
Version History
Version 1.7.6 – June 17, 2014
- Added a preference to remove unsafe characters for Windows file systems.
- Fixed an issue when converting a large number of .caf files.
- Fixed a possible issue with encoding Monkey's Audio files.
- Fixed an issue with reading .mov files on Mavericks.
- Other small bug fixes.
Version 1.7.5
- Fixed an issue with reading .mov files on Mavericks.
Version 1.7.4 - November 26, 2013
- Fixed an issue that could cause PAC to not launch.
Version 1.7.3 – October 28, 2013
- Fixed some compatibility issues with 10.9 Mavericks.
Version 1.7.2 – October 9, 2013
- Fixed a possible bug with creating directories introduced in the previous update.
Version 1.7.1 – October 3, 2013
- Fixed an issue with writing to folders that have an asterisk in their name.
- Fixed an issue with writing Track Artist in MP4 files.
- Fixed an issue with decoding certain .mov files.
Version 1.7 – September 16, 2013
- Added support for reading and writing Opus files.
- Added support for reading Mod files.
- Added the ability to set the comments field to a format string (in the preferences).
- Added source file information to the list of possible format strings.
- Added a metadata field for Key.
- Added a metadata field for ISRC.
- Metadata information is now read from Apple Loops.
- Fixed a permissions issue when dragging in from iTunes.
- Fixed an issue where certain format specifier strings would cause the program to crash.
- Fixed an issue where your output directory might not get added to the sandbox even after allowing access.
- Updated FLAC to 1.3.0.
- Updated FFMPEG to 2.0.1.
- Updated Monkey's Audio codec to 4.12.
Version 1.6 – June 2, 2013
- Added the ability to preserve the input file's folder structure.
- Added the option to write ID3v2.3 tags to MP3 files.
- Added the ability to add the output directory chooser in the toolbar.
- Added the ability to drag your output folder directly to the output directory chooser.
- Added option to preserve Broadcast WAV chunk.
- Album Artwork data size, dimensions, and image type are now displayed.
- Added the ability to re-arrange the output formats.
- Added .3ga input file support.
- Added a preference for writing "Encoded By" metadata information.
- Added a preference to open the output directory after encoding.
- Improved multi-channel audio support
- Updated FFMpeg libraries to 1.20.
- Updated TagLib to version 1.8.
- Fixed an issue where the program would crash if the format specifiers produced an empty string.
- Fixed an issue where re-encoding files to the same source location would add unwanted numbers to the file name.
- Fixed the way FLAC seek tables are created, improved FLAC seeking in certain applications.
- Fixed some memory leaks.
- App-Store version is now sandboxed per Apple's requirements.
Version 1.5.1 – June 3, 2012
- Fixed an issue where selecting "Overwrite Existing Output Files" would not overwrite existing output files.
Version 1.5 – April 14, 2012
- Added support for reading and writing True Audio (.tta) files.
- Added support for writing OGG Speex files (it could already read them).
- Added a 'Compilation' checkbox to the metadata editor.
- File list queue now shows progress for each output format.
- Write Metadata is now its own button that can be added to the toolbar by option-clicking on the toolbar and choosing 'Customize Toolbar...'
- Field focus is now maintained in the metadata editor when changing tracks.
- Album Artwork is now shown when selecting multiple files with identical artwork.
- Added keyboard shortcuts for Previous, Next, and Close in the metadata editor (⌘P, ⌘N, and ⌘W).
- A progress sheet is now shown when reading large amounts of metadata.
- Fixed an issue where lots of icons would bounce on the Dock when decoding WMA Lossless using Flip4Mac.
- Fixed a MIME Type issue with embedded artwork.
- Fixed an issue with the Speex decoder that would chop some files short.
- Fixed an issue decoding WMA files with floating point samples.
- Progress is now shown when converting speex files to other formats.
- You can now write metadata to the source file without needing an output format selected.
- Added a preference to fallback on the source filename when the Track Title metadata is missing.
- Added an 'Actions' menu with Encode, Write Metadata, and Cancel.
- Updated TagLib to version 1.7.1.
Version 1.4 – March 13, 2012
- Added WMA Lossless support for users with Flip4Mac Pro.
- Added manual control of bit-depth and sample-rate when encoding FLAC and Monkey's Audio files.
- Which MP3 tag types to write can now be selected in the preferences (ID3v1, ID3v2.4, or APE Tag).
- Added option to skip encodings where the source and destination type are the same.
- Made comments field of the metadata editor multi-line.
- Added 'Auto' to AIFF and WAV bit depths.
- "Use Custom Naming Scheme" preference now shows an example of how the naming scheme will look.
- Made a preference to display the error log as soon as an error occurs, instead of waiting until the end to show it.
- Added the ability to show the error log in the Window menu.
- VBR quality now shows numerical value and you can fine-tune the value by option-clicking in the slider area.
- Fixed an issue with decoding non-16-bit Monkey's Audio files.
- Fixed a possible crashing issue when adding files to your iTunes library.
Version 1.3.1 – February 10, 2012
- Fixed an issue with reading album artwork from FLAC files.
Version 1.3 – February 1, 2012
- Added support for reading WavPack files.
- Added support for reading Musepack files.
- Added support for reading Ogg Speex files.
- Updated LAME to 3.99.4.
- Updated FFMpeg libraries to 0.10.
- Now writes additional bitrate information to AAC files, mimicking iTunes.
- Added the ability to re-read metadata from the original source file.
- Added the option to disable metadata writing.
- Added BPM and Grouping to format specifiers.
- Added confirmation for Clear All Metadata.
- Pro Audio Converter will no longer overwrite files created in the same batch, regardless of user preferences.
- Fixed a permissions issue. Output files now have the permissions 0644.
- Now checks for blank filename created by format specifiers and replaces it with the source filename.
- Fixed an issue where the format specifiers would not work for the album artwork file search.
- Fixed an issue where having a period in the filename section of format specifiers would clear everything after the period.
- Fixed an issue where renaming files when updating metadata only might not retain the original file extension.
- Fixed a bug where the Year format specifier might not work.
- Fixed an issue where pressing Command-i might not work.
- Fixed placement of the cancel button when resizing the metadata editor window.
Version 1.2 – November 27, 2011
- Now supports reading and writing Monkey's Audio files!
- Added option for saving album artwork to a file!
- Added option to automatically import album artwork from a file!
- Now reads and writes Ogg Vorbis and Ogg FLAC album artwork metadata.
- Added ability to change the bit-depth of Apple Lossless files.
- Added right-click menus.
- Now indicates when there are duplicate output formats enabled.
- Performance Enhancements.
Version 1.1 – Oct 24, 2011
- Added Bitrate and Sample Rate to the format specifiers.
- Fixed an issue with copyright metadata information not transferring to encoded files.
- Fixed a possible bug with the comments field of AIF files ripped in iTunes.
- Fixed a possible bug when encoding VBR MP3 files.
- Better handling of CBR and ABR Ogg Vorbis encodings.
- Updated FFmpeg Libraries to 0.8.5.
- Other minor bug fixes.
- Minor User Interface fixes and changes.
Version 1.0 – August 26, 2011
- Initial Release!