Version history for fre:ac - free audio converter for Mac OS X
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Changes for v1.1.1 - v1.1.2
- - Bug fixes
- - fixed crash when decoding MP3 files on x64 Windows systems without AVX support
- - Updated codecs
- - updated mpg123 to version 1.26.2 (plus Windows x64 ASM patch)
- Version 1.1.2a (June 2020)
- - Bug fixes
- - fixed font scaling with high DPI settings on Windows
- Version 1.1.2 (June 2020)
- Improvements
- scale UI to adjust to system font size by default
- added support for theme colors and dark mode on Linux/FreeBSD
- improved handling of maximized window state on Linux/FreeBSD and macOS
- try to keep the selected encoder the same when upgrading from fre:ac 1.0.x
- removed non-working option to not lock CD trays while ripping
- stop ripping before trying to eject a disc
- write audio data CRC to log files when ripping
- write MD5 checksums to log files when verifying files
- write log entries when replacing existing files
- Bug fixes
- fixed length of last chapter of some audio books being detected as 0:00
- prevent interpreting numerical IDs or dates at the beginning of file names as track numbers
- fixed a possible source of random crashes when adding files to the joblist
- fixed possible crash when importing MP4/M4A files
- fixed possible crash when encoding in SuperFast mode
- fixed some graphics glitches on macOS
- Updated codecs
- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.44
- updated mpg123 to version 1.26.1
- updated FAAD2 to version 2.9.2
- updated CDRip to version 2.4
Changes for v1.1 RC1 - v1.1 RC 2
- Bug fixes
- Fixed inability to read raw AAC files with the FAAD2 decoder
- Fixed inability to create WMA files with long path names
- Fixed cursor positioning and text selection in right-to-left mode
- Fixed cursor position calculation not respecting kerning on Windows 10
- Updated codecs
- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.24
- Updated translations
- updated Serbian translations
Changes for v1.1 Beta 3 - v1.1 RC1
- Improvements
- now passing float samples to LAME encoder directly if sample format is float
- made automatic ripping work when using the single output file option
- added options to control chapter information and cover art to freaccmd
- handle Ctrl+C in freaccmd to clean up temporary files when aborted
- respect colorization tint color on Windows Vista, 7 and 8/8.1
- improved HiDPI detection on Linux/FreeBSD systems
- log CDDB information when ripping
- Bug fixes
- fixed drag & drop not accepting long file paths on Windows
- fixed file modification time stamp getting lost when output verification is active
- fixed file creation time stamp not being preserved despite option being enabled
- fixed freaccmd not correctly handling relative output folders
- fixed black title bar color on Windows Vista, 7 and 8/8.1
- fixed online updater not working
Changes for v1.1 Beta 1 - v1.1 Beta 3
- Improvements
- added support for dark mode on Windows 10
- prepared for freedb.org shutdown on 31st March 2020
- the fre:ac installer is now digitally signed
- added separate Windows Wave File Output entry to encoder list
- display current signal processing settings in status area
- added a toolbar button to configure signal processing
- added new tips to Tip of the Day dialog
- Bug fixes
- fixed compatibility issue with Windows 10 UTF-8 codepage setting
- fixed FLAC decoding on macOS
- fixed issues opening Opus files with a .ogg extension
- fixed Monkey's Audio encoder not showing up in 64 bit builds
- fixed some issues with freaccmd command line interface
- Updated codecs
- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.18
- Updated translations
- updated Chinese (simplified) translation
Changes for v1.1 Alpha 20181201a - v1.1 Beta 1
- - implemented an extension component framework to modularize fre:ac
- - ported to macOS, Linux and BSD operating systems
- - added native 64 bit Windows platform support
- - Multi threading support
- - conversions are now done in parallel if possible
- - integrated SuperFast encoding technology for multi-threaded processing
- - adding files to the joblist can now use multiple threads
- - Major new features
- - added support for multi-channel audio
- - added support for verifying lossless input and output files
- - added support for processing input with DSP filters
- - added support for writing conversion log files
- - added support for managing multiple configurations
- - added a tag editor component
- - added multi encoder component for simultaneous output to multiple formats
- - User interface improvements
- - completely reworked configuration dialog
- - added support for editing configurations during conversions
- - added the ability to sort the joblist by clicking headers
- - allow format selection from the encode menu for encoders supporting multiple formats
- - new dialog to confirm overwriting of existing files before conversion
- - redesigned progress display area
- - added a button to open the output folder
- - the time left indicator now shows hours if necessary
- - the five last used output folders are now saved for later use
- - the five last used file name patterns are now saved for later use
- - File conversion improvements
- - added support for automatic sample format conversions to match encoder requirements
- - added support for joining tracks with different sample formats into a single output file
- - added options for playing notification sounds on finished conversions
- - added an option to append sequential numbers to otherwise identical filenames
- - added
, and filename patterns - - added configuration option to keep converted tracks in joblist
- - added configuration option to add encoded files to joblist
- - added a warning when converting from lossy to lossless formats
- - skipping tracks is no longer possible when converting to a single file
- - conversion progress is now shown in the taskbar on Windows 7 and later
- - added support for setting process priority on Windows
- - CD ripping improvements
- - added support for ripping hidden tracks (HTOA)
- - added support for reading ISRC codes from CDs
- - added CD read offset configuration option
- - upgraded CDRip to version 2.3 (with cdparanoia III version 10.2)
- - CDDB support improvements
- - added preview to CDDB match selection dialog
- - added an option to automatically select the first CDDB match
- - added support for CDDB queries using HTTP GET
- - allow CDDB queries even when no CD drive is present
- - allow CDDB dialogs to be resized
- - Playback improvements
- - allow playback while a conversion is running
- - added a slider for seeking during playback
- - the button to open the CD tray now closes it if already open
- - New and updated codecs
- - added support for command line encoders/decoders
- - added Core Audio AAC/ALAC encoder
- - added Opus audio encoder/decoder
- - added Speex speech encoder/decoder
- - added Monkey's Audio encoder/decoder
- - added Musepack encoder/decoder
- - added WavPack encoder/decoder
- - added OptimFROG encoder/decoder
- - added TAK lossless encoder/decoder
- - added support for the Fraunhofer FDK AAC encoder/decoder
- - added support for the VisualOn AAC encoder
- - added support for the TwinVQ VQF decoder
- - added support for Ogg FLAC files
- - added support for RF64 and Wave64 files
- - added support for libsndfile for reading simple audio files
- - added support for reading and writing Vorbis files with .oga extension
- - New DSP components
- - added DSP components for resampling, channel up-/downmixing and sample format conversion
- - added RNNoise speech noise reduction DSP component
- - added Rubber Band time stretching DSP component
- - Tagging improvements
- - added support for chapters in ID3v2, MP4, WMA and Vorbis Comment tags
- - added support for handling gapless playback information
- - added support for changing album art
- - added support for MCDI frame in ID3v2 tags
- - added support for ID3v1 tags in AAC files
- - added RIFF tagging support (using LIST INFO and Cart chunks)
- - improved metadata extraction from path names
- - improved title info editing user friendliness
- - added context menu for text edit fields
- - greatly improved case conversion functions
- - the FLAC encoder now writes seektable metadata blocks
- - Playlist and cue sheet improvements
- - added support for XSPF, Windows Media and PLS playlists
- - added support for creating one playlist or cue sheet per album in a single conversion
- - fixed creation of cue sheets for multiple tracks in a single file
- - added support for loading cue sheets
- - freaccmd improvements
- - completely reworked arguments of freacmd
- - added support for selecting configuration in freaccmd
- - added support for encoding to a single file with freaccmd