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  • v1.1-beta2

    Version 1.1 Beta 2 (January 2020)
    
    - Improvements
    
    	- respect theme accent color on Windows 10
    	- log names of active DSP components
    	- log total duration and speed of conversions
    
    - Bug fixes
    
    	- fixed an IO subsystem issue causing corrupted output files in some cases
    	- fixed SuperFast LAME repacker causing glitches in output files in some cases
    	- fixed gapless decoding of MP3 files created with FFmpeg
    	- fixed inability to update ID3v2 and APEv2 tags in tag editor
    	- fixed inability to exit application after ejecting a disc while ripping
    	- fixed hangup when ejecting a disc while adding its tracks to joblist
    	- fixed minimum and maximum bitrate values being mixed up in Vorbis configuration dialog
    
    - Updated codecs
    
    	- updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.12
    
    - updated WavPack to version 5.2.0
    
    - Updated translations
    
    	- updated Dutch translation
  • v1.1-beta1

    Version 1.1 Beta 1 (December 2019)
    
    - 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 <composer>, <conductor> and <disc> 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
  • v1.0.32

    adf74a6a · Prepare for release. ·
    Version 1.0.32 (March 2018)
    
    - added Serbian and Chinese (traditional) translations for the installer
    
    - changed default output pattern to <artist> - <album> - <track> - <title>
    
    - improved behaviour of bitrate selection controls
    
    - show joblist duration in hours if longer than 1 hour
    
    - fixed issues with encoding to single file when suggested file name becomes too long
    
    - fixed handling of empty track metadata field
    
    - fixed handling of invalid Xing/LAME tags
    
    - fixed FAAC quality setting
    
    - fixed missing album art mimetype in MP4 metadata
    - fixed TwinVQ and WMA encoders being mixed up in config dialog
    
    - upgraded mpg123 to version 1.25.10
    
    - upgrade to MP4v2 v2.0.0
  • v1.0.31a

    2a4dc6b5 · Prepare for release. ·
    Version 1.0.31a (November 2017)
    
    - updated Bulgarian translation
    - updated FAAC encoder to fix Joint Stereo bug
  • v1.0.31

    b3dab617 · Prepare for release. ·
    Version 1.0.31 (November 2017)
    
    - updated Italian translation
    - changed default output pattern to <artist> - <album>\<artist> - <album> - <track> - <title>
    - default to using WMA 9.2 instead of WMA 10 Pro
    - added support for reading WAV files with unknown length
    - fixed rare crash when decoding certain Ogg Vorbis files
    - fixed some freedb connection issues
    - upgraded CDRip to version 1.27 to fix detection of USB drives
    - upgraded LAME to version 3.100
    - upgraded FAAC to version 1.29.9.2
    - upgraded FAAD2 to version 2.8.6
    - upgraded mpg123 to version 1.25.7
    - upgraded Ogg library to version 1.3.3
  • v1.0.30

    18ecf8ef · Releasing fre:ac 1.0.30. ·
    Version 1.0.30 (September 2017)
    
    - minor improvements for CDDB submit dialog
    - guard against disc insert notification being received multiple times
    - upgraded FAAC to version 1.29.7.4
  • v1.0.29

    Version 1.0.29 (August 2017)
    
    - now using the mpg123 library for MP3 decoding
    - changed default FLAC blocksize to 4096 samples to match official FLAC tools
    - removed support for obsolete Main and LTP AAC profiles
    - fixed progress not being updated for long running conversions
    - fixed handling of stray tabs in title info
    - upgraded CDRip to version 1.26 to fix handling of drives with letter A:
    - upgraded FAAC to version 1.29.7
    - upgraded FAAD2 to version 2.8.1