                      ----------------------------------
                      Release 4.60.1 - November 29, 2009
                      ----------------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60.1
 ------------------------------------
  fixed: filename specs in tag extractions failed in batch operations
  fixed: prevent creation of APEv2 tags > 1 MB (which we can't read)
  fixed: crash when decoding old WavPack files (pre version 4.0)
  added: man pages to build system and updated with newer options
  added: versioning info to Windows DLL
  improved: build compatibility (eliminated uchar, ushort types)

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60.1
 -------------------------------------------
  fixed: don't allow user to attempt to place over 1 MB into APEv2 tags

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.7
 -------------------------------
  added: read-only support for displaying cover art (thanks Benski!)

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60.1
 wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60.1
 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.11
 -----------------------------------------------------
  (see library changes)


                       ---------------------------------
                       Release 4.60 - September 27, 2009
                       ---------------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60
 ----------------------------------
  added: API for reading & writing binary fields in APEv2 tags
  fixed: recognize APEv2 tags with footers but no headers
  fixed: playback of files with 8 streams (15-16 channels)
  fixed: playback and seeking failed on certain rare correction files
  fixed: handle case where library makes RIFF header but app adds RIFF trailer
  improved: channel count limit now virtually unlimited (tested to 256)
  improved: move all tag functions into new module (tags.c)

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60
 -----------------------------------------
  added: --write-binary-tag command for embedded cover art
  added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
  added: --raw-pcm command to specify raw PCM data (samplerate, bitdepth, num chans)
  added: --channel-order accepts "..." to specify unassigned channels
  added: --pair-unassigned-chans command to put unassigned channels into stereo pairs

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60
 ------------------------------------------
  added: -x (and -xx) commands for extracting arbitrary tag fields to stdout (and files)
  added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
  changed: -ss command no longer dumps multiline tags (use -x instead)
  improved: formatting of -ss command, also shows information on binary tags

 wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60
 ---------------------------------------------------
  added: -n option for processing new files only (those without ReplayGain info)
  improved: increase maximum gain value generated from +24 to +64 dB

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6
 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.10
 ------------------------------------------------
  (see library changes)


                        -------------------------
                        Update - January 23, 2009
                        -------------------------

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6b
 --------------------------------
  added: "lossless" and "category" to metadata keywords that we handle in winamp plugin
  added: internationalization support to facilitate inclusion in Winamp Essentials Pack


                       -----------------------------
                       Release 4.50.1 - July 3, 2008
                       -----------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50.1
 ------------------------------------
  fixed: alignment fault when manipulating APEv2 tags (non-x86 only)
  fixed: build on UNIX via elimination of non-standard strnlen()

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50.1
 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50.1
 --------------------------------------------
  fixed: checking return value of iconv_open() prevents core dump on Solaris


                       ----------------------------
                       Release 4.50 - June 13, 2008
                       ----------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50
 ----------------------------------
  added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
  added: option to merge blocks of similar redundancy
  added: ability to store and retrieve extra mode level
  fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
  fixed: compiling with enable-mmx on gcc 4.3.x (thanks Joachim)
  improved: allow bitrate to be calculated for files down to 1/10 second
  improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50
 -----------------------------------------
  added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
  added: --channel-order option to reorder nonconforming multichannel files
  added: --merge-blocks option to optimize storage of LossyWAV output files
  added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
  fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
  improved: reformatted and expanded --help display

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50
 ------------------------------------------
  fixed: don't ignore fractions of seconds in --skip option
  added: show extra level and dns status for newer files (-s command)
  added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
  improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
  improved: display bitrate for files down to 1/10 second

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.5
 -------------------------------
  added: transcoding API (allows CD burning, format conversion, ReplayGain calc, etc.)
  added: metadata writing API (for Auto-Tag, etc.)
  added: full Unicode support for info box (older Winamps) and media library
  added: standard Winamp metadata display & edit for newer Winamps
  added: option to pass multichannel audio
  added: option to pass all audio as 16-bit (for better compatibility)
  added: option to output 24-bit audio when ReplayGain is active
  added: genre display to info box (older Winamps)
  fixed: seek bar sometimes vacillates when moved
  fixed: crash when winamp is opened with files in playlist moved or deleted
  improved: hi-res audio now output as 24-bit (not 32-bit) for better compatibility (EQ, etc.)
  improved: performance of adding tracks to library, especially from network drives
  improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)

 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.9
 -----------------------------------------------
  added: about box
  added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
  improved: display bitrate for files as short as 1/10 second
  improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
  improved: replace "extra processing" switch with a slider (0-6)


                       --------------------------
                       Release 4.41 - May 6, 2007
                       --------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.41
 ----------------------------------
  added: create wavpackdll.dll for Windows (not used yet)
  fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
  fixed: put MSVC projects in their own subdir (fixed build problems)
  fixed: limit RIFF data buffering to 16 MB to prevent out-of-memory crash
  improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
  improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
  added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
         Joachim Henke)

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.41
 -----------------------------------------
  fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
  improved: refuse to encode WAV files over 4 GB or with over 16 MB RIFF data
  improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
  added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
         Joachim Henke)

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.41
 ------------------------------------------
  fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
  fixed: restore files mistakenly encoded with huge RIFF chunks
  improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
  improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
  added: --skip and --until commands to unpack specified range of audio data
  added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
         Joachim Henke)

 wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.41
 ---------------------------------------------------
  improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
  added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
         Joachim Henke)

 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.8
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: read all RIFF metadata from files created in other applications
  improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
  improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
  added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
         Joachim Henke)


                     -------------------------------
                     Release 4.40 - December 3, 2006
                     -------------------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.40
 ----------------------------------
  added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
         old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
         now available as "very high"
  added: option added to improve compression of mono material in stereo files
         (requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
  added: function to obtain channel mapping information on decoding
  added: function to get trailing wrapper info (RIFF) without decoding file
  improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
  improved: reorganized to create a standard library that should more easily
            integrate into other applications; eliminated namespace issues
  improved: more robust handling of corrupt files

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.40
 -----------------------------------------
  added: accepts long option names including --help for full usage info
  added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
         old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
         now available as "very high" (-hh)
  added: --optimize-mono option added to improve compression of mono material
         in stereo files (requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
  improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
  improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
  removed: support for Windows 95

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.40
 ------------------------------------------
  added: cuesheet extraction (to .cue file or stdout)
  added: wav header generation on decode for files with missing RIFF
         information, or forced with -w option
  added: more summary info (wrapper info + channel assignments)
  improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
  improved: separate options for raw (-r) and blind stream decoding (-b)
  improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
  removed: support for Windows 95

 wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.40
 ---------------------------------------------------
  improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
  removed: support for Windows 95

 wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.40
 ------------------------------------------
  added: automatic cuesheet extraction (if present in APEv2 tag)

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.4
 -------------------------------
  fixed: quietly skips deleted files in playlist
  improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
  improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag

 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.7
 -----------------------------------------------
  added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
         old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
         now available as "v. high"
  improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
  
  
                        ----------------------
                        Update - April 5, 2006
                        ----------------------

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.32
 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.32
 -----------------------------------------
  fixed: generating RIFF headers on big-endian machines caused crash


                        --------------------------
                        Update - December 10, 2005
                        --------------------------

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.31
 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.31
 ------------------------------------------
  fixed: detect debug mode in all cases (win32 only)
  improved: use latest service pack and SDK for building (win32 only)
  improved: better directory choice for logging file (win32 only)
  improved: allow shell to expand wildcards (*nix only)
  added: option (-o) to specify output directory or path (*nix only)
  added: option (-t) to copy timestamp (*nix only)

 wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.31
 ---------------------------------------------------
  new

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.31
 ----------------------------------
  fixed: failing seek with some files that had been played to the end
  fixed: small memory leak when opening hybrid lossless files
  improved: signed characters no longer must be default
  improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag
  improved: limited APEv2 tag editing capability


                      ------------------------------
                      Release 4.3 - November 1, 2005
                      ------------------------------

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.3
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
  added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
  added: command-line option (-r) to generate a fresh RIFF header
  added: debug mode (rename to wavpack_debug.exe)
  added: automatically detect lower resolution data even without -x1
  added: src and dst dirs are searched also for tag source files (handy for EAC)
  added: wildcard accepted for tag source files (handy for EAC)
  added: handle non-standard sampling rates
  improved: returns error status for any error
  improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.3
 -----------------------------------------
  fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
  fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
  fixed: formatting error in duration display
  added: command-line option (-ss) to include tags in summary dump
  added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
  added: debug mode (rename to wvunpack_debug.exe)
  improved: returns error status for any error
  improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.3
 nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.2
 WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.3
 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.6
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
  improved: handle ID3v1.1 tags (now includes track number)
  improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
  added: handle non-standard sampling rates

 foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.3
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: any error during WavPack file open caused crash if wvc file present
  fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
  improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
  added: handle non-standard sampling rates

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.3
 ---------------------------------
  fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
  added: automatic generation of RIFF wav header during encoding
  added: new functions to access tags by index (instead of item name)
  added: automatically detect lower resolution data during encoding
  added: handle non-standard sampling rates
  improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
  improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)
  improved: two structures renamed to avoid namespace conflict
  removed: legacy code for Borland compiler


                        --------------------------
                        Update - September 1, 2005
                        --------------------------

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.22
 cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.5
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: possible corrupt files written (24 or 32-bit + "extra" mode)


                       ---------------------------
                       Release 4.2 - April 2, 2005
                       ---------------------------

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.2
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
  improved: stereo lossless encoding speed (including "extra" mode)
  added: -i option to ignore length specified in wav header
  added: -w option to write APEv2 tags directly from command line

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.2
 -----------------------------------------
  improved: decoding speed

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.2
 -------------------------------
  added: winamp media library support
  improved: decoding speed

 foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.2
 -------------------------------------
  improved: decoding speed

 nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.1
 Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.4
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
  improved: encoding and decoding speed

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.2
 ---------------------------------
  improved: encoding and decoding speed
  fixed: works correctly with 64-bit compilers
  added: mode bit to open files in "streaming" mode


                        --------------------------
                        Update - December 12, 2004
                        --------------------------

 WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.2
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: crash when Apollo opened and WavPack plugin can't find config file


                     --------------------------------
                     Release 4.1 - September 14, 2004
                     --------------------------------

 wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.1
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
  fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
  added: third name specification for "correction" file (EAC specific)
  added: -t option to preserve timestamps
  added: error summary for batch mode

 wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.1
 -----------------------------------------
  fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
  added: -s option to dump file summary to stdout
  added: -t option to preserve timestamps
  added: error summary for batch mode

 wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.1
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)

 in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.1
 -------------------------------
  fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)
  added: maximum tag data field width changed from 64 chars to 128 chars
  added: new infobox items including encoder version & modes, track #, md5

 foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.1
 -------------------------------------
  added: new database items including encoder version & modes and md5

 WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.1
 ----------------------------------------
  fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)

 Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.2
 -----------------------------------------------
  fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
  fixed: saving mono file causing crash (no corruption possible)
  fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
  fixed: partial saves (with "Cancel") have incorrect RIFF header if unpacked

 nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.0
 ---------------------------------
  new

 WavPack Library Source Code - 4.1
 ---------------------------------
  fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
  fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
  fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
  added: mode bits for determining additional encode info (extra, sfx)
  added: function to return total compressed file length (including wvc)
  added: function to return encoder version (1, 2, 3, or 4)
  added: ability to obtain MD5 sum before decoding file (requires seek to end)
  added: mode bit for determining tag type (for proper character translation)
  added: ability to encode WavPack files without knowing length in advance
  added: option for small "information only" version of library
