Version 1.0.0
Never released: Beta tested by various people at The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Version 2.0.0
Released 1st February 2001 under title MP3 Filename Formatter.
Major changes made to the front-end.
Simulate and review function added.
Data tables containing MP3 information added for viewing and reviewing purposes.
Intelligent name derivation mechanism re-devised and enhanced to make program completely dynamic and streamlined.
ID3 Tag scanning and writing features added.
Genre sorting feature added.
Version 2.1.0
Released 15th February 2001 under new title MP3 Manager.
Artist and Album sorting feature added.
Populated artist database added to distribution.
A number of bugs fixed.
Version 2.1.1
Released 28th February 2001.
Support for lower resolutions added by means of window resizing capability.
Registration URL changed.
Subfolder recursion feature added.
Version 3.0.0
Released 14th April 2001 under new title The Complete MP3 Manager.
Playlist Manager added.
Duplicate Finder feature added.
Filename Formatter and ID3 Updater section separated to become part of the entire suite.
HTML Publisher added.
Text Publisher added.
Graphical Control Panel and Toolbar incorporated.
More flexibility over window resizing added.
Ability to save and load Scan and Simulate results added.
Artist database removed due to low speed/benefit efficiency.
Lengthy ‘Preparing to Scan’ and ‘Preparing to Simulate’ stages removed making process much quicker.
Enhanced and improved data controls now being used.
Ability to change ID3 Tag of individual files added, now with immediate effect.
Output filename format specification now completely customisable (incorporating MRU list).
Option to only include files that include or don’t include ID3 Tag added.
Improved Sort feature including additional Sort by Year function.
Album Name now detected and incorporated in file name.
Improved Track Number detection.
Rules features added to allow pre-Scan and pre-Simulate operations to be performed on MP3 files before processing.
Fixed bug causing program to crash when completing a Scan whilst minimised.
Window may now be maximised.
Option to send deleted files to Recycle Bin now included.
Improved built-in player and ability to use external player added.
Improved Explorer with ability to Scan multiple drives added.
A number of bugs fixed.
Version 3.0.1
Released 20th April 2001.
Fixed an important bug regarding the registration process.
Version 3.1.0
Released 16th May 2001.
Floating Control Panel removed.
Publisher tools renamed to Cataloguers.
Filename Formatter and ID3 Tag Updater renamed to Filename and Tag Coordinator.
File Scanning Centre renamed to MP3 Scanning Centre.
Improved indication of formatting to be applied in Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Greater control over name order detection in source filenames in Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Option added to detect double-barrel words in filename (i.e., not to consider as a possible separator).
Improved track number detection.
Fixed bug causing spurious characters to appear in an ID3 Tag field when the field begins with a null character.
Fixed bug causing spurious characters to appear in newly created ID3 Tag when General fields are added.
Fixed bug causing tools to close when minimised or sometimes maximised.
Missing file scrrun.dll causing program not to run correctly on some computers now included.
Missing file richtx32.ocx causing Publisher/Cataloguer tools not to run on some computers now included.
Sort tools now work properly.
Duplicate Finder no longer considers MP3’s with blank Song fields in their ID3 Tags to be duplicates.
Greatly improved Music Player incorporating Playlist player and audio CD player.
Scanning and Simulating database now included in the installation as a pre-initialised file in the application path.
Installation program now installs MDAC 2.5 (Microsoft Data Access Components).
Version 3.1.1
Released 18th May 2001.
Music Player improved to now continue to play the next song in a playlist when a song fails to play.
Better indication and control of changes to be made when applied in Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Fixed bug causing Classical Genre to appear when an ID3 Tag is added through the Filename and Tag Coordinator fixed.
Fixed bug causing fields of a width less than the column heading blank in the Text Cataloguer fixed.
Fixed bug causing HTML Cataloguer window to appear when colour dialog is displayed fixed.
Software now distributed with a default settings file to contain more apt defaults for the Cataloguer tools.
Installation program now installs MDAC 2.5 (Microsoft Data Access Components).
Version 3.1.2
Released 19th May 2001.
Fixed bug causing last Scanned file to disappear on a new Scan when Clear Results before Scan is unchecked.
Fixed bug causing last record file in Scan and Simulate Results not to be saved to disk (File menu).
Fixed bug causing table to remain hidden when Simulate Results are loaded from disk.
Fixed bug causing Music Player to appear distorted under certain display modes.
Removed unnecessary database operations from program resulting in a much smaller distribution package.
Installation program now installs MDAC 2.5 (Microsoft Data Access Components).
Version 3.1.4
Released 20th May 2001.
Fixed bug introduced in version 3.1.0 causing controls not to resize when a window is maximised.
Context-sensitive Right Click Indicator added in the Status Bar to indicate when the right mouse button may be used.
Installation program now installs MDAC 2.5 (Microsoft Data Access Components).
Version 3.1.5
Released 23rd May 2001.
Fixed bug causing Cataloguer tools to have to be closed and reopened after saving output files.
Fixed bug causing program to think a process is running after the open file dialog is cancelled when scanning from Playlist.
Given a more consistent look and feel to all parts of the program, in particular the Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Version 3.2.3
Released 26th May 2001.
Fixed bug arising when a Scan is initiated and no directory has been selected in the Explorer pane.
Amalgamated all program options into one dialogue.
Removed presence of a space character at the end of every cell in the Scan and Simulate Results tables.
Fixed "zero-length string" bug occurring on some computers.
Greatly reduced the Scanning process time by over 30%.
New toolbars added with option to switch between large and small versions.
Scan Results on closing the program are now reopened the next time the program is started.
Corrected shortcut link to program placed in Start Menu program group.
Given a more consistent look and feel to all parts of the program, in particular the Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Version 3.2.8
Released 27th May 2001.
Fixed bug causing Scan/Stop button to remain saying “Stop” after trying to Scan a drive that is not ready.
Fixed arising after a re-Scan from the Coordinator using the previous session’s Scan Results.
The ‘New Filename’ column in the Coordinator may no longer be set to blank thus fixing a bug.
Fixed bug causing blank fields specified in the Results tables to cause errors when Simulating or applying changes.
Addressed some security issues with installation on Windows 2000 with certain security settings.
Web browser file shdocvw.dll no longer distributed with program due to compatibility problems on some computers.
Added option to change background colour of the main screen.
Executable file name changed to “The Complete MP3 Manager.exe”
Given a more consistent look and feel to all parts of the program, in particular the Filename and Tag Coordinator.
Version 3.2.15
Released 28th May 2001.
Fixed bug arising when Auto-Tidy button is pressed when no Playlist entries are displayed in the Playlist Manager.
Fixed bug arising when an empty playlist in the Music Player is attempted to be passed to the Playlist Manager.
MP3 Scanning Centre may now be minimised and maximised.
Fixed bug introduced in version 3.2.0 arising when a blank Genre is right-clicked in the MP3 Scanning Centre.
Fixed bug causing HTML Cataloguer to be displayed when Find Next is selected from Text Cataloguer context menu.
Fixed bugs arising in Cataloguer tools when attempts are made to save to read-only locations (such as CD-ROM).
Version 4.0.0
Released 18th October 2002.
Full WebHelp system added.
Integrator panel added to access all tools from one central location.
Skin support added with option to change skin in Preferences.
Encoder Decoder tool added to convert between MP3 and WAV format.
CD Ripper tool added (part of Encoder Decoder) to rip audio CD's to hard disk.
Mass Tagging Override Tool added as part of File Name and Tag Coordinator with ability to remove ID3 Tag from all files.
Full ID3v2 Tag support added.
Text Cataloguer and HTML Cataloguer combined into a single tool (now called Music Cataloguer).
Fixed bug causing Duplicate Finder to think files containing ID3 Tag with blank song name are duplicates.
Colour dialogues display the currently selected colour when opened up.
Fixed bug causing Delete button in Duplicate Finder only to be enabled when an item in the list is manually checked (i.e., not by the context menu).
Changed the HTML preview in HTML Cataloguer to shell to default Web browser.
MPEG header information in File Information dialogue now includes Frames information.
Fully customisable columns in MP3 Scanning Centre to include anything from ID3 Tag and MPEG header.
Ability to copy Scan Results and Simulate Results to Clipboard.
Simulate and Scan Rules now retained between sessions for permanent storage.
Shell integration added so that associations may be made with .scn, .sim, .m3u and .pls files.
Uses Explorer-style directory structure in MP3 Scanning Centre.
Windows Explorer drag & drop facility into MP3 Scanning Centre, Playlist Manager and Music Player Playlist window.
Added ability to read ID3v1.1 Tag Track Number.
Folder locations remembered when loading playlists in Playlist Manager and when saving/loading Scan/Simulate Results.
Version 4.0.1
Released 20th October 2002.
Added new option to Preferences to use Internet version of WebHelp by default.
Numerous dead links in WebHelp system fixed.
Fixed bug causing controls not to resize when window is resized in Duplicate Finder.
Version 4.0.2
Released 22nd October 2002.
Fixed bug causing Integrator to stay on top when Options dialogue displayed in certain cases.
Fixed bug causing warning message to appear whenever Options dialogue opened whilst Use Recycle Bin is selected.
Fixed bug arising when new skin scheme is selected whilst a skinned window is maximised.
Version 4.1.0
Released 2nd December 2002.
Brand new music player (Simple Amp) replaces the old Music Player.
Added option to not use skins.
Fixed major bug in File Name and Tag Coordinator causing AINES to only update files' ID3 Tags whose file names are changing as well.
Added new option to retain window states between closing and opening the program.
Include subfolders when Scanning check box added to MP3 Scanning Centre (moved from Options).
Tagging specified in Mass Tagging Override Tool now made regardless of the state of the Change ID3v1/ID3v2 Tag on Apply check boxes.
All tools now show in the Taskbar for easier navigation.
Minimise button added to the Integrator panel.
WebHelp now accessible via F1 key when buttons in all secondary dialogues have focus.
Fixed Rip CD menu item in Actions menu of Encoder Decoder.
Fixed bug causing button shortcuts to run when shift key and mnemonic is pressed on main tool windows.
Fixed bug in File Information dialogue that caused Year to be copied incorrectly when Copy to ID3v1 button was pressed.
Version 4.1.1
Released 17th December 2002.
Size of executable reduced by nearly half for greater efficiency.
Removed blank entry in CD drives list in CD Ripper.
Initial horizontal startup position of Simple Amp is now central to screen rather than off the right edge of the screen.
Version 4.2.1
Released 16th April 2003.
Fixed menu shortcuts bug causing all shortcuts to run on each open window.
Fixed bug in Simple Amp that resulted in error when opened.
Improved error-handling when reading ID3v2 Tags.
Added option to Preferences to be able to write ID3 Tag changes to read-only files.
Version 4.3.0
Released 11th October 2003.
Simple Amp music player removed and replaced with option to install Winamp3 during installation.
Added support for new Winamp B4S playlist format.
MPEG header information now read more efficiently and reliably, including information of where in the file the header was found.
WebHelp system style updated.