Versions Fastone Capture

Version 7.3 (17 september 2012)

Improved the screen recorder: 
Added an option (for Vista, Windows 7 and 8) to record audio from both microphone and speakers at the same time
Added an option to repeat the last screen recording
 Improved the video editor. Now you can:
Remove unwanted sections from a screen video
Save a video frame to a file or copy it to Clipboard
Drag and drop a video file onto the screen recorder's panel to open it in the video editor
Improved the Auto Caption tool
Improved compatibility with Windows 8 RTM
Other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 7.2 (29 juin 2012)

Added a video editor to the screen recorder, which allows users to add annotation objects (texts, arrows, rectangles, circles, etc.) and zoom effects to screen video files
Improved the "Capture Scrolling Window" tool
Improved compatibility with Windows 8 RP (Release Preview)
Other minor improvements

Version 7.1 (20 april 2012)

Enhanced the built-in screen recorder
Added Pause / Resume support 
Added an option (for Vista, Windows 7 and 8 only) to record computer speakers (what you hear) directly
Improved performance to reduce the number of lost frames
Enhanced the Print dialog. Now it is possible to print both header and footer
Improved the "Capture Scrolling Window" tool
Improved compatibility with Windows 8 CP (Customer Preview)
Other improvements and bug fixes

Version 7.0 (28 septembre 2011)

Improved the "Draw" tool:
Now it is possible to draw same kind of objects continuously without having to select the drawing tool again and again
Ctrl+S shortcut to the OK button
Ctrl+MouseWheel to zoom in/out
Zoom up to 400% instead of 200%
Improved "Acquire Images from Scanner"
Combined color adjustment tools into one comprehensive tool: "Adjust Colors"
Added more effects: Reflection, Oil Painting and Sketch
Added "Recent Files" list for quick access to recently used files
Added some shortcuts to the editor:
Press Z key to zoom selection
Press W key to open containing folder if the file exists
Press I key to view file properties if the file exists
Added more options to the "Editor" section of the Settings
Added more options to the "Screen Magnifier" section of the Settings
Added "Rotate by Any Degree"
Supports custom colors in all color picking dialogs
Other minor improvements and bug fixes
 

Version 6.9 (26 mai 2011)

Added "Acquire Images from Scanner". It supports batch scanning to PDF, TIFF, JPEG and PNG. It allows users to rotate, crop, deskew, annotate and save scanned images directly within this tool
Added "Capture Fixed-Size Region"
Added "Repeat Last Capture"
Now it is possible to use drag-and-drop to open an image in the internal editor
Added "Fit to Width" (press K) option to the internal editor
Other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 6.8 (26 avril 2011)

Improved the "Capture Scrolling Window" tool. Now it is compatible with the latestVersion of popular web browsers: Internet Explorer 9, FireFox 4, Chrome 10, Opera 11 and Safari 5.
Minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 6.7 (6 septembre 2010)

Improved PDF output. Now it is possible to specify Page Size, Quality, Margins and Orientation when saving in PDF format. Lengthy document is divided into multi-pages automatically
Added a tool called "Convert Images to a PDF file" to allow users to convert images to multi-page PDF file
Added "Expand Canvas" to the Draw tool
Added "Blur" to the right-click menu of the Draw tool when part of the image is selected
Assigned keyboard shortcuts to drawing tools. For example: press F1 for Text, press F2 for Straight Line, press F3 for Pencil etc.
Added an option to the Settings to allow users to specify which screen (active or all) to capture when making Full Screen Capture in multi-monitor system
Fixed minor bugs

Version 6.6 (25 juin 2010)

Improved the Draw tool. Now it is possible to:
Add outward-pointing tails to text objects
Copy/cut/past annotation objects and areas of the canvas
Fill with color
Undo / Redo
Zoom In / Zoom Out
Added "Custom Scroll Mode" to the "Capture Scrolling Window" tool. Custom Scroll Mode allows users to capture any part of the screen that scrolls vertically
Added "Screen Color Picker" to the Editor's Colors menu
Added option "Show capture buttons in editor" to the software Settings
Now it is possible to make annotation directly in the Email tool
Supported variables %COMPUTERNAME% and %USERNAME% in File Name Template
Supported variables %MYDOCUMENTS% and %MYDESKTOP% in the path of "Auto Save" output folder
Some other improvements and bug fixes

Version 6.5 (3 juillet 2009)

Improved Capture Window / Object
Improved Print dialog
Fixed a bug in Capture Scrolling Window

Version 6.4 (29 juin 2009)

Added "Insert Title Clip at the beginning of the video" option to the Screen Recorder
Improved the Print dialog box. 
Add page number, date and time to footers
Specify the number of copies to print
When printing a multi-page document, it will try to avoid breaking the bottom text line between two pages (i.e. text line is partially printed on the current page and the next page).
Added "Apply Edge Effects" option to the "Expand Canvas" tool
Added "Auto-reset to 1 upon a new day" option to file name template "$Y-$M-$D_#####"
Added "Color Subsampling" option for saving JPEG files
Enhanced Pencil and Line Highlighter of the Draw tool: Hold Ctrl key down to draw straight horizontal lines
Improved compatibility with Windows 7
Improved compatibility with IE 8, FireFox 3 and Google Chrome
Some other improvements and bug fixes

Version 6.3 (October 15, 2008)

Records screen activities including onscreen changes, speech from microphone, mouse movements and clicks into highly compressed video files (Windows Media Video format). 
This feature works on Windows XP, 2003, Vista and 2008
Captures web pages of the latest web browsers: 
Internet Explorer 8 (Beta 2)
Firefox 3
Google Chrome (Beta)
Allows you to save a local copy when sending captured images to a Web (FTP) server
Fixed minor bugs

Version 6.2 (May 07, 2008)

Some UI improvements and minor bug fixes

Version 6.1 (April 21, 2008)

Now it runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
Annotation objects (texts, lines, boxes etc.) can be re-edited by re-opening the Draw tool
Added auto-expand feature to text objects as you type in them
Maintain aspect ratio when resizing watermark images in Draw tool
Added "Preview in Editor" as an output option, which allows you to edit the captured image before sending it to the specified destination such as clipboard, printer, email etc.
Improved "Capture Scrolling Window". Now it supports Internet Explorer 8 Beta
Improved Print dialog
Added option "Ask me to save changes before closing" to the Editor tab of the Settings
Some UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 6.0 (13 février 2008)

Added Line Highlighter to "Draw" tool
Added "Blur" option to Line and Rectangle Highlighters
Enhanced "Text" in "Draw" tool. Now shadowed text is possible
Added "To Web (FTP)" as an Output option
Enhanced Screen Ruler
Added "Pick Another Color" button to Screen Color Picker
Used tabs to group options in "Settings" window
Some UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 5.9 (26 novembre 2007)

Support capture of multiple windows and objects including multi-level menus (Use Ctrl key in "Capture Window / Object")
In the internal editor, Caption can be modified now
Some UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 5.8 (5 octobre 2007)

Enhanced "Save As" dialog. Now the preview window is updated automatically instead of requiring users to click on the "Update Preview" button
Enlarged preview windows in rectangle capture mode and freehand capture mode
Other small improvements in the user interface

Version 5.7 (12 september 2007)

Added option "Convert to 256 colors if output is Clipboard, Word or PPT" to the Settings window
Added "Color" menu to the internal editor, which can be used to count and reduce the number of colors of the screenshot
Added "Obscure (Blur)" tool under "Effect" menu, which can be used to obscure sensitive information on the screenshot
Added option "Frame" to the Edge/Watermark tool
Added "Screen Ruler", which can be used to measure the sizes and distances of objects on the screen
Fixed some bugs

Version 5.6 (25 juin 2007)

Added "Send to Word" and "Send to PowerPoint". Now it is possible to send screenshots to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint directly
Added option "Copy to Clipboard" to "Auto Save" section in the Settings
Improved usability of menus
Fixed some bugs

Version 5.5 (23 mai 2007)

Added option "Negative" to the Screen Magnifier, which allows users with low vision to see a magnified color-reversed screen 
In the Screen Magnifier, now it is possible to pan around the magnified screen with arrow keys
Added "Reset Capture Panel Position" to the right-click menu of the system tray icon

Version 5.4 (14 mai 2007)

Added Fade Edge effect. Now edge effects can be applied to 4 edges instead of only 2 in previousVersions
Supports external editors ("Edit With" list in the FastStone Editor), which allows you to edit the captured screenshot with specified external editors. 
This feature enables you to add virtually unlimited editing capabilities to the program
Added option "Open in External Program" to "Auto Save" section in the Settings, which allows you to open the captured image in a specified program automatically
Enhanced the Screen Magnifier
Solved some compatibility issues in Windows Vista
Fixed some bugs

Version 5.3 (12 février 2007)

Compatible with Windows Vista
Improved quality of 256 color PNG/GIF output
Added To Email to the Output list
Added Reset to Primary Screen (only available in Multi-monitor system) to the tray icon's popup menu 

Version 5.2 (16 janvier 2007)

Added Scroll Refresh Time in the Settings
Added option (in the Settings) to show Open File in Editor icon on the Capture Panel
Added Download Tutorial link

Version 5.1 (26 janvier 2007)

Added Make Background Transparent under Edit menu
Added options in the Settings to show/hide Screen Magnifier and Screen Color Picker on Capture Panel
Added Bring to Front/Set to Back to the right-click menu in Draw tool
Changed hotkey for Draw tool from T to D

Version 5.0 (3 janvier 2007)

Enhanced / Simplified the User Interface
New Effects: Drop shadow, torn-edge
Comment Tool
Improved the Draw tool
Fixed some bugs

Version 4.8 (10 novembre 2006)
Improved the Draw tool
Now it is possible to input double-byte characters such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian in the Draw tool

Version 4.7 (26 octobre 2006)

Completely new icon design

Version 4.6 (10 octobre 2006)

Added Adobe PDF format to the output list
Added "Rotate", "Canvas Size", "Expand Canvas Size", "Sepia", "Negative" under Edit menu
Now it is possible to specify the selection size under Edit menu
Added "Send File Dropped on Capture Panel to" option in the Settings.
So it is possible to drag and drop a file from Windows Explorer to the floating Capture Panel and immediately edit it in the internal editor
Fixed a bug in the Email dialog

Version 4.5 (2 october 2006)

Added "Auto-Divided" option for long document printing. 
In the print window, it is possible to divide a long/wide captured image (long scrolling web page for example) into multiple pages
Added more editing tools (rotate, color adjustments, sharpen/blur) under Edit menu
Fixed minor bugs

Version 4.4 (26 septembre 2006)

Enhanced Capture Scrolling Window, now it is possible to capture full scrolling window (with horizontal and vertical scrollbars)
Fixed minor bugs

Version 4.3 (16 september 2006)

Added Open File button on Capture Panel and editor Toolbar
Enhanced Screen Magnifier
Fixed minor bugs

Version 4.2 (15 juillet 2006)

Added DPI and Printer options in the Settings
Fixed a bug in the popup menu of the tray icon

Version 4.1 (13 juillet 2006)

Fixed a bug in the Print dialog

Version 4.0 (10 juillet 2006)

Added Screen Color Picker on Capture Panel

Version 3.9 (2 juillet 2006)

Fixed some bugs

Version 3.8 (20 juin 2006)

Added "Capture Active Window"
Fixed some bugs

Version 3.7 (20 juin 2006)

Fixed some bugs

Version 3.6 (16 juin 2006)

Added option "Close FastStone Editor when Captured Image is saved" in the Settings
Fixed a bug in the hotkey handler

Version 3.5 (15 juin 2006)

Made some enhancements to the GUI of the internal editor;
Added a "Smooth" option in the Settings for the Screen Magnifier;
Fixed some bugs

Version 3.4 (12 juin 2006)

Added a feature that allows you to drag & drop images from Web browser or Windows Explorer onto the Capture Panel to view them in Full Screen;
Fixed some bugs

Version 3.3 (9 juin 2006)

Added Screen Magnifier

Version 3.2 (7 juin 2006)

Added some options in the Settings

Version 3.1 (5 juin 2006)

Added option Filename Template in the Settings that allows the user to customize how file names are generated by the software
Added option Automatic file generation when "To File" is selected in the Settings - Captured images are saved in the specified Output Folder / Output Format without showing the Save As dialog
Fixed some bugs