WARNING: Only compatible with OSX 10.10 or higher.
Release 3.11.1
- Bugfix: HDPVR File conversions aborting on 10.15 Catalina
- Bugfix: HDPVR Audio Select showed improper MPEG1-L2 option
- Bugfix: File converstion issue where AC3 content was incorrectly identified.
Release 3.10.9
- Bugfix: 2020 iCal entries not being displayed.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 audio glitch related fix.
Release 3.10.1
- Bugfix: Some license keys only allow 2 minute recordings.
Release 3.9.0
- Change: Display iCal scheduled recordings for 2018 onwards.
- Cleanup: OSX 10.10 related API cleanups.
Release 3.8.5
- Change: Don't trigger IR Blaster use with schedule recordings, if channel# is zero.
Release 3.8.4
- Cleanup: Chasing a bug that causes a random crash, added more debug.
Release 3.8.3
- Bugfix: Don't throw a hard assert if the HDPVR2 performs a USB timeout.
Release 3.8.2
- Cleanup: Video conversion improvements.
Release 3.8.1
- Bugfix: Corrupt video appears in some recordings.
Release 3.8.0
- Bugfix: On OSX 10.10, app would crash after downloading a license key.
- Bugfix: On OSX 10.10, app would crash when clicking 'record' when no signal present.
- Cleanup: Extended the iCal view into 2017.
- Cleanup: Codesigning fixes related to xcode8.
Release 3.7.9
- Feature: Tested / minor changes for macOS Sierra (10.12).
- Bugfix: UDP streaming could become glitchy
- Bugfix: Unable to automatically download license keys on 10.12.
- Bugfix: Unable to automatically download s/w upgrades on 10.12.
- Cleanup: No longer supported on OSX 10.9
- Cleanup: Upgraded to the latest HockeySDK crashdump reporter framework.
Release 3.7.5
- Feature: Improvements to HDPVR2 firmware loading / slightly faster.
- Feature: Tivo Mini network discovery added.
- Feature: Improvements that prevent UI popups when calendar / scheduling privileges are revoked.
- Bugfix: Improve application performance if the HDPVR 1212 device hangs or is reconnected.
- Bugfix: Failure to load the firmware results in a hard application abort.
- Bugfix: Improvements to HDPVR2 firmware loading / fault recovery mechanisms.
- Bugfix: Various SDK related improvements.
- Bugfix: Rocket related stream quality / stability fixes on OSX 10.11.
- Bugfix: EventKit / Scheduling adjustments for missing monday-friday schedules.
- Bugfix: Fixes for better stability during unusual device disconnect/reconnect situations.
- Cleanup: Various SDK related changes to ease firmware loading.
- Cleanup: Performance/Monitoring measurements taken at various internal points.
- Cleanup: SDK sample application improvements for different inputs / params.
- Cleanup: GRABEEHD related changes (disabled by default).
- Cleanup: Move work related to removing support for OSX 10.8.
Release 3.7.3
- Bugfix: On clean systems, unwanted security popup errors related to the Recording Calendar.
- Cleanup: Minor internal rework around free/busy list handling.
Release 3.7.2
- Cleanup: Removed Colossus phase 2, reducing application size.
- Cleanup: Improvements to encode start/stop generic handling.
- Cleanup: Extend the iCal view entries out to end of 2016.
- Cleanup: Migrated scheduling framework to EventKit.
- Cleanup: Various code analyzer fixups.
- Cleanup: Fixed up some small memory leaks.
- Bugfix: Rocket hangs when recording at 18Mb/ps with AAC audio.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212 crashing with long duration recordings.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 157xxx frame dropping problem on El Capitan.
- Bugfix: AC3 5.1 multi-channel fix-up conversion failures.
Release 3.7.1
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212, loss of signal during recording, could crash on stop.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 Model 157xxx 5.1 audio capture broken.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212, intermittent crash when recording stopped.
- Cleanup: Removed Colossus phase 2, reducing application size.
- Cleanup: Improvements to encode start/stop generic handling.
- Cleanup: Extend the iCal view entries out to end of 2016.
- Cleanup: Migrated scheduling framework to EventKit.
- Cleanup: Various code analyzer fixups.
Release 3.7.0
- Feature: Additional OSX 10.11 El Capitan compatibility fixes.
- Feature: Upgraded the entire application from 32bit to 64bit.
- Feature: Added IR Blaster support for Cable-box Cisco-9865HDC.
- Feature: Added IR Blaster support for Cable-box Cisco-4742HDC.
- Feature: Changed the HDPVR2 157xxx user controls, slightly brighter.
- Cleanup: Upgraded to Spark Framework v1.12 for El Capitan Compatability.
- Cleanup: Resolved a GateKeeper related code-signing issue.
- Cleanup: Removed Colossus product support from the app.
- Cleanup: Ensure Spark doesn't download incompatible upgrades, min version is 10.8.
- Cleanup: Fixed a gatekeeper issue related to rpath and failing to load a dylib.
- Bugfix: 145210 models hang when attempting a recording on OSX 10.10.2 and higher.
- Bugfix: In custom mode, using insane, fix an issue where bitrate shifts from 14Mbps to 13Mbps.
- Bugfix: Files not overwritten when user explicitly enabled the preference.
- Bugfix: HDPVRCapture Narration playlist not being created, and tracks not added automatically.
- Bugfix: PS4 HDMI 1080p60 could alternative between signal locked and no signal.
- Bugfix: Rocket device could hang when attempting to stop recording.
- Bugfix: HDPVR Model 49xxx experiencing El Capitan signal lock related issues.
- Bugfix: HDPVR start/stop recording crash.
- Bugfix: Issue related to HDPVR2 device detection with OSX 10.11, El Capitan.
- Bugfix: Fixed issue related to genuine license keys being incorrectly processed.
- Bugfix: Rocket rapid start/stop results in instabilities.
- Thanks: Many thanks to GregN for finding / reporting recent HDPVR issues.
Release 3.6.2
- Bugfix: Post processing jobs aborting on OSX 10.8.
Release 3.6.1
- Feature: Enable support for new 157310 GE model.
- Feature: Enable IR Blasting on GE-Plus (cable required).
- Changed 1080i recording on 157xxx models, no longer records 540p.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212 1080i conversion problem fixed.
- Bugfix: Green video with model 145xxx models (see FAQ).
- cleanup: Internal SDK refactoring related to Linux.
Release 3.5.2
- Bugfix: Hauppauge Rocket device hangs on OSX 10.10
Warning: Dropped support for OSX 10.7 and lower.
Release 3.5.1
- Warning: Dropped support for OSX 10.7 and lower.
- Feature: Added support for OSX 10.10.
- Feature: Automatically record 1080i50/60 recordings as 1080p25/30.
- Bugfix: 10.10 visual glitches in UI related to 10.7 and Core Animation.
- Bugfix: Extend iCal searching into 2015.
- Bugfix: iCal related crash. (3.4.5)
- Bugfix: Bling graphic missing when no device attached. (3.4.5)
- Bugfix: Enable the latest encoder firmware. (3.4.6)
- Bugfix: OSX 10.10 Yosemite hangs on startup. (3.4.6)
- Bugfix: In some cases 1080i and 1080p recordings fail to convert to mp4.
- Bugfix: Extremely rare crash during post processing fixed.
- Bugfix: Replaced some deprecated functions as a result of moving to 10.8 base.
- Bugfix: Ensure Preferences titles are correctly aligned.
- cleanup: Minor adjustment to increase the Rocket default brightness.
- cleanup: Abbreviated two conversion task names to prevent truncation.
- cleanup: Added support for OSX 10.10 Yosemite.
- cleanup: Gatekeeper 10.9 related changes.
- cleanup: Minor UI change. Abbreviate conversion names.
- cleanup: Minor UI change. Pref titles realigned.
- cleanup: Various Static Analyzer cleanups.
Release 3.4.4
- Bugfix: Regressed to older HDPVR firmware due to 1080p conversion issues.
- Bugfix: BufferOverRun related fixes.
- Bugfix: Rocket could allow a recording to occur with no signal.
- Bugfix: UI bug when recording finished and app was minimised.
Release 3.4.3
- Bugfix: Some iCal entries not visible on startup.
- Bugfix: Magnum 400MHz clock adjusted, helping to resolve recording issues.
- Bugfix: 1080i video field ordering issue on Component.
Release 3.4.1
- Bugfix: VLC related crash when preview begins.
- Bugfix: Avoid crash when filesystem is 100% full.
- Bugfix: PID table takes a long time to recognize codecs.
- Bugfix: Device hangs when recording starts.
- Bugfix: Debugging related cleanups.
- Bugfix: Some iCal entries not visible on startup.
Release 3.4.0
- Feature: Official support for the Hauppauge Rocket USB2 Encoder.
- Bugfix: HDPVRCapture hangs when recording begins, shows 'Initializing'.
- Bugfix: Fixed a potential hang during signal lock check.
- Bugfix: Prevent signal check from occuring during encoder startup (rare).
- Cleanup: New A/V input images for the Rocket encoder.
- Cleanup: Post Processing label names changed.
- Cleanup: Network Tab, small cleanup when features enabled/disabled.
- Cleanup: Ensure Rocket firmware is .28 or higher.
- Cleanup: Small internal macro related cleanups.
- Cleanup: Show error if Rocket firmware version is less than 3.1.1.35.28
Release 3.3.13
- Feature: Added beta support for the Hauppauge Rocket USB HD Encoder.
- Cleanup: Disable Sharpness user control when not required.
- Cleanup: Disabled none-functional HDPVR1212 user controls.
- Bugfix: Crash when loading exceptionally large license keys.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 Images blurred in OSX 10.9.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 Bling images were missing.
- Bugfix: GE Plus detection issue / flash light issue fixed.
Release 3.3.12
- Feature: Added support for GE Plus model 157320.
- Feature: Added support for HDPVR2 model 157321.
- Cleanup: Various internal cleanups.
Release 3.3.11
- Bugfix: Spurious errors during recording fixes.
Release 3.3.10
- Bugfix: Check For Updates software mechanism greyed out.
- Bugfix: Spurious errors during recording fixes.
Release 3.3.9
- Bugfix: 1080p conversions are aborting.
Release 3.3.8
- Bugfix: Black or no video on startup.
Release 3.3.7
- Bugfix: 10.9 packaging issue.
Release 3.3.6
- Feature: Internal support for the second audio channel (disabled).
- Feature: Internal support for adjustable GOP sizes (disabled).
- Feature: Internal support for low bitrate image smoothing (disabled).
- Feature: I2C Debugger now has a network interface for remote debugging.
- Cleanup: Upgraded the HDPVR2 firmware to 05/06/2013.
- Cleanup: 10.9 - Show appropriate error if the user blocks Calendar access.
- Cleanup: 10.9 - Codesign all dependant libraries.
- Cleanup: Added support for Model 157222.
- Bugfix: iPad 3rd Gen HDMI out 1080p60 not detected or glitchy video.
- Bugfix: XBOX 1080p60 glitchy video with some content fixed.
- Bugfix: UI controls disappear when using preferences during recording.
- Bugfix: Non-default UI controls lost when open/closing preferences.
- Bugfix: TitanTV listings related UI bugfix.
- Bugfix: Overwrite file dialog would should gibberish, not the filename.
- Bugfix: Video Preview window appears but doesn't always show running video.
- Bugfix: Video Controls for GE/GE-Plus were non functional.
- Bugfix: 10.9 Image transform issues leading to disturbing UI effects.
Release 3.3.4
- Feature: HDPVR2 GE Plus - Auto detects HDMI PCM or Dolby 5.1, no user selection required.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 GE Plus - Fixed occasional issue with noise during HDMI recordings.
- Bugfix: Occasional exception during start of HDPVR 1212 recording.
- Bugfix: PCR related issue with the HDPVR 1212.
- Bugfix: UI duplicate errors if the hardware became unstable during startup.
- Cleanup: Minor improvements to the default HDPVR2 default video levels.
- Cleanup: Renamed the audio input names when using the HDPVR2 GE Plus.
- Cleanup: Removed unused functions and various if0 code.
Release 3.3.3
- Feature: Added support for capturing HDPVR2 SPDIF PCM Audio.
- Feature: Auto detect SPDIF PCM vs Bitsream audio modes during capture.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212 Bling ring did not illuminate.
- Bugfix: Application can crash during the iTunes CreatePlaylist.
- Bugfix: Occasional crash when adding a voice recording to iTunes.
- Bugfix: V2 license key warning message shown when v2 and v3 license keys are installed.
- Bugfix: A/V sync issues or missing audio after conversion.
- Cleanup: Changes to the HDPVR2 HDMI Hotplug handling.
Release 3.3.2
- Bugfix: GE Model 145xxx YPRPB showed lock when green sync missing.
- Bugfix: GE Model 145xxx YPRBR 1080i50/60 fluctuates between lock and unlock.
- Bugfix: Captures bytes UI indicate could report larger than expect values briefly.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 could hang during recording in a busy system.
- Bugfix: AC3 5.1 Channel remapping output filename related fix.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 Aspect Ratio support for SD recordings.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 Random crashes during recording.
- Bugfix: Rare (potential) crash related to signal lock check when recordings start.
- Bugfix: Recordings were interrupted unnecessarily by the main UI controls.
- Bugfix: HDPVR2 GE Noisy audio during recording.
- Bugfix: Conversion window popup menu didn't appear for multiple jobs.
- Bugfix: A/V sync issue during job conversion resolved.
- Bugfix: HDPVRCapture application crash when recording from the HDPVR 1212.
- Bugfix: HDPVR 1212 PAL/Secam related fix.
- Bugfix: Colossus video glitches intermittently during recording.
- Cleanup: Presents a 'hardware failed' message if the HDPVR2 hardware stops responding.
- Cleanup: Removed various debugging messages.
- Cleanup: Added various sanity checks on HDPVR2 buffer handling.
- Cleanup: Upgraded HDPVR2 firmware to March 2013 release.
- Cleanup: Upgraded ffmpeg conversion tool.
Release 3.3.1
- Added: Support for the Hauppauge Colossus PCIe Encoder now out of beta.
- Added: Colossus IR Blaster support.
- Added: Colossus Driver updated to v1.0.11.
- Bugfix: Fixed intermittent crash when adding audio recordings to iTunes.
- Bugfix: Fixed transport packet parsing crash.
- Bugfix: Colossus IR could send repeated channel changes.
- Bugfix: All IR had a small race condition related to startup and channel change.
- Bugfix: Fixed a crash when attempting to use Audio Voice recording.
- Bugfix: Report an error if the output directly or file cannot be created.
- Cleanup: Minor improvement to the IR channel change timing.
- Cleanup: Colossus NIT/PMT displayed incorrectly in the pid viewer.
Release 3.3.0
- Added: Add support for the Hauppauge HDPVR2 GE Plus model 1504.
- Added: Updates to the HDPVR2 1512 boot/firmware images.
- Added: HDMI 5.1 recording support.
- Added: Record AC3/Bitstream when user selects SPDIF or HDMI 5.1
- Added: Enable the Zilog IR Blaster on the HDPVR2 model 1512
- Added: Menu option to show all connected USB devices.
- Added: New artwork for the HDPVR2 2 GE Plus and HDPVR2 1512 video/audio inputs.
- Added: New images for error popups.
- Added: Popup a thank you message in demo mode when the recording completes.
- Added: VLC download hint added to the encoder drop-down.
- Added: Allow license keys to be easily removed in the Preferences dialog.
- Added: Display helpful message if the hardware permenantly fails to initialize.
- Added: Change the application title bar based on license edition.
- Added: Enhanced the popup errors, added icons and cleaned up the UI presentation.
- Added: Further changes to match the license key server changes.
- Cleanup: Show 'no device connected' artwork when no HDPVR detected.
- Cleanup: Enable support for multiple license keys.
- Cleanup: Reworked the Preferences license key dialog.
- Cleanup: UI improvements to the popup error messages.
- Cleanup: Changes to the help button to route the browser to the most appropriate page.
- Cleanup: Removed the dependency on libcrypto.
- Cleanup: Various static analyzer cleanups.
- Cleanup: Removed deprecated functions.
- Cleanup: I2C debug features cleanup for debug builds.
- Cleanup: Re-cycle the HDPVR power if the unit fails to initialize correctly.
- Bugfix: HDPVR should abort gracefully if the hardware fails to initialize.
- Bugfix: GE Plus Blink ring related fixes.
- Bugfix: Crash (rare) when changing inputs during lock detect checking.
- Bugfix: Right click in the conversion window with no active records raised exception internally.
- Bugfix: Fixed various asserts.
- Bugfix: PID Viewer weas slow to deliver PAT/PMT statistics.
- Bugfix: HDPVR PNP detection fixups.
- Bugfix: Various order of operations fixups related to captures sources.
Release 3.2.2
- Feature: Enable the IR Blaster on the HDPVR2 Model 1512.
- Feature: Enable support for HDPVR2 1512 SPDIF Audio input.
- Feature: Enable support for HDPVR2 1512 HDMI 5.1 Audio input.
- Cleanup: Imported the HDPVR2 December 17th FX2 firmware.
- Bugfix: Minor performance adjustments to the IR blasting code.
Release 3.2.1
- Bugfix: Internal statistical changes and small code cleanups.
Release 3.2.0
- Feature: Adding support for the HDPVR2 1512 PVR Edition. (No blasting or SPDIF support yet)
- Feature: Adding support for the newer HDPVR2 GE (productid 0xe524).
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE HDMI 1080p50/60, 640x480p support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE HDMI 1080i50/60 support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE HDMI 720p50/60 support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE HDMI 640x480p xbox support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE HDMI 480i/576i support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE YPRPB 1080p50/60 support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE YPRPB 1080i50/60 support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE YPRPB 720p50/60 support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE YPRPB 480i/576i support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE YPRPB 720x480p support.
- Feature: Adding newer HDPVR2 GE Composite 480i/576i support.
- Feature: Automatically download the license key and activate when a new device is detected.
- Feature: In demo mode, upload anonymous statistics for product improvement purposes on startup.
- Bugfix: Signal Monitoring was not disabled after a device was removed.
- Bugfix: Crash related to PARAM_AUDIO_BOOST.
- Bugfix: Rare app hang when stopping a Colossus recording.
- Bugfix: Cable disconnect and format detection related bugfix for HDPVR2.
- Bugfix: Record button created 0 length file when no device attached.
- Cleanup: Moved the AC3 5.1 track remapping 32bit code into it's own process.
- Cleanup: Cleanups related to removing the HDPVR from the running application.
- Cleanup: Cleanups related to internal device detection.
- Cleanup: Added support for the original HDPVR 1212 IRBlaster.
Release 3.1.1
- Bugfix: Selecting CBR without changing the bitrates would lead to a crash.
- Bugfix: VLC image disabled in Custom mode.
- Cleanup: Ensure long filename are displayed correctly during conversion.
Release 3.1.0
- Feature: Added support for the Hauppauge Colossus PCIe HD Encoder.
- Feature: Added the ability to record voice to an external audio track.
- Feature: Small improvements to the on screen error handling.
- Feature: Automatically add the narration track to iTunes in a custom playlist.
- Cleanup: Various fixups related to iPod transcoding.
- Cleanup: Visual improvement to the About box.
- Cleanup: Simplification of internal view / controller handling.
- Cleanup: Cleaned up the tool tips and assisted help for aspect ratios.
- Cleanup: Added internal debugging features related to I2C control.
- Bugfix: Preferences menu some fields miss-aligned.
- Bugfix: Split files on recording not working as expected.
- Bugfix: Colossus controls miss-configured resulting in black video.
- Bugfix: Calendar entries after 2012-12-31 missing from calendar view.
- Bugfix: Ensure post processing tasks show 'Running' state.
- Bugfix: Clicking stop would occasionally cause the application to hang.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 would not detect video when the input was changed.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 bugfix related to AUDIO Front/Rear selection.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 Missing video inputs in some cases.
- Bugfix: HDPVR1212 Count hang during the stop recording operation.
- Bugfix: Video Preset setting not being rememebered in custom mode.
- Bugfix: Video Preset bug caused the bitrate chart to be incorrectly drawn.
Release 3.0.15
- Bugfix: Rare crash when the device is disconnected.
Release 3.0.14
- Feature: Add options to start/stop scheduled recording 1min early/late.
- Bugfix: Auto-start of Video Preview was not working reliably.
- Bugfix: Handful of users experiencing intermitten crashes.
- Bugfix: Resolved an issue that caused a hang during stop.
- Bugfix: Scheduled recordings had occasional bad durations.
- Bugfix: Correctly handle filenames after a scheduled recording.
- Bugfix: Issues where come preferences were not stored in custom mode.
- Bugfix: 10.7 issues created by enabling Auto-layout, removed.
- Cleanup: Aspect ratio support not being propagated in all cases.
- Cleanup: Preperations for localisation, small UI changes.
Release 3.0.12
- Feature: Add an anonymous crashdump upload feature, optional for all users.
Release 3.0.11
- Feature: Added Component passthrough/recording support for 720x480i and 720x576i.
- Feature: Added Component passthrough/recording support for 720x480p60 (PS3).
- Feature: Added Component recording support for 1920x1080p50/60, passthrough not working correctly.
- Cleanup: Enabled anonymous user statistics during software update.
- Cleanup: Internal changes to how we track pid statistics.
Release 3.0.10
- Cleanup: Debugging features.
Release 3.0.9
- Feature: Add support for XBOX360 640x480p60 (XBOX lists as 480p).
- Bugfix: Tivo HDMI shows pink video.
- Cleanup: Detect vendor name and brand of upstream HDMI device.
Release 3.0.8
- Bugfix: Issues where pink video was being passthrough and recorded.
- Bugfix: Some control settings were not being saved in custom mode.
Release 3.0.7
- Cleanup: Prevent the system from going into sleep in certain circumstances.
- Bugfix: VLC v2.x preview sessions would never terminate, multiple VLC windows.
- Bugfix: Changes related to hardware detection on startup.
- Bugfix: Issues where pink video was being passthrough and recorded.
Release 3.0.6
- Feature: Added HDMI 480i support.
- Feature: Added HDMI 576i support.
- Feature: Added Composite 576i auto-detect support (blue wire).
- Feature: Added HDMI 1080p50 support (Records as 1080p25).
Release 3.0.5
- Bugfix: Fix a crash on startup if the application has been renamed.
Release 3.0.4
- Feature: When a video input changes, auto select a useful audio input.
- Cleanup: Ensure the blue status LED is illuminated.
- Cleanup: Ensure user controls work reliably for component video.
- Cleanup: Ensure video controls work reliably for component video.
- Cleanup: Small UI cleanups in various parts of the application.
- Bugfix: Video controls default button uses the incorrect defaults.
- Bugfix: On record, trigger the tivo and external channel changer scripts.
- Bugfix: HDPVR (original) fixed miss-detected framerates.
- Bugfix: Video inputs occasionally confused at startup.
Release 3.0.3
- Feature: Added support for 1920x1080p60 via HDMI, recorded as 1080p30.
- Cleanup: Only show the IR Blaster Prefs panel when a blaster is installed.
- Cleanup: Improved the bling artwork for the HDPVR2.
- Cleanup: Improve application responsiveness during back to back start/stop attempts.
- Bugfix: Enable AC3 encoder support only if the hardware cannot support it.
- Bugfix: HDPVR was exposing AC3 encoder support but was not functional.
- Bugfix: Replaced composite artwork with reasonable visual placeholder.
Release 3.0.2
Release 3.0.1
- Feature: Added support for Composite 720x480 capture and passthrough.
Release 3.0.0
- Private build for internal review