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- HyperSnap-DX is Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT screen capture
- tool.
- Unlike any other of such tools, it can capture not only
- standard desktop programs, but also multimedia and games
- running in DirectX/ Direct3D or 3Dfx Glide modes, and most
- video/dvd players. It can save and read pictures in over 20
- graphics formats, including GIF (transparent and
- interlaced), JPEG (progressive) and much more. Use hotkeys
- or an autotimer to grab a desktop, hilited window or any
- area. Include cursor in images, crop, change colors and
- resolution, acquire from TWAIN devices. Auto scroll web
- pages and other long documents to capture more than you can
- see on the screen. Contains tons of other useful features.
-
-
- Greg Kochaniak
- Hyperionics
- 3146 Chestnut Street
- Murrysville, PA 15668, USA
-
- e-mail: gregko@hyperionics.com
- http://www.hyperionics.com
-
- Please register your copy of HyperSnap-DX at Hyperionics web
- site at the above address.
-
- License cost for HyperSnap-DX 3:
- Single licenses: $25 each, or $7.50 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
- Site license: $750, or $300 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
- (Site licenses cover a single organization for an area
- of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.)
- World-wide license: $2000 or $700 upgrade from HyperSnap 2
-
- Distribution is permitted provided you follow these
- instructions: You are free to make copies of the distribution
- archive (HYSNPxxx.ZIP or HySnapP.exe) and pass it along to others
- for their evaluation provided that no modifications or additions
- are made to the software, its documentation, or any associated
- files, and it is not bundled in a distribution of any other
- software .
-
- Support is available through the addresses listed above, whether
- you are a registered user or not. Registered users receive
- priority treatment, of course. E-mail will always receive the
- quickest response.
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- Changes log:
-
- As you can see, HyperSnap-DX receives continual attention as we
- listen to users' comments and suggestions to make it the best
- screen capture utility for Windows 95 and NT possible. Your
- input is always welcome.
-
- Greg Kochaniak, Hyperionics
- 3146 Chestnut Street, Murrysville, PA 15668, USA
- e-mail: gregko@hyperionics.com
- http://www.hyperionics.com
-
- 2000.08.28 ver. 3.63.01
- Fixed the game capture code to correctly capture screens
- from the "Everquest" game. No other changes since ver.
- 3.63.00
-
- 2000.08.21 ver. 3.63
- Updated "special capture" (games) to correctly handle colors
- in 32 bit color mode, available now on 3dfx Voodoo5 series
- cards.
- Added Image/Invert Colors menu
- Added -snapi to command line, identical to -snap, except
- that inverts colors.
- Fixed - would not print after capture window with
- auto-scroll, with Quick Print enabled.
- Fixed for crash in version check on some old Win95 machines.
-
- 2000.07.06 HyperSnap-DX 3.62
- Added new image conversion function to the "Image" menu:
- "Black and White Only..." - can convert any image to
- black and white colors, with customizable "black level"
- value.
- Changed the "Check for new version" function on Help menu,
- to check for the new version only after a click on a
- button. Previously it checked Hyperionics web site first,
- which sometimes caused trouble.
- Corrected "Color Resolution" function on Image menu, to
- correctly set "Std. Windows" palette for 4 bits per pixel
- resolution - previously it did nothing, still using the
- "optimized" palette.
-
- 2000.05.09 HyperSnap-DX 3.61
- Fixed Setup program to default to the same folder as the
- earlier version 3.xx of HyperSnap-DX.
- Changed the "capture cancel" handling (e.g. press Esc or
- right click on Region capture) - now HS-DX window will
- not force itself to front after such cancel, and the old
- picture will be preserved.
- Fixed the bug in Image/Crop (Ctrl+R), after Tab press the
- cropped region would be incorrect, usually very small.
- Added the Ctrl+PrintScreen and Alt+Ctrl+PrintScreen
- shortcuts, that work just like regular PrintScreen and
- Alt+PrintScreen (capture full screen or active window),
- but reverse black and white when Quick Print is enabled.
-
- 2000.04.03 HyperSnap-DX 3.60 "AdWare"
- Advertiser sponsored version 3.60 released today. Except
- for the "ad-bar" at the top, no new features, only small
- bug fixes:
- - Quick Save feature will now display an error message,
- if trying to save to a non-existent folder.
- - a small fix in the license entry window, will no longer
- erase the key or licensee name when switching the license
- type between single user or site license.
-
- 2000.01.12 HyperSnap-DX 3.55
- Corrected an unexpected program shut down on some systems
- when accessing File/Open or File/Save dialog boxes.
- Corrected a small problem with printing in "best fit" page
- orientation - for some pictures and printing settings it would
- switch between portrait and landscape on each print.
-
- 2000.01.04 HyperSnap-DX 3.54
- Corrected printing problem discovered shortly after 3.53 release
- a day earlier... Sorry!
-
- 2000.01.03 HyperSnap-DX 3.53
- Corrected to not forget the file name, if the image was
- edited (e.g. cropped, resized etc.)
- Corrected DirectX/Direct3D game capture code - it would sometimes
- not capture games using DirectX 6 interfaces, if DirectX 7 was
- install on the system.
-
- 1999.12.03 HyperSnap-DX 3.52
- Some small fixes for problems introduced in ver. 3.51 for
- older Windows 95 and 98 systems.
-
- 1999.11.30 HyperSnap-DX 3.51
- Added support for screen captures from DirectX 7 programs.
-
- Added a feature to File/Open and File/Save boxes to easily
- access your favorite and recently used folders and files (a
- limited version of our other product, FileBox eXtender). This
- feature is only available in the HyperSnap-DX Pro package.
-
- Added -defprn:"Printer name" option to select the default
- printer from command line.
-
- Fixed to save "ignore errors" option in "Quick Save" on exit
- of HyperSnap-DX.
-
- 1999.10.06 HyperSnap-DX 3.50
- Added "Pan Last Region" to capture menu (to move on the screen
- a rectangle with the exact size of last capture, to capture
- another region of the same size).
- Added more sub-formats to TIFF save (PackBits compression for
- RGB, YCbCr and CMYK)
- Fixed small memory leak in capture routine (about 400 bytes)
- Added blocking to game capture code, so that if "special capture"
- key is pressed again too soon, it won't spoil the previous,
- unfinished capture.
- Fixed problem with scan (acquire) - cancel, would crash or quit
- HyperSnap-DX with some scanner drivers.
- Fixed margins for multi-page printing (on pages other
- than page 1 they could be incorrect).
- Fixed resolution reading from files (e.g. GIF) that do not store
- image resolution. Previously it would default to 200 dpi, now we
- are using the default resolution values set under "Options" menu.
- For file formats that do store resolution, we still use resolution
- as read from file (e.g. BMP files).
- Fix for not reading bitmaps in "basic" version
- Fix for not adding file extension (e.g. .jpg) with -save option
-
- 1999.07.12 HyperSnap-DX 3.42
- Using different 3Dfx picture filters depending on user's selection
- on "Special Capture" window.
- Restored "Print Screen" key handling for DirectX and Glide
- captures (necessary if some picture disappears when any other
- key is pressed).
- The Special Capture hot key selection was not saved, and always
- restored to default Scroll Lock key on HyperSnap-DX exit - fixed.
- Trying to get the current screen resolution for Glide3X games
- now from DirectX - this should make games like NFS:High Stakes
- snap correctly now.
- Fixed: font size and header/footer alignment for printing were
- not used or saved correctly on some Win95/98 machines.
- Fixed: NFS:High Stakes game would not capture correctly
- Fixed: Saving WPG, PNG or PSD files would result in files with
- wrong extension to the name.
- Worked around a bug in some ATI graphics card drivers that caused
- a crash in Region capture or Crop function.
-
- 1999.06.08 HyperSnap-DX 3.41
- Bug fixes: saving GIF and maybe some other format files, captured
- in 16 bpp (65536 colors) screen mode would make corrupt files.
- Printing with reverse black and white of images captured in
- 16 bpp color mode did not work correctly
- "Special Capture" option would be turned off after exiting and
- restarting HyperSnap-DX
-
- 1999.06.08 HyperSnap-DX 3.40
- New in this version:
- - support for multi-monitor systems (Windows 98, Windows 2000)
- - text headers and footers when printing images
- - corrected color filter for screen captures from 3Dfx Voodoo3
- cards
- - added option to start HS-DX with Windows (Startup menu)
- - added the ability to configure "Toggle Help and Zoom" key,
- previously fixed to F1.
- - modified the mouse operation in Crop and Capture Region
- operations to easier pick up e.g. (0,0) point.
- - upgraded Leadtools DLL distributed with HyperSnap-DX to ver.
- 10
- - miscellaneous small enhancements and bug fixes
-
- 1998.12.31 HyperSnap-DX 3.30.00
- Added the ability to capture images from hardware overlays,
- which are largely used in video software (e.g. DVD players).
- The limitation is again, that the overlay must have been
- created and managed with DirectX in the target program,
- otherwise we'll still capture only the color rectangle
- (the overlay key color).
-
- Good news is a new way to snap DirectX screens, including
- games, videos, DVD etc. It is no longer necessary to start
- HyperSnap-DX and enable DirectX capture first, before the
- target program. HyperSnap-DX can be started or stopped at
- any time, and it will capture these screens correctly.
- DirectX and Glide capture is now a lot more stable, should
- not cause game/computer crashes or lock-ups.
-
- Other changes:
-
- Added new "Quick Crop and Scale" function to Capture menu.
- Added "Toggle Cursor Capture" button to the toolbar.
-
- Added a setting to change picture resolution, in dots per
- inch (dpi). This setting affects how images are printed
- or pasted into other documents. Also added a "zoom" window
- for Region capture and crop operations, which lets you to
- see the area around the cursor under 3x or 4x magnification.
-
- Fixed a problem with color captures from 256 color
- applications using entire system palette.
-
- Fixed the problem under Windows 98, where selecting Region
- capture from the menu or when HS window was in front, did
- not permit you to use keyboard to control region selection.
-
-
- 1998.09.15 HyperSnap-DX 3.21.00
- Added support to capture games using DirectX 6 technology.
- Corrected some small errors regarding saving files in EPS
- and other formats.
-
- 1998.08.05 HyperSnap-DX 3.20.00
- Added ability to capture pictures from Glide 3.x applications.
- Selecting "DirectX and Glide Capture" now displays a dialog
- to actually choose DirectX/Direct3D and/or Glide capture
- technology, and set image post processing and gamma correction
- factor. Some more small fixes for Glide and DirectX captures.
- Added Gamma Correction, Rotate and Mirror options to the
- Image menu.
- Window close button will now only minimize HyperSnap-DX, and
- not completely exit it, if "Display Tray Icon" option is
- turned on.
-
- 1998.06.19 HyperSnap-DX 3.13.00
- Earlier versions of HyperSnap-DX would sometimes hang when
- snapping pictures from high action games running in Glide
- mode on 3Dfx Voodoo2 and compatible hardware. This has now
- been fixed. Other small changes: now saving the last captured
- area between sessions, more command line options and other
- small fixes.
-
- 1998.05.19 HyperSnap-DX 3.12.00
- Page Setup preview did not display correct scale for pictures
- loaded from files, if constant scaling factor was selected.
- Fixed full screen capture for some rare programs that use palettes
- in 8 bit color mode, that don't contain Windows static colors.
- Added "Optimized or Std. Windows" palette choices to Save As...
- options
- Added "Black and White" palette choice to "Color Resolution" on
- Image menu.
-
- 1998.04.22 HyperSnap-DX 3.11.00
- New features: Quick Save function extended for auto-number and
- prompt for name options to work together.
- New "Black and White" palette setting under Image/Color Resolution
- Page Setup dialog extended in Scaling section, to set fixed scaling
- _or_ auto-fit, if the picture is too large for given scale.
- Bug fixes: occasional crash in Crop functions. Problem with
- printing some GIF files in constant scale factor. Occasional crash
- if Quick Save had an invalid file name.
-
- 1998.03.26 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.03
- More small changes and bug fixes: print sometimes would not work.
- Added Esc button handling to Window capture, to let you interrupt
- it that way. Also space bar in Window capture now works the same
- as left mouse button - using it, e.g. when you click on a menu,
- will prevent the execution of this menu function.
- Made Quick Print and the Print button on the toolbar to start
- printing at once, instead of bringing up Print Dialog first.
-
- 1998.03.24 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.02
- Minor fixes: Windows Metafile default extension was .wfm instead
- of .wmf. Printing margins did not work correctly (on Page Setup).
- Added saving of toolbar and status bar visibility and positions.
- Made Esc key abort Window Capture operation. Added toolbar icon
- for Page Setup. Some more small fixes like that.
-
- 1998.03.13 HyperSnap-DX 3.10.00
- Major update with many new features. You may now get HyperSnap-DX
- in Basic or Pro version. New features in HyperSnap-DX 3.10 Basic
- version:
-
- New style of File/Open and File/Save dialogs.
-
- New, powerful Page Setup dialog with a preview of how your
- picture will be printed.
-
- Toolbar with one click shortcuts to the most used menu
- functions, which you may turn off if you don't like it.
-
- Crop-out function to select rectangular areas from your
- picture and turn them to white (or other "paper" color).
- Useful e.g. to edit out unwanted parts when capturing
- cascading menus.
-
- Support for Print Screen hot key, e.g. to capture screen
- savers, that are turned off by any other hot keys. This will
- also capture DirectX and 3Dfx Glide screen savers, if "DirectX
- and Glide Capture" option is turned on.
-
- New filter function if capturing pictures from 3Dfx controller
- to improve their quality (both Glide and DirectX/Direct3D
- mode).
-
- New features in HyperSnap-DX 3.10 Pro version - all of the Basic
- version plus:
-
- Support for reading and writing of over 20 graphics formats,
- including BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PCX and many more.
-
- Image maniuplation routines: resize, change color resolution,
- convert to gray scale or dither to black and white. More
- image manipulation routines will be added here in later
- releases.
-
- Acquire images from devices supporting TWAIN protocol (e.g.
- scanners, digital cameras).
-
-
- 1997.12.09 HyperSnap-DX 3.08.00
- Added saving on exit of the last disk folder (directory) used
- in File/Save As or File/Open and restoring it on next run.
- Added two command line options: -nosetdir and -nosavedir to
- preserve the old behaviour if necessary.
- Fixed: bottom margin in printing was not set correctly (right
- margin value was used instead).
-
- 1997.11.13 HyperSnap-DX 3.07.00
- Added ability to capture screens from Win32 games using GLIDE
- (3Dfx) technology. Improved DirectX captures - no more color
- shifts and less crashes.
-
- 1997.10.14 HyperSnap-DX 3.06.00
- Pasting HyperSnap-DX pictures into some programs, e.g. Lotus
- Notes, would produce black picture. Fixed.
- Fixed auto-scroll for MS Office 97 and Internet Explorer 4
-
- 1997.08.07 HyperSnap-DX 3.05.01
- Bug fix - in Quick Save mode, if the time between the captures
- was long, there were problems starting the Explorer and some
- other applications on Windows 95. Also fixed: pressing a hot
- key in Quick Save timed mode will abort the mode promptly,
- without waiting for the next auto-snap to happend.
-
- 1997.07.18 HyperSnap-DX 3.05 (there was no public rel. of 3.04)
- Added "Send by Email" item to the file menu. With MAPI enabled
- mailer this will let you send the current picture to any email
- recipient as GIF, BMP or JPEG file attachment.
- Prepared HyperSnap-DX for localization (translation into other
- languages)
- Fixed a problem in saving BMP files: if the file was loaded from
- disk or saved with some options, changing BMP options (color depth)
- had no effect.
- Added information about Hyperionics Web Store to "About" and
- "Register" boxes.
-
- 1997.05.21 HyperSnap-DX 3.03
- Added "Continue on error" check box to Quick Save dialog, so that
- Quick Save is not aborted on a file error like "file busy" if you
- want to save to the same file and e.g. continue pushing it to a
- WEB server.
- Added "Center Image on Page" to "Page Setup" dialog.
-
- 1997.05.05 HyperSnap-DX 3.02
- Worked around a bug in Word 97 - it would not paste correctly
- some of our 256 color DIB pictures (displayed big red X instead).
-
- 1997.04.25 HyperSnap-DX 3.01
- On capture menu, if Quick Save item is checked on, and you click
- on it while holding the Shift key on the keyboard, this will pop
- up Quick Save setup dialog again, instead of checking the item off.
- Fixed: Page Up/Down keys would not work correctly if you started
- HyperSnap-DX with file name argument (to view the file) in a current
- directory.
- Fixed: Page Up/Down keys would not display files in alphabetical
- order on Windows 95 (or FAT partitions under NT).
-
- 1997.04.16 HyperSnap-DX 3.00
- Final Release of version 3.00.
-
- (List of chages from SnapShot/32 and HyperSnap 2 releases
- deleted)
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