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Version 4.26

• Added support for Video DVD burning
• Added Help button for Normalization
• Fixed daylight saving and timestamp bugs
• Fixed shortcut for the Play button
• Fixed Audio CD burn failures when using certain USB drives
• Fixed wrong creation date being reported for files burned with UDF / Hybrid
• Fixed display of error message when copying DL Blu-ray to single layer
• Fixed crashes on PowerPC Macs when burning Data CD
• Fixed 'No Disk in Drive' error
• Uploaded 2009-04-06

Version 4.25

• Changed Aspect Ratio and File system buttons to pull-down lists
• Fixed auto-launch after install
• Fixed crashes on exit
• Fixed burning to image file failures
• Fixed Audio CD 'Play' button resetting Output to internal sound card
• Fixed problems when burning to UDF or Hybrid
• Fixed movie ending prematurely when using Chapters
• Fixed Video DVD
• Fixed Help for FFMPEG
• Fixed data compilation Normalize sub-menu
• Fixed Audio CD sub-menu
• Fixed handling of non-Latin (e.g. Russian) text in file names
• Fixed 'Disable Load/Eject'- previously, if unchecked, Express Burn always said that there was no disc in the drive
• Revisited and fixed Pioneer drive issues
• Uploaded 2009-03-06

Version 4.24

• Fixed cancelling a Data DVD/CD
• Fixed issue with alpha characters able to be entered as bit rate values in encoder settings dialogue
• Fixed Blu-ray erase disk hanging
• Fixed crashes changing disk type when playing CD audio
• Fixed High DPI display layout
• Fixed crashes burning Audio CD's with VBR mp3 files
• Fixed issues with Copy Disk when no disk in the drive
• Fixed filter to prevent certain non-video files from being added to a video DVD (notably jpg files)
• Fixed 'Burn using Windows Media Player' disable for Blu-ray disks
• Uploaded 2009-02-23

Version 4.23

• Fixed sizing issue with Optionen dialog "FFMPEG zuerst..."
• Fixed 'Upgrade' icon
• Fixed missing 'Toolbox' button on tool bar
• Fixed failed Check Size of Main Window after clean install
• Fixed sizing issue with "UDF/ISO-Joilet/Hybrid" button
• Fixed "Erstellen Bild-D" caption
• Fixed sizing issue with "Already burnt" static control for Blu-ray compilation
• Fixed minimum Main window size being too small
• Uploaded 2009-02-18

Version 4.22

• Added updated error message when adding an invalid audio file (will now allow cancelling, and explains more)
• Changed DVD-RW writing to incremental mode to resolve burning issues
• Changed main window by adding separator after burn types on tool bar, and reducing default window size.
• Fixed Windows inability to open DVD-RW disk burned on Pioneer drive
• Fixed all international chars in file names becoming corrupted when burning UDF or Hybrid filesystem
• Fixed multiple titleset disks not playing to next title properly
• Fixed so that burn Data disk is rejected if free space less than size of compilation
• Fixed burn error attached when burning 2 avi as video DVD
• Fixed NEC drive issue where part of previous data appeared at the end of each track on CD Audio
• Fixed loaded media detection; defaults back to previous method
• Fixed detection of DVD-RW sequential mode
• Fixed hybrid filesystem, typos, and some phrasings in Help file
• Fixed Verbose text-to-speech converter interfering with Express Burn when burning
• Fixed sizing and other issues with some buttons and labels
• Fixed "Total time" error after adding files to Audio CD compilation
• Fixed several Manage DVD Chapters issues.
• Uploaded 2009-02-18

Version 4.21

• Fixed CD-RW burn failing on Pioneer drive at the disk finishing step
• Fixed verification of DVD-RW failing on Pioneer drive (last file was always corrupted at the end)
• Fixed issues with burning Audio CD always failing on Pioneer drive (finished Track1, but not beginning track2)
• Fixed "No disk loaded" error when trying to burn Video-DVD
• Fixed Set Disk Label launch of Normalization dialog for Audio CD
• Fixed wrong "enabled/disabled" and "pushed/released" states of Play and Stop buttons for Audio CD
• Fixed Wrong "pushed/released" states of Play button for Video DVD.
• Fixed set write mode removing ps flag
• Fixed drive busy detection issues
• Uploaded 2009-02-06

Version 4.20

• Fixed burning new DVD+RW failure on Pioneer drive
• Fixed Toolbox button not visible on tool bar
• Uploaded 2009-02-03

Version 4.19

• Changed button label "OK" to "Burn" in main burning dialog
• Changed image burning to make it more obvious
• Fixed error writing at end of track for audio CDs
• Fixed error creating UDF filesystem - disks were not mountable on Mac systems
• Fixed writing ISO images, incorrect last lba so writing often failed part way through
• Fixed crash after updating Nav Packs for long DVD's (> 1-2 hrs)
• Fixed UDF Volume Identifier not set correctly for Video DVD; video disks now won't incorrectly resume each other
• Fixed issue with writing ISO Images not closing Add File dialog
• Fixed "Burn has successfully completed" message display even when there is no disk
• Uploaded 2009-01-30

Version 4.18

• Windows Upgrade Release:
• Added fast scaling to considerably speed up encoding
• Added empty root menu for Mac support
• Added copying a data disk to image file
• Changed Burn and Play buttons so they are now greyed out if not usable (no file selected for play, or no files added for burn)
• Changed default Normalisation level to 'Do Not Change' (Audio CD)
• Fixed Help typos and shortcut errors
• Fixed issue reading (verify, create ISO image); did not read at maximum speed
• Fixed files added via Drag&Drop for Audio CDs so they are now sorted and added to the CD
• Fixed Video DVD incorrect reporting with no disk in drive when you remove the disk from the drive after start of video encoding
• Fixed burning with UDF or Hybrid option always crashing with particular tree
• Fixed creating an Audio CD Image
• Fixed burning DVD Video hang at the end of converting first video file
• Fixed adding an image file to video DVD.
• Fixed issue writing as ISO (message said that it was updating UDF System Information)
• Fixed crashes if adding files to UDF filesystem
• Fixed encoding hang at the end of first video file when 2+ videos
• Fixed encoding hang when adding an image file followed by a video file
• Fixed errors with last used sector on disk for UDF
• Fixed picture on the Burn button remaining gray after adding files by Drag-Drop
• Fixed DVD Authoring - Add Chapter problems
• Fixed 'Add Folder' still not filtering out some file formats
• Removed duplicate options for This Disk menu
• Uploaded 2009-01-21

Version 4.17

• Fixed CD Audio - Normalisation working incorrectly
• Fixed randomly hanging while converting files
• Fixed partial hangs while converting video files to burn on DVD
• Fixed application not burning after purchasing and registering Express Burn
• Fixed Normalization issue
• Fixed restricted "no video" license permitting burning of DVD Videos
• Fixed issue where hardware DVD players could not fast forward or rewind
• Fixed DVD-RW burn issue
• Fixed crashes on various SCSI commands
• Fixed the hang issue while authoring multiple video clips
• Fixed the bug where Express Burn could not recognise the disk while other burning software (such as ImgBurn) was running
• Fixed major issue where multiple VOB Video DVDs (i.e. > about 1hr) could cause crashes after encoding finishes, and also create bad video after the VOB change
• Fixed issue with synchronize cache timing sometimes out.
• Fixed video resizing issues and aspect ratio fixes for Video DVD.
• Uploaded 2009-01-07

Version 4.16

• Added (for non-Vista users) system prompt if a file being added is not readable, or is locked by another application liFixed writing an ISO image to an ISO Image failures liFixed DVD+RW not blanking an already formatted disk liFixed DVD+RW not ejecting at end of burn liFixed DVD+RW always formatting disk even if it was already done (internal issue). liFixed options enabled in disk burning settings that were not valid; now grayed-out (i.e. disabled many options when burning to image file; disabled erase RW option if not RW disk, or disk is blank)
• Fixed some access violation crashes.
• Fixed issue with cancelling video encoding properly.
• Fixed so that correct aspect ratio is used in Manage Chapters dialogue.
• Fixed playback hanging at the end/start of a new chapter.
• Fixed sync issue in Video DVD mode.
• Fixed Track preview (audiocd) not starting from beginning of track in some cases.
• Fixed crashes running on Windows 98
• Fixed problem with burning large CDs
• Fixed problem with write speed getting/setting
• Fixed implementation of Hybrid Filesystem
• Uploaded 2008-12-12

Version 4.15

• Added automatic graying-out of "Erase rewritable disks if they are not blank" option when loaded disk is Read-only
• Changed DVD-RW writing to use sequential overwrite mode - much faster now
• Fixed failure of Disketch download in Install Related Tools
• Fixed clearing of temporary files when Audio CD burning completes
• Fixed problem with some 0-length temp files were not being deleted when changing Temporary Data Folder option
• Fixed generation of corrupted UDFFSs in particular circumstances
• Fixed downgrade registration issues
• Fixed messages referring to writing appearing during verification process
• Fixed the "Error Reading from Disk" message appearing when burning CD on Pioneer drive
• Fixed failure to detect drive busy when finalising for some drives
• Fixed reporting of insufficient space on C: drive
• Uploaded 2008-09-29

Version 4.14

• Added Disketch to Install Related Programs dialog
• Added option to auto-create IFO files
• Changed Confirm Exit - now has Exit/Cancel buttons
• Fixed DVD Video Encoder settings issues
• Fixed crashes when "DVD Data" button clicked after adding mpeg2 (.mpg or .vob) video into DVD Video list
• Fixed wrong message "no disk loaded" appearing when using Copy Disk
• Fixed "..no disk loaded.." message appearing when disk spinning up
• Fixed issue of corrupted disk label if Data CD or Data DVD button clicked after burning Audio CD
• Fixed Express Burn not waiting while disk is finalised following Audio CD or Data CD burning on Pioneer drive
• Fixed scroll bar layout on main window
• Fixed Options dialog box
• Fixed Video Encoder settings (wrong audio bit rate, and high/low did nothing)
• Fixed disk eject/load issues
• Fixed scrollbar layout (audio playback position of Audio CD)
• Widened Options dialog to allow "Use FFMPEG first" checkbox to be better sized
• Uploaded 2008-09-01

Version 4.13

• Added check to ensure only VOB/IFO/BUP files are added if adding files to VIDEO_TS folder
• Added Use FFMPeg First option
• Fixed Audio CD files ripped to system temporary folder not being removed automatically
• Fixed "Burn as Authored" issues
• Fixed burning to DVD causing crashes
• Fixed crashes when changing from audio CD to video DVD
• Fixed crashes when encoding wmv files
• Fixed Hit to Burn button; does nothing when Express Burn is run from command line and no disc in drive
• Fixed memory leak with chapters
• Fixed wmv video encoded upside down
• Fixed visual glitch when burning audio CDs via command line
• Fixed bug where TEST UNIT READY returns GOOD and an operation is actually in progress could result in finalisation errors
• Fixed "Error Reading from Disk"
• Fixed Data CD -> UDF. A free space on the disk is shown as for DVD
• Fixed grammar and other issues with Help file
• Uploaded 2008-08-20

Version 4.12

• Added chapter points - you can now add chapters to a Video DVD
• Added ability to merge videos into one titleset - can merge all videos into one title for seamless playback
• Changed cancel of processing
• Fixed truncated UDF volume label and limit of 128 characters for filenames; UDF now supports filenames up to 256 characters
• Fixed bug causing component downloading and installation to desktop to hang
• Fixed blank source disk detection so that copying of blank disks is now prevented.
• Fixed video player pause/play oddities
• Fixed bug with VOB files and Video DVD re-encoding; if a VOB file with details identical to the the new disk being burned is detected, that existing VOB file will be used and updated.
• Fixed HD DVD/Blu-ray compilations not changing the name of the main burn button
• Fixed non-appearance of some tooltips
• Fixed change speed selection for high speed CD-RW (was getting 7.27.0 errors for some old drives)
• Fixed Copy CD not always detecting CD-ROM correctly
• Fixed inability to cancel copy at Burn Settings dialog
• Improved Encoder Settings dialog Help
• Removed redundant code
• Restored autoplay handlers
• Uploaded 2008-08-01

Version 4.11

• Fixed audio burning list bug
• Uploaded 2008-07-21

Version 4.10

• Fixed bug causing error after cancelling a Burn
• Fixed "[Update]" never showing in "Related Programs"
• Fixed LLaunchExpressBurn() not working if software not already installed
• Uploaded 2008-07-18

Version 4.09

• Added scrollbar to seek playback of audio tracks (Audio CD only)
• Changed total used capacity of a data disk to list in KB, MB and GB (previously did not use GB)
• Fixed bug with copy video/data working as copy AudioCD
• Fixed folders being added to AudioCD in reversed order
• Fixed DVD playback compatibility issues with many players (hardware and software)
• Fixed incorrect ISO images being created when many files are burned
• Fixed capacity of disks being reported incorrectly for some media/drives
• Fixed disk cycling (disk eject and reload) not working for some drives
• Fixed DVD-RW not erasing/formatting properly
• Fixed TreeView control issues
• Fixed tray not closing automatically on 2nd drive
• Uploaded 2008-06-18

Version 4.08

• Fixed bug under Windows XP where it could crash with an access violation in asycfilt.dll fix
• Uploaded 2008-03-26

Version 4.07

• Added support for UDF filesystem for data disks
• Added Options Dialog, including option to say where temporary data files are to be stored. (Mainly for video encoding)
• Added selection of read-only drives (e.g. virtual drive or ROM) for Create ISO and Copy Disk
• Added prompt for re-encode or burn as authored when adding VOB, IFO or BUP files to a Video DVD. When Burn as Authored is selected it will change to a Data DVD compilation and add the files into a created VIDEO_TS folder
• Moved some options from File menu to Burner menu
• Uploaded 2008-03-21

Version 4.06

• Added support for new license classes
• Fixed video related crashes, and failure to download components
• Fixed various video encoder issues
• Uploaded 2008-01-21

• First release of Express Burn for Mac
• Uploaded 2008-01-21

Version 4.05

• Fixed failure to write last sector of a disk compilation
• Fixed copyright being incorrectly reported for DVD disk
• Fixed possible crash on exiting application if capacity thread is running
• Fixed burn capacity wrong for DVD-R and DVD+R on selected drives
• Updates from Mac development - significant compatibility fixes for Audio CD and Data CD
• Uploaded 2007-10-03

Version 4.04

• Fixed crash when selecting 0 track pause
• Uploaded 2007-08-27

Version 4.03

• Read errors in sector 0-15 will be treated as 0 sectors for disk copy/readiso
• GCC Compatibility fixes (just compilation changes to class returns)
• window caption updates to "Express Burn Plus" when relevant
• Clarified error message for no disk in drive
• Fixed finalisation error for DVD-R
• Fixed crashes under Windows 98, and fixed previous v 4.02 fix
• Fixed crashing when deleting many files from treeview
• Fixed translation errors
• Fixed more rbtree crashes
• Fixed delete folder and used size not zero
• Uploaded 2007-08-24

Version 4.02

• Fixed Windows 9x/ME crashes (access violations caused by wrong function linkage)
• Fixed drive cycling for BD drive
• Fixed SetWriteMode for BD drive
• Uploaded 2007-08-06

Version 4.01

• Extended some buffers to handle broken drivers
• Added code to scsi.cpp/h to handle timeouts of SCSI commands (return error 2,4,0) - correct drive open detection issues for a particular drive
• Fixed problem with adding set write mode for each track of an Audio CD
• Fixed Sense Data not being displayed correctly
• Fixed progress dialog not changing from Erasing CD to Recording Audio CD
• Uploaded 2007-07-30

Version 4.00

• Burn zero length files to a data disk (previously they were skipped)
• Default normalization level set to 0 (do not do it)
• When burning from a network share and the share is disconnected, Express Burn now produces an error message (as well as an invalid disk)
• Adding a file to an Audio CD now adds the file to the end of the list
• Adding several files to an Audio CD/DVD will add them sorted alphabetically to the end of the list
• Properly supports fallback from buffer underrun setting failure when writing write parameters mode page
• Reported capacity processing was faulty; we assumed the second record would be a type 0 - not always the case
• Improved and simplified file system generation for ISO/Joliet data disks
• File system generation and disk check/erasing now done in parallel (file system in a background thread)
• Merged processes to simplify some code and reduce template instances
• Added Finalize Disk for Audio CD
• Added right-click context 'Burn with Express Burn' for .iso and .img
• Added DVD Video Authoring
• Added sub buttons for compilation specific functions
• Added ability to copy audio CDs. Note: mixed mode disks are only supported in a limited way - just copies all audio or first data track
• Added text for Copy-protected Video DVD
• Changed thread priority during normalize to below normal
• Changed reporting of capacity for CDA disks (now reports available time)
• Changed DVD-RW format unit usage when creating a new session to grow a session - much faster
• Fixed disk burning issue for drives that do not support streaming
• Fixed unicode conversion error
• Fixed drag and drop issue when dropping a folder onto a data compilation
• Fixed Windows 9x users crashing with eject/load functions (disabled these features by default for Win9x)
• Fixed ISO writing to write multiple of 16/32 blocks (non CD drive compatibility)
• Fixed burn errors for drivers that do not support caching
• Fixed screen redrawing (flashing) while large list of files are being added
• Fixed capacity reporting for full/no disk to report theoretical capacity
• Fixed drive compatibility issue where it returns 2,0,0 during formatting
• Fixed drive eject not being detected on laptop
• Revised error dialog for verification/file not found errors
• Uploaded 2007-07-18