LameXP 4.05 Build 1030 Alpha 3 / 4.04 Build 988 Final-1 - Changelog

What's new in LameXP 4.05 Build 1030 Alpha 3:

May 25th, 2012

· Added Swedish translation
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.2 (2012-05-12), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.57 (2012-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
· 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

What's new in LameXP 4.04 RC-1 Build 972:

April 13th, 2012

· 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
· Added experimental support for dcaenc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov
· Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (see 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

What's new in LameXP 4.03 Build 764 Final:

November 1st, 2011

· 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
· 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 Final (2011-10-17), 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 v0.7.50 (2011-09-23), compiled with 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

What's new in LameXP 4.02 Build 578 Final:

June 15th, 2011

· 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
· Added a method to use custom tools instead of the "built-in" ones
· 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 " and "--add-recursive "
· 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
· 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

What's new in LameXP 4.01 Build 418 Final:

April 5th, 2011

· 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
· Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches (VBR mode)
· 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 quot;-2pass" parameter was set wrongly)
· A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing

What's new in LameXP 4.00 Build 326 Final:

February 24th, 2011

· 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 OggEnc 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
· 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)

What's new in LameXP 4.00 TechPreview Build 228:

January 13th, 2011

· Complete re-write of LameXP in C++ using the Qt Framework.
· Switching from dated Delphi IDE (version from 2002) to an up-to-date tool chain (VS2008 or GCC 4.5.x).
· Full Unicode support, which means that all problems with "Codepages" and "strange characters" will finally be gone!
· Support for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS X) will be possible.
· Creating new LameXP translations will be much easier for contributors thanks to the Qt Linguist tool

What's new in LameXP 3.18 Build 88:

May 10th, 2010

· Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
· Updated language files

What's new in LameXP 3.18 Build 86:

March 28th, 2010

· Added an Unicode-safe "Open" dialog: File names are converted to "short" names if required
· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.30 (2010-03-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.060
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.11.0 (2010-03-20), compiled with GCC 4.4.3

What's new in LameXP 3.17 Build 84:

February 22nd, 2010

· Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
· Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
· Fixed "No Disk" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
· Fixed "...is not responding" error message box that could appear during startup
· Various minor fixes and improvements

What's new in LameXP 3.16 Build 82:

January 28th, 2010

· Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
· Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
· Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
· Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1

What's new in LameXP 3.15 Xmas-Edition Build 80:

December 25th, 2009

· Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
· Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL

What's new in LameXP 3.14 Final Build 78:

December 2nd, 2009

· Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
· Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated language files
· Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
· Various minor fixes and improvements

What's new in LameXP 3.13 Final Build 74:

October 15th, 2009

· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.22 (2009-09-25), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
· Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
· Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
· Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)

What's new in LameXP 3.13 Beta-2 Build 71:

October 2nd, 2009

· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.22 (2009-09-25), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
· Updated language files

What's new in LameXP 3.12 Hotfix-3 Build 68:

September 15th, 2009

· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0

What's new in LameXP 3.12 Final Build 64:

August 24th, 2009

· Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
· Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step only)
· Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
· Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended to do that!)
· Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
· Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.20 (2009-07-31), using statically linked build
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
· Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
· Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3a (2009-08-04)
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
· Fixed a number of minor glitches

What's new in LameXP 3.12 RC-8 Build 63:

August 19th, 2009

· Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
· Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step
· only)
· Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if
· supported by the CPU
· Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it's not recommended
· to do that!)
· Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfoâ?¢)
· Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay
· icons
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.20 (2009-07-31), using statically linked build
· Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
· Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3a (2009-08-04)
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using
· GnuPG)
· Fixed a number of minor glitches

What's new in LameXP 3.12 RC-4 Build 59:

August 11th, 2009

· Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
· Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step
· only)
· Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if
· supported by the CPU
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.20 (2009-07-31), using statically linked build
· Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
· Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using
· GnuPG)
· Fixed a number of minor glitches

What's new in LameXP 3.12 RC-1 Build 55:

August 3rd, 2009

· Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
· Added progress display for individual files (for the "encoding" step
· only)
· Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if
· supported by the CPU
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.20 (2009-07-31), using statically linked build
· Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)

What's new in LameXP 3.11 Final Build 52:

June 18th, 2009

· Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
· Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
· Updated the "Normalization" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
· Fixed a few minor issues and in meta tag processing

What's new in LameXP 3.10 Hotfix-1 Build 50:

June 5th, 2009

· Added one new language: Serbian (Latin)
· Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and
· removed the DLL)
· Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
· Updated Monkey's Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
· Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code

What's new in LameXP 3.10 Build 49:

June 1st, 2009

· Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
· Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-2 (2009-05-24)
· Updated the "Normalization" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
· Fixed a few minor issues

What's new in LameXP 3.09 Build 47:

May 22nd, 2009

· Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
· Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
· Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)

What's new in LameXP 3.08 Build 46:

March 5th, 2009

· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)

What's new in LameXP 3.07 Xmas Edition:

December 25th, 2008

· Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
· Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
· Updated language files

What's new in LameXP 3.06:

October 15th, 2008

· Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
· Added one more language: Romanian
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Fixed a few minor bugs

What's new in LameXP 3.05:

September 30th, 2008

· Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
· Updated language files (big "thank you" to all contributors !!!)
· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)

What's new in LameXP 3.04:

September 12th, 2008

· Added support for multiple languages (English, German, Spanish and Italian)
· Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
· Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
· Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
· Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
· Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
· Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
· Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
· Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about "hidden" options
· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
· Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC9:

September 11th, 2008

· Improved the code to shutdown the computer automatically. Now LameXP should be able to terminate properly before the systems shuts down.
· Furthermore support for two new input for has been added to LameXP: Shorten (*.shn) and TTA Lossless Audio (*.tta).

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC8:

September 10th, 2008

· Added the Italian translation by "gulliver_69". Also added an option to shutdown the computer automatically, when all files are completed.

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC7:

September 8th, 2008

· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC-2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05).
· Also added the Spanish translation by Legionario Extranjero and fixed a few typos in the English translation.
· Furthermore a few smaller bugs were fixed...

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC6:

September 4th, 2008

· Multi-Language support should be complete now. Languages supported in LameXP are English and German, so far.
· Also child-processes will be run as "jobs" now, so they will die immediately when the parent-process crashes.

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC5:

September 1st, 2008

· Further work on multi-language support. Removed dependency on external "LameXP.loc" file, language files are embedded in the EXE file now.
· I think all hardcoded strings have been replaced (finally) and will be translated now. You can right-click on the titlebar in order to switch the language.
· Please note that the German translation is very incomplete at the moment. I'll translate the rest at a later time...

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC4:

August 28th, 2008

· Added a balloon tooltip to inform the user about the "Advanced Options" hidden in the titlebar (will pop up at first run).

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC3:

August 26th, 2008

· Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.5 (2008-08-22) and another attempt to improve the Registry code...

What's new in LameXP 3.04 RC2:

August 25th, 2008

· Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
· Added support for WMA files (input only)
· Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
· Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Intgegration (Explorer Conext Menus)
· Added an option to permanently disable the Update Reminder
· Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 10:

August 22nd, 2008

· Added an option to disable the periodic update reminder
· Added new "File Information" dialog (double-click an item in the "Source Files" list!)

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 9:

August 20th, 2008

· Now using MediaInfo instead of TAG/FAAD to read Meta Data from source files - it supports more file/tag formats

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 8:

August 20th, 2008

· Added option to permanently disable the Shell Integration (Explorer Context Menus).

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 7:

August 20th, 2008

· Show status panel while adding files, plus a number of smaller fixes and improvements

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 6:

August 19th, 2008

· Added code to read Meta Data from MP4 files (TAG doesn't support .mp4 files, so I use FAAD for those now) plus minor fixes.

What's new in LameXP 3.04 Beta 2:

August 18th, 2008

Here is a new Beta, fixed to install and detect the "WMA File Decoder" component on restricted user accounts:

What's new in LameXP 3.03:

August 13th, 2008

· Added generic support for pre-processing filters
· Added "Normalization" filter, based on Volumax by John33
· Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
· Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP

What's new in LameXP 3.02:

August 6th, 2008

· Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
· Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder

What's new in LameXP 3.01:

August 2nd, 2008

· Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
· Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
· Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions
· using "-F" parameter)
· Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
· Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)

What's new in LameXP 3.00:

July 5th, 2008

· Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
· Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
· Added support for uncompressed Wave output
· Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
· Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
· Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add [ ... ]
· Added Auto-Update utility to periodically check for new updates
· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)
· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)

What's new in LameXP 3.00 Beta-18:

April 25th, 2008

· Added support for Nero's AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
· Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey's Audio
· Added support for uncompressed Wave output
· Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
· Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and "Send To" folder)
· Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add [ ... ]
· Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 to Beta-8 (2008-04-15)
· Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)

What's new in LameXP 2.03:

August 18th, 2007

· This version updates encoders to LAME v3.98 (Beta-5) and OggEnc v2.84 (aoTuV Beta-5).

What's new in LameXP 2.01a:

June 6th, 2007

· This is a bugfix release that fixes a bug with meta tag creation.

What's new in LameXP 2.01 Final:

May 29th, 2007

· The new version uses LAME v3.98 Beta-3 (instead of Alpha-11)