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LameXP Changelog

What's new in LameXP 4.21 Build 2382

Dec 31, 2023
  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
  • Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.101 Beta-3 (2023-12-15), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.4+9 (2023-11-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+34 (2023-11-12)
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v10.38 (2023-12-22), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.3 (2023-06-23), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.32.3 (2023-10-02), compiled with GCC 13.2.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v23.11 (2023-11-30), compiled with ICL 2023.2 and MSVC 16.11
  • Updated cURL to v8.5.0 (2023-12-06), with libcurl v8.5.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1w
  • Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.80 (2023-07-05), compiled with ICL 2024.0 and MSVC 16.11
  • Added an option to disable the icon in the notification area (now disabled by default)
  • Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

New in LameXP 4.21 Build 2358 Beta 1 (Apr 9, 2023)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.11 (MSVC 16.11)
  • Updated the Windows SDK version to 10.0.19041.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v23.03 (2023-03-29), compiled with ICL 2023.1 and MSVC 16.11

New in LameXP 4.20 Build 2356 (Mar 7, 2023)

  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.1 (2022-09-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v8.92 (2022-10-07), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.30.2 (2022-08-02), compiled with GCC 12.2.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v22.12 (2022-12-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Implemented workaround for DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow() not working on Windows 11
  • Updated cURL to v7.87.0 (2022-12-21), with libcurl v7.87.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1s

New in LameXP 4.20 Build 2350 Beta (Oct 11, 2022)

  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.4.1 (2022-09-22), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v8.92 (2022-10-07), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.30.2 (2022-08-02), compiled with GCC 12.2.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v22.09 (2022-10-04), compiled with ICL 2022.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Implemented workaround for DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow() not working on Windows 11
  • Updated cURL to v7.85.0 (2022-08-31), with libcurl v7.85.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1q

New in LameXP 4.20 Build 2330 Beta (Dec 24, 2021)

  • Updated MediaInfo to v21.09 (2021-09-17), compiled with ICL 2021.2 and MSVC 15.9

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2320 (Aug 30, 2021)

  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v6.29 (2021-05-25), compiled with ICL 19.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.4 (2020-12-24), compiled with GCC 10.2.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v21.03 (2021-03-26), compiled with ICL 2021.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated cURL to v7.77.0 (2021-05-26), with libcurl v7.77.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1k
  • Updated the Windows SDK version used for release builds (Visual Studio 2017) to 10.0.14393.0
  • Added Bulgarian (български) translation, thanks to Симеон Илиянов Цветков <[email protected]>
  • Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup
  • Added a workaround for missing normaliz.dll to the installer (Windows XP only)
  • GnuPG has been replaced by CodeSign verification tool for checking the auto-update signatures
  • Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2304 RC 4 (Mar 22, 2021)

  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2294 RC 3 (Feb 19, 2021)

  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v6.12 (2021-02-15), compiled with ICL 19.2 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.4 (2020-12-24), compiled with GCC 10.2.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v20.09 (2020-10-09), compiled with ICL 2021.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated cURL to v7.75.0 (2021-02-03), with libcurl v7.75.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1i
  • Added a workaround for missing normaliz.dll to the installer (Windows XP only)

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2288 RC 2 (Jan 22, 2021)

  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v5.54 (2020-08-24), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.3 (2020-07-16), compiled with GCC 10.1.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v20.08 (2020-08-11), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated cURL to v7.72.0 (2020-08-19), with libcurl v7.72.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1g

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2284 Beta 5 (Nov 23, 2020)

  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2020-08-25), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03
  • Added Bulgarian (български) translation, thanks to Симеон Илиянов Цветков <[email protected]>
  • Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2282 Beta 4 (Nov 7, 2020)

  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v5.54 (2020-08-24), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.3 (2020-07-16), compiled with GCC 10.1.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v20.08 (2020-08-11), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 15.9
  • Updated cURL to v7.72.0 (2020-08-19), with libcurl v7.72.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1g

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2278 Alpha (Sep 6, 2020)

  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2020-07-07), using libvorbis v1.3.7 with aoTuV beta-6.03

New in LameXP 4.19 Build 2275 Alpha (Aug 19, 2020)

  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v5.28 (2020-04-02), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.26.2 (2020-07-05), compiled with GCC 10.1.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v20.03 (2020-04-03), compiled with ICL 19.1 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated cURL to v7.71.1 (2020-07-01), with libcurl v7.71.1 and OpenSSL v1.1.1g
  • Added command-line switch --no-splash, which can be used to hide the "splash" screen at startup

New in LameXP 4.18 Build 2240 (Dec 18, 2019)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.9 (MSVC 14.16)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100.1-SVN (2019-07-23), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3.1 (2019-04-14) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2018-11-14), using libvorbis v1.3.6 with aoTuV b6.03 (2018)
  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.2+ Git (2018-09-19), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.73 (2019-05-15), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.11 (2019-07-18) and added 64-Bit binaries, compiled with GCC 9.1.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v19.07 (2019-07-16), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Added Japanese (日本語) translation, thanks to Maboroshin <pc.genkaku.in>
  • Fixed encoding with Nero AAC encoder for input sampling rate less than 8 KHz or greater than 96 KHz
  • Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

New in LameXP 4.18 Build 2208 Alpha 7 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.9 (MSVC 14.16)
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2018-11-14), using libvorbis v1.3.6 with aoTuV b6.03 (2018)
  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.2+ Git (2018-09-19), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.41 (2018-12-05), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.10 (2018-03-05) and added 64-Bit binaries, compiled with GCC 8.2.1
  • Updated MediaInfo to v18.12 (2018-12-10), compiled with ICL 19.0 and MSVC 14.16

New in LameXP 4.17 Build 2188 (Nov 10, 2018)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.8 (MSVC 19.15)
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3 (2018-10-17) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+3 (2018-10-16)
  • Updated MediaInfo to v18.05 (2018-05-09), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 15.7
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.23 (2018-06-11), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
  • Downgraded FAAD to from v2.8 to v2.7 for now, because v2.8 is currently broken with certain MP4 files
  • Fixed detection of certain WMA and AAC files [regression in LameXP v4.16]
  • Some improvements to the auto-update function, which is now using cURL instead of Wget
  • Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)

New in LameXP 4.17 Build 2162 RC2 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • Some improvements to the auto-update function, which is now using cURL instead of Wget

New in LameXP 4.17 Build 2158 RC1 (Oct 4, 2018)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.8 (MSVC 19.15)
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3-RC2 (2018-09-27) and Opus-Tools to v0.2+2 (2018-09-30)

New in LameXP 4.17 Build 2148 Alpha 4 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3-RC-1 (2018-06-01) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10-71 (2018-04-30)
  • Updated MediaInfo to v18.05 (2018-05-09), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 15.7
  • Downgraded FAAD to from v2.8 to v2.7 for now, because v2.8 is currently broken with certain MP4 files
  • Fixed detection of certain WMA and AAC files [regression in LameXP v4.16]

New in LameXP 4.17 Build 2140 Alpha (May 21, 2018)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.7 (MSVC 19.14)
  • Updated MediaInfo to v18.05 (2018-05-09), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 15.7

New in LameXP 4.16 Build 2134 (Apr 30, 2018)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.6 (MSVC 19.13)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Final (2017-10-13), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.1
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.10 (2018-03-05), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
  • Updated Opus libraries to v1.3-beta-31 (2018-03-27) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10-51 (2018-03-04)
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.33 (2017-12-01), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated FAAD decoder to v2.8.6 (2017-10-10), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1+ (2015-03-19), using libVorbis v1.3.6 (2018-03-16)
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.64 (2017-05-19), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v5.1.0 (2017-01-20), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated MediaInfo to v18.03.1+ (2018-04-19), compiled with ICL 18.2 and MSVC 15.6
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.22 (2017-07-19), compiled with GCC 7.2.0
  • Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.64 (2017-07-19), compiled with ICL 18.0
  • Complete re-write of MediaInfo parsing code, now using XML-based MediaInfo output
  • Improved auto-detection of max. parallel instances on computers with "fast" (i.e. SSD or similar) drive
  • Some improvements to output file name generation code
  • Added "Visual Elements" manifest for Windows 8+ "Start" screen tile
  • Some more protection against "DLL pre-loading" attacks has been implemented
  • Updated language files

New in LameXP 4.16 Build 2108 RC 1 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.6 (MSVC 19.13)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Final (2017-10-13), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.1
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.25.10 (2018-03-05), compiled with GCC 7.3.0
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.3-beta-31 (2018-03-27) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10-51 (2018-03-04)
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.33 (2017-12-01), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated FAAD decoder to v2.8.6 (2017-10-10), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.64 (2017-05-19), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v5.1.0 (2017-01-20), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Updated MediaInfo to v17.12 (2017-12-21), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 14.1
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.22 (2017-07-19), compiled with GCC 7.2.0
  • Updated QAAC add-in (separate download) to QAAC v2.64 (2017-07-19), compiled with ICL 18.0 and MSVC 15.5
  • Complete re-write of MediaInfo parsing code, now using XML-based MediaInfo output
  • Improved auto-detection of max. parallel instances on computers with "fast" (i.e. SSD or similar) drive
  • Some improvements to output file name generation code
  • Added "Visual Elements" manifest for Windows 8+ "Start" screen tile
  • Some more protection against "DLL pre-loading" attacks has been implemented

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 2002 (May 31, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug in auto-rename feature, that caused problems when a tag contained path separators
  • Fixed included MediaInfo binary not working on processor without SSE2 support
  • Improved file name generation from meta-tags containing characters that are forbidden in file names
  • Some improvements for "high DPI" screens: Adjust initial window size according to DPI setting
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-beta (2017-05-26) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.95 (2017-05-04), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated SoX to v14.4.2 (2015-02-22) with DynAudioNorm v2.10 (2017-04-14) effect included
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.24.0 (2017-03-02), compiled with GCC 6.3.0
  • Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 from CVS in order to include latest libFAAD fixes (2016-11-11)
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.25 (2017-03-12), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 14.0
  • Some tweaks to the auto-update function in order to speed-up the update check in most situations
  • Updated language files

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 2001 RC-2 (May 29, 2017)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Unable to copy appname.dll from obj to bin because it is being used by another process - Fixed by earlier disposal of filehandle in pdb2mdb code
  • Performance Degradation When Using Expressions - Fixed by making RuntimeHelpers:SufficientExecutionStack () a noop on Android
  • peverify fails on FSharp.Core.dll with mono_os_mutex_lock: pthread_mutex_lock failure - Fixed a crash in pedump code
  • Microsoft.WebApplication.targets Missing from mono5
  • Running nunit tests with domain isolation crashes Mono - Fixed by repairing a handle leak in coop gc
  • Apps using Roslyn crash when trying to load Roslyn - Fixed by repairing an assembly loader issue which prevented use of System.ValueTuple
  • “This stream does not support writing at System.IO.Compression.DeflateStream.BeginWrite” message
  • “System.NotSupportedException: Stack walks are not supported on this platform - System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod” message on Android

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1998 Beta-8 (May 9, 2017)

  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.25 (2017-03-12), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 14.0
  • Some tweaks to the auto-update function in order to speed-up the update check in most situations

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1994 Beta-7 (May 7, 2017)

  • Improved file name generation from meta-tags containing characters that are forbidden in file names

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1970 Beta-3 (Apr 8, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug in auto-rename feature, that caused problems when a meta-tag contained path separators
  • Fixed included MediaInfo binary not working on processor without SSE2 support
  • Some improvements for "high DPI" screens: Adjust initial window size according to DPI setting

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1968 Beta-2 (Apr 3, 2017)

  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-alpha2 (2017-03-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10 (2017-02-22)
  • Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 from CVS in order to include latest libFAAD fixes (2016-11-11)
  • Some tweaks to the auto-update function in order to speed-up the update check in most situations

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1958 Beta-1 (Mar 25, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug in auto-rename feature, that caused problems when a meta-tag contained path separators
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-alpha2 (2017-03-03) and Opus-Tools to v0.1.10 (2017-02-22)
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.93 (2017-02-28), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1956 Alpha-5 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Some improvements for "high DPI" screens: Adjust initial window size according to DPI setting
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.91 (2016-11-30), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0

New in LameXP 4.15 Build 1952 Alpha-3 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.91 (2016-11-30), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Fixed included MediaInfo binary not working on processor without SSE2 support

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1934 Final-1 (Nov 19, 2016)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-2
  • Fixed the location of temporary intermediate files for SoX-based audio effects
  • Fixed embedding of meta tags with OggEnc2 when reading directly from OGG/FLAC input file
  • Fixed encoding of non-Stereo sources with NeroAAC, when "HE-AAC v2 (SBR+PS)" is selected
  • Fixed a bug that would cause the encoding job to fail, when an audio filter is skipped
  • Enabled the "built-in" resampler for QAAC encoder
  • The "Algorithm Quality" slider now also affects the QAAC encoder
  • Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.2-alpha and Opus-Tools to v0.1.9 (2016-11-04)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Alpha-2 (2016-01-29), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.1 (2016-10-04), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.90 (2016-10-31), compiled with ICL 17.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.23.8 (2016-09-27), compiled with GCC 6.2.0
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.61 (2016-10-02)
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v4.80.0 (2016-03-28), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.21 (2016-08-17), compiled with GCC 6.1.0
  • Updated QAAC add-in to the to QAAC v2.61 (2016-10-02)
  • Updated FhgAacEnc add-in to "Case" edition (2015-10-24)
  • Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1919 RC 2 (Oct 24, 2016)

  • Updated FhgAacEnc add-in to "Case" edition (2015-10-24)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1902 Beta 5 (Sep 11, 2016)

  • Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1900 Beta 4 (Aug 22, 2016)

  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.58 (2016-01-05)
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.21 (2016-08-17), compiled with GCC 6.1.0

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1894 Beta (Jun 28, 2016)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-2
  • Fixed the location of temporary intermediate files for SoX-based audio effects
  • Fixed embedding of meta tags with OggEnc2 when reading directly from OGG/FLAC input file
  • Enabled the "built-in" resampler for QAAC encoder
  • The "Algorithm Quality" slider now also affects the QAAC encoder
  • Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.2 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.9 (2016-05-22)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Alpha-2 (2016-01-29), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.85 (2016-04-29), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated QAAC add-in to the to QAAC v2.58 (2016-01-05)
  • Updated FhgAacEnc add-in to "Case" edition (2015-10-24)
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.23.4 (2016-05-11), compiled with GCC 5.3.0
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.58 (2016-01-05)
  • Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1888 Beta 2 (May 23, 2016)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-2
  • Fixed the location of temporary intermediate files for SoX-based audio effects

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1884 Beta 1 (Apr 24, 2016)

  • Fixed embedding of meta tags with OggEnc2 when reading directly from OGG/FLAC input file
  • Improved auto-update function (faster Internet connectivity check)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1878 Alpha-8 (Apr 8, 2016)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with Update-2

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1874 Alpha-7 (Mar 31, 2016)

  • Added "AVX" (Advanced Vector Extensions) to CPU feature detection code
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.2 and Opus-Tools to v0.1.9 (2016-01-12)
  • Updated LAME encoder to v3.100 Alpha-2 (2016-01-29), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1864 Alpha-3 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • The "Algorithm Quality" slider now also effects the QAAC encoder
  • Updated QAAC add-in to the to QAAC v2.58 (2016-01-05)
  • Updated FhgAacEnc add-in to "Case" edition (2015-10-24)
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.58 (2016-01-05)

New in LameXP 4.14 Build 1860 Alpha-2 (Jan 31, 2016)

  • Fixed the location of temporary intermediate files for SoX-based audio effects
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.82 (2016-01-27), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Enabled the "built-in" resampler for QAAC encoder

New in LameXP 4.13 Build 1848 RC-5 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • Updated language files

New in LameXP 4.13 Build 1831 RC-2 (Nov 15, 2015)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
  • Apply the original file's "creation" and "last modified" date/time to the output file (optional)
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.88 (2015-09-10), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.78 (2015-10-02), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Fixed resampling bug with Vorbis encoder, regression in OggEnc v2.87
  • Fixed creation of Monkey's Audio (APE) files, when no meta data is being embedded

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1818 Final-1 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-5
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
  • Added support for building LameXP and MUtilities with Visual Studio 2015
  • Added Hungarian translation, contributed by Zityi's Translator Team
  • Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
  • Added detection of the 64-Bit QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the RegEx engine
  • Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using aoTuV b6.03_2015
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.76 (2015-08-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.4 (2015-08-12), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference by Apple
  • Updated Monkey's Audio to v4.16 (2015-03-24), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v4.75.0 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
  • Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
  • Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist
  • Fixed parsing of command-line parameters, regression in MUtilities (LameXP v4.12 RC-1)
  • QAAC encoder is now using --cvbr instead of --abr when "ABR" mode is selected
  • Enable the embedding of cover artwork for Opus encoder (opusenc), using --picture
  • Some installer improvements have been implemented (especially in "update" mode)
  • Full support for Windows 10 RTM (Build #10240)
  • Updated language files

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1812 RC 4 (Oct 20, 2015)

  • Updated encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.76 (2015-08-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.4 (2015-08-12), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.16 (2015-03-24), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v4.75.0 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Fixed parsing of command-line parameters, regression in MUtilities library (LameXP v4.12 RC-1)
  • QAAC encoder is now using --cvbr instead of --abr when "ABR" mode is selected

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1806 RC 2 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-5
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
  • Added Hungarian translation, contributed by Zityi's Translator Team
  • Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
  • Added detection of the 64-Bit version of QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the regular expression engine
  • Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference implementation by Apple
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
  • Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
  • Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist anymore
  • Enable the embedding of cover artwork for Opus encoder (opusenc), using the --picture option
  • Some installer improvements have been implemented (especially in "update" mode)
  • Full support for Windows 10 RTM (Build #10240)

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1804 RC 1 (Sep 29, 2015)

  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.76 (2015-08-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.4 (2015-08-12), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
  • Updated Monkey's Audio binary to v4.16 (2015-03-24), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated WavPack decoder to v4.75.0 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1784 Beta 4 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2015-08-03), using libvorbis v1.3.5 and aoTuV b6.03_2015
  • Enable the embedding of cover artwork for Opus encoder (opusenc), using the --picture option

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1782 Beta (Aug 17, 2015)

  • Some installer improvements have been implemented (especially in "update" mode)
  • Full support for Windows 10 RTM (Build #10240)

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1780 Beta 2 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
  • Added detection of the 64-Bit version of QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the regular expression engine
  • Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.74 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.2 (2015-05-24), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
  • Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
  • Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist anymore

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1772 Beta 2 (Aug 10, 2015)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-5
  • Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
  • Added capability to select multiple files on "Source Files" tab
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.74 (2015-05-25), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.22.2 (2015-05-24), compiled with GCC 5.1.0
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference implementation by Apple

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1760 Alpha 8 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 Final (2015-05-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0

New in LameXP 4.12 Build 1750 Alpha 5 (May 23, 2015)

  • Added Hungarian translation
  • Added optional support for the libfdk-aac encoder, using the fdkaac front-end by nu774
  • Added detection of the 64-Bit version of QAAC encoder, requires 64-Bit Apple Application Support
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Default file extensions can now be overwritten
  • Added enhanced file renaming option: Files can now be renamed via the regular expression engine
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.73 (2015-04-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated ALAC decoder to refalac v1.47 (2015-02-15), based on reference implementation by Apple
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.19 (2015-02-27), compiled with GCC 4.9.2
  • Fixed potential deadlock in Cue Sheet import dialog when "Browse..." button is clicked
  • Fixed function to restore the default Temp folder, if custom Temp folder doesn't exist anymore

New in LameXP 4.11 Build 1700 Final-1 (Apr 7, 2015)

  • Added support for the DynamicAudioNormalizer normalization filter
  • Updated language files
  • Includes changes from the previous RC version.

New in LameXP 4.11 Build 1678 RC 1 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-4
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.7 snapshot-4 (2015-02-16), compiled with MSVC 12.0
  • Starting with this version, LameXP is based on the MUtilities library + massive code clean-up
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.72 (2015-01-07), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.21.0 (2014-10-11), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
  • Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4
  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.1 (2014-11-26), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
  • Updated QAAC add-in to the latest to QAAC v2.44, including a fix for the --artwork option
  • Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when all input files were missing)
  • Fixed a severe performance bottleneck, especially with a large number of parallel instances
  • Fixed a very rare problem that, occasionally, prevented the TEMP folder from being removed
  • The limit for the maximum number of parallel instances has been increased to 32
  • Experimental support for Windows 10 Technical Preview

New in LameXP 4.11 Build 1582 Beta 1 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.71 (2014-11-09), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated SoX to v14.4.2-Git (2012-10-06), compiled with ICL 15.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated Opus libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.9 to latest Git Master (2014-10-04)

New in LameXP 4.11 Build 1578 Alpha (Nov 11, 2014)

  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.18 (2014-06-30), compiled with GCC 4.9.1
  • Fixed potential crash in Cue Sheet importer (occurred when *all* input files were missing)

New in LameXP 4.11 Build 1562 Alpha (Jun 28, 2014)

  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.20.1 (2014-06-17), compiled with GCC 4.9.0
  • Updated Vorbis encoder to OggEnc v2.87 (2014-06-24), using libvorbis v1.3.4 and aoTuV b6.03_2014
  • Updated Vorbis decoder to OggDec v1.10.1 (2014-06-25), using libVorbis v1.3.4

New in LameXP 4.10 Build 1558 Final-1 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 with Update-2
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.6 (2014-04-25), compiled with MSVC 12.0
  • Updated Opus libraries v1.1.x and Opus-Tools v0.1.8 to latest Git Master (2014-04-13)
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.69 (2014-04-26), compiled with ICL 14.0 and MSVC 12.0
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.19.0 (2014-03-08), compiled with GCC 4.8.2
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the cover artwork to be lost under certain circumstances
  • Fixed "overwrite existing file" mode to NOT delete the input file
  • Some more tweaks to the LAME algorithm quality selector
  • Added command-line options to adjust the LameXP font size (see FAQ doc for details)
  • Various bugfixes and code improvements

New in LameXP 4.09 Build 1524 Final-1 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • 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

New in LameXP 4.09 Build 1518 RC-1 (Jan 18, 2014)

  • Added encoding support for Monkey's Audio (APE) format, including APEv2 tagging 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 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 GnuPG to v1.4.16 (2013-12-13), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
  • Includes changes from the previous Alpha versions

New in LameXP 4.09 Build 1474 Alpha-8 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RTM
  • Reworked the application initialization code, resulting in notably faster startup speed
  • Improved file analyzer to retain the original ordering of files imported from a playlist
  • Improved splash screen and working banner, using "sheet of glass" effect on supported OS
  • Improved dropbox widget, including proper multi-monitor support
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.16.0 (2013-10-06), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
  • Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.14.0 (2012-08-05), compiled with GCC 4.8.1
  • Fixed a resource (file descriptor) leak in "static" builds, didn't cause much harm though
  • Various bugfixes and code improvements
  • Includes changes from the previous Alpha versions

New in LameXP 4.09 Build 1364 Alpha-1 (Oct 7, 2013)

  • Improved internal encoder API, so each encoder can define its own configuration options
  • Complete overhaul of the file analyzer, resulting in up to 2.5x faster file import speed

New in LameXP 4.08 Build 1338 Final-1 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Updated language files
  • Implemented "natural order" string comparison/sorting, using strnatcmp()
  • Includes changes from the previous Alpha, Beta and RC releases

New in LameXP 4.08 Build 1328 RC-1 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Updated GnuPG to v1.4.14 (2013-07-25), compiled with GCC 4.8.1

New in LameXP 4.08 Build 1316 Beta-1 (Jul 13, 2013)

  • Encoder settings (RC mode + bitrate/quality) are now stored separately for each encoder
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.64 (2013-07-05), compiled with ICL 13.1 and MSVC 10.0
  • Updated GNU Wget binary to v1.13.4 (2011-09-17)
  • 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

New in LameXP 4.08 Build 1304 Alpha-4 (Jul 1, 2013)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.5 RC-1 (2013-05-31), compiled with MSVC 11.0
  • Fixed a potential deadlock during startup when %TMP% points to an invalid folder

New in LameXP 4.08 Build 1296 Alpha-3 (Jun 18, 2013)

  • Updated FLAC encoder/decoder to v1.3.0, compiled with ICL 13.0
  • Updated Opus encoder/decoder libraries to v1.1.x and Opus-Tools to v0.1.6
  • Fixed a superfluous "beep" sound that appeared on application startup

New in LameXP 4.07 Build 1286 Final-1 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Minimum supported platform now is Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (download)
  • Added Opus decoder option to output always at the native sample rate of 48.000 Hz
  • 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
  • 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)

New in LameXP 4.07 Build 1232 Beta 2 (Jan 25, 2013)

  • Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 with Update-1
  • 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
  • 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 (2013-01-17)
  • Fixed handling of certain characters when passing meta tags on the command-line

New in LameXP 4.06 Build 1170 Final (Nov 5, 2012)

  • 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

New in LameXP 4.05 Build 1100 Final (Sep 4, 2012)

  • Added support for Opus Audio Codec, based on Opus-Tools v0.1.4
  • Added Swedish translation
  • Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.2
  • Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.14.4
  • Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.59
  • Updated optional add-ins for QAAC encoder and FHG AAC encoder
  • Updated DCA Enc to v2
  • Updated language files
  • 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

New in LameXP 4.04 RC-1 Build 972 (Apr 13, 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

New in LameXP 4.03 Build 764 Final (Nov 1, 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

New in LameXP 4.02 Build 578 Final (Jun 15, 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

New in LameXP 4.01 Build 418 Final (Apr 5, 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

New in LameXP 4.00 Build 326 Final (Feb 24, 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)

New in LameXP 4.00 TechPreview Build 228 (Jan 13, 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

New in LameXP 3.18 Build 88 (May 10, 2010)

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

New in LameXP 3.18 Build 86 (Mar 28, 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

New in LameXP 3.17 Build 84 (Feb 22, 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

New in LameXP 3.16 Build 82 (Jan 28, 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

New in LameXP 3.15 Xmas-Edition Build 80 (Dec 25, 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

New in LameXP 3.14 Final Build 78 (Dec 2, 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

New in LameXP 3.13 Final Build 74 (Oct 15, 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)

New in LameXP 3.13 Beta-2 Build 71 (Oct 2, 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

New in LameXP 3.12 Hotfix-3 Build 68 (Sep 15, 2009)

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

New in LameXP 3.12 Final Build 64 (Aug 24, 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

New in LameXP 3.12 RC-8 Build 63 (Aug 19, 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

New in LameXP 3.12 RC-4 Build 59 (Aug 11, 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

New in LameXP 3.12 RC-1 Build 55 (Aug 3, 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)

New in LameXP 3.11 Final Build 52 (Jun 18, 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

New in LameXP 3.10 Hotfix-1 Build 50 (Jun 5, 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

New in LameXP 3.10 Build 49 (Jun 1, 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

New in LameXP 3.09 Build 47 (May 22, 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)

New in LameXP 3.08 Build 46 (Mar 5, 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)

New in LameXP 3.07 Xmas Edition (Dec 25, 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

New in LameXP 3.06 (Oct 15, 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

New in LameXP 3.05 (Sep 30, 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)

New in LameXP 3.04 (Sep 12, 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

New in LameXP 3.04 RC9 (Sep 11, 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).

New in LameXP 3.04 RC8 (Sep 10, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 RC7 (Sep 8, 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...

New in LameXP 3.04 RC6 (Sep 4, 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.

New in LameXP 3.04 RC5 (Sep 1, 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...

New in LameXP 3.04 RC4 (Aug 28, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 RC3 (Aug 26, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 RC2 (Aug 25, 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

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 10 (Aug 22, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 9 (Aug 20, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 8 (Aug 20, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 7 (Aug 20, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 6 (Aug 19, 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.

New in LameXP 3.04 Beta 2 (Aug 18, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.03 (Aug 13, 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

New in LameXP 3.02 (Aug 6, 2008)

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

New in LameXP 3.01 (Aug 2, 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)

New in LameXP 3.00 (Jul 5, 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)

New in LameXP 3.00 Beta-18 (Apr 25, 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)

New in LameXP 2.03 (Aug 18, 2007)

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

New in LameXP 2.01a (Jun 6, 2007)

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

New in LameXP 2.01 Final (May 29, 2007)

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