If you have a Power Pack or Reference license, install this over the top without uninstalling and will remain registered. This alpha will cease to function after 08 2008 (will be in full release by then).
Download: <now released>
CD Ripper: PerfectMeta data added - uses commercial AMG and GD3 as well as MusicBrainz and freedb simultaneously to correct meta data errors, upto 500x500 album art
CD Ripper: Added SCSI Read(D8) mode for Plextor PX-40
CD Ripper: Improved CD Eject
CD Ripper: Improved album art display
CD Ripper: Compatible with Batch Ripper
CD Ripper: Added TrackType meta data provider
CD Ripper: Should fix the issue of disappearing CD drives
CD Ripper: Added support for ripping Hidden First Track (HTOA)
CD Ripper: Rip as One makes a return!
CD Ripper: Added new reference feature: Defective by Design Ripping mode
CD Ripper: Added new options to write cover.jpg, [filename].jpg or user choice
CD Ripper: Using Multi-Encoder R2 it is possible for CD Ripper to write Album Art + AccurateRip ID Tags to multiple encoded files
CD Ripper: New AccurateRip - no limit to submission size, no email submission, no messages if disc not in database
CD Ripper: Genre list uses %appdata%\dbpoweramp\genres.txt
CD Ripper: AMG works with Kaspersky Internet Security
CD Ripper: Album Art: Load (from File), Paste (from Clipboard), Aquire (from Scanner)
CD Ripper: Album Art: Click to show full size
CD Ripper: Options > Meta >> added option to resize album art down if above pixel size (AMG album art sizes removed, maximum always read)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - Album Artist is always set (except for Various Artists).
CD Ripper: Meta Data - MusicBrainz added (requires AMG license)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - GD3 Meta Data added (requires AMG license)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - Disallow Multi xxx split into individual options
CD Ripper: Added 'Profile' id tag / naming option
CD Ripper: Shows AccurateRip Disc ID on secure info page
CD Ripper: added shortcut keys ALT+M (perfect meta review), ALT+R (rip), ALT+E (eject)
CD Ripper: Added Filename Column (filename shown red if exists)
CD Ripper: Makes sure filenames are unique (ie not same as another tracks filename)
CD Ripper: Added 'Track Technical' column will show if CD is HDCD (install DSP Effects to rip as 24 bit), or has Pre-Emphasis set
CD Ripper: Added secure options 'Abort if over Maximum Frames to Re-Rip' and 'Maximum time to spend Ripping a Track'
CD Ripper: Saves meta data to cache if only album or artist edited
CD Ripper: Detects new CD drives added to system
CD Ripper: Naming - option to use the current disc meta data
CD Ripper: amg expiry, also say GD3 and MusicBrainz on the window
CD Ripper: Default naming, added \album\ folder to default
CD Ripper: Any setting which is drive specific (not profile specific) is shown in light yellow
Batch Converter: 'List' button added to show files converting
Batch Converter: Much faster at opening folders / showing files
Batch Converter: Many new columns to add (right click on column to select)
Batch Converter: Detects new drives (USB) on insert
Batch Converter: Network drives added
Batch Converter: Hides hidden folders
Music Converter - can drag drop files to converting page
Music Converter - if there is a converter waiting to convert then RC >> Convert To will add to that one which is waiting
All Programs: Better Vista aware pathnames (ie Music Public Music)
All Programs: new button sytle
CoreConverter: Has the ability to read filenames when encoded with Multi-Encoder
CoreConverter: can pass replaygain tags to encoders which need them (such as [audio info])
CoreConverter: updates the 'Source' 'Encoder' 'Encoded By' and 'Encoder Settings' tags when converting
Compatible with DSP Effects: Multi-CPU Force & Audio CD - Silence Track Deletion
mp3 (Lame) Encoder: Changed to an optimized lame encoder, upto 150% the speed of the old one (R13 alpha)
mp3 Tagging: Rating more compatible with Windows
mp3 Tagging: URL tags can be saved
mp3 Tagging: iTunes Compilation (TCMP) supported
mp3 Tagging: Sytle tag mapped to 'Content Group Descriptor'
mp3 Tagging: Subtitle tag added
Wave: Compatible with 'id3 ' ID Tags (including MusicMatch-out-of-RIFF-Chunk-Wave-Breaking ID3 chunk)
Wave: List tags more compatible with WMP11, also stores CD TOC
Popup Info & Audio Properties: Shows Compression as % compressed, not of original
Configuration has abilty to check program versions (update check) for CD Writer, Sveta, dAP, Batch Ripper, DSP Effects
Configuration will offer AMG Activation if installed registerd version
Configuration option not to drop ReplayGain Tags or update 'Encoder', etc Tags when encoding
DSP Effects in dmc + cd ripper - can move selected up or down by dragging
Scripting: Added new ReadIDTagElementValue property (needed for vbscripting) returns "Element: Value"
Bug Fix: freedb meta data for multisession (where DATA is before audio) will not have DATA as track2
Bug Fix: [length_mmss] if used in naming was wrong length from CD Ripper
Bug Fix: CD Ripper giving out CD Extra Adjusted CD TOC for ID Tags
Bug Fix: mp3 tagging - certain fields could not be deleted if stored as COMMENT
Bug Fix: CD Ripper - CD Text reading could crash CD Ripper
Download: <now released>
CD Ripper: PerfectMeta data added - uses commercial AMG and GD3 as well as MusicBrainz and freedb simultaneously to correct meta data errors, upto 500x500 album art
CD Ripper: Added SCSI Read(D8) mode for Plextor PX-40
CD Ripper: Improved CD Eject
CD Ripper: Improved album art display
CD Ripper: Compatible with Batch Ripper
CD Ripper: Added TrackType meta data provider
CD Ripper: Should fix the issue of disappearing CD drives
CD Ripper: Added support for ripping Hidden First Track (HTOA)
CD Ripper: Rip as One makes a return!
CD Ripper: Added new reference feature: Defective by Design Ripping mode
CD Ripper: Added new options to write cover.jpg, [filename].jpg or user choice
CD Ripper: Using Multi-Encoder R2 it is possible for CD Ripper to write Album Art + AccurateRip ID Tags to multiple encoded files
CD Ripper: New AccurateRip - no limit to submission size, no email submission, no messages if disc not in database
CD Ripper: Genre list uses %appdata%\dbpoweramp\genres.txt
CD Ripper: AMG works with Kaspersky Internet Security
CD Ripper: Album Art: Load (from File), Paste (from Clipboard), Aquire (from Scanner)
CD Ripper: Album Art: Click to show full size
CD Ripper: Options > Meta >> added option to resize album art down if above pixel size (AMG album art sizes removed, maximum always read)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - Album Artist is always set (except for Various Artists).
CD Ripper: Meta Data - MusicBrainz added (requires AMG license)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - GD3 Meta Data added (requires AMG license)
CD Ripper: Meta Data - Disallow Multi xxx split into individual options
CD Ripper: Added 'Profile' id tag / naming option
CD Ripper: Shows AccurateRip Disc ID on secure info page
CD Ripper: added shortcut keys ALT+M (perfect meta review), ALT+R (rip), ALT+E (eject)
CD Ripper: Added Filename Column (filename shown red if exists)
CD Ripper: Makes sure filenames are unique (ie not same as another tracks filename)
CD Ripper: Added 'Track Technical' column will show if CD is HDCD (install DSP Effects to rip as 24 bit), or has Pre-Emphasis set
CD Ripper: Added secure options 'Abort if over Maximum Frames to Re-Rip' and 'Maximum time to spend Ripping a Track'
CD Ripper: Saves meta data to cache if only album or artist edited
CD Ripper: Detects new CD drives added to system
CD Ripper: Naming - option to use the current disc meta data
CD Ripper: amg expiry, also say GD3 and MusicBrainz on the window
CD Ripper: Default naming, added \album\ folder to default
CD Ripper: Any setting which is drive specific (not profile specific) is shown in light yellow
Batch Converter: 'List' button added to show files converting
Batch Converter: Much faster at opening folders / showing files
Batch Converter: Many new columns to add (right click on column to select)
Batch Converter: Detects new drives (USB) on insert
Batch Converter: Network drives added
Batch Converter: Hides hidden folders
Music Converter - can drag drop files to converting page
Music Converter - if there is a converter waiting to convert then RC >> Convert To will add to that one which is waiting
All Programs: Better Vista aware pathnames (ie Music Public Music)
All Programs: new button sytle
CoreConverter: Has the ability to read filenames when encoded with Multi-Encoder
CoreConverter: can pass replaygain tags to encoders which need them (such as [audio info])
CoreConverter: updates the 'Source' 'Encoder' 'Encoded By' and 'Encoder Settings' tags when converting
Compatible with DSP Effects: Multi-CPU Force & Audio CD - Silence Track Deletion
mp3 (Lame) Encoder: Changed to an optimized lame encoder, upto 150% the speed of the old one (R13 alpha)
mp3 Tagging: Rating more compatible with Windows
mp3 Tagging: URL tags can be saved
mp3 Tagging: iTunes Compilation (TCMP) supported
mp3 Tagging: Sytle tag mapped to 'Content Group Descriptor'
mp3 Tagging: Subtitle tag added
Wave: Compatible with 'id3 ' ID Tags (including MusicMatch-out-of-RIFF-Chunk-Wave-Breaking ID3 chunk)
Wave: List tags more compatible with WMP11, also stores CD TOC
Popup Info & Audio Properties: Shows Compression as % compressed, not of original
Configuration has abilty to check program versions (update check) for CD Writer, Sveta, dAP, Batch Ripper, DSP Effects
Configuration will offer AMG Activation if installed registerd version
Configuration option not to drop ReplayGain Tags or update 'Encoder', etc Tags when encoding
DSP Effects in dmc + cd ripper - can move selected up or down by dragging
Scripting: Added new ReadIDTagElementValue property (needed for vbscripting) returns "Element: Value"
Bug Fix: freedb meta data for multisession (where DATA is before audio) will not have DATA as track2
Bug Fix: [length_mmss] if used in naming was wrong length from CD Ripper
Bug Fix: CD Ripper giving out CD Extra Adjusted CD TOC for ID Tags
Bug Fix: mp3 tagging - certain fields could not be deleted if stored as COMMENT
Bug Fix: CD Ripper - CD Text reading could crash CD Ripper
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