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Version history for Foobar 2000 (Portable)

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Changes for v1.5.3 - v1.5.4

  • Pointed freedb metadata lookup at freedb.dbpoweramp.com, since original freedb is being shut down.
  • Beta 2: more graceful import of custom server lists when upgrading from older version.
  • Corrected a 1.5.3 regression causing certain very short MP4/M4A files to decode incorrectly.
  • Internal changes to allow add-on components to correctly decode xHE-AAC format.
  • Allowed multi-value ID3v2 tags: TPUB (Publisher) and TLAN (Language).



Changes for v1.5.2 - v1.5.3

  • Crash bug fixes.
  • Made component autoupdate show change logs before updating.
  • Made possible for components to provide alternate decoders for AAC format versions not supported by the internal decoder.
  • Made Default UI volume sliders alter volume in 0.5dB steps (beta 3).
  • Improved responses to Windows Defender blocking tag update operations (beta 4-6).
  • Fixed resampler crashing on exotic sample rates (final).



Changes for v1.5.1 - v1.5.2

  • Fixed a bug in IMA ADPCM WAV decoder.
  • Improved handling of truncated Matroska/WebM files.
  • Fixed incorrect handling of MP4/M4A files with QuickTime chapters.
  • Rare shutdown crash fixed.
  • Updated Apple SoundCheck info handling.



Changes for v1.5 - v1.5.1

  • Reworked integration with Windows 10 Universal Volume Control. Enabled by default once again.
  • Fixed a bug in upmix DSPs causing incorrect behavior when working with a mono source.
  • Improved reading of certain malformed ID3 tags written by other software.
  • Generic progress dialog now shows yellow pause status when paused.
  • Generic progress dialog no longer remembers its last position.
  • File Operations: improved removal of empty folders; should no longer leave empty folders behind when cancelled in mid-operation.
  • Installed component DLLs should now retain original file modification time, rather than time at which they were installed.
  • Addressed some of known incompatibilities between foobar2000 v1.5 and third party components.
  • Made Converter not write MP3 files with embedded cuesheets. This was an unintended effect of a v1.5 change. A proper setting for this will be added at a later time.
  • Improved Converter feedback when trying to convert a multichannel track to MP3 or MPC, which accept no more than two channels.
  • Fixed a bug causing wrong playback position to be shown after listening to an internet radio.



Changes for v1.4.4 - v1.5

  • New and improved Properties dialog, with the ability to manipulate attached pictures as well as scan and modify ReplayGain values.
  • Greatly improved Selection Properties performance for large track lists.
  • Various prompts (such as delete/recycle) now come with a “do not show this again” checkbox.
  • Restored pre-1.4 behavior of main-window-hidden/notification-icon-only status being remembered after foobar2000 restart.
  • Added logging of Media Library scanning errors - “show errors” button in Media Library Preferences.
  • Added Advanced Preferences option for flushing playback queue on manual track change (default: on).
  • Made “Open containing folder” command work with tracks in archives - opens folder containing the archive.
  • Added an option to preserve last-modified timestamps of tracks when updating tags.
  • Additional safeguards against corrupted configuration in case of a system crash while saving (FlushFileBuffers).
  • File Operations: delete/recycle prompt always says “Delete” rather than “Recycle”, since not every volume supports recycle action.
  • FFmpeg 3.4.6, now compiled with MS compiler, binary size reduced due to DLL runtime.
  • FLAC 1.3.3
  • Implemented reading of cue+bin audio CD images.
  • Implemented asynchronous drag&drop, for less stalls when dragging tracks from foobar2000 to another program.
  • Removed transacted filesystem support. There are no known benefits to it and even Microsoft documentation says not to use it.
  • Improved programming interfaces for External Tags and Skip Track components.
  • Made album art loading/resizing operations in Default User Interface asynchronous. Large pictures no longer make the app momentarily unresponsive.
  • Converter: Added Opus encoder selection for –music / –speech modes.
  • Converter: New list control in various dialogs. Column sizes are remembered.
  • Improved playback position reporting with Skip Silence and similar DSP effects.
  • Made possible to check for updates of components listed but not hosted on foobar2000.org.
  • Enabled embedded cuesheet support for MP3 files.
  • Made WavPack/DSD MD5 visible - using another field so Verifier doesn't try to verify it.



Changes for v1.4.2 - v1.4.4

  • Fixed drag&drop glitches on Windows 10 with multiple monitors having different pixel densities.
  • Regardless, this is still a bug in Windows 10, not in foobar2000.
  • Fixed Default UI preferences groups & columns drag&drop glitches.
  • Fixed incorrect formatting of written EXTM3U playlists.
  • Fixed incorrect truncation of specific long filenames in File Operations.
  • Fixed unnecessary reopening of remote files being played.
  • Fixed playback marker in playlists not being correctly retained in some conditions.
  • Improved internal IMA ADPCM WAV decoder (fixed rounding errors, fixed incorrect output duration).
  • foobar2000 now refuses to open 24-bit WMA lossless files on Windows 10 - which would otherwise decode incorrectly.
  • You can work around it by feeding WMA files to foo_input_ffmpeg component.



Changes for v1.4.1 - v1.4.2

  • Added new iTunes ID3 classical fields.
  • Improved playlist behaviors when deleting the now playing file.
  • ReplayGain apply-gain-and-prevent-clipping no longer presumes 1.0 peak when peak is unknown.
  • Fixed occasional errors when saving configuration.
  • Converter: Improved behavior when output file names repeat.
  • Fixed HTTP client bugs (internet radio, network shares).
  • Made MP4 files with missing duration info playable.
  • Windows 10 Universal Volume Control integration disabled by default due to bugs. This should address “multimedia keys don't work” issues.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause spurious rewrites of certain configuration files [beta 2].
  • Made default MP4 handler gracefully fail to decode files with no supported audio tracks - so another decoder lower on the list can handle them [beta 2].
  • Worked around an “Open…” dialog lockup with lots and lots of supported file formats provided by third party components [final].



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