SoundConverter Changelog

What's new in SoundConverter 2.1.5

Feb 3, 2015
  • Don't write xing header if target MP3 is in CBR mode. Closes lp:1399276, thanks Chuck.
  • Fix problem when dropping files with special chars. Thanks Fonfon.
  • Update translations. Thanks Alain-Olivier.

New in SoundConverter 2.1.4 (Aug 28, 2014)

  • Fix Ubuntu automatic plugin installation forever-loop by ignoring video codecs.
  • (Closes lp:1308187, thanks Thibaut and others)
  • Fix converting multiple folders containing the same filenames, as the same temporary files were created.
  • (Closes lp:1357597, thanks Evert)
  • Make sure all file/folder choosers are forced to local file-systems.
  • (Closes lp:1339836, thanks François)

New in SoundConverter 2.1.2 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • Fix original files deleted when encoding failed.
  • "Same folder as the input file" fix when "Create folders" is active.
  • Reset plugin install cancellation after conversion batch.
  • "Replace all messy characters" based on a black list instead of a white list. This means that only really problematic characters are replaced now.
  • Added appdata for gnome-software.
  • Translation updates.

New in SoundConverter 2.0.4 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • Add support for Opus codec.
  • Fix command line arguments parsing.
  • (Closes lp:995862, thanks Michael)
  • Fix problem with AAC settings.
  • (Closes lp:954555, thanks Patrick and zebul666)
  • Fix crash in FolderChooser. 836338
  • (Closes redhat:836338)
  • Fix yet another problem with filenames handling.
  • (Closes lp:998371, thanks Bastian)
  • Update Translations.

New in SoundConverter 1.5.3 (Nov 8, 2010)

  • Fix crash in TaskQueue
  • Fix progress bar oddities.

New in SoundConverter 1.4.4 (Jul 3, 2009)

  • Force vbr-max-bitrate to 320 when using mp3+vbr, since gstreamer now defaults to 160. (thanks psychoman, fix #15950)
  • Activate GVfs authentication so we can log to remote shares. (thanks ikus060, fix lp:386849)
  • Fix crash in query_duration. (fix lp:333024) Change deprecated Tooltip code, SoundConverter now requires GTK 2.12+! (thanks Matt)
  • Reset status after clearing file list. (Thanks Sean)
  • Fix unhandled exception when removing original files went bad. (thanks surreal, fix lp:278782)
  • Allow loading glade file from source folder so you can run soundconverter without installing. (Thanks Geoff)
  • Rosetta sync, Update all translations.
  • Add Bulgarian, Danish, English (Australia), Estonian, Japanese and Vietnamese translations.
  • A some minor cosmetic changes. (Thanks Uwe)

New in SoundConverter 1.4.3 (Apr 17, 2009)

  • Fix freezing when adding encrypted mp4 files. (lp:263889)
  • Display notification at the end of conversion.
  • Display error dialog when something bad happened.
  • And minor corrections, like Preference Dialog fixes,
  • spellings fixes, a better URI handling and minor glitches fixed.

New in SoundConverter 1.4.2 (Jan 26, 2009)

  • Translations update.
  • Add a checkbox to optionally choose .oga extension for vorbis files.
  • Minor bugfixes (python 2.5 problem, and some interface stalling fixes).

New in SoundConverter 1.4.0 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • An AAC quality setting.
  • A higher quality level for Vorbis and MP3.
  • An old problem with unquoted folders has been fixed.
  • FLAC files will be smaller. Optional resampling has been added.
  • A {Timestamp} filename template has been added.
  • The Polish translation has been updated.