LameXP - Version History
Changes between v4.08 and v4.09 [2014-01-26]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
* Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed
* Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
* Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging support
* Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
* Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
* Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS
* Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.8 (2013-12-05)
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.12 (2013-06-26)
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
* Updated WavPack decoder to v4.70.0 (2013-10-19), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.67 (2014-01-10), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
* Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
* Updated the QAAC add-in for LameXP to QAAC v2.33 (2014-01-14), compiled with MSVC 12.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though
* Various bugfixes and code improvements
Changes between v4.07 and v4.08 [2013-09-04]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
* Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
* Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0 (2013-05-27), compiled with ICL 13.0
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1-beta and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-07-22)
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
* Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder
* Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup
* Fixed the Ogg Vorbis quality modes "-1" and "-2" (those were clipped to "0" before)
* Fixed a bug that could cause the output directory to be reset mistakenly
* Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp() by Martin Pool
Changes between v4.06 and v4.07 [2013-04-28]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-2
* Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3 ({download})
* Added option to select the "overwrite mode" to advanced options tab
* Added option to filter the log entries on the "processing" dialog (see context menu)
* Added "Up One Level" button to the output folder tab
* Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.4 (2012-11-29), compiled with MSVC 11.0
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6 (2013-04-23)
* Updated Valdec decoder (2013-04-07), based on AC3Filter Tools v1.0a
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.15.3 (2013-04-03), compiled with GCC 4.8.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.62 (2013-02-22), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2013-01-20)
* Updated SoX to to v14.4.1 (2012-02-09), compiled with ICL 13.0 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.13, compiled with GCC 4.7.2
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line
* Fixed handling of certain characters when renaming output files
* Fixed Keccak library to not crash on systems without SSE/SSE2 support
* Fixed LAME algorithm quality selector better match the LAME documentation ({link})
Changes between v4.05 and v4.06 [2012-11-04]:
* Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.0.1 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.5 (2012-09-22)
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4+ (2012-09-24), compiled with GCC 4.7.1
* Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v0.56 (2012-10-24), based on reference implementation by Apple
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.3 (2012-09-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.61+ (2012-10-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed a bug with the "Store temporary files in your system's default TEMP director" checkbox
* Fixed a buffer overflow in FAAD2 decoder which could cause crashes with very long file names
* Fixed a regression in Qt v4.8.3 that broke Drag&Drop support ({details #1}) ({details #2})
* Reworked the "About..." dialog - now using a custom dialog instead of message boxes
Changes between v4.04 and v4.05 [2012-09-03]:
* Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4 (2012-08-16) by Xiph.org/Mozilla
* Added Swedish translation, thanks to Åke Engelbrektson <eson57@gmail.com>
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2 (2012-05-22), compiled with MSVC 10.0
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4 (2012-07-26), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59 (2012-08-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder (see {FAQ doc} for details)
* Updated DCA Enc to v2 (2012-04-19), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Implemented multi-threading in file analyzer for faster file import (about 2.5x to 6.0x faster!)
* Implemented multi-threading in initialization code for faster application startup
* Fixed a potential crash (stack overflow) when adding a huge number of files
* Fixed a problem with Cue Sheet import and files that contain trailing dots in their name
* Workaround for a bug (feature?) of Qt's command-line parser that screwed up some arguments
Changes between v4.03 and v4.04 [2012-04-26]:
* Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see {FAQ doc} for details)
* Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
* Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov <patrakov@gmail.com>
* Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the "Source Files" tab)
* Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 ({details})
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
* Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
* Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process ({details})
* Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores ({details})
* Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
* Tweaked directory outline on "output folder" tab for improved performance (hopefully)
* Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support
* Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)
* Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)
* Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art
* Fixed a very rare "live-lock" situation in early initialization code
Changes between v4.02 and v4.03 [2011-11-12]:
* Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)
* Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
* Added "built-in" WMA decoder (see {this} thread for details) and removed all remnants of "old" decoder
* Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62 (see {FAQ doc} for details)
* Added a menu for bookmarking "favorite" output folders to the "output folder" tab
* Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka "Suspend-to-Disk") instead of shutting it down
* Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K <sir.daniel.k@gmail.com>
* Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
* Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1 Final (2011-11-05), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 ({details})
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.51 (2011-11-11), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Improved "downmix" filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
* Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
* Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
* Fixed a bug with "Prepend relative source file path to output file" under certain conditions
* Workaround for malicious "anti-virus" programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
* Enabled "Aero Glass" theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
* Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
* The "Open File(s)" and "Open Folder" dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
* Miscellaneous bugfixes
Changes between v4.01 and v4.02 [2011-06-14]:
* Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
* Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
* Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
* Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
* Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using 'avs2wav' tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
* Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones (see {FAQ doc} for details)
* Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the "meta information" tab
* Added two new command-line switches: "--add-folder <path>" and "--add-recursive <path>"
* Added one new translation: Korean
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 ({details})
* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
* Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
* Only show the most recent 50 items in the "processing" window (for better performance)
* Miscellaneous bugfixes
Changes between v4.00 and v4.01 [2011-04-04]:
* Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
* Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
* Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
* Added an option to add directories recursively
* Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
* Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
* Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
* Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches in the encoded file (VBR mode only)
* Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
* Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the "-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
* A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing
Changes between v3.18 and v4.00 [2011-02-21]:
* Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
* Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
* Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
* Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
* Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
* Added support for multiple user interface styles, including "Plastique" and "Cleanlooks" themes
* Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
* Added support for a true "portable" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
* Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
* Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
* Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
* Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
* Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
* Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
* Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don't support Unicode file names yet
* Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
* Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)
Changes between v3.18 and v3.19:
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.34 (2010-07-09), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.3 (2010-07-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
* Fixed decoding of certain invalid WavPack files
Changes between v3.17 and v3.18:
* Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
* Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
* Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
* Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
* Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
* Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
* Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
