__ Apollo 37zi _________________________________________________ 2005/01/02 __ - Playlist menu population can be turned off to save system resources - Choosing Play in Explorer for multiple files now works correctly on WinXP - Support for basic authentication scheme in HTTP streaming - Removed the annoying splash screen - MPEG: Fixed occasional crashes with streaming - MPEG: Fixed occasional blips and squeeks in the output - MPEG: Better handling of corrupt frames - MPEG: Minor accuracy improvements - MPEG: Minor optimizations __ Apollo 37zh _________________________________________________ 2004/11/29 __ - MPEG: Sound quality finetuning for 24-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit output - MPEG: Fixed handling of broken frames at the end of file __ Apollo 37zg _________________________________________________ 2004/11/17 __ - Fixed an event handle leak - Some minor fixes and polishing - MPEG: Fixed some quality issues especially with lower frequencies __ Apollo 37zf _________________________________________________ 2004/03/31 __ - Working 24-bit and 32-bit playback for Wave Out and DirectSound - Output to WAV-files with 24-bit and 32-bit output generates RIFF WAVE files with WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE header - Support for multimedia keys can be disabled (go to Options->General) - Fixed a bug in HTML Playlist generator, which caused wrong columns to be written in the HTML table - Some minor changes and fixes - MPEG: Support for decoding into 8-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit sound data in addition of 16-bit data (go to Plug-ins->Input and select MPEG Apollo Decoder and click configure) - WAV: Support for RIFF WAVE files with WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE header __ Apollo 37ze _________________________________________________ 2004/03/02 __ - Added Generate HTML Playlist feature (Ctrl + G) - Better sound buffer underrun monitoring - Fixed crash when trying to play a track that was deleted or temporarily unavailable - Minor changes and fixes __ Apollo 37zd _________________________________________________ 2004/02/16 __ - Open/Add directory dialogs are now resizable - M3U files with empty lines now work correctly __ Apollo 37zc _________________________________________________ 2003/10/30 __ - Fixed a weird lock-up occuring on some systems __ Apollo 37zb _________________________________________________ 2003/10/29 __ - Notify icon menu now contains the playlist in the top level - Switched back to old common controls in Windows XP __ Apollo 37za _________________________________________________ 2003/10/24 __ - Minimizing to tray is again possible (see Options->Appearance) - Improved performance on sorting - The sort by ID3 frame menu is visible again - Longer ID3 frame contents are shown in the properties dialog __ Apollo 37z __________________________________________________ 2003/10/22 __ - Added "Randomize Playlist Order" feature (check out the Playlist menu) - Playlist sort functions now sort subplaylists recursively - Performance improvements for big playlists - Fixes and changes in the playback system - Fixes in Winamp general purpose plug-in compatiblity - Fixes in mini window multiple monitor support - Fixes in command line processing __ Apollo 37y __________________________________________________ 2003/10/01 __ - Double clicking the mini window title will switch to the normal window - Mini window should now work better on dual monitor systems - Fixes in the Winamp general purpose plug-in compatiblity __ Apollo 37x __________________________________________________ 2003/09/19 __ - Fixed a GDI resource leak in mini window __ Apollo 37w __________________________________________________ 2003/09/09 __ - Album/Movie/Show title is visible again in ID3 frame menus - MPEG: Better click and jump avoidance after corrupt frames __ Apollo 37va _________________________________________________ 2003/08/06 __ - Fixed file size of tracks for which the information is not yet retrieved __ Apollo 37v __________________________________________________ 2003/06/19 __ - Decoding into WAV-files does not slow down annoyingly in the end of tracks - Directories can now be created for playlists when decoding into WAV-files __ Apollo 37ug _________________________________________________ 2003/05/28 __ - Bitrates are now shown also for playlists - Playlist window column auto resize can now be turned off - String variable %num% is now replaced with the track number only omitting the trailing dot - File sizes over 4 GB are now shown correctly in the playlist window - Playlist window scrolling to the currently played item doesn't screw playlist editing anymore - Crossfades shorter than one second should work now - Sorting the main playlist by ID3 frame works again __ Apollo 37uf _________________________________________________ 2003/05/15 __ - If none of the ID3 frames used in the track title string have content the title suggested by the input plug-in is used instead - Fixes in bringing up the main window after tray minimization - MPEG: Header is now seeked for 512 kilobytes before giving up - DSP: Better interpolation for speed effect __ Apollo 37ud _________________________________________________ 2003/03/18 __ - Playlist window scrolling to the currently played item may be turned off - Grid lines and full row select may be enabled for playlist window - Fixes in directory sorting - Fixes in tray icon clicking __ Apollo 37uc _________________________________________________ 2003/03/07 __ - Fixes in support for external programs accessing Apollo as Winamp 2.x __ Apollo 37ub _________________________________________________ 2003/03/05 __ - Playlist window is now scrolled to the currently played item - Fixes in Winamp input plug-in system - Fixes in directory sorting by ID3 track number - MPEG: Header is seeked for 64 kilobytes before giving up __ Apollo 37u __________________________________________________ 2003/03/03 __ - Directories can now be sorted by ID3 track number instead of filename - Volume setting with mouse wheel can now be turned off - Normal main window minization does not use the icon tray anymore - Compressed the binaries with UPX (http://upx.sourceforge.net) - Fixed a bug with playlists with unix style paths - Fixed a bug with some ID3v2 tag strings - Other minor fixes __ Apollo 37ta _________________________________________________ 2003/02/20 __ - Fixed a bug causing the main window not be shown in some cases __ Apollo 37t __________________________________________________ 2003/02/18 __ - Smoother position bar - Directory entries are now added in sorted order - Added Clear Main Playlist command (Ctrl + Delete) - Clicking play when paused will resume playback instead of restarting it - No need to restart Apollo after configuring Winamp input plug-ins (well, doesn't work with all plug-ins but with most anyway) - Fixes in "Delete tracks from playlist after playing" - MPEG: Fixed a deadlock which occured sometimes when stopping streaming __ Apollo 37sa _________________________________________________ 2003/02/07 __ - Fixed a bug in streaming which caused redundant requests sent to server - Fixed ID3 track title creation bug which occured in version 37s __ Apollo 37s __________________________________________________ 2003/02/06 __ - New installer - Requirement for tray icon double clicking can now be turned off - Added a separator to the mini window between restore and quit buttons - Added %avg% to variable references in Options->Strings - Fixes in playlist header resizing and track selection - Fixed a bug in crossfading with small buffer sizes - Other minor fixes and changes - MPEG: Support for streams (including SHOUTcast with metadata) - MPEG: Improved format detection - WAV: Improved HTTP access __ Apollo 37r __________________________________________________ 2003/01/10 __ - Bitrates reported by Winamp input plug-ins are now shown correctly - Fixed problems with storing configuration of some Winamp input plug-ins __ Apollo 37q __________________________________________________ 2003/01/03 __ - Fixes/changes in playlist column auto-resizing - Support for multimedia keyboards (play/pause, stop, next, previous) - Better support for external programs sending Winamp 2.x commands __ Apollo 37p __________________________________________________ 2002/12/19 __ - Fixed a bug in loop mode toggling - Fixed a bug with long ID3v2 frame contents - Unknown file formats do not completely seize the playback anymore - Alt + 3 now opens the additional track info for current track - Added experimental support for Winamp 2.x input plug-ins Only Winamp 2.x input plug-ins that use the output plug-in for output are supported. Furthermore, only plug-ins that can have two identical versions of itself attached to one process can be used. This unfortunately rules out the MAD decoder plug-in, though I think that a simple rebuild of the plug-in with a different compiler and linker should make it work since the behaviour is obviously not intentional. Please note that the Winamp input plug-in support is experimental and you should use it on your own risk. There are inherent differences between the input system of Apollo and Winamp so the support is really quite a tweak. One of the consequences of the differences is that retrieving information for tracks will take quite a long with Winamp input plug-ins since they are not able to provide sufficient data without starting the playback. Thus a mock playback must be started for each track which is added to the playlist. Also the bitrate information shown on the playlist may not be correct with all plug-ins. Streaming with the Winamp's default decoder doesn't seem to work either. __ Apollo 37o __________________________________________________ 2002/12/16 __ - Better support for external programs sending Winamp 2.x commands - The current playing time can now be shown in the window title and thus in the mini window - Fixes in thread synchronization - Fixes in playing multiple tracks through DDE - Added Keyboard shortcuts to the documentation __ Apollo 37n __________________________________________________ 2002/12/04 __ - Directories with dots in their name show up correctly in the playlist - Faster response for visualization effects - Pause between tracks can now be longer than ten seconds - The active directory also follows the files added from Windows Explorer - Fixed displaying of tracks with % in their name - Added Explorer (Alt + F3) and Explorer From Current Track (Ctrl + F3) __ Apollo 37m __________________________________________________ 2002/11/26 __ - Fixed crossfading with DirectSound output - The case insensitive playlist find now works with different character sets - MPEG: Made the decoder a bit more error tolerant __ Apollo 37l __________________________________________________ 2002/08/15 __ - Default playlists and equalizer settings are now user specific - %% works now correctly in strings __ Apollo 37k __________________________________________________ 2002/06/12 __ - MPEG: Fixed a bug with VBR MP3s containing ID3v2 tags __ Apollo 37j __________________________________________________ 2002/06/07 __ - ID3Lib errors are no longer reported to user - Logarithmic frequency analyzer - Fixed a bug in visualization plug-in timer - Open/Add directory starts browsing from the directory last opened or added __ Apollo 37i __________________________________________________ 2002/02/12 __ - Fixed a bug in WAV decoder which caused errors in 24 and 32 bit playback __ Apollo 37h __________________________________________________ 2002/01/03 __ - Fixed a bug that caused Apollo to crash under Windows XP - Correct homepage address (http://www.iki.fi/hy/apollo) __ Apollo 37g __________________________________________________ 2001/02/20 __ - No more crashes when minimizing to taskbar icon - Fixed some stability problems - Fixed decoding to WAV-file of songs which had illegal filename characters in their title - Fixed problems that occured sometimes when trying to save relative pathnames into a playlist - Added a couple of more variable references to Options->Strings __ Apollo 37 ___________________________________________________ 2000/02/20 __ - Correct homepage address (http://apollo.audiogalaxy.com) - One bug fix concerning play button with random entries __ Apollo 37 - Anti-millennium release _________________________ 1999/11/21 __ - Stable support for non-thread-safe sound card drivers - Slight improvement on DirectSound support - Support for Unix-style paths in playlists This is the last release of Apollo as we know it. If there shall ever be another major Apollo release, it will be totally redesigned and perhaps released under different title. __ Apollo 36 ___________________________________________________ 1999/11/02 __ - Control + Stop performs a fade out - The whole system should be more stable now - Open/Add/Insert directory ignores directories not containing tracks - Shortcut keys for file, miscellaneous and playlist menus - Fixed a bug in the DirectSound output that caused weird jumps - Some other enhancements and fixes - Added a couple of new macros to the front end support (ApolloCommands.h) - New homesite address (again): http://apollo.mp3place.com __ Apollo 35 ___________________________________________________ 1999/09/29 __ - More sorting options to the playlist editor - More thorough playlist information refresh (Control + F5) - Added some crossfade macros to the front end support (ApolloCommands.h) - Many bug fixes that I don't feel like listing here - MPEG: Bug fixes in layer 2 support - MPEG: Better corrupt frame handling __ Apollo 34 ___________________________________________________ 1999/09/03 __ - Playlists can now be sorted by any ID3 frame - More sorting options in the right click menu of the playlist editor - Should handle MP3s inside WAVs correctly - Crossfading WAV output will now create a separate file for each track - Added volume control to the mini window - Fixed a bug that caused troubles opening large AAP and PLS playlists in Windows 95 and 98 (with NT it worked fine) - Other minor bug fixes __ Apollo 33 ___________________________________________________ 1999/08/30 __ - Crossfade to any track is now possible, not just to the next track (just hold down the Control key while selecting a new track) - Open/Add/Insert Directory now preserves the directory structure - Playlists may contain directories now - Added an option to stop playback after each track - The player buffer size is now set in seconds instead of kilobytes - Changed the dareware policy a bit - Fixed a bug that caused crossfades to fail sometimes when decoding to WAV - Other minor bug fixes and enhancements __ Apollo 32 ___________________________________________________ 1999/08/08 __ - Finally a documentation!!! - IntelliMouse wheel can be now used to adjust the volume - Continuous output to WAV files (including crossfades) is now possible - Launching multiple instances of Apollo may be disallowed again - Fixed a bug in ID3v2 support (crashed sometimes on unknown frames) - Fixed a bug that caused a deadlock on some (very rare) occasions when stopping playback or skipping to previous track - Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a snap in the end of the tracks - Should handle the situations OK when the startup playlist causes a crash - Other minor bug fixes - New homesite address: http://apollo.mp3-2000.com __ Apollo 31 ___________________________________________________ 1999/05/13 __ - Silence level can be set now up to -10dB - The equalizer presets should be saved correctly on all systems now - "Even smaller mini window" is back (Options->Appearance->Show title in...) - Decode to file works for root directories now - New crossfade type (Options->Player->Crossfade without fade in) - For input plug-in developers: CInputPlugin::Open return value NULL means there was trouble initializing the decoder CInputDecoder::GetNextAudioChunk return value -1 means there was trouble reading data __ Apollo XXX __________________________________________________ 1999/03/12 __ - Some final fixes and changes - This might be the last Apollo ever to be released __ Apollo 29 ___________________________________________________ 1999/02/26 __ - Changed the calling convention of the input plug-ins (for Delphi coders), be sure to grab RawInput.zip from the homepage if you are a developer - Fixed a bug with "remove tracks from the playlist after playing" and shuffle mode - Which playlist window columns are visible may now be selected __ Apollo 28 ___________________________________________________ 1999/02/16 __ - The AAP system now checks back a selectable number of tracks to prevent the same tracks from being played too frequently - Added an option to remove tracks from the playlist after playing - Fixed another memory leak in ID3 tag support - Setting the position in pause mode should work now - Couple of fixes and optimizations in the AAP system - MPEG: Some miscellaneous fixes __ Apollo 27 ___________________________________________________ 1999/02/02 __ - Optimized the general purpose equalizer a bit - Fixed a bug that caused DSP modules to be applied in incorrect order - Playlist editor supports internal drag'n'drop of multiple entries - Writes relative paths in playlists correctly - Included a little visualization plug-in - Dropped the frequency analyzer accuracy back to the level it used to be - Fixed a memory leak which occured with ID3v2 tags - DSP: Speed doesn't scramble mono data - DSP: A minor bug fix in echo - MPEG: Fixes in the MP2 support - MPEG: Shows correct average bitrate on VBR files __ Apollo 26 ___________________________________________________ 1999/01/22 __ - Realtime equalizer support for all(!) file types - Added sorting capabilities to the playlist editor - Control + Up/Down can be used to set the volume - Echo and speed DSP plug-in included - A bunch of bug fixes - MPEG: Bug fixes and better error tolerance __ Apollo 25 ___________________________________________________ 1999/01/15 __ - Support for Winamp visualization plug-ins - Support for Winamp DSP plug-ins - Support for Winamp general purpose plug-ins - Support for Winamp front-end commands (for those that can be supported) - Input system changed to use plug-ins (incompatible with Winamp) - Crossfade between tracks - Shift + the next track button performs a crossfade whenever possible - Equalizer presets may be exported/imported - Control + Left/Right can be used to rewind/fast forward five seconds - Changed the mini window a bit - The normal window can be set to stay on top - Support for RIFF WAV files (PCM and Microsoft ADPCM) - MPEG: Support for layer 2 files - MPEG: Support for Xing VBR MP3s - MPEG: Fixed the bug that caused "Division by zero" on some MP3s - MPEG: Faster decoder __ Apollo 24 ___________________________________________________ 1998/12/09 __ - Fixed a bug in continuous play with DirectSound - Minor bug fix in the playlist system __ Apollo 23 ___________________________________________________ 1998/12/06 __ - Couple of bug fixes in the playlist system __ Apollo 22 ___________________________________________________ 1998/12/02 __ - Added DirectSound output - Added an even smaller mini window - Pressing 'play' during playback causes the current entry to be replayed If the current entry is a random entry, a new track is picked - Recursive Open/Add/Insert Directory now possible - Directories may be dragged from Windows Explorer to Apollo - A couple of new macros in the front end support (ApolloCommands.h) - Fixed the problem with PLS playlists - Fixed the problem with !~ operator in AAP - Removed a few obsolete screen refreshments __ Apollo 21 ___________________________________________________ 1998/11/21 __ - Added support for front end implementations, check out ApolloCommands.h - A bit better handling of corrupt MP3 data - Speeded up the playlist system __ Apollo 20 ___________________________________________________ 1998/11/12 __ - Support for the new Apollo Advanced Playlist (AAP) format For further information, see the 'about'-section at Apollo homepage (http://apollo.grooveclub.com) - Added find feature to the playlist window - Reorganized the options dialog and added some new options __ Apollo 19 ___________________________________________________ 1998/11/04 __ - The splash screen may now be disabled - The oscilloscope shouldn't cause crashes anymore Thanks to Thorsten Duhn for beta testing! - Should terminate the playback appropriately if the system is shutdown during playback - Apollo now behaves like every good Windows program should and uses DDE to exchange parameters. Thus the option "Allow multiple instances..." became obsolete and was removed. - Handles large (>50K) ID3v2 tags correctly __ Apollo 18 ___________________________________________________ 1998/10/28 __ - Added a 16 band graphic equalizer - Won't cause "rain drop" noises after position change on sound cards based on the Vortex AU8820B2 chip (Turtle Beach Montego and Aztech 338-A3D PCI) - Also doesn't fall into an infinite loop after continous play of exactly 50 minutes and 43 seconds with the previously mentioned soundcards - ID3v2 tag support is now implemented with ID3Lib 3.04 (I hope it works...) - Fixed a bug that caused high noises in some MP3s (it's the same bug that Winamp/Nitrane has always had and still has...) - A bunch of changes, fixes and optimizations __ Apollo 17 ___________________________________________________ 1998/10/05 __ - Fixed the bug that caused Apollo to crash under some Windows 9x systems Thanks to Lars Härkönen for beta testing! __ Apollo 16 ___________________________________________________ 1998/10/03 __ - Changes in the menus - Shortcuts may be dragged from Explorer to the playlist - More playlist editing features - It is now possible to reset all options - Minor changes and fixes __ Apollo 15 ___________________________________________________ 1998/09/25 __ - Added an oscilloscope - Better frequency analyzer - The silence level is now set in decibels rather than in percents - Added more shortcut keys __ Apollo 14 ___________________________________________________ 1998/09/23 __ - Apollo didn't retrieve strings stored in registry under Win95/98 - Columns in the playlist window should always span the window now __ Apollo 12 ___________________________________________________ 1998/09/16 __ - Accelerator keys now work in mini window too - Added a status bar to the playlist window - Few bug fixes and some changes __ Apollo 11 ___________________________________________________ 1998/09/12 __ - Selectable output device - Multiple instances may be allowed to run simultaneously - Added volume control - Added Open/Add Directory command - Minor fixes __ Apollo 10 ___________________________________________________ 1998/09/04 __ - Fixed a bug in merge mode (caused Apollo to crash sometimes) - Adjustable pause between tracks - Changable rebar background bitmap __ Apollo 9 ____________________________________________________ 1998/09/02 __ - Fixed a bug in MPEG2 decoder - Added a popup menu to minimized mode - Adjustable buffer pre-fill __ Apollo 8 ____________________________________________________ 1998/09/01 __ - Changed the startup screen (it shouldn't bother anyone anymore) - Minor fixes and changes __ Apollo 7 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/27 __ - Added mini window feature - Ability to skip the silence in the beginning and in the end of a track - Options dialog didn't always accept the changes - Playlist doesn't leave crap on the screen while dragging - Fixed a bug in the WAV writer - Fixed a bug in the decoder which crashed some systems - Many other fixes and changes __ Apollo 6 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/22 __ - Fixed a bug in the installer (didn't install COMCTL32.DLL) __ Apollo 5 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/21 __ - Optimizations in the decoder - Minor changes and fixes in the decoder __ Apollo 4 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/19 __ - Optimizations in the decoder routine - Does not show empty ID3v1.x fields anymore - Fixed a bug in drag & drop support - Other minor bug fixes and changes __ Apollo 3 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/15 __ - Internet streaming support - Uninstall support - Better header synchronization routine - Fixed a few bugs in ID3 tag support __ Apollo 2 ____________________________________________________ 1998/08/13 __ - Added (limited) support for ID3 tags (v1, v1.1 and v2) - Added the track properties window - Added possibility to decode MP3s into WAVs - More robust and error tolerant decoder - Minor changes in the user interface __ Apollo 1 ____________________________________________________ 1998/07/26 __ - Original version