FlashBack Express 6 Version History

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v6.14 : May 30th 2023

  • Add automatically generated subtitles to your videos.
  • OneDrive added as a new upload destination.
  • Some small user interface changes to the Edit and Upload window.

v6.13 : March 13th 2023

  • Fix: Possible crash when scheduled recording ends while the PC is locked
  • Fix: Microphone volume could get stuck at 0%
  • Fix: The region frame could remain visible while the app was minimised to the system tray
  • Fix: The menu on the main window could flicker
  • Fix: The problem report description field did not scroll
  • All licence checks now use HTTPS instead of HTTP
  • A change to the structure of the Windows Start folders menu
  • Added GPU usage stats to the log files to help diagnose performance problems
  • The installer can now uninstall when the -u parameter is passed

v6.12 : January 10th 2023

  • Webcam background removal accuracy has been improved
  • Recovery of incomplete video files from interupted recording sessions has been improved
  • Added pre-recording upgrade reminder for free users
  • Added new options to menu for entering a license key and upgrading for free users
  • Fix: A region larger than 3840×2160 could be selected when using multiple screens
  • Fix: Control bar position could be incorrect when recording multiple screens that are set to different resolutions
  • Fix: Possible hang after unlocking PC and resuming a paused recording session

v6.11 : December 7th 2022

  • Added new recording reminder tooltip.
  • Added progress bar for when a video is being recovered on start-up after a crash.
  • Fix: MP4 files may not work on Apple devices.
  • Fix: Hang on start-up when trying to recover a video.
  • Fix: Possible crash for AMD users.
  • Fix: Possible hang when trying to open saved video from Your Videos window.

v6.10 : September 1st 2022

  • Adds exporting to WMV, AVI, MKV, GIF formats.
  • Fix: crash on startup.
  • Fix: when recording from the microphone, the default Windows mic was used instead of the selected one.
  • Fix: crash when setting the recording region.
  • Fix: would not start recording due to invalid region being set.
  • Fix: valid licence key was not accepted on some PCs.
  • Fix: recordings could be broken by pressing Pause while the recording was being finalised.
  • Fix: scheduled recordings could not start on very low performance PCs.
  • Shortcuts/Hotkeys can be unset by pressing the Delete key.
  • Webcam background removal features are hidden for PCs with 4Gb of RAM or less.

v6.9 : July 18th 2022

  • Auto-trim mode added so only the most recent minutes are saved
  • Added an option to display the control bar when recording fullscreen (enabled by default)
  • Fix: Several crashes
  • Fix: ‘Failed’ status displayed for scheduled recordings that were manually ended early
  • Fix: Couldn’t start recording from the system tray when the Video or Edit window was active but minimized

v6.8 : June 15th 2022

  • Fix: Videos would not load if no sound device was available for playback
  • Fix: Possible crash when double clicking the Stop button
  • Fix: Possible hang during saving for Intel users
  • Fix: Possible hang on start caused by app being unable to read a previously saved video.  

v6.7 : June 6th 2022

  • A crash report window will appear if a crash is detected
  • Option to import licence file added
  • Progress indicator may occasionally appear when opening larger videos
  • Fix: Possible crash when opening an incomplete or invalid video file
  • Fix: Recording could fail if the Windows user account had limited permissions
  • Fix: Recorder window could appear on top of Windows lock screen

v6.6 : April 26th 2022

  • Scheduling features added
  • Small webcam improvements

v6.5 : April 8th 2022

  • Fix: Could not authenticate to YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox due to Flashback window appearing in front of browser
  • Fix: Some message popups could get stuck behind the main window
  • FIx: Some buttons could become incorrectly sized

v6.4 : April 6th 2022

  • Fix: Possible crash caused by webcams
  • Improved crash stats added to anonymous usage data

v6.3 : March 23rd 2022

  • French and Japanese languages now available
  • Fix: Possible crash when opening the Video & Audio tab of the Settings
  • Small cosmetic changes

v6.2 : March 9th 2022

  • Fix: A region larger than the desktop could be selected
  • Fix: Recorder window and Videos window did not open on the same screen as each other when navigating between them
  • Small cosmetic changes

v6.1 : February 25th 2022

  • Fix: Possible crash when opening the Settings
  • Fix: Possible crash on start-up
  • Fix: Broken help link on the license popup

v6.0.6 : February 14th 2022

  • Out of Beta!
  • Fix: locking the PC while recording could result in the recording not appearing in the Videos window.
  • Fix: rarely, FlashBack Express could appear to have crashed when recording stopped.
  • Improvement: on multi monitor PCs, the Videos and Clipper windows now appear on the same display as the window that spawned them.
  • Improved support for older webcams and fixed a webcam bug that could crash Flashback when the Settings window was displayed.
  • Lots of smaller name changes and cosmetic fixes for the release.

v6.0.5 : January 20th 2022

  • ‘Export audio only’ function now exports MP3 instead of AAC.
  • Fix: exporting video or audio while playing caused an error.
  • Various cosmetic fixes and improvements.


v6.0.4 : December 9th 2021

  • Adds: Webcam – blur your background, use an image or make it transparent.
  • Adds: HD webcam option.
  • Fix: installer taskbar icon is no longer hidden.


v6.0.3 : November 29th 2021

  • Fix: maximising the Video and Clipper windows with Windows scaling > 100% would not exactly fill the screen.
  • Adds: option to have recording frame snap to regions and windows.
  • Improved: Various UI changes and improvements.
  • Improved: Installer now has a taskbar icon. 
  • Various smaller fixes.


v6.0.2 : October 15th 2021

  • Adds: mouse click highlights.
  • Fix: occasionally, the main recorder window would not be displayed after opening the Settings window.
  • Fix: error messages seen on startup on some PCs.
  • Improved: recorder tray icon flashes when recording.
  • Various smaller fixes and improvements.


v6.0.1 : October 6th 2021

  • Improved: after selecting ‘Window’ recording, that selection stays visible until the region is changed, something else selected or FlashBack restarted.
  • Improved: form used to send report is reset after OK clicked on confirmation message.
  • Improved: recording file renamed when video renamed in the application.
  • Improved: reduced delay in webcam video.
  • Improved: the ‘new’ badge is removed from videos when the Videos window is closed in addition to when the video is opened.
  • Fix: error when stopping recording after PC put to sleep while FlashBack was recording.
  • Fix: problems using the Pause/Restart hotkey – messages were shown on each press.
  • Fix: FlashBack would crash on first start in a new installation.
  • Fix: after recording, FlashBack could crash after some time.
  • Fix: problems caused by the video name having no length restrictions.
  • Fix: the installer UI could be fouled up by selecting a very long install folder name then clicking ‘Options’ again.
  • Fix: now falls back to software encoder if it cannot create an AMD hardware encoder
  • Fix: in the Clipper, when setting the clip length, the duration displayed was not in sync with the start and end times displayed.


v6.0.0 : September 2021

  • Fix: recordings would not play back on some PCs.
  • Fix: when recording dual screens, the 3-2-1 and shortcut reminder would be split across the 2 screens.
  • Fix to cursor highlight positioning for non-pointer cursors.
  • Fix: the vertical toolbar could disappear when making a region recording after a fullscreen recording.
  • Improved: when webcams are locked by other applications (e.g. Zoom), FBEx6 now shows messages explaining why it can’t use the webcam.
  • Improved: webcams that are connected or unconnected while FBEx6 is running are removed from its list. 
  • Improved: handling when updating FBEx6 while it is running or its files are in-use.
  • Improved: audio waveform now displayed in the Editor/Clipper.


v1.0.0 : September 2021