TcNo TimeKeeper has had a shaky start on Steam, as it was not compatible with many computers, leaving buyers feeling cheated, and refunds all around.
As unfortunate as the initial launch was, the new updated version moved the entire codebase form .NET 4.7 to .NET 4.5, meaning that users using Windows 8 and above wouldn't need to download and install .NET framework, and it'll just work out of the box. Windows 7 users will have it install via Steam.
What's changed
- Development on one of the main features was stopped (Awesomium), which was used for displaying times and everything else. This may or may not have lead to issues, but it was removed and replaced with simple video animations. This should help with compatibility, and lower memory usage, making the program more lightweight as it's not using an embedded version of Google Chrome to display everything. Sure, it looks a little more basic, but the core features haven't changed, and the program should work for more people now. The program is using an embedded version of VLC to display the videos. VLC being an open source project should already be compatible with most computers, so there shouldn't be any issues here.
- There is now also an x32 and x64 version, further improving compatibility.
- There is now also an error reporter built into the application so that if something does go wrong, I should be able to see what's happening and hopefully get to fixing it.
I'm still working on finishing up the demo version, so it should be updated within the next few days.
The future
Of course, there is no way that I can make sure it works for absolutely everyone out of the box, but it hopefully should. If you encounter any issues, feel free to post on the Steam group, or get in contact with me directly and I'll get on fixing it.
I'll be working on improving compatibility further, performance and adding some sort of 'first use' crash course into the program so that new users can understand how to set it up quickly.
Any and all suggestions are welcome! If you have any ideas that you think I could incorporate into the program, I'd be more than happy. I personally use it to help speed up the editing process after a long day of live streaming/recording, so I'm more than happy to add new features!
Happy editing,
TechNobo.