Per-Stream Capture Quality, Screen Bitrate Control, and Custom Output Folders
What's New
Per-Stream Capture Quality (Screen and Camera)
A screen and a moving camera image compress very differently, so a single bitrate rarely fits both. In Advanced capture quality, you can now configure the screen and camera streams independently.
Screen recordings no longer look washed out. Lumary now captures the display in its native Display P3 color space and lets VideoToolbox perform a proper Display P3 → Rec.709 conversion at encode time, instead of mistagging sRGB-encoded pixels as Rec.709.
Faster Recording, Cleaner Sessions & Lower Resource Use
What's New
Redesigned Source Setup
The recording sidebar has been reorganized around the workflow users follow before recording: choose screen sources, choose camera sources, choose audio sources, then adjust advanced options only when needed.
Camera Diagnostics, Session Packages & Export Pipeline
Camera & Audio Diagnostics
Camera Info Sheet — Every camera now has an info button showing full diagnostics: device details, transport type, USB speed detection, cable bottleneck warnings, and a complete format catalog with bandwidth feasibility indicators
Audio Info Sheet — Microphones get the same diagnostics treatment: channel layout, transport type, native format details, latency breakdown with quality badges, and supported sample rates
Clipboard Export — One-click "Copy Report" button exports the full diagnostics summary as plain text
Full-Resolution Capture — Cameras now record at their full native resolution instead of being capped at 1080p
Per-Camera FPS Respected — Frame rate selection is honored during recording — 4K cameras that support 4K at 30fps no longer fall back to 1080p at 60fps
macOS Format Lock — Fixed a macOS-specific issue where AVCaptureSession silently overrode the device's configured format back to 1920x1080
Stable 60fps Multi-Source — Standard mode now records display + window/app sources much more reliably at 60 fps, with reduced encoder backpressure stalls
Higher-Priority Video Writing — Video writing uses higher-priority scheduling and non-blocking readiness retry behavior
Optimized Capture Routing — Screen capture routing avoids extra work on the hot path, reducing recording overhead
Better Default Bitrates — Default H.264 / HEVC screen capture bitrates are better tuned for screen content instead of camera-style footage
Arrow-to-Shape Connections — Arrows snap to shapes and stay connected when shapes move or resize. Manually bent arrows preserve their bends. Reconnect by dragging endpoints to different shapes
Elbow Arrows — Excalidraw-style right-angle arrows with A* pathfinding, obstacle avoidance, heading-aware routing, multiple bends, draggable segments, fixed segments, smooth corners, and live re-routing
Shape Fill — Three fill modes for all shapes: None (outline only), Semi (30% opacity fill), and Solid. Separate fill color picker for independent stroke and fill colors
Expanded Color Palette — 11 colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Teal, Blue, Purple, Pink, White, Gray, and Black. Available for both stroke and fill colors in a compact 6-column grid popover
Screen Annotation — Draw directly on your screen during recordings. 9 tools: Pen, Highlighter, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, Text, Eraser, and Laser Pointer (fades after 2s). Floating toolbar with keyboard shortcuts, 5-color palette, line width slider, undo/redo, and a record overlay toggle. Whiteboard mode (press W) gives you a clean canvas with 4 background patterns (Blank, Dots, Grid, Lines). Works across multiple displays and during active recordings via ScreenCaptureKit
Cursor Highlight — A visual highlight follows your cursor during recordings and presentations. 4 shapes: Ring, Filled, Squircle, and Rhombus. Click animations for left click (scale) and right click (flash). Customizable size, color, opacity, and border width in Settings > Presentation
Spotlight — A dim overlay covers the screen with a bright circular cutout following your cursor to focus viewer attention. Adjustable size, dim intensity, edge softness, and follow speed (Instant or Smooth). Works across multiple displays
Menu Bar Status Item — New menu bar icon with recording state indicators (idle, recording, paused, countdown) and elapsed time. Dropdown menu for Start/Pause/Resume/Stop Recording, Show Lumary, and Quit
Teleprompter Hotkeys — New global hotkeys for Play/Pause, Reset to Top, Speed Up, and Speed Down (configurable in Settings > Shortcuts)
On-Device Whisper Transcription — Transcription now powered by OpenAI Whisper running entirely on-device via Apple Neural Engine, replacing Apple Speech for dramatically better accuracy. Choose from 4 model sizes (Tiny ~75 MB, Base ~150 MB, Small ~500 MB, Large v3 ~3 GB), download on demand from Settings, and switch or delete models with one click. 26 languages with auto-detect, real-time download progress with cancel support, and auto-transcribe after recording with live progress in the session list. No audio data ever leaves your Mac
Window-Level Capture — The "Apps" capture mode now shows individual windows instead of whole apps. Select specific windows to record — pick two Chrome windows and each gets its own output file. Windows listed from all Dock-visible apps across all displays, with a refresh button and hover-to-highlight preview
Multi-Source Standard Mode — Standard mode now supports recording multiple sources simultaneously, previously only available in composite mode
Camera + Microphone Pairing — Pair a camera with a specific microphone to combine video and audio into a single file. Useful for external cameras with dedicated mics
Stream Deck Live Timer — The Stream Deck record button now shows a live recording timer that updates every second, so you always know how long you've been recording
Virtual Teleprompter — Read your script while recording without breaking eye contact with the camera. Includes a floating overlay, multi-script editor, and hardware control via Stream Deck
Floating Overlay — Transparent, always-on-top panel with smooth auto-scrolling, adjustable speed (1-50), reading line indicator, and snap-to-center positioning. Never appears in captures
Multi-Script Editor — Create and manage multiple scripts with instant switching, a dedicated editor window with live preview, and cross-session persistence
Scroll Control — Play, pause, and stop scrolling with on-the-fly speed adjustment, manual scroll support, and auto-loop for continuous playback
Stream Deck Teleprompter Actions — Five new actions for hardware control: Teleprompter (play/pause/stop/toggle), Speed (up/down), Overlay (show/hide/toggle/snap), Editor (open/close), and Script (next/previous/select by name)