Release notes
Videorc 0.9.17 Beta 1
Granting camera or microphone access no longer throws a wall of red errors, the preview no longer stretches or flashes text when it starts, and cameras that can't hit your requested frame rate now say so.
A calmer permission grant, a steadier preview
- Granting camera/microphone access no longer shows a stack of "Backend not connected" errors while it reconnects.
- The preview no longer stretches for a moment when it starts, and clicking it no longer flashes "Waiting for preview" text.
- A capture camera that can only run at a lower frame rate (like a 4K/25p HDMI source) now tells you, instead of silently falling back.
- Support reports now identify the exact app version — so we can actually help when you send one.
A calmer permission grant
The first time you grant camera or microphone access, Videorc restarts its capture engine for about a second. That brief reconnect used to surface as a stack of red "Backend not connected" errors — alarming, for something that's completely normal. Now the status simply reads "Connecting…" and settles, with no error spam.
A steadier preview
Two small preview annoyances are gone: the picture no longer stretches for a moment when the preview first appears (it now scales cleanly to fit), and clicking the preview no longer flashes "Waiting for preview" text over your live image.
Cameras that can't keep up now say so
Some capture cameras — an Elgato Cam Link mirroring a 4K/25p (PAL) HDMI source, for instance — can only offer one format, so a 1080p/30 request quietly falls back to whatever they support. Videorc now names the mismatch in the Sources tab and, for a capture device, suggests switching the connected source to a 60Hz/30Hz mode.
Fixes
- Support bundles now report the running app version (not an internal component version), so a report you send actually identifies your build.