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Release Notes for vSolution Link by WolfVision.
Added TLS 1.1/1.2 support (required by Cynap firmware v1.34 and higher)
Bug fix: Support settings files from Cynap systems larger then 64KB
Bug fix: Application crash if all firmware files will be downloaded at once (more than 2GB of data)
Added support for Cynap Pure devices
Improved firmware update speed
Reduced max. allowed DPI value for saved images from 10000 to 500
Improved device discovery speed by only retrieving MAC address info from devices which support Wake On LAN
Bug fix: Resetting Cynap/Cynap Core background image works now
Bug fix: Added correct handling for empty IP address fields in OSD menu
Bug fix: Check if firmware directory exists before opening file selection dialog
Bug fix: Only check Admin PIN setting for Cynap firmware 1.20f and higher
Added support for Cynap Core and VZ-8neo+ devices
Added firmware update over COM interface for broken vSolution Cam devices (incl. new vCam COM driver)
Added missing application manifests for correct support of Win 7 and higher (currently up to Win 10)
Support for Admin PIN (Cynap/Cynap Core) added
Firmware Update: If default firmware directory is changed in the preferences, user is asked, if already downloaded firmware files should be moved to the new directory
Bug fix: Possible problem with firewalls circumvented by using URLs instead of IP addresses for pings or file downloads
Bug fix: User always gets informed about an available software update, even if he does not have the necessary administrator permission to install the update
Bug fix: The context menu for device list entries now only displays supported options for the currently selected device
Bug fix: Wake On LAN devices are now displayed with their display name instead of using the model name (e.g. Cynap instead of CB1)
Bug fix: Device description of stored Wake On LAN devices in the preferences are now updated as soon as a different device description for the matching device is detected
Fixed several bugs and possible app crashes
Added support for vSolution Cam
Added support for Windows 10 Creators Update (1703) (kernel driver signature)
"Toggle Streaming Mode" remote control button: Changed the function of the button. It now toggles between Off and Continuous
"Toggle Streaming Mode" remote control button: Updated button icon
Administration: Cynap boxes were added to the "Power Off all devices" functionality
Updated Video Capture II driver to version 2.7.0.1 (added vSolution Cam)
Updated WIA driver to version 2.6.0.1 (added vSolution Cam)
Bug fix: Device Info dialog: Added missing Color Mode type "Video Conference"
Bug fix: Device Info dialog: Added Pos/Neg/Blue state information
Bug fix: Visibility is not set correctly of error message (Invalid character detected) when entering a new Cynap box name
Updated Video Capture II driver to version 2.6.0.1 (reverted previous Skype bugfix, added VZ-3neo and VZ-8neo)
Updated Streaming Capture driver to version 1.2.7.1 (reverted previous Skype bugfix)
Updated WIA driver to version 2.5.0.1 (added VZ-3neo and VZ-8neo)
Updated USB driver to version 3.1.2.1 (copyright update)
Added SSL support
Fixed several minor bugs
Bug fix: Wrong icon size for VZ-3neo and VZ-8neo devices
Added support for VZ-3neo and VZ-8neo devices
Added Wake On LAN support for Cynap boxes
Fixed several minor bugs
Added support for Cynap devices
Updated Video Capture II driver to version 2.4.1.1 (Skype bugfix)
Updated Streaming Capture driver to version 1.2.6.1 (Skype bugfix)
Modified UI to better work with Win 10
Always use highest available resolution for Live Preview
Bug fix: Prevent OSD-Menu from crashing while trying to save an empty admin/guest password
Bug fix: Always sort list of available network connections (LAN first followed by WLAN)
Bug fix: Fullscreen Toolbar and Annotation overlay was not visible on HiRes-Displays
Bug fix: Update tool used a wrong registry key for uninstalling old versions of the application
Renamed application from WolfVision vLink to vSolution Link by WolfVision
Added support for EYE-14 device
Firmware Update: Added possibility to search and download newer firmware files for connected devices only
Live Preview: Added possibility to compare a live preview image with a static image (side-by-side comparison)
Remote Control: Added possibility to show remote control also in full screen mode
Remote Control: Added Mirror Center button for VZ-P18/VZ-P38 devices
Live Preview: New setting for automatically restart live preview if a device got disconnected while live preview was running and it gets connected again (auto resume)
Save: New setting to remember the last used file name in the 'Save As' dialog for images
Added OSD Ethernet password support for VZ-C3D devices (FW version higher than 1.00a)
UpdateTool2: Fixed wrong application data directory used for the log file
Setup, silent installation: If an old version of the application is found, it is automatically uninstalled before the new version is installed
Setup, silent installation: If a newer version is found on the web server, the setup ignores it and installs the selected local version
Improvement: Changed start mode for Video Capture II and vSolution Link Streaming Capture drivers
Bug fix: Don't try to open a live preview window while the application is already shutting down
Bug fix: Don't try to use the Picture module when it was not installed
Bug fix: Added support for Unicode when sending mails (only Windows 8 and higher). For Windows 7 Unicode is translated to ANSI because the mail subsystem does not support Unicode on Win 7 and lower
Bug fix: OSD values were not always saved as expected
Bug fix: Sometimes a wrong additional info text was shown in message boxes
Bug fix: Updating the date/time settings in the OSD menu works without a delay now
Bug fix: Added check for corrupt config file on startup to prevent application crash
Bug fix: Wrong alignment of remote control button groups for PF1 devices
Bug fix: Fixed some wrong parameters, parameter types and optional parameters in WolfProt command functions
Bug fix: If OSD gets displayed outside of the current monitor bounds set the window position to the center of the primary monitor
Bug fix: Moved CheckConfigFile() call to prevent app from crashing if the user config file is corrupt
Bug fix: Prevent app from crashing after Overlay was activated
Bug fix: Exchanged iris open and iris close buttons on remote control (now same placement as on IR remote)
Bug fix: Added check for OSD passwords (not allowed to be empty)
Bug fix: Added double click check to prevent live preview from exiting fullscreen mode after drawing shapes
Bug fix: Fixed Ribbon load error on Windows XP
Bug fix: Used wrong object for validation in Commands.GetPictureHeader()
Bug fix: For activating a feature pack on a device in offline mode, a device which supports feature pack activation has to be selected first
Bug fix: Fixed possible application deadlock (can't be completely closed anymore) when live preview gets closed because of a communication error
Bug fix: Fixed possible NullReferenceException when drawing a text annotation
Bug fix: Fixed possible NullReferenceException when enumerating audio sources for streaming
Bug fix: Fixed possible ArgumentException when a malformed path in the FW file directory setting is used. Malformed path strings are now ignored
Bug fix: Fixed possible NullReferenceException when "Save video as file" dialog is open and the user closes the corresponding live preview window
Bug fix: Fixed possible IndexOutOfRangeException in Commands.GetBlockFlagsAndUnitInfos() function
Renamed application from WolfVision Connectivity 2 to WolfVision vLink
Renamed driver WCS2StreamingCapture to vLinkStreamingCapture
Added support for new devices (VZ-9.4F, VZ-9.4L and VZ-C6)
Added error message if import of settings file fails
Added build number to 'Device Info' window
LAN: Don't open sockets for unsupported devices while device discovery
Remote Control: Swap Zoom, Focus, Iris and Vergence buttons to fit new Remote Control layout
Picture: Added new setting to enable users to configure the amount of time until the cursor is hidden in the full screen mode
Video Recording: If video recording can't be started because Live Preview is stopped, the user is now asked if the software should start live preview for video recording
Streaming: If streaming can't be started because Live Preview is stopped, the user is now asked if the software should start live preview for streaming
Prefer LAN connections over WiFi connections
Drivers: Improved Uninstall scripts
Update tool: If the Update tool is already running, display an informal message and don't try to start it a second time
Bug fix: Streaming: Prevent NullReferenceException when start of streaming server fails due to the fact that the used live preview was closed by the user
Bug fix: Streaming: Prevent NullReferenceException while stopping streaming
Bug fix: Fixed detection of default web browser (was only working on some systems)
Bug fix: Changed data types of window position values to prevent OverflowExceptions
Bug fix: Calculating the video duration was done wrong because the provided end time was truncated to seconds which could lead to negative durations
Bug fix: If a user has no permission to the default Firmware file directory in "C:\ProgramData", the application will create it in the directory "C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming"
Bug fix: Remote Control View button did not work as expected
Bug fix: Check if access is permitted before opening Remote Control or OSD-Menu
Bug fix: FB4 USB chip adjusted (1000ms delay instead of 500ms)
Bug fix: If message box gets closed after the application was closed, a NullReferenceException could occur
Bug fix: Fixed possible NullReferenceException while application is starting
Added support for Wake On LAN (WOL) for VZ-C3D devices
Added driver support for UVC-compliant WolfVision devices (USB Video Class)
Infrastructure: Added possibility to send the log file from the General preferences section as email attachment
Added support for saving and printing images in full screen mode. Saving is only provided if the Save component got installed
Added feature pack functions for VZ-8light-4 devices (also in OSD menu)
Added shortcuts and context menus in Live Preview window to copy (CTRL+C) or save (CTRL+S) the current picture
Added shortcut in Live Preview window for sending picture as e-mail attachment (CTRL+M)
Added operating and standby hours to device info
Display an error message if a video file can't be saved because it's filename already exists and it's currently in use
Increased max. picture size to 1920x1200
Added new software certificate information and updated tools for installing it
The setup will automatically check if it's the most recent version from the WolfVision homepage. If that's not the case, the newer version will be downloaded and used for installation
Command line parameters of desktop and programs menu shortcuts are no longer deleted by an application update
Updated all copyright infos to 2013
Added new WolfProt commands (OpticalZoomMode, AmbiLight, CameraAspectRatio, PIPMode, PreviewMode, AlwaysLiveToETHUSB, NameServer and all Feature Pack commands)
Bug fix: Video recording sometimes went out of sync (audio/video)
Bug fix: Remote control gets always displayed on the visible screen area even if the screen resolution was lowered significantly
Bug fix: Pointer handling in MAPI API has to be done with Int64 variables because Integer is too small for x64 system pointers
Bug fix: If full screen mode is started, also the timer for hiding the annotation and full screen tool bar is started
Bug fix: If streaming gets stopped before it was even started, the start procedure has to be canceled
Bug fix: Check if print dialog is already open before opening a new instance
Bug fix: Unsubscribe from events in Live Preview window before the view gets closed
Bug fix: If a USB firmware update is running and the user changes the connection settings in the Preferences dialog, the application starts a search for devices which caused the firmware update process to fail because the USB device gets opened twice. Now a device list update is only executed if it's really necessary
Bug fix: Power state monitoring was done by using the picture header but not all devices support picture header transfer (VZ8, VZ8L, VZ27, VZ57 and VZC10). Therefore the monitoring function now uses the GetPower() command to determine if the device is switched on or off
Bug fix: Only send picture header command to device if it is supported by the device
Bug fix: Demosaicing was not always done correctly when transferring pictures over USB on older devices (VZ8, VZ8L, VZ27, VZ57 and VZC10)
Bug fix: Added check if firmware updates are supported by current Ethernet mode of the device
Bug fix: Receiving RTP H264 streams with LOW frame rate works now. The problem was caused by setting the network-caching option for the media
Bug fix: Update device list entries even if device model was changed
Bug fix: Sometimes detecting the default web browser for showing the VZ web page is not working because a required registry entry is missing. Increased the reliability for detecting the default web browser by searing for it at multiple different places
Bug fix: Message box with wrong text was displayed if setup was not started with admin rights
Bug fix: Device discovery messages were limited to 129 bytes. Increased the max. allowed message size to 1024 bytes
Bug fix: Prevented possible NullReferenceException in UpdateTool if an error occurred while downloading a file from the web server
Bug fix: On Windows 8 the ToggleButton background didn't change automatically if the button is pressed
Bug fix: On Windows 8 context menu items did not show up correctly
Bug fix: If the application is currently shutting down, don't try to handle things on the UI thread anymore
Bug fix: If USB picture transfer was running while a device is disconnected from the USB, the device didn't get removed from the device list
Bug fix: After a USB/COM firmware update always send a PowerOn command instead of a PowerToggle command
Bug fix: Double taps on device list entries didn't work on some touch displays
Bug fix: Double click for opening a Live Preview window now only works when executed on a device list entry
Added new fullscreen toolbar to exit and close a Live Preview window or only exit the fullscreen mode
Added new OSD icons
Added support to export device information to a XML file
Added possibility to compare device information from different devices and export them to a XML file
Added possibility to save Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar items (only Ribbon Buttons supported)
Added support to automatically select first device from device list if autostart of Live Preview is disabled
Added standard streaming profiles with predefined settings
Added support for VZ-8light-4 and VZ-8plus-4 devices
Added support to import and export preferences settings (available in the preferences general tab)
Added support to start Live Preview, open the web browser or show device information dialog for multiple selected devices at the same time
Added support to update the firmware on devices which are in bootloader (VZ-8, VZ-8light, VZ-8plus, VZ-8light-2, VZ-8plus-2, VZ-9 with FB2, VZ-17, VZ-37, VZ-47, VZ-57 and EYE-12). A message gets displayed if a device doesn't support this (e.g. FB4)
Always show known LAN device description in parentheses additional to the normal description
Consider parameter AutoStartLivePreview even if the setting "auto start last opened live preview window" is checked. If both are set and no last opened Live Preview is available then the AutoStartLivePreview parameter is used
Disable device entries for unknown devices which are not listed under known LAN devices and add a standard description to inform the user that the device is not supported by this version of the Connectivity 2
Instead of overwriting the streaming resolution with the highest available, the streaming resolution which is currently set on device side (OSD) is now used
Instead of overwriting the detail level with the highest available, the detail level which is currently set on device side (OSD) is now used. Therefore removed detail level from Live Preview tab and preferences
Starting and stopping of network streams was reviewed and fixed (sometimes the stream was not stopped where it should have been stopped)
Extended the streaming settings to support the stream format (MJPG, RTP MJPG or RTP H264)
Modified Remote Control layout implementation to standardize the look of the web remote control and the Connectivity 2 remote control
Increased max. supported picture resolution to 1920x1080 (16:9)
Updated Connectivity 2 Streaming Capture driver to support 1080p resolution
Because opening a Live Preview window can now take some time (getting the OSD layout at the first time the Live Preview for a device is opened), a status info dialog was added
Disabled waiting for the picture transfer thread to be stopped because this prevents the application from displaying message boxes while the main thread is waiting
All 'Reset settings' buttons on the preferences dialog are now using the same layout options (margin)
Size of preferences dialog can be adjusted now. Defined a minimum size of 600x600 to ensure that all views still look good
Replaced old WolfVision USB driver with standard WinUSB driver
Updated Video Capture II driver (WinUSB support)
Updated WIA driver (WinUSB support)
Size of setup wizard dialog can be adjusted now. Also added scrollbars to navigation in case the list gets longer as the dialog height. Defined a minimum size to ensure that all views still look good
Show OSD tool tip also if cursor moves over icon
Display a status info dialog while the application is starting streaming (can take up to 15 seconds before the timeout message get's displayed)
Added message boxes to inform user if a video recording couldn't be started because of a missing device or compressor
Video recording now always starts correctly even if there was no picture displayed yet in the Live Preview window
Bug fix: Fixed a problem with the Noise Level while capturing images over USB with VZ-9 (FB3) devices
Bug fix: Fixed a possible InvalidOperationException while checking the selected LAN connections for device discovery. The exception occurs if the saved connection from the settings is no longer present
Bug fix: Added missing 'Reset settings' button in preferences general view
Bug fix: Always select the first supported tab on the device information dialog after changing to a device which does not support the previously selected tab
Bug fix: Device name for VZ-8light-3 was wrong when searching for corresponding device icon
Bug fix: Don't list USB devices which are used by other applications and therefore cannot be opened
Bug fix: Don't show message boxes if application is shutting down
Bug fix: Avoid crash if detection of screen did not work
Bug fix: Fixed visibility of operating hours tab on device information dialog
Bug fix: Fixed wrong implementation of device information tab 'Output Resolution'
Bug fix: Fullview with old devices did not work as expected. Therefore fixed Format parameter to be backward compatible
Bug fix: If a Live Preview is shown and multicast/unicast streaming is automatically started, the status info views caused a InvalidOperationException
Bug fix: If Remote Control module didn't got installed, don't try to open a Remote Control window (can occur if Remote Control window gets opened automatically when a Live Preview was opened)
Bug fix: Known device description for 'old' devices did not work as expected
Bug fix: Change IP address on OSD even if focus was on IP text box and tab selection got changed
Bug fix: Prevent application from crashing if DPI resolution is too high (OutOfMemoryException)
Bug fix: Prevent application from crashing if non existing directory is set (Video, Save)
Bug fix: Prevent application from crashing if Save module is not installed
Bug fix: Remote Control Snapshot button was always checked
Bug fix: Required firmware file was not detected correctly for the following devices: VZ-27P, VZ-57P, VZ-C11, VZ-C12, VZ-C30 and VZ-C32
Bug fix: Resolution change did not always work properly, therefore changed the event which now also assigns the correct resolution table to update (normal or streaming)
Bug fix: Status info dialog with 'Opening Live Preview...' stayed open after opening the Live Preview window failed
Bug fix: Streaming did not always start as expected. In this case the video player now gets restarted to get rid of this problem
Bug fix: User Interface freezes if multiple Live Previews (especially with FullHD image capturing) are open. Changed implementation to increase performance with multiple Live Preview windows
Bug fix: Update resolution table if aspect ratio was changed
Bug fix: VZ9 devices with FB2 and LAN connection can now only start Live Preview or Remote Control. Both together is not supported (hardware limitation)
Bug fix: Wrong resolution table was selected if Live Preview was started more than once with different interfaces (USB, LAN). Therefore always clear the resolution table after closing a Live Preview window
Live Preview: Added new setting to monitor the power state of the device
Live Preview: Added new setting to check if the light is switched on while Live Preview is starting
Live Preview: Added new setting to control if a device should automatically powered on if a Live Preview is starting
Live Preview: Added new setting to display device status information in Live Preview windows
Live Preview: Added new setting to store/restore the position of different Live Preview windows
Live Preview: Added new setting to use the device description instead of the standard device information as Live Preview window title
Live Preview: Improved re-sizing of Live Preview window. The window can now also be re-sized by only changing width or height
Live Preview: Added possibility to remove all Live Preview window locations in settings file, by resetting Live Preview in Preferences dialog
General: Added command line option /AutoStartLivePreview to start a Live Preview window on startup with the first detected device
General: Display Streaming Pause and Video Pause status icons in device list
General: Implemented new device discovery command
Annotation: Information message about reduced performance when using Annotation in conjunction with Video Recording and/or Streaming is now always displayed correctly if the user selects the Annotation tab
Annotation: Last used tool is now stored permanently in the settings so it gets remembered even if the application gets restarted
Annotation: Added possibility to change properties of Annotation elements after drawing (e.g. font, line width, color, fill color, ....)
USB: Improved stability of picture transfer
USB: Improved sending/receiving data to/from devices
LAN: Improved device discovery by sending both broadcasts simultaneously
LAN: Fixed an error in handling Authentication
Remote Control: Added memory state to RC buttons (Memory 1 - 9)
Remote Control: Changed way of updating the RC status. Now the RC no longer has to wait for the thread, which was blocking the app for some time, to complete
FW Update: Message gets displayed if a newer firmware version is available but Automatic FW Update is disabled to ensure that the user always gets informed about the latest firmware version
FW Update, Update Tool: Improved check for Internet connection to prevent long wait period if network connection is present but Internet is not working
Overlay: Information message about reduced performance when using Overlay in conjunction with Video Recording and/or Streaming is now always displayed if the user selects the Overlay tab or a Overlay information is selected or changed
Bug Fix: Some tabs and values were displayed in Device Info even if the selected device doesn't support them
Bug fix: Subscribe to additional event to get rid of wrong positioning of Overlay information on first startup
Bug fix: Added help link for Annotation and Overlay preferences
Bug fix: SetDescription dialog cursor position automatically jumped to the end after typing or removing a character
Bug fix: Spotlight and Cover selection did not work correct in fullscreen Annotation toolbar
Bug fix: Opening same Live Preview with different connection type does not work correctly if multiple Live Preview windows are opened
Bug fix: Improved setup routine to prevent incomplete installations
Bug fix: Prevent un-handled exception in Update tool if path to remote firmware file is invalid
Bug fix: Live Preview windows can now also be re-sized if you are in scale mode
Bug fix: Update Annotation color after selecting a new color from the color dialog
Bug fix: Automatically set the page orientation to landscape or portrait when print preview is called
Bug fix: Restore Live Preview size after releasing fullscreen mode
Bug fix: If a known LAN device is detected and the device doesn't support the device description, use the entered description from the Known LAN Device list
Bug fix: Update tool crashed with unhandled exception while downloading update files
Streaming: Added streaming profiles (incl. default profiles)
Streaming: Added unicast streaming (MJPEG stream to a specific IP address)
Administration: Added OSD menu support
Annotation: Added full screen Annotation toolbar
Firmware Update: Added check for newer firmware files on application startup
Firmware Update: Every time the firmware file repository is checked for updates, the user is asked to update outdated devices if there are any present
Remote Control: Renamed View button to Source and changed all related texts
USB: Increased Sync timeout from 500ms to 2sec. This ensures better compatibility with older devices
Settings: Added handling of corrupt user config file while application startup
Setup: User can control if a Desktop shortcut and/or a Start Menu entry is created
Updated Video Capture II driver to version 1.3.0.1 (improved stability)
Bug fix: USB picture transfer for VZ-8 devices was not working properly on USB 1.1 because the block offset calculation was wrong
Bug fix: Remote Control buttons are no longer focused after they were pressed. Also the Preset and Memory buttons don't stay checked after they were pressed
Bug fix: If a firmware update is executed and a live preview window of the updated device is open, close it before the update is started to ensure that a possible change in the version string doesn't invalidate the display name of the view
Bug fix: If a firmware update only changes the version information of a device, ensure that the new version information is also represented in the device list. This is done by deleting the old device list entry and adding the new one. This is only necessary for entries where the version information has changed
Bug fix: When shutting down the Remote Control window, remove all event handlers and event subscriptions first before all other cleanup stuff is done. This ensures that event handling is not executed anymore while the shutdown process is in progress
Bug fix: Added event handling to our Single Instance Manager class to prevent application crashes in while starting up multiple instances of the application
Bug fix: If saved window position (main, RC or picture window) is no longer valid (outside of the visible screen bounds, e.g. a dual screen system was reduced to a single screen), the window position gets adjusted to be in a visible area of the screen (screen center or relative to the main window)
Bug fix: If an SCB-12 is detected, use the EYE-12 image as device image instead of Unknown
Bug fix: Right-aligned and bottom-aligned positioning of overlay Logos larger than the captured image did not work
Bug fix: AutoSave with key space did not work
Bug fix: Added exception handling at multiple locations in the application
Bug fix: Fixed some spelling mistakes in different translations
Added support for capturing pictures from very old Visualizer models (VZ-8, VZ-8light, VZ-27, VZ-57 and VZ-C10)
Added a command line parameter (-config='FileName') which can be used to provide a custom user configuration file. On startup the provided file is loaded and the configuration values override the already present setting values
Video Capture II: Updated driver to version 1.2 (additional resolutions have been added)
Added function to get rid of black bars in 16:9/16:10 pictures captured over USB from old Visualizer models (e.g. VZ-8², VZ-9)
Added capability to switch Visualizer on if Live Preview is started while the device is switched off
Improved setup process and fixed some minor bugs in the setup program
Improved check for working Internet connection (Ping and WebClient)
Moved some timeout values to the user configuration file to provide a way to changed them from outside
Bug fix: Handling of unknown device type for firmware updates added
Bug fix: Messages boxes can now be moved by clicking and dragging it on the title bar
Bug fix: Image Turn (180 degrees) works now for older Visualizer models (e.g. VZ-8²)
Bug fix: Changing the Detail Level while the application language is not set to English works now
Bug fix: Closing the Remote Control window sometimes triggered an application crash
Bug fix: Working with LAN devices which have authentication enabled did not work properly all the time
Bug fix: If Annotation feature is not installed, prevent rest of application to access Annotation functions
Bug fix: On some older PCs starting streaming the first time often failed with an error message caused by a timing issue
Bug fix: Removed layout error on Login window if application language is not set to English
Added Russian language
Bug fix: Silent installation of application gets now registered correctly
Bug fix: Fixed device discovery for VZ-P18/P38 devices in WIA driver
Bug fix: VZ-8² picture transfer works now
Bug fix: Device list context menu was not always shown
Added support to select multiple LAN Connections
Added support to search for known LAN devices which are not in the local network
Added support to expand/collapse all groups in list view
Added support to show live preview in a real fullcsreen mode
Added support for enabling/disabling visibility of Annotation and Overlay in video recording/streaming output
initial release