From: LoRd_MuldeR Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 16:14:37 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and... X-Git-Tag: Release_421~20 X-Git-Url: http://git.osdn.net/view?a=commitdiff_plain;h=99ba6982034c633d6688985671ef916eb2db108e;p=lamexp%2FLameXP.git Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11. --- diff --git a/doc/Changelog.html b/doc/Changelog.html index 25324f62..71860257 100644 --- a/doc/Changelog.html +++ b/doc/Changelog.html @@ -1 +1 @@ - LameXP

Audio-Encoder Front-End â Changelog

1 LameXP v4.xx History

LameXP v4.21 [2023-??-??]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-11-21), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w

LameXP v4.20 [2023-03-07]

Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.1 (2022-09-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v8.92 (2022-10-07), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.30.2 (2022-08-02), compiled with GCC 12.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v22.12 (2022-12-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Implemented workaround for DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow() not working on Windows 11
Updated cURL to v7.87.0 (2022-12-21), with libcurl v7.87.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1s

LameXP v4.19 [2021-08-29]

Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v6.29 (2021-05-25), compiled with ICL 19.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.4 (2020-12-24), compiled with GCC 10.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v21.03 (2021-03-26), compiled with ICL 2021.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated cURL to v7.77.0 (2021-05-26), with libcurl v7.77.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1k
Updated the Windows SDK version used for release builds (Visual Studio 2017) to 10.0.14393.0
Added Bulgarian (Ð±ÑÐ»Ð³Ð°ÑÑÐºÐ¸) translation, thanks to Ð¡Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ¾Ð½ ÐÐ»Ð¸ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð² Ð¦Ð²ÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ð² <sicvetkov@uni-sofia.bg>
Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup
Added a workaround for missing normaliz.dll to the installer (Windows XP only)
GnuPG has been replaced by CodeSign verification tool for checking the auto-update signatures

LameXP v4.18 [2019-12-18]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.9 (MSVC 14.16)
Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2019-07-23), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3.1 (2019-04-14) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2018-11-14), using libvorbis v1.3.6 with aoTuV b6.03 (2018)
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.2+ Git (2018-09-19), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.73 (2019-05-15), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.11 (2019-07-18) and added 64-Bit binaries, compiled with GCC 9.1.0
Updated MediaInfo to v19.07 (2019-07-16), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Added Japanese (æ¥æ¬èª) translation, thanks to Maboroshin <pc.genkaku.in>
Fixed encoding with Nero AAC encoder for input sampling rate less than 8 KHz or greater than 96 KHz
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.17 [2018-11-10]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.8 (MSVC 14.15)
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3 (2018-10-17) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
Updated MediaInfo to v18.05 (2018-05-09), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 14.14
Updated GnuPG to v1.4.23 (2018-06-11), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
Downgraded FAAD to from v2.8 to v2.7 for now, because v2.8 is currently broken with certain MP4 files
Fixed detection of certain WMA and AAC files [regression in LameXP v4.16]
Some improvements to the auto-update function, which is now using cURL instead of Wget
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.16 [2018-04-30]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.6 (MSVC 14.13)
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 14.12
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 14.12
Updated WavPack decoder to v5.1.0 (2017-01-20), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.12
Updated MediaInfo to v18.03.1+ (2018-04-19), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 14.13
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 14.12
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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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 affects the QAAC encoder
Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
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 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)
Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.13 [2015-12-12]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-1
Apply the original file's "creation" and "last modified" date/time to the output file (optional)
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2015-09-10), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.78 (2015-10-02), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Fixed resampling bug with Vorbis encoder, regression in OggEnc v2.87
Fixed creation of Monkey's Audio (APE) files, when no meta data is being embedded
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.12 [2015-10-23]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-5
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
Added support for building LameXP and MUtilities with Visual Studio 2015
Added Hungarian translation, contributed by Zityi's Translator Team <zityisoft@gmail.com>
Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
Added detection of the 64-Bit version of QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the regular expression engine
Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.76 (2015-08-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.4 (2015-08-12), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference implementation by Apple
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.16 (2015-03-24), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated WavPack decoder to v4.75.0 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist anymore
Fixed parsing of command-line parameters, regression in MUtilities library (LameXP v4.12 RC-1)
QAAC encoder is now using --cvbr instead of --abr when "ABR" mode is selected
Enable the embedding of cover artwork for Opus encoder (opusenc), using the --picture option
Some installer improvements have been implemented (especially in "update" mode)
Full support for Windows 10 RTM (Build #10240)
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.11 [2015-04-05]

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
Added support for the DynamicAudioNormalizer normalization filter
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 snapshot-5 (2015-03-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.72 (2015-01-07), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Final (2015-02-22), 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 (2015-03-26)
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.0 (2015-02-24), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-07-03), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2015-03-19), using libVorbis v1.3.5
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.1 (2014-11-26), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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 â 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 Ãke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
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 <123@456vv.com>
Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
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 <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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 ^^)

2 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 MediaInfoâ¢)
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 <File 1> [<File 2> ... ]
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)

3 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

4 LameXP v1.xx History

LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10]

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Audio-Encoder Front-End â Changelog

1 LameXP v4.xx History

LameXP v4.21 [2023-??-??]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w

LameXP v4.20 [2023-03-07]

Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.1 (2022-09-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v8.92 (2022-10-07), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.30.2 (2022-08-02), compiled with GCC 12.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v22.12 (2022-12-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
Implemented workaround for DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow() not working on Windows 11
Updated cURL to v7.87.0 (2022-12-21), with libcurl v7.87.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1s

LameXP v4.19 [2021-08-29]

Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v6.29 (2021-05-25), compiled with ICL 19.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.4 (2020-12-24), compiled with GCC 10.2.0
Updated MediaInfo to v21.03 (2021-03-26), compiled with ICL 2021.2 and MSVC 15.9
Updated cURL to v7.77.0 (2021-05-26), with libcurl v7.77.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1k
Updated the Windows SDK version used for release builds (Visual Studio 2017) to 10.0.14393.0
Added Bulgarian (Ð±ÑÐ»Ð³Ð°ÑÑÐºÐ¸) translation, thanks to Ð¡Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ¾Ð½ ÐÐ»Ð¸ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð² Ð¦Ð²ÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ð² <sicvetkov@uni-sofia.bg>
Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup
Added a workaround for missing normaliz.dll to the installer (Windows XP only)
GnuPG has been replaced by CodeSign verification tool for checking the auto-update signatures

LameXP v4.18 [2019-12-18]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.9 (MSVC 14.16)
Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2019-07-23), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3.1 (2019-04-14) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2018-11-14), using libvorbis v1.3.6 with aoTuV b6.03 (2018)
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.2+ Git (2018-09-19), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.73 (2019-05-15), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.11 (2019-07-18) and added 64-Bit binaries, compiled with GCC 9.1.0
Updated MediaInfo to v19.07 (2019-07-16), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
Added Japanese (æ¥æ¬èª) translation, thanks to Maboroshin <pc.genkaku.in>
Fixed encoding with Nero AAC encoder for input sampling rate less than 8 KHz or greater than 96 KHz
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.17 [2018-11-10]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.8 (MSVC 14.15)
Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3 (2018-10-17) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
Updated MediaInfo to v18.05 (2018-05-09), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 14.14
Updated GnuPG to v1.4.23 (2018-06-11), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
Downgraded FAAD to from v2.8 to v2.7 for now, because v2.8 is currently broken with certain MP4 files
Fixed detection of certain WMA and AAC files [regression in LameXP v4.16]
Some improvements to the auto-update function, which is now using cURL instead of Wget
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.16 [2018-04-30]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.6 (MSVC 14.13)
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 14.12
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 14.12
Updated WavPack decoder to v5.1.0 (2017-01-20), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.12
Updated MediaInfo to v18.03.1+ (2018-04-19), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 14.13
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 14.12
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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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 affects the QAAC encoder
Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
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 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)
Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.13 [2015-12-12]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-1
Apply the original file's "creation" and "last modified" date/time to the output file (optional)
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2015-09-10), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.78 (2015-10-02), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Fixed resampling bug with Vorbis encoder, regression in OggEnc v2.87
Fixed creation of Monkey's Audio (APE) files, when no meta data is being embedded
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.12 [2015-10-23]

Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-5
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
Added support for building LameXP and MUtilities with Visual Studio 2015
Added Hungarian translation, contributed by Zityi's Translator Team <zityisoft@gmail.com>
Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
Added detection of the 64-Bit version of QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the regular expression engine
Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.76 (2015-08-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.4 (2015-08-12), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference implementation by Apple
Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.16 (2015-03-24), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated WavPack decoder to v4.75.0 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist anymore
Fixed parsing of command-line parameters, regression in MUtilities library (LameXP v4.12 RC-1)
QAAC encoder is now using --cvbr instead of --abr when "ABR" mode is selected
Enable the embedding of cover artwork for Opus encoder (opusenc), using the --picture option
Some installer improvements have been implemented (especially in "update" mode)
Full support for Windows 10 RTM (Build #10240)
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

LameXP v4.11 [2015-04-05]

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
Added support for the DynamicAudioNormalizer normalization filter
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 snapshot-5 (2015-03-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.72 (2015-01-07), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Final (2015-02-22), 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 (2015-03-26)
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.0 (2015-02-24), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-07-03), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2015-03-19), using libVorbis v1.3.5
Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.1 (2014-11-26), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
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
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

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 â 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 Ãke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
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 <123@456vv.com>
Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
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 <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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 ^^)

2 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 MediaInfoâ¢)
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 <File 1> [<File 2> ... ]
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)

3 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

4 LameXP v1.xx History

LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10]

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by LoRd_MuldeR <mulder2@gmx.de> | http://muldersoft.com/

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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/doc/Changelog.md b/doc/Changelog.md index 12f5df04..f936ea52 100644 --- a/doc/Changelog.md +++ b/doc/Changelog.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ subtitle: "Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog" ## LameXP v4.21 [2023-??-??] ## {-} * Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11) * Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0 -* Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-11-21), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11 +* Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11 * Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12) * Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11 * Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0 diff --git a/res/tools/lame.x64-avx2.exe b/res/tools/lame.x64-avx2.exe index a11a7f55..eb1282e9 100644 Binary files a/res/tools/lame.x64-avx2.exe and b/res/tools/lame.x64-avx2.exe differ diff --git a/res/tools/lame.x64-sse2.exe b/res/tools/lame.x64-sse2.exe index 65e5e7b7..44ad4ccf 100644 Binary files a/res/tools/lame.x64-sse2.exe and b/res/tools/lame.x64-sse2.exe differ diff --git a/res/tools/lame.x86-i686.exe b/res/tools/lame.x86-i686.exe index 75be3904..e0d04d0d 100644 Binary files a/res/tools/lame.x86-i686.exe and b/res/tools/lame.x86-i686.exe differ diff --git a/res/tools/lame.x86-sse2.exe b/res/tools/lame.x86-sse2.exe index 5ff408be..44ddbf32 100644 Binary files a/res/tools/lame.x86-sse2.exe and b/res/tools/lame.x86-sse2.exe differ diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h index 8207013d..beb0175f 100644 --- a/src/Config.h +++ b/src/Config.h @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ #define VER_LAMEXP_MINOR_LO 1 #define VER_LAMEXP_TYPE Beta #define VER_LAMEXP_PATCH 4 -#define VER_LAMEXP_BUILD 2366 +#define VER_LAMEXP_BUILD 2367 #define VER_LAMEXP_CONFG 2188 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// diff --git a/src/Tools.h b/src/Tools.h index 7144cdb3..a3d8746e 100644 --- a/src/Tools.h +++ b/src/Tools.h @@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ g_lamexp_tools[] = {"54877e1540ffae4f80376b01885aeb6daabec1d66e6b1352d2975f71b9a8c6c4d7e2247d4cc127ce8ae9ba8e0577289f", CPU_TYPE_X86_SSX, "flac.x86-sse2.exe", 143, ""}, {"2adbff497b38882f95e274c165292410b23dce2f7507c3806f80d465e62c8338f38ec907037909f92834a85ceae84f2d", CPU_TYPE_X64_SSE, "flac.x64-sse2.exe", 143, ""}, {"3357672c34feb014fd972356366d5655dd01365e24d3942e63fc036aea7c59df6024ca4c67b0c2589d69a0a622b36b92", CPU_TYPE_X64_AVX, "flac.x64-avx2.exe", 143, ""}, - {"20b02f6dd0a2835fde0ea345248590d11bed23a674e5ebf6a582874db753014514ba12356e9b8f2fd76d7730c80277b0", CPU_TYPE_X86_GEN, "lame.x86-i686.exe", 31013, "Beta"}, - {"4688e57e8fd312482a643e9620489812657aa15c8256a6a11fb15516143cf9275aac647d315d3d07a270ab2d88744871", CPU_TYPE_X86_SSX, "lame.x86-sse2.exe", 31013, "Beta"}, - {"c6c4a1c7c81164cf7d96a20b4a066196003a90a4a7ad2c4e598ce11fcbc7142c2931d0d85f8a78d5b96d6118ba24a3e4", CPU_TYPE_X64_SSE, "lame.x64-sse2.exe", 31013, "Beta" }, - {"e189bd22cc08009f7df8f283f3f897969014edb3e8e1f604d1f94f8b934b05fcbdf40316d8e779c02ee00105d0255afa", CPU_TYPE_X64_AVX, "lame.x64-avx2.exe", 31013, "Beta" }, + {"c1b7a380ad9dbb5641de914ecfb9d860dd50159b1cace8ddf36780ffaf9683efec7a42aa7bea796c3ecbf52a4c1d3ee6", CPU_TYPE_X86_GEN, "lame.x86-i686.exe", 31013, "Beta"}, + {"663e7a4c2b946687956d613fe19b831c75a49ff03b46d7f912b695af0275463cc08e58fdc71f28266385b766dce785cc", CPU_TYPE_X86_SSX, "lame.x86-sse2.exe", 31013, "Beta"}, + {"3b8607f8d78760d6d17caf4c9593a70259de2f8d968eb5a83a730182b504a25172a569bc94d7f5b6a19ce92a6fae11b2", CPU_TYPE_X64_SSE, "lame.x64-sse2.exe", 31013, "Beta" }, + {"bb41afdedc81ea7abb5beb451b7451d07abd91ddb7d0e1e6059a4d4482cdcb4ba1c6d5556a470e3adef882f579714311", CPU_TYPE_X64_AVX, "lame.x64-avx2.exe", 31013, "Beta" }, {"ecce88182864fee956f32be40ed072a53ce65811cb74f8cd2dc3b07caed8ce3dfc98d84dfc2ceaf426acf4d4c1c73c7c", CPU_TYPE_X86_GEN, "mac.x86-i686.exe", 892, ""}, {"5b4a8baa2e817ae4a4f58194f6b5f7b1d3b7a7473fd09a7a518bc0d994726b1d603b8d94e73c028e823312f29c1514f6", CPU_TYPE_X86_SSX, "mac.x86-sse2.exe", 892, ""}, {"42f03cddc33f984c61253e15d6803145977f14ed88dac1d1aa635abca52d8f29184516535ec51592fef824954457575d", CPU_TYPE_X64_SSE, "mac.x64-sse2.exe", 892, ""},