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Release 5.7.0 - February 29, 2024
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.7.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.7.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.7.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.7.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.7.0
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 4.2
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added: multithreaded encoding and decoding to libwavpack (optional)
added: option to specify multithreading in CLI programs (--threads)
added: multithreading support to Cool Edit filter (always enabled)
added: support for ID3v2.4 when importing tags (--import-id3)
added: optional bitrate specification to wavpack -c option
added: Windows native threads in wvtest, builds with MSVC
added: recognize WAV files with new fourcc of 'BW64'
fixed: seeking issue on very large files (Windows only)
fixed: decode non-compliant FFmpeg files over 8 channels
fixed: accept some common but non-compliant AIFF files
fixed: automatically delete newly obsolete correction files
fixed: don't delete source files if data loss warnings occur
improved: ID3v2 tag support (more items, multiple values, pics, etc)
improved: use MinGW to build official Windows executables (faster)
improved: compression of 32-bit integer files (--optimize-int32)
improved: convert the man pages to mdoc(7)
improved: cmake & autoconf support
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Release 5.6.0 - November 23, 2022
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.6.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.6.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.6.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.6.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.6.0
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added: AIFF file import/export support
added: WATCOM compiler and OS/2 support
added: cmake support for mingw, builds Cooledit + Winamp plugins
added: --force-even-byte-depth option for rounding up bit depths
fixed: detect and report PCM files having non-zero padding bits
fixed: possible crash when displaying long channel assignments
fixed: big-endian-sourced "raw" files gave big-endian "wav"s
fixed: numerous minor issues
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Release 5.5.0 - July 7, 2022
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.5.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.5.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.5.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.5.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.5.0
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fixed: CVE-2021-44269 (encoding crafted DSD file triggers OOB read crash)
fixed: very long filenames cause stack-overflow crash in all CLI programs
fixed: the length stored in WAV headers not always corrected when using -i
fixed: attempting to encode raw DSD audio from stdin sometimes causes crash
fixed: DSD to PCM decimation: small clicks between tracks and tiny DC offset
fixed: length update in library-generated WAV headers on big-endian machines
fixed: sanitize custom extensions read from WavPack files to be alphanumeric
added: accepting brace-delimited options in the wavpack executable filename
added: "--drop" option to Windows executables for multi-file "drag-and-drop"
added" "--raw-pcm" option to wvunpack executable (does DSD --> 24-bit PCM)
added: "--no-overwrite" option to wavpack executable (to resume sessions)
improved: build system clean-up including switch to non-recursive "make"
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Release 5.4.0 - January 10, 2021
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.4.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.4.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.4.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.4.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.4.0
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fixed: potential security issue CVE-2020-35738
fixed: disable A32 asm code when building for Apple silicon
fixed: issues with Adobe-style floating-point WAV files
added: --normalize-floats option to wvunpack for correctly
exporting un-normalized floating-point files
updated: Visual Studio 2019 for Windows builds
dropped: WinXP support in official binaries
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Release 5.3.0 - April 14, 2020
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.3.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.3.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.3.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.3.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.3.0
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fixed: OSS-Fuzz issues 19925, 19928, 20060, 20448
(no CVEs or vulnerabilities)
fixed: trailing garbage characters on imported ID3v2 TXXX tags
fixed: various minor undefined behavior and memory access issues
fixed: sanitize tag extraction names for length and path inclusion
improved: reformat wvunpack "help" and split into long + short versions
added: regression testing to Travis CI for OSS-Fuzz crashers
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Release 5.2.0 - December 15, 2019
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.2.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.2.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.2.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.2.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.2.0
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fixed: potential security issues including the following CVEs:
CVE-2018-19840 CVE-2018-19841 CVE-2018-10536
CVE-2018-10537 CVE-2018-10538 CVE-2018-10539
CVE-2018-10540 CVE-2018-7254 CVE-2018-7253
CVE-2018-6767
added: support for CMake, Travis CI, and Google's OSS-fuzz
fixed: use correction file for encode verify (pipe input, Windows)
fixed: correct WAV header with actual length (pipe input, -i option)
fixed: thumb interworking and not needing v6 architecture (ARM asm)
added: handle more ID3v2.3 tag items and from all file types
fixed: coredump on Sparc64 (changed MD5 implementation)
fixed: handle invalid ID3v2.3 tags from sacd-ripper
fixed: several corner-case memory leaks
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Release 5.1.0 - January 18, 2017
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.1.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.1.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.1.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.1.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.1.0
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added: all new command-line tagging utility (wvtag)
added: option to import ID3v2.3 tags from Sony DSF files
fixed: fuzz test failures from AFL reported on SourceForge
improved: DSD decimation filter (less HF rolloff & CPU use)
fixed: non-byte audio depths (12-bit, 20-bit) not showing
fixed: rare case of noise-shaping triggering a lossy mute
fixed: recognize UTF-8 BOM when reading text files
fixed: a few portability issues
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.3
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.5.1.0
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 2.1
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 3.1
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updated: see 5.1.0 library changes
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Release 5.0.0 - December 6, 2016
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WavPack Library Source Code - 5.0.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.0.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.0.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.0.0
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added: multiple input formats, including RF64, Wave64, and CAF
added: lossless DSD audio in Philips DSDIFF and Sony DSF files
fixed: seeking in > 2GB WavPack files (new stream reader)
fixed: accept > 4GB source audio files (all formats)
improved: increase maximum samples from 2^32 to 2^40
added: block checksums for robustness to corruption
added: support for non-standard channel identities
removed: support for legacy WavPack files (< 4.0)
added: block decoder for streaming applications
fixed: many small fixes and improvements
added: all new pdf documentation
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 2.0
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improved: all new dialog for WavPack settings
fixed: handle unlimited audio file size
fixed: save all Amio channel identities
added: save/restore APEv2 tags
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.2
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.5.0.0
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 3.0
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updated: see 5.0.0 library changes
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Release 4.80.0 - March 28, 2016
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.80.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.80.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.80.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.80.0
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added: full Unicode support on Windows platform
added: new option --pre-quantize to truncate high-resolution files
to a reasonable depth (e.g., 20-bit) for better compression
fixed: Debian bug #793320 (executable stack)
fixed: LargeAddressAware problem reported on HA
fixed: several "fuzz test" failures reported on GitHub
fixed: repack blocks after possible arithmetic overflows
improved: faster assembly code for mono packing
improved: portability for various platforms
wvtest.exe (command-line libwavpack test suite) - 4.80.0
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added: exhaustive test for WavpackSeekSample() API
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.1
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.3.0.0
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 1.5
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.14
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updated: see 4.80.0 library changes
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Release 4.75.2 - October 1, 2015
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.75.2
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fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files created with assembly code (rare)
fixed: building on Clang systems like Darwin and FreeBSD (req. Clang 3.5+)
fixed: explicitly sign-extend audio data (< 4-byte) to avoid corrupt files
fixed: rare decoding errors due to integer overflow (ARM assembly code)
added: assembly optimizations for "extra" mode on mono or multichannel
wvtest.exe (command-line libwavpack test suite) - 4.75.2
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all new program to stress-test libwavpack (requires Pthreads)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.75.2
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.75.2
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.75.2
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fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files created with assembly code (rare)
added: assembly optimizations for "extra" mode on mono or multichannel
improved: flush stderr after all writes
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.13
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 1.4
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fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files (rare)
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Release 4.75.0 - May 25, 2015
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.75.0
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improved: reorganization for modularity and to improve linking
added: assembly optimizations for encode/decode on x86 and x64
added: assembly optimizations for decoding on ARMv7 (Linux)
improved: several minor speed optimizations using intrinsics
fixed: wavpack.pc.in not working correctly on some Linux distros
fixed: memcpy() issue causing abort() on OpenBSD
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.75.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.75.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.75.0
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changed: writing to console title default is off (Linux only, -z1 to enable)
fixed: wvgain crashes on bad file arguments (Debian bug #716478)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.12
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improved: performance (from assembly optimizations)
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Update - December 7, 2013
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CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.2.0.2
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imported: latest filter sources from Christophe Paris and CoreCodec
updated: port to VS 2008 and add 64-bit build platform with installer
added: decode streams with full headers (tested with LAV splitter)
fixed: issues with 7.1 and non-standard channel configurations
fixed: problems with 12-bit, 20-bit, and 32-bit integer audio
fixed: crashing bug related to hybrid files with DNS
fixed: custom sampling rates being ignored
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Release 4.70.0 - October 19, 2013
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.70.0
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added: transcoding from existing WavPack files (with tag copy)
added: option to verify WavPack file integrity on creation (-v)
added: use temporary files for safer overwriting
added: detect UTF-16LE encoding for tag text files (mostly a Windows thing)
added: --version command to write machine-parsable value
added: option to allow up to 16 MB APEv2 tag data (--allow-huge-tags)
added: allow channel-order specification on WAV files with zeroed channel mask
added: several Windows features to Linux (clean ^C handling, console title)
added: 4GB file support on 32-bit Linux targets
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.70.0
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fixed: seeking to last block failure (after finishing file)
fixed: memcpy() not always used correctly (Linux targets)
fixed: unsigned char issue (ARM targets)
fixed: add binary tag functions to Windows DLL exports (forgot on 4.60)
added: read-only access to APEv2 tags that come at the beginning of files
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (win32 only)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.70.0
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added: use temporary files for safer overwriting
added: --version command to write machine-parsable value
added: new command (-f) for getting machine-parsable WavPack file info
added: option (-n) to suppress audio decoding (useful for extracting only tags)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.70.0
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fixed: the -q (quiet) option would cause the -c (clean) option to fail
added: version command (-v) to write machine-parsable value
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8
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fixed: settings could not be saved on newer Windows versions (7 & 8)
fixed: installation issue caused by including manifest in build
added: dialog to installer suggesting "Winamp Essentials Pack"
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugin) - 1.0
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all new plugin for Audition 4.0 (CS5.5) and later (including Audition CC)
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Update - December 23, 2009
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in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8a
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fixed: crashes in winamp 5.57 when playing tracks that have "genre" tag
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Release 4.60.1 - November 29, 2009
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60.1
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fixed: filename specs in tag extractions failed in batch operations
fixed: prevent creation of APEv2 tags > 1 MB (which we can't read)
fixed: crash when decoding old WavPack files (pre version 4.0)
added: man pages to build system and updated with newer options
added: versioning info to Windows DLL
improved: build compatibility (eliminated uchar, ushort types)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60.1
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fixed: don't allow user to attempt to place over 1 MB into APEv2 tags
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.7
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added: read-only support for displaying cover art (thanks Benski!)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60.1
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60.1
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.11
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(see library changes)
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Release 4.60 - September 27, 2009
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60
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added: API for reading & writing binary fields in APEv2 tags
fixed: recognize APEv2 tags with footers but no headers
fixed: playback of files with 8 streams (15-16 channels)
fixed: playback and seeking failed on certain rare correction files
fixed: handle case where library makes RIFF header but app adds RIFF trailer
improved: channel count limit now virtually unlimited (tested to 256)
improved: move all tag functions into new module (tags.c)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60
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added: --write-binary-tag command for embedded cover art
added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
added: --raw-pcm command to specify raw PCM data (samplerate, bitdepth, num chans)
added: --channel-order accepts "..." to specify unassigned channels
added: --pair-unassigned-chans command to put unassigned channels into stereo pairs
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60
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added: -x (and -xx) commands for extracting arbitrary tag fields to stdout (and files)
added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
changed: -ss command no longer dumps multiline tags (use -x instead)
improved: formatting of -ss command, also shows information on binary tags
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60
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added: -n option for processing new files only (those without ReplayGain info)
improved: increase maximum gain value generated from +24 to +64 dB
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.10
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(see library changes)
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Update - January 23, 2009
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in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6b
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added: "lossless" and "category" to metadata keywords that we handle in winamp plugin
added: internationalization support to facilitate inclusion in Winamp Essentials Pack
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Release 4.50.1 - July 3, 2008
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50.1
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fixed: alignment fault when manipulating APEv2 tags (non-x86 only)
fixed: build on UNIX via elimination of non-standard strnlen()
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50.1
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50.1
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fixed: checking return value of iconv_open() prevents core dump on Solaris
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Release 4.50 - June 13, 2008
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50
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added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
added: option to merge blocks of similar redundancy
added: ability to store and retrieve extra mode level
fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
fixed: compiling with enable-mmx on gcc 4.3.x (thanks Joachim)
improved: allow bitrate to be calculated for files down to 1/10 second
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50
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added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
added: --channel-order option to reorder nonconforming multichannel files
added: --merge-blocks option to optimize storage of LossyWAV output files
added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
improved: reformatted and expanded --help display
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50
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fixed: don't ignore fractions of seconds in --skip option
added: show extra level and dns status for newer files (-s command)
added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
improved: display bitrate for files down to 1/10 second
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.5
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added: transcoding API (allows CD burning, format conversion, ReplayGain calc, etc.)
added: metadata writing API (for Auto-Tag, etc.)
added: full Unicode support for info box (older Winamps) and media library
added: standard Winamp metadata display & edit for newer Winamps
added: option to pass multichannel audio
added: option to pass all audio as 16-bit (for better compatibility)
added: option to output 24-bit audio when ReplayGain is active
added: genre display to info box (older Winamps)
fixed: seek bar sometimes vacillates when moved
fixed: crash when winamp is opened with files in playlist moved or deleted
improved: hi-res audio now output as 24-bit (not 32-bit) for better compatibility (EQ, etc.)
improved: performance of adding tracks to library, especially from network drives
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.9
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added: about box
added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
improved: display bitrate for files as short as 1/10 second
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
improved: replace "extra processing" switch with a slider (0-6)
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Release 4.41 - May 6, 2007
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.41
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added: create wavpackdll.dll for Windows (not used yet)
fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
fixed: put MSVC projects in their own subdir (fixed build problems)
fixed: limit RIFF data buffering to 16 MB to prevent out-of-memory crash
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.41
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fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
improved: refuse to encode WAV files over 4 GB or with over 16 MB RIFF data
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.41
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fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
fixed: restore files mistakenly encoded with huge RIFF chunks
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: --skip and --until commands to unpack specified range of audio data
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.41
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improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.8
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fixed: read all RIFF metadata from files created in other applications
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
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Release 4.40 - December 3, 2006
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.40
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added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "very high"
added: option added to improve compression of mono material in stereo files
(requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
added: function to obtain channel mapping information on decoding
added: function to get trailing wrapper info (RIFF) without decoding file
improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
improved: reorganized to create a standard library that should more easily
integrate into other applications; eliminated namespace issues
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.40
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added: accepts long option names including --help for full usage info
added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "very high" (-hh)
added: --optimize-mono option added to improve compression of mono material
in stereo files (requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.40
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added: cuesheet extraction (to .cue file or stdout)
added: wav header generation on decode for files with missing RIFF
information, or forced with -w option
added: more summary info (wrapper info + channel assignments)
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
improved: separate options for raw (-r) and blind stream decoding (-b)
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.40
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improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.40
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added: automatic cuesheet extraction (if present in APEv2 tag)
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.4
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fixed: quietly skips deleted files in playlist
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.7
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added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "v. high"
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
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Update - April 5, 2006
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.32
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.32
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fixed: generating RIFF headers on big-endian machines caused crash
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Update - December 10, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.31
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.31
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fixed: detect debug mode in all cases (win32 only)
improved: use latest service pack and SDK for building (win32 only)
improved: better directory choice for logging file (win32 only)
improved: allow shell to expand wildcards (*nix only)
added: option (-o) to specify output directory or path (*nix only)
added: option (-t) to copy timestamp (*nix only)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.31
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new
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.31
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fixed: failing seek with some files that had been played to the end
fixed: small memory leak when opening hybrid lossless files
improved: signed characters no longer must be default
improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag
improved: limited APEv2 tag editing capability
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Release 4.3 - November 1, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.3
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fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
added: command-line option (-r) to generate a fresh RIFF header
added: debug mode (rename to wavpack_debug.exe)
added: automatically detect lower resolution data even without -x1
added: src and dst dirs are searched also for tag source files (handy for EAC)
added: wildcard accepted for tag source files (handy for EAC)
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
improved: returns error status for any error
improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.3
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fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
fixed: formatting error in duration display
added: command-line option (-ss) to include tags in summary dump
added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
added: debug mode (rename to wvunpack_debug.exe)
improved: returns error status for any error
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.3
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.2
WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.3
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.6
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fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
improved: handle ID3v1.1 tags (now includes track number)
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.3
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: any error during WavPack file open caused crash if wvc file present
fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.3
---------------------------------
fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
added: automatic generation of RIFF wav header during encoding
added: new functions to access tags by index (instead of item name)
added: automatically detect lower resolution data during encoding
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)
improved: two structures renamed to avoid namespace conflict
removed: legacy code for Borland compiler
--------------------------
Update - September 1, 2005
--------------------------
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.22
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.5
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: possible corrupt files written (24 or 32-bit + "extra" mode)
---------------------------
Release 4.2 - April 2, 2005
---------------------------
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.2
----------------------------------------
fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
improved: stereo lossless encoding speed (including "extra" mode)
added: -i option to ignore length specified in wav header
added: -w option to write APEv2 tags directly from command line
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.2
-----------------------------------------
improved: decoding speed
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.2
-------------------------------
added: winamp media library support
improved: decoding speed
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.2
-------------------------------------
improved: decoding speed
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.1
Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.4
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
improved: encoding and decoding speed
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.2
---------------------------------
improved: encoding and decoding speed
fixed: works correctly with 64-bit compilers
added: mode bit to open files in "streaming" mode
--------------------------
Update - December 12, 2004
--------------------------
WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.2
----------------------------------------
fixed: crash when Apollo opened and WavPack plugin can't find config file
--------------------------------
Release 4.1 - September 14, 2004
--------------------------------
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
added: third name specification for "correction" file (EAC specific)
added: -t option to preserve timestamps
added: error summary for batch mode
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.1
-----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
added: -s option to dump file summary to stdout
added: -t option to preserve timestamps
added: error summary for batch mode
wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.1
-------------------------------
fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)
added: maximum tag data field width changed from 64 chars to 128 chars
added: new infobox items including encoder version & modes, track #, md5
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.1
-------------------------------------
added: new database items including encoder version & modes and md5
WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)
Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.2
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: saving mono file causing crash (no corruption possible)
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
fixed: partial saves (with "Cancel") have incorrect RIFF header if unpacked
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.0
---------------------------------
new
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.1
---------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
added: mode bits for determining additional encode info (extra, sfx)
added: function to return total compressed file length (including wvc)
added: function to return encoder version (1, 2, 3, or 4)
added: ability to obtain MD5 sum before decoding file (requires seek to end)
added: mode bit for determining tag type (for proper character translation)
added: ability to encode WavPack files without knowing length in advance
added: option for small "information only" version of library
Release 5.7.0 - February 29, 2024
---------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.7.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.7.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.7.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.7.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.7.0
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 4.2
----------------------------------------------------
added: multithreaded encoding and decoding to libwavpack (optional)
added: option to specify multithreading in CLI programs (--threads)
added: multithreading support to Cool Edit filter (always enabled)
added: support for ID3v2.4 when importing tags (--import-id3)
added: optional bitrate specification to wavpack -c option
added: Windows native threads in wvtest, builds with MSVC
added: recognize WAV files with new fourcc of 'BW64'
fixed: seeking issue on very large files (Windows only)
fixed: decode non-compliant FFmpeg files over 8 channels
fixed: accept some common but non-compliant AIFF files
fixed: automatically delete newly obsolete correction files
fixed: don't delete source files if data loss warnings occur
improved: ID3v2 tag support (more items, multiple values, pics, etc)
improved: use MinGW to build official Windows executables (faster)
improved: compression of 32-bit integer files (--optimize-int32)
improved: convert the man pages to mdoc(7)
improved: cmake & autoconf support
---------------------------------
Release 5.6.0 - November 23, 2022
---------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.6.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.6.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.6.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.6.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.6.0
----------------------------------------------------
added: AIFF file import/export support
added: WATCOM compiler and OS/2 support
added: cmake support for mingw, builds Cooledit + Winamp plugins
added: --force-even-byte-depth option for rounding up bit depths
fixed: detect and report PCM files having non-zero padding bits
fixed: possible crash when displaying long channel assignments
fixed: big-endian-sourced "raw" files gave big-endian "wav"s
fixed: numerous minor issues
----------------------------
Release 5.5.0 - July 7, 2022
----------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.5.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.5.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.5.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.5.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.5.0
----------------------------------------------------
fixed: CVE-2021-44269 (encoding crafted DSD file triggers OOB read crash)
fixed: very long filenames cause stack-overflow crash in all CLI programs
fixed: the length stored in WAV headers not always corrected when using -i
fixed: attempting to encode raw DSD audio from stdin sometimes causes crash
fixed: DSD to PCM decimation: small clicks between tracks and tiny DC offset
fixed: length update in library-generated WAV headers on big-endian machines
fixed: sanitize custom extensions read from WavPack files to be alphanumeric
added: accepting brace-delimited options in the wavpack executable filename
added: "--drop" option to Windows executables for multi-file "drag-and-drop"
added" "--raw-pcm" option to wvunpack executable (does DSD --> 24-bit PCM)
added: "--no-overwrite" option to wavpack executable (to resume sessions)
improved: build system clean-up including switch to non-recursive "make"
--------------------------------
Release 5.4.0 - January 10, 2021
--------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.4.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.4.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.4.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.4.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.4.0
----------------------------------------------------
fixed: potential security issue CVE-2020-35738
fixed: disable A32 asm code when building for Apple silicon
fixed: issues with Adobe-style floating-point WAV files
added: --normalize-floats option to wvunpack for correctly
exporting un-normalized floating-point files
updated: Visual Studio 2019 for Windows builds
dropped: WinXP support in official binaries
------------------------------
Release 5.3.0 - April 14, 2020
------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.3.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.3.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.3.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.3.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.3.0
----------------------------------------------------
fixed: OSS-Fuzz issues 19925, 19928, 20060, 20448
(no CVEs or vulnerabilities)
fixed: trailing garbage characters on imported ID3v2 TXXX tags
fixed: various minor undefined behavior and memory access issues
fixed: sanitize tag extraction names for length and path inclusion
improved: reformat wvunpack "help" and split into long + short versions
added: regression testing to Travis CI for OSS-Fuzz crashers
---------------------------------
Release 5.2.0 - December 15, 2019
---------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.2.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.2.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.2.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.2.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.2.0
----------------------------------------------------
fixed: potential security issues including the following CVEs:
CVE-2018-19840 CVE-2018-19841 CVE-2018-10536
CVE-2018-10537 CVE-2018-10538 CVE-2018-10539
CVE-2018-10540 CVE-2018-7254 CVE-2018-7253
CVE-2018-6767
added: support for CMake, Travis CI, and Google's OSS-fuzz
fixed: use correction file for encode verify (pipe input, Windows)
fixed: correct WAV header with actual length (pipe input, -i option)
fixed: thumb interworking and not needing v6 architecture (ARM asm)
added: handle more ID3v2.3 tag items and from all file types
fixed: coredump on Sparc64 (changed MD5 implementation)
fixed: handle invalid ID3v2.3 tags from sacd-ripper
fixed: several corner-case memory leaks
--------------------------------
Release 5.1.0 - January 18, 2017
--------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.1.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.1.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.1.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.1.0
wvtag.exe (command-line tagging utility) - 5.1.0
----------------------------------------------------
added: all new command-line tagging utility (wvtag)
added: option to import ID3v2.3 tags from Sony DSF files
fixed: fuzz test failures from AFL reported on SourceForge
improved: DSD decimation filter (less HF rolloff & CPU use)
fixed: non-byte audio depths (12-bit, 20-bit) not showing
fixed: rare case of noise-shaping triggering a lossy mute
fixed: recognize UTF-8 BOM when reading text files
fixed: a few portability issues
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.3
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.5.1.0
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 2.1
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 3.1
------------------------------------------------
updated: see 5.1.0 library changes
--------------------------------
Release 5.0.0 - December 6, 2016
--------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 5.0.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 5.0.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 5.0.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 5.0.0
----------------------------------------------------
added: multiple input formats, including RF64, Wave64, and CAF
added: lossless DSD audio in Philips DSDIFF and Sony DSF files
fixed: seeking in > 2GB WavPack files (new stream reader)
fixed: accept > 4GB source audio files (all formats)
improved: increase maximum samples from 2^32 to 2^40
added: block checksums for robustness to corruption
added: support for non-standard channel identities
removed: support for legacy WavPack files (< 4.0)
added: block decoder for streaming applications
fixed: many small fixes and improvements
added: all new pdf documentation
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 2.0
-----------------------------------------------
improved: all new dialog for WavPack settings
fixed: handle unlimited audio file size
fixed: save all Amio channel identities
added: save/restore APEv2 tags
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.2
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.5.0.0
cool_wv4.flt (Cool Edit / Audition filter) - 3.0
------------------------------------------------
updated: see 5.0.0 library changes
-------------------------------
Release 4.80.0 - March 28, 2016
-------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.80.0
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.80.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.80.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.80.0
-----------------------------------------------------
added: full Unicode support on Windows platform
added: new option --pre-quantize to truncate high-resolution files
to a reasonable depth (e.g., 20-bit) for better compression
fixed: Debian bug #793320 (executable stack)
fixed: LargeAddressAware problem reported on HA
fixed: several "fuzz test" failures reported on GitHub
fixed: repack blocks after possible arithmetic overflows
improved: faster assembly code for mono packing
improved: portability for various platforms
wvtest.exe (command-line libwavpack test suite) - 4.80.0
--------------------------------------------------------
added: exhaustive test for WavpackSeekSample() API
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8.0.1
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.3.0.0
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 1.5
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.14
------------------------------------------------
updated: see 4.80.0 library changes
--------------------------------
Release 4.75.2 - October 1, 2015
--------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.75.2
------------------------------------
fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files created with assembly code (rare)
fixed: building on Clang systems like Darwin and FreeBSD (req. Clang 3.5+)
fixed: explicitly sign-extend audio data (< 4-byte) to avoid corrupt files
fixed: rare decoding errors due to integer overflow (ARM assembly code)
added: assembly optimizations for "extra" mode on mono or multichannel
wvtest.exe (command-line libwavpack test suite) - 4.75.2
--------------------------------------------------------
all new program to stress-test libwavpack (requires Pthreads)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.75.2
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.75.2
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.75.2
-----------------------------------------------------
fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files created with assembly code (rare)
added: assembly optimizations for "extra" mode on mono or multichannel
improved: flush stderr after all writes
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.13
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugins) - 1.4
------------------------------------------------
fixed: corrupt mono or multichannel files (rare)
-----------------------------
Release 4.75.0 - May 25, 2015
-----------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.75.0
------------------------------------
improved: reorganization for modularity and to improve linking
added: assembly optimizations for encode/decode on x86 and x64
added: assembly optimizations for decoding on ARMv7 (Linux)
improved: several minor speed optimizations using intrinsics
fixed: wavpack.pc.in not working correctly on some Linux distros
fixed: memcpy() issue causing abort() on OpenBSD
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.75.0
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.75.0
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.75.0
-----------------------------------------------------
changed: writing to console title default is off (Linux only, -z1 to enable)
fixed: wvgain crashes on bad file arguments (Debian bug #716478)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.12
------------------------------------------------
improved: performance (from assembly optimizations)
-------------------------
Update - December 7, 2013
-------------------------
CoreWavPack DirectShow Filters - 1.2.0.2
----------------------------------------
imported: latest filter sources from Christophe Paris and CoreCodec
updated: port to VS 2008 and add 64-bit build platform with installer
added: decode streams with full headers (tested with LAV splitter)
fixed: issues with 7.1 and non-standard channel configurations
fixed: problems with 12-bit, 20-bit, and 32-bit integer audio
fixed: crashing bug related to hybrid files with DNS
fixed: custom sampling rates being ignored
---------------------------------
Release 4.70.0 - October 19, 2013
---------------------------------
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.70.0
-------------------------------------------
added: transcoding from existing WavPack files (with tag copy)
added: option to verify WavPack file integrity on creation (-v)
added: use temporary files for safer overwriting
added: detect UTF-16LE encoding for tag text files (mostly a Windows thing)
added: --version command to write machine-parsable value
added: option to allow up to 16 MB APEv2 tag data (--allow-huge-tags)
added: allow channel-order specification on WAV files with zeroed channel mask
added: several Windows features to Linux (clean ^C handling, console title)
added: 4GB file support on 32-bit Linux targets
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.70.0
------------------------------------
fixed: seeking to last block failure (after finishing file)
fixed: memcpy() not always used correctly (Linux targets)
fixed: unsigned char issue (ARM targets)
fixed: add binary tag functions to Windows DLL exports (forgot on 4.60)
added: read-only access to APEv2 tags that come at the beginning of files
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (win32 only)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.70.0
--------------------------------------------
added: use temporary files for safer overwriting
added: --version command to write machine-parsable value
added: new command (-f) for getting machine-parsable WavPack file info
added: option (-n) to suppress audio decoding (useful for extracting only tags)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.70.0
-----------------------------------------------------
fixed: the -q (quiet) option would cause the -c (clean) option to fail
added: version command (-v) to write machine-parsable value
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8
-------------------------------
fixed: settings could not be saved on newer Windows versions (7 & 8)
fixed: installation issue caused by including manifest in build
added: dialog to installer suggesting "Winamp Essentials Pack"
AmioWavpack.amio (Adobe Audition Plugin) - 1.0
----------------------------------------------
all new plugin for Audition 4.0 (CS5.5) and later (including Audition CC)
--------------------------
Update - December 23, 2009
--------------------------
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.8a
--------------------------------
fixed: crashes in winamp 5.57 when playing tracks that have "genre" tag
----------------------------------
Release 4.60.1 - November 29, 2009
----------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60.1
------------------------------------
fixed: filename specs in tag extractions failed in batch operations
fixed: prevent creation of APEv2 tags > 1 MB (which we can't read)
fixed: crash when decoding old WavPack files (pre version 4.0)
added: man pages to build system and updated with newer options
added: versioning info to Windows DLL
improved: build compatibility (eliminated uchar, ushort types)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60.1
-------------------------------------------
fixed: don't allow user to attempt to place over 1 MB into APEv2 tags
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.7
-------------------------------
added: read-only support for displaying cover art (thanks Benski!)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60.1
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60.1
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.11
-----------------------------------------------------
(see library changes)
---------------------------------
Release 4.60 - September 27, 2009
---------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.60
----------------------------------
added: API for reading & writing binary fields in APEv2 tags
fixed: recognize APEv2 tags with footers but no headers
fixed: playback of files with 8 streams (15-16 channels)
fixed: playback and seeking failed on certain rare correction files
fixed: handle case where library makes RIFF header but app adds RIFF trailer
improved: channel count limit now virtually unlimited (tested to 256)
improved: move all tag functions into new module (tags.c)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.60
-----------------------------------------
added: --write-binary-tag command for embedded cover art
added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
added: --raw-pcm command to specify raw PCM data (samplerate, bitdepth, num chans)
added: --channel-order accepts "..." to specify unassigned channels
added: --pair-unassigned-chans command to put unassigned channels into stereo pairs
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.60
------------------------------------------
added: -x (and -xx) commands for extracting arbitrary tag fields to stdout (and files)
added: --no-utf8-convert command to skip Unicode character conversions
changed: -ss command no longer dumps multiline tags (use -x instead)
improved: formatting of -ss command, also shows information on binary tags
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.60
---------------------------------------------------
added: -n option for processing new files only (those without ReplayGain info)
improved: increase maximum gain value generated from +24 to +64 dB
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.10
------------------------------------------------
(see library changes)
-------------------------
Update - January 23, 2009
-------------------------
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.6b
--------------------------------
added: "lossless" and "category" to metadata keywords that we handle in winamp plugin
added: internationalization support to facilitate inclusion in Winamp Essentials Pack
-----------------------------
Release 4.50.1 - July 3, 2008
-----------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50.1
------------------------------------
fixed: alignment fault when manipulating APEv2 tags (non-x86 only)
fixed: build on UNIX via elimination of non-standard strnlen()
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50.1
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50.1
--------------------------------------------
fixed: checking return value of iconv_open() prevents core dump on Solaris
----------------------------
Release 4.50 - June 13, 2008
----------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.50
----------------------------------
added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
added: option to merge blocks of similar redundancy
added: ability to store and retrieve extra mode level
fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
fixed: compiling with enable-mmx on gcc 4.3.x (thanks Joachim)
improved: allow bitrate to be calculated for files down to 1/10 second
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.50
-----------------------------------------
added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
added: --channel-order option to reorder nonconforming multichannel files
added: --merge-blocks option to optimize storage of LossyWAV output files
added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
fixed: alignment fault on some big-endian machines
improved: reformatted and expanded --help display
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.50
------------------------------------------
fixed: don't ignore fractions of seconds in --skip option
added: show extra level and dns status for newer files (-s command)
added: ignore -o on Windows for compatibility with Linux version
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
improved: display bitrate for files down to 1/10 second
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.5
-------------------------------
added: transcoding API (allows CD burning, format conversion, ReplayGain calc, etc.)
added: metadata writing API (for Auto-Tag, etc.)
added: full Unicode support for info box (older Winamps) and media library
added: standard Winamp metadata display & edit for newer Winamps
added: option to pass multichannel audio
added: option to pass all audio as 16-bit (for better compatibility)
added: option to output 24-bit audio when ReplayGain is active
added: genre display to info box (older Winamps)
fixed: seek bar sometimes vacillates when moved
fixed: crash when winamp is opened with files in playlist moved or deleted
improved: hi-res audio now output as 24-bit (not 32-bit) for better compatibility (EQ, etc.)
improved: performance of adding tracks to library, especially from network drives
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.9
-----------------------------------------------
added: about box
added: dynamic noise shaping for improved hybrid quality
improved: display bitrate for files as short as 1/10 second
improved: decoding of corrupt files (prevents heap overrun crashes)
improved: replace "extra processing" switch with a slider (0-6)
--------------------------
Release 4.41 - May 6, 2007
--------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.41
----------------------------------
added: create wavpackdll.dll for Windows (not used yet)
fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
fixed: put MSVC projects in their own subdir (fixed build problems)
fixed: limit RIFF data buffering to 16 MB to prevent out-of-memory crash
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.41
-----------------------------------------
fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
improved: refuse to encode WAV files over 4 GB or with over 16 MB RIFF data
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.41
------------------------------------------
fixed: corrupt floating-point audio on big-endian machines
fixed: restore files mistakenly encoded with huge RIFF chunks
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: --skip and --until commands to unpack specified range of audio data
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.41
---------------------------------------------------
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.8
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: read all RIFF metadata from files created in other applications
improved: attempt to mute errors when decoding corrupt legacy WavPack files
improved: overall performance enhancements of 10% to 30% (depending on mode)
added: MMX intrinsics for 24-bit (and higher) stereo encoding (thanks to
Joachim Henke)
-------------------------------
Release 4.40 - December 3, 2006
-------------------------------
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.40
----------------------------------
added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "very high"
added: option added to improve compression of mono material in stereo files
(requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
added: function to obtain channel mapping information on decoding
added: function to get trailing wrapper info (RIFF) without decoding file
improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
improved: reorganized to create a standard library that should more easily
integrate into other applications; eliminated namespace issues
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.40
-----------------------------------------
added: accepts long option names including --help for full usage info
added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "very high" (-hh)
added: --optimize-mono option added to improve compression of mono material
in stereo files (requires at least version 4.3 decoder)
improved: "extra" mode levels 1-3 completely revamped, fast enough for use
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.40
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added: cuesheet extraction (to .cue file or stdout)
added: wav header generation on decode for files with missing RIFF
information, or forced with -w option
added: more summary info (wrapper info + channel assignments)
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
improved: separate options for raw (-r) and blind stream decoding (-b)
improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.40
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improved: switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (win32 only)
removed: support for Windows 95
wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.40
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added: automatic cuesheet extraction (if present in APEv2 tag)
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.4
-------------------------------
fixed: quietly skips deleted files in playlist
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.7
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added: new hardware-friendly "high" mode that compresses almost as well as
old "high" mode but decodes significantly faster; old "high" mode
now available as "v. high"
improved: more robust handling of corrupt files
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Update - April 5, 2006
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WavPack Library Source Code - 4.32
wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.32
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fixed: generating RIFF headers on big-endian machines caused crash
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Update - December 10, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.31
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.31
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fixed: detect debug mode in all cases (win32 only)
improved: use latest service pack and SDK for building (win32 only)
improved: better directory choice for logging file (win32 only)
improved: allow shell to expand wildcards (*nix only)
added: option (-o) to specify output directory or path (*nix only)
added: option (-t) to copy timestamp (*nix only)
wvgain.exe (command-line ReplayGain scanner) - 4.31
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new
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.31
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fixed: failing seek with some files that had been played to the end
fixed: small memory leak when opening hybrid lossless files
improved: signed characters no longer must be default
improved: APEv2 tags are read even if followed by ID3v1 tag
improved: limited APEv2 tag editing capability
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Release 4.3 - November 1, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.3
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fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
added: command-line option (-r) to generate a fresh RIFF header
added: debug mode (rename to wavpack_debug.exe)
added: automatically detect lower resolution data even without -x1
added: src and dst dirs are searched also for tag source files (handy for EAC)
added: wildcard accepted for tag source files (handy for EAC)
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
improved: returns error status for any error
improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.3
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fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
fixed: bug causing termination error with very wide screen widths
fixed: formatting error in duration display
added: command-line option (-ss) to include tags in summary dump
added: command-line option (-l) to use low priority for batch operation
added: debug mode (rename to wvunpack_debug.exe)
improved: returns error status for any error
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.3
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.2
WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.3
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.6
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fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
improved: handle ID3v1.1 tags (now includes track number)
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.3
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fixed: any error during WavPack file open caused crash if wvc file present
fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.3
---------------------------------
fixed: very rare decoding bug causing overflow with hi-res files
added: automatic generation of RIFF wav header during encoding
added: new functions to access tags by index (instead of item name)
added: automatically detect lower resolution data during encoding
added: handle non-standard sampling rates
improved: more robust decoding of damaged (or invalid) files
improved: use longer blocks in multichannel files (better "high" compression)
improved: two structures renamed to avoid namespace conflict
removed: legacy code for Borland compiler
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Update - September 1, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.22
cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.5
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fixed: possible corrupt files written (24 or 32-bit + "extra" mode)
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Release 4.2 - April 2, 2005
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.2
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fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
improved: stereo lossless encoding speed (including "extra" mode)
added: -i option to ignore length specified in wav header
added: -w option to write APEv2 tags directly from command line
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.2
-----------------------------------------
improved: decoding speed
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.2
-------------------------------
added: winamp media library support
improved: decoding speed
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.2
-------------------------------------
improved: decoding speed
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.1
Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.4
-----------------------------------------------
fixed: handling of wav files larger than 2 gig
improved: encoding and decoding speed
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.2
---------------------------------
improved: encoding and decoding speed
fixed: works correctly with 64-bit compilers
added: mode bit to open files in "streaming" mode
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Update - December 12, 2004
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WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.2
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fixed: crash when Apollo opened and WavPack plugin can't find config file
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Release 4.1 - September 14, 2004
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wavpack.exe (command-line encoder) - 4.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
added: third name specification for "correction" file (EAC specific)
added: -t option to preserve timestamps
added: error summary for batch mode
wvunpack.exe (command-line decoder) - 4.1
-----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
added: -s option to dump file summary to stdout
added: -t option to preserve timestamps
added: error summary for batch mode
wvselfx.exe (self-extraction stub) - 4.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
in_wv.dll (winamp plugin) - 2.1
-------------------------------
fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)
added: maximum tag data field width changed from 64 chars to 128 chars
added: new infobox items including encoder version & modes, track #, md5
foo_wavpack.dll (foobar plugin) - 2.1
-------------------------------------
added: new database items including encoder version & modes and md5
WavPack_Apollo.dll (Apollo plugin) - 1.1
----------------------------------------
fixed: international characters in tags display properly (UTF-8 to Ansi)
Cool_wv4.flt (CoolEdit / Audition filter) - 2.2
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fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: saving mono file causing crash (no corruption possible)
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
fixed: partial saves (with "Cancel") have incorrect RIFF header if unpacked
nxWavPack.dll (Nero plugin) - 1.0
---------------------------------
new
WavPack Library Source Code - 4.1
---------------------------------
fixed: hybrid mode + "extra" mode + very low bitrates making corrupt files
fixed: mono or multichannel files causing crash (no corruption possible)
fixed: hybrid mode decoding bugs (very obscure situations)
added: mode bits for determining additional encode info (extra, sfx)
added: function to return total compressed file length (including wvc)
added: function to return encoder version (1, 2, 3, or 4)
added: ability to obtain MD5 sum before decoding file (requires seek to end)
added: mode bit for determining tag type (for proper character translation)
added: ability to encode WavPack files without knowing length in advance
added: option for small "information only" version of library