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New SharpCap Beta Version

SharpCap 1.99.404 Beta is now available. This is the first beta release of what will become SharpCap 2.0. It’s all been quiet on the SharpCap front for quite a while now as I’ve had other things occupying my time. I was also hoping to build a new, Ribbon based, UI for SharpCap 2. Unfortunately I […]

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SharpCap 1.5 now in Maintenance Mode

I’m now working on SharpCap 1.6, so 1.5 is in maintenance mode – this means that I will fix bugs that are stopping it from working properly but new features will go into 1.6. 1.6 will require .Net Framework 4.0 to be installed – don’t worry, it’s a free download, and it works for versions […]

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SharpCap 1.5 Now Available

In some ways, not much change is visible in version 1.5, but behind the scenes there has been a lot of work, particularly for DirectShow cameras which have a completely new preview/capture implementation with a number of advantages : No more ugly (and annoying) stop/start of preview when switching to/from capture mode Much less code, […]

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SharpCap 1.4 Released

At long last, SharpCap 1.4 has moved from Beta into a full release. Sorry for the long delay – been busy recently with non-Astro stuff. Here’s what is new in 1.4 : Long exposure support for Basler cameras (unlimited exposure time) Parallel port control support for LX modified webcams Automatic USB serial port selection for […]

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