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-<h3>LameXP - Version History</h3><br>
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-<a name="4.11"></a>Changes between v4.10 and v4.11 [<font color="darkred">unreleased</font>]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4
-<li>Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/mutilities/code/" target="_blank">MUtilities</a> library <b>+</b> massive code clean-up
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0
-<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
-<li>Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
-<li>Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when *all* input files were missing)
-<li>Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances
-<li>The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32
-<li>Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.10"></a>Changes between v4.09 and v4.10 [2014-06-23]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
-<li>Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
-<li>Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file
-<li>Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
-<li>Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see <a href="FAQ.html#c8870a0a" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
-<li>Various bugfixes and code improvements
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.09"></a>Changes between v4.08 and v4.09 [2014-01-26]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
-<li>Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed
-<li>Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
-<li>Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging support
-<li>Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
-<li>Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
-<li>Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS
-<li>Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support
-<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.8 (2013-12-05)
-<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.12 (2013-06-26)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
-<li>Updated WavPack decoder to v4.70.0 (2013-10-19), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.67 (2014-01-10), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
-<li>Updated the QAAC add-in for LameXP to QAAC v2.33 (2014-01-14), compiled with MSVC 12.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though
-<li>Various bugfixes and code improvements
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.08"></a>Changes between v4.07 and v4.08 [2013-09-04]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
-<li>Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
-<li>Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0
-<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
-<li>Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder
-<li>Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup
-<li>Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)
-<li>Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly
-<li>Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.07"></a>Changes between v4.06 and v4.07 [2013-04-28]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2
-<li>Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24" target="_blank">download</a>)
-<li>Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab
-<li>Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)
-<li>Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab
-<li>Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0
-<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)
-<li>Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)
-<li>Updated SoX to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line
-<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files
-<li>Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support
-<li>Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the LAME documentation (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/detailed.html#q" target="_blank">link</a>)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.06"></a>Changes between v4.05 and v4.06 [2012-11-04]:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1
-<li>Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox
-<li>Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names
-<li>Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support (<a href="https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-27265" target="_blank">details #1</a>) (<a href="https://codereview.qt-project.org/35297" target="_blank">details #2</a>)
-<li>Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.05"></a>Changes between v4.04 and v4.05 [2012-09-03]:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
-<li>Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
-<li>Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)
-<li>Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup
-<li>Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files
-<li>Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name
-<li>Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.04"></a>Changes between v4.03 and v4.04 [2012-04-26]:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
-<li>Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
-<li>Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
-<li>Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
-<li>Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.139" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
-<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
-<li>Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (<a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1539631&postcount=507" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores (<a href="FAQ.html#89cbd3d0" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
-<li>Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)
-<li>Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support
-<li>Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)
-<li>Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)
-<li>Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art
-<li>Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.03"></a>Changes between v4.02 and v4.03 [2011-11-12]:<br><ul>
-<li>Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)
-<li>Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
-<li>Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see <a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=140273">this</a> thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder
-<li>Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62 (see <a href="FAQ.html#71a113b0" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
-<li>Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab
-<li>Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka "Suspend-to-Disk") instead of shutting it down
-<li>Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
-<li>Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
-<li>Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.133" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
-<li>Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
-<li>Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
-<li>Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
-<li>Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
-<li>Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
-<li>Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
-<li>The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
-<li>Miscellaneous bugfixes
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.02"></a>Changes between v4.01 and v4.02 [2011-06-14]:<br><ul>
-<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
-<li>Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
-<li>Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
-<li>Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
-<li>Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
-<li>Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see <a href="FAQ.html#3d6684e9" target="_blank">FAQ doc</a> for details)
-<li>Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab
-<li>Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
-<li>Added one new translation: Korean
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.127" target="_blank">details</a>)
-<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
-<li>Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
-<li>Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
-<li>Miscellaneous bugfixes
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.01"></a>Changes between v4.00 and v4.01 [2011-04-04]:<br><ul>
-<li>Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
-<li>Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
-<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
-<li>Added an option to add directories recursively
-<li>Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
-<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
-<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
-<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
-<li>Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
-<li>A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="4.00"></a>Changes between v3.18 and v4.00 [2011-02-21]:<br><ul>
-<li>Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
-<li>Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
-<li>Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
-<li>Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
-<li>Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
-<li>Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
-<li>Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
-<li>Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
-<li>Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
-<li>Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
-<li>Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
-<li>Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
-<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
-<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
-<li>Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
-<li>Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
-</ul><br>
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-<a name="3.19"></a>Changes between v3.18 and v3.19:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
-</ul><br>
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-<a name="3.18"></a>Changes between v3.17 and v3.18:<br><ul>
-<li>Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
-<li>Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-</ul><br>
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-<a name="3.17"></a>Changes between v3.16 and v3.17:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
-<li>Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
-<li>Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
-<li>Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
-<li>Various minor fixes and improvements
-</ul><br>
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-<a name="3.16"></a>Changes between v3.15 and v3.16:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
-<li>Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
-<li>Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1
-</ul><br>
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-<a name="3.15"></a>Changes between v3.14 and v3.15:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
-<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.14"></a>Changes between v3.13 and v3.14:<br><ul>
-<li>Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
-<li>Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
-<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
-<li>Various minor fixes and improvements
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.13"></a>Changes between v3.12 and v3.13:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
-<li>Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
-<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
-<li>Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
-<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
-<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.12"></a>Changes between v3.11 and v3.12:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
-<li>Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
-<li>Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
-<li>Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
-<li>Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
-<li>Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
-<li>Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
-<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
-<li>Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
-<li>Fixed a number of minor glitches
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.11"></a>Changes between v3.10 and v3.11:<br><ul>
-<li>Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
-<li>Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
-<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
-<li>Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.10"></a>Changes between v3.09 and v3.10:<br><ul>
-<li>Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
-<li>Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
-<li>Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
-<li>Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
-<li>Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
-<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
-<li>Updated Auto-Update tool
-<li>Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.09"></a>Changes between v3.08 and v3.09:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
-<li>Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
-<li>Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.08"></a>Changes between v3.07 and v3.08:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.07"></a>Changes between v3.06 and v3.07:<br><ul>
-<li>Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
-<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.06"></a>Changes between v3.05 and v3.06:<br><ul>
-<li>Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
-<li>Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish
-<li>Added support for the ALAC audio format
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)
-<li>Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Fixed and improved "Normalization" filter
-<li>Fixed a few minor bugs
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.05"></a>Changes between v3.04 and v3.05:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
-<li>Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree
-<li>Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian
-<li>Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support
-<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)
-<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.04"></a>Changes between v3.03 and v3.04:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
-<li>Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese
-<li>Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
-<li>Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
-<li>Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
-<li>Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
-<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
-<li>Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
-<li>Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
-<li>Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.03"></a>Changes between v3.02 and v3.03:<br><ul>
-<li>Added generic support for pre-processing filters
-<li>Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33
-<li>Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
-<li>Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.02"></a>Changes between v3.01 and v3.02:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
-<li>Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.01"></a>Changes between v3.00 and v3.01:<br><ul>
-<li>Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
-<li>Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
-<li>Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using "-F" parameter)
-<li>Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
-<li>Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="3.00"></a>Changes between v2.03 and v3.00:<br><ul>
-<li>Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
-<li>Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
-<li>Added support for uncompressed Wave output
-<li>Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
-<li>Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
-<li>Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add <File 1> [<File 2> ... <File N>]
-<li>Added Auto-Update utility to periodically check for new updates
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="2.03"></a>Changes between v2.00 and v2.03:<br><ul>
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-5 (2007-08-13)
-<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.84 aoTuV Beta-5 (2007-08-17)
-<li>Fixed a bug with 'title' meta tags
-<li>Fixed a few typos
-</ul><br>
-
-<a name="2.00"></a>Changes between v1.xx and v2.00:<br><ul>
-<li>Added Ogg Vorbis encoder
-<li>Updated LAME encoder to latest builds
-<li>Improved progress display (parsing encoder progress from console output now)
-<li>Improved ID3-Tag support (now supports "title" and "track" fields)
-<li>Added feature to automatically generate playlists (.m3u)
-<li>Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements
-</ul><br>
-
-</body></html>
+<header>
+<h1 class="title">LameXP Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog</h1>
+</header>
+<nav id="TOC">
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.xx-history"><span class="toc-section-number">1</span> LameXP v4.xx History</a><ul>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.11-2015-xx-xx">LameXP v4.11 [2015-xx-xx]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.10-2014-06-23">LameXP v4.10 [2014-06-23]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.09-2014-01-26">LameXP v4.09 [2014-01-26]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.08-2013-09-04">LameXP v4.08 [2013-09-04]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.07-2013-04-28">LameXP v4.07 [2013-04-28]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.06-2012-11-04">LameXP v4.06 [2012-11-04]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.05-2012-09-03">LameXP v4.05 [2012-09-03]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.04-2012-04-26">LameXP v4.04 [2012-04-26]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.03-2011-11-12">LameXP v4.03 [2011-11-12]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.02-2011-06-14">LameXP v4.02 [2011-06-14]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.01-2011-04-04">LameXP v4.01 [2011-04-04]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v4.00-2011-02-21">LameXP v4.00 [2011-02-21]</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.xx-history"><span class="toc-section-number">2</span> LameXP v3.xx History</a><ul>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.19-2010-07-12">LameXP v3.19 [2010-07-12]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.18-2010-05-08">LameXP v3.18 [2010-05-08]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.17-2010-02-21">LameXP v3.17 [2010-02-21]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.16-2010-01-26">LameXP v3.16 [2010-01-26]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.15-2009-12-24">LameXP v3.15 [2009-12-24]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.14-2009-12-01">LameXP v3.14 [2009-12-01]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.13-2009-10-21">LameXP v3.13 [2009-10-21]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.12-2009-09-19">LameXP v3.12 [2009-09-19]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.11-2009-06-22">LameXP v3.11 [2009-06-22]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.10-2009-06-11">LameXP v3.10 [2009-06-11]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.09-2009-06-01">LameXP v3.09 [2009-06-01]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.08-2009-03-05">LameXP v3.08 [2009-03-05]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.07-2008-12-24">LameXP v3.07 [2008-12-24]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.06-2008-10-26">LameXP v3.06 [2008-10-26]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.05-2008-10-11">LameXP v3.05 [2008-10-11]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.04-2008-09-26">LameXP v3.04 [2008-09-26]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.03-2008-08-12">LameXP v3.03 [2008-08-12]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.02-2008-08-06">LameXP v3.02 [2008-08-06]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.01-2008-08-01">LameXP v3.01 [2008-08-01]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v3.00-2008-07-04">LameXP v3.00 [2008-07-04]</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v2.xx-history"><span class="toc-section-number">3</span> LameXP v2.xx History</a><ul>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v2.03-2007-08-17">LameXP v2.03 [2007-08-17]</a></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v2.00-2007-02-19">LameXP v2.00 [2007-02-19]</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v1.xx-history"><span class="toc-section-number">4</span> LameXP v1.xx History</a><ul>
+<li><a href="#lamexp-v1.00-2004-12-10">LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10]</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul>
+</nav>
+<h1 id="lamexp-v4.xx-history"><span class="header-section-number">1</span> LameXP v4.xx History</h1>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.11-2015-xx-xx" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.11 [2015-xx-xx]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4<br /></li>
+<li>Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/mutilities/code/"><em>MUtilities</em></a> library + massive code clean-up<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated QAAC add-in to the latest to QAAC v2.44, including a <a href="https://github.com/nu774/qaac/commit/ad1e0ea9daed076531e96cfa3b82f290ba9eeb20">fix</a> for the <code>--artwork</code> option<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when <em>all</em> input files were missing)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a very rare problem that, occasionally, prevented the TEMP folder from being removed<br /></li>
+<li>The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32<br /></li>
+<li>Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.10-2014-06-23" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.10 [2014-06-23]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file<br /></li>
+<li>Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector<br /></li>
+<li>Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see <a href="Manual.html#gui-adjustment-options">Manual</a> for details)<br /></li>
+<li>Various bugfixes and code improvements</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.09-2014-01-26" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.09 [2014-01-26]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM<br /></li>
+<li>Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed<br /></li>
+<li>Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed<br /></li>
+<li>Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging support<br /></li>
+<li>Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist<br /></li>
+<li>Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options<br /></li>
+<li>Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS<br /></li>
+<li>Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.8 (2013-12-05)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.12 (2013-06-26)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated WavPack decoder to v4.70.0 (2013-10-19), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.67 (2014-01-10), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated the QAAC add-in for LameXP to QAAC v2.33 (2014-01-14), compiled with MSVC 12.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though<br /></li>
+<li>Various bugfixes and code improvements</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.08-2013-09-04" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.08 [2013-09-04]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3<br /></li>
+<li>Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly<br /></li>
+<li>Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.07-2013-04-28" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.07 [2013-04-28]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2<br /></li>
+<li>Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24">Service Pack 3</a><br /></li>
+<li>Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab<br /></li>
+<li>Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)<br /></li>
+<li>Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab<br /></li>
+<li>Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated SoX to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the <a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/detailed.html#q">LAME documentation</a></li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.06-2012-11-04" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.06 [2012-11-04]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support (<a href="https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-27265">details #1</a>) (<a href="https://codereview.qt-project.org/35297">details #2</a>)<br /></li>
+<li>Reworked the "About..." dialog – now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.05-2012-09-03" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.05 [2012-09-03]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla<br /></li>
+<li>Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <script type="text/javascript">
+<!--
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+// -->
+</script><noscript>eson57 at gmail dot com</noscript><br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see <a href="Manual.html#qaac-apple-aac-encoder">Manual</a> for details)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)<br /></li>
+<li>Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name<br /></li>
+<li>Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.04-2012-04-26" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.04 [2012-04-26]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see <a href="Manual.html#qaac-apple-aac-encoder">Manual</a> for details)<br /></li>
+<li>Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <script type="text/javascript">
+<!--
+h='456vv.com';a='@';n='123';e=n+a+h;
+document.write('<a h'+'ref'+'="ma'+'ilto'+':'+e+'">'+e+'<\/'+'a'+'>');
+// -->
+</script><noscript>123 at 456vv dot com</noscript><br /></li>
+<li>Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <script type="text/javascript">
+<!--
+h='gmail.com';a='@';n='patrakov';e=n+a+h;
+document.write('<a h'+'ref'+'="ma'+'ilto'+':'+e+'">'+e+'<\/'+'a'+'>');
+// -->
+</script><noscript>patrakov at gmail dot com</noscript><br /></li>
+<li>Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)<br /></li>
+<li>Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.139">details</a>)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (<a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1539631&postcount=507">details</a>)<br /></li>
+<li>Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores<br /></li>
+<li>Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import<br /></li>
+<li>Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)<br /></li>
+<li>Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support<br /></li>
+<li>Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)<br /></li>
+<li>Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)<br /></li>
+<li>Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.03-2011-11-12" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.03 [2011-11-12]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources<br /></li>
+<li>Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see <a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=140273"><em>this</em></a> thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder<br /></li>
+<li>Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62<br /></li>
+<li>Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka "Suspend-to-Disk") instead of shutting it down<br /></li>
+<li>Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K <script type="text/javascript">
+<!--
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+// -->
+</script><noscript>sir.daniel.k at gmail dot com</noscript><br /></li>
+<li>Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)<br /></li>
+<li>Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.133">details</a>)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions<br /></li>
+<li>Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning<br /></li>
+<li>Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)<br /></li>
+<li>Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)<br /></li>
+<li>The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory<br /></li>
+<li>Miscellaneous bugfixes</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.02-2011-06-14" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.02 [2011-06-14]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010<br /></li>
+<li>Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!<br /></li>
+<li>Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images<br /></li>
+<li>Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)<br /></li>
+<li>Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone<br /></li>
+<li>Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see <a href="Manual.html">Manual</a> for details)<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab<br /></li>
+<li>Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"<br /></li>
+<li>Added one new translation: Korean<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (<a href="http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.127">details</a>)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side<br /></li>
+<li>Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required<br /></li>
+<li>Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)<br /></li>
+<li>Miscellaneous bugfixes</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.01-2011-04-04" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.01 [2011-04-04]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to add directories recursively<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)<br /></li>
+<li>A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v4.00-2011-02-21" class="unnumbered">LameXP v4.00 [2011-02-21]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language<br /></li>
+<li>Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)<br /></li>
+<li>Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned<br /></li>
+<li>Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder<br /></li>
+<li>Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX<br /></li>
+<li>Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path<br /></li>
+<li>Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065<br /></li>
+<li>Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet<br /></li>
+<li>Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on<br /></li>
+<li>Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)</li>
+</ul>
+<h1 id="lamexp-v3.xx-history"><span class="header-section-number">2</span> LameXP v3.xx History</h1>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.19-2010-07-12" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.19 [2010-07-12]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.18-2010-05-08" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.18 [2010-05-08]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.17-2010-02-21" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.17 [2010-02-21]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup<br /></li>
+<li>Various minor fixes and improvements</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.16-2010-01-26" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.16 [2010-01-26]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)<br /></li>
+<li>Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP<br /></li>
+<li>Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.15-2009-12-24" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.15 [2009-12-24]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051<br /></li>
+<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.14-2009-12-01" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.14 [2009-12-01]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window<br /></li>
+<li>Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046<br /></li>
+<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)<br /></li>
+<li>Various minor fixes and improvements</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.13-2009-10-21" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.13 [2009-10-21]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046<br /></li>
+<li>Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch<br /></li>
+<li>Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.12-2009-09-19" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.12 [2009-09-19]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output<br /></li>
+<li>Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)<br /></li>
+<li>Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU<br /></li>
+<li>Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)<br /></li>
+<li>Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a number of minor glitches</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.11-2009-06-22" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.11 [2009-06-22]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.10-2009-06-11" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.10 [2009-06-11]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for the TAK lossless audio format<br /></li>
+<li>Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Auto-Update tool<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.09-2009-06-01" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.09 [2009-06-01]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.08-2009-03-05" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.08 [2009-03-05]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.07-2008-12-24" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.07 [2008-12-24]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.06-2008-10-26" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.06 [2008-10-26]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1<br /></li>
+<li>Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for the ALAC audio format<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed and improved "Normalization" filter<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a few minor bugs</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.05-2008-10-11" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.05 [2008-10-11]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0<br /></li>
+<li>Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree<br /></li>
+<li>Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian<br /></li>
+<li>Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support<br /></li>
+<li>Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.04-2008-09-26" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.04 [2008-09-26]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder<br /></li>
+<li>Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed<br /></li>
+<li>Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area<br /></li>
+<li>Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)<br /></li>
+<li>Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.03-2008-08-12" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.03 [2008-08-12]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added generic support for pre-processing filters<br /></li>
+<li>Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33<br /></li>
+<li>Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer<br /></li>
+<li>Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.02-2008-08-06" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.02 [2008-08-06]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)<br /></li>
+<li>Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.01-2008-08-01" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.01 [2008-08-01]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP<br /></li>
+<li>Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using "-F" parameter)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v3.00-2008-07-04" class="unnumbered">LameXP v3.00 [2008-07-04]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for uncompressed Wave output<br /></li>
+<li>Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)<br /></li>
+<li>Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)<br /></li>
+<li>Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add <File 1> [<File 2> ... <File N>]<br /></li>
+<li>Added Auto-Update utility to periodically check for new updates<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)</li>
+</ul>
+<h1 id="lamexp-v2.xx-history"><span class="header-section-number">3</span> LameXP v2.xx History</h1>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v2.03-2007-08-17" class="unnumbered">LameXP v2.03 [2007-08-17]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-5 (2007-08-13)<br /></li>
+<li>Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.84 aoTuV Beta-5 (2007-08-17)<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a bug with 'title' meta tags<br /></li>
+<li>Fixed a few typos</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v2.00-2007-02-19" class="unnumbered">LameXP v2.00 [2007-02-19]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Added Ogg Vorbis encoder<br /></li>
+<li>Updated LAME encoder to latest builds<br /></li>
+<li>Improved progress display (parsing encoder progress from console output now)<br /></li>
+<li>Improved ID3-Tag support (now supports "title" and "track" fields)<br /></li>
+<li>Added feature to automatically generate playlists (.m3u)<br /></li>
+<li>Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements</li>
+</ul>
+<h1 id="lamexp-v1.xx-history"><span class="header-section-number">4</span> LameXP v1.xx History</h1>
+<h2 id="lamexp-v1.00-2004-12-10" class="unnumbered">LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10]</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Does not compute…</li>
+</ul>
+<p> <br /> <br /><strong>EOF</strong></p>
+</body>
+</html>
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+% LameXP Audio-Encoder Front-End – Changelog
+
+# LameXP v4.xx History #
+
+## LameXP v4.11 [2015-xx-xx] ## {-}
+
+* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4
+* Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the [*MUtilities*](http://sourceforge.net/p/mutilities/code/) library + massive code clean-up
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0
+* Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
+* Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
+* Updated QAAC add-in to the latest to QAAC v2.44, including a [fix](https://github.com/nu774/qaac/commit/ad1e0ea9daed076531e96cfa3b82f290ba9eeb20) for the ``--artwork`` option
+* Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when *all* input files were missing)
+* Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances
+* Fixed a very rare problem that, occasionally, prevented the TEMP folder from being removed
+* The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32
+* Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview
+
+
+## LameXP v4.10 [2014-06-23] ## {-}
+
+* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
+* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
+* Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
+* Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
+* Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file
+* Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
+* Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see [Manual](Manual.html#gui-adjustment-options) 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](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24)
+* 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](http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/detailed.html#q)
+
+
+## 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](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
+
+
+## LameXP v4.05 [2012-09-03] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
+* Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <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](Manual.html#qaac-apple-aac-encoder) 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](Manual.html#qaac-apple-aac-encoder) 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](http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.139))
+* 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](http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1539631&postcount=507))
+* 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*](http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=140273) 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](http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.133))
+* 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](Manual.html) 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 <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
+* 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](http://lame.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lame/lame/doc/html/history.html?revision=1.127))
+* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
+* Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
+* Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
+* Miscellaneous bugfixes
+
+
+## LameXP v4.01 [2011-04-04] ## {-}
+
+* Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
+* Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
+* Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
+* Added an option to add directories recursively
+* Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
+* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
+* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
+* Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
+* Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
+* Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
+* Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
+* A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
+
+
+## LameXP v4.00 [2011-02-21] ## {-}
+
+* Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
+* Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
+* Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
+* Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
+* Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
+* Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
+* Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
+* Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
+* Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
+* Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
+* Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
+* Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
+* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
+* Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
+* Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
+* Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
+
+
+
+# LameXP v3.xx History ##
+
+## LameXP v3.19 [2010-07-12] ## {-}
+
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
+
+
+## LameXP v3.18 [2010-05-08] ## {-}
+
+* Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
+* Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.17 [2010-02-21] ## {-}
+
+* Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
+* Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
+* Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
+* Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
+* Various minor fixes and improvements
+
+
+## LameXP v3.16 [2010-01-26] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
+* Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
+* Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1
+
+
+## LameXP v3.15 [2009-12-24] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0 (2009-12-17)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
+* Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
+
+
+## LameXP v3.14 [2009-12-01] ## {-}
+
+* Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
+* Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
+* Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
+* Various minor fixes and improvements
+
+
+## LameXP v3.13 [2009-10-21] ## {-}
+
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
+* Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
+* Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
+* Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
+* Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
+* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.12 [2009-09-19] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
+* Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
+* Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
+* Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
+* Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
+* Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
+* Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
+* Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
+* Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
+* Fixed a number of minor glitches
+
+
+## LameXP v3.11 [2009-06-22] ## {-}
+
+* Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
+* Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
+* Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
+* Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing
+
+
+## LameXP v3.10 [2009-06-11] ## {-}
+
+* Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
+* Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
+* Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
+* Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
+* Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
+* Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
+* Updated Auto-Update tool
+* Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code
+
+
+## LameXP v3.09 [2009-06-01] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
+* Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
+* Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.08 [2009-03-05] ## {-}
+
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.07 [2008-12-24] ## {-}
+
+* Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
+* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.06 [2008-10-26] ## {-}
+
+* Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
+* Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish
+* Added support for the ALAC audio format
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)
+* Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Fixed and improved "Normalization" filter
+* Fixed a few minor bugs
+
+
+## LameXP v3.05 [2008-10-11] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
+* Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree
+* Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian
+* Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support
+* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)
+* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.04 [2008-09-26] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
+* Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese
+* Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
+* Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
+* Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
+* Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
+* Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
+* Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
+* Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
+* Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output
+
+
+## LameXP v3.03 [2008-08-12] ## {-}
+
+* Added generic support for pre-processing filters
+* Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33
+* Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
+* Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP
+
+
+## LameXP v3.02 [2008-08-06] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
+* Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
+
+## LameXP v3.01 [2008-08-01] ## {-}
+
+* Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
+* Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
+* Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using "-F" parameter)
+* Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
+* Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)
+
+
+## LameXP v3.00 [2008-07-04] ## {-}
+
+* Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
+* Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
+* Added support for uncompressed Wave output
+* Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
+* Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
+* Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add <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)
+
+
+
+# LameXP v2.xx History ##
+
+## LameXP v2.03 [2007-08-17] ## {-}
+
+* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-5 (2007-08-13)
+* Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.84 aoTuV Beta-5 (2007-08-17)
+* Fixed a bug with 'title' meta tags
+* Fixed a few typos
+
+
+## LameXP v2.00 [2007-02-19] ## {-}
+
+* Added Ogg Vorbis encoder
+* Updated LAME encoder to latest builds
+* Improved progress display (parsing encoder progress from console output now)
+* Improved ID3-Tag support (now supports "title" and "track" fields)
+* Added feature to automatically generate playlists (.m3u)
+* Many bug-fixes and GUI improvements
+
+
+
+# LameXP v1.xx History ##
+
+## LameXP v1.00 [2004-12-10] ## {-}
+
+* Does not compute…
+
+
+
+
+
+**EOF**
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