New Features/Enhancements

• Ability to set the timestamp format in the file name. There are 9 presets available.
• The toolbar and icons have been redone. Better graphics and looks.
• The system tray icon now has a indicators for recording and Skype authorization.
• New option in popup menu which shows the last notification message.

Bug Fixes

• The echo/lag issue has been fixed.
• MP3 conversion failure for files with apostrophe’s in their names has been fixed.
• Crashes when exiting Call Graph has been fixed.
• The flash plugin in Call Graph Browser has been updated to the latest version.

Please upgrade now. Do not forget to authorize Call Graph after the update. As always, comments and feedback is most welcome.

• On some setups starting the recording mutes the callers voices. To prevent this turn off the Near End EC option from configuration -> advanced tab.
• Exiting Call Graph just after the recording is finished or in between the recording might cause a crash. The files are however saved and the call is restored.
• When playing back voicemails Call Graph gives a false notification that the call is being recorded.
• MP3 conversion of files which have apostrophes in their name fails. For a workaround remove the apostrophe from the name.

We’ll be adding to this as we discover more. Please let us know if you find one.

UPDATE

All the above issues have been resolved in version 1.3.0.0. Please upgrade now.

New Features

Skype 4 Echo Issue: A new option to remove Near End Echo when using Call Graph with Skype 4. Thanks to everyone who tested the workaround!

Skype Link Error Detection: If no data is being received from Skype during the recording then the recording is stopped an an error notification is displayed.

Default Wav file encoding: From this release onwards the recorded file is always encoded in wav format during the Skype call and converted to mp3 after the call is finished. This reduces the CPU load during the recording process.

Automatic Recording In Between Call: If Call Graph is started during the Skype call and automatic recording is set, then the recording is started immediately.

Browser Launch Dialog: The browser launch dialog can now be skipped.

Bug Fixes

Manual Recording: Fixed several bugs in the manual recording process.

Browser Launch During Startup: The Call Graph Browser is no longer launched on startup. Instead the toolbar is shown.

Skype Connection Notification: If Skype is not running then Call Graph does not keep on showing the Skype Connection Error notification. Instead after two attempts to connect to Skype, the Skype connection notification is shown once.

Notification Messages: The notification messages have been redone in this release.

Please update now. Do not forget to authorize Call Graph to connect to Skype after installing the update. As usual, feedback/comments is welcome.

UPDATE: Some users have reported that after applying this update they cannot hear their callers anymore. If its happening then please upgrade to version 1.3.0.0 to resolve it.

New Features

Recording Enhancements: Several enhancements have been made to the recording module. A low pass and highpass filter has been added to cut off the background noise. The encoder has been tuned for voice recordings. The recordings will sound much better now.

Skype Connection Handling: Skype connection is now refreshed at each recording start. A notification message is displayed when the connection is successful and an error message when CG cannot connect to Skype after 3 minutes. Login/shutdown of Skype is also now handled properly.

New Servers: We have moved to new faster servers and new domain at callgraph.biz. The client now works with the new servers.

Bug Fixes:

Browser Launch Failure: Several bugs have been fixed which used to cause browser launch failures. The configuration dialog can be opened from the notification message if the browser cannot be launched.

XP Freezing Issue: Some more fixes have been made to prevent the XP freezing issue.

Please update now. And do not forget to authroize Call Graph to connect to Skype after the upgrade.

Major Changes in this version

Toolbar/Menu Rearrangement: The Call Graph Browser item has been added to both the toolbar and the menu. A new ‘Recordings Folder’ item also has been added which opens the current configured recordings folder in Windows Explorer. Configuration now opens up the configuration dialog instead of launching the browser.

Open Containing Folder: The actions dropdown ‘Open Folder’ menu item now opens the folder which contains the recorded file and highlights it.

Browser Launch Progress Bar: A progress bar now comes up whenever Call Graph Browser is being launched. The browser also now remembers the last size and position at the last close.

Microphone Muting: Muting the microphone now works. Nothing is recorded or sent when the mic is muted from the Skype UI. Thanks to Brian for pointing it out.

Call Distortion: Fixed a bug which used to distort the call on Windows XP. Thanks to Jean for helping us test the fix.

Lock Up Issue: Fixed a bug which used to lock up the computer when starting or stopping the recording. Thanks to Gabe for tyring out the numerous private binaries.

Vista Crash: Fixed a crash which used to happen on Vista when the recording was being stopped.

Please update now. Dont forget to authorize Call Graph after the update.

New In This Version

Inbuilt Player: The player has been replace with a new version. It now displays visualizations as well as the amplitude information. Here’s a screenshot.

Wav Files: Wav files now can be uploaded to your Call Graph account and played back using the inbuilt player. This was not possible in earlier versions. A copy of the wav file is converted into mp3 and played back or uploaded. If you are using Call Graph for podcasting, you can now user our web service to archive your podcasts!

CPU Stats: CPU stats has been added to the stats and notes page now as well. You can check the CPU loading during the recording if you open the stats/notes window. Only available in the browser UI mode.

Bug Fixes

Volume Drop Issue: The volume drop which used to occur when recording was started is now gone.

Potential Stack Overflow Issue: If you are experiencing intermittent crashes during the recording, then please update. The encoding thread had a potential stack overflow issue which was fixed in this release.

Please update now! And dont forget to authorize Call Graph to use the Skype API after the update. Thanks.

New Features

Speaker/Mic Activity Indicators: The toolbar now has activity indicators for speaker and microphone. During the recording whenever there’s any activity on speaker or mic, they blink. If both the sets are blinking then everything’s okay during the recording. Here’s a screenshot of it in action.

Notes: CG now has ability to add notes during the recording process. This feature is accessible from the live stats window. Each note is appended with a timestamp. The notes can be viewed/edited/deleted from the recordings page.

Wave Audio I/O Type: We have reintroduced back wave I/O type to CG, mainly for Windows 2000 users. Its available from the advanced tab of the configuration window. The default is DirectSound.

Bug Fixes

Breaks in recording: The encoding algorithm had a bug which caused breaks to appear in one of the tracks in the recorded file. This has been fixed now. Thanks to Jon and Chris for testing it for us.

Retry for upload failures: If upload to CG CRIMS fails due to some reason, then it is automatically retried twice. The upload status message now also displays the number of files which are queued for upload.

Skype version check: Fixed a bug in Skype version check. Now CG will notify if version lower than 3.2 is being used and exit.

Various: Several crash fixes, various UI enhancements, etc.

As usual, please send us your feedback on this update. And update now. Thanks!

This version fixes a issue with the update of the last version 1.1.1.0. Our thanks to those who pointed it out.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR VISTA USERS:

Please apply this update manually. Get it from here.

http://www.callgraph.in/download.php?f=CallGraphUpdate-Vista.exe

This is a release which took some time to roll out, but its finally done now. The biggest change is that the Browser UI is completely gone. It has been replaced with the XUL based UI. Now the recordings and configuration pages will open in their own window instead of the default browser. The old minimal interface is still there.

The other things that went into this release are as follows.

The automatic update process has been changed and its now completely silent. No intervention required.

A crash when a recording is started before the last call was finished recording. This should work now.

A big red warning when CG is not connected to Skype and recording is started. A much requested feature.

Rearrangement of the items in popup menu. The feedback option is gone now.

A bug was fixed in Pause recording.

Skype version is now checked at initialization time. If its lower than 3.2, CG gives a warning and exits.

Another bug fixed in stop recording where the temporary file was being copied instead of being renamed.

Lastly, the toolbar has been revamped. It should now look and act better than before.

Please update now.

Call Graph client version 1.1.0.5 is out. The following changes went into it.

Bug Fixes:

Recording cancellation now works! Fixed a bug introduced in the last version. Thanks to Monica for pointing it out.

Conference call recording has been fixed. Recording is stopped when the last person drops out and not the first.

Fixed a rare crash which used to happen in between the call recording.

Fixed an issue where Call Graph used to hang on startup sometimes.

Association of Call Graph client with the account on CRIMS now works in minimal UI mode. Thanks to Gary for pointing this bug out.

Recording Stats:

Recording statistics has introduced in this release. It displays live stats whenever recording is in progress. Useful if you are recording a podcast or an important call and want to keep a tab on recording status. Its available only in the browser UI mode.

UI Changes:

The recording’s UI has been further cleaned up. The actions have been grouped into a single drop down menu. Check it out.

What’s Next:

Filters, rules etc. Stay tuned.

Please update your installtion now. Thanks!