CAPTOR 3.5.8: eSignature Annotation

CAPTOR 3.5.8 release is imminent for iOS on all partner platforms (BlackBerry UEM, MobileIron UEM, Microsoft InTune, VMware Workspace ONE, AppTec360, and more). Here are some highlights:

• e-Signature Annotation. We are proud to announce the introduction of CAPTOR eSignature. You can now open a PDF document in CAPTOR (if policy allows), double-tap the page you want to sign, and access the new eSignature annotation option. You can sign in red, black, or blue, and it’s very easy to resize the signature element and move around on the page. Plus, added to the signature will be the authenticated username, time/date of signing, and location of signing (if policy allows).

• Improved memory and file management. We have had some customer feedback that CAPTOR’s “documents & data” storage footprint can be quite large for power users who capture a lot of content (especially video). There are many reasons for this, most notably our architectural decision to allow you to undo changes and annotations applied to content so that you can always revert back to the original file. We have been able to dramatically reduce the storage footprint while retaining this “revert to original” feature. While making these changes, we have also improved memory management for some of the more intensive processes, such as sharing/exporting large files.

• Updated partner SDKs. We have updated to the latest BlackBerry Dynamics SDK and MobileIron AppConnect SDK to ensure all new features from these partners are available to our customers and all security fixes have been applied. These new SDKs also represent the first versions without the deprecated Apple UIWebview API.

Here is a short video demonstration of the new eSignature feature.

We hope you enjoy the new versions of CAPTOR! Please share your feedback by emailing support@inkscreen.com or submitting a ticket on our Support page.

CAPTOR 3.5.7 (iOS) and 1.2.5 (Android): Open PDF Files in CAPTOR

New versions of CAPTOR on iOS and Android are rolling out over the next two weeks with some significant updates to process threading, file management, and two great new features.

Beginning with iOS v3.5.7 and Android v1.2.5 you will be able to use CAPTOR to open and annotate PDF files. Previous to this release, CAPTOR supported importing media files (photos and videos).

For example, if you receive a PDF as an email attachment you will now have an option to open it in CAPTOR, which saves the file in the CAPTOR “Imported” folder. Once the file is in CAPTOR, you can re-arrange or delete pages, add new pages via the scanning feature, and apply annotations (arrows, text labels, etc). When the PDF is then shared again (attached to a new email, uploaded to a secure file storage, etc) it will be assembled based on the same policies that apply to scanned documents (watermarking, PDF version, etc).

Future releases will include new annotation options specific to PDF files, including e-signature.

Also included in this release are new prompts for the user to complete backup settings. For example, if the app configuration includes all backup settings except the password, the user will be prompted to enter the password and test the backup settings.

As always we appreciate your feedback. If you experience any issues or have suggestions on how we can improve the CAPTOR apps please drop us a note.

CAPTOR 3.5.6 (iOS): Video Capture Enhancements

This week marks the release of CAPTOR 3.5.6 (iOS) for MobileIron, BlackBerry Dynamics, and our Enterprise AppConfig version for Microsoft Intune, VMware Workspace ONE (AirWatch), etc. This version includes big changes to the video capture process, with two new options allowing you more control over the recording function.

New Video Capture Options. Some of our customers use CAPTOR to record lengthy videos, sometimes up to one hour. In the past CAPTOR has always recorded the video at the highest definition possible by the device, which requires a lot of processing power and results in extremely large files in the container. Based on how some of our integration partners handle encryption and file storage, these large video files are challenging to move off of the device and to play back within the app.

To resolve this problem, we have implemented two new video recording options that will generate more manageable files. You will find these features at the top of the video capture screen.

FPS (Frames Per Second): Tap this new button to cycle through three or four options to change the FPS capture rate (options vary by device). This controls how often the frame is recorded per second, which dictates how smoothly the video appears during playback.

For example, an iPhone XS can record at 30, 24, or 16 FPS, so a 60 second video would include 1,800 frames at the highest rate verses 960 frames at the lowest rate. If a one minute video was recorded at high quality, the 30 FPS version would create a 107MB file, compared to the 16 FPS version creating a 61MB file. Both of these files are still quite large, so we also implemented a second feature that can be combined with FPS to further control the video’s quality/size ratio.

High/Med/Low Quality: The other new video recording feature allows you to select a recording quality (High, Medium, or Low) that changes the resolution of the video (think HD, SD, etc). You are now able to combine the FPS setting with the Quality setting to create the perfect video for your specific use case. We only recommend using the Low setting for extremely long recordings.

Going back to our iPhone XS one minute video example, if you set the quality to Medium and FPS 30, the file is now only 4MB.

It is important to point out that you will still have the three quality options at the sharing/exporting step. Sharing at High quality will retain the quality and size of the video as it exists on the device, while sharing at Medium or Low will substantially downsample the video. For example, the iPhone XS one minute video recorded at Medium and FPS 30 would export a file of 4MB (High) or .5MB (Low). The goal is to provide power and flexibility to the user to be able to create the right video for the situation.