Access Beta and Release Versions of Visere Captura

1. What Is a Beta Version?

Beta versions of Visere Captura are nightly or regularly built releases that have not yet completed final quality assurance testing. These versions are provided so users can test upcoming features and improvements before they are released to the general public.

2. Before You Begin

• You should be comfortable installing software manually.
• An active Visere Captura license is required to run the latest beta versions.

3. Downloading a Beta or Release Version

Step 1: Open the Visere Captura Autobuilds Depot

Using your web browser, navigate to the Visere Captura Autobuilds Depot. This repository contains all beta and release builds maintained by Pictomic.

Step 2: Select a Beta or Release Major.Minor Version

Beta builds are organized by version number with minor versions of 1 (for example, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, ...).  Release builds are organized with minor versions of 0 (for example, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, ...). For example, version of 1.1 is the beta version for the release of 2.0.  Click the folder corresponding to the major.minor version you want to download.

Step 3: Download the Correct Installer

Select the installer that matches your operating system:

• Windows:.exe.tgz
• macOS:.dmg.tgz

4. Extracting and Installing the Beta or Release

macOS

1. Double-click the downloaded .dmg.tgz file.
2. macOS will automatically extract the .dmg.
3. Open the .dmg and install Visere Captura normally.

Windows

1. Install a file extraction utility such as WinRAR.
2. Extract the downloaded .exe.tgz file.
3. Run the extracted .exe installer.

5. Release Notes

Some beta builds include Release Notes (once installed) outlining recent fixes, improvements, or known issues. Reviewing these notes can help you understand which fixes or features the beta version addresses.  Released versions have their own Release Notes web page.

6. Running the Beta or Release Version

Running the most recent beta version of Visere Captura requires an active license file.

• If your license is active, you can run the latest beta builds.
• If your license has expired, you can only run versions of Visere Captura released before your license expiration date.

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