Based on user feedback we have released an update for Pamela for Skype. The update was released on December 23 but I did not have time to write a blog post due to the Christmas holidays.
The changes in 4.6.0.44 are:
Change: Added 1680×1050 recording resolution to the video recording options
Bugfix: Video recording could error at about 4 minutes into a recording
Bugfix: Disabling video recording disables audio recording
Bugfix: Quitting a Skype call via Skype could result in the recording not being saved
The bugfixes are really important, they address issues some users have been experiencing since we launched 4.6. I suggest you update by opening Pamela, clicking on “Help” and then “Check for updates”.
Written by Dick on 29. December 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
Yesterday we’ve launched a TrialPay option to the Pamela website shop pages. TrialPay is being offered by many companies like LavaSoft, AVG, Avira, Real, etc. etc.
TrialPay is the only payment method that lets you get a free product with every purchase. Try or buy one offer from name brands and get your original product for free. For example, you can get movie tickets for free when you send flowers, buy clothes, sign up for a DVD rental service and more. TrialPay uses money from the advertiser to pay for your free product.
You can also get great deals with TrialPay’s purchase incentives. For instance, you can get a $20 coupon from a name brand company just by signing up for a weight loss service. Or, spend $50 on clothing at a retailer and get a $25 restaurant gift certificate.
You will get Pamela Professional (worth €19,95) for free when you try or buy an offer from one of the 7,500 TrialPay partners. The advertising partner you transact with pays for your free product. For example, you could get a full license to a software product for free by buying clothes from one of a retail partners—and the retailer will pay the software company for the license.
The terms of each offer vary from totally free to paid or subscription services. Regardless of the offer terms, your initial product and the TrialPay transaction are always totally free. And TrialPay’s customer support is free, too.
Written by Dick on 9. December 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
Today we released a hotfix release of Pamela Call Recorder (version 4.6.0.2). This hotfix contains stability fixes and addresses a few strange potential crash situations.
Yesterday we released Pamela version 4.6.0.39 with the following changes.
Fixed a crash situation when ending a call
Fixed a situation where at call start Pamela would show two call record windows
Fixed a situation where Pamela voicemail could show an error
Fixed when importing Pamela recordings that the file size would not show
Added support for Windows7 task bar
Changed default sound card settings to be taken from Skype
All users of Pamela Basic, Standard, Professional and Business can upgrade for free by downloading the same version and installing it (note: no need to uninstall). The best way is to open Pamela, click on the Help menu and select “Check for updates”. That way you will get the right version.
Enjoy!
Written by Dick on 28. November 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
On Friday 13th we also released a new Pamela Call Recorder version. It has been a long time since we last released an update so it was high time – and what better date to do this then a Friday the 13th!
The new version is 4.6.0.1 and has some changes ported over from the Pamela for Skype versions. These are:
Added WMA format support
Correct MP3 activation in Windows7
Fixes to the Emotion Player
Potential crash situations fixed
More…
We hope you enjoy the new release.
Written by Dick on 16. November 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
On Friday the 13th (yeah, what a date!), we released updated version of the Pamela for Skype products. Based on feedback collected as well as crash reports we were able to further decrease the application crash rate.
The changes are:
Bugfix: Improvements in call start/stop detection
Bugfix: Playing large MP3 files in Emotion Player could crash Pamela
Bugfix: Adding certain MP3 files to Emotion Player crashes Pamela – added improved MP3 file type compatibility
Bugfix: When installing Pamela on Windows2000, MP3 and WMA formats are disabled for compatibility reasons
Bugfix: Resolved more potential crash situations
Written by Dick on 16. November 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
Today we released the second hotfix for Pamela. This update includes the following:
Feature: Added WMA support so audio recordings can be in WMA format
Bugfix: Pamela 4.6.0.28 does not always recognize active call
Bugfix: Automatic inbound/outbound recording not reliably working
Bugfix: Memory usage optimizations in audio recording
Bugfix: On Windows 7 Pamela did not register MP3 correcty
Bugfix: Resolved potential crash situations
Bugfix: Video recording optimizations
Change: Improved error message texts
Change: Added a default setting for proxy ports
Change: Auto Skype Mood and Status change is now disabled by default
We made corrections for Windows 7 and also disabled by default the feature to change the Skype Mood and Status during a call. It seemed that Pamela was not always receiving the information that the call had ended and thus Pamela was not able to change the Mood and Status back to what it was before. We assume that Windows Messaging (the communication channel used by Skype API) is responsible for this. We are looking at how to resolve this with some changes.
Besides stability fixes in various areas, this hotfix also adds a new feature which is support for Windows Media Audio format (WMA). In case where you don’t want to use MP3 you can set Pamela to record in WMA format which is also compressed and easy to handle.
You can upgrade for free by downloading the latest version. Just open Pamela and click on “Help” and then “Check for update”. Download and run the installer which will upgrade your Pamela to the latest version.
Written by Dick on 3. November 2009 in category Pamela for Skype
We recently joined the McAfee Secure Site program which already includes many large and well known websites. McAfee ensures that our entire webservice offering is secure and safe. In future McAfee ensures this stays secure by conducting daily scans of our entire service.
After the first scan of the PamFax website we were able to add the McAfee logo to the PamFax website.
Today we added the logo to our PamFax website at www.pamfax.biz and on Monday latest the Pamela website at www.pamela.biz will also show the logo (the scans have been completed and nothing major was found – but hey it’s Friday).
The good news is that both our sites showed no major security flaws which could have impacted the users privacy.
Today we released the first hotfix of Pamela 4.6. based on feedback after launch we have incorporated this and other feature requests in this release. In detail all the changes below:
Feature: Info when user clicks “play” button during a call
Feature: Added additional variables to format the call recording file name
Bugfix: Mood editor showed wrong # of remaining characters when copying text into editor
Bugfix: Language editor set to max # of characters to prevent crash when loading the LNG file
Bugfix: Mood editor tooltips are now translated
Bugfix: “Minimize Pamela at video recording start” option is not saved after exiting Pamela
Bugfix: Sometimes error message dialogs were not in focus and thus not visible for user
Bugfix: Custom record full desktop had disabled record button
Bugfix: Fixed crash in custom video recording on removing webcam
Bugfix: Fixed an issue where Pamela would stop video recording after about 4 minutes
Change: Start external application entry box expanded to 256 characters
Change: Options: all port setting maxed to 65535
Change: Removed the cut off “Not…” text from list view
Change: Considerable speed improvements and lower CPU usage when recording Skype video
In addition we were able to significantly decrease the CPU usage when recording Skype video.
If you want to update, open the main Pamela window and click on “Help” and “Check for new version”. Alternatively you can visit the website and download. Make sure you download the same version as you have.
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