CD-Runner® - What's New...
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This new version of CD-Runner has been written for Windows 95, 98,
ME, NT4 (sp3 or later) 2000 and XP operating systems.

If you are new to CD-Runner, please read the "cdrunner.txt" file to 
see all of the major features and highlights. If you are currently 
enjoying an older version of CD-Runner, the following features have 
been added:

Version 2003.04
    * New drive switcher - allows you to play audio CDs in 
       different drives. To activate: Ctrl+C, popup menu or 
       click the "Drive X" text on the CD-Runner display
    * New default initial volume options for CD audio & Wave 
       volume (CD-Runner Setup, Advanced 1 tab, left / right 
       channel settings from 1-100)
    * Improved memory usage for local freedb (free RAM released
       back to Windows as soon as possible)
    * Improved automatic connections to online & local freedb 
       databases
    * CD Labels printing support added for HP Color LaserJet
       printers when using bitmaps and Windows 2000/XP
    * Music Library main screen total time format changed to 
       mm:ss (e.g. "1:06:10" = "66:10") for all media types to
       allow for sorting by total time
    * freedb local index creation improved to show completion 
       status (every 1000 records processed) 
    * If "autorun" or data CD-ROM which has been saved in CD-Runner
       Library in primary drive and MP3 CD in secondary drive, 
       default = CD-ROM Runner (run program before scanning for
       MP3 files)
    * Auto detect/play MP3 CDs expanded to include CDs with MP3
       files only in subdirectories

Version 2003.03
    * New Windows taskbar display of running time, track number,
       song title, artist and album
    * Improved minimize & systray (hide player) features
    * Local freedb database modified to accept unlimited number
       of entries
    * Updated help information for new car stereo mode

Version 2003.02
    * New FREV, FFWD (<<, >>) buttons added to DVD & Media Player
       screen displays (bottom right on monitor)
    * New Car Stereo option to hide/display trim panel (F12)
    * New "+", "-", "0" hotkeys for volume up, down, mute
    * Misc. bug fixes & tweaks for the new car stereo display

Version 2003.00
    * New Car Stereo-style small faceplate option
    * Updated DVD Player, improved compatibility with DVDs and 
       3rd-party DVD decoders 
    * New Step forward/backward buttons added to the DVD & media
       file (MPG, AVI, etc.) players
    * New 3D buttons throughout, now all buttons animated (move and
       light up when clicked) 
    * New Media Library Date/Time format "YYYY MM/DD" allows for
       ascending/descending sorting (click header)
    * Improved Home Stereo faceplate graphical displays
    * Time & track timing tweaked for audio CD playback (faster
       response & updates)
    * Updated context-sensitive help information (press F1 when in
       any screen to see help for that screen / operation)

Version 2002.20
    * New primary & secondary sort criteria options for all key fields 
       used in Media & Music Libraries
    * New MP3 CD playback order options (CD-Runner Setup, Adv. 2 tab):
      o No Sort
      o Sort by Filename
      o Sort by Track Title
      o Sort by Artist + Track Title
    * New HTML-based context-sensitive help
    * New automatic re-scanning of MP3 CDs when new CD loaded
    * freedb local database improvements:
      o new database search option for all data fields
      o faster database index scan operation
      o new duplicate ID filtering
      o faster CD lookup
    * New Media Runner Popup File Operations (Delete, Rename, MP3 ID3 
       Tag Utility) for Playlist Editors (right click file to activate)
    * System Information CPU updates
    * Fix for Windows XP previous track issue playing audio CDs (only 
       affected some DVD / CD-ROM drive models, e.g. Liteon 16X DVD)

Version 2002.15
    * New local freedb search results box
    * New local freedb database search options to find Artist only 
       and Artist / Title matches only
    * New freedb ID display in freedb section (when retrieving data
       using both online and local databases)
    * New multiple match support for freedb local database
    * New freedb setup option to manually add server sites
    * Improved submit to freedb when sending long extended data
    * Improved drive support for Windows XP audio CD - fixed 
       problem when clicking on time status bar (only affected some
       DVD / CD-ROM drive models, e.g. Liteon 16X DVD)
    * Fixed problem with Media Library scanning of files (would 
       hang on some machines)
    * Fixed problem with local freedb database lookup when no 
       matching entry was found
    * Updated CD-Runner Windows help file (press F1 when in any
       screen to get context-sensitive help)

Version 2002.10
    * New online freedb connection to download audio CD info
    * New local freedb database support – now download the freedb 
      data and check your hard drive first before connecting 
      online to find CD info
    * New local freedb database viewer
    * New Audio CD playback from any CD-ROM, CD-RW or DVD drive
      on your system (specify primary drive in CD-Runner Setup)
    * New DVD Runner
    * New DVD Data section - now enter chapter descriptions,
      title(s), year, notes, genre, etc. for each DVD movie (similar 
      to entering data for an audio CD)
    * New DVD playback feature to display chapter descriptions
    * New DVD info window available when playing DVDs (click
      "INFO" button on Media Runner faceplate)
    * Improved Music Library display / printing of DVDs
    * New fast-fwd/rev speed modes when playing DVDs
      o Left click fast-fwd or fast-rev for 4x playback
      o Right click fast-fwd or fast-rev for 15x playback
    * Improved DVD loading
    * New SACD Media Type for Music Library
    * New Manual Data Import for Music Library - copy album/CD 
      data from an online site or from a file on your PC into the 
      Windows clipboard (highlight text with mouse, press Ctrl+C), 
      then click the Import button (bottom right, CD Data screen). 
      This is especially useful for semi-automating the task of 
      entering data for non-CDs (e.g. SACDs, LPs, DVDs, etc.)
    * New CD-Runner Setup "Defaults" option to set:
      o Default Windows CD Player
      o Default Windows DVD Player
      o Default Windows Media Player
    * Auto-Dock option added to EQ Popup
    * Sound effects option added for Windows NT4, 2000 and XP
    * Improved saving of setup & music data; if files set to 
      "read only" (e.g. if you have copied CD-Runner data from 
      CD-R/W onto your hard drive), file attribute changed to 
      allow writing
    * Music & Media Library listview improvements for Windows XP
    * Re-designed playlist editors, new graphical faceplates
    * Re-designed CD Ripper, new graphical faceplate
    * New support for FreeDB "protocol 5", allows download of
       new Year and Genre fields
    * New Music/Media Libraries shortcut icons (upper right
       corner of faceplates)
    * New streamlined overall look and feel:
      o Main Menu from older versions removed, replaced by
        popup menu (right click faceplates)
      o RD Runner from older versions removed, functionality
        built into CD-ROM Runner
    * New Tabs used for all setup screens
    * New AutoDock option for monitor / viewer screens and 
       playlist editors; if enabled in setup, move screen 
       close to Runner and it will automatically "dock" (center 
       and position just above)
    * New CD Ripper feature to use tracks programmed in 
       Audio CD Runner to be selected (checked) when started
    * New CD Ripper option to minimize while encoding
    * New setup option to load Media Runner on startup
    * New setup option to enter up to 10 favorites (links)
    * New CD Ripper MP3 to WAV conversion utility (requires
       LAME)
    * New Music Library option to copy (clone) music entries 
       from another entry - useful for CD-R copies of audio CDs
       with slightly different CD-TOCs/IDs (no longer necessary
       to connect to CDDB online to download duplicate info)
    * New Music Library shortcut icon for file options popup 
    * New Media Runner Automatic DJ options to select single
       or multiple years (MP3 files only)
    * New Media Runner file type support for *.MPEG files
    * New Media Runner support for VBR MP3 files
    * New Media Runner bitrate / VBR display for MP3 files
    * New Media Library shortcut icon for popup options
    * New Media Library enhancements for playlist listings
    * New Media Library browser icon for options
    * New Popup Menu Online Links:
      o Download Latest Version of CD-Runner
      o Order Online Using Secure Server
    * Audio CD / Media Runner Info screens, current track 
       playing highlighted
    * Improved Media Runner Info screen - includes track times,
       total playing time of all tracks, other misc. info
    * Improved CD Ripper support for LAME encoder
    * MP3 ID3 tag editor file display height increased for
       very long filenames
    * Initial (new) setup, enable volume sliders default
       for all operating systems
    * Improved system information utility

Version 2001.29
    * New automatic ID installer (simply copy ID to your 
      C:\Program Files\CDRunner directory)
    * Popup volume control changed to be always on top
    * If no CD in primary drive, Media Runner automatically
      launched when CD-Runner first started
    * Media Runner manual scan (auto scan off) modified to
      only save library if scan button or menu selected
    * Improved Media Runner Automatic DJ
      o New include subdirectories option
      o faster operation
    * Media Library - popup menu (right click entry)
      o Delete file option
      o Rename file option
      o MP3 ID3 Editor
      o Play File(s) - (Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple)
    * New Media Runner Quick Launch Shortcut Icon
    * Music Library - adjusted lines per page on database print

Version 2001.19
    * New MP3 CD Playback - works with multiple CD drives,
       automatically scans all subdirectories for MP3 files
    * New Bass & Treble EQ popup
    * New fine Volume adjustments (up/down 1% increments)
    * New CD Ripper rip partial track(s) options
    * New view entire Music Library in Web Browser
    * New export entire Music Library as HTML
    * New position & Size of CD/Media Info windows saved
    * New Media Volume (Wave) option
    * New Media Library multiple file selection / play options
    * New CD Track number added to MP3 ID3 editor, Media Runner 
       display, Media Library and CD Ripper MP3 ID3 tagging
       and utilities (ID3v1.1)
    * Improved Windows-based, context-sensitive help
    * Improved MP3 ID3 information
    * New About section - Registered ID Date display
    * Updated listing of online servers (CDDB-1 & FreeDB)

Version 2001.14
    * New unlimited** number of music entries for Music Library
        (originally developed as a special version for radio DJs 
         worldwide, now included with the latest CD-Runner)
    * New unlimited** number of music entries for Media Library
        ** - limited only by the amount of free hard drive space on 
             your system
    * New Media Library options to set fonts & colors
    * New options to set fore/background colors for all treeview
      displays (Music & Media Libraries)
    * Improved Media Runner support for very long filenames 
    * Improved CD Volume / Mixer support, alternate ("forced
      compatible") mode no longer required for most sound boards
    * New Music Library TreeView Display (optional)
    * Improved Media Library Tree/ListView Displays
    * New sort toggle (ascending/descending) when repeat
        click to column headers (Music & Media Libraries)
    * Music Library track numbers - added zero to track 
        numbers less than 10 (e.g. "07" for track 7) to correct
        sorting
    * Fixed installation problem for Windows NT4 & 2000

Version 2001.12
    * New CD Booklet, Insert & Labels Printing
    * New CDDB-2 Music Browser Viewer
    * New MP3 Browser with online download of
       data from the CDDB-2
    * New artist web site hyperlink in Music Library
    * Minor cosmetic improvements
    * Updated CDDB-2 SDK (.26)

Version 2001.02
    * New Music Library features and improvements
      o Screen size saved on exit
      o Initial (default) sort by Artist + Album
      o New right mouse click on music entry - menu popup
        (view/edit entry, view data in web browser, save
         data as HTML, delete entry)
    * CDDB-2 - improved Music Browser
    * Media Runner improvements
      o Much faster DJ (when playing lots of files)
      o Misc. enhancements to Media Library
    * If enhanced CD (CDs with mixed audio tracks and data)
      being played, new option to jump to CD-ROM Runner to
      run program
    * Minor (cosmetic) bug fixes

Version 2001
    * New faceplate designs, graphics and screens throughout
    * New Music Library
      o Spreadsheet-style display with sizable columns
      o Many more columns (key fields) displayed on main screen
      o New Search results box
      o New Database Listing w/ Changer ID Print Option
    * New Media Library for all media files (MP3, MPG, AVI, WAV...)
      o Treeview display for Media Library (Artist, Album, Genre,
        All Tracks) and Playlists
      o Spreadsheet-style display with sizable columns
      o Columns (key fields) contain file info, track names and times, 
        artist, album, genre, quality, folder, format...
      o View/Edit playlists
      o Display MP3 ID3 Viewer/Editor
      o Search results box
      o Print Option for media files and playlists
    * New Media Runner DJ option to select Artist
    * Improved CD Ripper
      o New Analog Rip Mode, compatible with most sound boards and
        drives, does not require an ASPI manager to be loaded
      o Improved Digital Rip Modes (Normal, Sync., Burst)
      o New main screen design
    * New Volume Control options for CD and Media (Wave) Volumes to
      force volume sliders to work for most sound boards
    * Improved Media Runner Playlist operation - edit, view or 
      create a new playlist while playing media files
    * Updated CDDB2 control (Ver. 1.1)

Version 2000.72
    * Updated CDDB2 control
    * New Media Runner Spacebar hotkey for Play / Pause toggle 
    * New Audio CD Runner Spacebar hotkey for Play / Pause toggle 
    * New installation option to set CD-Runner as the default CD 
      player application
    * New installation option to set CD-Runner as the default
      multimedia (MP3, MPG, AVI, WAV, etc.) player application 

Version 2000.7
    * New support for the CDDB2 service
    * New support for 2 video monitors
    * System Information Utility improvements (for all drive info)
    * New automated detection of applications associated with file
      types (e.g. to find the app which reads TXT files on your 
      system for use with the CD-Runner help files)
    * Improved Music Library search speed & repeat find operations
    * Improved Music Library sort options to ignore The, A, An
      prefixes for album and artist names
    * New ID3 tagger options (Media Runner & CD Ripper) 
      o Option to move The, A, An prefixes to end of Album and
        Artist names (e.g. "The Artist" = "Artist, The")
      o Option to swap Album and Artist names (e.g. to display
        as "Artist - Title" or "Title - Artist")
    * Improved CD-ROM Runner handling of multiple applications 
      using multiple drives
    * Fixed autoplay CD-ROMs (with autorun.inf) from running 
      twice when CD-ROM is loaded into drive(s) (CD-ROM Runner)
    * Music Library main screen modified to refresh only if
      Artist, Album (CD Title) or Genre changed for a CD entry
      or if an CD entry is added or deleted


Version 2000.6 / SL 4.6
    * Faster online connections to retrieve CD data
    * Improved volume control support for enhanced sound boards 
      (e.g. SB-Live, Turtle Beach, etc.) - use "Force Windows 
      Compatible" mode
    * Improved mixer application detection and support
    * Improved DVD application detection and support
    * New tooltips for faceplate features and buttons
    * New Windows small fonts adjustment option


Version 2000.5 / SL 4.5
    * New CD Ripper "MCI Compatible" rip mode
    * New Media Runner Windows Media Technology 4 support
      for audio & video (includes tag displays)
    * New Media Runner sizable Movie Viewer
    * New Music Library reports menu & options
    * New Music Library option to view CD Data in Web Browser
    * New Music Library filtered output (select desired data
      fields to export or print)
    * New HTML output for CD Data
    * New automated setup to find web browser application
    * New Media Runner DVD support
    * New Media Runner Liquid Audio support
    * New Media Runner Indeo Video (IVF) support
    * New Media Runner "M3U" player (Winamp, Windows Media Player
      or any other M3U player) support
    * New zoom modes for Movie and CD Covers viewers
    * New Music Library data fields: CD-Runner Catalog #,
      CD Changer ID, recording code (ADD, DDD, etc.), credits, 
      album info, artist info, much more
    * New Media Runner PGM playlist option to save playlist as M3U
    * New setup option to specify default zoom modes for Movie
      and CD Covers viewers
    * New setup option to automatically find all Removable Drives
    * Improved INTRO play mode, starts at current track
    * Improved playlist editors, dbl-click to select tracks


Version 2000 / SL 4.0
    * New (optional) half-size display modes for all faceplates
    * Greatly improved CD Ripper, includes:
      o New MP3/ID3 Viewer Editor Utility
      o New automatic ID3 tagging of MP3 files
      o New option to save tracks into directory using 
        Artist\Album names
      o New option to rip/encode/delete WAV one track at a time
      o New preview track option
      o New editing of song title(s) option
      o Improved navigation
      o Added standalone CD Ripper shortcut icon
    * New playlist editors for CD & Media Runners, w/ drag & drop,
      preview track, multiple file selection options+
    * New Auto-DJ added to CD & Media Runners
    * New popup MP3/ID3 Viewer/Editor added to Media Runner
    * New setup operation allows changes while playing music
    * New control functions added to Windows system tray (systray)
    * New minimize, change Window mode (full/half-size), exit icons
    * Improved faceplate displays for Windows small fonts mode
    * Greatly expanded popup menu - all functions, options, links,
      help, etc. included on easy to use sub-menus
    * New keyboard shortcuts for most operations & controls
    * New track time display added to CD & Media Runners
    * New Play Mode display added to CD & Media Runners
    * New total disc time added to CD Info box
    * New Media Runner "Cont" mode directory/file(s) selection 
    * New CD Covers sizable viewer
    * New link to www.coversarchive.com for CD Jacket (cover art)
    * Improved CD Covers track-sync operation, new default to
      1:1 image aspect ratio during setup
    * New Music Library sorting option to ignore "The " & "A "
      prefixes for Artists & Titles
    * New Music Library sorting option using Artist Last Name
    * New CDDB online retrieval options (on popup menu) to cancel
      or retrieve CD data online (overrides Automatic operation)
    * New dual-function minimize button - Left click to minimize to
      popup display, Right click to minimize to systray

Version 9.10 / SL 3.10
    * New shortcut icon for Audio CD Ripper
    * New menus while running CD-Runner to access Ripper
    * Greatly expanded systray options - all CD/Multimedia player
      track controls on popup menu (right-click systray icon)
    * New option to eliminate CD-Runner popup volume/track control
      window and minimize directly to systray option (setup
      section, "Advanced 1" tab)
    * New "x" (Windows-style exit button) added to upper right
      corner of all faceplates
    * Added Help, System Info & CDROM-RD Library applications and
      shortcut icons to package (ver 9.10 only)
    * Added popup menu item for Audio CD Recorder (Audio CD Runner)
    * Fixed CD-Setup section / LCD text cutoff (small font mode only)
    * Improved graphical selection of faceplate themes (much faster
      and reliable)
    * Changed Audio CD Recorder screen & icon descriptions (easier
      to use)

Version 9.01 / SL 3.01:
    * Fixed problems with the new Ripper command line interface
    * Fixed problem with Ripper settings not being saved properly

Version 9.0 / SL 3.0:

    * New Audio CD Recorder or "Ripper" - record Audio CD tracks 
      into WAV (or using an MP3 encoder convert to MP3) format. 
    * New Media Runner program mode (ver. 9.0 only) allows your 
      entire recorded CD (in either WAV or MP3 format) to be played 
      back as if the original Audio CD were in your drive.
    * New Volume Control Sliders - custom animated design with
      color status bars and animated slider button
    * New popup volume / track control options including faceplate
      restore and easier move options
    * New faceplate(s) move and re-centering options
    * New single lyric lookup mode, with optional manual override 
      of song title
    * New right mouse click support added throughout
    * New CD-ROM / Audio CD Disc prompt screen with menu options
      (ver. 9.0 only)
    * New faceplate mousepointers throughout
    * New save repeat mode setting on exit
    * New access to menu when disc ejected
    * New option not to export song lyrics
    * New option to specify location of lyrics web site search 
      engine page
    * New individually saved screen positions of each Runnner 
      screen on exit
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to hide info boxes
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to edit Media Runner program
      (ver. 9.0 only)
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to delete stored program files
    * New internal tab control replaces very buggy Microsoft 
      "tabctl32.ocx"
    * New Music Library sort links for Artist, Title & Category
    * New Music Library option to add new permanent music categories
    * New saved screen size of Music Library on exit
    * Improved Music Library printing
    * Improved Music Library statistical reporting ("Stats")
    * Improved Music Library exporting
    * Improved Media Runner displays and optimized MP3 playback
    * Improved listboxes - prevents "tabbing" of data in small 
      fonts mode
    * Smaller program executables, smaller distribution zip file to 
      download, faster execution speeds throughout, more reliable

Version 8.30 / SL 2.30:

    * New Intro Play mode - plays the first 7 seconds of all audio
      CD tracks (default time duration may changed as desired)
    * New "fuzzy search" engine added for online retrieval of song 
      lyrics from the ILS (International Lyrics Server) - greatly
      improves "hit rate" of lyrics found
    * New 100 track capability added for audio CDs (up from 50)
    * New programming option to program up to 100 audio tracks
    * New Microsoft Intellimouse support (scroll wheel)
    * New links for search engines added to search the Internet for
      Artist, Album and/or Song Info. (for audio CD loaded)
    * New option to auto eject CD on play completion
    * New option to continue audio CD play when exiting CD-Runner
    * New option to auto load mixer when Audio CD / Media Runners
      initially loaded
    * New option to set default Intro Play mode duration (seconds)
    * New option to exit CD-Runner when Audio CD or CD-ROM ejected
    * New option to set default Internet search engine

Version 8.21 / SL 2.21:

    * New online access to the ILS (International Lyrics Server)
      to retrieve song lyrics online
    * New Internet Link added for ILS (above)
    * All code fully certified "Year 2000 compatible"
    * Improved CDDB Sites Listing
    * Improved date format used in music library Stats to support
      both MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY formats
    * Fixed "1-track Audio CD" bug
    * Fixed "repeated CD-ROM Runner access" bug (ver. 8.01 only -
      caused repeated open/close drawer animation)
    * Fixed "retrieval of very long song titles" bug from the CDDB
    * Fixed "specified device ID out of range" for incompatible 
      sound boards and/or device drivers (for volume sliders)

Version 8.01 / SL 2.01:

    * Added support for Proxy Server & Authentication for HTTP
      mode to access the CDDB online
    * New "Pager" LCD Theme
    * Improved Music Library Export options - new toolbar icon
    * Improved screen redraw on eject/reload audio CD when not
      using wallpaper (eliminated momentary faceplate minimize,
      ver. 8 only affected)

Version 8.0 / SL 2.0:

    * New LCD Themes for display windows
    * New Disc Eject operation and close drawer animation
    * New Music Library database, includes:
      - New "Stats" function displays database statistics - entries
        by Year Released, by Category, by Artist, etc.
      - New Additional Info tab (section)
      - New media type capability to store info for CD, Cassettes,
        LPs, DATs, LDs, CD-Rs, Enh-CDs, DVDs, etc.
      - Over 20 new data fields including ratings, track lyrics,
        recording venue, year released, artist info, etc.
      - New artist web site entry links to faceplate www button
      - New user defined data inputs - now create your own custom
        data fields
      - PLUS - many more tweaks, enhancements and additions...
    * New Search option to find any keyword(s) in any title, artist,
      liner note, track, lyric etc. ("who sung what?")
    * New Data Export Operations for all data fields - now use
      your favorite spreadsheet, database or word processor to
      analyze and report on your musical entries
    * New Track Info/Lyrics, with auto-CDDB download/submit
    * New Automatic Enhanced-CD Video Playback
    * New Printer Dialog boxes to set attributes before printing
    * New option to play MP3 files with Winamp - even create Winamp
      m3u playlists "on-the-fly" (ver. 8 only)
    * New option to play RealMedia, Shockwave Flash, RealText,
      RealPix, SMIL and RAM Meta Files using RealPlayer (ver. 8 only)
    * New Movie playback options for Media Runner - set default
      screen zoom modes or 1:1 video playback (ver. 8 only)
    * New Title/Song text display option - change font size on-screen
      left/right mouse click text = +/- 1 pt. size
    * New Audio CD / Media Runner display option ("DSP" mode) 
    * New Volume Control "Mixer" control option
    * New "Force Windows Volume Compatibility" option allows any
      sound board to be controlled using CD-Runner's Volume Sliders
    * 24 New 3D Faceplate Themes available! (download from:
      http://www.cdrunner.com/download.htm)
    * PLUS... Many improved cosmetic changes & smoother operation

We hope you enjoy this program as much as we do, and please feel 
free to contact us with your comments and technical support questions!
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