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What's new in version 2.

3 build 1 (January 18, 2007)


Added:
- Support for VBR encoded MP3 files with VBRI headers (previously only Xing VBR
headers were supported)
- Support for Unicode (UTF-16) encoded data in ID3v2 tags (as written by e.g. Wi
nAmp)
Windows Vista compatibility/compliance:
- changed default location of user data (database, backup) to:
\My Documents\MP3 Collector\
- User Templates can now be (optionally) placed in a user configurable location
(Tools / Options), which defaults to
\My Documents\MP3 Collector\Templates\
"System" Templates (the ones included with the program) are still in /MP
3 Collector/Templates/
- Fixed: program hangs when closing on some Vista systems
Editing Lists:
- new right-click menu with Add/Edit/Remove/Merge/Generate commands
- simplified Merge system: just multi-select items and choose Merge Selected or
Merge Selected To
- "Generate" functions can now be performed in batch on selected items in list
(use Generate commands in right-click menu)
- new "Auto Re-sort" checkbox on toolbar for enabling/disabling automatic resort
ing
- Last Name column is now actually called "Last Name" (previously it was called
"Name")
- Next/Previous buttons in all Edit Item screens (e.g. Edit Artist, Edit Genre,
etc..)
Added:
- Automatic update option in Check For Update screen, which downloads and instal
ls the latest version automatically
- Sorting on text fields now takes numbers into account (e.g. 'title 10' sorts a
fter 'title 2' instead of before)
Fixed:
- for some types of VBR encoded MP3 files the wrong bitrate and duration were re
ported
- rare problems when tagging files that are in use
- Check for update period was not taken into account
- Sorting of listfields now works similar to sorting of string fields.
- Printing and Export to HTML: Text fields now show HTML tags correctly in list
reports (e.g. the <b> tag is shown as bold text)
- Quick Search did not work after having done a Filter earlier using the "EXCEPT
" option
- Program icon now looks much better
- pressing Alt-F4 opened the Edit Tag screen, while it should close the program
What's new in version 2.2 build 4 (January 26, 2006)
Changed:
- Added extra keyboard shortcut for Rename File(s): F3
- Added extra keyboard shortcut for Edit Tag(s): F4
- Dropdown lists of year fields are now sorted in descending order
Fixed:
- program hangs when exiting (particularly on systems that have HP "Share-to-Web
" installed)
- reading the ID3v2 BPM field did not work for non-integer BPM values
- Filter On/Off button did not show as "selected" when a Filter was active.
- Export to Text: Access Violation when attempting to export zero selected items
What's new in version 2.2 build 3 (September 7, 2005)
Fixed:
- Disappearing systems icons in windows explorer after quit on some Windows 98 S

E/ME sytems has been fixed


- Reset to Defaults with small menu icons now does not crash
- Customize menu: View->Folder button did not have the dropdown menu attached to
it after adding it to a toolbar
- Customize Toolbars screen incorrectly had "List View" and "Thumbnails View" co
mmands
Changed:
- Keyboard shortcut for Edit Tag(s) is now: Shift-Ctrl-T because of collision wi
th shortcut for Tools menu (Alt-T)
- Keyboard shortcut for Rename File(s) is now: Shift-Ctrl-R
What's new in version 2.2 build 2 (August 23, 2005)
Fixed:
- Access Violation errors in main screen
- List Index out of bounds error in main screen
- Cancel during Export to HTML did not work
- some icons had the wrong graphic
What's new in version 2.2 build 1 (August 19, 2005)
Added:
- New toolbars and toolbar icons
-Main screen toolbar is fully user-configurable (via View|Toolbars|Customize);
add any menu function you want to the toolbar
-New graphic design helps clarify the function of each toolbar button
-Choice of large and small size buttons
- Main screen: Folder selector integrated into the tree panel
- Main screen: Displays the number of items contained in each tree folder (can b
e enabled/disabled via Tools|Options)
- Redesigned Help file, with better index and topic structure
- Right-clicking on list header now pops up a menu with the Sort Order and Colum
ns commands
Performance enhancements:
- Opening Edit screen is now faster because Artists lists are now loaded "on dem
and" (the first the field is selected)
- Next/Previous in Edit screens is now a lot faster
Fixed:
- Edit Track: when using Next/Previous the Genre 1 field was cleared in some cas
es
- Edit Track: after editing tracks in the database, the id3v2 Audio URL field wa
s set with the Copyright value.
- Export to HTML / Printing: error if report title contained '#' or filename of
image filenames
contained special characters such as '&' or '#'
- incorrect tab order in Edit Tags and Edit Track screens
- Edit Tag screen (for single files): when using the Parse button Album, Artist
and Title fields got cut off at 30 characters
- Remove ID3v1/ID3v2 tags: Access Violation in some situations
- When scanning folders the program now correctly skips shortcuts to folders
- Edit Track: after opening the cursor was in the Title field instead of the Ind
ex field
What's new in version 2.1 build 3 (May 13, 2005)
Fixed:
- Edit Track: using Next/Previous is a lot faster now
- Print screen: Selecting fields for file lists or playlists did not work correc
tly
- Export to HTML: Access Violation when sorting on text fields other than the Ti
tle field
- Export to HTML: "List index out of bounds" error when no sort fields are speci
fied

What's new in version 2.1 build 2 (April 29, 2005)


Fixed:
- Export to HTML: 'List index out of bounds' error when using list type 'Single
Long List'
What's new in version 2.1 build 1 (April 28, 2005)
Added:
-Printing:
-Repeating column headers on each page for list reports (when specifying a fix
ed number of records per page)
-Support for user-definable headers and footers (inc. page numbers and date va
riables)
-Option to change font color
-Big performance improvement for large lists
-Export to HTML:
-Ability to split index into multiple pages, instead of one (very) long page
-Navigation through both index and details pages with First, Last, Next and Pr
evious links
-Navigation through index pages with direct page number links or "alphabet lin
ks"
-Option to change font color and background color
-Repeating column headers on each page for list reports (when specifying a fix
ed number of records per page)
-Support for user-definable headers and footers (inc. page numbers and date va
riables)
-Index page filename can now be specified
-Big performance improvement for large lists
- Edit Tag screen for one file now also has dropdown lists with the database val
ues (like the Batch Tag screen)
Fixed:
- Printing and Export to HTML: Report title for custom list reports was truncate
d when using reserved characters
- Batch Tagging: clearing the Genre field could cause Access Violations
- Edit Tag screen (for one file): when clearing tag values, the corresponding da
tabase values were not cleared
- after some actions the program did not correctly restore the current folder in
the Explorer view (mainly after moving files)
What's new in version 2.0 build 3 (March 8, 2005)
Added:
- correct handling of bracketed numeric Genre IDs in ID3v2 tags
- reading of ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags from FLAC files if available
- "Filename Format" can now be added as a column in the Preview list of the Batc
h Tagging screen
Fixed:
- clearing the Genre field in ID3 tags did not work (result in either "Other" or
"[CLEARCURRENTVALUE]")
- "When removing track from the db.." setting in Tools / Options was not remembe
red
- setting the ID3v2 BPM field did not work
- "Update Database from File Tags" feature only used ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags, never
APE, OGG, WMA tags
- when manually editing tags (for single files) the corresponding track in the d
atabase was not updated correctly
- 2nd Genre value disappeared from database after tagging
- The "Are you sure you want to remove ...?" message box now defaults to "No", i
nstead of "Yes"
What's new in version 2.0 build 2 (February 22, 2005)

Fixed:
- When editing database records using Edit Track(s), the program did not update
tags for files not in .mp3 format
- When clearing values using Edit Track(s) in the Database, the file tag values
did not get cleared.
- Album Artist was not parsed from Folder/FileName
- Edit Album screen always automatically re-assigned the Track Index fields of a
ll tracks, even when not having changed the track order.
- ID3v1 tagging: when using Track Index values > 32, a special character appeare
d in the Notes field
- rare Access Violations in Print, Export to HTML and Export to Text screens, wh
en using Selected Items option
What's new in version 2.0 build 1 (February 17, 2005)
Added:
- full support for WMA, Ogg Vorbis, APE, FLAC and WAV files
- partial support for M4A, M4P, VQF and MP2 files (these types are only recogniz
ed for cataloging, no header or tag info will be read)
- separate screens for Edit Tag and Rename File (when used on one file)
- new Tagging settings in Tools / Options for selecting which tags to use (ID3v1
, ID3v2, etc..)
- new Remove Tags commands in Tag/Rename menu, for removing ID3v1 or ID3v2 tags
- new "Format" and "Tags" fields for use as columns in the lists
- new list icons depending on the file type (mp3, wma, ogg, etc..)
- Performance improvement: faster loading of large collections
- Print, Export to Text and Export to HTML: Sort order from main screen can be u
sed, besides defining a custom sort order
- Main screen: Statusbar shows the total number of tracks in the current databas
e
- When the database format changes, a copy of the collection is saved automatica
lly in the backup folder
Changed
- Main menu has been reorganized
- changed terminology ("collection" -> "database")
- redesigned Add to Database / Batch Tagging / Batch Renaming screens
- redesigned Edit Track screen
- removed info source selector for Explorer view, this view now always show tag
info only
Fixed:
- Rename feature replaced dots "." by underscores "_"
- Access Violation error when removing files from a new, unnamed collection
- dragging to other programs did not work sometimes (e.g. to iTunes)
- When using the Next/Previous buttons in the Edit Track screen, the program did
not automatically update the file tags
- When using Edit Multiple Database Tracks, the program did not automatically up
date the file tags
- After "Edit Multiple" the program now correctly restores the "scroll" position
of the list
- Automated version check no longer displays network errors
- improved error handling for missing files, especially on empty removable drive
s like zip or cd-drives
- Program shuts down faster because file association is no longer created every
time
What's new in version 1.9 build 3 (June 3, 2004)
Changed:
- After switching the Filter On or Off, the program now remembers and restores t
he main screen state
Fixed:
- Edit Track: When using Next/Previous function via keyboard shortcut, active fi

eld was not remembered


- Filter: Adding a filter field after first deleting one did not work in certain
cases
- Filter: Filtering on empty field now works correctly
- Edit Track, then Cancel was slow because of unnecessary tree and list refresh
- Print: Last page of the preview screen now shows a message when the preview do
es not include all records
- Manage Lookup Lists: Sort field and sort order are now remembered
- internet connection problems ("http component busy" errors and hang ups) on sy
stems with
missing or corrupted protocol file (in most cases cause by the QHost trojan)
- improved error handling for other low level connection problems
What's new in version 1.9 build 2 (February 26, 2004)
Added:
- New option in Filter screen to show all records except those selected by the f
ilter (NOT filter)
Fixed:
- Printing and Export to HTML: A number of fields were empty in custom list temp
lates if 'Show Sortnames for lookup items' setting was enabled
- Export to Text: Exporting selected Playlist entries did not work
What's new in version 1.9 build 1 (February 23, 2004)
Added:
- Batch editing: Edit Multiple Tracks function: set or clear any field for multi
ple tracks at a time
- Next and Previous buttons in the Edit Track screen, for easy navigation over i
tems in a main screen list
- Printing: in the Custom List Templates the Font size is now configurable
- Exporting: in the Custom List Templates the Font size is now configurable
- Setting "Show Sort Names for Lookup Items" is now also used when printing or e
xporting with a custom list template
- Select Random feature (press Ctrl+R to select a random item in the list)
- Preferences: Browse screen for Backup folder now supports network paths
Fixed:
- Quick Search function did not search in some fields
- Collections could not be opened if backup failed
- Export to Text: sometimes an Access Violation occurred when no items were sele
cted
- 'Show Empty Folders' indicator in menu was not visible under Windows XP
What's new in version 1.8 build 2 (May 16, 2003)
Fixed:
- Export to Text: list was not sorted, unless one used the Sort Order screen onc
e.
- Backup of read-only collections is now possible
What's new in version 1.8 build 1 (May 13, 2003)
Added:
- Optional automatic backup of collection to user-definable folder
- Filter can be activated in the Statistics screen
Changed:
- After dragging files or folders in the Explorer tree, the destination folder n
ow stays expanded
Fixed:
- Info source bug in Add to / Update Collection screen
- Improved robustness when saving collection to disk
What's new in version 1.7 build 1 (April 23, 2003)
Added:

- New Quick Search function


- Searches for text in all fields
- Easy to use, no need to create a filter
- Accessible directly from the toolbar
- Supports regular expressions
- Main toolbar for easy access to often-used functions
- Getting Started Help file
Changed:
-Default grouping changed to 'No Folders'
Fixed:
- when printing playlists, the Sort Order button did not show the Playlist field
s
What's new in version 1.6 build 4 (February 24, 2003)
Fixed:
- Collection view did not refresh correctly after using Add to Collection while
in Collection View. This also caused Access Violations when trying to sort.
- Error message "frame size > 100k" on some mp3 files (e.g. files with cover ima
ges)
What's new in version 1.6 build 3 (February 19, 2003)
Fixed:
- in rare situations a Loans menu was visible in the menubar, which is not appli
cable in MP3 Collector
- in the Edit menu a "Convert Currency" command was visible, which is not applic
able in MP3 Collector
- Special characters (like &) in report title caused 'String expected' error
in generated print and export templates
- "Invalid Image Size" error on some systems
What's new in version 1.6 build 2 (February 11, 2003)
Fixed:
- Template Generator: when choosing "Save in Template list" the file was always
saved as print_item_mylist.xsl, ignoring the entered filename.
- in print_item_listall.xsl the order of the headers did not match the order of
the values
- Export to HTML screen: the Select Template part of the screen was invisible
- Fixed 'Unable to insert line' error in Edit Track screen
- Special characters (like &) in report title caused 'String expected' error
in generated print and export templates
What's new in version 1.6 build 1 (February 5, 2003)
Added:
- Custom list template generator for printing and exporting to HTML
- Quickly create custom list reports and exports without XML/XSL knowledge
- Include configurable report title, creation date, row shading, and font
- Save generated template for later reuse
- Checklists in the Edit Track screen (eg the Genre field) now show the selected
values first
Fixed:
- Importing another collection created duplicate ID values, causing HTML export
problems
- Better support for Asian languages
What's new in version 1.5 build 3 (January 14, 2003)
Added:
- New example print and export templates "Listing of all available fields"
Fixed:
- Exporting to HTML created hyperlinks that did not work on Unix webservers

What's new in version 1.5 build 2 (January 8, 2003)


Fixed:
- Opening a collection created by an earlier version did not work in some cases
- Opening the Artist List screen caused an Access Violation
- When using a Pro license the main screen title bar did not say "MP3 Collector
Pro"
- Exporting to HTML sometimes caused a 'Cannot convert UCS-4 to ISO-8859' error
What's new in version 1.5 build 1 (January 8, 2003)
Added:
- new Printing features based on XSL templates
- new Export to HTML features based on XSL templates, including links to play fi
les
- new Export to XML feature
- Label and Orchestra items now have an URL field
- it's now possible to Export/Print collection lists, file lists AND playlists
Fixed:
- Filter screen: using Escape after selecting a dropdown item caused error messa
ge
- Close button in Statistics and Lookup List screens looked weird under WinXP
- Artist List: Used column shows zeroes for artists that ARE used in unused albu
ms
- CRC field in MP3 headers was read the wrong way around
What's new in version 1.3 build 6 (December 5, 2002)
Fixed:
- Batch Tag screen was missing some field labels when using XP Themes
What's new in version 1.3 build 5 (November 26, 2002)
Added:
- support for XP themes
Fixed:
- fixed all kinds of compatibility problems that occurred on some systems
- improved overall performance: both when starting and during use
- After using Add to Collection/Select Folder the collection tree lost its state
.
- Shortcut keys did not work for some fields in the Edit Track screen
Changes:
- Upgraded to Delphi 7
What's new in version 1.3 build 4 (August 19, 2002)
Fixed:
- "list index out of bounds" error when tagging/renaming less than 10 files usin
g a trial copy
- build 3 was very slow when working with many files in one folder.
- the total size and total duration numbers were incorrect when working with man
y
files in one folder.
- in licensed copies the Batch Tag/Rename screens still showed the "trial copy"
warning
What's new in version 1.3 build 3 (August 12, 2002)
Added:
- main screen statusbar now shows the number of tracks, the total size and the
total duration for both the entire list and for the current selection
Fixed:
- menu bar nows looks ok in Windows XP (it had a white background in previous bu
ilds)
Changed restrictions of evaluation version:

- evaluation version now allows unlimited numbers of runs


- in the evaluation version, batch tagging and batch renaming is now limited to
10 items at a time
What's new in version 1.3 build 2 (June 11, 2002)
Changes:
- To avoid confusion, the Filter is now always reset to "off" when starting the
program
- Batch Tagger: the Copyright, Encoding and URL fields now show current values i
n dropdownlist too
- Album Artist (%aa) field is now supported in file rename function
Fixed:
- Batch Tagger: after opening the screen, the sorting was incorrect (only when s
orting on Track Index)
- Batch Tagger: some bugs when switching between "pick from lookuplist" and "pic
k from current"
- Batch Tagger: in "pick from current" mode, the boxes now only show a value in
the box when ALL tracks have
the same value for that field.
- Alt-Enter shortcut for Edit Tag / Rename File did not work
- after Select All (Ctrl+A), the Batch Tag and Batch Rename feature were not ena
bled.
- Repair Filenames: some Access Violations in exotic conditions
- Access Violations after performing file actions in the MP3 Explorer
What's new in version 1.3 build 1 (May 29, 2002)
Changes to improve clarity:
- Terminology: "File Properties" is now called "Edit Tag / Rename File"
- Terminology: "Edit Tags" is now called "Batch Tag"
- Terminology: "Rename" is now called "Batch Rename"
- the Edit Tag / Rename File feature is now only available when exactly ONE file
is selected
- the Batch Tag and Batch Rename features are now only available when MULTIPLE f
iles are selected
Additions:
- the Manual Entry system in the Batch Tagger now allows value selection from ei
ther the lookuplist
in the collection OR the current values in the selected files
- Edit Tag / Rename File feature (was File Properties) is now also available in
collection view
- new Capitalize button in Edit Tag / Rename File feature (was File Properties)
Changed restrictions of evaluation version:
- evaluation version now allows unlimited database size (Add to Collection stays
enabled)
- evaluation version is now limited to 20 runs
Fixed:
- Tag editing: when leaving TrackCount field empty, the ID3v2 Index field was wr
itten as "4/-1" instead of just "4"
- after edit actions, the scroll position of the list is now always remembered c
orrectly
- Tag, Rename and Play buttons/menu items did not work when a collection folder
was selected in the list
What's new in version 1.2 build 7 (May 7, 2002)
Fixed:
- Generate button in "Edit Person" screen did produce the correct result in some
cases
- Subtitle field could not be added as a column in the Explorer view
- Edit Album screen did not show the Album Sort Name correctly
- reverted back to "MS Sans Serif" for the screens, the default system font of

the previous build caused more problem than it solved.


- after switching to No Folder mode using the new toolbarbutton, the folder stat
e wasn't
remembered correctly
What's new in version 1.2 build 6 (April 29, 2002)
Added:
- New: Display of folder fields above tree
- New: No Folders button on toolbar
Fixed:
- sorting was wrong for titles/names containing foreign characters
- screens now use default system font to improve the display of foreign characte
rs
- Tracks got duplicated when using Update from ID3 tags (because of Add it Anywa
y setting)
What's new in version 1.2 build 5 (April 11, 2002)
Added:
- in Lists menu Lookuplists are now grouped and sorted alphabetically
Fixed:
- During export to ASCII, line breaks consisting of separate CR or LF characters
are now recognized.
- Program now correctly checks to see if it is already running
What's new in version 1.2 build 4 (March 21, 2002)
Fixed:
- When editing a Track in the Collection, the Album Title in the TAG was set to
"Artist - Title" instead of just "Title"
- MP3 Explorer did not work when using a Windows icon size smaller than 32x32
- Add to Collection / Include subfolders did not work when using a Windows icon
size smaller than 32x32
What's new in version 1.2 build 3 (March 15, 2002)
Fixed:
- Filter: filtering did not work on some fields (Genre, Location, Year, Tempo, M
ood, Situation, Preference)
- Filter: after removing the last filter field, it was not possible to add new f
ields
- File Properties: making a file Read-Only did now work
- File Properties: after changing the Read-Only status, the MP3 Explorer list di
d not update to show
the new status
- Statistics: screen did not start with current folder field of main screen
What's new in version 1.2 build 2 (February 27, 2002)
Fixed:
- Capitalize function also capitalized letters after apostrophe "'"
- Edit Tags: when using Filename Info as info source on filenames without index
values, the Track Index in the tag was overwritten with "0" (zero)
- after renaming a folder in the Explorer tree, its contents was not re-read
- Filter now correctly filters on fields that have multiple values (like Genre)
- Edit Tags: collection info was also updated for files that could not be
written to (e.g. when in use)
What's new in version 1.2 build 1 (January 29, 2002)
- It is now possible to delete files from the collection view (use Remove Track)
- It is now possible to add the same file multiple times (e.g. from different CD
-Rs)
- New column fields: "ID3" (shows ID3 versions), "Has ID3v1" and "Has ID3v2"
- Repair Filenames function now correctly updates Location

- Added keyboard shortcuts for Edit Track, Edit Tags and Rename Files
- When the screen is refreshed (after editing, removing or moving files), the
selection and scroll position of the list are remembered now
- During drag&drop the "drop target" is now correctly hilited
- Redesigned Filter screen
- Add to Collection, Edit Tags and Rename Files screens:
- New setting: "Replace underscores (_) with spaces"
- New setting: "Capitalize First Letter Of Each Word"
- Tag Editing:
- Dropdown lists of Manual Entry fields now show all values from the lis
ts in the collection
- You can now directly type manual entry values, no need to check the bo
x anymore
- Clear values easily by clicking the Clear Field buttons
- Added Lyrics field
- Fixed: number fields were always written to ID3v2 tag, even when empty
- ID3v2 Index field: "5/12' format is now fully supported
- ID3v2.2 tags are now correctly detected (not read!), so that they can
be correctly updated
- Optimized context menus (right mouse button menus) of list and tree
- Less often used items have been removed
- Menus now only show commands that are applicable on the selected item
- New "Manage List" command for collection folders
What's new in version 1.1 build 6 (December 4, 2001)
Fixed:
- ID3v1 Genre "Blues" (GenreID=0) did not get set correctly
- problems with version checking when using Sygate Personal firewall
- problems with license checking when using Sygate Personal firewall
What's new in version 1.1 build 5 (November 13, 2001)
Fixed:
- when creating/updating ID3v2 tags, all field frames were created, even for emp
ty values
- Notes box in Edit Tags screen was limited to 30 chars
- Sub Title column was always shown as empty although it contained values
- "Range Check Error" when Searching in Repair Filenames screen
- when opening a file with a long filename by double clicking it, the "DOS 8.3"
filename was displayed
- ID3v1 Genre "Blues" (GenreID=0) did not show up in MP3 Collector
Added:
- new "Internet" menu with direct links to several sections of the Collectorz.co
m website
- new "Buy" menu (only visible in unlicensed copies)
- new "Support" option in Help menu
What's new in version 1.1 build 4 (September 6, 2001)
Changed:
- Screen for selecting folder to add MP3 files to collection now remembers the c
urrent folder
Fixed:
- Using an OR-filter did not work in combination with folders in the tree (only
worked when using "No Folders")
- "Update ID3 tags from Collection" function cleared the Genre field of all trac
ks in the collection
- If you have a folder named 'desktop' on your Desktop, the "Browse for Folder"
dialog uses it as the root folder
instead of the real Desktop
- Track length was always shown with ':' separator instead of regional time sepa
rator character

- Filter did not remember Genre filter field


What's new in version 1.1 build 3 (August 24, 2001)
Changed:
- "Album" column now shows "Artist - Album" (only in collection view)
- new "Album Title" column shows album title only (only in collection view)
Fixed:
- albums in collection got messed up when updating/editing ID3 tags
- Album list screen: sorting on Album Artist did not work
- when using "Show Sort Names" the Albums where displayed incorrectly (in the tr
ee)
What's new in version 1.1 build 2 (August 9, 2001)
Fixed:
- when clearing tag values using Manual Entry, the preview showed "[CLEAR_CURREN
T_VALUE]"
- when clearing tag values using Manual Entry, the corresponding database field
was set to "[CLEAR_CURRENT_VALUE]"
- after Edit Tags on a folder the tag changes were not directly visible in the l
ist (only after a refresh)
- after Rename Files on a folder the filename changes were not directly visible
in the list (only after a refresh)
- Album screen: when dragging tracks to change the Track Index, a "swap" occurre
d instead of an "insert"
What's new in version 1.1 build 1 (August 6, 2001)
Improved album support:
- the Album item now has its own Artist field
- new %aa field for Parse Formats, to allow automatic parsing of the Album Artis
t from the folder/filename
- alternatively, the Album Artist field is automatically filled using the track
artist values
- during the conversion of your 1.0 database MP3 Collector will try to fill in t
his Album Artist automatically,
using the track artist info.
- configurable default "Various" Album Artist Name for the Album Artist field of
compilation albums (Field Defaults screen)
- the "Album Artist" is available a column for track lists
- the "Album Artist" is available as a folder field for grouping tracks
- Albums are now represented as "Artist - Title" in the tree
- improved Album screen
- the Artist field is now called "Track Artist" to avoid confusion with the Albu
m Artist
- the Track Artist, Album Artist and Original Artist fields now share the same A
rtist lookup list
- new Album List menu item and toolbar button to go directly to the Album list
Improved drag&drop support within MP3 Collector:
- drag folders in collection to playlist from either tree or list (e.g. drag Alb
ums or Artists)
- tree now automatically "scrolls" when dragging to top or bottom part of tree
Added drag&drop support for dragging items to other programs (e.g. MP3 players):
- drag files or folders from the MP3 Explorer (from either tree or list)
- drag tracks or folders from the collection view (from either tree or list)
Added File management functions (in new "File" submenus in contextmenus of MP3 E
xplorer):
- delete files and folders (DEL)
- move files and folders, through drag&drop or clipboard (Ctrl-X, Ctrl-V)
- copy files and folders, through drag&drop or clipboard (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V)
- rename files and folders (F2)
- create new folders

New "Update" menu with 2 new functions for keeping the collection and ID3 tags u
p-to-date:
- Update Collection from ID3 Tags
- Update ID3 Tags from Collection
- "Repair Filenames" function moved to new Update menu
Improved user interface:
- Add to Collection, Play, Tag, Rename functions are now in a new "MP3" menu and
"MP3" toolbar section
- Play, Tag and Rename function can now also be used on folders in the collectio
n view (e.g. Play an Album or Artist)
- Play, Tag and Rename menu items and toolbar buttons now automatically operate
on the current selection (in tree or list)
Other additions/improvements:
- Add to Collection screen: new "Only Add New Files" option, which allows for fa
ster addition of new mp3 files
- improved Filename Format screen
Fixed:
- Update Selected Tracks feature could result in empty list in Update Collection
screen
- "File not found" error message on startup, when current playlist file is not f
ound
- Title Sort and Title The values always showed up as empty in lists
- Sorting on Title did not use the Title Sort value
- resource leak that could cause problems after adding lots of files to the coll
ection
What's new in version 1.0 build 5 (June 27, 2001)
Changed:
- Performance enhancement: opening/selecting a tree folder is much faster now
- updated "Buying a License" page (Help Menu)
What's new in version 1.0 build 4 (June 9, 2001)
changed:
- Reports: "This report has been created with ..." footer is only included by un
licensed copies
- Export to HTML: "This report has been created with ..." footer is now optional
(but only in licensed copies)
- new Auto check for update feature, configurable in Prefs screen
fixed problems:
- ID3v2 incompatibilities with MusicMatch and RealJukeBox (maybe others)
- Original Artist field was not saved in the database, it got lost beween sessio
ns
- Merging Genres in Edit Lookup List screen did not work correctly
- Access Violations caused by items in tree with LONG (> 250 characters) caption
s
- Access Violations in Edit Lookup List screen when switching between lists
- version info of setup.exe was not filled in
What's new in version 1.0 build 3 (May 28, 2001)
fixed problems:
- Edit Tags function did not set the Comment/Notes field for either ID3v1 or ID3
v2 tags
- "Encoded By" values were never shown in MP3 Explorer or Preview lists
- ID3v1 Genre list missed one genre (Fast-Fusion), causing shifts in the newer g
enres of the list
- when using a filter, empty folders were shown in the tree
- after starting the program, the tree was completely "scrolled down"
- after editing a track, the selection in the tree and list were lost
- window positions were not remembered correctly when using multiple monitors
- errors in manual

What's new in version 1.0 build 2 (May 15, 2001)


fixed problems:
- Folder Fields were not initialized correctly on first run. The Folder menu sho
wed
"Location / Artist /Album" as the current folder fields, but the tree was in "
No Folders" mode
- Format List screen: "Duplicate" button had no tooltip
- Format List screen: "Duplicate" command was missing from context menu
Version 1.0 was released May 11, 2001

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