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Capture 2022 HDR rendering

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:25:00 GMT

With Capture 2022 we will be introducing support for HDR displays, truly bringing visualisations to life!

Capture 2021.1.9 for MA-Net3 on Apple Silicon

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:10:15 GMT

As of Capture 2021.1.9 we are happy to announce that reception of MA-Net3 and support for the grandMA3 viz-key is now available on Apple Silicon-based Macs as well.

Windows TDR settings warning in 2021.1

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:41:00 GMT

Some users that have installed Capture 2021.1 and are running on Windows may have come across a new warning dialog on startup that is referring to the TDR settings of the computer's video card.

Capture 2021.1 released, with grandMA3 support

vangelis@capture.se (Vangelis Manolis) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:27:27 GMT

Our point one release is here with MA-Net3 and grandMA3 viz-key support.

Plus improvements, bugfixes, overall stability, and NDI support on Apple Silicon.

An update on macOS and GPUs

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:05:00 GMT

Since the release of Capture 2020 we have been maintaining the Mac Metal Issues page, tracking issues with Capture 2020 on specific Mac GPUs.

Following the release of macOS 11.1 and Capture 2020.0.54 we are now pretty much calling it case closed.

MA Lighting viz-key support

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:15:17 GMT

Following MA Lighting's announcement of the grandMA3 lighting control system, a frequent question with our support has been whether we support receiving DMX over MA-Net3 from grandMA3 or not.

So far the answer has always been no, but this may be about to change soon.

Apple Silicon and Big Sur

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:54:33 GMT

This week Apple announced three new Mac models based on Apple's new ARM processor and today macOS Big Sur is being released.

Our plan is to release Capture 2021 for macOS as a universal binary with native ARM and Intel support.

Live webcast on colours

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:37:00 GMT

It has already been two years since we did the last technical focus webcast, the Performance Special, and now it's time again!

Join us on Monday for an new in-depth technical session on how Capture works with colours.

An update on macOS and Intel GPUs

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:28:45 GMT

In a blog post the 4th of January we described GPU driver issues in macOS that prevent us from supporting Intel GPUs on macOS in Capture 2020.

The latest update on the matter is that Apple have informed us that they are waiting for Intel to address these issues.

Embracing glTF

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 16:13:56 GMT

Capture 2020 will feature support for the powerful new glTF 3D file format.

While glTF, the "JPEG of 3D", is still young it is being embraced by the 3D industry at a remarkable pace. It will enable seamless model interchange with Blender.

Future macOS GPU compatibility

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 10:16:26 GMT

Due to bugs in Apple's Metal drivers, our upcoming Capture 2020 release may only support AMD GPUs. GPUs from Intel and NVidia will likely have to be explicitly unsupported until Apple release macOS updates that resolve the bugs.

Presentation export changes for macOS

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 06:18:00 GMT

Apple are soon releasing macOS 10.15 "Catalina". It includes a security enhancement designed to protected macOS users from inadvertently running malicious or infected applications. As a result of these changes we have had to redesign the way Capture exports presentations on macOS.

Live webcast on gadgets and tools

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:14:00 GMT

We are kicking this year's webcasts off with a special on interesting gadgets and (software) tools that are both fun and can help you get more out of Capture in your daily work.

New date!

The state of our rendering engine

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:41:00 GMT

The end of the year is often the time for reviews and retrospects. This year will mark the end of not just last year though, but also 13 years of OpenGL visualisation in Capture.

We look forward to a new era of DirectX and Metal visualisation!

Live webcast on StageLight App and Zero88 FLX

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:51:00 GMT

In the third and final webcast of our series focusing on console connectivity we will be taking a look connecting Capture with the StageLight App and Zero88's FLX console.

The webcast will be broadcasted on our Facebook page on Monday the 17th of December at 20:00 CET.

Live webcast on Hog 4 and MagicQ connectivity

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:04:00 GMT

In the second of our webcast series focusing on console connectivity we will be taking a look connecting Capture with the High End Hog 4 and ChamSys MagicQ.

The webcast will be broadcasted on our Facebook page on Monday the 12th of November at 20:00 CET.

Live webcast on Avolites Titan connectivity

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

In a first of a series of webcast focusing on console connectivity we will be taking a look at connecting Capture to Avolites' Titan.

The webcast will be broadcasted on our Facebook page on Monday the 8th of October at 20:00 CEST.

A warning about macOS 10.13 High Sierra

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:49:00 GMT

Following recent support issues and worldwide reports from the gaming industry we have found ourselves in a position where we need to issue a warning to our users about upgrading to the latest macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

On tone mapping, exposure and aperture brightness

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:14:00 GMT

One of the rendering advancements we made in Capture Nexum was the adaptation of and rendering in ACES AP1, also known as ACEScg. Rendering in ACEScg comes with a couple of major advantages over traditional sRGB rendering as it has a larger colour gamut than sRGB and comes with an HDR tone mapper.

On user groups and feature planning

lars@capture.se (Lars Wernlund) — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 15:11:00 GMT

Over the past year we've had the pleasure of seeing a lot of Capture users join the Capture Design & Visualisation user group on Facebook, sharing their Capture experiences, knowledge, problems and wishes. It provides us with important information that we can feed into our product planning, so let me cease this opportunity to touch this aspect of our work as I can imagine if you haven't worked near software development it might all seem a bit mystical!