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Release History: ================ MediaMonkey 2.3.1 (Beta 2) - Added ability to move accompanying files on Move / Auto-Organize - Fixed linked Album Art is lost when Auto-Organize is used - Fixed empty directories aren't deleted when on Auto-Organize - Fixed numerous issues with Auto-Tag from Amazon - Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon doesn't work via the Properties dialog - Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon tags empty image if no album art is found - Fixed fields in the Auto-Tag from Amazon dialog aren't editable - Fixed (hopefully) access violations on some systems Auto-Tag from Amazon - Fixed configuration settings of Auto-Tag from Amazon dialog don't persist - Fixed image location config setting changes when saving to OGG file - Fixed multiple track selection doesn't unselect when selecting selection subset - Fixed more UI / text / context menu / icon issues ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.3.1.822 (Beta 1) - Added Auto-Tagging functionality based on Amazon lookups (replaces Album Browser) - Added 'Remove Image' should give option to remove image from all tracks on album - Added ASCII DB format for iRiver plugin (unicode doesn't work 100% on H1xx devices) - Fixed iRiver plugin synch tracks to iRiver DB out of order - Fixed iRiver plugin sometimes truncates tracks incorrectly - Fixed duplicate portable device nodes may be added to the tree - Fixed .wav files sometimes hang scanning or are scanned incorrectly - Fixed remaining Album Art refresh problem - Fixed access violation when output plugin isn't found - Fixed further mp3 input plugin for playback of damaged files - Fixed OLE Drag and Drop of folders into Now Playing - Fixed track selection can trigger file scans freeze - Fixed misc. text and cosmetic issues ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.3.1.818 (Alpha 3) - Added Plugin for Pontis Media portable player - Added support for multiple Generic USB Mass Storage Devices - Added ability to choose which device to configure/synch if multiple profiles exist - Added limits on filename sizes for synching with iRiver devices - Added Drag & Drop between MediaMonkey and other applications - Added Files to Edit: Unknown Album Art node - Added ability to save search as AutoPlaylist in context menu - Added 'Always on top' configuration for minimized 'Now Playing' dialog - Added currently playing track in Now Playing persists when MM is closed/reopened - Fixed scanning of .wav files slows/freezes on corrupt .wav files - Fixed some damaged MP3 files never end - Fixed files in Now Playing list are occasionally incorrectly marked as unavailable - Fixed incorrect scans (missing characters) when track ends in spaces - Fixed database isn't correctly updated for changes to off-line tracks - Fixed regression: Find more from same folder (Library) doesn't work - Fixed auto-organize functionality can move tracks in the virtual CD - Fixed Album Art not displayed for tracks on the virtual CD - Fixed Album Art may be lost by using arrows on Properties dialog to switch tracks - Fixed Album Art is added in duplicate on rescans - Fixed Album Art window refresh issues on updates - Fixed extra metadata in .m3u files is problematic for some 3rd party apps - Fixed shutdown problems on Win98 - Fixed deleting .m3u files via My Computer doesn't send them to recycle bin - Fixed 'All' nodes are configurable regardless of tree configuration - Fixed debug build now generates useful logs in skinless mode - Fixed misc. UI issues (confusing text, missing icons & graphics, etc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.3.1.811 (Alpha 2) - Added .m3u playlists are now represented in the My Computer node - Added ability to create new folders in the My Computer node - Added 'Show All' functionality to My Computer node - Added some basic tree configuration options - Added scripting is now part of MediaMonkey standard functionality - Added ability to add/remove album art for all tracks on an Album - Added ability to disable the Album Art window title bar - Added ESC closes Album Art image window - Fixed Album Art window doesn't update in response to changes in the Properties dialog - Fixed database errors / access violations related to Album Art - Fixed paths to Album Art covers should consistently be relative - Fixed save Album Art to tag option isn't disabled for non WMA/MP3 files - Fixed WMA playback/scanning problems - Fixed CD burning doesn't work on some systems with 2 CD drives - Fixed minor UI bugs ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.3.1.808 (Alpha 1) - Added native Audio CD burning (Nero is no longer required) - Added wheel scrolling on mouseover on main panel - Added Album Art features - Tagging (optional for MP3/WMA - Linked graphics for other formats - Display during playback - Added ability to rename custom fields via options menu - Added/Improved portable device synchronization significantly - Added Portable Device Plugin interface (API not yet published) - Added iRiver H-xxx device plugin (tested only with H-320 device--see readme) - Added ability to view/synch the device database from MediaMonkey - Added Auto-Synchronization based on Artists, Albums (in addition to Playlists) - Added support for custom synchronization masks (e.g. different format for audio books) - Improved portable device configuration UI - Improved portable device representation--now appears directly in the tree - Improved OGG Vorbis encoding quality with switch to Libvorbis 1.1 - Fixed relative paths aren't supported in iRiver H-xxx devices - Fixed need to delete existing tracks from the device before first-time synch - Added various new mask features - <Path> - Returns full path of the track - <Path:n> - Returns path without the first 'n' folders in the hierarchy - <Path:-n> - Returns path of the last 'n' folders in the hierarchy - <AnyField@n> - Returns a group of n letters where 1 is the first letter of the chosen field - Added tagging for .wav files - Added ability to configure 'Play Next' as the default double-click action - Fixed ripping fails on directory creation if File Monitor is active on the directory - Fixed performance issues when recalculating paths in the conversion dialog - Fixed 'ghost' entries occasionally appear in the db - Fixed some DB fields are unnecessarily short - Fixed last character of ID3v2 tags are incorrect in some cases - Fixed Various Artist albums are sometimes scanned into too many albums - Fixed Album Browser settings don't persist - Fixed numerous CD playback problems - Fixed CD Reader ASPI settings sometimes not used properly - Fixed changes to CD drive letter can interfere with playback - Fixed removable CD devices sometimes function incorrectly - Fixed player 'previous' button doesn't work in some cases - Fixed volume jumps if sleep mode is enabled just before machine turns off - Fixed mass edit of track properties incorrectly displays year and track # - Fixed track length is reported incorrectly via the Winamp API - Fixed explorer shell commands aren't localizable - Fixed minor UI bugs / UI cleanup ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2.3 - Fixed MP3 plugin fails on older Win 9x / ME systems that are missing some .dlls - Fixed portable device synchronization sometimes fails on Win98/ME - Fixed BPM field may not be read if it includes a decimal component ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2.2 RC-1 - Added command (39999) to Winamp API for Play/Pause button - Fixed <shift><delete> or <ctrl><x> of text in Properties dialog can --> track deletion - Fixed 'Find more from...' doesn't work from My Computer node - Fixed several issues when Winamp is the player - Fixed access violation when editing multiple tracks - Fixed 'Now Playing' sorting (disabled it) - Fixed currently playing track isn't automatically visible in 'Now Playing' - Fixed classification toolbar doesn't work in 'Now Playing' - Fixed <ctrl><shift><+> tries to expand the entire tree - Fixed unicode characters in genres --> CD metadata not written correctly to cdplayer.ini - Fixed 'Get Track Details' in Properties dialog doesn't search based on up-to-date info - Fixed converted/ripped tracks aren't added to 'Recently added tracks' playlists - Fixed skin theme is overridden only for the first instance of MediaMonkey - Fixed showing of default value when release date isn't available in album browser - Fixed regression: Now Playing menu bar doesn't indicate 'enabled' status - Fixed glitch when dragging and dropping an entire tree node ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2.2 Beta 1 - Updated LAME to version 3.96.1 - Fixed dialog layout problems - Fixed unicode support in Album Browser - Fixed misc. UI Skinning issues ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2.2 Alpha 1 - Added ability to sort AutoPlaylists by Custom fields - Added Clean Database should also compact it - Added Play command to several top level nodes - Added MPC/APE for default file associations - Added new masks to allow subsets of a field to appear - Added beta support of new functionality to better integrate scripts with MediaMonkey UI: - Create menu items/ pop-up menu items, toolbar items, tray icon menu items & shortcuts - Create new dialogs with controls to edit lines, buttons, drop downs, etc. - Create any new hierarchy of tree nodes - Updated help file to describe new advanced masks functionality - Fixed extended APE2 tags can be deleted on APE or MPC files - Fixed APE tracks can be corrupted if tagging previously untagged APE files - Fixed M3U playlists sometimes aren't properly processed during scanning - Fixed ID3 comments field is occasionally filled with advanced properties and vice versa - Fixed ID3 tagging occasionally fails (memory leak) - Fixed 'MusicMatch tags' aren't written in a format that is readable by other players - Fixed scans sometimes fail partway through an .m3u file - Fixed minimize via taskbar doesn't work when 'Minimize to tray' is enabled - Fixed popup notifications do not always work correctly - Fixed advanced playlist size limitation of 10 GB - Fixed MediaMonkey shuts down when it shouldn't in response to some scripts - Fixed bitrate field shouldn't be editable - Fixed Freedb Unicode support - Fixed Audio CD length isn't reported correctly for CDs with data track(s) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 - Added show current classification settings in the classification toolbar - Fixed memory leak when writing ID3 tags - Fixed ID3 tag reading/writing is extremely slow when comments/lyrics are large - Fixed too easy to accidentally concantenate comments in Edit Multiple Tracks - Fixed ratings should not be modifiable via tree nodes--it's too prone to error - Fixed multiple Winamp windows sometimes open when Winamp is the default player - Fixed player controls sometimes do not appear when Winamp is the default player - Fixed Winamp shouldn't be forced open even if Winamp is the default player ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-4 - Added support for ape 3.99 playback & associated tags - Switched default output plug-in to DirectSound output instead of Wave output - Fixed regression: VCD track tags aren't updated - Fixed genres looked up via Freedb aren't saved if they don't exist in the library - Fixed in some cases, wma genres and track #'s aren't read correctly - Fixed audio tracks from the VCD are uploaded unnecessarily upon portable device synchronization - Fixed CD Burning fails silently if insufficient free space exists - Fixed tracklist fails to refresh on node deletion ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-3 - Added G-force instead of Geiss - Replaced the wave input plugin - Updated Italian translation thanks to Argo - Fixed CD Reader is buggy on some systems - Fixed search on numeric fields broken in RC-2 & search parameters persist when they shouldn't - Fixed (again) cursor is 'misplaced' on edits to text fields - Fixed cannot convert files on virtual cd - Fixed default send-to Folder (Rip/Convert) settings are annoying and don't persist - Fixed continuous playback settings don't persist properly on restart - Fixed ID3v1 genre ignored on scan - Fixed d&d operations on playlist nodes occasionally go unrecognized - Fixed auto-complete behaves incorrectly for auto-tagging - Fixed in player volume meters occasionally loses synchronization - Fixed visualitions can fail when output buffer sizes are very large - Fixed spaces in registration keys aren't ignored ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-2 - Added new OGG input plugin with full unicode support (even if Windows Language is Western European) - Added search for empty fields (use Property equals "") - Added <Ctrl><Alt><F5> shortcut to update Playlist play order (+ removed buggy <Alt> drag function) - Updated Italian and Portuguese translations (thx to Argo & Paulino) - Improved MP3 plugin further to eliminate hiss on damaged/incorrectly formatted files - Fixed character mapping feature is broken - Fixed network browsing doesn't work properly on Win 9x - Fixed some db queries are case-sensitive, negatively impacting performance - Fixed 'Clear Library' causes strange behavior in the absence of a restart - Fixed Default (Double-click) Action doesn't apply to tree nodes - Fixed Virtual CD doesn't indicate filesize on HD - Fixed CD nodes (sub to /Location) aren't sorted by Track# by default - Fixed 'old style' skins without themes behave incorrectly - Fixed Spectrum Data is missing from visualizations (G-force doesn't work well) - Fixed cannot play track beginning with space (via Explorer) - Fixed Virtual CD directory no longer defaults to root directory - Fixed temporary folder is ignored for CD burning - Fixed minor UI issues & help errors ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-1 - Added volume leveling metadata is saved to MP3 tags (using ID3v2 Relative Volume Adjustment 2 frame) - Added proper playlist sorting (sort by headers-->no change in play order; <alt><f5> updates play order) - Updated online help to describe new 2.2 features - Updated Spanish & Italian translations -- thanks to Pablo & Argo! - Improved MP3 plugin -- it's now more tolerant of damaged/incorrectly formatted mp3 files - Fixed MP3 plugin sometimes locks files, preventing moves/deletions/tag updates from occuring - Fixed can't tag/play/edit/analyze MP3 files if filename has characters not in Windows' default Language - Fixed ID3v2 (ASCII) and ID3v1 tags containing 'foreign' characters are read incorrectly - Fixed tag updates fail silently for OGG files if Year < 1500 - Fixed tagging sometimes gets 'stuck' - Fixed burned CDs playback too fast when Frequency < 44100 - Fixed Analyze Volume doesn't save information to the APE2 tag for APE and MPC audio files - Fixed Analyze Volume hangs on damaged MP3 files - Fixed Level Volume doesn't save new volume coefficient to the db, leading to numerous issues - Fixed tracks in Virtual CD can't be synchronized to portable devices - Fixed insufficient space on portable device --> playlists aren't synchronized (only tracks are) - Fixed visualizations occasionally crash when enabled/disabled - Fixed <enter> shouldn't 'Play Now' if Double-click action is set to 'Edit Properties' or 'Play Last' - Fixed 'Retrieve Moved/Missing Tracks' results in duplicates if moved track has already been scanned - Fixed only first character in CD-text is burned - Fixed Search bar auto-complete entries result in incorrect search results in some specific cases - Fixed impossible to drag & drop playlists in some cases (e.g. if open) - Fixed pressing <enter> in www forms has no effect - Fixed <ctrl><c> and <ctrl><v> don't work properly in Now Playing window - Fixed 'Date Added' field view doesn't refresh properly - Fixed view of fields in tracklist are occasionally truncated unnecessarily - Fixed problems saving BPM when it contains > 3 digits - Fixed auto-organize only uses first 2 digits of track # - Fixed MediaMonkey.m3u (Now Playing) playlist should not be scanned - Fixed crash on Windows 95 - Fixed misc graphic / icon glitches ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 5 - Fixed 'OR' searches can be used in all search fields and are only initiated when ';' is used - Fixed problems playing/tagging/leveling tracks with non-Western-European fonts - Fixed problems if MediaMonkey is used by User without Administrative rights - Fixed MediaMonkey doesn't work with fast user switching on Windows XP - Fixed cdplayer.ini isn't updated on Win9x/WinME systems when filesize > 64 KB - Fixed CDs don't play if cdreader plug-in is incorrectly configured - Fixed Access Violation related to re-ordering tracks in CD Burn Wizard - Fixed <Home> and <End> keys don't work as expected in the tree - Improved <Ctrl><Right> & <Ctrl><Left> changed to <Alt><Right> & <Alt><Left> (in properties dialog) - Fixed minor graphical glitches / incorrect icons ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 4 - Added OR functionality to advanced searches - Added Monkey's Audio (APE) input plugin thanks to Matt Ashland - Updated some icons (color resolution still needs to be reduced) - Updated translations for French, German, Dutch thanks to Octopod, Zyb, and Felix - Fixed ID3V2 tags sometimes aren't written (most commonly on W9x systems) - Fixed CD Burns fail on some systems with multiple drives, if user isn't logged in as Administrator - Fixed MP1 and MP2 headers are read incorrectly - Fixed CSV export fails on unicode characters - Fixed Level Track Volume fails subsequent to the initial leveled track - Fixed Splitter appears even when the border is not movable - Fixed several shortcuts (<Shift>-<Home>/<End>; <Alt>-<Left>/<Right>/<Home>) based on beta feedback - Fixed Now Playing Toolbars don't persist - Fixed Advanced search cannot search for drive letter - Fixed clicking 'OK' in options dialog leads to long wait - Fixed Remove menu item should be inactive for Autoplaylist Tracks - Fixed unneeded error message if CD Burn is manually terminated ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 3 - Added 'icon skinning' so artists can easily replace & test new icons - Added 'live' searching to the search toolbar - Fixed search toolbar doesn't work well in skinless mode - Fixed freezes when burning CD or using File Monitor - Fixed crash when converting multiple Tracks to .ogg format - Fixed File Monitor startup scan performance (runs much quicker now) - Fixed File Monitor fails to notice change in Tracks/Folders with unicode - Fixed web forms don't work properly in web nodes - Fixed misc. UI glitches / tab order problems reported in Beta 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 2 - Added/Updated any remaining strings for localization purposes - Updated French translation - Added Playlist creation option for newly added files (off by default) - Added ability to override MediaMonkey theme with Windows system theme - Changed Auto-Rename to Auto-Organize and improved default masks slightly to indicate relative paths - Fixed numerous usability issues with Portable Device Copying/Synchronization - Fixed Portable Device deletion (directories not used by MM aren't deleted) - Fixed Portable Device synchronization when used with randomly sorted AutoPlaylists - Fixed crash on non-standard MP3 files - Fixed occasional freezes on startup and freezes when C: is non-existent - Fixed Tempo, Occasion, Mood, & Quality were duplicated when MediaMonkey is used in non-English language - Fixed ID3v2 tags with trailing zeroes aren't read correctly & improved tolerance for incorrect unicode tags - Fixed file monitor fails to recognize files moved as part of a moved directory - Fixed many more text & graphic glitches, especially when DPI settings are > 96 - Fixed tree is overly sensitive to movement (it moves) when dragging and dropping tracks - Fixed search bar doesn't search path/filenames by default - Fixed MPC files should be associated with MM by default ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 1 - Added Dutch translation (beta) thanks to Felix and Lowlander - Updated French,German, & Spanish translations thanks to Octopod, Zyb, & Pablo - Added explicit support for portable devices - Added synchronization with portable devices - Improved workflow for copying tracks/playlists to portable devices - Added tagging support for MPC and APE formats (APE plug-in needs to be installed separately) - Added search for filename - Improved Playlist creation/editing workflows - Added 'New AutoPlaylist' to Playlist button in toolbar - Reduced # steps required for Send-to playlist function - Improved playlist usability in Now Playing - Improved usability for advanced searches - Improved options menu structure - Fixed Access Violation when closing form while editing in-place - Fixed error on startup on some systems - Fixed menubar toolbar problems (they can now be combined again) - Fixed status bar grip doesn't work for resizing - Fixed skin themes (text highlighting) - Fixed some advanced search criteria don't persist - Fixed VQF tags aren't read properly (unicode-related) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 4 - Added German Translation (alpha) thanks to Zyb and Highelf - Replaced in_dsmp3 and optional MAD plugin with mpg123-based plugin by Otochan & Shibatch - Updated to LAME 3.95.1, OGG Vorbis 1.0.1 POST - Updated to Peter Pawlowski's plugins: Vorbis decoder 1.33a, WAV decoder 2.07, DirectSound Output 2.2.7 - Updated Italian translation by Argo - Fixed crash on playback - Fixed track is removed from library when user attempts to delete file from HD, but refuses confirmation - Fixed some WMA files appear unsynchronized even when they are - Fixed default OGG settings so that volume levels aren't too low when Level Playback Volume is enabled - Fixed focus problems when Now Playing is undocked - Fixed typing text in web nodes - Fixed typing over selected text causes misplaced cursor - Fixed installation on top of MM 2.1 fails to correct character conversion tables - Fixed numerous graphics/text glitches ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 3 - Added French translation (alpha) thanks to Octopod - Added Italian translation (alpha) thanks to Argo - Added Portuguese (Brazil) translation (beta) thanks to Paulino - Added Spanish translation (beta) thanks to Pablo - Added option to use ASCII for ID3v2 tags - Added tooltips for Player - Improved exception handling in debug builds (log saved to c:\MMExcept.log) - Improved ID3v2 unicode tagging compatibility by defaulting to ASCII if 'foreign' characters aren't used - Improved configuration of skins & backgrounds - Fixed installation of MM 2.2 over 2.1 fails to update the UI correctly - Fixed ID3v1 tags are unreadable when foreign characters are used (now uses ASCII encoding) - Fixed tracks appear 'unsynchronized' when foreign characters & ID3v1 tags are used - Fixed tagging problems when editing properties of tracks in the library via /My Computer - Fixed error when manually renaming directories - Fixed error message when deleting drive in /Location - Fixed error condition when deleting folders in /My Computer - Fixed misplaced cursor when deleting text selection - Fixed crashes and missing buttons (in Locate Moved/Missing Files) when non-standard DPI settings are used - Fixed stars don't appear when creating search queries by 'rating' - Fixed various localization issues - Scripts and script titles non-localizable - Various app strings non-localizable (based on Octopod's feedback) - Properties dialog doesn't adjust to fit strings - Fixed access violation on Burn or Leveling empty node & editing properties of multiple tracks - Fixed Now Playing | Options context menus. Corrected wording & Options now appear only where relevant. - Fixed <Ctrl><a> didn't work in Properties | Comments field - Fixed <Ctrl><b> (previous track) and <Ctrl><n> (next track) player shortcuts - Fixed only first script is displayed on W9x - Fixed Send-to (Convert): selected track isn't checked off - Fixed non-editable dropdowns in options menu appear to retain focus indefinitely - Fixed missing tooltips for Menus and added new ones for Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Now Playing. - Fixed numerous graphics glitches (album browser drop down, minimized player, tabs, etc.) - Fixed numerous display problems when DPI setting > 96 - Fixed checkbox theming problems on non-XP systems - Fixed sleep functionality tab order problem - Fixed sleep functionality moved to the player menu ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 2 - Added error protection for incorrectly set mask in auto-rename - Improved date representation (removed seconds and show 'today' and 'yesterday') - Fixed tagging problems introduced in Alpha 1 - Fixed auto-rename can delete files in some instances - Fixed ratings is preselected on mass tag edits screen, causing inadvertent changes - Fixed cannot edit Now Playing track properties via main menu - Fixed errors in id3v1 genres list - Fixed problems with the Genres drop down list (autocomplete, etc.) - Fixed problem running Geiss visualization on initial install - Fixed text doesn't show up in searchbar on XP if UI is optimized for performance - Fixed Now Playing transparency configuration dialog appears in back of Now Playing - Fixed tracklist borders sometimes draw improperly - Fixed vertical size of docked Now Playing adjusts incorrectly - Fixed Now Playing disappears when minimize/close to tray is executed - Fixed disabled player reappears after visiting options menu - Fixed problems changing some search options - Fixed default: timestamps are now modified on track edits ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 1 - Added full skinning support for a brand new look (via ThemeEngine) - Added support for localization + Czech language - Added Unicode support - Fixed auto-rename doesn't support accented characters - Added Freedb Unicode support - Added Visualization functionality (+ bundled Geiss) - Added MP3 Gain style volume leveling (useful for portable players) - Added Volume Leveling is adjustable - Added ability to customize genres list (it's automated--unused genres don't appear) - Added 'Date Added' and 'Timestamp' fields (disabled by default) - Added 'Minimize to Now Playing' and 'Minimize to Tray' buttons - Added ability to dock 'Now Playing' (docked by default) + tree can be docked - Added ability to display and edit all fields in the Now Playing node - Added support for 'Last Played' queries on advanced search - Added <Album Artist> as a possible element of the auto-rename and auto-tag masks - Added error protection to warn users of incorrectly set masks - Added links to the add-ons pages in the /options/plugins panes - Added option to turn off character-limit checking - Added Send-to Ratings via tray icon - Added Categorization toolbar for rating and categorizing tracks (disabled by default) - Added Playlist toolbar button to more easily send tracks to playlists - Improved UI-related CPU utilization - Improved speed for displaying very large tracklists - Improved default behaviour so that popups only appear when MM is minimized - Improved misc. menu layouts + toolbar menus + context menus - Improved terminology in several areas where it was confusing - character limit checking - add tracks to library & maintain library - retrieve moved files - etc.. - Fixed changes to tags made by another instance of MM aren't recognized - Added option to modify timestamp on track edit (enabled by default) - Fixed editing MP3 tags can cause failed updates on full hard drives - Fixed (partially) sound artifacts when editing tags of a playing track - Fixed Y in track X of Y is deleted when updating tags - Fixed problems reading some OGG tags - Fixed Mass Property Edits updates tags immediately even if Update Tags Immediately is disabled - Fixed BPM fields should be rounded to the nearest integer - Fixed spaces in mask can lead to failed auto-rename operation - Fixed Retrieve Moved Files doesn't retrieve all files in some cases - Fixed duplicate titles created by file monitor - Fixed file monitor fails to update in some circumstances - When tags edited outside MM - Volume Leveling information doesn't update - Fixed error dialog in file monitor when scanning file in the process of being created - Fixed SQL error when file monitor scans path containing quotation mark - Fixed ODBC error problems that occurred in some systems - Fixed problem scanning directories with non-standard icon ('system' directories) - Fixed changes to filename capitalization sometimes don't register when scanning - Fixed memory leak when scanning OGG files - Fixed problems when copying tracks with trailing periods to Virtual CD - Fixed CDs with non-standard offset rip incorrectly - Fixed delay in the application of volume leveling/equalizer playback settings - Fixed tree horizontal scrollbar appears/disappears depending on node length - Fixed Quickfind doesn't work for Artists/Albums consisting of a single character - Fixed Quickfind doesn't work in Now Playing node - Fixed field text appears truncated when resorted/reordering columns - Fixed inability to delete tracks in the Unclassified Tracks node - Fixed play counter sometimes fails to update - Fixed bitrates appear incorrectly when CD is ripped twice - Fixed Send-to Playlist shows autoplaylists - Fixed non-functional shortcut descriptions in the system tray (removed them) - Fixed 'shuffle' fails to randomize the first track in a node - Fixed 'Tracks cannot be played until the cd is inserted...' error - Fixed graphical glitches in the player ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.1 - Added tooltips for nodes that are very long (i.e. cut off by the splitter bar) - Fixed some Xing-encoded VBR files are incorrectly identified (incorrect file length, etc.) - Fixed default sort preferences missing at install time in some cases - Fixed editing track property unpauses 'paused' player - Fixed inability to edit Album Title and Album Artist for CDs that aren't in the library - Fixed Unsynchronized Tags node for cases of newline characters in the comments field ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.1 RC-1 - Added sort preferences are saved - Added warning dialog when attempting to modify/delete files on inaccessible networked folder - Added shortcuts for previous/next track in Track Properties dialog - Added display currently playing track in bold (in all nodes) - Added progress indicator to provide feedback re. tag updates - Added much nicer html export script (thanks to Lowlander) - Added new bundled autoplaylists (only available on clean install) - Added editing of Freedb query results (via Album chooser or /My Computer) and save to cdplayer.ini - Fixed automatic Freedb queries overwrite manually edited CD entries - Fixed Freedb connection problems when no username/user domain is entered - Fixed title.mp3.XXXXX is created if editing tags when title is used by another app (e.g. by Winamp) - Fixed CD is added to locations node when ripping CD and leveling volume - Fixed cannot rip CD Extra tracks - Fixed font size problems on some Win 9x, ME, NT systems - Fixed ODBC error for some advanced searches on rating - Fixed access violation when attempting to convert a missing file - Fixed pressing <enter> on track# field of properties dialog doesn't commit changes - Fixed <Ctrl>-<x>, <Ctrl>-<v>, <Ctrl>-<c> don't work for in-place editing in tracklist - Fixed taskbar hints don't display '&' properly - Fixed usability issues in mass tag editor and file monitor configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 4 - Added ability to randomize AutoPlaylists so that they're different each time (Gold) - Added ability to limit AutoPlaylist time and/or size (MB) (Gold) - Added ability to do negative queries (e.g. does not equal, does not contain, etc.) (Gold) - Added progress bar for File Monitor (Gold) - Added View:Album Browser / Improved Get Track Details - Added Clean MP3 Tags functionality - Added Most-recently-used list to Send-to menu - Added Send-to functionality to tree nodes - Added Clear function to Search panel - Added <alt><enter> functionality to only play selected track only (vs. selected + subsequent tracks) - Added support for reading ID3v2.4 tags (writing not yet supported) - Fixed problems reading unicode tags - Fixed crash when adding children and collapsing folders in Add Folders dialog - Fixed stalls when reading incorrectly formed tags - Fixed tracks ripped to Virtual CD are missing tags - Fixed inability to convert tracks saved to the Virtual CD - Fixed confirmation dialog when volume leveling read-only files - Fixed Play Now with Winamp so that it also plays selected only/current + subsequent - Fixed 'CD-ROM device is presently unavailable' problem on some systems - Fixed occasional duplicate listings of CD tracks - Fixed unsynchronized tags node logic to show list based on Tag Configuration settings (see help) - Fixed rename filename confirmation dialog which appeared to change filename even on 'No' - Fixed Winamp emulation so that Evil Lyrics can be used with MediaMonkey ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 3 - Added on the fly encoding to speed up CD ripping - Added support for CD-Text for getting track data from Audio CDs - Added persistence of the last used scan settings (for Add Tracks...) - Re-ordered / renamed MP3 presets to make them more understandable - Fixed Add Tracks dialog which often failed to properly scan network drives - Fixed Add Tracks dialog which failed to select all children of a selected parent - Fixed playback of of enhanced CDs (no longer need to be added to the library) - Fixed Play All freezes on large directories that haven't refreshed in the tracklist - Fixed (auto) file renaming to directory paths that include a trailing '.' - Fixed order of drives listed in Locations node - Fixed MP3 ABR mono presets (they were stereo instead of mono) - Fixed problem with removing very large numbers of files from the Now Playing list - Fixed transposed Play Now options ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 2 - Improved quickfind by raising the keyboard timeout by 250ms - Improved Play Now usability (by default, 'Play Now' for a single track also plays subsequent tracks) - Fixed problems finding tracks when multiple hard drives indicate equivalent/null Serial Number IDs - Fixed failure to undo file associations on uninstall - Fixed failed MP3 encoding in some advanced modes & improved encoding options - Fixed occasional problems when encoding multiple tracks to MP3 at once (tracks are now queued) - Fixed error occurs whenever terminating MP3 conversion process prematurely - Fixed progess bar flashes ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta - Added check for MDAC and MS jet components during install - Improved usability for 'Minimize to Now Playing' (now possible to minimize the Now Playing dialog) - Fixed disappearing taskbar problem on some Win98 and WinME systems - Fixed Auto-Tag failure + sql error message when using auto-tag on Tracks that aren't in the Library - Fixed Auto-Tag failures (CPU-->100%) for some mask formats - Fixed Auto-Tag fails to change the case of track properties - Fixed changing filename case (i.e. upper or lowercase) fails (manually or via Auto-Rename) - Fixed File Monitor sometimes fails to notice changes involving moved folders - Fixed errors that occur when attempting to use the File Monitor on a non-existent folder - Fixed copying contents in Playlist/AutoPlaylist can cause access violation error - Fixed focus problems when copying Playlist contents - Fixed audio conversion and leveling problems for <> 16 bits / sample - Fixed incorrect time when there are a large number of tracks in the 'Now Playing' queue - Fixed missing icons on Advanced Search dialog for non-standard dpi settings - Fixed changing attributes of files saved to Virtual CD outside MediaMonkey causes incorrect file labels - Fixed annoying 'reading tracks' message - Removed Stereo Expander plug-in due to memory leaks on some systems ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0 - Fixed configuration settings aren't re-used when upgrading from previous versions of MediaMonkey - Fixed Search 'Any Text Fields' fails to search Custom fields - Fixed minor online help issues ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0 RC-2 - Improved upgrade process when upgrading from Songs-DB to MediaMonkey - Fixed occasional failed OGG encoding on some systems - Fixed occasional failed updates to 'Now Playing' list with CDs - Fixed occasional UI unresponsiveness in response to CD removal on some systems - Fixed tracks saved to Virtual CD cannot be exported to .m3u playlists - Fixed tracks saved to Virtual CD cannot be burned - Fixed problem with 'lost' background settings when MediaMonkey is restarted - Fixed multemedia keyboard volume control should not control only MediaMonkey volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ MediaMonkey 2.0 RC-1 - Changed name to MediaMonkey - Updated online help & documentation - Added Yes/No 'to all' to warning dialog for rename operations exceeding 64 character CD limit - Simplified equalizer to a more usable 10 bands & added reset button - Added ability to use sleep function without turning off the PC - Added 'skip' (ignore field) mask to Auto-tag function - Fixed crash on exit when equalizer dialog is open - Fixed export/burn operations did not act on selected node (only worked on selected tracks) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 5 (Builds 536, 538, 540) - Added minimization to the 'Now Playing' window (click the minimize button on the player) - Added support for standard editing to the Properties pane (Ctrl-C, -B, -V, -Z) - Added config entry for background thread priority and changed the default to 'Lower' - Added 'Unknown Rating' to 'Files to Edit' - Added multiple Delete options to the Now Playing node--it's now possible to delete tracks directly from the Now Playing node. - Added Move options for Library Location nodes--you can move the entire folder or just the contents in the Library. - Improved CPU utilization on playback - Improved deletion--previously used settings are saved - Fixed editing of Track Artist in properties pane/tracklist (it's a bit smarter so Album Artist doesn't always change) - Fixed pressing <enter> on 'Now Playing' node doesn't initiate playback - Fixed duplicate DB entries when copying from Library/Locations folder to My Computer folder - Fixed problems playing multiple tracks via Windows Explorer integration - Fixed tracklist/folders don't refresh on Copy/Move move operations for My Computer & Library nodes - Fixed ambiguity in deletion of Library Location nodes via deletion options - Fixed failed deletion of the currently playing track - Fixed slow performance for display of entire collection (> 2000 tracks) - Fixed problem when burning to a non-empty CD-RW - Fixed cropped dialogs on systems using high dpi/font settings - Fixed multimedia keyboard problems--again - Fixed problem re. duplicate entries from playlists (when in root) - Fixed problem with writing ID3 mood tags - Fixed misc. UI cleanup issues (config panels, properties panel, Freedb results, etc.) - Fixed problem with CD Location properties that occurs when editing track properties for an uninserted CD - Fixed export status bar and incorrect dialog - Fixed Auto-rename deletes files when renaming to same name - Fixed Auto-rename doesn't immediately update formats when new format is chosen - Fixed cannot rename/auto-rename currently playing Track - Began separating strings into resource files for localization - Added shortcut on toolbar for 'Now Playing' and modified shortcuts for improved usability ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 4 (build 519) - Made a number of additions/improvements to CD burning, playback and freedb lookups. - Added digital Audio CD playback (CD Reader plug-in) which solves bugs with concurrent ripping & playback. - Added genre/year to the Freedb query results dialog - Improved CD properties--genre/year are shown even if not saved to the library - Fixed problems with CD autoplay on some systems - Fixed hangs on CD burning on some systems via more conservative defaults - Fixed redundant Freedb queries - Added limited support for general plugins (minimally tested with SQR-soft ACF controller) - Improved playlist import (by default no longer assigns Playlist title/# to empty Track title/track# fields) - Improvements (minor) to Advanced Search usability - Moved Files to Edit:Accessible Songs to Playlists:Accessible Tracks - Fixed problem with OGG Album Artist tags being imported incorrectly - Fixed Sleep Timer - Fixed database problems for users upgrading from Songs-DB 1.3 - Fixed double database entries which occurred occasionally - Fixed search functionality which wasn't working for some fields (e.g. lyrics) - Fixed bitrate and khz indicators for Flac, Ape, MPC, and AAC input plug-ins - Fixed default autoplaylists so that they're not deleted when database is cleared - Fixed File Monitor so that it only monitors for file types that are checked in the 'Add Folders' dialog - Fixed display of multiple artist albums in Genre subnodes - Fixed Player configuration dialogs when accessed via the Songs-DB player - Fixed crash in decode.exe when attempting to normalize a video file - Fixed occasional crash on rapid restart + CD+G plugin crash on exit - Fixed copying a file to /Library/Locations now adds the file to the library - Fixed access violation when clicking the right portion of the status bar - Fixed problem with filename character mappings ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 3 (Build 506) - Added File Associations to the installer - Added installer for MAD MP3 input plugin - Improved numeric keypad shortcuts. <+> activates playlist, <enter> = 'Play Now' - Fixed player plugin functionality--now usually works with SQRsoft crossfader - Fixed player volume and balance controls for default CD plugin - Fixed first track is played twice when shuffle is enabled - Fixed CPU-->100% upon enabling Winamp 2.91 as the default player - Fixed double-click of currently playing track doesn't restart the track - Fixed player 'play' button plays selected track instead of active track - Fixed context menu inaccessible in Windows XP task bar - Fixed inability to analyze volume of an OGG file while MP3 tracks are playing - Fixed status bar for OGG conversion operations - Fixed occasionally corrupt freedb queries - Fixed Freedb lookup doesn't occur when CD is inserted and Songs-DB isn't running - Fixed popup occasionally doesn't appear (e.g. play track twice in a row) - Fixed occasional crash on exit ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 2 (build 503) - Added Files to Edit/Unclassified nodes - Added Send to Folder (Explorer) - New directory selection dialogs with option to create directories - Improved performance of 'Add Tracks' and 'File Monitor' after the database is initially populated - Improved representation of inaccessible CDs in Now Playing node - Reduced skipping that occurs when editing tags of a track that's playing - Improved plug-in UI - Improved CD insertion--CD is no longer automatically added to the library - Improved status bar UI - Fixed problem with incorrect reads of small percentage of MP3 header attributes - Fixed database issues resulting from upgrades of Windows 9x to Windows 2000 or Windows XP - Fixed a small number of cases of failed tag updates for incorrectly formed tags - Fixed screen refresh problems when inserting/removing CDs / Clicking 'Update' in properties editor - Fixed tracklist sorting problems that occur when no track is selected - Fixed tree refresh problems-new entries are no longer added to the bottom of the tree - Fixed problems with using the property editor for tracks in the Now Playing node - Fixed UI problems with Freedb query results selection - Fixed problems in which prevented the File Monitor from updating library without a restart of Songs-DB - Fixed drag&drop of ratings - Fixed tooltips in the tracklist--they always appear now - Fixed AutoPlaylists--they work again - Corrected errors & grammar in startup tips/error messages/icons/several dialogs ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 1 - added internal equalizer - added full OGG Vorbis support (including encoding) - added DSP plug-ins support - added m3u playlist import when files are added to the Library - improved auto-tag function to enable selective edits/updates - improved auto-rename function to enable selective edits/updates - added auto-tag & auto-rename + arrows to the properties dialog - added ability to browse Tracks by decade, then by year - added new tree node "Unsynchronized Tags" - added ability to associated Songs-DB with audio files to be the default player - improved rating system - now 5 star system, preference changed to audio quality - improved file sytem scanning to yield more accurate Track information - added many new library scanning options, including automatic File Monitoring - added support for proxy server for freedb connection - added filename and type columns, path is no longer shown by default - added delete to recycle bin (this is now the default) - improved/overhauled the setup dialog--now integrated and easier to understand - added ability to dock the internal player to several positions + new default location - many improvements in in-place editing (either tree and song list) - improved menu structure and visual representation - improved tree structure and visual representation - improved context menu structure - added support for reading MusicMatch tags - improved / simplified support for Multiple Artist Albums - improved choices for removing songs from the database - shift-left and shift-right move focused column in song list - improved/simplified mask usage - added Rip CD function - added ability to change track properties while the track is playing - support for track#'s greater than 100 - new task-oriented online help, with context sensitive links via <F1> - new now playing node - new player skins and integration of skins & backgrounds - new bundled plug-ins - added support for 'play next' - improved the default configuration and some terminology based on user feedback - improved d&d within now playing and playlist nodes - improved integration between the 'Now Playing' dialog and the Library - improved differentiation between deletion from playlist/Library/filesystem - fixed problem with saving customized tracklist columns order and loading - fixed numerous refresh bugs - corrected updating of tags in numerous situations - corrected normalization of ripped tracks - corrected small search bugs - corrected Location node artist and album lists - corrected ogg channels handling - corrected just one instance starting option - corrected sticky properties form closing - fixed freedb connectivity problems - fixed genres list in properties dialog - fixed problems with 'always on' Properties dialog - fixed search conditions for Advanced Search - fixed several shortcuts that didn't work, and added new ones - fixed to Main Panel and Now Playing counters - fixed occasional interruptions in the 'Now Playing' queue - fixed drag & drop / cut & paste of tracks between nodes - fixed drag & drop / cut and paste of Location nodes - corrected loss of focus when sorting the track list - fixed hierarchy problems in Location subnodes - fixed <tab> usage on mainpanel - fixed edits of empty properties on the main panel (switched to a grid) - fixed numerous problems related to freedb query results - fixed access violation when editing .ogg track properties - fixed availability of context menus in some situations - fixed access violation when renaming Artist to existing artist - fixed double-click timing in main panel / single-click timing for in-place edits - fixed application freeze when using context menus while tracklist is updating - fixed delete is inactive in several views when it shouldn't be - fixed rapid deletion of albums --> access violation error + fixed many more smaller bugs and made numerous minor improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.3 Release 5 - added more WMA attributes (according to Windows Media 9) - new tray icon menu items and mouse commands (click=Play/Pause,Double Click=Restore, Drag Left=Previous,Drag Right=Next Track,Drap Up=Volume Up,Drag Down=Volume Down) - new tray icon menu - Playlist - shows part of the current playlist - new tray icon menu - Volume - allow changing of volume - playlist scrolls automatically during drag&drop now - playlist does not skip to the current track unnecessary anymore - ballon hints on new track are shown just once - open in new window function was enhanced for all folders - corrected appearance for non-standard Dot Per Inch screen settings - playlists behaviour improved for move and delete of songs - corrected problem for songs removed from DB but still in the playlist - corrected bug: properties dialog caused access violation in some cases - corrected bug: playback of locked mp3 files - corrected bug: drag&drop error when dropping in the scrollbar - corrected occasional problems with help file showing - small memory leaks removed ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.3 Release 4 - new lame encoder included - new id3lib included - some improvements in mp3 encoding code - tagging improved (read-only files, newly encoded files) - new Compiled HTML Help file (.chm) was created - corrected problem with playback of incorrect files - corrected reading of WMA attributes (track length) - an option added to calculate normalization for just not yet calculated files (default) - delete key works well in the in-place editor now - some smaller modifications ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.3 Release 3 - send to ... funtion was added (can send to playlist, classification and folders) - playlist window can be made transparent (Windows ME, 2000, XP) - new track can be announced by a ballon hint (Windows ME, 2000, XP) - media label is shown instead of "?" in "path" column when a media is not present - freedb multiple matches are correctly parsed now - freedb query always scans media and stores result to the database - keys work correctly in the internet browser now - individual artists can be removed from the database - there is a new option to allow just one instance of Songs-DB - properties of the currently playing song can be shown on top (and automatically updated) - progress bar for scanning files is now more realistic - length of MP3 files is read from ID3v2 tags (when present) - shift-Del deletes songs with just a single confirmation - corrected toolbar appearance when WinAmp is the default player - corrected reading of track number from ID3v2 tags - corrected calculation of the total length for big collections - improved reading of various artists CDs from CDPlayer.ini file - added Barnes&Noble, CDUniverse, PlayCentric, AllPoster and AllMusic web pages - other minor improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.3 Release 2 - using of WinAmp input plug-ins for decoding is more compatible now - output plug-ins are no longer all initialized to a fixed volume and balance - new plug-in configuration options were added to the player's context menu - scan media dialog does not have floppy drives selected by default - toolbars are correctly resized - freedb is automatically queried after audio CD scan just when connected to internet - minimized player improvements (time output) - elapsed/remaining time is now changed by a left click - question for new media label is shown just for CDs - some other smaller improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.3 - added audio CD burning support (Nero is required to be installed) - support for format plug-ins which allow scanning and tagging any file format - added format plug-in for Ogg Vorbis - any input plug-in can be used now for getting song length (so virtually any file format is at least partially supported now - by means of WinAmp2 plug-ins) - any input plug-in can be used for converting song to other format - artists and albums node allows to apply a filter - incremental search works for the currently sorted column (and title by default) - most of fields can be edited directly in the main song list - removing songs from a playlist and the cache doesn't cause list refresh anymore - player responds to mouse wheel (volume, balance and position) - database was converted to use general sort order by default - file size was not shown in the computer node - comments and lyrics fields are now in Courier New font (fixed width of all characters) - added player pop-up menu - songs properties dialog can be shown as always on top - mp3 songs length is more accurately calculated now - new version of id3lib was included - original title field is now stored in id3v2 tag - the internal player can show either elapsed or remaining time - screen flickering of some components was removed - windows XP status bar drawing bug was fixed - improved audio CD grabbing (works even with virtual drives on Windows NT,2000 and XP) - scripts error messages were improved - copy and move logic was improved (cache is used, messages on error) - some other small improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 release 6 - album details dialog was redesigned - new Enter key shotcuts - new drag&drop possibilities (for categories) - added some song list shortcuts - audio CDs are sorted after data CDs (in the Media and Database node) - corrected wrong grabbing offsets of tracks - added jumps to Computer and Database folders - added an option to normalize songs during conversion - normalization column added to the main song list - added new genre (id 126..147) - genre handling improved (better parsing and storing in ID3 tags) - some smaller improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 release 5 - freedb support for "various artists CDs" - rewritten all Windows XP incompatible code - distributed with the latest Lame MP3 engine - Freedb query is possible now even for not yet scanned audio CD - improved HotKey functionality (more switches) - custom field handling corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 release 4 - Windows XP themes support was corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 release 3 - grabbing of mixed audio and data CDs was corrected - grabbing was one frame shorter - some small improvements ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 release 2 - executable is not packed anymore (caused problems on some machines) - corrected startup of the application - corrected database values for newly converted songs - added better freedb time-out handling - added total file size to the status bar - added new fields to the main song list: File Size, BPM, Sample rate, Channels - some other small corrections ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.2 - added script support - added AutoPlaylists (playlists with songs selected by a query) - the main tree was completely redesigned - newly added songs are listed in a special playlist (in Playlists node) - improved Drag&Drop support - added back and forward tree node buttons - corrected WMA input plugin - changed bitrate, channels and sample rate showing logic in the internal player - shuffle logic was corrected - support for WinAmp2 plug-ins was improved - added support for WinAmp2 general plug-ins (gen_*.dll) - user is asked for volume label just for removable media - incremental search logic was corrected - corrected DB error messages - added new query fields (particularly categories) - improved query dialog showing logic - changed main toolbar's icons and play toolbars are hidden for the internal player - songs are no longer removed in threads (was a bit confusing) - added web node with links to various web pages - added Album Details dialog with album cover and "Info/Buy" link - freedb support improved - a check for a new version of Songs-DB available was added - several smaller bugs corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.1 - new plug-ins for audio CDs and WMAs - custom genres can be added (any string can be entered in song's properties dialog for genre name) - improved connection to the database - corrected current playlist node - added the help file and the manual - some other fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.1 beta - a new option to turn off warnings when song to be played is not accessible - a new version of ID3Lib (solves some problems with tagging MP3 files) - after conversion, song is added to database and tagged - an option added to automatically set ID3 tag after song's properties edit - added an option to import track # from .m3u playlist (instead of ID3 tag) - added an option to query freedb automatically after an audio CD is scanned - some small changes and bugfixes - a command line option /NoSplash to prevent showing splash screen during startup ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.1 alpha 3 - added normalization of volume (!) - handling of first song's letters changed - rewritten songs showing window (now looks like playlist window) - few small bugs corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.1 alpha 2 - memory is now released correctly when compressing WMAs - corrected network node browser labels ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.1 alpha - added an internal player compatible with WinAmp (skins and plug-ins)!!! - new properties added for each song: Tempo, Mood, Occasion, Preference - browsing possibilities added for song properties - new node Network added for browsing local network - tray icon (can be disabled) - corrected DB access (problem with non-english version of MDAC) - corrected CDDB(Freedb) access - bugs fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 1.0 beta - optional jitter correction for CD audio grabbing - possibility to setup each CD-ROM drive for grabbing (frames to read, jiter correction, ...) - corrected MP3 encoding - insert and eject of CD causes refresh of related data immediately - a pop-up menu for the currently playing song - several bugs corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Songs-DB 0.9 beta - this file has started, until now there were too many changes...