AutoSplit v2.0.0-beta.3

Changes since last beta:

• Change default capture method to Windows Graphics API (Toufool#200)
• Fix start issue after finishing splits (Toufool#199)
• Disable Capture device: dropdown when Capture method: is not Video Capture Device (Toufool#198)
• Fix obs-camera image freezing for a sec when it gives a blank frame
• Fix Direct3D Desktop Duplication error on hybrid GPU laptops
  1. Some Desktop Duplication setup was done in advance, even if that method won't be used
  2. Hybrid GPU laptops can have issues with D3D Desktop Duplication. The issue and a workaround is now documented
  3. D3D option is now hidden if it's not available
• Slight build size improvement
• Documentation updates:
  • Add link to dev builds
  • Update some phrasing in capture method descriptions to be more accurate
  • Added Discord badge in readme

All other changes since 1.6.1:

• Documentation updates:
  • Added summary of histogram in readme
  • Move build instructions to a different file
  • Update Virtualcam link for OBS 28+ https://github.com/Avasam/obs-virtual-cam
• Update to Python 3.11 and PyQt 6.4.2
  • Performance improvements
  • Fixed a rare machine-specific issue where AutoSplit could crash when given options to load from the LiveSplit integration.
• UI fixes:
  • Centered region labels
  • Disable Next/Previous Image buttons when delaying (Toufool#183)
• Fixed loading and clearing of start image from loading profile
• Fixed "Comparison FPS Limit" not being respected
• Add support for pause time after start image (Toufool#182)
• Adaptive resizing for masked images (read more here: Toufool#177, thanks @zalgo3)
• Fix split below threshold when image is not valid. An invalid image has a similarity of 0, and triggered the "below threshold".
• Prevent setting invalid hotkeys, including from loading settings (Toufool#155)
• Generate a build number from datetime (Toufool#149)
• Accessibility and UX improvements:
  • Fixed a few focus and tabstop issues
  • Adjusted some UI spacing
  • Automatically reference the right repo/fork from within the app
  • Prevent opening the same menu window multiple times at once
  • Added actions/menu bar shortcuts (Toufool#154)
  • Added a warning if another instance of AutoSplit is detected to already be open
• Added a hotkey and setting to disable the auto-reset image
• Updated documentation for image comparison
• Some dev setup cleanup
• Round down floats shown in UI
• Disable unused hotkeys when autocontrolled
• Allow to move / set an existing hotkey
• Updated readme
• Properly fix region alignment Fixes #21
• Properly list all video devices names
• A few more bugfixes, including Win11 high DPI visual fixes
• Faster builds and boot. Smaller file size
• Added a splashscreen
• "Missing profile / setting files" error now appears after the main window loaded
• Better saved window detection on load
• Reset image now indicates that its paused when starting a run
• Max fps will show ... while running
• Updated documentation and credits
• Added Windows Graphics Capture API (thanks @Algomancer for IDirect3dDevice LearningModelDevice fallback), D3D Desktop Duplication and Capture Device (webcams and capture cards, including OBS virtual camera) as capture methods.
  Read https://github.com/Avasam/Auto-Split#capture-device for more details.
• Updated some messages
• Split dropdown for supported imread filetypes
• Completely new UI
• Support for hotkeys with modifiers
• Image comparison method and default delay time in the image filename.
• The settings file is now a human readable toml file, better backward/forward compatibility in the future, but your old settings in pkl format won't be compatible.
• Tons of bugfixes, including some infinite error loops and hard crashes.