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Version History

The GodFather

This shows you how often The GodFather was updated with us over the past few months. Whenever available, we also include additional information for each update (new features, changes etc.).

version 0.70 - posted on Jul 09, 2005

  • Online, Multiple masks for saving comments and credits using the
    separator plus picture masks.
    Delete folder command at treeview.
    Option to hide the main page ( Main/Library ) display a menu item instead plus shortcuts, also hide/un hide tree view.
    Multi column sort at TAG panel s grid.
    Option to use current folder when saving playlists.
    Batch Create playlists options to use % vars for filenames ( & extra value for various/empty ).
    Library, Batch replace dialog, option to auto update tags plus editable grid has combos for certain fields.
    Library, Batch update tags dialog is enhanced with options Plus all fields are available for update.
    Library, Create & assign new artist/album functionality.
    Library, Options as how warnings will appear.
    Library, Import playlists from files.
    Library, Different Volumes can be created for the same Drive/Volume/Serial.
    Library, export to csv, txt, doc files
    Library, speed improvement for large playlists
    Library, Subfolders/nested playlists toggle buttons
    Library, more settings remembered
    Online, Lock album information functionality ( lock specified fields
    so update from various sources/fixed values are applied easier )
    Online, changed multiple buttons and submenu with Use button for grid apply and update selection.
    Rename, Row select mode.
    Option to auto update BAND/ALBUM ARTIST from ARTIST.
    Duplicates, coloring/auto size options, ignore different artists option, and encoder column at grid.
    Tag panel, normalized formatting and save options for unchecked fields.
    SCRIPTS + ONL : on_SaveCommentEx,on_SaveCreditsEx,on_SavePictureEx (you can now pass any %var or text combination as a parameter)
    on_getGrdSkip,on_setIsVarious( b: boolean )on_GetGrdRowCountEx( const iFlg: integer ) iFlg = 0 all, 1 non skip, 2 skip SYS : sys_Logevent( sEvent, sInfo, iEvent = 0 info 1 warning 2 error )
    More Standard Delphi functions available (StuffString,AnsiLeftStr,AnsiRightStr,AnsiMidStr,AnsiReplaceStr,AnsiReplaceText,AnsiCompareStr,AnsiCompareText,AnsiSameStr )
    Also FileSetAttr( sFile, iAttr ) is available ( ReadOnly 1, Hidden 2, SysFile 4, reset 0 )
    What is Fixed
    wavpack 4 encoder detection and sfx files support ( Thanx to Gambit )
    mp4 files with udta as the last atom got double size..
    Library default ini had a wrong year field name
    ID3v2 COMM frame ending with #0 fix
    The LOG is used in more situations now
    Import to library with update only inserted albums/artists
    LIbrary uses type field from tag to update the album type field
    Manual edit could not update after rename
    Several smaller corrections here and there
    Resolution/resizing changes do not render some panels invisible
    Yet another Unicode COMM frame fix (too many #0 chars at the beginning )
    The quick edit rename, updates the library when invoked from there
    Library copy to uses error log

version 0.69 - posted on Feb 06, 2005

  • What is New :
    Tag panel s grid toggle row selection feature to manipulated selected rows using standard context menu commands
    Online, album info tracks grid has a context menu with basic commands ( add, remove and add rows from files )
    Rename panel s grid shows current filename in status bar.
    Option to remember main sub pages usage
    Option to auto start the tag update dialog.
    Option to suspend the log dialog to appear automatically.
    Parenthesis removal enhanced with the option to separately remove complete and/or incomplete values.
    Online, % percent indicator for IE page load on status bar
    Better error flow control and descriptive messages (rename/update)
    Refresh all command at tree view.
    Library, option to auto update track values from album values.
    Library, button to update track basic fields from artist values
    Library, Clear grid when first level branch selected option.
    Library, refresh volume labeling after edit.
    Library, find more of the same TITLE command.
    ...

version 0.68 - posted on Nov 15, 2004

  • What is new
    OptimFrog file support ( OFR/OFS ) using APEv2 tags.
    Speex file support ( SPX ) using vorbis comments.
    Library, grid filters can be applied to playlists & queries also.
    Library, find more of this... command (artist,album,year, genre ..etch etch..), (button in artistlbums toolbar), (button in albums & artist main toolbar)
    Library, extended albums grid option with pictures and other info at artist panel.
    Library, go back
    forth, history buttons .
    Support for hidden folders.
    Online, macros script
    export script. ( example scripts included:
    Export to CUE, export to HTML, Paste tracks from clipboard, etch..)
    Physical restructure, pop up menu available with standard options ( quick edit, full edit etch )
    Physical restructure, The tree view is editable, create new folders, rename them, delete a full branch or a specific file, also full Drag n drop support implemented.
    ...

version 0.67 - posted on Nov 05, 2004

  • What is New
    Copy & paste of tags at manual panel. (Use all data or specific fields (standard/extended/user/picture..etch) cross format copy pasting is possible.)
    APE2 & Vorbis comments, field normalization & new fields ( involved people,URL s, original artist/album/year..etch etch )
    Unified user defined field names across formats
    Online, CTRL-T, CTRL-A commands display duration between album track and file to be used.
    Online, duration mismatch option and warning.
    Online indicator & option if not all track fields are selected for update
    Find dialog at tag panels grid.
    Lyrics/Pics dialog at tag panel batch jobs is redesigned also filename format is user defined.
    Library, option to show name/volume/text next to drive at volumes
    Library, remove volume command
    Library, quick edit/full tag edit dialogs always update database when invoked from library
    Library, remove sort functionality.
    ...

version 0.65 - posted on Sep 13, 2004

  • Mp4/m4a/m4b file support using iTunes compatible tagging, full cover art support, user defined fields, etc
    PNG image file support
    Script execution and usage, at Tag update/physical restructure and online panel ( custom web grabbers..)
    Amazon site selection ( com, de, co.uk, co.jp )
    Automatic folder renaming using user defined masks available at treeview
    User defined path for library file
    Regular expressions available for scripts ( regex find and replace )
    Global log implementation
    Online panel, options as what part of tracks to apply (artist,album,year .. etch)
    Option to clear values of tag panel on folder change
    Option to exclude files marked as skip in tag update dialog
    Installer changes ( folder structure for some of the files )
    Track field padding for xx/nn style
    Option to remember grid column widths ( tag/manual/online panel )
    Option not to clean artist from title for various artists albums.
    New duration variable %H
    Dozens and dozens of small (mostly invisible) internal changes, fixes etch

version 0.62 - posted on Aug 08, 2004

  • WV file support using APEv2 tags, versions 3 and 4 supported
    Track field handling options enhanced, separate options to pad in filenames and tags, options to use nn/xx style at online panel
    Illegal characters can be replaced with a user defined value
    A few extra grid formatting options ( row height, grid lines )
    Fixes
    Hopefully final ID3v2 Unicode fix.
    Small bugs fixed.

version 0.61 - posted on Aug 02, 2004

  • AAC file support using ID3 tags
    APL file support using APv2 tags
    Library module has moved to main window
    New %I encoder user variable
    Online panel restructured, Amazon image grabber, more reliable auto sort algorithm, HTTP protocol as well for freeDb for those behind firewalls,
    ID3 v1/v2 & APEv1/v2 tags can be removed from all file types.
    Special option for %D %U variables regarding multi disk albums.
    Duplicates show only current dir
    Filename when show only filenames option is used.
    Extended hint for library items in the grid, song highlights can be added to favorites.
    Range removal available as rename option.
    Minor enhancements
    Fixes
    Rare ID3v2 Unicode fix
    Small mask bug fixed
    Find duplicates works correctly using the ignore tracks from different albums parameter
    Library grid column selection ( add/remove ) small bug fixed
    Minor GUI/misc fixes
    What is new
    AAC file support using ID3 tags
    APL file support using APv2 tags
    Library module has moved to main window
    New %I encoder user variable
    Online panel restructured, Amazon image grabber, more reliable auto sort algorithm, HTTP protocol as well for freeDb for those behind firewalls,
    new AMG parser
    new data, new fields ( type, label, themes )
    ID3 v1/v2 & APEv1/v2 tags can be removed from all file types
    Special option for %D %U variables regarding multi disk albums
    Duplicates show only current dir
    Filename when show only filenames option is used
    Extended hint for library items in the grid, song highlights can be added to favorites
    Range removal available as rename option
    Minor enhancements
    Fixes
    Rare ID3v2 Unicode fix
    Small mask bug fixed
    Find duplicates works correctly using the ignore tracks from different albums parameter
    Library grid column selection ( add/remove ) small bug fixed
    Minor GUI/misc fixes.

version 0.60 - posted on Jun 21, 2004

  • Main new feature is the library module
    Rename has an ISO level 2 compatible option.
    Two new fields Tempo %XP, and Type %XY.
    New variable for VBR.
    The language combo had duplicate entries, they are removed, has 2 more languages Japanese and Korean and it is sorted.
    Manual edit shortcut keys ( F2,F3, SH_F1/F2/F3 ) work anywhere, also SH_PGUP and SH_PGDN will move the current row up or down.
    Last Picture type used is saved in batch tag panel
    Organize
    playlister shows encoder-info and info dialog has size,max,min,avg bitrate and counts only selected files.
    Save as playlists in rename/tag grids
    Show only filenames option
    FLAC transcoding.
    User defined command line options for LAME encoder
    Go to current song playing command in player.
    Move row Up/Down at Tag panel.
    Option to overwrite existing files when restructuring
    Fixes
    LYRICS 3 minor fix
    Save to cue file uses correct duration format (mm:ss:ff:)
    AMG credits parsed better
    Favorite folders combo does not lose focus upon typing
    Multi HTML export link bug.
    Open with the Godfather respects last root used if possible.
    Online minor fixes.
    Encoder always locates binaries correctly.
    Minor GUI fixes.

version 0.58 - posted on Nov 24, 2003

  • FLAC files support using Vorbis comments.
    LYRICS3 v2 support.
    Custom names for review, credits text files, option to auto wrap review text file s lines, pop up menu command to auto search for album name at AMG.
    Option to remove ID3v1/ID3v2 upon batch update, FLAC/ape files can be decoded to wav, option to clear filters on program start, support for tokens for styles %XS variable ( %XS[1..n] ),some enhancements in a few dialogs and status bar.
    Fixes ( minor )

version 0.57 - posted on Nov 04, 2003

  • Query freedb using the Disk ID calculated automatically from the files or use the original CD-ROM.
    Online enhancements : Artist filter for freedb s text search, composer can be parsed from AMG, credits list appears in a grid and can be automatically sorted, auto sort works a bit smarter, dummy rows can be removed all at once, CTRL_T also searches at AMG (first page only), quick edit dialog is available in the grid, and the files can be sorted using multiple columns.
    Better support for mpc/ape files, option to preserve all ID3v2 frames upon saving, 100% compliant ID3v2 lyrics frame writing, user fields for mp3 files,
    Filters for has pictures/lyrics can be defined, additional option for proper case to force case of special words/phrases, extra find duplicates parameter to use aggressive title field comparison, parameters for default playlist save format and ext.

version 0.56 - posted on Oct 13, 2003

  • Six new fields with their respective variables and user defined lists introduced.
    Online enhancements
    Tag panel enhancements
    Misc. fixes

version 0.55 - posted on Sep 21, 2003

  • No further details available

version 0.52 - posted on Aug 17, 2003

  • Four new variables introduced : composer, Copyright, URL, Encoder.
    Tag panel enhanced with the following : All values are saved/retrieved to/from presets, editable preview has extra columns for all common fields, Ignore correct option so only potentially wrong or incomplete tagged files can be processed, The Sync/Remove buttons are also available at editable preview, new option in Sync menu Fit ID3v2 to ID3v1 along with special options so ID3v2 tags can be safely converted to ID3v1.
    Export enhanced with HTML capabilities, export to a single file or a hierarchical array of pages, options to format colors etch. Also export specifications can be saved/retrieved from presets for easier usage of various export formats.
    New option in tree view s popup menu, to create play lists automatically. Options on how to name & sort. Create a play list per folder with a single click.
    Tag filters enhanced with more fields, the ! character can be used as the not operator to reverse the criteria, empty fields are not ignored anymore, presets are available here as well and multiple commonly used filters are a lot easier to save and use.
    The Quick edit dialog is also available at manual edit grid with a special interface so multiple files can be handled and common fields can be updated at batch for files selected.
    Auto scan works with playlister/encoder grid, freeDb s result grid has case insensitive sort, manual grid can be exported to html and/or xls file, play list entries formatting options moved to parameters window.
    Fixes ( Minor corrections in variable, import columns mapping, AMG album parse and a few other small changes)

version 0.51 - posted on Jul 30, 2003

  • No further details available

version 0.50 - posted on Jun 16, 2003

  • Mpc/Ape file support using APEv2 tags. Includes all standard & proposed fields plus user defined fields and lyrics.
    Reads APEv1/v2 and writes APEv2. Also can remove ID3v1 from mpc files. Encode to/from mpc.
    Playlists can be opened in rename/tag panels.
    File/path resolution when opening playlists is a lot smarter now.
    Special Rename To.. functionality, copy or move files to a new location with new names.
    Restructure produces a log which can be saved in many formats.
    Find duplicates parameters are now available to the end user.
    Some GUI changes, filters are in their own floating window and are applied to all parts of the program, manual edit grid has a toolbar, Full ID3v2/Ogg/Ape edit dialogs have save & next/Previous buttons and more shortcut keys.
    Fixes ( Better reading of ID3v2 lyrics/comments frames, several multi file support corrections, encoder now displays estimated time correct at all situations,couple of fixes in online grid, installer fixes, small GUI corrections/enhancements here and there..)

version 0.45 - posted on Jun 01, 2003

  • Ogg Vorbis file support. Includes all standard & proposed fields plus user defined fields and lyrics.
    Encoder/decoder enhancements, convert from one format to the other ( mp3/ogg ) without losing Tag info, wave files are not decoded in temp folder but in actual location so copy of huge files in not necessary.
    Better support for wave files with detailed info about their attributes.
    New `apply options` functionality in Rename/Tag grids so re scanning of files is not necessary upon options change, especially useful in Editable tag preview.
    Manual edit has a row indicator and is printable.
    New option as how to treat consecutive separators for tokens, usage of space is a lot easier now.
    Fixes ( Proper case small fix with multiple separators, user defined genres properly appear in manual edit full edit dialogs, large font display problems corrected, support for long track names from freeDb.org, space is correctly saved as a token separator, small visual appearance/interface corrections)

version 0.44 - posted on May 12, 2003

  • No further details available

version 0.43 - posted on May 04, 2003

  • No further details available