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- CoolCD Studio: Versions History
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- Legend:
- + new feature added, improvement
- * miscellaneous change
- ! bugfix
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- CoolCD Studio v1.2 (release May 7, 2001)
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- + VSS: Added Live Input mode (full duplex sound cards only)
- + VSS: 10-bands graphical equalizer now works
- + VSS: Added new option to Control Panel: Audio Thread Priority.
- This option can be useful when using live input mode
- ! Fixed error that happened when closing VSS window
- ! Fixed several serious GDI resource leaks
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- CoolCD Studio v1.2 beta 1 (release April 12, 2001)
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- + Installation & uninstallation support
- * CDDB engine has been totally rewritten: it became more stable, official
- submits, multiple CDDB matches selection, adaptive control of current CDDB
- protocol level, fixed several serious bugs
- + Built-in integrated audio mixer
- + Added digital display in mini view mode
- * Database manager has been totally rewritten
- + Search a Disc(s) Wizard: searches local database by several disc/track
- criteria
- + Import Wizard: imports external disc databases
- + Export Wizard: export discs to external disc database
- * Visual Sound System has been totally rewritten. Currently it is in beta
- testing stage.
- + VSS: WinAmp vizualization plug-ins support
- * Playlist editor has gone to the CD Description window
- * Disc Properties window: now sizable and separated on four tabs: Disc, Tracks,
- Playlist and Miscellaneous Info
- + New disc properties: Record Label, Notes. New Track property: Notes
- + Fast Track Access window: ability to shift track buttons set
- (1..20 <-> 21-40 <-> 41-60 ...)
- * Setup window made modalless
- + Setup: added new actions groups: On Unknown Disc and On Playback Start
- * Setup: color settings has been simplified, added new appearance schemes and
- background textures
- + Setup: now you can control the content of tray icon tooltip by specifying
- its template
- + Setup: ability to restore Microsoft Windows CD Player as default CD player
- * All CoolCD window appears in one color scheme
- + Dockable windows (Direct CD Access, Fast Track Access, Visual Sound System
- and Mixer) cab be docked/undocked separately
- ! Fixed bug that caused unexpected computer behavior on inserting an Audio CD
- when CoolCD is the default player
- * Main window caption buttons changed (new buttons control the view mode)
- * System/tray menu structure has been changed (and new commands added)
- + Two new track seeking commands: Forward 5% and Backward 5%
- (LEFT and RIGHT keyboard shortcuts)
- + Mouse wheel support: mouse wheel controls audio CD volume
- * Audio CD volume now controlled by UP and DOWN keys
- + Progress Slider (info panel) now can control CD position as well as Track
- position (right mouse click switches between modes)
- * Previous Track button now plays the previous track OR starts playing
- current track from the beginning (action depends on the current play
- position)
- + CDDB server window: ability to retrieve server version, status, users list
- + Two new time display modes: Track/Disc Total Time
- * Added/changed several keyboard shortcuts
- * Updated About dialog. Check it out!
- * Improved format of bug reports (stack dump and other information)
- * Miscellaneous GUI improvements and bugfixes
- ! Fixed periodical "locks" when there is no CD in drive (Windows 95/98 only)
- * Changed shareware limitations: unregistered version now is fully functional
- except that it resets some settings to defaults and displays startup reminder
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- CoolCD Studio v1.1 (release April 12, 1999)
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- * To avoid conflicts with earlier 'Cool CD' software from another author
- project has been renamed to CoolCD Studio.
- But the short name remains CoolCD
- * Since version 1.1 CoolCD is shareware
- + Full CDDB support (downloads, submissions, queued jobs, online server
- selection and testing)
- + Repeat 1 playback mode
- ! 64K size limitation for cdplayer.ini is eliminated
- + CD seeking is made much more faster (especially in NT systems)
- * Playback modes are made more stable
- + Transition effects (COOL tooltips!) (True color recommended)
- + Some video ehhancements to Main Window
- (now it looks better in non-standard Windows color settings)
- ! Fixed major display problem that occurs if you aren't using
- the standard windows font size of 96dpi
- ! Fixed multiple volume control problems (Now it should work!)
- + Popup menu in Volume Faders (Mute AudioCD, Lock channels,
- Synchronize channels)
- + New keyboard shortcuts (refer to help for the full list)
- + "Sticky Window" feature works in WinAmp-style now and for all primary
- windows
- + Video Enhancements in VSS: Fade and Blur filters (impact changeable)
- (iP200 and TrueColor is recommended)
- + 16-bit sampling now works in VSS
- + New option in VSS' oscilliscope: Solid Draw
- + Very first ( alpha ;-) ) version of graphical equalizer in VSS
- (requires at least iP200-300 and works in 8-bit sampling modes only)
- + Activity LEDs in VSS
- + Double click on tray icon restores CoolCD now
- + Mouse clicks in Navigator window (tray mode) act immediately
- + Track Progress Slider in Navigator window
- + Changed Tray icon tooltip: now it's more informative
- + Database has been completely reengineered and has become more suitable
- + Date and Category fields in CD Description window
- + CD-histogram animation in CD Description window
- + Drag&Drop feature in playlist editor
- + Total playlist time in playlist editor
- + New option to Setup: Make primary windows background color compatible with
- current Windows color settings
- ! Fixed bug with an ampersand (&) in CD Title and Track Name labels
- ! Fixed 20+ track number bug
- ! LOTS of other bugfixes
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- CoolCD v1.0 (release January 13, 1999)
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- The very first release but COOL already!
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- CoolCD v0.99
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- Original version. Unreleased.