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fre:ac v1.1.7

Version 1.1.7 (March 2023)

• New features

  • added a tool for splitting output by various parameters (e.g. duration or number of files)
  • added support for dithering when reducing sample resolution
  • added a matrix surround decoder DSP component
  • added a volume adjustment DSP component

• Improvements

  • added support for WavPack Hybrid Lossless compression with correction files
  • added support for decoding MPEG-4 DASH files
  • added support for opening WebM audio files with the .weba extension
  • added support for downmixing 6.1 channel audio
  • added support for MusicBrainz metadata in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
  • added support for sort order fields in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
  • added support for rating field in Vorbis Comment, APEv2, MP4 and LIST INFO tags
  • added rating field to the tag editor
  • added optional release year column to the joblist
  • changed filename placeholder to resolve to 1 if disc number is not set
  • improved compatibility with applications writing non-compliant LIST INFO tags (e.g. Traktor)
  • added an option to use source file names as output file names if no metadata is present
  • added an option to control extraction of missing metadata from file names
  • added an option to restrict file names for reading cover art
  • added an option to disable intensity stereo phase inversion to Opus settings
  • added AccurateRip notification options for successful verification and missing database entries
  • sample rate conversion no longer converts to 32 bit float when the source rate matches the target
  • added negative exit codes to indicate errors when running freaccmd
  • added support for KDE color schemes (including dark mode)
  • improved HiDPI scale factor detection in KDE desktop environments
  • respect text scaling factor in addition to font size setting on X11 based systems

• Bug fixes

  • fixed crashes when decoding ALAC files (especially with the Windows Store version)
  • fixed failure (hang and abort after several seconds) to decode chapters from ALAC files
  • fixed interoperability issues of HE- and HEv2-AAC files created with FDK-AAC with foobar2000
  • fixed incorrect gapless information when creating HE- and HEv2-AAC files with FDK-AAC
  • fixed incorrect index times in cuesheets for very long multi-track files
  • fixed incorrect inclusion of data tracks in the audio track count of CD offset strings
  • fixed old data remaining in place after updating WMA file tags
  • fixed selected format resetting to first entry when opening WMA config dialog
  • fixed excessive bitrate when encoding Vorbis on non-x86 LP64 systems
  • fixed decoding of MP4 files with a single chunk taking excessively long
  • fixed HDCD detection for tracks starting with more than about one second of silence
  • fixed floating point samples being converted to integer when creating WavPack files
  • fixed inability to close cover art popup window on Linux
  • fixed long paths being converted to 8.3 format on recent versions of Windows
  • fixed inability to handle long network paths on some versions of Windows
  • fixed disc insert and removal detection working unreliably on Windows

• Updated codecs

  • updated ALAC decoder for security fixes and improved performance
  • updated FFmpeg to version 6.0
  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 9.20
  • updated WavPack to version 5.6.0
  • updated Tom's Audiokompressor to version 2.3.3
  • updated FLAC to version 1.4.2
  • updated Speex to version 1.2.1
  • updated MP4v2 to version 2.1.2
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.31.2
  • updated libsndfile to version 1.2.0

• Updated translations

  • updated Greek translation

fre:ac v1.1.6

Version 1.1.6 (January 2022)

• added native support for Windows on the ARM64 architecture

• New features

  • added support for editing lyrics in the tag editor
  • added support for creating cue sheets and playlists with freaccmd

• Improvements

  • improved performance of adding video and proprietary audio files (DTS, DSD etc.) to the joblist
  • playlists can now be added to the joblist by drag & drop
  • added and placeholders for use in filename patterns
  • added optional composer, conductor, tempo, musical key and ISRC columns to the joblist
  • added initial key field to tag editor
  • added support for lyrics in ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and WMA tags
  • added support for parsing OverDrive MediaMarkers in ID3v2 tags
  • added support for the pre-emphasis flag in cue sheets

• Bug fixes

  • fixed possible crash upon querying the CDDB database
  • fixed possible crash in FAAD2 decoder when trying to open unsupported files
  • fixed faulty decoding of certain AAC files caused by a bug in the FDK-AAC decoder
  • fixed possible faulty output when decoding from non-zero positions using external decoders
  • fixed issue ripping CD tracks when output filename pattern is
  • fixed AccurateRip reporting verification errors for hidden track one audio
  • fixed setting to replace spaces not being respected when writing cover art and log files
  • fixed setting to suppress Unicode characters not being respected when writing cover art and log files
  • fixed tag editor fields for media type, catalog number and barcode being limited to 12 characters
  • fixed freeze when decoding certain WMA files on Windows
  • fixed drag & drop not working after online update on Windows

• New and updated codecs

  • added native Apple Lossless decoder
  • updated FFmpeg to version 5.0
  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 7.23
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.29.3
  • updated libsamplerate to version 0.2.2

• New translations

  • added Swedish and Portuguese (Brazilian) manuals

fre:ac v1.1.5

Version 1.1.5 (June 2021)

• New features

  • added support for AccurateRip verification

• Improvements

  • improved DSP processing performance by up to 70%
  • added frequency bandwidth setting to FDK-AAC encoder configuration dialog
  • added an option to toggle logging of complete paths in log files
  • added options for specifying cover art files to freaccmd
  • added support for reading Shift_JIS encoded CD-Text
  • added support for writing album and track comments to cue sheets
  • added support for ID3v2 tags in RF64 files
  • added support for updating Vorbis Comment tags
  • added support for updating ID3v2 tags in RIFF and AIFF files
  • added support for updating LIST INFO tags in RIFF, RF64 and Wave64 files
  • added support for ensemble field in Vorbis Comment and APEv2 tags
  • added support for movement field in ID3v2, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and MP4 tags
  • added support for additional URL fields in APEv2 tags
  • added a tag editor option to keep album artist even if identical to track artist
  • added media type field to tag editor

• Bug fixes

  • fixed hotspot for genre edit field utility menu not covering the whole width of the field
  • fixed occasional crashes when selecting codec subformat using the "Start encoding with" menu
  • fixed chapter marks being offset by a few seconds when using DSP processing
  • fixed playback not working when using certain combinations of DSP processors
  • fixed incompatibility of FDK-AAC encoded HE and HEv2 AAC files with iTunes
  • fixed issue decoding FLAC files with unknown length
  • fixed glitches decoding transients in some Vorbis files
  • fixed possible crashes when decoding Opus files
  • fixed possible crashes when failing to configure WMA encoder
  • fixed rare crashes in LAME encoder component
  • fixed strings read from ID3v2 tags being limited to 1024 characters
  • fixed crash when reading malformed CD-Text genre IDs
  • fixed failure ripping with negative read offset
  • fixed disc eject not working on macOS
  • fixed crash when closing fre:ac via dock command on macOS
  • fixed UI glitches and crashes on exit when running in a Wayland session
  • fixed popup menu and dropdown list closing behavior on non-Windows platforms
  • fixed issues with custom DPI settings on Xfce desktops
  • fixed drag & drop working unreliably on X11 based systems
  • fixed Windows online updater not working with the 64 bit version

• Updated codecs

  • updated FFmpeg to version 4.4
  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 6.29
  • updated Tom's Audiokompressor to version 2.3.1
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.28.0
  • updated libfdk-aac to version 2.0.2
  • updated libogg to version 1.3.5
  • updated libsndfile to version 1.0.31
  • updated libsamplerate to version 0.2.1

• Updated translations

  • updated Norwegian translation
  • updated Russian manual

fre:ac v1.1.4

Version 1.1.4 (February 2021)

• Improvements

  • improved support for reading CD-Text
  • added an HDCD decoder DSP filter
  • added catalog number and barcode fields to tag editor
  • added file type associations to macOS app, so fre:ac is offered for opening audio files
  • added quality (VBR) setting to FDK-AAC configuration dialog
  • improved MP3, AAC and Opus encoding performance by up to 30%
  • improved multi-monitor support on X11 based systems
  • discs of multi-disc albums are now shown separately in tag editor album mode
  • update only changed fields when making edits in tag editor album mode
  • added support for Replay Gain values in MP4 and WMA metadata
  • do not override settings with default values when using freaccmd's --config option

• Bug fixes

  • fixed invalid length written to very long Opus and Speex files (longer than 12 ½ hours at 48 kHz)
  • fixed decoding of some very short Opus, Vorbis and Speex files
  • fixed written MP4 chapters being invisible to some applications when using Nero AAC
  • fixed hang/crash when opening WavPack, Musepack, TAK and OptimFROG files with chapters
  • fixed issues submitting CDDB information for new CDs (without existing entries)
  • fixed issues handling long path/file names on Windows
  • fixed output sample rate being limited to 192 kHz
  • fixed freaccmd randomly failing to process files in rare cases
  • fixed bad user interface colors on some Linux distributions

• Updated codecs

  • switched from FAAC to FDK-AAC for AAC encoding
  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 6.11
  • updated WavPack to version 5.4.0
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.26.4
  • updated FAAD2 to version 2.10.0

• Updated translations

  • updated Romanian translation
  • updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

fre:ac v1.1.3

Version 1.1.3 (October 2020)

• added support for macOS 11.0 Big Sur

• switched to using GNUdb as the default CDDB database service

• Improvements

  • command line codec configuration now allows specifying additional arguments
  • improved detection of cue sheet encoding to support system codepage and UTF-8 without BOM
  • freaccmd now splits cue sheets to individual tracks unless an output file is specified using the -o option
  • freaccmd now supports a --split-chapters option to split files with chapter tags into individual chapters
  • added placeholder for use in output folder configuration setting, resolving to user profile folder
  • added file type associations to Linux/FreeBSD and Windows Store app, so fre:ac is offered for opening audio files
  • added audio CD association to Linux/FreeBSD and Windows Store app, so fre:ac can be started when inserting a CD
  • added an option to suppress "No entry found" messages for automatic CDDB queries
  • improved detection of sampler CDs when querying CDDB information

• Bug fixes

  • fixed possible conversion thread hangs when using external encoders
  • fixed possible crash related to drag & drop handling on Windows
  • fixed crash when writing fields containing only whitespace to Vorbis Comment, APEv2, WMA or RIFF tags
  • fixed possible glitches in WAV/AIFF output when processing float samples outside the -1.0/+1.0 range
  • fixed possible hangs when opening WAV/AIFF files larger than 2 GB or with a broken chunk structure
  • fixed inability to open WAV/AIFF files with long paths on Windows
  • fixed writing wrong offsets to single file cue sheets when the resampling DSP filter is enabled
  • fixed writing invalid chapter offsets to Opus files with source material sample rates other than 48 kHz
  • fixed writing invalid MP3 bitstreams in rare cases in SuperFast mode
  • fixed wrong length detection for MP3 files with invalid chapter data
  • fixed parsing of cue sheets with minute/second indications missing leading zeros and/or duration longer than 99 minutes
  • fixed parsing of embedded cue sheets without FILE designations
  • fixed ripping progress for other drives stalling while one drive is ejecting
  • fixed inability to pause or stop single output file verification
  • fixed log files being archived despite disabling the corresponding option
  • fixed various issues with multi-monitor support on macOS
  • fixed user interface glitches after closing dialogs in tabbed mode on macOS
  • fixed Shift+Pos1/End shortcuts being interpreted by the joblist and edit fields at the same time

• Updated codecs

  • switched from libav 12.3 to FFmpeg 4.3.1 for auxiliary format support
  • added support for using the Core Audio codec of iTunes 12.10.9 and later
  • updated Vorbis to version 1.3.7 (plus aoTuV b6.03 and Lancer optimizations)
  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.55
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.26.3

• New translations

  • added Hindi translation

fre:ac v1.1.2

Version 1.1.2 (June 2020)

• Improvements

  • scale UI to adjust to system font size by default
  • added support for theme colors and dark mode on Linux/FreeBSD
  • improved handling of maximized window state on Linux/FreeBSD and macOS
  • try to keep the selected encoder the same when upgrading from fre:ac 1.0.x
  • removed non-working option to not lock CD trays while ripping
  • stop ripping before trying to eject a disc
  • write audio data CRC to log files when ripping
  • write MD5 checksums to log files when verifying files
  • write log entries when replacing existing files

• Bug fixes

  • fixed length of last chapter of some audio books being detected as 0:00
  • prevent interpreting numerical IDs or dates at the beginning of file names as track numbers
  • fixed a possible source of random crashes when adding files to the joblist
  • fixed possible crash when importing MP4/M4A files
  • fixed possible crash when encoding in SuperFast mode
  • fixed some graphics glitches on macOS

• Updated codecs

  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.44
  • updated mpg123 to version 1.26.1
  • updated FAAD2 to version 2.9.2
  • updated CDRip to version 2.4

fre:ac v1.1.1

Version 1.1.1 (April 2020)

• Improvements

  • improved file size and bitrate calculation for chapters and cue sheet tracks
  • added placeholder for use in filename patterns
  • added an optional disc ID column to the joblist
  • added an option to eject the disc after ripping to freaccmd
  • allow specifying device path instead of drive number in freaccmd

• Bug fixes

  • fixed crash of freaccmd when querying CDDB while DISPLAY variable is not set
  • fixed ripping of first CD track in paranoia mode on Windows
  • fixed several issues creating CBR MP3 files in SuperFast mode
  • fixed calculation of track conversion speed factor in log files

• Updated codecs

  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.33
  • updated WavPack to version 5.3.0

• Updated translations

  • updated Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

fre:ac v1.1

The fre:ac 1.1 major release is now available with more than 80 new features compared to fre:ac 1.0.33.

Highlights include:

• Availability for macOS and Linux, in addition to Windows
• Availability of 64 bit versions for Windows and other operating systems
• Support for dark mode on Windows and macOS
• A reworked conversion engine with support for multi-threading and parallel processing
• An integrated tag editor with support for cover images
• An extension for simultaneous output to multiple formats
• Support for new codecs including Opus, Apple Lossless, Monkey's Audio, WavPack and others
• Support for DSP filters and lossless file verification
• Support for multi-channel audio
• Support for managing multiple configurations
• Support for writing log files

The complete list of new features can be found in the release notes of the fre:ac 1.1 Beta 1 release.

Please report issues on the issue tracker or by email to support@freac.org.

Version 1.1 (March 2020)

• Bug fixes

  • Fixed parallel processing being active for CD track reference files on Windows
  • Fixed freaccmd ejecting the CD after ripping 1 track with eject option is enabled in fre:ac
  • Fixed crash of freaccmd when DISPLAY variable is not set on Linux/FreeBSD

fre:ac v1.1 RC 2

Version 1.1 RC 2 (March 2020)

• Bug fixes

  • Fixed inability to read raw AAC files with the FAAD2 decoder
  • Fixed inability to create WMA files with long path names
  • Fixed cursor positioning and text selection in right-to-left mode
  • Fixed cursor position calculation not respecting kerning on Windows 10

• Updated codecs

  • updated Monkey's Audio to version 5.24

• Updated translations

  • updated Serbian translations