Mac Release
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The Mac version of Procaster has entered public release. We will be updating this page with news, releases, as well as offering updates automatically via the auto-update feature of Procaster Mac itself.
Please provide feedback and bug reports to the Procaster Mac forum here
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Version History
Version 20.2.39 of Procaster
Procaster version 20.2.39 is now available for download!
- Fixed an issue with the Desktop Audio introduced in version 20.2.28!
Version 20.2.28 of Procaster
Procaster version 20.2.28 is now available for download!
- At last, a rock solid version of Livestream Procaster for OSX that is far more stable than 20.2.0
- A fix for crashes caused by a variety of issues including a memory leak
- An increase of the overal performance
- Don't worry, you don't have to restart your Mac after installing this update
- Experimental support for the following new certified devices:
- Blackmagic Design Intensity Extreme (Thunderbolt device)
- Blackmagic Design Ultrastudio 3D (Thunderbolt device)
- Blackmagic Design H.264 Pro Recorder (USB 2.0 Device - works on older Mac laptops)
- Matrox MX02 Product Line
- Comming soon: A version of Livestream Procaster for OSX version (20.3) which will be released in early January 2012 with full support of HDMI and HD-SDI devices for laptops
Version 20.2 of Procaster
Procaster version 20.2 is now available for download!
The Livestream development team is proud to bring you Livestream Procaster for Mac version 20.2. We have been working over the last 6 months on making Livestream Procaster the most easy-to-use, high quality live streaming encoder in the world. We trust that you will enjoy this update. LEOPARD (10.5) IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED, MINIMUM REQUIRED VERSION IS NOW SNOW LEOPARD (10.6).
This page is also available on our user guide at http://www.livestream.com/userguide/index.php?title=Livestream_Procaster_for_Mac_Version_20-2
New Features
New Features in version 20.2
- -Major video and audio quality improvements with improved bit rate usage control
- -Perfect Audio/Video Synchronization live and on-demand. Previous versions had various issues with lipsync during long encoding sessions
- -Reduced CPU usage when streaming
- -Stream at higher bitrate over the same Internet connection: Improved the connection usage, so that you can utilize utilize your connection more efficiently.
- -New easy to understand status message in the control bar with suggested solutions :
- -“Perfect Streaming” means that your stream is being sent to the Livestream server perfectly. No lag and no connection or CPU issues.
- -“CPU above 80% try closing other apps or stop lower quality” means that your CPU usage is above 80% and that you should close some other applications. When your CPU reaches 100%, Procaster may stop broadcasting.
- -“Internet too slow for quality avoid shared connections or stop and lower quality” means that Procaster is not getting the full bandwidth it needs to stream and you should lower the quality of streaming in the main window.
- -“Lost internet connection. Attempting to reconnect. Local MP4 still recording.” Means that your internet connection fully dropped and that Procaster is trying to reconnect. The local recording will always keep recording.
- -The CPU usage is also now shown in the control bar now.
- -New behaviours to better handle connection bandwidth fluctuation and drops :
- -Anti lag feature - When enabled (default), it will keep the delay between you and your viewer, up to a maximum of 10 seconds. The local MP4 file recording will always have all the frames, even if anti-lag kicks in
- -Continue to encode and record locally even when the internet connection is dropped - When your internet connection suddenly drops, Procaster will continue recording and will go live again once you have regained connectivity. This can also be used to switch from one internet connection to another when experiencing an issue.
- -HD Multi-bitrate Support on browser and mobile devices:
- -You can now select qualities to stream at two, three or four bitrates at the same time (If you have enough resources - CPU/Memory/Bandwidth etc…).
- -The new Livestream Player now offers the ability for the user to select any of the streams you are publishing from Livestream Procaster.
- -When viewing your live stream on iPad and iPhone devices, the bitrate is automaticallyt selected (adaptive) based on the viewers connection and the number of qualities you are encoding from Procaster.
- -Note: This only currently works with live streams, the recorded stream will be the main default stream (typically a 450-600Kbps stream)
- -Recording of all qualities to your “Movies” folder by default
- -The ability to select a different folder to save local recordings.
- -“Preview Only” channel option. This mode will only allow you to test your stream for 5 minutes
- -Improved detection on the removal and adding of audio devices
- -Perfect audio synchronization and the recorded files can be edited in Adobe Premiere and in Final Cut Pro.
- -Color Corrector Feature : Improve colors and brightness within Procaster by enabling the color corrector feature
- -Long recordings can be played back in Windows Media Player
- -Various Graphical User Interface fixes, such as:
- -Language fixes
- -Support for multiple monitors
- -Audio mixer can now be controlled with the arrow keys when you click a volume slider
Version 20.0.89 of Procaster
Procaster version 20.0.89 is now available for download!
This version features
- New H264 Encoder, which greatly enhances broadcasting quality for the same or lower bitrate.
- Full HD/SD support for the following certified input hardware cards, including custom input selector built-in to Procaster (No need to learn and use the device driver software to configure):
- ** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ** Blackmagic Design DeckLink Card Range (HD-SDI, HDMI, SDI, Component, Composite, S-VIDEO http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/decklink/
- Improved audio-synchronization and related bug fixes
- Improved Audio Mixer Meters
- New simplified and optimized quality settings: - Mobile Quality (198 Kbps) - Normal Quality (414 Kbps) - High & Mobile – Stereo (876 Kbps) - High & Mobile – Mono (844 Kbps)
- High & Mobile sends two video streams to the Livestreams servers. The "High" stream is used for the Web player and the Mobile stream is used for Mobile playback (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry) on m.livestream.com/[channel_name] or our iPhone application.
- We will introduce, new settings including a triple stream option called: “HD, High & Mobile” once the Livestream player supports user selection of bitrate (for live and on-demand archive). The HD will 1280x720p resolution at 1.5Mbps.
- New Feature to name and save or delete a recording directly from Procaster. This option is shown once you stop a live stream.
- Various bug fixes and crash fixes.
Version 20.0.61:
This version features:
- Better High and HD H.264 qualities
- Added new Normal+Mobile multi-bitrate setting
- Automatic audio selection for certified devices
- Allow only desktop broadcasting (without a camera)
- Simpler Auto mixing (no normalization)
- Automated lost signal processing (for loose camera cables)
- UK keyboard keys now all work
- Login fix for users with extra long channel list
- Miscellaneous bug and crash fixes
Version 20.0.53:
Version 53 fixes several bugs that were found on previous releases:
- 1. Audio mixer crash fix
- 2. UK keyboard keys now do work
- 3. Misc bugs fixed
Version 2.0.46:
Version 46 fixes several bugs that were found on previous releases, as well as adding a small but exciting new feature:
- 1. No discoloration on Mobile streams
- 2. Full customization and sizing of the screen capture area
- 3. Misc bugs fixed
Version 2.0.43:
Version 43 fixes several bugs that were found on previous releases::
- 1. Out of memory warning does not stops the stream now
- 2. When not streaming, Procaster does not mute the audio anymore
- 3. Dual screen bugs fixed
- 4. Player link now opens an external browser
Known issue
- Mobile-only quality and some custom qualities where width is not divided by 4, would have discoloration
Version 2.0.42:
New Features:
- All streams are H264 with AAC Audio (On2 VP6 no longer supported)
- Highly optimized multi-core support for encoding. Procaster takes advantage of your Quad-core CPUs
- One-click broadcast to mobile and web simultaneously. Multi-bitrate and multi-platform support. Use the "High + Mobile Quality" to send a 700Kbps stream to the web player and a 300 Kbps to the mobile player on mobile.livestream.com/[your channel]. You will need enough bandwidth (1.5 Mbps upload) and CPU (Quad core recommended) to support this feature
- Full real-time audio mixer with Nordic compliant PPM to monitor volume level
- Add as many audio sources as you have
- Auto-mix adjusts volume automatically
- Auto-convert camera aspect ratio to 16/9 (16/9 is the default for all profiles)
- One-button log-out and application exit. Application no longer start on computer startup as default
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and more
Version 2.0.35:
New Features:
- Audio sync issue fix
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
Version 2.0.33:
New Features:
- Less crashes
- Blinking icon
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
Version 2.0.27:
New Features:
- Change to Safari browser to reduce Flash crashes
- Bug fix for device start crashes
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
Version 2.0.27:
New Features:
- Improved h264 quality
- Flashing broadcasting icon
- Separate uninstall script (under /Library/Application Support)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
Version 2.0.24:
New Features:
- Preview-only mode
- Full screen preview (projector mode)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
Known Issues:
- No camera selection from main dialog
Version 2.0.21:
New Features:
- Better broadcasting quality
- Misc. bug fixes
Version 2.0.20:
New Features:
- Full dual screen support
- Input cropping
- Auto restart
- Misc. bug fixes
- Better crash reports
Version 2.0.18:
New Features:
- Full support for speaker's sound
- Misc. bug fixes
- Automated crash reports
Major Known Bugs
- Unstable Quicktime encoding
- No dual screen support
Version 2.0.10:
- Support for speaker's sound (via Soundflower)
- Better performance on DV Cam
- Misc. bug fixes
- Broadcasting with non-administrator account
- Local video recording
- Toggle green brackets on/off
Download Links
20.0.61: download here 20.0.53: download here 2.0.43: download here 2.0.35: download here 2.0.33: download here 2.0.27: download here 2.0.24: download here 2.0.21: download here 2.0.20: download here 2.0.18: download here 2.0.10: download here 2.0.7: download here
