Player v2.4 Copyright (C) 1999-2005 James Chapman ----------------------------------------------------------------------- website: http://www.vuplayer.com email: james@vuplayer.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History --------------- · version 2.4 (11 March 2005) · updated the Gracenote control to version 2.1.0.10 added CD-Text support for Windows XP systems updated the encoders and added FLAC encoding replaced the keyboard hook with configurable hotkeys shifted configuration settings to the registry started using NSIS for the installer · version 2.3 (10 January 2003) · updated the Windows Media Audio 9 encoder compatibility fix for Windows 95 systems included a plug-in for the ATI Remote Wonder · version 2.2 (30 October 2002) · digital audio extraction has been reimplemented Windows Media Audio 9 encoding has been added the Gracenote Control has been updated to version 1.2.0.50 · version 2.1 (15 September 2002) · CD ripping has been moved to a separate application added skip forwards/backwards functions added support for the REALmagic remote control · version 2.03 (19 July 2002) · updated the Ogg Vorbis encoder to version 1.0 digital audio extraction now uses jitter correction · version 2.02 (9 June 2002) · new keyboard hook feature for background monitoring of function keys Windows Media Audio V8 encoding has been added dynamic linking is now used for all ripping/encoding functions · version 2.01 (9 April 2002) · minor update to fix a drive letter mapping error which affected DAE · version 2.0 (3 April 2002) · 2ND ANNIVERSARY RELEASE! digital audio extraction is a new feature Ogg Vorbis encoding & tagging is supported support for Windows XP visual styles proxy settings have been added to the program options dialog the local disc data storage folder can optionally be specified the Gracenote Control has been updated to version 1.2.0.45 the genre and role controls have been reworked many other minor bugfixes and tweaks · version 1.6 (7 November 2001) · updated the Gracenote CDDB ActiveX Control to the latest version general bugfixes, tweaks & improved CDDB exception handling program documentation is now in compiled HTML help file format added a new minimal layout style · version 1.5 (19 July 2001) · added an 'always on top' option for the main panel added an option to keep cdplayer.ini automatically updated fixed problems associated with discs containing 99 tracks fixed a problem with the systray setting reversed volume levels · version 1.4 (13 May 2001) · a new large layout style to incorporate treble, bass & balance controls added some more system tray mouse click options the volume level can now be set from the system tray menu added a cdplayer.ini export function added a timer playback option to stop playback at a specified time images can now be dragged & dropped onto the disc cover display window fixed the problem with volume fadeout on the compact layout style the timer playback feature now correctly uses local time · version 1.3 (15 March 2001) · just a minor update to fix a potential problem with systray tooltips · version 1.2 (10 March 2001) · added hot key support for enhanced keyboards added a 'mute volume' control option fixed some minor issues regarding playback of enhanced discs random play should now be more... random(!) problems with cdplayer.ini lookups have been resolved · version 1.1 (9 February 2001) · problems with the volume control on certain soundcards have been fixed playback repositioning after long pauses is now correct for all drives added 'stop at track end' and 'volume fade out' playback options added a new option to load the program at system startup added some more system tray options · version 1.0 (23 December 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.1.28 data submission procedures have been tightened up timer playback is an entirely new feature each drive now has an independent volume control source continuous play has been tidied up and now checks through all drives extra left click options have been added to the system tray icon track titles are displayed in the system tray tooltip during playback artist names can optionally be displayed for compilation discs certain keyboard shortcuts have been moved to the function keys fixed some layout problems associated with large font displays most probably some other minor fixes I have neglected to mention and finally : a proper version number! · version 0.22 (8 September 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.1.25 a shuffle playlist feature has been added bitmaps with the old style core header are now supported · version 0.21 (17 August 2000) · a minor update to avoid conflicts with certain keyboard shortcuts a slight misalignment of the track progress bar has been corrected jpegs smaller than the image window should now adjust correctly · version 0.2 (15 August 2000) · some fairly substantial updates including playlist support for track reordering local image file loading for preliminary disc cover support a large number of additional keyboard shortcuts bugwise, a fairly unwelcome GDI resource leak has been plugged the system tray menu should now close properly on all occasions fixed a problem where track 1 was skipped on certain enhanced discs · version 0.15 (30 July 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.1.22 no real changes apart from a few additions to the system tray menu · version 0.14 (24 June 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.1.20 more playback options for systems with multiple CD-ROMS added minimize to system tray and start minimized options eliminated occasional screen flicker on the main counter · version 0.13 (29 April 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.0.19 minor bugfixes (compilation discs now store track labels properly) track titles are now displayed in the title bar support for systems with multiple soundcards · version 0.12 (10 April 2000) · optional automatic retrieval of disc information from the CDDBČ service fixed a bug which was occurring with long title strings · version 0.11 (7 April 2000) · CDDB ActiveX Control updated to version 1.0.0.17 · version 0.1 (3 April 2000) · initial release -----------------------------------------------------------------------