CSTV · Product updates
CSTV changelog
From the first highlight workflow to the latest release. Candidate builds and reverted changes are explained alongside their public successors.
Browse version history 0.0.1 — 0.0.22
· Windows Latest
0.0.27 · See progress right away and keep adding matches
- When no task is running, an accepted task opens Home with the player, map, and progress. Cancelling or a failed submission keeps your current page, and background tasks never pull you away.
- Add more tasks without leaving your page. See how many tasks are ahead and choose View progress when you need it.
- A completion notice offers Play now while new-video badges stay in your library. Personal highlights, death reviews, and weapon highlights share the same feedback.
- Includes the lighter temporary-file cleanup entry, improved spacing, and rounded keyboard focus indicator.
- Home update cards use complete, concise copy and larger artwork at the top right. Statistics labels stay centered inside the orbit in smaller windows.
Update from 0.0.25 or 0.0.26. Your videos, account, and video settings are kept.
· Windows
0.0.26 · A lighter cleanup entry with more room to breathe
- Recording temporary files now appears directly on the settings page, without the large gray background.
- More space around the clickable area, clearer text and arrow feedback, and a rounded keyboard focus indicator in both themes.
Website publication rolled back during the full-download check. These cleanup improvements are included in 0.0.27; use the newer release.
· Windows
0.0.25 · Clearer update results and safer temporary-file cleanup
- Manual update checks clearly show whether you are up to date or a newer release is available. A check already running in the background also shows its result when requested.
- Storage and cleanup counts raw frames and recording logs, action scripts, assembly lists, and temporary settings from completed tasks. Review the scope and estimated space before clearing files.
- Full videos, individual clips, covers, video details, demos, and account data are kept. Failed-task logs and unrecognized files are kept too. Cleanup waits until recording and queued tasks finish and CS2 is closed.
Includes the recording audio improvements from 0.0.24. Plans, recording settings, and payment behavior are unchanged.
· Windows
0.0.24 · More reliable audio during long recordings
- More stable audio buffering and background sound handling help prevent CS2 audio errors from interrupting recordings. Game sound and selected team voices remain enabled.
- Your game settings are restored afterward. Resolution, frame rate, video quality, and selected highlights stay as you chose them.
- The update dialog and home update card explain the fix with real CS gameplay and the established pastel feature illustrations. Watermark, upgrade, and payment guides are included.
Includes the clearer watermarks, upgrade action, and return after payment introduced in 0.0.23.
· Windows
0.0.23 · Clearer watermarks and a smoother return after upgrading
- A larger, bolder watermark subtitle uses Highlight Lime with a dark outline and soft shadow for bright and dark scenes. English text and the rotating website address get the same treatment.
- When free videos run out, a prominent upgrade card and main action open the existing membership checkout while keeping your video settings saved.
- Only when free videos run out, neutral settings controls put the upgrade action first. Normal creation and the post-upgrade view keep their original theme styling.
- After the server confirms payment and benefits sync, checkout closes automatically and a success notification appears. If syncing fails, retry without paying again.
- The update dialog and home update card cover the improvements with the established pastel feature illustrations. The watermark illustration shows the actual CSTV mark.
The new watermark applies to newly exported videos. Export an existing video again to update it. Plan prices, payment methods, and next-month free video resets are unchanged.
· Windows
0.0.22 · More reliable updates and quieter background activity
- Large downloads use less memory, retry temporary network failures, and resume when supported by the server. Continuing downloads are no longer limited to ten minutes.
- Failed retries clean up download resources. Installation still waits for recording and queued work.
- Nonessential refreshes and animations pause while the app is minimized or hidden. Recording and encoding continue.
- Reusing parsed clip information reduces repeated work when filtering and displaying large libraries.
If an older version times out while updating, download the latest installer and install over it. Your account, settings, and saved videos stay intact.
· Windows
0.0.21 · Better long-session performance and installation compatibility
- Fixed repeated Steam initialization that caused memory growth. Opening CSTV again brings the existing window forward.
- Demo parsing and file checks run in the background. Unchanged demos reuse cached results, and recording batches adapt to available disk space.
- CSTV tests hardware H.264 encoding before using it and falls back to the CPU if needed. Finished videos need fewer repeated encoding steps.
- WebView2 and the VC++ runtime are included for offline setup. Rounded sign-in controls, the full QR code, and feature-tour artwork and actions are restored.
The frontend split tested in 0.0.19 was withdrawn after it affected sign-in styling. Performance fixes shipped in this release. No separately verifiable public release record was found for 0.0.20.
· Windows
0.0.18 · Clearer English music-library labels
- Corrected track counts and the Selected label in the English music library.
- Includes the slow-motion endings, video settings, and feature tour from 0.0.17.
· Windows
0.0.17 · Smoother slow motion and clearer video settings
- Your final play eases down to 0.4x with interpolated frames and synchronized audio and music, then closes to black.
- A compact style picker includes playable previews. Picture and sound controls stay visible, with concise Quick and Standard presets.
- New illustrated feature tours keep a steady layout. Membership close buttons now respond across the full target.
- Highlight Lime and Jelly White remain available. Legacy Crimson preferences migrate to Highlight Lime. Music defaults to 100% and supports up to 200%.
The 0.0.16 rollout was reverted to 0.0.15. Its slow-motion and settings improvements shipped here after further fixes.
· Windows
0.0.15 · Free editing styles and continuous music
- Choose Original or Slow motion for free, with playable previews before making your video.
- Slow down the final play and soundtrack, or keep a clean finish at the original pace.
- Music trims long silent gaps and overlaps loops. Volume defaults to 100% and supports up to 200%.
· Windows
0.0.14 · Available creation tools and a paged feature tour
- Home puts the tools included in your plan first, so free players can continue making personal highlights.
- Product updates lead the carousel. A visual feature tour supports keyboard navigation.
- Improved map backgrounds, text wrapping, event-story spacing, and update-button feedback.
· Windows
0.0.13 · Creation recommendations and readable stories
- Home recommends personal highlights, available weapon reels, death reviews, and followed players in order.
- Updates and stories rotate, support pausing, and open a readable full story.
- Recording-readiness messages and platform logos are clearer.
· Windows
0.0.12 · Assist and utility highlights, plus new music
- Pro and Creator can include credited assists and effective utility in personal highlights. Matching clips are checked before recording.
- Unlock paid features from video settings and return with your choices intact.
- Includes 13 new soundtracks, automatic selection after upload, adjustable music volume, and music that ducks during loud gameplay.
- New videos receive a badge as soon as they finish. Opening the video successfully clears it.
Includes the 0.0.10 and 0.0.11 candidate improvements: entitlement checks, music, in-place plan unlocks, and audio mixing. Those candidates did not have separate public rollouts.
· Windows
0.0.9 · Theme, language, and shortcut upgrade fixes
- Corrected the one-time migration of legacy default Crimson and English preferences. Later explicit choices remain intact.
- Updated desktop and Start menu shortcut targets and branded icons.
- Account information, demos, settings, and saved videos survive the upgrade.
· Windows
0.0.8 · Clearer usage, device, and order access
- Aligned free usage, device details, and order access on one toolbar.
- Restored recognizable product names on older orders while preserving purchase records and amounts.
- Includes the order and refund tools from 0.0.7 and updated mascot sounds.
· Windows
0.0.7 · Orders, refund requests, and account IDs
- Added order history, refund requests, and refund-review appeals.
- Stable public account IDs can be copied when contacting support.
- Clearer upgrade pricing and scheduled-plan timing, with existing prices and refund conditions preserved.
· Windows
0.0.6 · Working menus in video settings
- Fixed resolution, frame-rate, and quality menus inside video settings.
- Escape closes the menu, and selected values remain when returning to confirmation.
- Includes the brand, language, and four-step tutorial improvements from 0.0.5.
· Windows
0.0.5 · A new mascot, Highlight Lime, and guided setup
- Introduced the CSTV mascot and Highlight Lime. New installations follow the system language, while upgrades preserve existing preferences.
- The four-step tutorial supports going back, pausing, and resuming. Current plans, usage, and devices are easier to find.
- Branded Windows installers and system icons support Chinese and English.
· Windows
0.0.4 · App updates, device management, and generation checks
- Check for new versions, read release notes, and choose when to update and restart.
- Manage devices and monthly free attempts, with current plan benefits checked before recording.
- Recording and queued work block update installation. Account information, settings, and saved videos keep their existing locations.
· Windows
0.0.3 · Guided creation and a clearer desktop experience
- Improved the first-run creation guide, Home layout, and automatic-import reminders.
- Refined recording specifications, plan benefits, and weapon-reel settings.
- Polished English copy and themed controls. The Windows package includes the recording components.
This entry uses the October 12 website release. The October 1 candidate build is not treated as the public rollout date.
· Windows
0.0.2 · Plans, WeChat payments, and followed-player sync
- Updated the website download with plan access and WeChat payment support.
- Clearer annual pricing and account sync for followed players.
- The Windows app connects to the CSTV service and includes demo-parsing and recording components.
· Windows
0.0.1 · The first local highlight release
- Brought the working demo-to-highlight workflow together as the first product release.
- Recording cards focus on watchable videos, with covers, duration, maps, players, and key match statistics.
- Play videos from their covers or open the output folder to manage files. Covers retain their full aspect ratio.
The initial 0.0.1 milestone was recorded on May 5. Website downloads began on September 8.