PerfectCompress Changelog

What's new in PerfectCompress 6.13

Apr 10, 2010
  • NEW: UCA compression checks if a file exists with the same name when going to input an archive name in REAL TIME!
  • NEW: UCA Slow Mode can now use PAQ8PX or PAQ8KX Compression engine!
  • NEW: UCA can now store images and text descriptions for better UCA Archive
  • Identification!
  • NEW: UCA Extraction now displays information about the UCA Version, the UCA Compressor, and UCA Compressor Version.
  • NEW: Added PAQ8KX v6 and PAQ8KX v7 Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added FlashZip v0.99 b8 Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added QPress Compression and Extraction Support! (QPress executables are downloaded from the QuickLZ website so internet connection is required to download the compressor.)
  • NEW: Added Archive Convertion support for PAQ8KX v6 and PAQ8KX v7!
  • NEW: Store-On-Disc updated to v6.04! Update funcion on the Store-On-Disc Format window has been updated to install the v6.04 version.
  • NEW: Added NanoZip Self-Extract support!
  • NEW: NanoZip Options Window Updated!
  • Fixed: NanoZip now compressed folders the correct way and does not makes a temporary zip file.
  • Fixed: UCA Extraction for version "UCAV15" does not extract the archive 2 times.

New in PerfectCompress 6.12 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • NEW: Added NanoZip 64-bit support!*
  • NEW: Added DURILCA Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added Slim Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added PPMx Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added ULZ Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: LZBW1 now supports folder compression! Filename for compressed archive is "The name of the original file.FolderCompression.lz1"
  • NEW: Folder Autodetection. No longer need to select "Folder Compression" on Compression Window.
  • NEW: Simplified UCA RZM, UCA CCM, and UCA CSC Compressing! Now supporting folder compression!
  • NEW: UCA PAQ Compression features PAQ8KX! Slow Mode now uses PAQ8KX compression engine while a new mode called Precompressed Mode uses PAQ8PXPre**
  • NEW: PAQ8KX Series added to PAQ Compression and extraction!**
  • NEW: Added PAQ8PX v68, PAQ8PX v68e, and PAQ8PX v68p3 to PAQ8PX Compression and Extraction Family of PAQ!
  • NEW: Archive Converter GUI Changes.
  • NEW: Can now convert PAQ8PX v68, PAQ8PX v68e, PAQ8PX v68p3, PAQ8KX v1, PAQ8KX v2, PAQ8KX v3, PAQ8KX v4, PAQ8KX v4a, PAQ8KX v4adual2, and PAQ8KX v5 to UCA using Archive Converter!
  • Fixed: PAQ Compression was not possible with "Windows XP Compatibility" setting checked on.
  • Fixed: FPAQ Compression Setting window was not closed when clicking on "Save Version"
  • Fixed: Bliz Fast Compression setting was not applied to compression. Normal Compression was always used.
  • Fixed: When compressing a folder to HOOK, Huff0, o0c, Range0, ZHuff, and LZP2, the .zip archive notification was not shown.
  • Fixed: on BCM Compression, when using the 32-bit executable, the file was compressed correctly using 32-bit executable, but then the software launched the 64-bit executable when compressing without the CMD and with Windows XP Compatibility.
  • Fixed: BALZ did not deleted the temporary .zip file when compressing a folder without CMD option and with Windows XP Compatibility.
  • Fixed: BBB did not deleted the temporary .zip file when compressing folders without CMD option.
  • Fixed: SR did not deleted the temporary .zip file when compressing with CMD option with and without Windows XP Compatibility.
  • Fixed: When compressing files to RINGS without CMD, without Windows XP Compatibility and without Folder compression, no file compression was done.
  • Fixed: Some exception errors may occur when compressing to RINGS has been fixed.
  • Fixed: On RZM Compression, when using Windows XP Compatibility and CMD Option, the compressor will perform 2 compression passes when using "Folder Compression".
  • Fixed: When compressing folders, 7z should make 1 pass and not process the folder 2 times.
  • Fixed: Some Slug related bugs are fixed.
  • Fixed: On some cases, when compressing folders to THOR without CMD option, certain exception errors occurred.
  • Fixed: When compressing to UCA using the CCM Compressor, and not using the CMD option, an error may occur. This has been fixed.
  • Some compression and extraction code has been optimized.
  • Internet Connection required to download 64-bit executable.
  • When using PAQ8KX or UCA PAQ with Slow Mode, the source file/folder to be compressed will be copied to the folder where PerfectCompress .exe is located.

New in PerfectCompress 6.11 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • Updated: 7z to v9.10 Beta 2
  • Updated: FreeArc to v0.60
  • Fixed: Possible bug when compressing files to UCA on Windows XP.
  • Fixed: when using the Arc m*x compression levels, the wrong level was used. This has been fixed.
  • Fixed: Arc was using the compression level as the archive name and the compression level used was the default one. This has been fixed.
  • NEW: Warning Compression Message has been added.
  • NEW: 7z Self-Extract is now possible!
  • NEW: FreeArc Self-Extract is now possible!
  • NEW: Can convert PAQ8PXPRE to UCA!
  • NEW: Added Slow and Brute Precompression modes when using UCA PAQ "Slow Mode" Compression (making use of PAQ8PXPRE)!

New in PerfectCompress 6.10 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • Fixed: PAQ Extraction can not browse for PAQ8PF, PAQ8P, PAQ8o10t, and PrePAQ (PAQ8o8Pre) archives.
  • NEW: Advanced Settings added to 7z and ZIP (Dictionary Size, Word Size, and Solid Block Size). Also, 7z and ZIP codes has been optimized!
  • NEW: Added CAB Compression and Extraction!*
  • NEW: Added PAQ8PXPRE (Can be found on PAQ on Other PAQ Versions)!
  • NEW: Added Slow and Brute modes to File Precompression!
  • NEW: Added 2 compression modes for UCA PAQ (Fast, using PAQ8PF, and Slow, using PAQ8PXPRE). The two compression modes are backward-compatible with PerfectCompress v5.3 and later versions (when using "Backward-compatible" option)
  • CAB Compression uses Windows MAKECAB.exe while for extraction 7z is used

New in PerfectCompress 6.09 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • Change: Compression Window layout minor change to allow more compressor selection space.
  • Updated: "Storing RZM/CSC/PAQ on 7z" changed to "Storing RZM/CSC/CCM/PAQ on 7z" to show "CCM" since UCA can use CCM compresor.
  • Updated: ZPAQ to version 1.10
  • Fixed: When compressing folders to BIT, the Temporary ZIP File was not deleted.
  • NEW: Merged Store-On-Disc Help on the PerfectCompress executable. Speed improvement should be expected on the Store-On-Disc formatting option.
  • NEW: Added Range0 Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added o0c Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added LZP2 Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added Zhuff Compression and Extraction support!
  • NEW: Added LZBW1 Compression and Extraction support!*
  • NEW: Added Huff0 Compression and Extraction support!
  • LZBW1 does not support Folder Compression.