VUPlayer v2.49
Copyright (C) 2000-2007 James Chapman
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website:	http://www.vuplayer.com
email: 		james@vuplayer.com
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Overview
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VUPlayer is a freeware multi-format audio player for Windows

Supported formats:

MOD	Sound/Noise/ProTracker
MTM	MultiTracker
S3M	ScreamTracker
XM	FastTracker
IT	ImpulseTracker
MO3	MO3 Packer
MP3	MPEG Audio
MP4	QuickTime MPEG-4 (AAC/Apple Lossless)
MPC	Musepack
OGG	Ogg Vorbis
FLAC	Free Lossless Audio Codec
APE	Monkey's Audio
WV	WavPack
AIFF	Audio Interchange File Format
WMA	Windows Media Audio
WAV	Windows PCM/ACM
MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
CD	Audio CD

Features include:

- gapless playback
- MP3/OGG/WMA internet file streaming
- optional 32-bit mixing
- 9-band graphic equalizer
- volume, balance & pitch controls
- full system tray functionality
- timer playback/screen saver feature
- configurable system-wide hotkeys
- support for multiple visuals via a plug-in system
- digital audio extraction
- encoding to Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, APE, WMA & WV formats
- Audioscrobbler support
- remote freedb support
- CD-Text support


System requirements
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Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or Vista.
Microsoft DirectX version 3 or later.
32-bit mixing requires WDM audio drivers.
Graphic EQ requires DirectX 8 (version 9 required for 32-bit mixing).
Windows Media Audio support requires Windows Media Player version 9 or later.
QuickTime MPEG-4 support requires QuickTime version 7 or later.
MIDI support requires a SoundFont.
Audioscrobbler & freedb functionality requires an internet connection.
Audio CD support requires Windows NT, 2000, XP or Vista.
CD-Text support requires Windows XP or Vista.


Troubleshooting
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If problems occur running VUPlayer on Windows 95/98/NT systems,
please consult the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article
for details on how to update necessary system components:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q259403


Command Line Options
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VUPlayer <filename>
- loads VUPlayer with the specified file/folder and starts playback

VUPlayer -add <filename>
- loads VUPlayer with the specified file/folder
- if VUPlayer is already open, adds file/folder to the current playlist

VUPlayer -vpl <playlist>
- loads VUPlayer with the specified playlist

VUPlayer -cd <X:\>
- loads VUPlayer with drive X selected

VUPlayer -cd <X:\trackNN.cda>
- loads VUPlayer with track NN on drive X selected


ATI Remote Wonder Plug-In (vu_ammo.dll)
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This plug-in supports the Play, Volume & Cursor key groups (Cursor
Up/Left maps to Previous Track, Cursor Down/Right maps to Next Track).
The programmable keys A-F can also be used for the Stop at Track End,
Volume Fade Out and Change Current Tab functions.


Credits
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Main program is Copyright (C) 2000-2007 James Chapman
http://www.vuplayer.com

BASS library is Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Ian Luck
http://www.un4seen.com

Ogg Vorbis is Copyright (C) 1994-2007 Xiph.Org Foundation
http://www.vorbis.com

FLAC is Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Josh Coalson
http://flac.sourceforge.net

Monkey's Audio is Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Matthew T. Ashland
http://www.monkeysaudio.com

WavPack is Copyright (C) 1998-2007 Conifer Software
http://www.wavpack.com

Musepack is Copyright (C) 2007 Musepack Development Team
http://www.musepack.net

QuickTime is Copyright (C) 2007 Apple Computer, Inc
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies
Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Microsoft Corporation
All Rights Reserved
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia/

Audioscrobbler is Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Audioscrobbler.com 
http://www.audioscrobbler.com

freedb is Copyright (C) 2000-2007 freedb.org
http://www.freedb.org


Usage, Distribution & Legal Stuff
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VUPlayer is freeware and may be freely used for any purpose.
Redistribution of the program must be done on a non-commercial
basis, and the entire contents of the archive must be maintained.

This program is provided as-is and is free for your own use.
Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure that the software is
free of problems, the developer offers no warranty for it, and
cannot accept responsiblity for any problems it may cause.


History
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ˇ version 2.49 (18 September 2007) ˇ
updated to libvorbis 1.2.0, libFLAC 1.2.1 & WavPack 4.41
updated to version 2.3.0.3 of the BASS library

ˇ version 2.48 (24 March 2007) ˇ
updated the Ogg Vorbis encoder to aoTuV Release 1
fixed a few minor bugs

ˇ version 2.47 (28 February 2007) ˇ
added MIDI support via BASSMIDI
added a MOD interpolation option
switched to using BASSWMA for WMA decoding
updated to version 1.1.4 of libFLAC
fixed a couple of Windows 98 related bugs

ˇ version 2.46 (25 January 2007) ˇ
updated to version 2.3.0.2 of the BASS library
updated to version 4.4 of WavPack
updated to version 1.2.4 of libmpcdec
updated the main program icon (finally)

ˇ version 2.45 (3 December 2006) ˇ
updated to version 1.1.3 of libFLAC

ˇ version 2.44 (26 August 2006) ˇ
new French language interface (thanks to Frédérick)
fixed a problem with ID3v2 tags

ˇ version 2.43 (25 June 2006) ˇ
added AIFF playback support
added cue sheet support
updated to version 2.3 of the BASS library
updated to version 7 of the QuickTime API

ˇ version 2.42 (11 February 2006) ˇ
fixed a problem with 8-bit WAV files
added support for mixed APE/ID3v1 tags
updated to version 1.1.2 of libvorbis
updated to version 4.31 of WavPack

ˇ version 2.41 (8 October 2005) ˇ
updated to version 2.2 of the BASS library

ˇ version 2.4 (19 April 2005) ˇ
added a balance control
added a 96000Hz sample rate option
added some extra buffer length options
added an option to autosave playlists
added a spectrum analyser display style
added read only ID3v2.3 tag support for MP3 & MPC files
added APE tag support for MP3, MPC & WavPack files
added Audioscrobbler support
added Musepack playback support
improved gapless playback support
updated the VU Meter plug-in
updated to version 1.1.2 of the FLAC libraries
fixed the counter to cope with altered pitch settings
added a new mystery bonus feature
added a WavPack encoder
updated the Windows Media Audio encoder

ˇ version 2.3 (17 December 2004) ˇ
updated to version 2.1 of the BASS library
added MTM/MO3 support
added a preamp to the graphic equalizer
added a track number column to the playlist
added an extra filetype icon for XP users
various minor updates and fixes

ˇ version 2.23 (13 October 2004) ˇ
added WavPack playback support
updated to version 1.1.0 of the Vorbis libraries
updated to version 1.1.1 of the FLAC libraries
fixed a memory leak in the file converter

ˇ version 2.22 (9 August 2004) ˇ
included a new solidscope plugin
added an internal volume control option
added a special mystery bonus feature
fixed a QuickTime playback bug

ˇ version 2.21 (30 June 2004) ˇ
fixed a bug with the Add File(s) function
altered the behaviour of the Fade to Next Track function

ˇ version 2.2 (12 May 2004) ˇ
added QuickTime MPEG-4 (AAC/Apple Lossless) playback support
added Monkey's Audio playback & encoding support
added a delete file function
changed the WAV file writer into a transcoder
updated to freedb protocol level 6
started using UTF-8 for OGG/FLAC/APE/MP4 tagging

ˇ version 2.11 (14 March 2004) ˇ
new Dutch language interface (thanks to Sander)

ˇ version 2.11 (3 March 2004) ˇ
new German language interface (thanks to Stefan)
fixed a CD-Text bug, along with some other minor updates

ˇ version 2.1 (5 February 2004) ˇ
implemented a WAV file writer
added support for RIFF text chunks in WAV files
new Swedish language interface (thanks to Marcus)
started using NSIS for the installer

ˇ version 2.03 (9 December 2003) ˇ
split the program into separate language builds

ˇ version 2.02 (28 November 2003) ˇ
fixed a couple of OGG/FLAC tag editing bugs

ˇ version 2.01 (26 November 2003) ˇ
updated to version 1.01 of the Ogg Vorbis libraries

ˇ version 2.0 (14 November 2003) ˇ
added a level-based crossfader
added custom file naming to the audio extraction feature
improved Audio CD playback performance
replaced the keyboard hook with configurable system-wide hotkeys
new Spanish language interface (thanks to Vicente)
new Italian language interface (thanks to Lorenzo)
updated to version 2.0 of the BASS library
started using UPX to pack the program

ˇ version 1.9 (2 September 2003) ˇ
new mini control plug-in
added gapless WMA playback
added always on top and drag & drop functionality to the visuals
added support for folders on the command line

ˇ version 1.8 (26 July 2003) ˇ
added support for MP3/OGG internet file streaming
fixed length calculation for MP3 files with VBRI headers

ˇ version 1.7 (23 June 2003) ˇ
fixed an Audio CD recognition bug
re-enabled Audio CD support for Windows NT systems

ˇ version 1.6 (1 June 2003) ˇ
added Windows Media Audio 9 Professional encoding options
added a manual refresh option to the CD drive menu
removed the limit on the maximum playlist size

ˇ version 1.5 (25 May 2003) ˇ
a help file has finally been compiled
enabled FLAC tag editing
enabled freedb data submissions
shifted configuration settings to the registry
fixed a few issues related to multi-user environments

ˇ version 1.4 (4 May 2003) ˇ
new CD ripping feature with a plug-in encoder system
added Ogg Vorbis, FLAC & Windows Media Audio 9 encoders
added remote freedb support for disc information retrieval
improved support for Audio CDs with a 'hidden track 0'
fixed a cmdline startup bug

ˇ version 1.3 (29 March 2003) ˇ
new 32-bit mixing option (requires WDM audio drivers)
new 9-band graphic equalizer (requires DirectX 8 or later)
rearranged the main window layout
added support for multiple visuals via a new plug-in system
added CD-Text support for Windows XP systems
added FLAC support
added a playlist repeat feature
added an option to remember the last playback position on exit
various minor updates and enhancements

ˇ version 1.2 (10 January 2003) ˇ
updated the Windows Media Audio 9 decoder
fixed M3U playlist loading
fixed a bug with Audio CD file type registration
included a plug-in for the ATI Remote Wonder

ˇ version 1.1 (15 December 2002) ˇ
added DAE based Audio CD playback for Windows NT/2000/XP systems

ˇ version 1.05 (3 September 2002) ˇ
added skip forwards/backwards functions
included a new jump to track feature
fixed an ogg vorbis loading bug
updated to BASS 1.6 (spectrum analyser now uses a stereo FFT)

ˇ version 1.04 (13 August 2002) ˇ
new keyboard hook feature for background monitoring of function keys
added hot key support for enhanced keyboards
added mute volume & volume up/down functions
removed the dependency on multimedia timers
updated ogg vorbis code to version 1.0
shuffled WMA code off into a separate library
the usual round of minor updates and bugfixes

ˇ version 1.01 (3 March 2002) ˇ
minor update to improve support for badly formatted MP3 files

ˇ version 1.0 (27 January 2002) ˇ
split the program into two versions, standard & full
windows media audio playback is included in the full version
both versions are now supplied with a full installer
gapless ogg vorbis playback is now an option
random playback has been improved slightly

ˇ version 0.9 (1 January 2002) ˇ
ogg vorbis support has been updated to RC3
ogg vorbis comment editing has been added
timer playback has been copied over from my other cd program
support for Windows XP visual styles
compatibility fix for Windows 95/95a systems

ˇ version 0.8 (14 October 2001) ˇ
added full system tray functionality
included a new 'add folder' function to scan for music files
a new spectrum analyser display style has been added
improved sorting by using a stable 2-pass shell sort method
it is now possible to show/hide the volume controls

ˇ version 0.7 (27 July 2001) ˇ
the main program window is now fully resizable
the playlist display can now be customized (font & colour)
it is now possible to show, hide and reorder columns
extra categories have also been added to the playlist
the maximum playlist size has been increased to 10000 entries
added 'start playback on program launch/playlist open' options
included a new 'add to playlist' command line/shell option
MP2 file format support has been added
surround sound modes have been shifted to the options screen
some new volume ramping options for MOD/S3M/XM/IT files
soundcard tone & balance controls have been added
the BASS library has been updated to version 1.0
ogg vorbis support has been updated to RC2 (14 August 2001)
tracked down some bugs to improve general program stability

ˇ version 0.6 (28 May 2001) ˇ
the BASS library has been updated to version 0.9
(improved MPEG support and new MOD surround sound modes)
added 'volume fade out' and 'stop at track end' options
added M3U playlist loading (not extensively tested)

ˇ version 0.5 (16 April 2001) ˇ
minor update to include a new oscilloscope display style
updated the example source code (see website for details)

ˇ version 0.4 (22 March 2001) ˇ
added ogg vorbis support (no comment editing yet though)
improved support for MP3 files

ˇ version 0.3 (9 February 2001) ˇ
fixed the problem on WindowsNT/2000
(this was due to a stuck GlobalDeleteAtom loop which
should have caused the program to fail on Win98 as well)
added 25/50fps right-click menu on the VU Meters
right click also centres the Mixing & Panning sliders
some more general bugfixes

ˇ version 0.2 (8 January 2001) ˇ
file type registration has been added
track repeat and random play have been added
numerous bugfixes 

ˇ version 0.1 (10 October 2000) ˇ
initial release of the program
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