### LameXP - Version History

Changes between v4.03 and v4.04:

- Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see FAQ doc for details)
- Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
- Added experimental support for dcaenc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 (2011-12-15), compiled with MSVC 10.0
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.2 Final (2011-11-18), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.52 (2011-12-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
- Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (details)
- Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores (details)
- Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
- Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support
- Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)
- Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)

Changes between v4.02 and v4.03:

- Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)
- Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
- Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see this thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder
- Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62 (see FAQ doc for details)
- Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab
- Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka "Suspend-to-Disk") instead of shutting it down
- Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
- Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
- Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
- Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
- Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
- Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
- Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
- Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
- Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
- The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
- Miscellaneous bugfixes

Changes between v4.01 and v4.02:

- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
- Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
- Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
- Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
- Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
- Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see FAQ doc for details)
- Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab
- Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
- Added one new translation: Korean
- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
- Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
- Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
- Miscellaneous bugfixes

Changes between v4.00 and v4.01:

- Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
- Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
- Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
- Added an option to add directories recursively
- Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
- Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
- Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
- Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
- Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
- A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing

Changes between v3.18 and v4.00:

- Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
- Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
- Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
- Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
- Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
- Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
- Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
- Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
- Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
- Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
- Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
- Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
- Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
- Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
- Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)

Changes between v3.18 and v3.19:

- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files

Changes between v3.17 and v3.18:

- Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
- Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
- Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

Changes between v3.16 and v3.17:

- Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
- Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
- Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
- Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
- Various minor fixes and improvements

Changes between v3.15 and v3.16:

- Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
- Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
- Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1

Changes between v3.14 and v3.15:

- Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051

Changes between v3.13 and v3.14:

- Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
- Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
- Various minor fixes and improvements

Changes between v3.12 and v3.13:

- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
- Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
- Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
- Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)

Changes between v3.11 and v3.12:

- Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
- Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
- Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
- Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
- Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
- Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
- Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
- Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
- Fixed a number of minor glitches

Changes between v3.10 and v3.11:

- Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
- Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
- Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
- Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing

Changes between v3.09 and v3.10:

- Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
- Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
- Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
- Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
- Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
- Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
- Updated Auto-Update tool
- Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code

Changes between v3.08 and v3.09:

- Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
- Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
- Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)

Changes between v3.07 and v3.08:

- Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)

Changes between v3.06 and v3.07:

- Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
- Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

Changes between v3.05 and v3.06:

- Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
- Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish
- Added support for the ALAC audio format
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)
- Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Fixed and improved "Normalization" filter
- Fixed a few minor bugs

Changes between v3.04 and v3.05:

- Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
- Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree
- Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian
- Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support
- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)
- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)

Changes between v3.03 and v3.04:

- Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
- Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese
- Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
- Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
- Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
- Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
- Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
- Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
- Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options
- Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
- Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output

Changes between v3.02 and v3.03:

- Added generic support for pre-processing filters
- Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33
- Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
- Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP

Changes between v3.01 and v3.02:

- Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
- Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder

Changes between v3.00 and v3.01:

- Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
- Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
- Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using "-F" parameter)
- Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
- Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)

Changes between v2.03 and v3.00:

- Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
- Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
- Added support for uncompressed Wave output
- Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
- Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
- Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add <File 1> [<File 2> ... <File N>]
- Added Auto-Update utility to periodically check for new updates
- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)
- Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)

Changes between v2.00 and v2.03:

- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-5 (2007-08-13)
- Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.84 aoTuV Beta-5 (2007-08-17)
- Fixed a bug with 'title' meta tags
- Fixed a few typos

Changes between v1.xx and v2.00:

- Added Ogg Vorbis encoder
- Updated LAME encoder to latest builds
- Improved progress display (parsing encoder progress from console output now)
- Improved ID3-Tag support (now supports "title" and "track" fields)
- Added feature to automatically generate playlists (.m3u)
- Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements