Capture 2024 revision history
The first release of Capture 2024 was version 2024.0.30, the 5th of March 2024.
Version 2024.0.44, released the 21st of November 2024
- Transparent Objects
- Transparent objects with smooth materials are now affected by reflection planes.
- Ambient Lighting
- Rough metallic surfaces (such as trusses) were not affected by ambient and fill lighting.
- SketchUp Import
- The performance of import of many scaled instances was very slow.
Version 2024.0.43, released the 29th of October 2024
- PDF Import
- Importing PDF files containing palette-based raster images could lead to a crash.
- Edit Fields
- Input errors in editing fields in dialogs did not colour the text red on Windows.
- Truss Annotations
- Truss dimension annotations did not update on truss dimension changes.
- glTF Import
- Importing rigged objects without animations caused them to be invisible.
- Indexed Gobos
- Indexed gobos could get stuck spinning.
- Fixture Accessories
- Accessories added to fixtures did not adjust their position to scrollers and blinders.
- Glitching Beams
- Beams from fixtures with scrollers and blinders could occasionally glitch.
- Mirror Materials
- Mirror materials were affected by ambient and fill lighting.
- PDF Import
- Raster images in PDFs could occasionally be omitted at import.
- Object Location
- The location property was not available for stage decks and flatscreens.
Version 2024.0.42, released the 23rd of September 2024
- Startup Issues
- Capture could crash on startup if the video card drivers failed to initialise.
- Transparency
- HDRI and fill lighting did not illuminate transparent surfaces.
- Specular Fill
- Specular fill lighting did not render correctly in fixture apertures on Windows.
- DWG Export
- Groups exported to DWG as block references were not assigned a layer.
- Search Filter
- Clearing the search filters in the user interface did not take effect immediately on Mac.
Version 2024.0.41, released the 2nd of July 2024
- Nested Motion
- Circular references in motion fixture setups could cause Capture to hang.
- Group Location
- Locations assigned to grouped trusses did not carry through to fixtures.
- Line Snapper
- It was not possible to make plot adjustments for line snappers.
Version 2024.0.40, released the 24th of June 2024
- Project Export
- Project files exported to older version of Capture did not open if the new plot report inset had been used.
- Transparency
- Barndoor cuts and vortex effects of multi-aperture fixtures did not visualise on transparent surfaces.
Version 2024.0.39, released the 5th of June 2024
- glTF Import
- Importing glTF files with broken animation channels could lead to crashes.
- Networking
- Receiving multicast-based network data on Macs with unusual network interface configurations could fail.
- Scenes
- Moving objects that are included in scenes was not always undoable.
Version 2024.0.38, released the 11th of May 2024
- DWG Import
- The level of detail of imported solid entities has been increased slightly.
- DMX Input
- DMX lag and frame synchronisation issues could occur at low framerates.
- Focus Sheets
- Focus sheets could render without text.
Version 2024.0.37, released the 2nd of May 2024
- Mobile Connectivity
- ETC Eos connectivity is now available in Capture Mobile. The IP address of the console can be set under Capture Mobile in the system settings.
- Mobile Connectivity
- It is now possible to configure sACN options for Capture Mobile in the system settings.
- Log Folder
- An additional shortcut to open the log folder has been added to the Tools menu.
- Reflection Planes
- Omnidirectional light sources and laser beams were not visible in reflection planes under certain circumstances.
- MVR Export
- Exporting projects with no layers to MVR produced empty files.
- DWG Import
- Imported block references with specific rotations could be located incorrectly.
- DMX Universes
- Automatic linking of project universes to external universes did not work correctly for more than 256 universes.
- LED Panels
- The base colour of a material affected the luminance of panels.
Version 2024.0.36, released the 15th of April 2024
- Texture Generators
- Matrix texture generators with 255 or more columns or rows caused project files to not be opened again.
- Mobile Compatibility
- Capture Mobile refused to start on older iOS versions.
- Drag & Drop
- Drag and dropping some types of objects from the library could be problematic, especially into views in plot mode.
- glTF Export
- Nodes with non TRS-decomposable matrices could be exported.
- Pixel Tubes
- Pixel tube visibility did not follow current filter correctly.
- Mobile About
- The about window did not open in Capture Mobile.
- Fixture Optics
- Beams did not update correctly when changing fixture optics.
- LED Panels
- The intensity of LED panels could sometimes follow the luminosity of the material applied.
- Fill Lighting
- Large LED structures built using a single generic LED panel could fall out from the fill lighting effect.
- Fixtures Tab
- The sequential assignment commands in the fixture tab did not always respect selection order.
- Trim Height
- Moving trusses did not reflect automatically in the trim height shown for trusses in plots.
- Beam Intensity
- The intensity of simplified multi-aperture beams was incorrect.
- Snapshots
- Deleting a snapshot caused the snapshots tab to loose focus on Windows, disabling all commands.
- Accessories
- Fixture front mounts and yokes were placed incorrectly when cloned.
- Accessories
- The center arrow also rendered for front mounts and yokes.
- Narrow Beams
- Precision issues could occur with very narrow beams, causing artefacts in the rendering.
- Symbol Key
- Scaling issues could occur in the symbol key when only very wide fixtures were present.
- LED Panels
- LED panels rendered in outline mode, causing individual panels in larger constructions to be invisible.
Version 2024.0.35, released the 26th of March 2024
- Adding Objects
- Performance when adding objects could be slow if the Selected Items category of the Design tab was open.
- Model Import
- Model import could fail sporadically and without any reason.
- Plot Underlays
- Selected plot insets in plot underlays rendered as selected.
- Model Import
- Objects repeated at multiple locations and angles could import incorrectly from DWG.
- Quick Info
- Fixture patch could appear incorrectly in the quick information window.
- Truss Snapping
- Dynamic circle section truss items did not snap with sufficient accuracy.
- Image Scaling
- The drawing unit of images was not reapplied correctly when reopening a project.
Version 2024.0.34, released the 14th of March 2024
- Multiple Apertures
- Fixtures with multiple apertures now visualise as in Capture 2023 again, with the exception of close to square shaped LED strobe lights which now always visualise with a single beam per light source.
- Selected Items
- It was sometimes possible to edit the properties of deleted objects, which would lead to crashes.
- Transparency
- Visualisation of transparent objects did not work correctly on macOS.
- DWG Import
- Importing DWG files with multiple block references with varying non-affine transformations could produces broken objects.
Version 2024.0.33, released the 9th of March 2024
- Licensing
- An issue could cause some older upgraded licence key files to be spontaneously unloaded.
Version 2024.0.32, released the 8th of March 2024
- Scene States
- Scene states were lost for fixtures and trusses when updated to newer definitions.
- Fixture Commands
- Fixture related commands did not always enable correctly.
- Movie Rendering
- The option for multi-aperture rendered was not remembered correctly.
- Plot Adjustments
- The switch enabling plot adjustments rendered black.
- Texture Generators
- The input field for the number of rows to use in matrix texture generators was ignored.
- Media Players
- Only the first half of media player entries were selectable with DMX.
- Animated Objects
- Shadows glitches could be observed with animated objects.
- Asian Characters
- Rendering of Asian characters did not function correctly on Windows on lower resolutions.
Version 2024.0.31, released the 5th of March 2024
- Licensing
- An issue could case cause upgraded licence key files to be spontaneously unloaded.
For older versions of Capture, see the Capture 2023 revision history.