or Duplicate) always opened on the main display on macOS.
- Search Fields
- Fixture and library tab search fields did not scroll with entered text.
Version 2022.0.19, released the 25th March 2022
- Open Project
- Capture could freeze when opening project files with patched cameras.
- Camera Changes
- Capture could crash when triggering camera changes over DMX.
- View Panoration
- It was not possible to toggle panoration on and off while navigating using a touchpad.
- Chopppy Navigation
- View updates were choppy when navigating on Mac.
Version 2022.0.18, released the 18th March 2022
- Truss Snapping
- Trusses could vanish when snapped to line snappers.
- SketchUp Import
- Importing SketchUp files could malfunction on Windows.
- DWG Export
- Exporting to DWG could result in crashes.
- Flame Jets
- Flame jets occasionally visualised as pure white.
- Distance Measures
- Selection of the start point of cumulative distance measures did not work well.
- Prism Effects
- Visualisation of prism effects was broken.
- Beam Edges
- The edges of beams could look noisy.
- Undocked Windows
- Undocked windows lost their window titles.
- Group Center
- Excessive amounts of group centers rendered in groups containing groups.
- Student Edition
- It was not possible to open project files in the Student Edition unless the library had been installed.
- Aperture Location
- Apertures could render at incorrect locations.
- Strobe Control
- The visualisation of strobe with secondary speed control could malfunction.
For older versions of Capture, see the Capture 2021 revision history.