Pave Low Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Steam client update released A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include: New Features and UI updates Steam Screenshots Added support for Steam Screenshots. Press F12 while in any game that runs the Steam Overlay to take screenshots, then publish them to your Steam Community profile, or anywhere else on the web. Each user is allotted 1 GB of Steam Cloud storage for screenshots. Library Search capability and related navigation updates Added Search capability to the library for quick filtering of your list. Press Tab to move focus to and from the search field, press Esc to clear the search. Moved access to all library sub views (Games, Media Tools, Downloads, etc.) into the library's dropdown control Voice quality improvements Changed microphone voice input from 11 kHz to 16 kHz Changed voice output from 8 kHz to 16 kHz Fixed the settings-dialog microphone test to correctly re-init the calibration client if the active voice device changes Reduced voice prefix buffer size from 200 to 100 ms, but increased trailing from 200 to 400 ms - reduces latency when transitioning from silence to active voice, but still should keep it from sounding like chat is cutting out mid-sentence Increased thresholds for voice activity detection, making it less sensitive Increased amount of gain applied to voice Changed disconnect message when a friend ends a voice call to ' has ended the call' Windows: Fixed microphone to reinitialize correctly if Windows signals that a device in the system has changed Windows: Changed voice output device for Steam to be the default communication device Web addresses Added an option to display the client's URL address bar, and turned it off by default, given its limited utility Web views now include a "Copy Page URL" command in the context menu, to copy the page's web address to the clipboard Game invites Moved game invites from friends outside of the chat stream, into their own panel in the chat dialog for improved discoverability Account security Added password strength meter to the Change Password wizard Added a prompt to choose a new password if you've recently had Steam Support change your password on your behalf General bug fixes Fixed game invites not working from lobby-based games Fixed games not launching automatically after resolving a cloud conflict Fixed download rate sometimes erroneously reporting very high speeds Fixed a crash on startup or when viewing Games page Fixed client hang which could occur while hovering on links in any HTML-based display area Corrected check box states in the Friends window menu to properly remain in sync Fixed bug where some downloadable content was not downloaded until the client was restarted Fixed a rare and small, but steady memory leak caused by the Steam Overlay in some full screen D3D10/D3D11 games Mac OS X: Fixed a problem where attempting to resume a paused/interrupted download could always report ‘server unavailable’ Mac OS X: Fixed password input fields in the Steam Overlay to correctly receive input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pave Low Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 and they have a further item on the new feature Steam Screenshots Feature Now Available Steam just made it easier to take and share screenshots of your favorite games. Press your hotkey (F12 by default) while in any game that runs the Steam Overlay to take screenshots. Then publish them to your Steam Community profile as well as Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit to share them with your friends. With 1GB of personal Steam Cloud storage, you can upload thousands of screenshots to show off your best moments for all your friends to see. Or you can make them private if you'd rather keep them to yourself. Use the new screenshot manager to upload your screenshots while still in the game, or at a later time. You can customize your screenshot hotkey by visiting the In-Game section of Steam settings. To give the new screenshots feature a try, just restart Steam to get the latest client update. Always nice to have a simple way to take and share gameplay screenies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Very cool, next will be video capture. Go Steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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