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SnapBuddy 0.6.5

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@cogniapps cogniapps released this 10 Aug 15:32

SnapBuddy 0.6.5 — a plumbing release.

Nothing here changes what the app looks like. Updates itself from 0.6.0 or later.

Updates will now replace the bundled ffmpeg

The installer skipped files that already existed, which meant an update could leave the OLD
ffmpeg in place underneath new code. It has never actually bitten, because the bundled ffmpeg
version has not changed since it was introduced — but the first time it did, recordings would
have started failing for a reason nobody would have guessed at. The installer now clears it
first, and the app writes which ffmpeg it found into its log at every launch, so a mismatch is
one line instead of a mystery.

Groundwork for cloud uploads

The app can now register a finished recording with a SnapBuddy web account and get a share link
back. It is off by default, has no settings screen yet, and cannot upload the video itself —
the storage backend is not connected. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you configure it by hand,
and this build behaves exactly like 0.6.4 until you do.

Known issues

  • The webcam bubble is still untested against a real camera.
  • Recording more than one monitor at once is still not supported: one monitor, one window, or a
    region of one monitor.
  • Trim, GIF export and burn-in have had little hands-on use. If something misbehaves,
    %APPDATA%\com.snapbuddy.desktop\logs holds the current and previous run.