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-LameXP - Version History
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-Changes between v4.10 and v4.11 [unreleased]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4
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- Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the MUtilities library + massive code clean-up
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
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- Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
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- Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0
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- Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
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- Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
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- Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when *all* input files were missing)
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- Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances
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- The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32
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- Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview
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-Changes between v4.09 and v4.10 [2014-06-23]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
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- Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
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- Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
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- Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file
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- Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
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- Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see FAQ doc for details)
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- Various bugfixes and code improvements
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-Changes between v4.08 and v4.09 [2014-01-26]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
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- Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed
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- Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
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- Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging support
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- Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
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- Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
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- Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS
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- Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support
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- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.8 (2013-12-05)
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- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.12 (2013-06-26)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
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- Updated WavPack decoder to v4.70.0 (2013-10-19), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.67 (2014-01-10), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
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- Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
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- Updated the QAAC add-in for LameXP to QAAC v2.33 (2014-01-14), compiled with MSVC 12.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though
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- Various bugfixes and code improvements
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-Changes between v4.07 and v4.08 [2013-09-04]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
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- Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
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- Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0
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- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
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- Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder
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- Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup
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- Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)
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- Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly
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- Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
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-Changes between v4.06 and v4.07 [2013-04-28]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2
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- Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (download)
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- Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab
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- Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)
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- Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab
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- Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0
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- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)
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- Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)
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- Updated SoX to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line
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- Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files
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- Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support
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- Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the LAME documentation (link)
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-Changes between v4.05 and v4.06 [2012-11-04]:
-- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1
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- Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox
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- Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names
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- Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support (details #1) (details #2)
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- Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
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-Changes between v4.04 and v4.05 [2012-09-03]:
-- Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
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- Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see FAQ doc for details)
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- Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)
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- Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup
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- Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files
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- Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name
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- Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
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-Changes between v4.03 and v4.04 [2012-04-26]:
-- Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see FAQ doc for details)
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- Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
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- Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
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- Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
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- Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
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- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
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- Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (details)
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- Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores (details)
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- Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
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- Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)
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- Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support
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- Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)
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- Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)
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- Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art
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- Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
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-Changes between v4.02 and v4.03 [2011-11-12]:
-- Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)
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- Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
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- Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see this thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder
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- Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62 (see FAQ doc for details)
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- Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab
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- Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka "Suspend-to-Disk") instead of shutting it down
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- Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
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- Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
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- Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
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- Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
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- Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
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- Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
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- Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
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- Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
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- Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
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- The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
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- Miscellaneous bugfixes
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-Changes between v4.01 and v4.02 [2011-06-14]:
-- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
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- Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
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- Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
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- Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
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- Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
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- Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see FAQ doc for details)
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- Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab
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- Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
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- Added one new translation: Korean
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
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- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
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- Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
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- Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
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- Miscellaneous bugfixes
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-Changes between v4.00 and v4.01 [2011-04-04]:
-- Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
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- Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
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- Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
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- Added an option to add directories recursively
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- Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
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- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
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- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
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- Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
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- Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
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- Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
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- Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
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- A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
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-Changes between v3.18 and v4.00 [2011-02-21]:
-- Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
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- Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
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- Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
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- Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
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- Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
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- Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
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- Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
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- Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
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- Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
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- Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
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- Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
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- Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
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- Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
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- Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
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- Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
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- Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
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-Changes between v3.18 and v3.19:
-- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
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-Changes between v3.17 and v3.18:
-- Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
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- Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
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- Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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-Changes between v3.16 and v3.17:
-- Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
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- Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
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- Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
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- Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
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- Various minor fixes and improvements
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-Changes between v3.15 and v3.16:
-- Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
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- Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
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- Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1
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-Changes between v3.14 and v3.15:
-- Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
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- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
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-Changes between v3.13 and v3.14:
-- Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
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- Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
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- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
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- Various minor fixes and improvements
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-Changes between v3.12 and v3.13:
-- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
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- Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
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- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
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- Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
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- Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
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- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
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-Changes between v3.11 and v3.12:
-- Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
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- Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
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- Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
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- Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
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- Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
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- Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
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- Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
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- Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
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- Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
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- Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
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- Fixed a number of minor glitches
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-Changes between v3.10 and v3.11:
-- Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
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- Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
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- Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
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- Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing
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-Changes between v3.09 and v3.10:
-- Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
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- Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
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- Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
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- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
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- Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
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- Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
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- Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
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- Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
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- Updated Auto-Update tool
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- Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code
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-Changes between v3.08 and v3.09:
-- Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
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- Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
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- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
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- Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)
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-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)
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- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
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- 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
-
-
-
+
+LameXP Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog
+
+
+ LameXP v4.xx History
+LameXP v4.11 [2015-xx-xx]
+
+- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4
+- Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the MUtilities library + massive code clean-up
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
+- Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
+- Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0
+- Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
+- Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4
+- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
+- Updated QAAC add-in to the latest to QAAC v2.44, including a fix for the
--artwork
option
+- Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when all input files were missing)
+- Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances
+- Fixed a very rare problem that, occasionally, prevented the TEMP folder from being removed
+- The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32
+- Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview
+
+LameXP v4.10 [2014-06-23]
+
+- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
+- Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
+- Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
+- Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file
+- Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
+- Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see Manual for details)
+- Various bugfixes and code improvements
+
+LameXP v4.09 [2014-01-26]
+
+- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
+- Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed
+- Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
+- Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging support
+- Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
+- Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
+- Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS
+- Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support
+- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.8 (2013-12-05)
+- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.12 (2013-06-26)
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+- Updated WavPack decoder to v4.70.0 (2013-10-19), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.67 (2014-01-10), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
+- Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+- Updated the QAAC add-in for LameXP to QAAC v2.33 (2014-01-14), compiled with MSVC 12.0
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though
+- Various bugfixes and code improvements
+
+LameXP v4.08 [2013-09-04]
+
+- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
+- Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
+- Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0
+- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+- Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder
+- Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup
+- Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)
+- Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly
+- Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
+
+LameXP v4.07 [2013-04-28]
+
+- Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2
+- Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3
+- Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab
+- Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)
+- Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab
+- Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0
+- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)
+- Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)
+- Updated SoX to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line
+- Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files
+- Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support
+- Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the LAME documentation
+
+LameXP v4.06 [2012-11-04]
+
+- Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1
+- Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox
+- Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names
+- Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support (details #1) (details #2)
+- Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
+
+LameXP v4.05 [2012-09-03]
+
+- Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
+- Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see Manual for details)
+- Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)
+- Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup
+- Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files
+- Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name
+- Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
+
+LameXP v4.04 [2012-04-26]
+
+- Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see Manual for details)
+- Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv
+- Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov
+- Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
+- Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
+- Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+- Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
+- Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
+- Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
+- Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
+- Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
+- Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+- 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
+- Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
+- Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)
+- 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)
+- Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art
+- Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
+
+LameXP v4.03 [2011-11-12]
+
+- 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
+- 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
+- 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
+
+LameXP v4.02 [2011-06-14]
+
+- 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 Manual 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 " and "--add-recursive "
+- 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
+
+LameXP v4.01 [2011-04-04]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v4.00 [2011-02-21]
+
+- 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 ^^)
+
+ LameXP v3.xx History
+LameXP v3.19 [2010-07-12]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.18 [2010-05-08]
+
+- 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 !!!)
+
+LameXP v3.17 [2010-02-21]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.16 [2010-01-26]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.15 [2009-12-24]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.14 [2009-12-01]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.13 [2009-10-21]
+
+- 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)
+
+LameXP v3.12 [2009-09-19]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.11 [2009-06-22]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.10 [2009-06-11]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.09 [2009-06-01]
+
+- 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)
+
+LameXP v3.08 [2009-03-05]
+
+- 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)
+
+LameXP v3.07 [2008-12-24]
+
+- 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 !!!)
+
+LameXP v3.06 [2008-10-26]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.05 [2008-10-11]
+
+- 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)
+
+LameXP v3.04 [2008-09-26]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.03 [2008-08-12]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v3.02 [2008-08-06]
+
+- Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
+- Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
+
+LameXP v3.01 [2008-08-01]
+
+- 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)
+
+LameXP v3.00 [2008-07-04]
+
+- 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 [ ... ]
+- 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)
+
+ LameXP v2.xx History
+LameXP v2.03 [2007-08-17]
+
+- 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
+
+LameXP v2.00 [2007-02-19]
+
+- 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
+
+ LameXP v1.xx History
+LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10]
+
+
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+