freac
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fre:ac v1.1 Beta 1
Published by enzo1982 almost 5 years ago
Version 1.1 Beta 1 (December 2019)
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implemented an extension component framework to modularize fre:ac
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ported to macOS, Linux and BSD operating systems
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added native 64 bit Windows platform support
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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freaccmd improvements
- completely reworked arguments of freacmd
- added support for selecting configuration in freaccmd
- added support for encoding to a single file with freaccmd