-% LameXP Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog
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+LameXP Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog
+% by LoRd_MuldeR <<mulder2@gmx>> | <http://muldersoft.com/>
-# LameXP v4.xx History #
-## LameXP v4.14 [2016-??-??] ## {-}
+# LameXP v4.xx History #
+## LameXP v4.16 [UNRELEASED] ## {-}
+* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.6 (MSVC 19.13)
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Final (2017-10-13), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.1
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.10 (2018-03-05), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
+* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3-beta-31 (2018-03-27) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10-51 (2018-03-04)
+* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.33 (2017-12-01), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
+* Updated FAAD decoder to v2.8.6 (2017-10-10), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
+* Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1+ (2015-03-19), using libVorbis v1.3.6 (2018-03-16)
+* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.64 (2017-05-19), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
+* Updated WavPack decoder to v5.1.0 (2017-01-20), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
+* Updated MediaInfo to v18.03.1+ (2018-04-19), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 15.6
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.22 (2017-07-19), compiled with GCC 7.2.0
+* Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.64 (2017-07-19), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
+* Complete re-write of MediaInfo parsing code, now using XML-based MediaInfo output
+* Improved auto-detection of max. parallel instances on computers with "fast" (i.e. SSD or similar) drive
+* Some improvements to output file name generation code
+* Added "Visual Elements" manifest for Windows 8+ "Start" screen tile
+* Some more protection against "DLL pre-loading" attacks has been implemented
+
+## LameXP v4.15 [2017-05-31] ## {-}
+
+* Fixed a bug in auto-rename feature, that caused problems when a meta-tag contained path separators
+* Fixed included MediaInfo binary not working on processor *without* SSE2 support
+* Improved file name generation from meta-tags containing characters that are forbidden in file names
+* Some improvements for "high DPI" screens: Adjust initial window size according to DPI setting
+* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-beta (2017-05-26) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10 (2017-05-25)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.95 (2017-05-04), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated SoX to v14.4.2 (2015-02-22) with Dynamic Audio Normalizer v2.10 (2017-04-14) effect included
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.24.0 (2017-03-02), compiled with GCC 6.3.0
+* Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 from CVS in order to include latest libFAAD fixes (2016-11-11)
+* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.25 (2017-03-12), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 14.0
+* Some tweaks to the auto-update function in order to speed-up the update check in most situations
+
+## LameXP v4.14 [2016-11-19] ## {-}
+
+* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-3
* Fixed the location of temporary intermediate files for SoX-based audio effects
+* Fixed embedding of meta tags with OggEnc2 when reading directly from OGG/FLAC input file
+* Fixed encoding of *non*-Stereo sources with NeroAAC, when "HE-AAC *v2* (SBR+PS)" is selected
+* Fixed a bug that would cause the encoding job to fail, when an audio filter is *skipped*
* Enabled the "built-in" resampler for QAAC encoder
-* The "Algorithm Quality" slider now also effects the QAAC encoder
+* The "Algorithm Quality" slider now also affects the QAAC encoder
* Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
-* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.2 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.9 (2016-01-12)
+* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-alpha and Opus-Tools to v0.1.9 (2016-11-04)
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Alpha-2 (2016-01-29), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
-* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.82 (2016-01-27), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
-* Updated QAAC add-in to the to QAAC v2.58 (2016-01-05)
+* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.1 (2016-10-04), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.90 (2016-10-31), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.23.8 (2016-09-27), compiled with GCC 6.2.0
+* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.61 (2016-10-02)
+* Updated WavPack decoder to v4.80.0 (2016-03-28), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.21 (2016-08-17), compiled with GCC 6.1.0
+* Updated QAAC add-in to the to QAAC v2.61 (2016-10-02)
* Updated FhgAacEnc add-in to "Case" edition (2015-10-24)
-* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.58 (2016-01-05)
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+* Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
## LameXP v4.13 [2015-12-12] ## {-}
* 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
+* Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* 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](Manual.html#gui-adjustment-options) for details)
-* Various bugfixes and code improvements
+* Various bugfixes and code improvements
## LameXP v4.09 [2014-01-26] ## {-}
* 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
+* Various bugfixes and code improvements
## LameXP v4.08 [2013-09-04] ## {-}
* 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
+* Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
## LameXP v4.07 [2013-04-28] ## {-}
* 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](https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-27265)) ([details #2](https://codereview.qt-project.org/35297))
-* Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
+* Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
## LameXP v4.05 [2012-09-03] ## {-}
* 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
+* Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
## LameXP v4.04 [2012-04-26] ## {-}
* 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
+* Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
## LameXP v4.03 [2011-11-12] ## {-}
* 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
+* Miscellaneous bugfixes
## LameXP v4.02 [2011-06-14] ## {-}
* 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
+* Miscellaneous bugfixes
## LameXP v4.01 [2011-04-04] ## {-}
* 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
+* A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
## LameXP v4.00 [2011-02-21] ## {-}
* 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 ^^)
+* Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
* 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
+* Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
## LameXP v3.18 [2010-05-08] ## {-}
* 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 !!!)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
## LameXP v3.17 [2010-02-21] ## {-}
* 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
+* Various minor fixes and improvements
## LameXP v3.16 [2010-01-26] ## {-}
* 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
+* 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
+* Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
## LameXP v3.14 [2009-12-01] ## {-}
* 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
+* Various minor fixes and improvements
## LameXP v3.13 [2009-10-21] ## {-}
* 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)
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
## LameXP v3.12 [2009-09-19] ## {-}
* 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
+* Fixed a number of minor glitches
## LameXP v3.11 [2009-06-22] ## {-}
* 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
+* Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing
## LameXP v3.10 [2009-06-11] ## {-}
* 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
+* Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code
## LameXP v3.09 [2009-06-01] ## {-}
* 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)
+* 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)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)
## LameXP v3.07 [2008-12-24] ## {-}
* 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 !!!)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
## LameXP v3.06 [2008-10-26] ## {-}
* 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
+* Fixed a few minor bugs
## LameXP v3.05 [2008-10-11] ## {-}
* 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)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)
## LameXP v3.04 [2008-09-26] ## {-}
* 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
+* 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
+* 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
+* Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
## LameXP v3.01 [2008-08-01] ## {-}
* 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)
+* Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)
## LameXP v3.00 [2008-07-04] ## {-}
* 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)
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)
* 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
+* Fixed a few typos
## LameXP v2.00 [2007-02-19] ## {-}
* 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
+* Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements
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