CapFrameX Beta

Release Notes Bugfixes - Capture files cannot be saved to network drives. Runtime Requirements - .NET 9 is now required for full feature support and optimal stability. Download here. CapFrameX Portable Mode CapFrameX now supports a portable mode that allows the application to run entirely from a single folder without writing to system directories. This is useful for running from USB drives, network shares, or keeping multiple isolated installations. How It Works Portable mode is activated by placing a portable.json file in the same directory as the CapFrameX executable. When the application starts, it checks for this file and redirects all data storage to paths relative to the application directory. Key Features - Self-contained: All configuration, captures, screenshots, and logs are stored relative to the application folder - No registry modifications: The application doesn't write to the Windows registry in portable mode - No system folder usage: Bypasses %AppData% and Documents folders entirely - Configurable paths: All storage paths can be customized via portable.json portable.json Configuration Create a portable.json file in the CapFrameX application directory with the following structure: { "portable": true, "paths": { "config": "./Portable/Config", "captures": "./Portable/Captures", "screenshots": "./Portable/Screenshots", "logs": "./Portable/Logs", "cloud": "./Portable/Captures/Cloud" } } Configuration Options ─────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────── Property │Description │Default ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── portable │Enables portable mode when true │true ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── paths.config │Configuration files (AppSettings.json, overlay configs, sensor config, UI state)│./Portable/Config ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── paths.captures │Capture recordings │./Portable/Captures ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── paths.screenshots│Screenshot storage │./Portable/Screenshots ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── paths.logs │Log files │./Portable/Logs ─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────── paths.cloud │Cloud download directory │./Portable/Captures/Cloud ─────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────── All paths are relative to the application directory. You can use ./ or .\ prefix, or just the folder name. Requirements When running in portable mode, the following dependencies must be installed on the system: - .NET 9.0 Desktop Runtime (x64) - Download - Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - Download The application will check for these dependencies on startup and display a message if any are missing. Creating a Portable Distribution 1. Copy the CapFrameX application files to a folder 2. Create a portable.json file with the configuration above 3. (Optional) Pre-create the Portable subdirectory with: Config, Captures, Screenshots, Logs 4. The application is now portable and can be moved to any location Behavior Differences ─────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────── Feature │Installed Mode │Portable Mode ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Config storage │%AppData%\CapFrameX\Configuration│./Portable/Config ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Captures storage │Documents\CapFrameX\Captures │./Portable/Captures ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Screenshots │Documents\CapFrameX\Screenshots │./Portable/Screenshots ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Logs │%AppData%\CapFrameX\Logs │./Portable/Logs ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── UI state (window size, column widths)│%LocalAppData%\Jot │./Portable/Config ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Window title │"CapFrameX" │"CapFrameX Portable" ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Config migration │Migrates old settings │Skipped ─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────── Start with Windows │Available │Disabled ─────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────── Notes - Settings configured in portable mode are stored in the portable config folder and won't affect or be affected by an installed version - The portable.json file must be valid JSON; if parsing fails, the application falls back to installed mode - Directories are automatically created if they don't exist Troubleshooting & Known Issues The following tips address the most common issues reported by users and can help resolve stability, overlay, and capture-related problems efficiently. We recommend working through them in order if you encounter unexpected behavior. 1. Ensure you are running the latest version If you experience application crashes or unstable behavior, verify that you have installed CapFrameX v1.8.3 or newer. Many known issues have been resolved in this patch. If you were previously using version 1.7.7, we recommend uninstalling CapFrameX before installing the new version. 2. Reset application settings In some cases, corrupted or outdated configuration files may cause problems. Deleting %appdata%/CapFrameX/Configuration/AppSettings.json will reset CapFrameX to its default settings and often resolves startup or UI-related issues. 3. Reset overlay configuration files If overlay-related problems persist, try deleting the overlay configuration files located at %appdata%/CapFrameX/Configuration/OverlayEntryConfiguration_(0/1/2).json. These files will be recreated automatically on the next application start. 4. Restore missing or zero-value overlay entries When overlay entries are missing or display constant zero values, open the Overlay tab and use the Reset button to restore all overlay entries to a valid default state. 5. Fix incorrect overlay entry order If the order of overlay entries appears inconsistent or unintentionally rearranged, use the Sort button in the Overlay tab to restore a clean and logical ordering. 6. Resolve frametime anomalies after updates In rare cases, existing background capture processes can interfere with CapFrameX after an update. If you encounter frametime issues, close all running PresentMon processes before installing or launching CapFrameX v1.8.3 release. 7. Avoid conflicts with other monitoring tools Applications such as HWiNFO or AIDA64 that implement their own FPS or frametime metrics may conflict with CapFrameX’s capture service, as they also rely on PresentMon-based mechanisms. Disabling overlapping FPS or frametime monitoring features in those tools is strongly recommended when using CapFrameX. Known Limitations - PC latency metric may return invalid values (NaN) under specific conditions.