Version history for Collectorz.com Music Collector for Mac OS X

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Changes for v3.5.4 - v3.5.5

Fixed:
Crash when choosing edit album while selecting an expanded album in the tree

Changes for v3.5.3 - v3.5.4

Improvements:
Synching to Connect: ability to check/uncheck multiple intended changes at once
Fixed:
Synching to Connect: reports "Changes processed successfully" while changes are not made in Connect
Synching to Connect: report window shows only deletions

Changes for v3.5.2 - v3.5.3

Fixed: "Server Error" issues while syncing to Connect.

Changes for v3.5.1 - v3.5.2

Edit Track and Edit Multiple Tracks commands had disappeared with OS X 10.4
Export to CLZ Music: tag field was missing

Changes for v3.4.2 - v3.5.1

New: Synchronize with Music Collector Connect:
What is Music Collector Connect? See http://connect.collectorz.com/music
Use the new Connect / Synchronize menu to upload your collection to Music Collector Connect and host your collection on Collectorz.com servers
Then share your collection with friends, by just giving them a web-link
Browse your online collection from any online mobile device, including iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Nokia phones, PDAs, etc..
Manage your collection (add or edit albums) using just a web-browser, from any Windows, Mac or Linux computer.
Download changes you made online back to your local Music Collector database.
Sign up for a trial account here: http://connect.collectorz.com/music/freetrial
Improved: Export to CLZ Music:
Now supports CLZ Music HD app for iPad (app coming soon)
Now supports CLZ Music app for Android (app coming soon)
New: Export to File option, for transferring data to the mobile app over USB. (Currently only supported in the iPad and Android apps. Of course, the upcoming update for the CLZ Music iPhone app will support it too).

Changes for v3.4.1 - v3.4.2

Add Albums Automatically:
New pop-up for failed barcode searches, requesting the full Artist and Title information for our online database. Help us recognize more barcodes.
Search Settings: new "Include Links" setting to select which web-links you want included in your album entries (select from five Amazon sites)
New "Format" column for search results
It is now possible to add multiple queue entries as a multi-disc album
Fixed: In some cases it was not possible to sort the search results
Fixed: Edit Track and Edit Multiple Tracks commands has disappeared.

Changes for v3.3.2 - v3.4.1

Improved Add Albums Automatically screen:
The new screen makes it much easier and quicker to add albums, and thus replaces both the Wizard and Advanced Mode screen: Just search, select the best result from the list (usually at the top), then click Add.
Hide / Show Search Queue button to switch between "Search Now" and "Add to Queue" mode.
Select and add multiple results from one search result. (e.g.: search for "Metallica", select 5 CDs and click Add to "Add 'Em All").
Edit searches in Queue with new Edit Search Criteria screen (right-click menu). This replaces the confusing Update in Queue system.
New "Add Anyway" button to add an album anyway when no results are found, automatically using the Barcode or Artist, Title you already entered.
New multi-column Search Results panel, with separate Artist, Title, #Tracks and Cover Yes/No columns.
Search by barcode or TOC: after searching, the top (and best) search result is now automatically selected, checked and shown in the Preview Panel, so you only have to hit Add Checked to add the album to your database.
Queue Mode: You can now double-click a queue entry to "Search Selected"
Search Queue can now be sorted by clicking the column headers
New option to download genre data Yes/No
Installation:
Simpler installation: just drag the app to the Applications folder.
This also fixes the folder permission problems that many users have run into.
Edit Album, new keyboard shortcuts:
Press CMD + [ to edit the previous item
Press CMD + ] to edit the next item
Templates:
New Compact template
Fixed:
Add Sub Track now says "Add Sub Track" instead of "Add Header"

Changes for v3.3.1 - v3.3.2

Installation:
Music Collector is now installed in /Applications instead of ~/Desktop
Need administrator credentials to install in /Applications folder
Fixed:
Export to iPhone/iPod Touch: Frozen report window with OSX 10.4
No track length and artist when importing from XML
Merging credits didn't work
Scanning with OPR 3201 jumped to main screen

Changes for v3.2.1 - v3.3.1

Export to Clz Music for iPhone / iPod Touch:
Support for Clz Music 1.1
New "Update" option, for exporting updates only (as opposed to exporting the entire database every time)
New "Intended Changes" screen for viewing and selecting updates.
Extra exported data:
- Catalog number
- Notes

Changes for v3.1.3 - v3.2.1

Snow Leopard compatible

Changes for v3.1.2 - v3.1.3

Fixed: Amazon searches
Fixed: Upgrade V2 database to V3 database

Changes for v3.1.1 - v3.1.2

IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE BUILD: without updating to this version, your Amazon searches will stop working on August 15!
Fixed: Amazon searching, to adhere to Amazon's authentication" requirements

Changes for v3.0.1 - v3.1.1

Export to iPhone / iPod Touch
Browse your music collection on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the new Clz Music app
Available in Apple AppStore for $9.99 (search the AppStore for "clz music")
Use File | Export to iPhone / iPod Touch to transfer your data to the Clz Music app (Requires Wi-Fi connection on your iPhone or iPod Touch, connecting to the same local network (LAN) that your Windows computer is in.)

Changes for v2.1.2 - v3.0.1

Database Changes:
Improved support for classical music:
Artist/Composer field separated into two fields Artist and Composer
new field: Composition
new field: Chorus
New field: Subtitle
New field: Original Release Date
New field: Tags, for adding free-form key phrases to Albums
New In Collection Status value 'On Order'
Main screen:
More polished and space efficient layout
Artists now appear in the order in which they are listed in the edit panels.
Title sorting takes numbers into account ('album 9' sorts ascending before before 'album 10').
Better key binding: Apple-F focusses the toolbar search field, if possible.
Edit Screens:
Improved layout of all edit screens, for Albums, Discs, Headers, and Tracks.
Album screen: High quality artwork is now shown at its optimal size.
Album screen: Better scrolling in the tracks table.
Track Screen: Lookup items can now be edited directly.
More streamlined editing of Lookup items, especially for musicians.
Add Albums Automatically:
Better results when searching on Amazon US, especially when using multiple keywords.
Improved default values for newly added items.
Templates:
Improved listing of Musicians, Credits, and Details
Per disc track numbering
Improved Barcode Scanner support:
Added support for the new Opticon OPN 2001 pocket barcode scanner.
Improved support for the CueCat scanner.
Other changes:
Currency formatting now uses correct format (. or ,) for the local currency.
Automatic backup creation when upgrading the database to a new version.
Better support for case sensitive file systems. (HFS+ Case Sensitive).
Improved checks for submitting album information to Collectorz.com.
Requirements:
Music Collector 3 requires at least Mac OS X 10.4.11 to run.
Music Collector will no longer run on Mac OS 10.3

Changes for v2.1.1 - v2.1.2

Added:
Amazon UK can now be searched on by using barcodes
Fixed:
new lookup list entries did not retain their values in the edit screens.
incremental search in list view was not working properly / consistently
Lyrics- and Audio file-links from tracks were not handled correctly when clicked on in the details view.
track artists were showing in a (too)large fontsize in the new templates
new templates allowed collection status symbol to be "dragged and dropped" as an image.
'Buy Pro version' button did not use standard license information to upgrade from

Changes for v2.0.9 - v2.1.1

Added:
New Music Collector templates, in 4 different styles (Blue, Black, Grey and iTunes)
Completely revised Music Collector manual
Help buttons on all screens to access the relevant manual section
Getting started option on first start
Changed:
better handling of Cuecat barcode scanner
new improved toolbar look and layout Note: existing users will have to adjust the toolbar, choosing the menu "view | customize toolbar" and drag the new default set to the toolbar.
Fixed:
drag and drop of images to edit screen was not working
forward slash in cover name caused cover not to show
canceling currency conversion screen made Music Collector unresponsive
loan manager did not show dates after selecting from calendar under Leopard

Changes for v2.0.8 - v2.0.9

Fixed:
licence validation could not be performed using the license screen

Changes for v2.0.7 - v2.0.8

using Flic barcode scanner under Leopard (OSX 10.5) caused program to crash
barcode scanner fills barcode in wizard barcode field
filter could not be used on 'collection status' field
filter could not be used on 'quantity' field
lookup list items could not be merged
loan settings screen could be closed incorrectly by hitting the escape key
export to Ipod takes sort names into account
export to Ipod now groups on first letter of title instead of year
incorrect handling of covers when submitting to Collectorz.com Movie database
main screen status bar displays more relevant collection statistics

Changes for v2.0.6 - v2.0.7

Manage List screen: Toolbar buttons would not keep their position when resizing screen
"Automatically create backup" preference was off by default
Invalid license validation for license names containing certain characters
Export to iPod: Incorrect handling of special characters
Duplicate Album: the Index and ID fields were not set correctly
Add Automatically (advanced) screen: "Search Selected" from context
menu searched entire queue
Edit Album screen: Cosmetic changes to the cover tab pages

Changes for v2.0.5 - v2.0.6

Delicious Library import: collections with albums with no discs were not imported
Delicious Library import: collections with empty lookup values were not imported
Update file links: Crash when searching for files across the entire system

Changes for v2.0.4 - v2.0.5

Edit Album: Using Next and Previous did not save changes

Changes for v2.0.3 - v2.0.4

Export to iPod: Empty lines between items if release year was present
Lookup lists could have duplicate entries in certain conditions
Edit Album: Crash after opening the Edit Track screen and then closing the Edit Album screen
Delicious Library import: Values of the genre field were garbled
Delicious Library import: Only the first track of an album was imported
Delicious Library import: Cover images were not imported

Changes for v2.0.2 - v2.0.3

Collectorz.com barcode scanner was not detected by the software

Changes for v1.0.3 - v2.0.1

replaces freedb info source
supports searching by Artist/Title
Artist/Title search results now include track lengths
supports searching by Barcode
supports cover images
new Submit to Collectorz.com feature, to help us build and maintain this database
Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): export your list to the Notes section of your iPod
Add Albums screen (advanced mode): ability to lock queue entries and update searches
Universal Binary support
Musicians now have a default Instrument, which is used when adding to the Musicians list of an album
Barcode scanning with the Flic laser scanner
Flic barcode scanner support:
Add albums to the collection by scanning their UPC codes
Locate an album in the collection by scanning its barcode
Cordless scanning for up to 500 barcodes
Laser scanner for high scanning speed and accuracy
Fully integrated support, no drivers necessary
Delicious Library import
Toolbar: the following icons can now be added: Add Album manually, Edit Multiple Albums, Remove Album, Duplicate Album
Lookup items (like artists or genre) could incorrectly be marked as unused
Details View: The Collection Status field was not shown
Editing credits for multiple tracks at once sometimes gave strange results
Edit Multiple Albums: the Rating field could not be set to 'not rated'
Main screen: dragging an image onto an album now sets the front cover correctly
Printing: certain non-standard characters were shown as question marks
The 'Select Random' function was not very random
Quick Search used the current filter settings for case sensitivity and NOT
Edit Album screen: Currency fields now use the system setting for decimal separator
Printing: Saving a customized template in the template list failed
Printing: The Length field was blank
Printing: Crash when printing track lists
Tools\Maintenance\Factory Settings erased the name of the current database
Edit Album screen: Adding a credit sometimes did not remember the name