BB FlashBack Express 3.2.4.2216

BB FlashBack Express Free version
Copyright (C) 2002-2011 Blueberry Consultants Ltd
All Rights Reserved

Major new features in Free version:

One-click uploading of movies to YouTube, Blip.tv and Revver.
Ability to record and play webcam footage as picture-in-picture video

BB FlashBack Express Features:

Vista Capture Driver and webcam capture
FBR file format updated, delivering faster performance and smaller file sizes
Big reductions in Flash export file sizes
Improved dual-monitor support
Convert AVI files to FlashBack movies with a new AVI import tool

Vista Capture Driver for integration with Windows
Webcam capture
Captures all desktop activity to a movie file.
Record commentary while recording desktop.
Export to Macromedia Flash and AVI file formats.
Capture process runs in the background and is virtually undetectable on modern PCs.

Blueberry consultant’s FlashBack screen recording technology is also used in BB FlashBack.


BB FlashBack Features:


Annotate movies with sound, textboxes and images.
Export to Macromedia Flash, AVI, WMV, EXE and MS PowerPoint formats.
Full frame-based editing of movies.


Licensing


This is free software. however, see the `Licence.rtf` file for conditions of use.
For details on how to purchase an upgrade licence, see the topic `Buying a licence` in the help file.


System Requirements


BB FlashBack Express requires Windows 7, Vista, or XP to run. It will not run on Windows 95.
DirectX 7.0 or higher is required to play back movies. When running on Windows NT4.0, BB FlashBack can only record - it cannot play back movies.


Installation Requirements


BB FlashBack Express requires that installation be run by a user with administrator rights.


Support


Information on issues with BB FlashBack and BB FlashBack Express, including solutions and workarounds to problems reported by users, are contained in the online knowledgebase located at http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/bbflashback_support.aspx.


Known Technical Limitations in BB FlashBack Express


The main movie player module of BB FlashBack does not support and cannot run on Windows NT4. Windows NT4 users can still record movies as normal.

When a movie is recorded with a soundtrack where the "Use MP3 compression" option is disabled, and then exported to Flash, the last few seconds of audio is lost. If this causes problems it can be worked around by adding blank audio to the end of the movie to compensate for sound lost upon export.

SWF format files created by BB FlashBack do not support editing by third party Flash editors. The HTML file through which the SWF movie plays is however fully editable in all HTML editing tools. BB FlashBack also includes a HTML template manager to assist customisation.

Currently, AVI exports produced by BB FlashBack do not officially support conversion to playable DVD format in a third party DVD editing program. This is being investigated by Blueberry and may be improved in a future release. We encourage users to experiment with the process of making playable DVDs with BB FlashBack AVI files and report successes and limitations to us.

When recording on PCs that have dual video cards, some text and graphics may be missing from the final movie. The solution to this is to use the DirectX or GDI recording mode instead of the Capture Driver. Go to the `Record mode` tab on the Recorder Options dialog to switch recording modes.

Recording is not supported in Windows 256 colour mode.

When recording with sound, some PCs can have problems with the sound and video becoming out of sync. during playback. To fix this, go to the Advanced tab of the Recorder Options window and check the `Use extra sound synchronisation` box. However, be aware that activating this function can cause crashes during recording on some PCs - this is why we don`t activate it by default.

Exporting to AVI with DivX v6 codec produces errors. Other versions of the DivX codec can be used successfully.



Change Log

Version 2.0

Vista Capture Driver and webcam capture feature added.

Version 1.5.5

New tool added to player allowing AVI files recorded with other screen recorders to be converted to FBR format for editing.
FBR file format redesigned to reduce load time, improve reliability and enable future support for much longer movies.
The batch export tool in the player now supports batch updating to the new FBR format.
MX compression has been added for exporting to Flash; this can reduce Flash sizes by up to 50%.
When exporting to Flash there is now an option to select the type of image compression: JPEG or lossless.
MP3 compression level now selectable upon export to Flash or AVI.
There is a new option in the recorder for dual screen users allowing any monitor to be recorded.
Auto-hide control bar setting added to export to Flash options.
MP3 compression now takes place ‘on-the-fly’ during recording, which reduces the delay at the end of recording. An option to revert to MP3 compression after recording has been added to the recorder options.
Various user interface improvements.
Improved optimization of FlashBack movie generation, to reduce native FBR filesize and Flash export filesize.


Version 1.4.5

Export settings are now stored in player settings and restored on player load.
Recording source selection dialog improved.
Bug with exporting movies where last frames are empty fixed.
Default Flash navigation bars visibility improved.
Export to Flash with navigation bar placed at bottom fixed (white space at top doesn`t appear now).
New draw mode for old video cards implemented.
New XP controls style is now supported.
CaptureDriver and DirectX recording modes now disabled in Terminal Session.
Fit To Window button was added. Toolbars were rearranged slightly.
Custom MouseEvents drawings implemented.
New menus for quicker access to licence details information.
Recording toolbar implemented.
New option in player "Return to start at end of play".
Quick access to objects feature implemented.
Doesn`t allow recording in 16 colors mode.
Warning message if unable to change resolution at recording. Allows to proceed with current resolution.
Custom mouse action animation images now stored in FBR file.
`Search for duplicates` when exporting to Flash and saving movie is improved.
TextBox `styles` implemented.
New menus for increasing and decreasing playback speed.
Flash export with toolbars now produces correctly streamed Flash files.
Flash exported movie with toolbar and autoscroll now correctly cropped.
Dialog forms now displayed at the center of screen in dual monitor mode.
Key and mouse events logging is now supported under Win98.
Flash scaled export implemented.
Welcome form implemented.
Batch export utility implemented.
New hotkeys in Recorder.
"Jump to" combobox added in Player that positions to selected object`s frame.


Version 1.4.2

Export to Flash improved (problem with maximum number of objects fixed)
Sound tracks volume change improved
On export to all formats sound mix is fixed so that now it takes into account each track volume.
Incorrect operation of Recorder if the Capture Driver is only partly installed is fixed.
Incorrect operation of Recorder when Capture Driver is not installed fixed.
Added error check of movie structure on load of FBR file.
Option added to control memory usage.
New option added to Recorder Advanced tab - "Enable text search in movie", if checked and Capture Driver recorder mode is selected it records TextOut events that allows text search. Off by default.





Contacting Blueberry


To report any problems with BB FlashBack Express, please email technical support:
fbexpress-support@bbsoftware.co.uk.

To discuss licensing or integration options - or simply to give feedback, please contact Blueberry customer support:
fbexpress@bbsoftware.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)121 285 0200
Fax: +44 (0)121 772 3103