Action! - Gameplay Recording and Streaming News

Hi Everyone,

We have just release a new big update for Action!
Please find the changelog for this version below:

- Final fixes and improvements for Windows 11 24H2 update (new update is now working just like on 23H2)
- Added real time video zoom that is following mouse cursor position. You can set the zoom amount in Settings-Video using "max. Zoom list". The default hotkey for turning zoom on/off is CTRL+PGUP and can be customized in hotkeys tab. When zoom is activated you will see a yellow frame around your screen.
- Improved performance for Windows 11 24H2 update
- Added "Entire desktop capture" to Active Screen list. This allows easy capture of all monitors in a single video using "Screen" mode.
- Important fixes for VRR capture mode (Variable Refresh Rate)
- Zero lag real time preview
- Added red frame around Action! main window when recording/streaming is in progress (Windows 11)

Hi Everyone,

This update fixes problems with Nvidia RTX 5000 GPUs.

Changelog:
- FIXED support for Nvidia RTX 5070/5080/5090 GPUs (444 recording is not working as CUDA is not working properly for this GPU, fix in drivers is needed)
- FIXED support for Windows Server 2025
- FIXED automatic HDR detection for Windows 11 24H2 update

Hi Everyone!

First of all, we would like to wish you a Happy New 2025 Year!

This release was supposed to be ready before Christmas but finally it's ready.
What's new in this update:

- Added new capture mode (Variable Refresh Rate) which allows intelligent video capture synchronized with display's v-sync, minimizing recorded file size and lowering power consumption and CPU/GPU use (please note that in this mode the video framerate is the maximum framerate at which the video will be captured - from 1fps to the value selected)
- Fixed 444 DirectX 9 (and older DirectX) recording (please note that DirectX 9 is recorded in 422 format and stored in 444)
- Fixed problems with region recording/streaming in multi-display setups
- Movement of selected region is now possible during recording/streaming
- Added "Show welcome screen" option that allows omitting Action! welcome screen (Settings->General last option on the list)
- Added support for video capture from any video streaming service using Google Chrome browser (enter Action! Game Mode and start video using Chrome browser)
- Stability improvements

Please note that currently Facebook integration is not working (direct streaming to your Facebook wall using Facebook API and account manager). Streaming to Facebook is still possible using URL/Streamkey method. After trying to log in to your Facebook account you will see a message that Mirillis Streamer App is not working. We are working on a new app that should be ready this month. Please forgive us for this inconvenience.

Hi Everyone!

First of all we are sorry for any problems you might have had with Action! after upgrading to the latest 24H2 Windows 11 version. This update is very big and changes a lot in Windows architecture (that's why there are words it should be called Windows 12).

Most of the Windows 11 display core has changed and the desktop no longer uses a "swap chain" presentation model. Instead Direct Display is now used and allows direct rendering of desktops with any framerate to the display devices. Also multiplane overlays are now used on all supporting hardware (you can check for MPO3 support in Dxdiag application for you GPU).

Some of you may know what Multiplane overlays are and what headache they can cause (including game flickering/crashing etc.). Since there is no official information on how to disable MPO in the system (there was a magic registry key but it is not working anymore) we are going to provide a small app called MPOOFF that can disable Multiplane Overlays deep in the system. It will be available for download on our Remotly product website remotly.com soon (on the community page).

How Multiplane overlays work? In short these are hardware accelerated graphics/video planes that are composed using special hardware offloading GPU 3D core. In the past this composing was done in DWM (Desktop Window Manager) using 3D shaders, sharing processing power with 3D apps and games.

Below please find all fixes for 24H2 included in version 4.43.0:

- Fixed HUD in desktop mode (fix for Windows 11 24H2 update)
- Fixed automatic HDR detection for games (fix for Windows 11 24H2 update)
- Fixed audio recording from selected application (fix for Windows 11 24H2 update)
- Fixed drawing panel (fix for Windows 11 24H2 update)
- Improved HUD refresh in desktop mode
- Fixed capturing Windows Store games (in Game Mode) when WindowsApps folder is root (C:\) folder

Hi Everyone!

This update fixes streaming to Facebook LIVE. It was not working for the past few months after recent changes from Meta Corp. Both URL/Streamkey and direct streaming to Facebook wall (using Account Manager) are now working.