Public Beta Version History

2.5 macOS beta

This public beta introduces a number of new features and adds 64-bit compatibility and other updates related to macOS 10.15 Catalina and beyond.

InqScribe is much better about finding media within shared transcript files, particularly when opening transcripts on a different computer.
Transcripts containing emoji and other high-Unicode characters now work much better with InqScribe and timecodes.
Preferences are no longer in a modal dialog.
Go to Time... dialog now loads much faster for transcripts with lots of timecodes.
Plain text export now includes any text prior to the first timecode.
Additional minor bug fixes.

Select All now works correctly when the transcript includes certain Unicode characters.
Word Count now counts certain Unicode characters correctly.
Searching for case-sensitive text will now find the correct matching text when the transcript includes certain Unicode characters.

Fix issue where unknown devices assigned to shortcuts could lead to a crash.
Timecode coloring is significantly faster and should resolve most responsiveness issues with longer transcripts.
InqScribe now provides better messages when opening a transcript that references a media file on a disk or server that is not available.
Minor language changes to the Edit Snippet dialog.

If emojis were present in the transcript, odd results would appear when using Find/Replace, coloring timecodes, or trying to click on timecodes. This has been resolved.
XML exports do a better job filtering out invalid XML characters.
Better auto-deactivation of USB devices that aren't really input devices.
Better window placement in certain multiple-monitor configurations.
Rapid play rate changes no longer lead to actual and reported play rate getting out of sync.
Minor UI improvements and bug fixes.

Playing URL-based media is a little smoother, and InqScribe provides better feedback if you happen to enter a URL that InqScribe can't play.
Fixed an issue where InqScribe could hang if you were saving transcripts to a Dropbox folder.
Fixed an issue where InqScribe could crash if the folder containing a media file was moved after the file was loaded.

Better management of keyboard shortcuts across keyboard layouts.
Unmuting now more reliably restores the prior volume.
InqScribe once again warns you if you try to assign the same key combination to multiple shortcuts.
Minor UI improvements and bug fixes.

Fixed a bug where InqScribe wasn’t saving to external hard drives.
You can now click the volume “speaker” icon to mute and unmute audio.
“Mute” has been added as a shortcut command.
“Skip Forward” is another new shortcut command, which lets you move the current play position ahead by a specified number of seconds.

Fully native text field for macOS, including undo, spelling, grammar, autocorrect, etc.
Transcripts now have a setting for spell check.

New Manage USB Devices dialog, accessible via Edit > Manage USB Devices... or via the Define Trigger dialog, lets users control which USB devices are available (active) for use with shortcuts, and which are ignored (deactivated).
Officially-supported USB devices now appear with better names (not just the driver name).
InqScribe should now auto-activate officially-supported USB devices.

Switch to AVFoundation media engine (from QuickTime)
InqScribe can detect timecode tracks via AVFoundation.
InqScribe can now enable and disable tracks via AVFoundation and the Display Tracks dialog.
InqScribe now recognizes .m4v video files.

New, updated look (with Retina support)
Updated volume and play rate controllers
New interactive time code display
Updated interactive media timeline
Updated media control buttons
InqScribe now includes a preference to allow users to restore transcript windows that were open at last close.

New native hotkey support. Keyboard shortcuts should respond more quickly, and a much wider range of modifier-based shortcuts are available.
Added new default shortcuts.

Added new links to InqScribe Labs in the Help menu and under Export in the File menu.
New release notes window is shown for beta builds.
Updated in-app help docs for new features.