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<h3>LameXP - Version History</h3><br>
<a name="4.02"></a>Changes between v4.02 and v4.03:<br><ul>
<li>Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined pattern)
<li>Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
<li>Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see <a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=140273">this</a> thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder
<li>Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder (see the <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for install instructions!)
<li>Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab
<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 Beta-1 (2011-07-19), compiled with MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.48 (2011-08-17), compiled with MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
<li>Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
<li>Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
<li>Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
<li>Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 (this is experimental!)
</ul><br>
<a name="4.02"></a>Changes between v4.01 and v4.02:<br><ul>
<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
<li>Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
<li>Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
<li>Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
<li>Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
<li>Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see <a href="FAQ.html#3d6684e9" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
<li>Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab
<li>Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
<li>Added one new translation: Korean
<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.127" target="_blank">details</a>)
<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
<li>Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
<li>Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
<li>Miscellaneous bugfixes
</ul><br>
<a name="4.01"></a>Changes between v4.00 and v4.01:<br><ul>
<li>Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
<li>Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
<li>Added an option to add directories recursively
<li>Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
<li>Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
<li>A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
</ul><br>
<a name="4.00"></a>Changes between v3.18 and v4.00:<br><ul>
<li>Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
<li>Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
<li>Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
<li>Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
<li>Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
<li>Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
<li>Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
<li>Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
<li>Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
<li>Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
<li>Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
<li>Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
<li>Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
<li>Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.19"></a>Changes between v3.18 and v3.19:<br><ul>
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
</ul><br>
<a name="3.18"></a>Changes between v3.17 and v3.18:<br><ul>
<li>Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
<li>Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.17"></a>Changes between v3.16 and v3.17:<br><ul>
<li>Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
<li>Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
<li>Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
<li>Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
<li>Various minor fixes and improvements
</ul><br>
<a name="3.16"></a>Changes between v3.15 and v3.16:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
<li>Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
<li>Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1
</ul><br>
<a name="3.15"></a>Changes between v3.14 and v3.15:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
</ul><br>
<a name="3.14"></a>Changes between v3.13 and v3.14:<br><ul>
<li>Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
<li>Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
<li>Various minor fixes and improvements
</ul><br>
<a name="3.13"></a>Changes between v3.12 and v3.13:<br><ul>
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
<li>Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
<li>Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.12"></a>Changes between v3.11 and v3.12:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
<li>Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
<li>Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
<li>Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
<li>Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
<li>Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
<li>Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
<li>Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
<li>Fixed a number of minor glitches
</ul><br>
<a name="3.11"></a>Changes between v3.10 and v3.11:<br><ul>
<li>Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
<li>Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
<li>Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing
</ul><br>
<a name="3.10"></a>Changes between v3.09 and v3.10:<br><ul>
<li>Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
<li>Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
<li>Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
<li>Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
<li>Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
<li>Updated Auto-Update tool
<li>Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code
</ul><br>
<a name="3.09"></a>Changes between v3.08 and v3.09:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
<li>Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
<li>Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.08"></a>Changes between v3.07 and v3.08:<br><ul>
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.07"></a>Changes between v3.06 and v3.07:<br><ul>
<li>Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.06"></a>Changes between v3.05 and v3.06:<br><ul>
<li>Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
<li>Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish
<li>Added support for the ALAC audio format
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)
<li>Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Fixed and improved "Normalization" filter
<li>Fixed a few minor bugs
</ul><br>
<a name="3.05"></a>Changes between v3.04 and v3.05:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
<li>Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree
<li>Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian
<li>Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)
<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.04"></a>Changes between v3.03 and v3.04:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
<li>Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese
<li>Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
<li>Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
<li>Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
<li>Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
<li>Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
<li>Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
<li>Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output
</ul><br>
<a name="3.03"></a>Changes between v3.02 and v3.03:<br><ul>
<li>Added generic support for pre-processing filters
<li>Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33
<li>Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
<li>Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP
</ul><br>
<a name="3.02"></a>Changes between v3.01 and v3.02:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
<li>Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
</ul><br>
<a name="3.01"></a>Changes between v3.00 and v3.01:<br><ul>
<li>Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
<li>Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
<li>Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using "-F" parameter)
<li>Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
<li>Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)
</ul><br>
<a name="3.00"></a>Changes between v2.03 and v3.00:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
<li>Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
<li>Added support for uncompressed Wave output
<li>Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
<li>Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
<li>Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add <File 1> [<File 2> ... <File N>]
<li>Added Auto-Update utility to periodically check for new updates
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)
</ul><br>
<a name="2.03"></a>Changes between v2.00 and v2.03:<br><ul>
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-5 (2007-08-13)
<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.84 aoTuV Beta-5 (2007-08-17)
<li>Fixed a bug with 'title' meta tags
<li>Fixed a few typos
</ul><br>
<a name="2.00"></a>Changes between v1.xx and v2.00:<br><ul>
<li>Added Ogg Vorbis encoder
<li>Updated LAME encoder to latest builds
<li>Improved progress display (parsing encoder progress from console output now)
<li>Improved ID3-Tag support (now supports "title" and "track" fields)
<li>Added feature to automatically generate playlists (.m3u)
<li>Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements
</ul><br>
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