Version history Collectorz.com Music Collector for Mac OS X

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Changes from 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 from 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 from v3.1.3 -> v3.2.1

• Snow Leopard compatible

Changes from v3.1.2 -> v3.1.3

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

Changes from 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 from 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 from 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 from 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 from 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 from v2.0.8 -> v2.0.9

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

Changes from 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 from 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 from 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 from v2.0.4 -> v2.0.5

• Edit Album: Using Next and Previous did not save changes

Changes from 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 from v2.0.2 -> v2.0.3

• Collectorz.com barcode scanner was not detected by the software

Changes from 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

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