XSplit Broadcaster Beta 1.3 - Release Candidate  (Core: 1.3.1307.0503) Released July 5, 2013

With every new release we do our best to bring value to the table, both in terms of bug fixes and inclusion of features requested by the community and partners. We aim to ship every release faster and more stable while including new features without introducing more complexity.

We look forward to your feedback and hope that this version can help you do more and do better with XSplit.

Improvements:

  1. Improved Chroma key with autodetection and fewer settings (see our 1.3 beta blog post)
  2. Faster loading time - most users should experience from 10 to 12 seconds loading time (and we’re not done yet)
  3. Improved performance of OGL capture in some games
  4. Ability to adjust certain video encoding settings while live/recording (see our 1.3 beta blog post)
  5. Improvements for systems with switchable graphics including Nvidia Optimus and AMD enduro (CPPCORE-62 / XSPLIT-302)
    - Game capture or screen capture will no longer show black feed on any configuration
    - Default Optimus profile for XSplit to start on iGPU (User will still have option to change)
    - Disallow XSplit to run on dGPU on AMD Enduro systems (Unsupported in AMD driver)
  6. Update of the unified Twitch/Justin.tv plugin
    - Automatically picks the closest ingest server when going live (
    see our 1.3 beta blog post)
    - Channel setup wizard (will auto-configure your Twitch channel based on tests of internet and computer speed)
  7. New Twitch plugin based on new Twitch API
    - Automatically picks the closest ingest server when going live
    - Channel setup wizard (will auto-configure your Twitch channel based on tests of internet and computer speed)
    - Support for run ad/commercial via hotkey press
  8. New simplified Local Recording plugin
    - Simplified configuration to ensure much better quality
  9. Broadcast menu usability improvements
    - Ability to modify channel list from Broadcast menu
    - Will open channel settings window on credentials error (wrong or empty password)
  10. Bandwidth tester improvements
    - Minor improvement with the log
    - Fix for negative dropped frames
  11. Show total bytes recorded in title bar during recording
  12. Avermedia Live Gamer HD - select SPDIF Audio input by default (CPPCORE-50)
  13. Avermedia Live Gamer Portable - detect resolution change (CPPCORE-50)
  14. Updated Hauppauge Colossus support with same improvements as HDPVR
  15. XSPLIT-159 - Updated default resolution options to include 540p (360p, 480p, 540p, 720p)
  1. XSPLIT-380 - Tooltip for live stream and local recording improved
  2. XSPLIT-402/556 - Added ‘force constant frame rate’ option in Local Recording plugin
  3. XSPLIT-551 - Introduced default “Enhanced resize” on Gamesource captures less than 50% original size

Fixes:

1.3.1306.2802 -> 1.3.1307.0502

  1. XSPLIT-576 - Reconfigure x264 parameters on the fly sets wrong bitrate
  2. XSPLIT-577 - Change lower limit of Twitch plugin 'max bitrate' from 100 to 200.
    (200kbps is global minimum bitrate for x264 and 300kbps for Avermedia)
  3. XXXX - Changed text to 'Not Set' if 'max bitrate' is set to lower than 200kbps
  1. XSPLIT-610 - Switching to a new account does not fetch default plugins
  2. XXXX - Share-link is not copied to clipboard if sharelinknotice:0 is specified
  3. XSPLIT-504 - Announce to Facebook does not work for some accounts
  4. XSPLIT-579 - Some Ubisoft games including Assassins Creed Revelations can crash when exiting XSplit Broadcaster

1.3.1306.2101 -> 1.3.1306.2802

  1. XSPLIT-573 - X264 and Quicksync's presets are the same even if both have different configuration string value
  2. XSPLIT-572 - Deauthorize button is still displayed on Dailymotion channels even if the function is to reauthorize
  3. XSPLIT-581 - XSplit fails to restart after updating from plugin store
  4. XSPLIT-586 - "force constant framerate" in Local recording plugin is not retained after logout and/or restarting XSplit
  5. XSPLIT-580 - Skype Video crashes XSplit on Source Property
  6. XSPLIT-578 - Bandwidth test causes crash using invalid stream key
  7. CPPCORE XX - added optimized game source enumerator support to avoid slow UI in some cases
    CPPCORE XX - State of enhanced optimize (for cameras) is not retained on reload presentation
  8. XSPLIT-XXX Check for updates does not see 1.3+ updates
  9. XSPLIT-570 - Scene switching via a hot key while resizing video item can crash XSplit
    - Disallowed hotkey assignment for keys [A-Z], [0-9], [-], and [+] if no modifier
    - Ignored scene switch if video item is selected and mouse LButton is down (or RButton is down, in case buttons are swapped)
  10. XSPLIT- XXX Threading-related exception with purchase point dialog (related to XSPLIT-166)
  11. XSPLIT- XXX Possible null-exception when adding a broadcast plugin from store.
  12. XSPLIT- XXX XSplit may freeze when the AVerMedia purchase point appears during configuration of Local recording.
  13. XSPLIT -295 “Video Output” configuration should be removed from Hauppauge Capture cards (can cause crash)

1.3.1306.2101

  1. VHMediaLib bugfix: VHMultiWriter - RTMP ingoing data parsing
  2. Additional folder permissions checks:
    -AppData\Local\Temp\
    -XSplit Recordings\Temp\
    Ensure permissions are inherited by child objects ( (OI) & (CI) )
  3. XSPLIT-562 - Hotkeys not working in some Ubisoft games
  4. -Enable 'Enhanced resize' when GS is added
  5. XSPLIT-495 - Fix tooltips on Announce feature
  6. XSPLIT-513 - Facebook login page freezes when trying to cancel login
  7. XSPLIT-547 - On selecting CBR mode in Twitch plugin 1.3, also set CBR Strict to on
  8. XSPLIT-521 - Twitch status is being passed on Facebook and Twitter's textfield when announcing to Twitch Channels
  9. XSPLIT-548 - Twitch Channel does not automatically update when a different Twitch account is logged in using the Announce feature
  10. XSPLIT-166 - Reprogram purchase point dialogs and speed up display
  11. XSPLIT-518 - Hotkeys can be triggered while in Edit Mode
  12. XSPLIT-431 - Title source can lose formatting when remote text is used
    Remote text may also take longer to update if new text is shorter than previous text
  13. XSPLIT-538 - Setup wizard allows bandwidth testing while streaming
  14. XSPLIT-541 - Switching accounts in Twitch reads previous passwords and results in "Too Many Failed Login Attempts"
  15. XSPLIT-542 - Previously removed channel is still displayed on the "Remove Channel" submenu
  16. XSPLIT-549 - Disallow reconfigure encoding parameters during local recording
  17. XSPLIT-274 - MultiWriter crashes while re-configuring X264 parameters with Strict CBR
    -Disallowed reconfigure when strict CBR is ON
  18. XSPLIT-532 - Nothing is posted on Twitter when using Announce feature
  19. XSPLIT-509 - Twitch stream key disappears and replaced by password after Announcement authentication
  20. XSPLIT-546 - Fix for authorize and username display in Dailymotion plugin
  21. XSPLIT-529 - Exception after setting up a Daily Motion channel
  22. XSPLIT-508 - Stream key from JTV account can authenticate with Twitch plugin
  23. XSPLIT-534 - Intermittent crash with splash screen on Windows 8
  24. XSPLIT-533 - Exception when saving "Custom" as Local Recording Quality
  1. XSPLIT-512 - A channel can be added multiple times using different letter case on Username/Email
    (Affects Nico Nico, Justin.tv/Twitch, and Twitch (black) plugins)
  2. XSPLIT-497 - Hotkey for Nico Nico depends on exact email used on channel
  3. XSPLIT-463 - Change to QuickSync Quality profiles are not saved (Round 2 improvements)
  4. XSPLIT-505 - "Announce to Twitter" button gets disabled if Facebook is logged out
  5. XSPLIT-492 - Viewer count doesn't work on new Twitch plugin
  6. Edit-channel dialog increases width when attempting to duplicate a channel repeatedly
  7. Prevent LocalStreaming channel duplication-by-changing-username (Needs verification)
  8. Broadcast plugin update prompt can appear on top of the presentation rescue window
  9. XSPLIT-397 - Starting several streams at the same time (one before the first has initialized) may result in an error
  10. XSPLIT-491 - Starting broadcast and logout in a row results in several exceptions
  11. XSPLIT-487 - Hotkeys can be triggered while setting up a channel after bandwidth test
  12. XSPLIT-483 - Cannot type into channel form dialog when XSplit is minimized
  13. XSPLIT-465 - Issues with reconfigure video stream with new local recording UI (Round 2 fixes)
  14. XSPLIT-481 - Changing AVerMedia H264's quality affects QuickSync and X264
  15. XSPLIT-440 - Clicking "Exit" function at the bottom of File Menu has no confirmation dialog
  1. XSPLIT-428 - Reconfiguring the bitrate from 'default' to any value has no effect
  2. XSPLIT-401 - Stream drops after closing running/active Delay Server
  3. XSPLIT-415 - Exception when announcing to Facebook
  4. XSPLIT-392 - Improving target shortcut (installer related)
  5. XSPLIT-391 - Hotkey for Twitch commercial didn’t trigger
  6. XSPLIT-394 - Hot keys doesn't show on the menu when broadcast plugins are re-added
  7. XSPLIT-443 - Some foreign characters (like grave and umlaut) are not handled correctly
  8. XSPLIT-437 - Quality is always set to "Custom" for Avermedia H264 (Related to XSPLIT-463)
  9. XSPLIT-450 - (Internal issue)
  10. XSPLIT-449 - Offline login fails in some scenarios
  11. XSPLIT-465 - Issues with reconfigure video stream with new local recording UI
  12. XSPLIT-190 - Some unnecessary installer options are visible to users (Still need verification)
  13. XSPLIT-436 - Update of local recording plugin isn't always immediate (may take several logins before user gets updated)
  14. XSPLIT-439 - Local recording is always set to "Custom" for new users in some cases
  15. XSPLIT-463 - Change to QuickSync Quality profiles are not saved (Still need feedback from Beta testers)
  16. XSPLIT-427 - Hotkeys. Consists of: 32/64bit issue + steals from game + stutter on scene switch (1.3.1305.3102) (Needs verification)
  17. XSPLIT-452 - Generic error may pop up when attempting to broadcast
  18. XSPLIT-444 - "Interleave audio and video in one RTMP channel" value not saved after adding channel
  19. XSPLIT-352 - Use of the Shift key (and other modifier keys) in SC2 is "affected" by XSplit and can make game freeze/computer beep
  20. Audio desync (Lip sync) with mp4 video playback on XSplit scene
  1. CPPCORE-40 Unable to drag and drop files when XSplit is run in Admin mode
  2. EG-4 - Audio crackling with Elgato capture source
  3. XSPLIT-331 - XSplit crash during config of C875
  4. XSPLIT-314 - Remove invalid "Allow XSplit to auto-configure" option for C875 source
  5. XSPLIT-322 - "Failed processing auth response" if OS Regional Settings is "Arabic (Saudi Arabia)"
  6. Special chars in application folder may cause the broadcast plugins to not load
  7. XSPLIT-301 - Some issues when using RE2.
    a) Remove Win 8 screen capture from options when running RE2 (It is not supported on RE2)
    b) Instead if  "failed to create window" on some older graphics cards we now give the following message:  Your graphics hardware does not support D3D11 HW level 10.1. XSplit will revert to use its legacy rendering engine.
  8. XSPLIT-272 - UNC paths not supported for My Recordings folder
    (add prompt when UNC path is typed/chosen)
  9. CPPCORE-60 - Audio property in Live Gamer (C985) isn't saved after refresh
  10. XSPLIT-10 - Capturing audio from Line-in with Live Gamer shows desync
  11. XSPLIT-282 - "Local Streaming" cannot start when installation path contains special characters (applicable to 1.2)
  12. XSPLIT-268 - In some cases XSplit may be using default windows mic instead of assigned mic.
  13. XSPLIT-183 - XSplit freezes while source plugins are downloaded during login
  14. XSPLIT-253 - Update Tooltip for GameSource in options
  15. XSPLIT-238 - "Snap to top" shortcut key wrongly works on ingest location drop down
  16. XSPLIT-246 - IndexOutOfRangeException found when saving an empty channel in some plugins (applicable to 1.2)
  17. XSPLIT-220 - Wrong status label during local recording (streaming live)
  18. XSPLIT-163 - Chroma key cut paste missing value
  19. XSPLIT-116 - No Audio for HDMI (Hauppauge Colossus Capture card)
  20. XSPLIT-210 - GameSource is toggled on/off for every action applied in XSplit settings if capturing a 64 bit java game (ie. Minecraft).
  21. XSPLIT-211 - Disabling game source from UI (uncheck "Enable Game Source") doesn't stop game capture
  22. XSPLIT-189 - Disable Aero should NOT be default
  23. XSPLIT-160 - Can't get Twitter PIN anymore in Announce
  24. XSPLIT-170 - FC2 plugin - Max bitrate limitation does not work (applicable to 1.2)
  25. Transparency & drawing bug with 1.2 plugins
  1. XSPLIT-74 - Repetitive presses nulls hotkeys
  1. XXXX - Resizing the Title source does not work correctly when Chroma key is enabled and Anti Aliasing is set to Low or High
  1. XSPLIT-121 - XSplit hangs when configuring Roxio video input  
  2. XSPLIT-207 - Bandwidth tester may show negative dropped frames
  3. XSPLIT-469 - Variable Twitch-channel-name is displayed when account login is used on Announce menu
  4. XSPLIT-395 - New features in 1.3 are synced to older builds

Known Issues:

High

(Note: All issues in high priority section is expected to be addressed before final release)

  1. XSPLIT-593/CPPCORE-115 Crash while streaming in Strict CBR mode with restricted bandwidth
  2. CPPCORE-103 - Enhance resize is not in effect for cameras after restart of XSplit (user must disable/enable to make it work again)
  3. XSPLIT-352 - Use of the Shift key in SC2 is "affected" by XSplit and can make game freeze/computer beep

Medium

  1. XSPLIT-458 - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer - "mpg2splt.ax" causes exception and hang during scene preview of MPEG file in Windows 8
  2. XSPLIT-459/CPPCORE-92 - XSplit freezes on selected h263 based video files
  3. XSPLIT-252 - Scene switching can cause a source file to move to the selected scene, and eventually an exception (Special and rare cases where scene shift is fast, multiple video files are use in one scene AND many 3rd party filters are installed)
  4. XSPLIT-300 - During loading, tutorial can show up in a glimpse even on scene which has content
  5. 4939 - Exception on splash screen when logging in and logging out multiple times may cause XSplit to crash (only happens if you do it over and over)
  1. 4295 - Downloading/installing multiple source plugins at the same time causes erratic download progress and failed hash check.  
  2. 3521 - Adding XSplit Broadcaster as a camera source in MS Expression Encoder causes MSEE to crash
  3. 4956 - Restarting local recording with the AVerMedia hardware encoder after re-enabling the automatic resolution change can result in freezes of XSplit in rare cases (we still need to investigate this more)
    XSPLIT-332 - Runtime error while attempting to go live on second channel during connection loss.
    If internet connection is lost for a longer period of time during broadcast and “record to local file“ is enabled then same error may occur.
  4. XSPLIT-418 (ontime 5089) - Video playback position on the mixer does not show correctly if XSplit installation path has special characters
  5. 4944 - Announce to Twitter fails when different character sets (e.g. Japanese/Chinese) are used
  1. XXXX - On some systems, Encoding with Avermedia c985 encoder may slow XSplit mixer to 26 fps even if it is set to 30 fps (We are working with Avermedia to find a solution for this)
  2. XXXX - Roxio capture is not as smooth as it should be (capture is rendered at lower FPS) (experienced by some users depending on system configuration) Workaround: This Issue only seems to be encountered when running on Intel HD 3000/4000 internal graphics adapter. If you experience this problem try Tool -> General settings-> Enable Optimized render
  3. XSPLIT-480 - Autocrop problem with small screen and large resolution
  4. XSPLIT-611 - Source delay value is ignored after video source re-configuration
  5. XSPLIT-552 - Profile syncing problem when removing channels
  6. XSPLIT-462 - Intermittent runtime error on msi during install/uninstall
    (Please try the following workaround:
    http://blogs.objectsharp.com/post/2009/01/18/MSIEXEC-Failure-on-Windows-7.aspx http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/1594abfb-0e3b-4580-b42c-c15d0ee850ec/windows-installer-crash)

Low

  1. 4925 - Out of memory exception occurs when switching languages multiple times (many many times)
    XSPLIT-605 - COMException on log-in and log-out
  2. 3904 - Microphone and Speaker volume interface does not show as "Disabled" when no device is present
  3. 4577 - Optical audio for Hauppauge Colossus and HD PVR is not supported (For verification)
  1. 5004 - "Optimize window capture" fails on 16-bit mode
  1. 4889 - Changing to "Y8" Color Space/Compression causes BSoD for Hauppuage USB-Live2 device (Observed with USB-Live2 driver: 2/9/2011)
  2. XSPLIT-129 - BSOD if capturing a Screen Region with NVIDIA Surround enabled. Requires 2 graphics cards and 3 monitors to reproduce. We’re expecting a driver fix.
  3. XSPLIT-249 - Some A/V encoding settings for plugins are not retained
  4. XSPLIT-254 - Location for recorded files isn't retained after install/uninstall
  5. XSPLIT-398 - Missing RTMP URL information on B/W Test Log
  6. XSPLIT-486 - Gamesource will freeze if constantly using Hotkeys to same scene (Freeze happens over time)
  7. XSPLIT-500 - Some ingest location entries can be replicated when switching between JTV and Twitch accounts
  8. XSPLIT-507 - JTV/Plugin does not immediately open to edit mode when API server is down
  9. XSPLIT-453 - Deletion of current presentation when XSplit Broadcaster crashes
    (Workaround: Load previous presentations from “presentation rescue” window on login)
  10. XSPLIT-584 - Too many items in one scene can cause multiple exceptions

Postponed

  1. 4888 - Changes to the "Screen Resolution" or "Resize method", or both, is not saved when logging off or exiting from XSplit (Currently it works as designed)
  2. XSPLIT-348  - Broadcast plugins do not resume “record to local file” after a connection was lost and re-established .
  3. 4396 - Local Recording plugin may produce unplayable files when recording target is a network drive and network connection gets interrupted during recording.
  1. 4567 - XSplit hangs with IP camera source when IP camera source is down/unreachable or when network cable gets unplugged. Workaround: During IP camera initialization or when you delete IP camera or change scene, it is possible to hold Escape key and IP camera will be interrupted.

If you are looking for the release notes of the previous version, please look here.  

 

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