What´s New in version 4.04:

• Added support for the QAAC Encoder, requires QuickTime v7.7.1 or newer (see FAQ doc for details)
• Added Chinese and Taiwanese translations, thanks to 456Vv <123@456vv.com>
• Added experimental support for DCA Enc, created by Alexander E. Patrakov
• Added CSV export/import for Meta tags (available from the context-menu on the ´Source Files´ tab)
• Added a button to modify the current output folder path in an edit box
• Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.1 (2012-03-14), compiled with MSVC 10.0
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.5 Final (2012-02-28), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.56 (2012-04-08), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
• Updated SoX to to v14.4.0 (2012-03-04), compiled with ICL 12.1.7 and MSVC 10.0
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.6 (2011-03-11), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
• Updated Monkey´s Audio binary to v4.11 (2011-04-20)
• Updated Musepack decoder to revision 475 (2011-08-10), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0
• Updated GnuPG to v1.4.12, compiled with GCC 4.6.1
• Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
• Implemented coalescing of update signals to reduce the CPU usage of the LameXP process (details)
• Run more than four instances in parallel on systems with more than four CPU cores (details)
• Improved handling of different character encodings for Playlist and Cue Sheet import
• Tweaked directory outline on ´output folder´ tab for improved performance (hopefully)
• Improved LameXP inter-process communication by adding queue support
• Workaround for a bug that causes MediaInfo to not detect the duration of Wave files (64-Bit only)
• Prevent LameXP from blocking a system shutdown (encoding process is aborted, if necessary)
• Improved internal handling of MediaInfo output, including extraction of cover art
• Fixed a very rare ´live-lock´ situation in early initialization code

What´s New in version 4.03:

• Added an option to rename the output files (based on an user-defined naming pattern)
• Added an option to enforce Stereo Downmix for Multi-Channel sources
• Added ´built-in´ WMA decoder (see this for details) and removed all remnants of ´old´ decoder
• Added optional support for the FHG AAC Encoder included with Winamp 5.62 (see FAQ doc for details)
• Added a menu for bookmarking ´favorite´ output folders to the ´output folder´ tab
• Added an option to hibernate the computer (aka ´Suspend-to-Disk´) instead of shutting it down
• Added Polish translation, thanks to Sir Daniel K
• Added channel equalization options to the normalization filter (also fixes multi-channel processing)
• Added indicators for current CPU usage, RAM usage and free diskspace to the processing window
• Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.8.0 RC-1 (2011-10-13), compiled with MSVC 10.0
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.99 Final (2011-10-17), compiled with ICL 12.1.6 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.4 (2011-09-07), compiled with GCC 4.6.1
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.50 (2011-09-23), compiled with MSVC 10.0
• Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
• Improved ´downmix´ filter by using explicit channel mappings for each number of input channels
• Fixed a potential bug in CPU type detection that might have caused the wrong binary to be used
• Fixed Cue Sheet import for tracks with certain characters in the title
• Fixed a bug with ´Prepend relative source file path to output file´ under certain conditions
• Workaround for malicious ´anti-virus´ programs that prevent innocent applications from functioning
• Enabled ´Aero Glass´ theme in installer and web-update program (Vista and Windows 7 only)
• Restored Windows 2000 support with Visual Studio 2010 builds (this is experimental!)
• The ´Open File(s)´ and ´Open Folder´ dialogs will now remember the most recent directory
• Miscellaneous bugfixes

What´s New in version 4.02:

• Upgraded build environment to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Dropping support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM. Windows XP needs (at least) Service-Pack 2 now!
• Added Cue Sheet import wizard, which allows splitting and importing tracks from Cue Sheet images
• Added ATSC A/52 (AC-3) encoding support, based on Aften encoder v0.0.8+ (Git Master)
• Added Avisynth input (audio only!) using ´avs2wav´ tool, partly based on code by Jory Stone
• Added a method to use custom tools instead of the ´built-in´ ones (see FAQ doc for details)
• Added an option to copy all meta information of a single file over to the ´meta information´ tab
• Added two new command-line switches: ´--add-folder ´ and ´--add-recursive ´
• Added one new translation: Korean
• Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.3
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.1.0 (2011-04-15), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0 (details)
• Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.03 (2011-05-04), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.3 (2011-04-21), compiled with GCC 4.6.0
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.45 Beta (2011-05-02), compiled with ICL 12.0.3 and MSVC 10.0
• Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
• Fixed placement of the Dropbox when the Taskbar is located on the top or on the left side
• Improved playlist generation: Generate M3U (Latin-1) or M3U8 (UTF-8) playlist file as required
• Only show the most recent 50 items in the ´processing´ window (for better performance)
• Miscellaneous bugfixes

What´s New in version 4.0.1:

• Added an option to manually specify the number of parallel instances
• Added an option to select a user-defined TEMP directory
• Added an option to shutdown the computer as soon as all files are completed
• Added an option to add directories recursively
• Added support for embedding cover artwork (currently works with LAME, FLAC and Nero AAC only)
• Updated Qt runtime libraries to v4.7.2
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.16 (2011-04-04), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
• Updated Vorbis encoder to v2.87 using aoTuV Beta-6.02 (2011-02-28), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
• Updated TTA decoder multiplatform library to v2.1 (2011-03-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
• Updated SoX to v14.3.2 (2010-02-27), compiled with ICL 12.0.2
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.43 (2011-03-20), compiled with ICL 12.0.2 and MSVC 9.0
• Updated language files (big thank-you to all contributors !!!)
• Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause glitches (VBR mode), reported by Wolfgang Waldeck
• Fixed a problem with the LAME encoder that could cause very slow encoding speed
• Fixed a bug that caused AAC encoding to fail in CBR mode (the ´-2pass´ parameter was set wrongly)
• A warning message will be emitted, if diskspace drops below a critical limit while processing

What´s New in version 4.00:

• Complete re-write of LameXP in the C++ programming language
• Switched IDE from Delphi 7.0 to Visual Studio 2008 + Qt Framework v4.7.1 (GNU Toolchain not yet)
• Added cross-plattfrom support - only Windows and Wine for now, native Linux version planned
• Added full Unicode support for file names, meta tags and translations (no more Codepage headaches!)
• Added support for Qt Linguist tool, which makes creating/updating translations much easier
• Added support for multiple user interface styles, including \"Plastique\" and \"Cleanlooks\" themes
• Added support for user-defined encoder parameters (please use with care!)
• Added support for a true \"portable\" mode, which will store the configuration in the program folder
• Added resampling filter for all encoders, based on SoX
• Added simple tone adjustment filter, based on SoX
• Added an option to prepend the relative source file path to the output file path
• Updated all command-line tools to support Unicode file names, mostly required custom patches
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.99.0.11 (2011-02-11), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
• Updated OggEnc v2.87 using libvorbis v1.3.2 (2010-11-06), compiled with ICL 11.1 and MSVC 9.0
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.13.2 (2011-02-19), compiled with GCC 4.5.2
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.41 (2011-01-24), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
• Updated SoX to v14.3.1 (2010-04-11), compiled with MSVC 9.0
• Updated GnuPG to v1.4.11, compiled with GCC 4.5.2
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Removed TAK support for now, as their CloseSource(!) tools don´t support Unicode file names yet
• Removed Volumax tool, as we are using SoX for normalization from now on
• Countless minor fixes and improvements (hopefully not too many regressions ^^)

What´s New in version 4.00 RC-3:

• Complete re-write of LameXP 3.xx in C++ using the Qt Framework.
• Switching from dated Delphi IDE (version from 2002) to an up-to-date tool chain (VS2008 or GCC 4.5.x).
• Full Unicode support, which means that all problems with \"Codepages\" and \"strange characters\" in filenames/tags will finally be gone!
• Support for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS X) will be possible in future versions.
• Creating new LameXP translations will be much easier for contributors thanks to the Qt Linguist tool.

What´s New in version 3.18:

• Added an Unicode-safe \"Open\" dialog: File names are converted to \"short\" names if required
• Fixed mpg123 decoder to work on Windows 2000 (reported by Tim Womack)
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.4 (2010-03-23), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.32 (2010-05-02), compiled with ICL 11.1.065
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.12.1 (2010-03-31), compiled with GCC 4.4.4
• Updated Ogg Vorbis decoder to v1.9.7 (2010-03-29), compiled with MSVC 9.0
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)

What´s New in version 3.17:

• Updated TAK decoder to v2.0.0 (2010-01-07)
• Updated ALAC decoder to v0.2.0 (2009-09-05)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.28 (2010-02-19), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
• Fixed \"No Disk\" error message box that could appear under certain circumstances
• Fixed \"...is not responding\" error message box that could appear during startup
• Various minor fixes and improvements

What´s New in version 3.16:

• Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.3.0 (2009-12-29)
• Disable DPI warning on Vista and later, as they handle DPI != 96 much better than WinXP
• Updated WavPack decoder to v4.60.1 (2009-11-29)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.27 (2010-01-04), compiled with ICL 11.1.054
• Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10b (2009-09-03), compiled with GCC 4.2.1

What´s New in version 3.15:

• Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.5.1.0
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.10.0 (2009-12-05)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.26 (2009-12-18), compiled with ICL 11.1.051
• Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.051

What´s New in version 3.14:

• Added Suspend and Resume buttons to the processing window
• Added another language: Castilian Spanish (Spanish from north/central Spain)
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.2 (2009-11-20)
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.25 (2009-11-13), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
• Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.38 to v3.39 (2009-11-05)
• Various minor fixes and improvements

What´s New in version 3.13:

• Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-26), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
• Updated FLAC encoder to v1.2.1b (2009-10-01), compiled with ICL 11.1.046
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.23 (2009-10-16), using statically linked build (MSVC 9.0)
• Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.31b (2009-10-01)
• Updated TAK decoder to v1.1.2 (2009-07-27)
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.1 (2009-10-09)
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Updated the Splash screen and modified the sound that plays on very first launch
• Updated JEDI-VCL from v3.34 to v3.38 (2009-08-27)
• Updated GnuPG to v1.4.10 (2009-09-02)

What´s New in version 3.12:

• Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) output
• Added progress display for individual files (for the \"encoding\" step only)
• Added a SSE2 (Pentium 4) build of the Ogg Vorbis encoder that will be used if supported by the CPU
• Added options to override the Nero AAC profile (be aware: it´s not recommended to do that!)
• Added an option to analyze media files (powered by MediaInfo™)
• Added experimental support for Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator and overlay icons
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 (2009-09-05), compiled with ICL 11.0
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.21 (2009-09-04), using statically linked build
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.9.0 (2009-08-14)
• Updated Speex decoder to v1.2 RC-1 (2009-07-04)
• Updated AC3Filter Tools to v0.3b (2009-09-19)
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Updated Auto-Update tool, from now on only signed updates will be accepted (using GnuPG)
• Fixed a number of minor glitches

What´s New in version 3.11:

• Added options to sort the source files (by title, by filename or by track number)
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.1 (2009-06-14)
• Updated FLAC decoder, now using the ICL 9.1 build of FLAC v1.2.1b
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.17 (statically linked)
• Updated the \"Normalization\" filter to v0.41 (2009-06-16)
• Fixed a few minor issues in meta tag processing

What´s New in version 3.10:

• Added a NSIS-based installer (will be released in addition to the ZIP package)
• Added support for the TAK lossless audio format
• Added two new languages: Serbian (Latin) and Ukrainian
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
• Updated MediaInfo to a custom build of v0.7.16 that is statically linked (and removed the DLL)
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.8.0 RC-3 (2009-06-03)
• Updated Musepack decoder to v1.0.0 (2009-04-02) and fixed Musepack VS8 support
• Updated Monkey´s Audio decoder to v4.06 (2009-03-17)
• Updated the \"Normalization\" filter to allow multiple instances running in parallel
• Updated Auto-Update tool
• Fixed a few minor issues and refactored the code

What´s New in version 3.09:

• Added support for detecting the file type via MediaInfo instead of guessing the type from file extension
  
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.7.3 (2009-04-27)
  
• Updated FAAD decoder to v2.7 (2009-05-13)
  
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.16.0 (2009-05-20)
  
• Fixed detection of the WMA decoder under certain circumstances (e.g. Windows 7)
  

What´s New in version 3.08:

• Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.7 (2009-03-04)
  
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.4 (2009-01-10)
  
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.11.0 (2009-02-13)
  

What´s New in version 3.07:

• Added an option to disable multi-threading on multi-core machines
  
• Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.61 (2008-12-24)
  
• Updated mpg123 decoder to v1.6.3 (2008-12-20)
  
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.8.0 (2008-12-10)
  
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
  

What´s New in version 3.06:

• Added a custom build of the mpg123 decoder v1.5.1
  
• Added two more languages: Romanian and Polish
  
• Added support for the ALAC audio format
  
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.7 (2008-10-17)
  
• Updated AC3 Filter Tools to v0.2a (2008-06-30)
  
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
  
• Fixed and improved \"Normalization\" filter
  
• Fixed a few minor bugs
  

What´s New in version 3.05:

• Added support for Nero AAC encoder v1.3.3.0
  
• Added option to add an entire directory or an entire directory-tree
  
• Added new languages: Russian, Nederlands, Greek and Hungarian
  
• Added Dropbox for improved Drag&Drop support
  
• Updated language files (big \"thank you\" to all contributors !!!)
  
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.98.2 Final (2008-09-24)
  
• Updated MediaInfo to v0.7.7.6 (2008-09-12)
  

What´s New in version 3.04:

• Added support for reading Meta Data from source files (using MediaInfo)
  
• Added support for languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Taiwanese
  
• Added support for WMA, Shorten and TTA files (input only)
  
• Added support for various playlist formats (M3U, PLS, ASX, CueSheet)
  
• Added an option to permanently disable the Shell Integration (Explorer Context Menus)
  
• Added an option to disable the periodic Update Reminder
  
• Added an option to shutdown the computer automatically as soon as all files are completed
  
• Added code to minimize the LameXP window into the taskbar notification area
  
• Added balloon tooltip to inform the user about \"hidden\" options
  
• Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, libvorbis v1.2.1 RC2, aoTuV b5.6 (2008-09-05)
  
• Improved code to handle child processes and capture the console output
  

What´s New in version 3.03:

• Added generic support for pre-processing filters
  
• Added \"Normalization\" filter, based on Volumax by John33
  
• Improved code to add/remove context menus in Window Explorer
  
• Improved code to handle multiple instances of LameXP
  

What´s New in version 3.02:

• Added support for new input format: MPEG Audio Layer-2 (mp2)
  
• Added option to choose a custom TEMP folder
  

What´s New in version 3.01:

• Added an option to disable all sounds in LameXP
  
• Added warning message for bitrates that violate the current bitrate restriction
  
• Fixed bitrate restrictions for LAME encoder (strictly enforce bitrate restrictions using \"-F\" parameter)
  
• Fixed file associations code (set file associations only for the current user)
  
• Updated load/save configuration code (store settings in an INI file instead of the registry)
  

What´s New in version 3.00:

• Added support for Nero´s AAC Encoder (not included, available as free download from Nero website)
  
• Added support for more input formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC/MP4, FLAC, Speex, WavPack, Musepack, Monkey´s Audio
  
• Added support for uncompressed Wave output
  
• Added support for Multi-Threading (use multiple instances for batch processing)
  
• Added shell integration for Windows Explorer (Context-Menus and \"Send To\" folder)
  
• Added commandline support: LameXP.exe -add [ ... ]
  
• Added new auto-update utility
• Updated LAME encoder to v3.98 Final (2008-07-04)
  
• Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to v2.85, aoTuV Beta-5.5 (2008-03-31)