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<h3>LameXP - Version History</h3><br>
-<a name="4.04"></a>Changes between v4.03 and v4.04:<br><ul>
+<a name="4.09"></a>Changes between v4.08 and v4.09 [<font color="darkred">unreleased</font>]:<br><ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
+<li>Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed
+<li>Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
+<li>Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
+<li>Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.15 (2013-10-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+<li>Various bugfixes and code improvements
+</ul><br>
+
+<a name="4.08"></a>Changes between v4.07 and v4.08 [2013-09-04]:<br><ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
+<li>Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
+<li>Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
+<li>Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+<li>Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder
+<li>Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup
+<li>Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)
+<li>Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly
+<li>Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
+</ul><br>
+
+<a name="4.07"></a>Changes between v4.06 and v4.07 [2013-04-28]:<br><ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2
+<li>Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24" target="_blank">download</a>)
+<li>Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab
+<li>Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)
+<li>Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab
+<li>Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)
+<li>Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)
+<li>Updated SoX to to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line
+<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files
+<li>Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support
+<li>Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the LAME documentation (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/detailed.html#q" target="_blank">link</a>)
+</ul><br>
+
+<a name="4.06"></a>Changes between v4.05 and v4.06 [2012-11-04]:<br><ul>
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1
+<li>Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+<li>Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox
+<li>Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names
+<li>Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support (<a href="https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-27265" target="_blank">details #1</a>) (<a href="https://codereview.qt-project.org/35297" target="_blank">details #2</a>)
+<li>Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
+</ul><br>
+
+<a name="4.05"></a>Changes between v4.04 and v4.05 [2012-09-03]:<br><ul>
+<li>Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
+<li>Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
+<li>Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+<li>Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)
+<li>Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup
+<li>Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files
+<li>Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name
+<li>Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
+</ul><br>
+
+<a name="4.04"></a>Changes between v4.03 and v4.04 [2012-04-26]:<br><ul>
<li>Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
<li>Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
-<li>Added experimental support for dcaenc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
-<li>Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (see context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
+<li>Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
+<li>Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
<li>Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 (2011-12-15), compiled with MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.139" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.55 (2012-04-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
<li>Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (<a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1539631&postcount=507" target="_blank">details</a>)
+<li>Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (<a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1539631&postcount=507" target="_blank">details</a>)
<li>Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores (<a href="FAQ.html#89cbd3d0" target="_blank">details</a>)
<li>Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
<li>Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)
<li>Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
</ul><br>
-<a name="4.03"></a>Changes between v4.02 and v4.03:<br><ul>
+<a name="4.03"></a>Changes between v4.02 and v4.03 [2011-11-12]:<br><ul>
<li>Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming 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>Miscellaneous bugfixes
</ul><br>
-<a name="4.02"></a>Changes between v4.01 and v4.02:<br><ul>
+<a name="4.02"></a>Changes between v4.01 and v4.02 [2011-06-14]:<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>Miscellaneous bugfixes
</ul><br>
-<a name="4.01"></a>Changes between v4.00 and v4.01:<br><ul>
+<a name="4.01"></a>Changes between v4.00 and v4.01 [2011-04-04]:<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>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>
+<a name="4.00"></a>Changes between v3.18 and v4.00 [2011-02-21]:<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