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MuvAudio Changelog

What's new in MuvAudio 3.7.0.0

Nov 22, 2017
  • Fixes issues with iTunes.

New in MuvAudio 3.6.1.0 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Updated copyright through 2016.

New in MuvAudio 3.6.0.0 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • Added official support for Windows 10.
  • Added support for the latest version of iTunes (12.2.1).
  • Fixed an issue where the conversion process would stop after the first file, in some cases.
  • Updated all audio components to their latest versions.

New in MuvAudio 3.5.2.0 (Jan 7, 2015)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Updated copyright to include the lifetime of all MuvAudio versions (v1-v3) (2005-2015).

New in MuvAudio 3.5.1.0 (Mar 31, 2014)

  • Fixed issue with the MuvEnum Virtual Cable not being able to be installed some cases.

New in MuvAudio 3.5.0.0 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Modified trial from 60 second conversions to complete file conversions for up to 60 files (*files longer than 2 hours count as 20 file conversions).
  • Improved conversion performance.
  • Improved performance by decreasing the time between subsequent file conversions.
  • Added official support for Windows 8.1©.
  • Added notification of the automatic conversion speed supported.
  • Added Remote Desktop session detection and an appropriate message when a user tries to run MuvAudio from a Remote Desktop session with the wrong audio settings.
  • Updated to latest versions of all audio encoders.
  • Updated copyright notice.
  • Miscellaneous UI fixes/improvements.
  • Fixed an issue where MuvAudio would occasionally try to convert a file using the wrong method which would then subsequently fail.
  • Fixed an issue with conversions failing when converting certain filetypes to the WMA format.
  • Fixed an issue with an iTunes© dialog in Vista© and newer stopping conversions from starting.
  • Fixed Exception Handler not emailing error messages when the user consented, in some cases.
  • Fixed playlist file extensions being loaded. They are no longer loaded (it would fail when trying to convert them: .asx, .smil, .wax, .wvx, .wmx).
  • Fixed an issue where files that should not have been converted in realtime were not and would fail when changed from splitting to not splitting files after the files were loaded.
  • Fixed being stuck in the options menu when MP3 was selected but no decoder was detected.

New in MuvAudio 3.4.0.0 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Added official support for Windows 8.
  • Improved conversion performance.
  • Updated copyright notice.

New in MuvAudio 3.3.0.0 (May 4, 2011)

  • Improved tagging compatibility with certain filetypes.
  • Updated deletion of directory to count the number of hidden files and only delete them if the number matches the remaining files in the directory.
  • Updated to latest versions of all audio encoders.
  • Updated copyright notice.
  • Fixed an issue when audio file tags contained a colon (:), in some rare cases.
  • Fixed dialog showing in some cases when moving files to the recycle bin.
  • Fixed incorrect tagging of the file “Title” total number of split tracks (Title (03 of 24)) when the audio playback rate was enabled something other than 100%.
  • Fixed case where a directory was not deleted when the choice to delete the directory was enabled due to hidden Windows Media Player files in the directory.
  • Fixed case where file status couldn’t be detected in some cases causing them to not be converted.

New in MuvAudio 3.2.0.0 (Sep 28, 2010)

  • Added support for detecting the following programs that may interfere with the conversion process: DisplayFusion, Stardock ObjectDock, and Logitech SetPoint. If they are running before conversions start, the user will be prompted that they will automatically be closed (you can cancel this within 30 seconds) and restarted after the conversions complete.
  • Added an option to not save ID3v1 tags to MP3s on conversion (some devices don’t like the ID3v1 tag).
  • Added “Start MuvAudio” option (checked by default) at the end of the installer.
  • Added a configurable buffering option (time between starting conversions on each channel) for real-time conversions to help avoid possible missing audio from beginning of tracks on certain computers.
  • Fixed a crash caused by a corrupt config.xml (Options) file. The file, usually corrupted from a crash or improper shutdown, is now replaced with a new one. The user is then notified of the issue and that they will need to verify their options/settings since they have been reset.
  • Fixed long files when split showing up in both the errored and completed files section.
  • Fixed possible BASS_ERROR_HANDLE error and repeatedly flashing taskbar icon on conversions using Watch Folder(s) after two successive runs of found and converted files.
  • Fixed issue where conversions of certain iTunes supported files may stop.

New in MuvAudio 3.1.2.0 (Jul 20, 2010)

  • Fixed the misnaming of the file extension when outputting to .M4A when the temporary file name contained “.M4″ (based on the thread ID).
  • Fixed detection of missing output file after completion to inform user there was an error instead of stating it converted successfully.
  • Modified multi-threading to help avoid files being converted getting stuck at 100%.

New in MuvAudio 3.1.1.0 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • Reverted back to using the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 which resolves some random issues and crashes that were introduced with v3.1.0.0 using the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile.
  • Added support for detection and installation of Windows Installer 3.1 on XP and 2003 if needed.
  • Updated all encoders to their latest versions for best performance.
  • Modified M4A encoding to no longer require console application for boxing which decreased installer size by about 1MB.
  • Fixed converting to M4A not creating the output file in certain cases.
  • Fixed setting the M4A encoder output extension to MP4 or M4B not saving correctly.
  • Fixed detection of Winamp to work against any version of Winamp for M4A output.

New in MuvAudio 3.1.0.0 (Jul 3, 2010)

  • Modified application to use the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile; this gives performance, text rendering, and compatiblity improvements in addition to a smaller .NET installation.
  • Modified installer to verify at least SP3 if running Windows XP, which is now required for .NET 4, and if not, to inform the user that they need to upgrade.
  • Modified MVC check to run after audio control initialized error.
  • Modified the remembering of window settings/location to hopefully fix an issue with it crashing MuvAudio on one customers computer.
  • Modified the installation of the .NET Framework to be more informative.
  • Modified adding files to be faster by not showing them being added to the listbox until they’ve all been loaded.
  • Modified required minimum version of Winamp to v5.57 and to upgrade all files appropriately on load.
  • Modified default setting from MP3 VBR -V 3 to MP3 VBR -V 2 for better default quality output.
  • Added support for determining issue with WMP on german OS.
  • Added help to WMA for showing invalid bitrates/samplerates/channels and then added code to auto change the settings in the background when invalid ones are detected rather than not converting the file (with error).
  • Removed double-click to open “choose files window” when you already have files to convert in the list (caused window to open when clicking fast on the scroll up or down arrows on scrollbar).
  • Removed the higher than 256 kbps wma settings as they are not valid.
  • Fixed WMA Pro VBR qualities not saving correctly (it was saving them as the Standard vbr setting instead of the Pro setting).
  • Fixed crash when ‘access is denied’ when trying to set the child process processor affinity.
  • Fixed reset button shadow being cutoff.
  • Fixed size of WMA control being too tall when “Advanced” was expanded.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.4.0 (Feb 26, 2010)

  • Fixed M4A/MP4 output file type not working with Winamp v5.57+.
  • Fixed crash when the corrupt configuration file has become corrupted, not letting the software load.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.3.0 (Jan 30, 2010)

  • Fixed issue with files that were converted using iTunes only having silence and having the file played back through the speakers during conversion on Windows Vista.
  • Fixed cases where Windows Media Player was corrupt and MuvAudio wasn’t detecting that it was which could cause conversions to sit at “Initializing”.
  • Fixed Windows Media Player and iTunes repair not working correctly on Windows XP.
  • Fixed “Watch Folder(s)” crashing when two files with different cases were stored in the history table (removes duplicates and forces case insensitive on future record creation).
  • Fixed “File Types” in “Options” re-selecting all previously chosen file types when switching between “audio” and “both audio and the audio of video files”.
  • Fixed issue with “Options” -> “Output Files To” -> “Choose the ‘root output folder’” button displaying the “About FolderView.Net” trial dialog (regression) due to a missing license on the new development/build system.
  • Modified detection of Windows Media Player needing to be repaired on startup, to inform user if the repair was successful, and to not require a restart of the software if the repair was successful.
  • Fixed possible crash when trying to see “if file is in use” when the user didn’t have sufficient rights to access the file.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.2.0 (Jan 13, 2010)

  • Version History:
  • Fixed crash when multiple records of the same file were loaded when using the “Watch Folder(s)” mode (Error: “These columns don’t currently have unique values”).
  • Added automatic repair for corrupt installations of iTunes and Windows Media Player. In previous versions, you’d normally see a BASS_ERROR_HANDLE message when iTunes SDK or WMP SDK was corrupt.
  • Added “After Conversion” settings to Quick View Info Bar for easy viewing of what you want the source files to do after being successfully converted.
  • Modified wording in Quick View Info Bar to be able to fit more settings information.
  • Modified all message boxes to use “OK” instead of “Dismiss”.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.1.2 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • Increased speed at which converted files are finalized.
  • Signed all components out to 2012 (end of world, right?), including MuvEnum Virtual Cable (will update automatically).
  • Modified conversions to error the file when the encoder fails to initialize rather than going through the whole conversion process and then showing the error (a bunch of wasted time and will help troubleshooting efforts).
  • Modified temp naming to have proper filetype output extension at the end to help avoid random conversion errors.
  • Modified error tooltip to display for 30 seconds so user can read all of it more easily.
  • Modified “assessing system rating” to only run randomly 1 out of 10 times when starting conversions.
  • Modified “Audio Control could not be initialized” error to show more info and force close the application since allowing usage would cause exceptions (Options dialog throwing basswma.dll not found exception).
  • Modified R&R message text to reflect the interference being between another program and Windows and be detected for the German lanuage.
  • Fixed crash on startup due to encryption and the running of certain anti-virus programs (Spyware Doctor with Antivirus).
  • Fixed cases where WMP control would try to play a file that didn’t have a license from a source that doesn’t display the “Media Rights Acquisition” dialog which would cause the files to never get past initializing or it would cause the whole conversion process to stop.
  • Fixed encoder settings not going to default when you click “Restore Defaults” by forcing the options to close and making the user re-open it.
  • Fixed cleansing of output path not working in all cases. This fixes the most likely causes with the output file does not exist error! – thanks David
  • Fixed empty tooltip showing on “Recommend real-time conversion speed”.
  • Fixed iTunes detection failing on certain languages of the OS which would cause certain filetypes to automatically get added to the errored list when loading them.
  • Fixed conversion process sitting at x/x files processed when a large number of files threw errors (Media Usage Rights) which would cause all child processes but the first to stay open.
  • Fixed “Choose File(s)…” and “Choose Folder(s) to Watch” dialogs not saving their size.
  • Fixed the way the Repair (Enable/Install) and the Enable/Disable of the MuvEnum Virtual Cable worked to be more reliable.
  • Fixed uninstaller not deleting all directories due to MVC being uninstalled after the directories were attempted to be removed; it was recreating the mvc folder.
  • Fixed Expander (circle with arrow) on Status Bar and in Options to display correctly, instead of as a gray square, when using the Windows classic style.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.0.2 (Oct 29, 2009)

  • This release fixes the majority of the issues that have been reported since the initial release. We appreciate all the feedback and bug reports we have received as it helps us continually improve the quality of our products. Enjoy!
  • Version History:
  • Fixed Send To MuvUnder Cover not working correctly for large lists of files.
  • Fixed Send To MuvAudio not working correctly for large lists of files.
  • Fixed MuvAudio crashing when loading MuvAudio from the shell extension and trying to convert the loaded files when they use the Child process.
  • Fixed an issue where if the output separator only contained a “space” it would crash the software after close, reopen, and convert of files.
  • Fixed “Open Folder Location” right-click option for watch folders not working.
  • Fixed watch folder mode not finding files when they were created during conversion and no new files were created after that conversion session ended.
  • Fixed watch folder mode crashing when trying to watch a folder that has been deleted because all files have been converted and removed.
  • Fixed buttons on all listboxes not being enabled when Watch Folder mode was stopped.
  • Fixed ABR not being set for MP3 output format when selected. It was instead using CBR and its’ bitrate.
  • Fixed “Convert To” tab settings reloading the original settings if modified, and then when clicking to another tab and then switching back to the “Convert To” tab.
  • Fixed transcoding possibly creating same filename from same tagged files which would cause one of the conversions to fail.
  • Fixed failed moving of completed files if the filename we were moving to already existed. It now creates unique filenames.
  • Fixed possible crash of WMP when it was open and playing a song and a conversion session ended.
  • Fixed not setting the soundcard correctly on non-English language versions of Windows Vista and 7.
  • Added .NET 3.5 SP1 download and install message when splashscreen cannot load due to .NET 3.5 SP1 not being installed correctly.
  • Added message to show when user has run out of disk space rather than crashing.
  • Modified setting audio device to fix an issue with it not always working on slower systems.
  • Modified scenario where windowsettings was trying to save for a roaminguser and it would cause the software to crash.
  • Removed “primary sound” for all languages from the soundcard selection list as it is not a valid output device.

New in MuvAudio 3.0.0.1 (Oct 19, 2009)

  • Support for Windows 7
  • Realtime conversions of up to 28x! That’s almost 200% faster than MuvAudio 2. The best part about this is that you don’t necessarily need a better computer to get these faster speeds. On the same hardware you should see an improvement of 25% to 200% for your conversion speed!
  • Straight transcoding (non-realtime conversion) speeds above and beyond 200x thanks to multi-processor and multi-core support.
  • Convert iTunes files, Windows Media Player files, and a bunch of other new file formats (50+) like APE, OGG, WV, etc. All without requiring any additional plugins.
  • A new user interface that greatly enhances the user experience. So long “console”; you won’t be missed.
  • A Windows Explorer “Send To” extension that lets you easily load files into MuvAudio from Windows Explorer.
  • Integration with MuvUnder Cover: The Album Art Sleuth
  • More output formats and more control over the output format settings.
  • And a bunch of things we’ve probably forgotten about that are just as exciting (we didn’t forget, we just believe it’s easier to show you how awesome MuvAudio 3 is rather than telling you, so go download it now!).

New in MuvAudio 2.9.8.1 (Mar 11, 2009)

  • Fixed a regression issue with spaces in the directory separator being removed from the output path; (artist - album) became (artist-album).
  • Fixed incorrect output path shown in the console when invalid directory or filename characters, / : * ? ” < > |, were set in MuvAudio.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.8.0 (Mar 7, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue where some .wma files that report a length of 1 second are not able to be converted.
  • Fixed an issue when an output subdirectory contained a space at the front causing the converted file not to be saved.
  • Fixed an error in the console if it was closed early in the setup of the conversion sessions.
  • Added better installation detection and auto-repair/install of the MuvEnum Virtual Cable when starting MuvAudio2.
  • Added “Finalizing file…” text to inform user of the status of converted files.
  • Added advanced exception handler used by MuvAudio2 to the console.
  • Added a “Buy Now” button to the main screen and to the conversion completed screen of the console if running the trial version.
  • Added text to the console to make users aware if they were running the trial version.
  • Added ignoring of previously converted files using the watch folder mode when they were converted with the trial version, after registering.
  • Modified trial version to limit conversions to the first 60 seconds of each file to help avoid confusion with files being converted with the audio watermark having the same length as the original (many users requested this one, we’ll see how it turns out compared to the audio watermark method).
  • Modified CPU detection algorithm to take the Intel I7 and Xeon processors into account.
  • Modified default “output paths” and “move to paths” that are set when first installed to make them easier to locate (added “!MuvAudio” at the front of the directories).
  • Modified trial version to not allow the usage of the “delete files upon successful conversion” to avoid accidental deletion of the 60 second limit trial conversions.
  • Modified terminology away from “record” to “convert” for understandability.
  • Modified some wording for understandability.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.6.7 (Apr 2, 2008)

  • Added support for web calls to use the system default proxy credentials for those users behind a proxy.
  • Added support for retrieving lyrics from an additional lyrics provider.
  • Updated the End User License Agreement (EULA).
  • Modified email addresses from muvaudio.com to muvenum.com to begin website change.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.6.6 (Jan 23, 2008)

  • Added support for automatic downloading and embedding of lyrics.
  • Improved album art cover results.
  • Updated installer to fix an issue with upgrading MuvEnum Virtual Cable to the latest version on x64 Operating Systems.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.6.5 (Jan 22, 2008)

  • Added support for automatic downloading and embedding of lyrics.
  • Improved album art cover searching.
  • Updated installer to fix an issue with upgrading MuvEnum Virtual Cable to the latest version on x64 Operating Systems.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.6.4 (Jan 9, 2008)

  • Added Vista x64 support without requiring disabling driver signature enforcement.
  • Updated Reset Soundcard helper application to auto-select the first soundcard with "speaker" in the name to help avoid users setting the wrong soundcard as their default soundcard.
  • Update MuvEnum Virtual Cable to version 4.08 to increase stability and improve performance.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.4.2 (Dec 9, 2007)

  • Fixed an issue with the tagging information not being added to MP4 files in some rare instances.
  • Fixed an issue with corrupt OGG output files in some rare instances.
  • Fixed an issue with nVidia-based video cards using the latest drivers and nView causing MuvAudio2 to randomly crash. The latest nVidia drivers moved the location of the exception list in the registry so nView on MuvAudio2 wasn't being disabled.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.4.1 (Nov 13, 2007)

  • Updated the Recommended CPU detection algorithm to recommend higher speeds for Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Fixed an issue that could cause corruption of files converted to the WMA format, on some systems.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.4.0 (Nov 4, 2007)

  • Fixed album cover tag having the description of the name of the directory where the album cover file was stored.
  • Added support for the automatic disabling/re-enabling of certain DSP plugins that could cause issues with the recording process.
  • Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.3.0 (Oct 22, 2007)

  • Added Super Tooltips.
  • Fixed a rare case where a users registration information could become corrupted.
  • Fixed an issue with the delete original file option not working on certain OSs.
  • Fixed some miscellaneous GUI issues.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.2.0 (Sep 5, 2007)

  • Updated the album art cover search to the latest version to avoid cancellation of previous webservice in March of 2008.
  • Fixed issue with the OGG recommended recording speed of 1 message showing up during the recording process.
  • Fixed some miscellaneous issues with the Add File(s) dialog.
  • Fixed some miscellaneous GUI issues.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.1.0 (Jul 27, 2007)

  • Modified the naming of split tracks to contain 4 numbers, "0001" to "9999" instead of 3, to allow for the case where the number of split tracks for a file exceeded 999.
  • Modified the split track seconds field to store in the settings as the number rather than the index. Please verify your split track setting in the MuvAudio2 options as this fix may have caused it to be one less than you originally had set.
  • Fixed the console displaying the incorrect number of seconds the split track option was set to when the number was greater than 300. Please verify your split track setting in the MuvAudio2 options as this fix may have caused it to be one less than you originally had set.
  • Fixed an issue with the console error details displaying the duration as the filename and the filename as the error in certain cases.
  • Fixed an issue with the console error details erroring when clicking on the filename cell.
  • Fixed an issue with the console error details not storing the albumartist, for various artists, when saving the playlist.
  • Fixed an issue with split track files showing a dialog box stating "Error saving taglibtagfile:�" which would stop the recording process until the dialog box had been dismissed and cause the recorded file to not contain tag information.
  • Fixed an issue when using the option to "overwrite existing file", which would show a dialog box stating "Error saving taglibtagfile:�" which would stop the recording process until the dialog box had been dismissed and cause the recorded file to not contain tag information.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the numbering scheme for split tracks to add an extra 0 in front of tracks higher than 99 effectively causing them to be played out of order by other audio players.
  • Fixed an issue where the auto update feature would check for updates every time you opened the software every 45th day. It now only checks once every 45th day.

New in MuvAudio 2.9.0.0 (Jul 4, 2007)

  • Added support for embedding the Album Art into WMA, FLAC, and MP4 formats in addition to the already supported MP3 format.
  • Added support for reading the file metadata and duration for a multitude of files that would normally default to 5 minutes (without them having to be added to your WMP library and having the tag reader plugin installed). This now more accurately reflects the completion time.
  • Added support for conversion from AAC files if appropriate WMP plugin is installed.
  • Added the setting of the AlbumArtist tag to allow for "Various Artists".
  • Changed the directory naming of the "Artist" selection to use the text of "Various Artists" if the file is part of a compilation (reports as "Various Artists"). This only affects the folder creation, the filename still gets the original artist name. This makes it so all file on a compilation don't get separate folders in the case where your folder structure uses the "Artist" field.
  • Updated the duration of files to round up to the nearest second so it doesn't underestimate the completion time.
  • Switched to using TagLib-Sharp (www.taglib-sharp.com) for the retrieving and setting of file tag information.
  • By switching to TagLib-Sharp, the time it takes to add files to the playlist has been decreased.
  • Fixed an issue with changing the MP4 plugin that allows conversion from MP4 and equivalent files not being detected.
  • Fixed activation screen saying you have entered an invalid activation code when trying to paste your registration name instead of activation code.
  • Fixed some miscellaneous issues with the "Add to Playlist" functionality.