DSLR Remote Pro - Software Release History

DSLR Remote Pro for Windows - Release History

16 April 2012: v2.4

Added Photobooth Setup Wizard which automatically creates all the screens and the print layout for common photobooth configurations

Added "clicker mode " where the photographer or users choose when to take the photos in photobooth mode

Added an option to include the current printer settings when saving the photobooth settings to file

Added a quick reprint option (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+R) when the output option is set to "Print and save JPEG copy"

Added {uid} token which generates a unique id for filenames and captions when shooting in photobooth mode

Fixed problems using a default profile to switch from video to stills photobooth mode when rejecting a video

Added a timed shutter release option to the remote interface

3 February 2012: v2.3.2

Added <caption1> and <caption2> tags to the XML photobooth summary file

Added an option to the touchscreen keyboard to hide text when entering a password

Fixed problems using a default profile to switch from video to stills photobooth mode

Fixed a problem with selecting photobooth profiles 7 and 8

12 January 2012: v2.3.1.1

Fixed a crash in v2.3.1.1 when not shooting in photo booth mode

11 January 2012: v2.3.1

Added timeouts in photobooth mode for print confirmation, touchscreen keyboard input and video confirmation

Displays optional reprinting,jpg screen image and skips the print confirmation screen when reprinting photobooth images

Added optional checkboxes to the touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode

Added monochrome tint/toning option to support printing in sepia and other tints in photobooth mode

Improved noise reduction in photobooth live preview when displaying black and white images

30 September 2011: v2.3

Added the ability to specify the size and position of the playback window in video booth mode

Now displays the video_playback_finished.jpg screen image, if defined, after video playback

Added the ability to specify a horizontal offset for the live view display in photobooth mode

Added the option to use {photoboothSubDir} or {photoboothDir} tokens when specifying the profile pathname to allow the use of more than 8 photobooth profiles

Added a separate delay for the first photo in the stills photobooth shooting sequence

Added optional color management of printed images

Fixed a problem with photobooth shooting using external flash mode when "Only display live view images for the first shot" is selected

Fixed a problem with incomplete screen refreshes when switching photobooth profiles

3 August 2011: v2.2.3.1

Increased the number of photobooth profiles that can be loaded via keyboard shortcuts/touchscreen actions from 6 to 8

Fixed a problem selecting B&W mode in DSLR Remote Pro for Windows v2.2.3

26 July 2011: v2.2.3

Added preset layouts when using the custom layout option to help design popular layouts using four photos

Added the ability to set the exposure mode from the PC with the following camera models: EOS 500D/Rebel T1i, EOS 550D/Rebel T2i, EOS 1000D/Rebel XS, EOS 40D, EOS 50D, EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II

Fixed a problem with the default photobooth profile not being applied when shooting in video booth mode

23 May 2011: v2.2.2.1

Fixed a problem caused by the latest Canon SDK which resulted in some cameras getting stuck in manual focus mode

Fixed an error when auto-bracketing with Canon EOS 400D and saving images to the camera only

In fullscreen photobooth mode preview images will now show the image_overlay.png overlay image (if defined) not live_view_overlay.png

Added extra checks for touchscreen actions to make sure they are not applied at the wrong time in photobooth mode

4 May 2011: v2.2.2

Added blue screen shooting

Added default profile option to reset the photobooth to a known state after each shooting sequence

Enhanced touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode to allow multiple input fields and the use of a normal keyboard

31 March 2011: v2.2.1

Added support for the Canon Rebel T3i (aka Canon EOS 600D) and Canon Rebel T3 (aka Canon EOS 1100D)

"External flash mode" option in photobooth mode now adjusts live view brightness automatically when used with Rebel series cameras

Video booth record/playback progress bar now has user definable foreground and background colors

Users can now stop the video recording by pressing the 'End' key instead of waiting for the preset time

Now displays a warning instead of an error if touchscreen areas overlap e.g. to allow video booth related touchscreen buttons to be put in the same place as stills related buttons

Added the ability to run external commands when the photobooth screen changes and when the XML summary file is written at the end of the photobooth shooting sequence

8 February 2011: v2.2

Added confirm_printing.jpg and printing_confirmed.jpg screens when using the print confirmation option in photo booth mode

Added an "external flash" mode when photo booth shooting to allow the studio strobes and external flash guns that are not E-TTL compatible to be used with Rebel series cameras

Added optional touchscreen keyboard in photo booth mode

Green screen shooting in full screen photo booth mode now has the ability to use different backgrounds and overlays for each shot and to save a green screened copy of each photo

Fixed a problem with time lapse shooting using raw+JPEG mode and the latest camera models

1 December 2010: v2.1.1

Fixed a problem with keyboard input focus in video booth mode

Fixed a problem switching between video booth mode and photobooth mode with the Canon EOS 60D

Added photobooth keyboard shortcuts and touchscreen actions for selecting camera PictureStyles

10 November 2010: v2.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 60D

Added video booth mode

Photobooth mode now has the option to specify the vertical positioning of the live view display and countdown text

Photobooth mode now has the option to disable live view during printing

Photobooth previews are now green screened and look like the final output when green screen shooting

The camera battery status is now displayed in the main window title bar

Added an option in preferences to use lower case file extensions for images saved to the PC

27 August 2010: v2.0

Live view is now automatically restarted if it is canceled by the camera

Added support for motion detection using Webcam Zone Trigger (available separately from http://www.zonetrigger.com )

Added green screen shooting overlay in main live view window and in photobooth mode

Added optional overlay image for live view display in photobooth mode

Photobooth timings changed so that countdown text now counts down to 1 instead of stopping at 2

24 May 2010: v1.9.1

Fixed a problem with B&W images being printed in color in the custom photobooth layout

Improved handling of external button presses in photobooth mode to prevent a new shooting sequence from being started before the current one has finished printing

Added the ability to turn off the AF area rectangle in live view (by typing Ctrl+TAB)

11 May 2010: v1.9
Added the following enhancements to photobooth shooting:

New, more flexible custom layout of prints including image rotation. Please note that custom layouts from previous versions of DSLR Remote Pro for Windows will need to be updated if they use the "Copy left half of page to right to create a double strip" option

Captions can now be rotated

Live view is hidden when displaying the release.jpg image to avoid confusion caused by the live view freezing just before the picture is taken

Added an optional minimum duration before closing the processing.jpg screen to allow a 'Please leave the booth now' message to be displayed for several seconds at the end of the sequence

The default behavior of the live view inactivity timer now disables and immediately re-enables live view after 25 minutes to avoid the camera cancelling live view after 30 minutes

31 March 2010: v1.8.3

Added preliminary support for video capture with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i and Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i

Fixed a problem which caused live view images to be displayed on top of preview images in fullscreen photobooth mode.

Fixed a problem shooting to the camera's memory card only when using the Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i and Canon EOS 5D Mark II

5 March 2010: v1.8.2

Added support for Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i

Full +/-5 EV exposure compensation range now available with cameras that support it

Added "Remote Manual" AF option for taking photos from the PC without using auto-focus

Added an inactivity timer for live view in fullscreen photobooth mode

The camera's LCD can now be turned on and off remotely from the PC when live view is active (recent cameras with HDMI outputs only)

Fixed a problem selecting 30 sec shutter speed when auto-bracketing with cameras that have a separate bulb setting on the exposure mode dial

27 January 2010: v1.8.1

Added support for the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Added workaround for Canon EOS 50D firmware bug which causes camera controls to be locked with "busy" displayed on the camera LCD after using live view

Added the ability to specify the number of digits in filenames

Added optional live view overlay image

Fixed problems with bulb shooting from the PC when using the Canon EOS 7D

Fixed a reliability problem when shooting long continuous sequences at high frame rates

11 December 2009: v1.8

Added support for the Canon EOS 7D

Added an option to automatically edit JPEGs and raw files, raw files only or JPEGs only in the editor setup dialog

Added "Use camera filenames" option so that images saved to the camera's memory card and to the PC have the same filenames

Added more flexible touchscreen options to photobooth mode and the ability to switch between different sets of photobooth settings

Added optional release.jpg screen which is displayed immediately before taking a picture in full screen photobooth mode

Added support for the Kensington Wireless Presenter in full screen photobooth mode

Fixed problems with saving images to the camera only when using recent cameras

5 August 2009: v1.7.6

Added custom layout option for photobooth prints and the ability to load and save photobooth settings

Improved the responsiveness of live view controls on low spec PCs or when using slow USB connections

Minor improvements to the focus_stacking script to show progress on screen and extra checks to detect the camera connection being lost or the live view window being closed

12 May 2009: v1.7.5

Added support for the Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i

Added the ability to rotate the live view display

Added an option in full screen photobooth mode to only display live view images before the first shot in the sequence

11 March 2009: v1.7.4

Fixed a problem shooting sRaw with the Canon EOS 40D

Added the ability to play .wav sound files when displaying photobooth prompt screens

Added the ability to specify the number of copies of photobooth prints

Added additional start options for fullscreen photobooth mode to facilitate the use of touchscreens

Added support for the StealthSwitch in fullscreen photobooth mode

9 December 2008: v1.7.3

Camera can now be turned off when not in use during fullscreen photobooth shooting

Now includes information on how to use external buttons in photobooth mode

Fullscreen photobooth shooting now includes an option to use the mouse for triggering the photobooth sequence and for switching between B&W or color photos

Fixed a problem connecting to the Canon EOS Rebel XS

21 November 2008: v1.7.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 50D and Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Added left.jpg, middle.jpg and right.jpg options for more flexible layout of images in photobooth mode.

5 August 2008: v1.7.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 1000D/Rebel XS/Kiss Digital F

Photobooth live view images can now be displayed in portrait orientation

Added preview display option to photobooth mode and optional captions on images

Live view images can now be optionally upscaled to fill the live view window

24 April 2008: v1.7

Added support for the Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi/Kiss Digital X2

Added live view, the saving of printed images and optional overlay image to photobooth shooting mode

Added camera settings dialog which allows the camera's clock to be synchronized with the PC's clock and the camera owner string to be set

Error and warning messages now cancel automatically after 10 secs when camera auto-reconnect is selected

6 February 2008: v1.6.1

Fixed a problem downloading large raw files from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and saving them to the PC's hard disk

4 December 2007: v1.6

Added support for the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

New photobooth mode added

Live view now supports horizontal and vertical flipping and 180 degree rotation

2 October 2007: v1.5

Added support for the Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Canon EOS 40D

Added live view display for Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Canon EOS 40D. Live view supports manual focus and contrast detection autofocus and also has optional onion skinning and grid overlay

Long bulb exposures can now be controlled from the PC when using the Canon EOS-1D Mark III or Canon EOS 40D

Added "Arrange Windows" option (Ctrl+A) to help arrange the live and main windows

25 June 2007: v1.4

Full support Windows Vista support for Canon EOS 350D/Rebel XT, 400D/Rebel XTi, 20D, 30D, 5D, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark IIN and 1Ds Mark II

Fixed problems with Av and Tv dropdown menus following recent Windows updates

16 April 2006: v1.3.2

Added test for correct Canon libraries when running on Windows Vista
(please see the Vista support page for information on running DSLR Remote Pro for Windows on Windows Vista)

Updated DSLRRemoteLib.dll interface library

22 December 2006: v1.3.1

Improved reliability with Canon EOS 20D, 350D, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark IIN and 1Ds Mark II cameras.

Fixed LP5 error at startup on some systems

20 October 2006: v1.3

Added support for the Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X

Added an option to name auto-bracketed sequences with a letter suffix to make it easier to identify sets of bracketed images e.g. IMG_0123a.JPG, IMG_0123b.JPG, IMG_0123c.JPG

Added option to execute a command after completing an auto bracket sequence

Added BBProDirDisplay.exe utility to allow DSLR Remote Pro for Windows to display images in BreezeBrowser Pro

Improved warning message display when PC's disk is full

Spacebar can now be used to release the shutter (unless keyboard focus is in the comment edit window)

19 May 2006: v1.2

Added support for the new Canon EOS 30D

Added the option to use the new or old Canon libraries to control the Canon EOS 20D, 350D, 5D, 1D2 and 1DS2

Fixed autobracketing of images when saving images to the camera's memory card only

Spot metering mode and picture style can now be selected from the PC when using the Canon EOS 5D

29 December 2005: v1.1.1

Fixed problem with "H/W error 0x000002" when taking long exposures

Extended auto bracket interval to 2 stops

Added "Ignore camera update events" option to Camera menu for more reliable operation when taking pictures using the camera's controls

Fixed memory leak when using auto reconnect

Fixed problem when shooting auto bracket sequences and saving raw+JPEG images to the PC

Fixed a problem with Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT only downloading thumbnails when shooting raw images

20 October 2005: v1.1

Added support for Canon EOS 20D, 350D/Digital Rebel XT, 5D, 1D Mark II and 1Ds Mark II

Added HQ display option

Added color management

Added auto-bracketing

Added image renaming plus the ability to name the image using the image comment

Improved reliability when shooting continuous sequences

26 January 2003: v1.0

First public release with support for Canon EOS D30, D60, 10D, 300D/Digital Rebel, 1D and 1DS

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DSLR Remote Pro for Windows Release History