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MediaMonkey 2.2 Release Candidate 1 (build 746) is here--hopefully it'll prove worth the wait. It includes a bit of new functionality along with all the remaining fixes that were targetted for inclusion in MediaMonkey 2.2. Some of the items that stand out include: Ability to save playlists by sort order, new online help, a few tagging fixes (especially when it comes to foreign character sets), etc.
Although it's a release candidate, remember that it is still pre-release software that is still undergoing testing. If you plan on using it, take precautions to backup your data to protect against data loss during installation or usage.
If you use the G-force visualization plugin, please let us know if things are running smoothly. We've made a couple of changes to integrate with a unicode-enabled version of G-force that's being put together.
Let us know what you think!!
What's new in build 746?
- Added volume leveling metadata is saved to MP3 tags (using ID3v2 Relative Volume Adjustment 2 frame)
- Added proper playlist sorting (sort by headers-->no change in play order; <alt><f5> updates play order)
- Updated online help to describe new 2.2 features
- Updated Spanish & Italian translations -- thanks to Pablo & Argo!
- Improved MP3 plugin -- it's now more tolerant of damaged/incorrectly formatted mp3 files
- Fixed MP3 plugin sometimes locks files, preventing moves/deletions/tag updates from occuring
- Fixed can't tag/play/edit/analyze MP3 files if filename has characters not in Windows' default Language
- Fixed ID3v2 (ASCII) and ID3v1 tags containing 'foreign' characters are read incorrectly
- Fixed tag updates fail silently for OGG files if Year < 1500
- Fixed tagging sometimes gets 'stuck'
- Fixed burned CDs playback too fast when Frequency < 44100
- Fixed Analyze Volume doesn't save information to the APE2 tag for APE and MPC audio files
- Fixed Analyze Volume hangs on damaged MP3 files
- Fixed Level Volume doesn't save new volume coefficient to the db, leading to numerous issues
- Fixed tracks in Virtual CD can't be synchronized to portable devices
- Fixed insufficient space on portable device --> playlists aren't synchronized (only tracks are)
- Fixed visualizations occasionally crash when enabled/disabled
- Fixed <enter> shouldn't 'Play Now' if Double-click action is set to 'Edit Properties' or 'Play Last'
- Fixed 'Retrieve Moved/Missing Tracks' results in duplicates if moved track has already been scanned
- Fixed only first character in CD-text is burned
- Fixed Search bar auto-complete entries result in incorrect search results in some specific cases
- Fixed impossible to drag & drop playlists in some cases (e.g. if open)
- Fixed pressing <enter> in www forms has no effect
- Fixed <ctrl><c> and <ctrl><v> don't work properly in Now Playing window
- Fixed 'Date Added' field view doesn't refresh properly
- Fixed view of fields in tracklist are occasionally truncated unnecessarily
- Fixed problems saving BPM when it contains > 3 digits
- Fixed auto-organize only uses first 2 digits of track #
- Fixed MediaMonkey.m3u (Now Playing) playlist should not be scanned
- Fixed crash on Windows 95
- Fixed misc graphic / icon glitches
Download
MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-1: http://www.mediamonkey.com/beta/MediaMonkey_2_2_746.exe
Installation
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions. You can install:
a) To your MediaMonkey directory, replacing the current version of MediaMonkey. If you take this approach make certain to back up your database beforehand.
b) To a new directory (e.g. /Program Files/MediaMonkey_alpha), preserving your existing MediaMonkey installation so that you can use one version or the other.
Testing Note: This build is much smaller than previous beta builds as debugging code has been removed. You may also notice a slight improvemnt in performance, as a result. If you are experiencing a problem which a debug log would help resolve, you can install a debug build from: http://www.mediamonkey.com/beta/MediaMonkey_Debug_2_2_747.exe
Help and downloads here
Although it's a release candidate, remember that it is still pre-release software that is still undergoing testing. If you plan on using it, take precautions to backup your data to protect against data loss during installation or usage.
If you use the G-force visualization plugin, please let us know if things are running smoothly. We've made a couple of changes to integrate with a unicode-enabled version of G-force that's being put together.
Let us know what you think!!
What's new in build 746?
- Added volume leveling metadata is saved to MP3 tags (using ID3v2 Relative Volume Adjustment 2 frame)
- Added proper playlist sorting (sort by headers-->no change in play order; <alt><f5> updates play order)
- Updated online help to describe new 2.2 features
- Updated Spanish & Italian translations -- thanks to Pablo & Argo!
- Improved MP3 plugin -- it's now more tolerant of damaged/incorrectly formatted mp3 files
- Fixed MP3 plugin sometimes locks files, preventing moves/deletions/tag updates from occuring
- Fixed can't tag/play/edit/analyze MP3 files if filename has characters not in Windows' default Language
- Fixed ID3v2 (ASCII) and ID3v1 tags containing 'foreign' characters are read incorrectly
- Fixed tag updates fail silently for OGG files if Year < 1500
- Fixed tagging sometimes gets 'stuck'
- Fixed burned CDs playback too fast when Frequency < 44100
- Fixed Analyze Volume doesn't save information to the APE2 tag for APE and MPC audio files
- Fixed Analyze Volume hangs on damaged MP3 files
- Fixed Level Volume doesn't save new volume coefficient to the db, leading to numerous issues
- Fixed tracks in Virtual CD can't be synchronized to portable devices
- Fixed insufficient space on portable device --> playlists aren't synchronized (only tracks are)
- Fixed visualizations occasionally crash when enabled/disabled
- Fixed <enter> shouldn't 'Play Now' if Double-click action is set to 'Edit Properties' or 'Play Last'
- Fixed 'Retrieve Moved/Missing Tracks' results in duplicates if moved track has already been scanned
- Fixed only first character in CD-text is burned
- Fixed Search bar auto-complete entries result in incorrect search results in some specific cases
- Fixed impossible to drag & drop playlists in some cases (e.g. if open)
- Fixed pressing <enter> in www forms has no effect
- Fixed <ctrl><c> and <ctrl><v> don't work properly in Now Playing window
- Fixed 'Date Added' field view doesn't refresh properly
- Fixed view of fields in tracklist are occasionally truncated unnecessarily
- Fixed problems saving BPM when it contains > 3 digits
- Fixed auto-organize only uses first 2 digits of track #
- Fixed MediaMonkey.m3u (Now Playing) playlist should not be scanned
- Fixed crash on Windows 95
- Fixed misc graphic / icon glitches
Download
MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-1: http://www.mediamonkey.com/beta/MediaMonkey_2_2_746.exe
Installation
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions. You can install:
a) To your MediaMonkey directory, replacing the current version of MediaMonkey. If you take this approach make certain to back up your database beforehand.
b) To a new directory (e.g. /Program Files/MediaMonkey_alpha), preserving your existing MediaMonkey installation so that you can use one version or the other.
Testing Note: This build is much smaller than previous beta builds as debugging code has been removed. You may also notice a slight improvemnt in performance, as a result. If you are experiencing a problem which a debug log would help resolve, you can install a debug build from: http://www.mediamonkey.com/beta/MediaMonkey_Debug_2_2_747.exe
Help and downloads here
