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Changes from version 3.00.2 to 3.01

• More than one image can be attached to mails
• Improved detection of USB devices with the same name 
• Improved HTML protocols
• Fixed bug - FTP upload to NT based FTP servers sometimes failed
• Password is required for program start
• Resume unfinished image conversion with next program start

Changes from version 3.00.1 to 3.00.2

• Editing of the URL for the image source could cause protection fault
• Activity timing failed and performance problem for VfW devices if time scheduled capturing was disabled
• Rotating and mirroring of image sources did not work
• Internal HTML server did not show all configurations in the correct order

Changes from version 3.00 to 3.00.1

• Problem with the device list fixed
• Protection fault (Windows 2000) while rotating fixed
• Print and AVI creation fixed
• Portuguese language updated

Changes from version 2.06.2 to 3.00

• SupervisionCam can  use WDM drivers by the DirectShow interface alternative to Video for Windows. This causes some important improvements like
  - new devices are supported (for instance Digital Video (DV) cameras connected by FireWire)
  - better support for USB cameras 
  - enhanced support for multiple cameras 
• Mask function supports color and gray sensitive filters
• Mask can be calculated by SupervisionCam
• Image can be rotated 90░, 180░ or 270░ or mirrored
• Screen can be used as image source
• New view added: TimeView
• Taskbar icon image can be modified or removed at all 

Changes from version 2.06.1 to 2.06.2

• MMX detection failed and this caused an illegal instruction on older computers.

Changes from version 2.06 to 2.06.1

• fix for version 2.06: FTP upload sometimes failed

Changes from version 2.05 to 2.06

• External Trigger added: Signales on the gameport can be used to activate the motion detection or to save images.
• Web upload uses static file names instead file names with time stamp. This allows to include the images into static HTML documents.
• Accelerated program start and sort functions for documents with many images.
• Set dynamic destination directory support as default to avoid the restriction that Windows saves only a limited number of files in a directory.

Changes from version 2.04 to 2.05

• Support for Spanish, Italian and Dutch language added
• SupervisionCam can be checked and controlled from a remote computer with a simple Web browser
• Frame Rate for AVI creation can be set over the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/PkSoft/SupervisionCam/AVI_FrameRate (DWORD)
• Dynamic destination directory support (e.g. for each day a separate destination folder)
• SupervisionCam can create the protocol file as a XML document
• Bug fix: problems with Send Mail timeout 

Changes from version 2.03 to 2.04

• French support added 
• New activity: set SupervisionCam into foreground if motion has been detected 
• Disconnect device if activity has stopped (Open document file and change the value for "Disconnect If Stopped". It allows camera sharing for more documents.) 
• HTML generator allows to have direct access to the images: 
  <!TableEntryStart Start = x Max = 1 Type=SV >...<!TableEntryEnd> with x is the number of the image 
  

• Mask the active area for the motion detection
• Local or Internet (WebCam URL) image file can be used as source
• Add possibility to create an AVI from the saved images
• Save a defined minimum of images after motion detection
• Re-open all documents
• Mail subjects now customizable
• Motion detection now completely switched off for simple WebCam functionality
• Fix that some documents forgot the autostart option

• Bug fix: JPG quality was not saved
• Bug fix: Test function for Dial In caused sometimes protection error

• Bux fix: FTP upload with empty subdirectory.
• Help was not accessable under "Advanced Save Image Settings".

• New function: Possibility to add a description to each image.
• New function: Possibility to add a (transparent) logo (bitmap) to each image.
• Some keys in the URL edit box did not work.
• Delete entry under Activity Timing fixed
• Progress bar for upload added
• "Properties"-"Run Program"-"Test" function fixed
• Dial up Settings were disabled if you try to use it only with send mail
• New HTML source samples added

• Motion detection is more sensitive and can better handle light / dark changes
• SMTP mail protocol now supported
• Dial In support also for mail activities
• Advanced print function: All selected images will be printed, print 1 or more images on one page
• German and Portuguese language support added
• Activity added: minimize active window if motion was detected (Important for game players at work)
• The last saved image can be stored with a static name
• Speed control for review added
• Time order of the images fixed