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Canvid Changelog

Stay up-to-date with the latest features, improvements and bug fixes

1.9.3

May 12, 2025

Since the release of 1.9.2, we've been focusing on making the app as stable as possible while introducing small quality of life improvements as we gear up towards Canvid 2.0. Whilst a lot of these fixes have been pushed live without the need of an app update, I've included them in the patch notes for 1.9.3 so that it's easier to see what's changed.

We have a lot of features and improvements we want to add that have been voted for heavily through our roadmap which we'll also be addressing over the next while.

Features

  • Enabled pre-generation for Camera AI Background on Mac

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the cursor would stop moving if the Windows UAC prompt showed during recording
  • Fixed an issue where the timeline was zoomed in and couldn't be zoomed out
  • Fixed an issue where the overall project duration was showing 00:00 beneath the preview
  • Fixed an issue where Camera AI Background couldn't be regenerated
  • Fixed an issue where Camera AI Background wasn't updated after being regenerated
  • Fixed an issue where Camera AI Background mask generation could be out of sync
  • Fixed an issue where padding wasn't updated properly when using auto aspect ratio
  • Fixed an issue where the editor could have performance issues on 4K displays with 100% DPI
  • Fixed an issue where Japanese characters weren't being displayed correctly
  • Fixed an issue where system sound couldn't be enabled on Mac in some scenarios
  • Fixed an issue where opening older projects would show a prompt to save unsaved changes without changes being made
  • Fixed an issue where specific microphones would only record and playback through a single channel (Force to mono for microphone)
  • Fixed an issue where projects recording on Mac would have issues playing back on Windows
  • Fixed an issue where the temporary project directory would be eagerly cleaned in some scenarios
  • Fixed an issue where pausing often during a recording could prevent the recording from completing
  • Fixed an issue where the scrubber on the timeline could stop before the end of the timeline

Improvements

  • Improved the smoothness of zooms in some scenarios
  • The quality of the preview player in the editor has been improved for certain display DPI's
  • Updated and improved the cut from transcript selection adjustment dialog
  • Newly recorded projects will now use the display or window title as the default name
  • Using "Save Project As" will now use the projects name
  • Added button to view the project in the file browser after saving a project

1.9.2

April 15, 2025

Features

  • Resize windows before you start recording for the ultimate consistency
  • Use Ctrl + Shfit + C in the editor to take a screenshot of the preview to the clipboard

Fixes

  • Auto aspect ratio now maintains even padding around the entire video
  • Improved the initial preview quality/resolution to match the size of the preview
  • Improved robustness of the crop dialog and also fixed various bugs

Improvements

  • Fixed an issue where Camera AI Background couldn't be enabled
  • Fixed an issue where gradients were showing as solid colors
  • Fixed an issue where mouse position could be wrong when using display capture with different DPI's
  • Fixed an issue where recording could fail due to unexpected display values

1.9.1

March 31, 2025

Features

Fixes

  • Fixed a critical issue where the webcam could become stretched and distorted

Improvements

  • Simplified and improved the Quick Share settings UI
  • Reduced project size by adjusting unnecessarily large webcam bitrate

1.9.0

March 27, 2025

Features

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the mouse/cursor could be delayed when using window capture
  • Fixed an issue where mouse events weren't tracking properly if your machine went to sleep before you started recording
  • Fixed an issue where the "Open Folder" button after exporting wouldn't open the folder when using custom titles/file names
  • Fixed an issue where you couldn't close the app if you discarded changes when choosing new project from an existing project
  • Fixed an issue where changing gradient presets didn't update the color values
  • Fixed an issue where all camera settings wouldn't show if removal was active before turning off Camera AI Background
  • Fixed an issue where you couldn't add zooms at the start of the timeline
  • Fixed an issue where the timeline scrubber would seek to the start when cutting a clip

Improvements

  • Refactored recording process to make it more robust and fix microphone and webcam sync issues that could occur
  • The crop dialog will now select the handle when resizing to allow fine tuning using the keyboard
  • Quick Share will now clean up the locally created file and is for cloud uploads only
  • Right-to-left (RTL) languages should now show correctly when using captions

1.8.1

March 7, 2025

Features

Fixes

  • Fixed a critical issue where you couldn't record a new project if you had launched the app from an existing project file

Improvements

1.8.0

March 4, 2025

Features

  • We've added a brand new subscription option. An alternative to the lifetime license.
  • Videos uploaded to Canvid Cloud now have video views in the media details page

Fixes

  • Fixed a memory leak issue on Mac that would cause ram usage to increase when recording
  • Fixed a rare issue where stopping a recording would get stuck due to missing window state
  • Clicking outside of the transcript context bar will now close it
  • Fixed an issue with the upload progress when exporting and creating a share link

Improvements

  • Further improvements to lower the file size of recordings and exports on Mac to bring it inline with Windows
  • Small UI improvements to the Quick Share button
  • Improved the project saving experience and also show the project name in the title bar

1.7.2

February 24, 2025

Features

  • System Audio capture is now enabled on Mac
  • Quick Share! - Added a new one click button that allows you to export your video and share it via a link

Fixes

  • Fixed issues related to trimming and clips with the new undo history implementation
  • Ensured that all known editor states are reset when creating a new project
  • Fixed an issue where disabled zooms could become enabled when removing a zoom
  • Fixed an issue where a brand newly recorded project wouldn't prompt to save the project
  • Fixed an issue where window capturing wasn't properly stopped
  • Fixed an issue where exporting could begin before app was ready
  • Fixed an issue where window selection list wasn't updating properly
  • Fixed an issue where exported videos on Mac could be larger than expected

Improvements

  • Improved the way in which the zoomed in camera follows the cursor position
  • Massively reduced project export size without quality loss

1.7.1

February 13, 2025

Features

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where cloud transcript doesn't work

Improvements

1.7.0

February 13, 2025

Features

  • Mac OS version is now released!
  • Undo and Redo - You can now undo up to 10 actions while in the editor

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where cursor animation preset changes weren't being applied

Improvements

  • Dramatically improved cloud transcript generation speed

1.6.0

February 6, 2025

Features

  • Smooth Motion Blur! The cursor and zoom effect will now apply a motion blur effect by default. This can be disabled from the animation tab
  • Added a new always zoom option perfect for landscape recordings in vertical formats such as 1:1 or 4:3
  • Timeline Snapping - You can now snap the timeline scrubber and  zooms to clips by holding the shift key

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the cursor position could be wrong with certain display configurations
  • Fixed an issue where captions could extend past the edge of the screen
  • Fixed an issue on mac version where 'Del' key required FN to be pressed
  • Fixed a rare issue where an unknown error would occur when trying to record with an invalid microphone
  • Fixed an issue where regenerating transcript didn't work
  • Fixed an issue where microphone device would stay active when not recording
  • Fixed an issue where specific hotkeys could still be triggered when on the export modal

Improvements

  • Export settings will now be remembered making it easier to export when using the same settings!
  • Removed unnecessary option to hide webcam in pre-recording screen
  • Cutting from the first word or last word in the transcript will also cut the initial silent part of the clip or the end respectively
  • Refreshed the UI for the performance settings menu in the editor