fre:ac v1.1 RC 1

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

fre:ac 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

fre:ac v1.1 Beta 3

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

fre:ac v1.1 Beta 2

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

fre:ac v1.1 Beta 1

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

fre:ac v1.1 α 20190423

Version 1.1 α 20190423 (April 2019)

• Added support for ripping with more drives than CPU cores available
• Added an option to keep timestamps of source files
• Added support for PulseAudio output
• Other improvements
  • Improved interoperability of playlist files with VLC
  • Improved handling of cue sheets referencing multiple files
  • Improved handling of WAV files with unknown length
  • Added support for drag & drop in the tag editor
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed crash when showing freedb multi-match dialog
  • Fixed float samples processing with Core Audio encoder
  • Fixed MP4 output issues when in and out files are the same
  • Fixed decoding of 24 bit WMA Lossless files on Windows 10
  • Fixed Opus granule pos calculation and vendor string
  • Fixed Ogg serial number generation
  • Fixed handling of very short Ogg files
  • Fixed several stability issues

fre:ac v1.1 α 20181201a

Version 1.1 α 20181201a (December 2018)

• Fixed CD ripping broken in fre:ac 1.1 α 20181201

fre:ac v1.1 α 20181201

Version 1.1 α 20181201 (December 2018)

• Added notification extension to signal finished conversions
• Improved tagging support
  • Read/write ID3v2 from/to .wav files
  • Read cue sheets embedded in ID3v2 tags
• Improved freaccmd command line interface
  • Select options can now be specified ignoring case (e.g. VBR and vbr are now interchangeable)
  • Fixes for arguments parsing on non-Windows systems
• Other improvements
  • Added option to switch stereo channels in Channel Converter DSP
  • Added support for accent colors on macOS Mojave
  • Greatly improved UI looks and behavior on Haiku
  • Respect GDK_SCALE environment variable on X11 systems
  • Extension component names are now translatable
• Various bug fixes
  • Fixed crash when using the channel converter to convert mono to stereo
  • Fixed output file writing when using FAAC in SuperFast mode
  • Fixed encoding mono MP3s with LAME
  • Fixed issues writing MP4 files when <directory> pattern is used
  • Improved performance when reading large MP4/M4A files

fre:ac v1.1 α 20180913

Version 1.1 α 20180913 (September 2018)

• integrated SuperFast technology for multi-threaded encoding
• added support for configuring all codecs in the command line interface
• improved UI adjustment to translated text widths
• improved HiDPI support

fre:ac v1.1 α 20180716

Version 1.1 α 20180716 (July 2018)

• fixed crash when opening files with embedded PNG images
• fixed FLAC and Ogg Vorbis codecs being unavailable on macOS
• improved handling of compilations with freedb metadata
• improved album artist handling in the tag editor