- Fixed problems with arrow keys jumping by two in the Napster window.
- Fixed problems with the QuickEdit window on Mac OS X.
- Fixed problems showing info for file that do not have ID3 tags.
- Fixed problems detecting changes in the ID3 tag version popups in the QuickEdit window.
MP3 Rage 3.2:
- Greatly improved stability of Napster and Gnutella clients on Mac OS X.
- Fixed all User Interface glitches on Mac OS X.
- Fixed Show New Window on download pref so it remembers to show it.
- Use custom genres as valid input in the Organizer.
- Added option to Convert Data to Tags to exclude filename/comments.
- Added new large icon for Mac OS X.
- Improve updating Player Window statistics in certain drag and drop situations.
- Added option to volume adjuster to only adjust files without relative volume information.
- Delete track number/total tracks when the text is deleted while editing.
- Added support for padding ID3 tags to improve performance when making multiple changes.
- Added Track Numberer feature to automatically add track number/total tracks info to albums.
- Allow tags to be added to empty files.
- Fixed dragging folders of MP3s into the Player Window.
MP3 Rage 3.1:
- Added support for converting Finder comments to ID3 tags (like the filename to tag converter).
- Added support for long filenames when converting filenames to tags.
- Added support for long filenames in the MP3 Renamer on Mac OS 9.x.
- Added support for long filenames in the MP3 Organizer (folder names can now be up to 255 characters).
- Fixed problems converting from Unicode with some filenames (e.g. those with bullets).
- Add support for using iTunes as preferred player.
- Improved player song stats, speed up opening playlists, and fixed the save menu item.
- Removed flashing when resizing a column in the Ragester search window.
- Fixed folder routing when dropping them onto the application icon.
- Added support for closing all windows by holding down the option key when closing a window.
- Fixed problem restoring window positions if the window was collapsed when closed.
- Removed redundant filename info when queuing a Napster download.
- Limit excessive results from OpenNap servers.
- Scale embedded artwork to fit in the artwork editor to avoid cutting off album covers and made the window resizable.
MP3 Rage 3.0:
- Added Gnutella client. No hassle "Easy Connect" feature, searching, downloading, search monitor, and more.
- Added support for running natively on Mac OS X.
- Completely revamped MP3 player with playlist support and much more.
- Artwork embedded in MP3's such as album covers is now displayed and can be added/changed.
- Napster searches for users behind firewalls will now only return files that are actually reachable.
- Added a new "Filename to Tag Converter" tool that allows you to easily extract information (track number,
title, artist) from a file's name and place it in the ID3 Tag.
- Added option to control whether line feeds are appended to each line in the cataloger.
- Changed the organizer to rename alias files uniquely instead of replacing existing files.
- Napster searches now automatically switch to the server selected in the server list.
- Added support for long (up to 255 character) filenames on systems that support it (Mac OS 9 or later).
- Improved volume adjusting algorithm to better model human hearing.
- Added support for resolving aliases in the Renamer and Tag Changer.
- Redesigned menu layout to reduce clutter and make it easier to find the feature you want.
- Allow finding bit and sample rates in tags based on <, >, <=, >=, and == criteria.
- Napster search entry field now widens when window is resized (for entering big searches).
- Various interface improvements to support more features and reduce the size of windows.
- Added search result counter to the Napster search window.
- Fixed problem where sort button icon was not showing up in one direction in Napster search window.
MP3 Rage 2.8:
- Added support for automatically queuing downloads when a user-specified maximum number of downloads
is reached.
- Redesigned MP3 Organizer to allow complete customization of how MP3's are organized.
- Added a button to reveal the download folder in the download window.
- Added support for keyboard selection navigation and home/end/page up/page down in search and download lists.
- Fixed problems with <genre>.napster.com servers not connecting because the domain name isn't valid.
- Fixed problems with the Volume Adjuster displaying the wrong number of adjusted files in some cases.
MP3 Rage 2.7:
- Added support for dozens of Napster-compatible servers (e.g. OpenNap) other than the server provided
by Napster, Inc. This will allow MP3 Rage to search and download MP3's using the Napster™ system
even if the servers provided by Napster, Inc are shut down. Simply click on an alternate server.
- Added cancel button to downloads window to make canceling easier (delete and cmd-period still work).
- Added disconnect button to allow alternate servers to be connected to without relaunching the application.
MP3 Rage 2.6:
- Added Volume Adjuster feature to analyze MP3 files and automatically adjust the volume of each
MP3 file so they all play at a similar sound level. This also supports specifying a reference file
so you can have the volume of each MP3 file adjusted to play at a sound level similar to the specified
reference file.
- Improved Napster download resuming to fix a problem with some resumed downloads and to
more accurately match a local file with a resumed download.
- Added support for batch changing the relative volume of MP3 files.
- Display the number of files found in the search results window.
- Fixed problem with progress staying up if you canceled the Music Exporter while it was still
building the file list.
- Added log file generation to report errors with more detailed information.
- Fixed a problem where non-firewall downloads would incorrectly report that a download was incomplete.
- Store the full filename of Napster downloads in the Comments area of files that are downloaded
so long filenames are not lost when downloaded.
- Added better reporting of errors due to older versions of QuickTime.
MP3 Rage 2.5:
- Added music exporter to export MP3 files as AIFF (for Audio CD's), Wave (Windows sound files),
QuickTime Movies, µLaw, and AVI (Windows multimedia files).
- Added support for automatic user registration with Napster servers.
- Fixed login problems caused by recent changes to how Napster servers operate.
- Added support for window proxy icons when running Mac OS 8.5 or later.
- Added option to not bring download window to front on new each Napster download.
- Reselect next item in list when a Napster download is canceled.
MP3 Rage 2.2:
- Added support for downloading and decoding Wrapster files from Napster servers.
- Added support for adding Finder Balloon Help to MP3 files to show their tag information in the Finder.
- Display an error when trying to download a file from a user behind a firewall when we're also behind a firewall.
- Added support for \r and \n when adding tag information to files.
- Changed download error behavior to report how much data was actually retrieved.
- Fixed problem where selection in Napster search window was lost in certain cases.
MP3 Rage 2.1.1:
- Add leading zeros to track numbers when writing info to vers 1/2 resources or to the file comment.
- Fixed a problem when dragging items in the cataloger on systems before Mac OS 8.5.
MP3 Rage 2.1:
- MP3 cataloger now lets you reorder output items with a drag & drop list interface.
- Improved support for variable-bit-rate (VBR) MP3 files when displaying and cataloging.
- MP3 cataloger now lets you catalog just the filename or full file path.
- MP3 cataloger now lets you catalog files that do not have ID3 tags.
- Ragester downloads types/creators can now be specified in the preferences.
- MP3 cataloger allows you to pick a destination cataloger filename with much less hassle.
- Preferences dialog now remembers the last tab you used and restores when opened again.
- MP3 cataloger now remembers the name and location of the catalog file when opened again.
MP3 Rage 2.0.1:
- Fixed problem that could result in crashes on pre-Mac OS 9.0 systems when searching and downloading music.
- Fixed problem where the MP3 cataloger wouldn't use the song year in some cases.
- Fixed problem where the application could quit expectedly in some rare cases when run the first time.
- Added support for regenerating random user information for anonymity (or when your name is already taken).
- Added support for using custom user agent strings to allow masquerading as other Napster™ clients.
- Added support for the QDesign MP3 player.
MP3 Rage 2.0:
- Now supports the Napster™ music sharing system for searching and downloading MP3’s from the Internet.
- Added support for skipping duplicates in MP3 Organizer for easy updating of existing folders.
MP3 Rage 1.8:
- Added custom genre support.
- Removed tag padding to be more compatible with other MP3 tools.
- The Finder can now search for files that contain any version of ID3 tag.
- Added "Edit MP3 Tags" contextual menu item, for quickly changing a variety of MP3 tag information.
MP3 Rage 1.7.1:
- Added support for putting return characters into version resources.
- Changed how relative volume adjustment ID3 tags are written out to improve compatibility with other software.
- Fixed problems with some compressed ID3v2 tags.
- Changed how multiple tags in a file are handled. Now uses data from the ID3v1 tag to fill what is missing from the ID3v2 tag.
- Made running from a locked volume and/or System Folder less annoying.
MP3 Rage 1.7:
- A fully-functional 15-day trial version is now available to all users.
- Added feature to add ID3 tag information (e.g. title, artist, bit rate, sample rate, play time, album, track number, audio format, channels, file size, genre, total number of tracks, and/or year) to version and comment resources of batches of files.
- Added drag & drop dashboard interface for quick and easy access to all MP3 Rage features.
- Added cataloger support for bit rate, audio format, channels, sample rate, file path, file size, tag types, and play time.
- Automatically adjust the volume when playing according to the relative volume information in the MP3 file.
- Resolve aliases while processing files in the cataloger even if they span multiple volumes and volumes over a network.
- Changed default cataloger file creator to that of Microsoft Excel for easier import into a spreadsheet.
- Added support for undoing some operations in the QuickEdit window.
- Fixed problem where the window positions of some windows would not be saved when quitting.
MP3 Rage 1.6:
- Greatly improved the detection of valid MP3 files and their true bit rates.
- Improved speed of MP3 file recognition.
- Added option to "Append .mp3" to the filename when using the Renamer.
- Fixed selection of "Other..." from the Type/Creator popup in the QuickEdit window.
- Fixed the Renamer so it properly counts the number of files actually renamed.
- Added "Macast Lite" to the list of supported players.
- Fixed problems when running on older versions of the System (e.g. Mac OS 8.0).
- Added new "File Changer" tool that will allow you to easily change file Type, Creator,
Date Modified, etc. of a large group of files.
- Added option to append a Carriage Return to the end of each entry written by the Catalogger.
This helps users who open the catalogs in AppleWorks or other applications that require carriage returns in imported files.
MP3 Rage 1.5:
- Added support for playing MP3 files directly inside MP3 Rage.
- Lots of other minor improvements.
- Fixed contextual menu item for 'Play Selected Item' in the Tag Changer and Finder windows
MP3 Rage 1.2:
- Added support for displaying and editing lyrics in an MP3 file.
- Added support for adjusting the volume on a song-by-song basis.
- Revamped MP3 Finder to allow much greater flexibility (e.g. find files with no tags, no title, specific bit rates, etc.).
- Added support for reading genres spelled out in text (e.g. “Rock”).
- Now supports setting "None" as the Genre.
- Added support for playing MP3 files with the QuickTime Player, SoundApp, and GrayAMP.
- Added support for reading Unicode-encoded tag information.
- Improved reading of MPEG info from MP3 files (e.g. bitrate).
- Improved Renamer to avoid using information from partial tags.
- Fixed problems where the MP3 information (sample rate, channels, etc.) was not displayed properly.
- Fixed calculation of required storage for MP3 header.
- Fixed a bug with the "Metal" Genre being improperly retrieved.
- Added error dialogs for low memory situations in the QuickEdit window.
- Repaired bug in retrieving tag information in certain situations.
MP3 Rage 1.1:
- Added support for playing MP3's thru your favorite MP3 player.
- Changed QuickEdit window to display tag and file information at the same time.
- Improved organizer so it can organize across different volumes and copy instead of moving files.
- Added more ways to organize MP3 files (e.g. Artist-Album-Year).
- Added support for remembering the settings in all windows (include the selected file/folder).
- Added support for remembering the positions of all windows.
- Fixed problems that would not allow cataloging or organizing with some sets of options.
- Fixed problems when trying to rename or organize files with illegal characters in their tags.
- Added support for reverting an MP3 file to the last saved version.
MP3 Rage 1.0:
- First public release.
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