Next Version of SS

colincraww

Hi there,

I was just wondering what the next version of SS will entail? And the possibility of a sneak preview?

If you don't ask you don't get...

Regards
Colin

Ben

Hi Colin,

We are working hard on improvements, but you'll just have to wait to find out what these are Let me know if you are interested in beta testing in a few months' time.

dougbitt

Did I here Beta Testing?
I'm In!!

Ben

Great, I'll let you know when we have a beta version ready for testing.

colincraww

Of course, happy to help!

jtodd

Count me in for beta testing as well. Hoping to see new rendering/decompression engine (not QT) and a "Browser" update, along with the usual million backlogged ideas I throw out here.

Ben

Hi JT, thanks, I'll get in contact with you when the time comes (shouldn't be long now!).

ibnahmed

I would like to participate in the beta testing. I am waiting for a 64-bit version.

doodah

Do you know what the upgrade fee will be for existing customers? Would you share that with us now?

Ben

Hi @doodah, we haven't finalised this yet, however as always we will be providing a generous free-upgrade period for customers who have purchased recently, and a significant discount for all other existing users.

keifer1

Indigo user and up for beta testing, Keep up the great work.

Thank You
Computer Keith

Rex

That's all very fine, but who's going to do the gamma testing?

Ben

Hi Rex - all our external testing is primarily for finding and fixing bugs, and there is no separate gamma phase as such. Once the software development is complete (i.e. all new features implemented), we're going to be working with a small group of users in order to thoroughly test all features before release.

jlbrown

I'd be interested in beta-testing too Ben. Also hoping for 64-bit version.

dmg15

50c bet on native tvOS platform..

ibnahmed

is it not there yet?

Ben

The beta version is coming soon and I can confirm that it will be 64-bit.

caseyd

expose mask geometries to apple script and I'm in!

msknird

I have a request...

Per support's suggestion, I have duplicate cameras set up for two devices in order to enable a second masks with email notification. Basically, the DANGER ZONE. Spots where there should never be motion. But I want those cameras to exist and do there thing otherwise, it would be a real annoyance to get an email with every blowing leaf, shadow/ray of sunshine, and running rat. However, when I open the Main Video Window, I see those duplicate cams. It would be nice if there were a check box to hide cams in the main window. OR... if camera setups enabled multiple masks and separate actions based on those masks.

Thanks!

Mike

Ben

Hi Mike - we're not going to be implementing separate masks for different features, however what we will be doing is separating out the motion capture and actions features, so that you can have different schedules for them. So for example you can have motion capture running all the time, but have actions (e.g. emails) being sent only during certain times. This should eliminate the need for duplicate cameras in most cases.

msknird

Hmm! Schedules could be very useful. As a home user though, I am happy to be alerted at any time day or night if someone is right at my front or back door. That said, if we are to continue using duplicate video devices for multiple actions, I hope we someday have the ability to hide those extra cams in the Main Video viewing window. I'm really looking forward to the new release!

Ben

Hi Mike, we've had plenty of people requesting different schedules for different capture features and actions, however this is the first time we've had a request for different motion detection parameters for different captures features and actions. So while I think it's a good idea, and I can see why you would want this, we would want to see multiple users requesting the same thing before we implement such a thing. We have a long list of things to do, and have to prioritise our development resources somehow!

As for hiding the extra cameras, you can simply use a Group window for this. Set up a group window with only the cameras you want to see (and no duplicates), and use this instead of the "All cameras" window.

sgruby

I'd love to test the next version. I've been running SS for almost 3 years now on a 2012 Mac Mini (quad core i7) and while it has been running well, an updated UI and 64 bit would be most welcome. I'm currently running it with 7 cameras and just switched to continuous capture.

Are there any improvements with the browser window in multi file mode (I'd actually like separate windows for both so I don't have to keep changing my preferences)? When I view the time lapse for 5 of the cameras, the performance is pretty bad; I understand that it has to read video for 5 cameras.

I'd also like to see different capture locations for motion capture and continuous capture; I want the motion capture to goto my internal drive (an SSD) and the continuous capture to goto the external drive. That way I can have the good performance to find out when motion happened and the worse performance when I want to review all the footage.

Thanks!

infernoboy

I, too, would love the ability to have multiple motion masks trigger different actions. I use SecuritySpy as a full home surveillance system, utilizing an old iPod as a passcode device. I have a camera in my living room with a mask that only captures the front door opening. When it does, my alarm system is triggered and the iPod will await passcode input to disable it. Another feed from the same camera is recording all motion, which is primarily used to monitor my dog (and potentially any intruders). Right now this requires 2 feeds from the same camera.

paulgrimsley

Happy to beta test too Ben if you need testers.

jlbrown

"The beta version is coming soon and I can confirm that it will be 64-bit."

Fantastic news!

Any idea when 'soon' is?

Sorry to be pushy, but I get so many emails saying:

Error running the camera XXX in active mode, it has been set to passive mode 3.4.8,22120,-108 Out of memory

And we are adding two more cameras today!

Thanks,

James.

Ben

Hi James, the beta version will probably be available at the end of this month or the beginning of March, I will contact you when it's ready for testing, as it will resolve these memory problems.

jessedegenerate

Hey Ben,

more than happy to beta test if you need anymore users (yosemite 2012 quad i7 mac mini 16gb is what i would test on). I (co)own a small home automation company, and we use your software whenever we can (last 2 installs:D). Looking forward to this, keep up the good work.

Paralleler

I'd LOVE a different motion sensitivity between daytime and nighttime!

msknird

Thanks for the Group Windows tip Ben. Been using SS for a while, and only recently added the extra cams for motion sensing alerts. Perfect solution for that!

So I had another thought for possible future consideration. I preview movies in Quicktime 7 Pro to get them open and be able to trim and save to the desktop fast. Rather than scroll through a bunch of movies I do one movie every 24 hours. I was wondering if we could segment that down into 12 or even 6 hour shifts so the movies are less cumbersome. Even on a 12 core Mac Pro with 40GB ram, playback can be chunky and much gets skipped during shuttling.

Thanks,

Mike

ibnahmed

Well, early March is already here.