IOXperts Video 1.1.2a37 posted

Tue Oct 16 00:15:22 EDT 2007

Sorry, my bad -- I put it on the staging server (www2) and forgot to 
push it up to the main server. It will be up within a few minutes of 
this message.

-Steve

At 7:52 PM -0400 10/15/07, David LaPorte wrote:
>Steve,
>
>The file doesn't appear to be available - has it been posted yet?
>
>thanks,
>Dave LaPorte
>
>Steve Sisak wrote:
>>  Available here:
>>
>>    <http://www.ioxperts.com/downloads/Video/Beta/1.1.2a37/>
>>    <ftp://ftp.ioxperts.com/IOXperts/Video/Beta/1.1.2a37/>
>>
>>  This release expires Nov 15, 2007
>>
>>  For the moment, I just bumped the expiration date -- no major changes
>>  from a36.
>>
>>  I think I have a fix for the problem with the daemon quitting on some
>>  machines -- I'm hoping to have another release in a few days, but the
>>  code isn't quite ready to go and a36 expires today.
>>
>>  Thanks for your patience,
>>
>>  -Steve
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a35 -----
>>
>>  bump expiration date.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a34 -----
>>
>>  This is functionally equivalent to a33, except that I've updated to the
>>  latest eSellerate SDK and added support for a few new Logitech cameras.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a34 -----
>>
>>  Update to latest eSellerate SDK
>>
>>  Support for new Logitech cameras
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a33 -----
>>
>>  Changes to Isochronous bandwidth allocation code and Isoc stream startup
>>  code to prevent stream from restarting when stopping
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a29 -----
>>
>>  Fix to correct Gamma on newer Logitech cameras
>>
>>  Possible fix (and additional logging to detect) the Skype crash
>>
>>  Prefer YUY2 over MJPEG in UVC video mode selection
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a28 -----
>>
>>  1.1.2a28 extends the expiration date and includes a few minor
>>  performance improvements.
>>
>>  I've also added some additional logging to try and isolate the problem
>>  with the Philips SPC900NC not being detected after restart.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a27 -----
>>
>>  Enabled Intel support for VLSI Vision CPiA-based Cameras
>>
>>  Use physically contiguous Isoch buffers on CPiA and Philips-based cameras.
>>
>>  Allow Isoch pipe reset when stopping stream -- should speed start/stop
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a26 -----
>>
>>  Added Intel support for cameras based on the Divio NW801 and NW802
>>  chipsets.
>>
>>  Also fixed a few byte swapping errors in common code that may have
>>  caused a few isolated problems.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a21 -----
>>
>>  If you're having problems with crashes in Skype, this build _may_ help.
>>
>>  The primary change is that it holds off on some initialization of the
>>  video pipeline until the as late as possible -- this may provide a
>>  slight performance increase as well.
>>
>>  Hopefully there will be a matching Skype update to address the threading
>>  issues we've been seeing.
>>
>>  The cause of the registration dialog popping up multiple times in Skype
>>  is that Skype is opening and closing the digitizer multiple times at
>>  startup -- this is not a problem, but somewhat annoying -- I'm looking
>>  at a fix to make the dialog appear only once per application launch.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a20 -----
>>
>>  1.1.2a20 adds support for Face Tracking on Intel-based machines.
>>
>>  In the process, we've done major work on the software pan/tilt/zoom code
>>  which should result in improved performance, but should be tested
>>  thoroughly for compatibility as there are significant differences in the
>>  math.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a18 -----
>>
>>  This is primarily to bump the expiration date as 1.1.2a17 expired today,
>>  but we may have fixed a problem in the camera registration code that
>>  could cause a camera to not be recognized under certain circumstances.
>>
>>  For anyone who has one of the newer Logitech cameras and is having
>>  problems with the audio, drop me a note off-list -- we have an audio
>>  driver that works aroud the bug in the camera about ready for testing.
>>
>>  ----- changes in 1.1.2a17 -----
>>
>>  This should fix the problems a few of you reported with the QuickCam Pro
>  > 5000, Fusion, and (Black) QuickCam for Notebooks Pro.
>>
>>  The issue was that the firmware in those cameras returns incorrect data
>>  for some of the controls related to the snapshot function, and the
>>  driver caught and reported the error, unfortunately causing it to fail
>>  on load with those cameras.
>>
>>  I've added code in the driver to work around the bug -- please versify
>>  that the problem is fixed and that the fix didn't cause issues with any
>>  other cameras.
>>
>>  There is still a known issue that the snapshot button on the new
>>  Logitech cameras in not working -- I was hoping to get it fixed, but
>>  didn't want to hold up getting something out with the previous version
>>  expired.
>>
>>  ---------
>>
>>  As always, please post any problems to the list.
>>
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