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v1.1.7

Version 1.1.7 (March 2023)

- New features

	- added a tool for splitting output by various parameters (e.g. duration or number of files)
	- added support for dithering when reducing sample resolution
	- added a matrix surround decoder DSP component
	- added a volume adjustment DSP component

- Improvements

	- added support for WavPack Hybrid Lossless compression with correction files
	- added support for decoding MPEG-4 DASH files
	- added support for opening WebM audio files with the .weba extension
	- added support for downmixing 6.1 channel audio
	- added support for MusicBrainz metadata in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
	- added support for sort order fields in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
	- added support for rating field in Vorbis Comment, APEv2, MP4 and LIST INFO tags
	- added rating field to the tag editor
	- added optional release year column to the joblist
	- changed <disc> filename placeholder to resolve to 1 if disc number is not set
	- improved compatibility with applications writing non-compliant LIST INFO tags (e.g. Traktor)
	- added an option to use source file names as output file names if no metadata is present
	- added an option to control extraction of missing metadata from file names
	- added an option to restrict file names for reading cover art
	- added an option to disable intensity stereo phase inversion to Opus settings
	- added AccurateRip notification options for successful verification and missing database entries
	- sample rate conversion no longer converts to 32 bit float when the source rate matches the target
	- added negative exit codes to indicate errors when running freaccmd
	- added support for KDE color schemes (including dark mode)
	- improved HiDPI scale factor detection in KDE desktop environments
	- respect text scaling factor in addition to font size setting on X11 based systems

- Bug fixes

	- fixed crashes when decoding ALAC files (especially with the Windows Store version)
	- fixed failure (hang and abort after several seconds) to decode chapters from ALAC files
	- fixed interoperability issues of HE- and HEv2-AAC files created with FDK-AAC with foobar2000
	- fixed incorrect gapless information when creating HE- and HEv2-AAC files with FDK-AAC
	- fixed incorrect index times in cuesheets for very long multi-track files
	- fixed incorrect inclusion of data tracks in the audio track count of CD offset strings
	- fixed old data remaining in place after updating WMA file tags
	- fixed selected format resetting to first entry when opening WMA config dialog
	- fixed excessive bitrate when encoding Vorbis on non-x86 LP64 systems
	- fixed decoding of MP4 files with a single chunk taking excessively long
	- fixed HDCD detection for tracks starting with more than about one second of silence
	- fixed floating point samples being converted to integer when creating WavPack files
	- fixed inability to close cover art popup window on Linux
	- fixed long paths being converted to 8.3 format on recent versions of Windows
	- fixed inability to handle long network paths on some versions of Windows
	- fixed disc insert and removal detection working unreliably on Windows

- Updated codecs

	- updated ALAC decoder for security fixes and improved performance
	- updated FFmpeg to version 6.0
	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 9.20
	- updated WavPack to version 5.6.0
	- updated Tom's Audiokompressor to version 2.3.3
	- updated FLAC to version 1.4.2
	- updated Speex to version 1.2.1
	- updated MP4v2 to version 2.1.2
	- updated mpg123 to version 1.31.2
	- updated libsndfile to version 1.2.0

- Updated translations

	- updated Greek translation

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v1.1.6

Version 1.1.6 (January 2022)

- added native support for Windows on the ARM64 architecture

- New features

	- added support for editing lyrics in the tag editor
	- added support for creating cue sheets and playlists with freaccmd

- Improvements

	- improved performance of adding video and proprietary audio files (DTS, DSD etc.) to the joblist
	- playlists can now be added to the joblist by drag & drop
	- added <tempo> and <initialkey> placeholders for use in filename patterns
	- added optional composer, conductor, tempo, musical key and ISRC columns to the joblist
	- added initial key field to tag editor
	- added support for lyrics in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
	- added support for parsing OverDrive MediaMarkers in ID3v2 tags
	- added support for the pre-emphasis flag in cue sheets

- Bug fixes

	- fixed possible crash upon querying the CDDB database
	- fixed possible crash in FAAD2 decoder when trying to open unsupported files
	- fixed faulty decoding of certain AAC files caused by a bug in the FDK-AAC decoder
	- fixed possible faulty output when decoding from non-zero positions using external decoders
	- fixed issue ripping CD tracks when output filename pattern is <filename>
	- fixed AccurateRip reporting verification errors for hidden track one audio
	- fixed setting to replace spaces not being respected when writing cover art and log files
	- fixed setting to suppress Unicode characters not being respected when writing cover art and log files
	- fixed tag editor fields for media type, catalog number and barcode being limited to 12 characters
	- fixed freeze when decoding certain WMA files on Windows
	- fixed drag & drop not working after online update on Windows

- New and updated codecs

	- added native Apple Lossless decoder
	- updated FFmpeg to version 5.0
	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 7.23
	- updated mpg123 to version 1.29.3
	- updated libsamplerate to version 0.2.2

- New translations

	- added Swedish and Portuguese (Brazilian) manuals

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v1.1.5

Version 1.1.5 (June 2021)

- New features

	- added support for AccurateRip verification

- Improvements

	- improved DSP processing performance by up to 70%
	- added frequency bandwidth setting to FDK-AAC encoder configuration dialog
	- added an option to toggle logging of complete paths in log files
	- added options for specifying cover art files to freaccmd
	- added support for reading Shift_JIS encoded CD-Text
	- added support for writing album and track comments to cue sheets
	- added support for ID3v2 tags in RF64 files
	- added support for updating Vorbis Comment tags
	- added support for updating ID3v2 tags in RIFF and AIFF files
	- added support for updating LIST INFO tags in RIFF, RF64 and Wave64 files
	- added support for ensemble field in Vorbis Comment and APEv2 tags
	- added support for movement field in ID3v2, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and MP4 tags
	- added support for additional URL fields in APEv2 tags
	- added a tag editor option to keep album artist even if identical to track artist
	- added media type field to tag editor

- Bug fixes

	- fixed hotspot for genre edit field utility menu not covering the whole width of the field
	- fixed occasional crashes when selecting codec subformat using the "Start encoding with" menu
	- fixed chapter marks being offset by a few seconds when using DSP processing
	- fixed playback not working when using certain combinations of DSP processors
	- fixed incompatibility of FDK-AAC encoded HE and HEv2 AAC files with iTunes
	- fixed issue decoding FLAC files with unknown length
	- fixed glitches decoding transients in some Vorbis files
	- fixed possible crashes when decoding Opus files
	- fixed possible crashes when failing to configure WMA encoder
	- fixed rare crashes in LAME encoder component
	- fixed strings read from ID3v2 tags being limited to 1024 characters
	- fixed crash when reading malformed CD-Text genre IDs
	- fixed failure ripping with negative read offset
	- fixed disc eject not working on macOS
	- fixed crash when closing fre:ac via dock command on macOS
	- fixed UI glitches and crashes on exit when running in a Wayland session
	- fixed popup menu and dropdown list closing behavior on non-Windows platforms
	- fixed issues with custom DPI settings on Xfce desktops
	- fixed drag & drop working unreliably on X11 based systems
	- fixed Windows online updater not working with the 64 bit version

- Updated codecs

	- updated FFmpeg to version 4.4
	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 6.29
	- updated Tom's Audiokompressor to version 2.3.1
	- updated mpg123 to version 1.28.0
	- updated libfdk-aac to version 2.0.2
	- updated libogg to version 1.3.5
	- updated libsndfile to version 1.0.31
	- updated libsamplerate to version 0.2.1

- Updated translations

	- updated Norwegian translation
	- updated Russian manual

v1.1.4

Version 1.1.4 (February 2021)

- Improvements

	- improved support for reading CD-Text
	- added an HDCD decoder DSP filter
	- added catalog number and barcode fields to tag editor
	- added file type associations to macOS app, so fre:ac is offered for opening audio files
	- added quality (VBR) setting to FDK-AAC configuration dialog
	- improved MP3, AAC and Opus encoding performance by up to 30%
	- improved multi-monitor support on X11 based systems
	- discs of multi-disc albums are now shown separately in tag editor album mode
	- update only changed fields when making edits in tag editor album mode
	- added support for Replay Gain values in MP4 and WMA metadata
	- do not override settings with default values when using freaccmd's --config option

- Bug fixes

	- fixed invalid length written to very long Opus and Speex files (longer than 12 ½ hours at 48 kHz)
	- fixed decoding of some very short Opus, Vorbis and Speex files
	- fixed written MP4 chapters being invisible to some applications when using Nero AAC
	- fixed hang/crash when opening WavPack, Musepack, TAK and OptimFROG files with chapters
	- fixed issues submitting CDDB information for new CDs (without existing entries)
	- fixed issues handling long path/file names on Windows
	- fixed output sample rate being limited to 192 kHz
	- fixed freaccmd randomly failing to process files in rare cases
	- fixed bad user interface colors on some Linux distributions

- Updated codecs

	- switched from FAAC to FDK-AAC for AAC encoding
	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 6.11
	- updated WavPack to version 5.4.0
	- updated mpg123 to version 1.26.4
	- updated FAAD2 to version 2.10.0

- Updated translations

	- updated Romanian translation
	- updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

v1.1.3

Version 1.1.3 (October 2020)

- added support for macOS 11.0 Big Sur
- switched to using GNUdb as the default CDDB database service

- Improvements

	- command line codec configuration now allows specifying additional arguments
	- improved detection of cue sheet encoding to support system codepage and UTF-8 without BOM
	- freaccmd now splits cue sheets to individual tracks unless an output file is specified using the -o option
	- freaccmd now supports a --split-chapters option to split files with chapter tags into individual chapters
	- added <profile> placeholder for use in output folder configuration setting, resolving to user profile folder
	- added file type associations to Linux/FreeBSD and Windows Store app, so fre:ac is offered for opening audio files
	- added audio CD association to Linux/FreeBSD and Windows Store app, so fre:ac can be started when inserting a CD
	- added an option to suppress "No entry found" messages for automatic CDDB queries
	- improved detection of sampler CDs when querying CDDB information

- Bug fixes

	- fixed possible conversion thread hangs when using external encoders
	- fixed possible crash related to drag & drop handling on Windows
	- fixed crash when writing fields containing only whitespace to Vorbis Comment, APEv2, WMA or RIFF tags
	- fixed possible glitches in WAV/AIFF output when processing float samples outside the -1.0/+1.0 range
	- fixed possible hangs when opening WAV/AIFF files larger than 2 GB or with a broken chunk structure
	- fixed inability to open WAV/AIFF files with long paths on Windows
	- fixed writing wrong offsets to single file cue sheets when the resampling DSP filter is enabled
	- fixed writing invalid chapter offsets to Opus files with source material sample rates other than 48 kHz
	- fixed writing invalid MP3 bitstreams in rare cases in SuperFast mode
	- fixed wrong length detection for MP3 files with invalid chapter data
	- fixed parsing of cue sheets with minute/second indications missing leading zeros and/or duration longer than 99 minutes
	- fixed parsing of embedded cue sheets without FILE designations
	- fixed ripping progress for other drives stalling while one drive is ejecting
	- fixed inability to pause or stop single output file verification
	- fixed log files being archived despite disabling the corresponding option
	- fixed various issues with multi-monitor support on macOS
	- fixed user interface glitches after closing dialogs in tabbed mode on macOS
	- fixed Shift+Pos1/End shortcuts being interpreted by the joblist and edit fields at the same time

- Updated codecs

	- switched from libav 12.3 to FFmpeg 4.3.1 for auxiliary format support
	- added support for using the Core Audio codec of iTunes 12.10.9 and later
	- updated Vorbis to version 1.3.7 (plus aoTuV b6.03 and Lancer optimizations)
	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.55
	- updated mpg123 to version 1.26.3

- New translations

	- added Hindi translation

v1.1.2

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

v1.1.1

Version 1.1.1 (April 2020)

- Improvements

	- improved file size and bitrate calculation for chapters and cue sheet tracks
	- added <discid> placeholder for use in filename patterns
	- added an optional disc ID column to the joblist
	- added an option to eject the disc after ripping to freaccmd
	- allow specifying device path instead of drive number in freaccmd

- Bug fixes

	- fixed crash of freaccmd when querying CDDB while DISPLAY variable is not set
	- fixed ripping of first CD track in paranoia mode on Windows
	- fixed several issues creating CBR MP3 files in SuperFast mode
	- fixed calculation of track conversion speed factor in log files

- Updated codecs

	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.33
	- updated WavPack to version 5.3.0

- Updated translations

	- updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

v1.1

Version 1.1 (March 2020)

- Bug fixes

	- Fixed parallel processing being active for CD track reference files on Windows
	- Fixed freaccmd ejecting the CD after ripping 1 track with eject option is enabled in fre:ac
	- Fixed crash of freaccmd when DISPLAY variable is not set on Linux/FreeBSD

v1.1-rc2

Version 1.1 RC 2 (March 2020)

- 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

v1.1-rc1

Version 1.1 RC 1 (March 2020)

- 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

v1.0.33

Version 1.0.33 (February 2020)

- Improvements

	- the fre:ac installer is now digitally signed
	- prepared for freedb.org shutdown on 31st March 2020
	- rip only tracks from the newly inserted disc when auto-ripping
	- do not start ripping automatically if no freedb entry is found
	- improved compatibility with ADTS AAC files
	- use high resolution icons from fre:ac 1.1 branch

- Bug fixes

	- fixed compatibility issues with Windows 10 UTF-8 codepage setting
	- fixed hangs when trying to open some Windows Wave files
	- fixed setup not running with elevated rights on non-administrator accounts
	- fixed freaccmd issues with files without metadata

- Updated codecs

	- upgraded FLAC to version 1.3.3
	- upgraded FAAC to version 1.30
	- upgraded FAAD2 to version 2.9.1
	- upgraded mpg123 to version 1.25.13
	- upgraded Vorbis to version 1.3.6 + aoTuV beta 6.03
	- upgraded Ogg library to version 1.3.4

- Updated translations

	- updated Chinese (simplified), Croatian, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American) and Ukrainian translations
	- added Bulgarian translation for the installer
	- updated Spanish user guide

v1.1-beta3

Version 1.1 Beta 3 (February 2020)

- 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