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CD-Runner« - What's New... __________________________________________________________ This new version of CD-Runner has been written for 95, 98, ME, NT4 (sp3 or later) 2000 and XP operating systems. If you are new to CD-Runner, please read the "cdrunner.txt" file to see all of the major features and highlights. If you are currently enjoying an older version of CD-Runner, the following features have been added: Version 2002.00 * New DVD Runner * Re-designed playlist editors, new graphical faceplates * Re-designed CD Ripper, new graphical faceplate * New streamlined overall look and feel: o Main Menu from older versions removed, replaced by popup menu (right click faceplates) o RD Runner from older versions removed, functionality built into CD-ROM Runner * New Tabs used for all setup screens * New AutoDock option for monitor / viewer screens and playlist editors; if enabled in setup, move screen close to Runner and it will automatically "dock" (center and position just above) * New CD Ripper feature to use tracks programmed in Audio CD Runner to be selected (checked) when started * New CD Ripper option to minimize while encoding * New setup option to load Media Runner on startup * New setup option to enter up to 10 favorites (links) * New CD Ripper MP3 to WAV conversion utility (requires LAME) * New Music Library option to copy (clone) music entries from another entry - useful for CD-R copies of audio CDs with slightly different CD-TOCs/IDs (no longer necessary to connect to CDDB online to download duplicate info) * New Music Library shortcut icon for file options popup * New Media Runner Automatic DJ options to select single or multiple years (MP3 files only) * New Media Runner file type support for *.MPEG files * New Media Runner support for VBR MP3 files * New Media Runner bitrate / VBR display for MP3 files * New Media Library shortcut icon for popup options * New Media Library enhancements for playlist listings * New Media Library browser icon for options * New Popup Menu Online Links: o Download Latest Version of CD-Runner o Order Online Using Secure Server * Audio CD / Media Runner Info screens, current track playing highlighted * Improved Media Runner Info screen - includes track times, total playing time of all tracks, other misc. info * Improved CD Ripper support for LAME encoder * MP3 ID3 tag editor file display height increased for very long filenames * Initial (new) setup, enable volume sliders default for all operating systems * Improved system information utility Version 2001.30 * New automatic ID installer (simply copy ID to your C:\Program Files\CDRunner directory) * Popup volume control changed to be always on top * If no CD in primary drive, Media Runner automatically launched when CD-Runner first started * Media Runner manual scan (auto scan off) modified to only save library if scan button or menu selected * Improved Media Runner Automatic DJ o New include subdirectories option o faster operation * Media Library - popup menu (right click entry) o Delete file option o Rename file option o MP3 Online Music Browser o MP3 ID3 Editor o Play File(s) - (Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple) * New Media Runner Quick Launch Shortcut Icon * Music Library - adjusted lines per page on database print Version 2001.21 * Bug fix for writing MP3 ID3 tags Version 2001.20 * New MP3 CD Playback - works with multiple CD drives, automatically scans all subdirectories for MP3 files * New Bass & Treble EQ popup * New fine Volume adjustments (up/down 1% increments) * New CD Ripper rip partial track(s) options * New view entire Music Library in Web Browser * New export entire Music Library as HTML * New position & Size of CD/Media Info windows saved * New Media Volume (Wave) option * New Media Library multiple file selection / play options * New CD Track number added to MP3 ID3 editor, Media Runner display, Media Library and CD Ripper MP3 ID3 tagging and utilities (ID3v1.1) * Improved Windows-based, context-sensitive help * Improved MP3 ID3 information * New About section - Registered ID Date display Version 2001.16 * New unlimited** number of music entries for Music Library (originally developed as a special version for radio DJs worldwide, now included with the latest CD-Runner) * New unlimited** number of music entries for Media Library ** - limited only by the amount of free hard drive space on your system * New Media Library options to set fonts & colors * New options to set fore/background colors for all treeview displays (Music & Media Libraries) * Improved Media Runner support for very long filenames * Improved CD Volume / Mixer support, alternate ("forced compatible") mode no longer required for most sound boards * Improved connection to the CDDB-2 / Music Browser Version 2001.15 * New Music Library TreeView Display (optional) * Improved Media Library Tree/ListView Displays * New sort toggle (ascending/descending) when repeat click to column headers (Music & Media Libraries) * Music Library track numbers - added zero to track numbers less than 10 (e.g. "07" for track 7) to correct sorting * Improvements to online MP3 Browser * New menu options to run MP3 & Music Browsers * Fixed installation problem for Windows NT4 & 2000 * Updated CDDB-2 SDK (.28) Version 2001.12 * New CD Booklet, Insert & Labels Printing * New CDDB-2 Music Browser Viewer * New MP3 Browser with online download of data from the CDDB-2 * New artist web site hyperlink in Music Library * Minor cosmetic improvements * Updated CDDB-2 SDK (.26) Version 2001.02 * New Music Library features and improvements o Screen size saved on exit o Initial (default) sort by Artist + Album o New right mouse click on music entry - menu popup (view/edit entry, view data in web browser, save data as HTML, delete entry) * CDDB-2 - improved Music Browser * Media Runner improvements o Much faster DJ (when playing lots of files) o Misc. enhancements to Media Library * If enhanced CD (CDs with mixed audio tracks and data) being played, new option to jump to CD-ROM Runner to run program * Minor (cosmetic) bug fixes Version 2001 * New faceplate designs, graphics and screens throughout * New Music Library o Spreadsheet-style display with sizable columns o Many more columns (key fields) displayed on main screen o New Search results box o New Database Listing w/ Changer ID Print Option * New Media Library for all media files (MP3, MPG, AVI, WAV...) o Treeview display for Media Library (Artist, Album, Genre, All Tracks) and Playlists o Spreadsheet-style display with sizable columns o Columns (key fields) contain file info, track names and times, artist, album, genre, quality, folder, format... o View/Edit playlists o Display MP3 ID3 Viewer/Editor o Search results box o Print Option for media files and playlists * New Media Runner DJ option to select Artist * Improved CD Ripper o New Analog Rip Mode, compatible with most sound boards and drives, does not require an ASPI manager to be loaded o Improved Digital Rip Modes (Normal, Sync., Burst) o New main screen design * New Volume Control options for CD and Media (Wave) Volumes to force volume sliders to work for most sound boards * Improved Media Runner Playlist operation - edit, view or create a new playlist while playing media files * Updated CDDB2 control (Ver. 1.1) Version 2000.72 * Updated CDDB2 control * New Media Runner Spacebar hotkey for Play / Pause toggle * New Audio CD Runner Spacebar hotkey for Play / Pause toggle * New installation option to set CD-Runner as the default CD player application * New installation option to set CD-Runner as the default multimedia (MP3, MPG, AVI, WAV, etc.) player application Version 2000.7 * New support for the CDDB2 service * New support for 2 video monitors * System Information Utility improvements (for all drive info) * New automated detection of applications associated with file types (e.g. to find the app which reads TXT files on your system for use with the CD-Runner help files) * Improved Music Library search speed & repeat find operations * Improved Music Library sort options to ignore The, A, An prefixes for album and artist names * New ID3 tagger options (Media Runner & CD Ripper) o Option to move The, A, An prefixes to end of Album and Artist names (e.g. "The Artist" = "Artist, The") o Option to swap Album and Artist names (e.g. to display as "Artist - Title" or "Title - Artist") * Improved CD-ROM Runner handling of multiple applications using multiple drives * Fixed autoplay CD-ROMs (with autorun.inf) from running twice when CD-ROM is loaded into drive(s) (CD-ROM Runner) * Music Library main screen modified to refresh only if Artist, Album (CD Title) or Genre changed for a CD entry or if an CD entry is added or deleted Version 2000.6 / SL 4.6 * Faster online connections to retrieve CD data * Improved volume control support for enhanced sound boards (e.g. SB-Live, Turtle Beach, etc.) - use "Force Windows Compatible" mode * Improved mixer application detection and support * Improved DVD application detection and support * New tooltips for faceplate features and buttons * New Windows small fonts adjustment option Version 2000.5 / SL 4.5 * New CD Ripper "MCI Compatible" rip mode * New Media Runner Windows Media Technology 4 support for audio & video (includes tag displays) * New Media Runner sizable Movie Viewer * New Music Library reports menu & options * New Music Library option to view CD Data in Web Browser * New Music Library filtered output (select desired data fields to export or print) * New HTML output for CD Data * New automated setup to find web browser application * New Media Runner DVD support * New Media Runner Liquid Audio support * New Media Runner Indeo Video (IVF) support * New Media Runner "M3U" player (Winamp, Windows Media Player or any other M3U player) support * New zoom modes for Movie and CD Covers viewers * New Music Library data fields: CD-Runner Catalog #, CD Changer ID, recording code (ADD, DDD, etc.), credits, album info, artist info, much more * New Media Runner PGM playlist option to save playlist as M3U * New setup option to specify default zoom modes for Movie and CD Covers viewers * New setup option to automatically find all Removable Drives * Improved INTRO play mode, starts at current track * Improved playlist editors, dbl-click to select tracks Version 2000 / SL 4.0 * New (optional) half-size display modes for all faceplates * Greatly improved CD Ripper, includes: o New MP3/ID3 Viewer Editor Utility o New automatic ID3 tagging of MP3 files o New option to save tracks into directory using Artist\Album names o New option to rip/encode/delete WAV one track at a time o New preview track option o New editing of song title(s) option o Improved navigation o Added standalone CD Ripper shortcut icon * New playlist editors for CD & Media Runners, w/ drag & drop, preview track, multiple file selection options+ * New Auto-DJ added to CD & Media Runners * New popup MP3/ID3 Viewer/Editor added to Media Runner * New setup operation allows changes while playing music * New control functions added to Windows system tray (systray) * New minimize, change Window mode (full/half-size), exit icons * Improved faceplate displays for Windows small fonts mode * Greatly expanded popup menu - all functions, options, links, help, etc. included on easy to use sub-menus * New keyboard shortcuts for most operations & controls * New track time display added to CD & Media Runners * New Play Mode display added to CD & Media Runners * New total disc time added to CD Info box * New Media Runner "Cont" mode directory/file(s) selection * New CD Covers sizable viewer * New link to www.coversarchive.com for CD Jacket (cover art) * Improved CD Covers track-sync operation, new default to 1:1 image aspect ratio during setup * New Music Library sorting option to ignore "The " & "A " prefixes for Artists & Titles * New Music Library sorting option using Artist Last Name * New CDDB online retrieval options (on popup menu) to cancel or retrieve CD data online (overrides Automatic operation) * New dual-function minimize button - Left click to minimize to popup display, Right click to minimize to systray Version 9.10 / SL 3.10 * New shortcut icon for Audio CD Ripper * New menus while running CD-Runner to access Ripper * Greatly expanded systray options - all CD/Multimedia player track controls on popup menu (right-click systray icon) * New option to eliminate CD-Runner popup volume/track control window and minimize directly to systray option (setup section, "Advanced 1" tab) * New "x" (Windows-style exit button) added to upper right corner of all faceplates * Added Help, System Info & CDROM-RD Library applications and shortcut icons to package (ver 9.10 only) * Added popup menu item for Audio CD Recorder (Audio CD Runner) * Fixed CD-Setup section / LCD text cutoff (small font mode only) * Improved graphical selection of faceplate themes (much faster and reliable) * Changed Audio CD Recorder screen & icon descriptions (easier to use) Version 9.01 / SL 3.01: * Fixed problems with the new Ripper command line interface * Fixed problem with Ripper settings not being saved properly Version 9.0 / SL 3.0: * New Audio CD Recorder or "Ripper" - record Audio CD tracks into WAV (or using an MP3 encoder convert to MP3) format. * New Media Runner program mode (ver. 9.0 only) allows your entire recorded CD (in either WAV or MP3 format) to be played back as if the original Audio CD were in your drive. * New Volume Control Sliders - custom animated design with color status bars and animated slider button * New popup volume / track control options including faceplate restore and easier move options * New faceplate(s) move and re-centering options * New single lyric lookup mode, with optional manual override of song title * New right mouse click support added throughout * New CD-ROM / Audio CD Disc prompt screen with menu options (ver. 9.0 only) * New faceplate mousepointers throughout * New save repeat mode setting on exit * New access to menu when disc ejected * New option not to export song lyrics * New option to specify location of lyrics web site search engine page * New individually saved screen positions of each Runnner screen on exit * New right mouse click shortcuts to hide info boxes * New right mouse click shortcuts to edit Media Runner program (ver. 9.0 only) * New right mouse click shortcuts to delete stored program files * New internal tab control replaces very buggy Microsoft "tabctl32.ocx" * New Music Library sort links for Artist, Title & Category * New Music Library option to add new permanent music categories * New saved screen size of Music Library on exit * Improved Music Library printing * Improved Music Library statistical reporting ("Stats") * Improved Music Library exporting * Improved Media Runner displays and optimized MP3 playback * Improved listboxes - prevents "tabbing" of data in small fonts mode * Smaller program executables, smaller distribution zip file to download, faster execution speeds throughout, more reliable Version 8.30 / SL 2.30: * New Intro Play mode - plays the first 7 seconds of all audio CD tracks (default time duration may changed as desired) * New "fuzzy search" engine added for online retrieval of song lyrics from the ILS (International Lyrics Server) - greatly improves "hit rate" of lyrics found * New 100 track capability added for audio CDs (up from 50) * New programming option to program up to 100 audio tracks * New Microsoft Intellimouse support (scroll wheel) * New links for search engines added to search the Internet for Artist, Album and/or Song Info. (for audio CD loaded) * New option to auto eject CD on play completion * New option to continue audio CD play when exiting CD-Runner * New option to auto load mixer when Audio CD / Media Runners initially loaded * New option to set default Intro Play mode duration (seconds) * New option to exit CD-Runner when Audio CD or CD-ROM ejected * New option to set default Internet search engine Version 8.21 / SL 2.21: * New online access to the ILS (International Lyrics Server) to retrieve song lyrics online * New Internet Link added for ILS (above) * All code fully certified "Year 2000 compatible" * Improved CDDB Sites Listing * Improved date format used in music library Stats to support both MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY formats * Fixed "1-track Audio CD" bug * Fixed "repeated CD-ROM Runner access" bug (ver. 8.01 only - caused repeated open/close drawer animation) * Fixed "retrieval of very long song titles" bug from the CDDB * Fixed "specified device ID out of range" for incompatible sound boards and/or device drivers (for volume sliders) Version 8.01 / SL 2.01: * Added support for Proxy Server & Authentication for HTTP mode to access the CDDB online * New "Pager" LCD Theme * Improved Music Library Export options - new toolbar icon * Improved screen redraw on eject/reload audio CD when not using wallpaper (eliminated momentary faceplate minimize, ver. 8 only affected) Version 8.0 / SL 2.0: * New LCD Themes for display windows * New Disc Eject operation and close drawer animation * New Music Library database, includes: - New "Stats" function displays database statistics - entries by Year Released, by Category, by Artist, etc. - New Additional Info tab (section) - New media type capability to store info for CD, Cassettes, LPs, DATs, LDs, CD-Rs, Enh-CDs, DVDs, etc. - Over 20 new data fields including ratings, track lyrics, recording venue, year released, artist info, etc. - New artist web site entry links to faceplate www button - New user defined data inputs - now create your own custom data fields - PLUS - many more tweaks, enhancements and additions... * New Search option to find any keyword(s) in any title, artist, liner note, track, lyric etc. ("who sung what?") * New Data Export Operations for all data fields - now use your favorite spreadsheet, database or word processor to analyze and report on your musical entries * New Track Info/Lyrics, with auto-CDDB download/submit * New Automatic Enhanced-CD Video Playback * New Printer Dialog boxes to set attributes before printing * New option to play MP3 files with Winamp - even create Winamp m3u playlists "on-the-fly" (ver. 8 only) * New option to play RealMedia, Shockwave Flash, RealText, RealPix, SMIL and RAM Meta Files using RealPlayer (ver. 8 only) * New Movie playback options for Media Runner - set default screen zoom modes or 1:1 video playback (ver. 8 only) * New Title/Song text display option - change font size on-screen left/right mouse click text = +/- 1 pt. size * New Audio CD / Media Runner display option ("DSP" mode) * New Volume Control "Mixer" control option * New "Force Windows Volume Compatibility" option allows any sound board to be controlled using CD-Runner's Volume Sliders * 24 New 3D Faceplate Themes available! (download from: http://www.cdrunner.com/download.htm) * PLUS... Many improved cosmetic changes & smoother operation We hope you enjoy this program as much as we do, and please feel free to contact us with your comments and technical support questions! __________________________________________________________ Visit us online: http://www.cdrunner.com -or- http://www.cdrunner.net CD-Runner Copyright ⌐ 1994-2001 Beyond Software. CD-Runner« is a registered trademark of Beyond Software. All rights reserved worldwide.