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Upgraded winpcap-nmap which is required for ‘surf-n-catch’ functionality. This improves compatibility with latest RipTiger if installed on same system.
Upgraded winpcap-nmap which is required for ‘surf-n-catch’ functionality. This improves compatibility with latest RipTiger if installed on same system.
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Added DVDJoker to ST Media Suite for soundtaxi (lite and full versions)
Added DVDJoker to ST Media Suite for soundtaxi (lite and full versions)

Revision as of 13:58, 26 August 2014

[4.5.4] 2014.07.31

Adjusted video/audio driver and GSService version


[4.5.3] 2014.07.24

Numerous fixes and improvements in RipTiger advanced ripping

ST OEMs switched back to local .chm help files instead of online ST help (except ST itself)

Fixed Buy Button


[4.5.1] 2013.12.17

Developers environment upgraded to VS2013

XP SP2 is not supported anymore. Installers asks user to update to XP SP3. That restriction is implied by updated CRT (msvcr120.dll) boost updated to 1_55

RT: Added Chrome videorip - requires fullscreen

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.5.0] 2013.11.23

RT: Added Netflix videorip (IE)

RT: Improved page-title detection with use of passive page history (from in-process sniffer)

All products: improved and extended app usage feedback statistics. Fixed 'no feedback' problems with numerous products of previous release

RipTiger: regular Analysis.dat updates

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.9] 2013.10.25

Added usage feedback to all products

Starting from this release all products versions are synchronized as 4.4.9. Exceptions are Drm-Removal,ConvertTune,TuneConvert and TCToolkit, 1STMediaConverter and 1STTookit products which version is 7.7.9.

Improved RadioGet performance and stability - lots of changes

RipTiger: regular Analysis.dat updates

TuneConvert: added Analysis.dat auto-update feature, like in RT Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.8] 2013.10.11

All products switched to boost 1_54. Fixed rare initialization race-condition caused by boost filesystem static linkage (made dynamic)

MediaBuddy, DiskBurner - switched to new topology-based MediaProcessing engine. No GUI changes or additional features to MB so far

RipTiger: regular Analysis.dat updates

RipTiger: k-lite extras updated to 10.0.0.5

RipTiger/TC: disables capturing engine when 'buy now' dialog is shown. This is the temporary workaround for IE9 which opens empty page instead of corresponding buy now link when WVR capturing engine is on

ST/RipTiger: optimized GUI performance. Reduced CPU load caused by excessive progress-bar repainting (caused by Aero animation timers)

ST: fixed preview playback features

AMC: fixed diagnostics for unsupported file types .aa/.aax

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.7] 2013.09.10 (09.07 RT and RT-site products)

RipTiger: updated youtube scripts and added online update of Analysis.dat

SoundTaxi: fixed .m4v rented movies conversion

Improved ST stability on exiting during conversion of video files with preview (minor issue)

Fixed Updater.exe crash on exiting (found in rc9 in few hours after publishing)

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.6] 2013.07.30

Improved localizations for all products

RipTiger: updated youtube scripts

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.5] 2013.06.18

Improved localizations for all products

DrmRemoval version synchronized with TuneConvert's one (4.4.4=>7.7.5)

All SoundTaxi/TuneConvert OEM installers are revised and switched to our actual cs-script-based building system

CD Ripper/Burner now are present in all SoundTaxi/TuneConvert OEMs. All non-TuneConvert OEMs include YouTubeRipper plugin

Added automatic GSService recovery if it was stopped and disabled for any reason

RipTiger: added rtmpproxy (download rtmp-streams in passive mode and sequence of rtmp-videos). Active when 'Allow stealing videos' option is off

MediaBuddy GUI fixes and improvements

Endless Music Player: volume control added

Fixed MovieTaxi installers (spoiled few versions ago)

Fixed TuneCab Online GUI

Minor fixes and improvements


[4.4.4] 2013.05.20

RipTiger: Added .wav conversion preset

RipTiger: Enabled Advanced Ripping for youtube.com

Fixed wmv conversion failure on W8

RipTiger: Fixed youtube.com bug of downloading mp4 video without sound

TuneGet: search scripts updated

DVDCopy: added support for unicode paths of DVD folders

SoundTaxi: added ST Marketing Area (tooltips)

TuneConvert: fixed bug "duplicated urls not removed from 'surf n catch' panel"

Suites: improved localization support, added localization for hints texts.

[DEV] building scripts made unified and most their stuff now detached to common .cs/.iss base (except ST/TC so far).


[4.4.3] 2013.03.29

ST OEMs/DVDCopy: simplified 'unprotecting' plug-in http://protectedmus.com/ in order to work-around the false detection as a trojan by Norton Antivirus.

ST OEMs: fixed wrong merging of multiple .m4v/.m4p/.aax files into one file when converted via iTunes.

ST OEMs: improved stability of performance assessment during installation.

RipTiger stability fix: improved advanced ripping module injection on W7 for IE9/IE10.

TuneGet: improved album search.

3D converter: fixed .wmv support.

GUI: fixed MediaConverter edit preset dialog and restored hover-splitter cursor for ST preview pane spoiled in v.4.4.2 after switching to detached skinning .dll.

Minor fixes and improvements.


[4.4.2] 2013.03.14

ST/S-T, DrmBuster and 1StepDVDCopy are made dependent on special 'unprotecting' plug-in http://protectedmus.com/.

RipTiger: added new-engine advanced ripping support for IE10 on Windows7.

All 1StepDVDCopy OEMs which were not supporting protected DVDs, now support them via 'unprotecting' plug-in as well. E.g. 1StepDVD for AMC Suite.

Reduced all installers sizes at average 10% (some less and some more).

Fixed DrmRemoval skin (from grey to green) and help url (from tuneconvert.com).

Minor fixes and improvements.

[DEV] Codejock stuff detached to mfc110e.dll.

[DEV] All products (except ST OEMs) are switched to cs-script and installers were built in parallel.

[4.4.1] mains (ST/AMC/TC/RT) published 2013.02.25, secondary non-sftp products published 02.18. Built 02.14 (with love... :)

Installation of virtual audio devices made hidden on x64 platforms for all our products. Users have no way to omit it during installation.

ST: added W8 XBox music support (not available on other Windows versions).

ST: Fixed .rax support (spoiled in v.4.3.9 by localization).

ST: improved support for iTunes music and video files. Fixed .m4v conversion problem.

DiskBurner: fixed burner engine crash on XP (switched to another engine)

CarbonDVD/TuneGet/RadioGet strings detached to .xml and prepared for localization.

TuneGet: improved and extended parsers. Optimized search threshold (more items can be found).

Optimized products start-up and execution: most of the products starts and works without senseless exceptions.

Improved process injection techniques: improved RipTiger hooking.

RipTiger: Reduced CPU usage by GUI thread (added GUI updates refiner and caching)

Fixed numerous bugs related to MediaAgent.dll injection into IE, IE scrolling problem, RipTiger hanging on exit.

CarbonDVD: numerous bug fixes.

Fixed incompatibility with aged 10-years-old non-SSE2-capable Athlon CPUs (also Intel PIII, but who cares...).

Added 15-seconds self-termination timeout on exit (primarily intended for RT). Neither our app should be able to hang on exiting.

Numerous minor fixes and improvements to all products.

Added new bundle IQMango.

[DEV] Unified iss-scripts for installers. Some common parts have been moved from cs-scripts to builder-sdk.

[DEV] Added feature to build few presets in parallel.

[DEV] Fixed bugs in the presets and suits, such as absence or inability to download the lite versions of some products


[4.4.0] 2013.01.09

SoundTaxi OEMs changed to convert .aax files directly (via WMP component) instead of iTunes (fixes iTunes 11 issue).

Added RipTiger videorecording with DX10 hooks for some sites.

SoundTaxi activation dialog changed to common application wizard (like in RipTiger, TuneConvert and others). No need to restart ST after activation anymore.

[DEV] ST/TC/RT upgraded for use of Common/ApplicationFramework. Fixed numerous minor localiazation, maintenance and app stability issues.

[DEV] Major revision of licensing. AntiCrackLib got revised and converted to LicensingLib. Got rid of activation wizard duplicates.

[DEV] This is the first release built with VS2012(SP1), v110-based toolset, boost_1.52.


[4.3.9] 2012.12.05

Added scripting support for TG and RipTiger parsers and analysers, TuneGet and RipTiger parsers are revised and updated.

Added RipTiger ToolTips updater.

Fixed compatibility problem with certain antiviruses (Codejock API hooks problem).

Added complete external localization support for ST OEMs. TuneConvert OEMs are localized for English only so far.

SoundTaxi modified to use GSService. No more dedicated SMServer required.

Serious GSService revision and stability fixes, added auto-fixing of spoiled GSService registration on any GSService-dependent application startup.

TuneConvert skinning detached to external resource storage.

Fixed corrupt .mp4 video files created by trial ST version (caused by mencoder termination instead of exiting-on-event).

Serious revision and leak-fix for GDI drawing code.

TG, WVR, ST engines converted to .dlls.

Improved ST support for W8 - fixed sound interruptions in converted protected audio files:

Max conversion speed for single protected .wma or audible file under W8 is now set to 1.5x (2x for W7/Vista, 3x for XP).

Disabled non-client area skinning for ST OEMs under W8 (workaround for codejock skinning bug).

Added more anaglyph modes and side-by-side modes to 3DVideoConverter and Player. Improved output movie quality.

Added metro-style FreeVideoDownloader. Former TG-based downloaders moved to TG subfolder of \\pdcz\Autobuilder_LastRelease\Installers\YouTubeRipperApp.

Numerous minor fixes and stability improvements.

[DEV]Switched to CodeJock 15.3.1.


[4.3.8] 2012.06.11

Added taskbar progress for MediaBuddy.

Minor fixes and improvements in RipTiger.

Fixed regnow support spoiled by company name change in version 4.3.6.

[DEV]Disabled link-time code generation at global project level because of huge linkage times (up to 16 hours at autobuilder versus 6 without LTCG).

[4.3.8rc0] 2012.05.18 (TC only)

Disabled anonymous feedback for TuneConvert MediaToolkit version.


[4.3.7] 2012.04.26

Fixed driver signing problem in x64 non-Suite versions of ST OEMs. The problem was related to migration to new signing certificate in ver.4.3.6.

Fixed 1 conversion at a time limit on XP (changed legacy hooking engine in ST-helper to detours).

Improved video capturing from Google Chrome.

[DEV]First version build with boost 1.49 and boost/thread dynamic linkage (solves unpredictable linkage behavior of MFC-dependent .dlls).


[4.3.6] 2012.04.18 (2012.04.06 RipTiger rc)

All mentions of 'Ramka Ltd' are replaced with 'cyan soft ltd' including drivers signing.

Numerous fixes in RipTiger for better support of rtmp streaming servers.

Fixed 3D player/converter .wmv conversion

Fixed 3D shift/depth support in 3D converter.

Fixed A/V synchronization for .flv => .wmv conversion.

Fixed CD burner feature in ST and OEMs.

Added 'no-cache' attribute for activation requests (proxy issues).

Fixed TuneGet crash on a searched item being clicked for downloading.

Numerous minor stability fixed and improvementes.


[4.3.5] 2012.02.20

Fixed YouTube downloading by RipTiger and OEMs.

Fixed device detection in iBackuper.

Fixed smpt sending problem in SupportWizard. Expecting for support letters to arrive.

Minor fixes and improvements.


[4.3.3] 2012.01.24

Numerous stability (synchronisation) fixes in multithreading which affected RipTiger, RadioGet, MediaBuddy, 1StepDVD Copy.

Deeply revised and fixed RipTiger in-process hooking mechanism. IE9 and other application crashes caused by previous RipTiger versions must be fixed in this version.

Improved .mts file support in MediaBuddy/SoundTaxi.

1StepDVD Copy analysis fixes and speed-up: fake menu detection and fake paths omitting, language selection menu included to analysis.

3DVideoPlayer DXVA is now managed by HWAcceleration registry value for 3DP. Now it is enabled in virtual registry file by default.

Fixed DiskBurner crash on .iso creation.

Fixed Japanese localization in SoundTaxi.

[DEV] LTCG optimization is enabled for all binaries built with autobuilder by default.

[DEV] The version is first built with x64 Hyper-V autobuilder.

[DEV] /EHa changed for numerous projects to /EHsc for easier crash detection.

[DEV] Inno Setup updated to ver. 5.4.3.

Numerous minor fixes and improvements.


[4.3.2] 2011.12.20

Added RipTiger/TuneConvert warning dialog when RTMPE downloading is stolen from browser.

More DiskBurner stability fixes after switching to RipBurnLib - all engines are remoted to separate process now. Changed format for AudioCD images.

Fixed 16-bit desktop color depth incompatibility for all products.

Fixed iBackuper trial limitation (limited to 5 songs uploaded and/or 1 restore).

Fixed iBackuper hanging on XP (synchronization workaround).

Added 3d shift/depth to 3D player. 3d converter installer includes 3d player and 3d converter shared those settings with the player.

Noticeable speedup of file-opening by 3D player/converter. Reduced CPU usage during playback with AnyMediaPlayer/3D player.

WMA-convert and convert-wma-to-mp3 are switched to brown skin similar to MP4-converter.info. No more WTL versions of ST (classic skin) are built.

All direct regnow buy links are switched to new format.

RipTiger extras updated to KL 8.0.0.

3D player/converter KL DLLs are updated to KL 8.0.0 LAV demuxer and auxiliary filters. Added ffdshow-tryout modules to be built with autobuilder (ffdshow Intel DXVA fix).

Numerous minor fixes and improvements.


[4.3.1] 2011.11.30

Implemented RTMPE downloading in RipTiger OEMs and TuneConvert OEMs. Updater rtmpdump to latest snapshot and re-built under VC2010 with PolarSSL (intead of mingw and OpenSSL).

Fixed ST/AMC compatibility with older versions of WindowBlinds (7.0).

Added DiskBurner stability fixes. DiskBurner switched to RipBurnLib with ability to select alternative burning engine on failure. Numerous minor fixes and improvements.


[4.3.0] 2011.11.14

Settled media tools versions (now 3.3.0).

Added _affidXXXXX setup suffix support for regnow products.

1Step DVD fixes (bee Movie->DVD9), updated libdvdnav.

Updated dvdauthor for DiskBurner: may fix Magnavox and Sony DVD region issues reported by customers (need feedback from them).

All Suites are switched to SuiteMulti - ST/AMC/1Step/TC.

3D Player/Converter watermark added and trial policy changed.

3D Player/Converter file-opening speedup (2x). Added support for video-without-audio files.

Fixed anonymous feedback for TC on_uninstall.

Added anonymous feedback for DrmRemoval.

Numerous minor fixes and improvements.


[4.2.9] 2011.10.05

Numerous RipTiger fixes and improvements: better title assigning, added renaming during download, restart button (if download failed), ...

Minor subtitle-selection fixes for 'copy to file' mode and GUI optimizations in 1StepDVD Copy.

Minor Suite installer fixes after migration from nsis to inno setup installer.

RipTiger extras k-lite updated from v7.0 to v7.7.

ST (testing): Added 'EncoderThreads' hidden value to override mencoder 'threads=x' autodetected parameter. Applies to h264/DivX video encoding.


[4.2.8] 2011.09.21

Fixed subtitle selector in 1StepDVD for 'copy to file' mode.

Fixed IE9 crash caused by RipTiger MediaAgent.

Fixed audio CD burner problem with mp3 duration/tags reading. The problem affected 4.2.7 release because of bugs in updated KL media info 0.7.48.

Fixed aspect ratio detection for .mod videos.

Fixed drag'n'drop problem in ST/AMC when launched from Suite panel right after installation (UAC).

1StepDVD and Suite installers switched to Inno Setup.

Added minimal system check to all installers. On windows versions older then XP SP2 neither of our installers will start.

More conversion threads allowed in ST/AMC for h264 encoder (threads=8, was 4). May increase conversion speed on i7.

Fixed installers shortcuts for Suite products in startup menu. Added versions and publisher info for 'Add/Remove' cpl.


[4.2.7] 2011.09.02

Fixed mp4 audio-only format conversion. Added audio-stream-only detection for video containers (e.g. mp4, flv).

Added VideoRip optimization on source video frame rate.

YouTube parser fix for YTR/TuneGet.

Minor stability fixes in ST OEMs.

Fixed .amr support in ST. Improved support of unprotected audio/video files.

Updated KL MediaInfo used by MediaConversion engine to ver 0.7.48.

Tweaked audio normalization for MediaBuddy/1StepDVD to avoid excessive loudness and audio distortion in converted files.

23.08: Added videorecordable streams detection to RipTiger 3.0.7. The version from 02.09 has been republished with same version number 3.0.7 (same feature set).


[4.2.5] 2011.08.02

Fixed h264 encoding in MediaBuddy and progress info for some presets (ffmpeg).

Minor fixes in YTR/TuneGet.

Fixed autoupdate. Unfortunately the bug affected few previous version and therefore the autoupdate feature may be safely re-activated after few weeks or month only.

Fixed TuneGet activation problem - TuneGet was switched to dynamic CRT linkage like it was done for other our products few months ago.


[4.2.4] 2011.07.29

Fixed support for files larger then 2G on both input and output of all encoders (ST/MediaBuddy...).

Up to twice improved conversion speed to DivX avi and iPod MPEG4 (not h264).

Fixed 1StepDVD error on attempt to clean-up destination folder after a previous rip of same DVD.

Fixed rare ST crash on 'Add files' when in trial mode.

Fixed iTunes m4v videorip problem after upgrade to iTunes 10.4.

Fixed hanging of TuneGet/RadioGet on heavy load, e.g. on 'Automatic recording' of 5-25 stations in RadioGet.

Fixed youtube .flv conversion problems in all products.

Updated mencoder/mplayer/ffmpeg to latest snapshots.

Detected problems with ffmpeg in MediaBuddy. MediaBuddy version is not updated.


[4.2.1] 2011.04.01

Fixed 1StepDVD Analysis problem (CRT-related).

Fixed TuneGet/YTR youtube support.

Fixed WMAConvert 'Settings' dialog bug when settings were not applied on 'OK'.

Reduced ST/AMC/1ST suite installers sizes from ~90M (after CRT2010 migration) to ~67M.

Added German localization to SoundTaxi and its OEMs (NOT TuneConvert, DrmRemoval...)

All products switched to shared GSService


[4.2.0] 2011.03.22

All product are switched to VS2010.

ST/TC/RT switched to dynamic CRT/MFC in order to decrease installer size which grew noticeably after switching to VS2010.

Neither product installs vcredist starting from this version. All of those products are now using RedistDLLs in local program folder.

Fixed rare ST activation crash.

Fixed RipTiger error when converting a ripped .wmv file (introduced in previous versions with addition of lavcdeint_smart filter).

Added French localization to SoundTaxi and its OEMs (NOT TuneConvert, DrmRemoval...)

MP3 encoder in ST updated to ver 3.98.4 (latest available stable release).

Fixed YouTubeRipper plugin

Added 'Send error report' right-click context menu to ST/TC OEMs and tooltip with error info to TC OEMs.


[4.1.8] 2011.02.17

Added DiskBurner to ST/AMC Suite.

Added TuneConvert media toolkit.


[4.1.7] 2011.02.02

Fixed installation of VAD on XP if unsigned drivers are 'blocked' - added fake root certificate (similarly to Vista x86).

Fixed aspect ratio for video files converted from .tivo for 'original dimensions'.

Fixed jerky CUDA conversion in MediaBuddy - the muxer was replaced with mp4box with use of temporary intermediate files so far.

Updated TuneGet parsers

Improved TuneConvert portable drive detection

Added ability of recording videos from youtube with RipTiger (for RTMPE).

Update RadioGet stations

Added stations auto-update feature for RadioGet

Convert-Tune version changed to 7.4.x (was 4.1.x).

1Step Video Converter changed from ST OEM to MediaBuddy OEM


[4.1.6] 2011.01.19

Fixed RipTiger videorecording on XP. The problem was introduced in ver 2.9.5 (4.1.5 ST).

Added automatic deinterlacing on ST/TC video conversion (.tivo).

Fixed aspect ratio for video files converted from .tivo (except 'original dimensions' presets).


[4.1.5] 2010.12.27

Fixed xxxSlv.exe crash in 'Vista R&R ...' compatibility mode.

Consequence of the above: Improved ST/TC R&R problem logging when 'Avoid Vista R&R window' option is enabled.

Fixed wrong playback of DRM-protected WMV files in ST/AMC (caused by switching to generic mplayer in ver. 4.1.4).

Fixed rare flickering of GenericMediaPlayer - affects 1StepDVDCopy, AnyMediaPlayer e.t.c. players.

Fixed positioning ('seek' command) on audio files/cd tracks in AnyMediaPlayer and all related embedded players.

Added 'no audio data' explanation message when RipTiger is unable to start flash video recording (ripping) from IE.

Added CUDA encoding support to MediaBuddy. Also added ATi and Intel logos which actually do nothing so far.

Removed 1024x768 videorip limitation for WMV.

Fixed ST/AMC suite activation from inside ST/AMC (removed use of movietaxi.biz url on activation).

Re-activated automatic updates which were disabled on ver. 4.1.2 publishing.

Fixed CUDA detection in MediaBuddy.


[4.1.4] 2010.12.06

Fixed automatic updates feature and SupportWizard. Automatic updates for RipTiger e.t.c. will be re-activated a week later.

ST conversion engine and player (mencoder/mplayer) are switched to MediaBuddy/1StepDVD one.

Fixed x264 encoding multithreaded support (unpredictable output file size problem). The x264 encoder was updated from SVN.

Fixed x264 quality selector in ST and increased/optimized quality settings for other video encoders.

Fixed ST videorip to WMV (error 105).

Fixed ST videorip support for newest iTunes (10.1).

Fixed IE crash during RipTiger exit/off (MediaAgent.dll unload).

Added ST/TC R&R problem logging when 'Avoid Vista R&R window' option is enabled. The report must be generated to 'SoundTaxi Error Report' or similar folder on desktop when the problem happens and 'R&R' option is active.

No need to ask for ProcessExplorer investigation template anymore! Ask for '... Error Report' folder instead or ask for SupportWizard.


[4.1.2] 2010.11.19, ST/AMC 2010.11.22

New CDRipper/CDBurner in all ST OEMs. Now they are lite versions based on CDRipper/CDBurner from B4V suite.

All products: changed packing settings. Noticeably reduced suite installers sizes (at 20-40%).

RipTiger - now completely removes all processes hooks when is deactivated. Should fix R&R problems in ST when RipTiger or its OEMs were running since last PC startup.

RipTiger - Added AnyMediaPlayer to installation, removed PlayFLV and ffdshow from the installation.

Minor fixes in ST - fixed rare problem with .m4a conversion.

Known issue: automatic updater doesnt work. Automatic updates are temporarily disabled (version.php) because of that.

Known issue: consequence of the previous. RipTiger extras cannot be downloaded automatically. Advise users to download /extras/codecs.exe from corresponding site.


[4.1.1] 2010.10.22, ST/AMC 2010.10.27; completely rolled back to 4.1.0 at 2010.11.02 because of driver signing problems on x64

Numerous minor fixes and improvements.

Mencoder/mplayer are rebuilt with gcc 4.5.0, fixed xvid support and added CD playback ability. FFmpeg replaced with latest released version (May’10).

Mplayer window messagges moved to dedicated thread - fixed 1stepDVD hanging (if triying to move its window) on mplayer startup.


[4.1.0] RipTiger 2.8.8 2010.09.10

Fixed rare bug 'patly converted' because of 'error 109' at the end of conversion on slow PCs. The bug was introduced in ver. 4.0.6.

Improved 'use only trusted player' mode reliability: added 3 seconds delay between subsequent conversions (workaround for wmplayer or audio subsystem bug).


[4.0.9] RipTiger 2.8.7 2010.09.01

Fixed wrong detection of RtmpUrlFinder and HookUrlFinder (RipTiger components) as trojans by Avira Free

Minor stability optimization for Vista RnR mode - added safe limit of simultaneous conversions (4)

Improved compatibility of activate.mht with XP IE8 and IE6 - primarily for DrmRemoval


[4.0.8] ST/AMC, RipTiger, RadioGet 2010.08.20

Fixed faulty CRT dependency of ST/AMC Suite and RadioGet which was introduced in ver 4.0.7

Fixed incorrect diagnostics of partly downloaded files as "succeeded" in RipTiger 2.8.5


[4.0.8] TC/CT/DrmRemoval 2010.08.17

Fixed problem of some labels disappearing after app window resize

Upgraded winpcap-nmap which is required for ‘surf-n-catch’ functionality. This improves compatibility with latest RipTiger if installed on same system.


[4.0.7] 2010.08.12

Minor fixes in RipTiger 2.8.4: removed duplicated prefixes; upgraded k-lite and winpcap; restored 'copy-to-ipod' button after conversion.

Revised station list in RadioGet 1.3.9.

Fixed minor CPU usage leak in ST/AMC Suite.

Finalized TuneConvert light-grey skin changes.

Changed Skin for drm-converter and movietaxi from black to light one.

Expanded and revised list of output video formats in ST.

Added 'custom...' preset in TC/DrmRemoval/ConvertTune. Now it allows to select exactly same output formats as in ST.

Removed subsequent rebuilds of same projects during autobuild - fixed incremental build for GenericService.


[4.0.6] 2010.08.02

Fixed random videorip A/V synchronization issue. Added silence support to audio device and user-code.

Numerous fixes in RipTiger 2.8.3. Switched to MediaProcessing. Added quality selector for output profile.

Revised search engines in TuneGet 1.3.7.


[4.0.4] 2010.06.17

Fixed multiple CD device support in CDRipper. Detected problem with external USB CD/DVD devices - queued for fixing.

Fixed crash during ST installation caused by third-party .dll injected into .exe which installs audio device.

Added .mts to the list of extensions supported by ST.

Lot of fixes in RipTiger 2.8.0 - major speed optimization during hulu recording, crash-fixes, fixed progress for huge files.


[4.0.3] AMC only

Added VideoRip (no audio conversion) edition.


[4.0.2] 2010.05.21

Detected and fixed incompatibility with F-Secure. Fixed 'WMP9 or higher required' sequence of the problem.

R&R detection mechanism is now disabled by default. Ask users to enable R&R checkbox in order to get diagnostics about the problem (when the problem takes place).

Optimized conversion of .ra files.

Changed behavior of first troubleshooting option. Now it limits CPU load at 50% and slows down conversion of each file to 1x speed. This may solve clicks and drops in converted files.

Improved 'Copy to iPod' feature for better support of iPhone/iPad.


[4.0.1] 2010.04.28

Improved crash handling and error reporting for ST (error -1). Added .part (for partly converted) and .error (for error log) files at output folder.

Fixed ‘Installation Damaged’ problem on XP x64.

Fixed support for problematic DVDs in 1stepDVD.

Fixed ‘WMP 9.0 or higher required’ rare problem on W7.

Optimized ‘MP3 32kbit extremely low quality' preset for audiobooks.


[4.0.0] 2010.04.13

Fixed YTR.

Fixed rare ‘Installation Damaged’ problem on x64.

Removed uninstall icons for RipTiger, TuneGet…


[3.9.9] 2010.03.22

Minor optimization for audio redirection on Vista/W7.

Optimized videorip to WMV (Zune and PC WMV presets).

Fixed YTR.


[3.9.8] 2010.02.18

Added monitoring and analysis of potential RnR problem causes.

Added application compatibility flags clean-up during installation. Includes all files inside app folder and shared service.

Optimized CPU usage control during conversion and added SafeMode flag for fiber auto control.

'Perfect audio' in TuneConvert and DrmRemoval now activates SafeMode for fiber auto control.

Removed YTR and repaired Surf'n'Catch in DrmRemoval.

Fixed YTR.


[3.9.6] 2010.01.18 (AMC at 15th)

Removed audible support from MelodyCan/AllMusicConverter.


[3.9.5] 2009.12.29, partly published at 2010.01.06.


Maintenance build [3.9.4] 2009.11.19, planned publishing at 2009.11.23

1step - added IFO patching to remove region protection code.

Fixed TiVo support for TuneConvert/DrmRemoval.

Added 'native' conversion (via mplayer) for .flac/.ogg.... in ST&co


[3.9.3] 2009.10.30, ST/AMC published 2009.11.02

DVDJoker replaced with 1Step DVD Copy in ST suites.

Fixed YTR according to recent changes on youtube.

Fixed rare ‘RipTiger installation damaged’ problem after deinstallation of ST/TC.


[3.9.1/TC 7.2.1] 2009.09.29

Fixed inpsniffer for TuneConvert (no virus false-detection by Avira).

Added direct3d playback output to DVDJoker player - fixed blinking during DVD preview on Vista Aero.

Fixed progress slider and progress status during DVD preview in DVDJoker.

Fixed RipTiger and TuneGet collision during TuneGet search.


[3.9.0/TC 7.2.0] 2009.09.17

Fixed conversion of iTunes rented movies when WMP is running.

Ripping engine adopted for new iTunes version 9.

Fixed TuneConvert bug with conversion restricted to mp3 output only (selection was not working).

Added WMA output for TuneConvert.

Added support of ST free edition and version checking (corresponding .phps are hidden so far).

Added uninstall icons for TuneGet/RipTiger/RadioGet in 'add/remove programs' window.


[3.8.9/TC 7.1.9] 2009.08.28

Added conversion for iTunes rented movies. As well now all .m4v files are always converted with iTunes firstly and with QuickTime only in case of iTunes failure

YTR now shares codebase with Free YT downloader. Located at CommonTools\YouTubeRipper


[3.8.8/TC 7.1.8] 2009.08.14 Added DVDJoker to ST Media Suite for soundtaxi (lite and full versions)

Fixed YTR to support updated YT page format


[3.8.7/TC 7.1.7] 2009.07.24

Fixed faulty ‘Unregistered’ message box for WMAConvert/DRMRemoval/TuneCab (old-style skins)

Added ST Media Suite Lite for sound-taxi installation

Minor fixes in activation/licensing dialog (links)


[3.8.6/TC 7.1.6] 2009.06.30

Fixed audible .aax ripping under XP (via iTunes)

Added skinning for ST CD ripper

Changed overview/about .mht's

Fixed TuneConvert (7.1.5 was previously rolled-back to 7.1.3)


[3.8.5/TC 7.1.5] 2009.05.28

Preserves system from entering sleep during conversion and from activating screensaver if a video item is queued for conversion (videorip)

Fixed YTR for IE8, minor fixes (name detection...) and improvements for YTR


[3.8.4/TC 7.1.4] 2009.05.22

Fixed simple videorip mode on XP

Added audiorip by iTunes: always used for .aax and is troubleshooting option for .aa, .m4p, m4b (iTunes audio)

Added virtual audio device volume reset/unmute before conversion (may fix issue of low volume during conversion on Vista)

ST installer modified to support 'in-bundle' installation (different activation servers depending on entered license key)


[3.8.3/TC 7.1.3] 2009.05.06

Significantly improved videorip performance for HD-video: - added additional user-mode buffer for video-mirror mode - added 'marker line' for videorip through GDI - PC wmv encoding presets switched to WMV7

Fixed problems (mencoder crash or hang) with video conversion/rip on dual-processor PC (threads=1 for CPU < 4, as in versions prior to 3.8.1)

Video driver is now installed 'on-demand', i.e. on first attempt to rip video when not in 'simple videorip' mode

New installer doesn't require a reboot after deinstallation


[3.8.2/TC 7.1.2] 2009.04.17

Video encoding settings are subdivided by groups of quality levels (like audio encoders)

Fixed complex glyphs support (Japanese, Chinese…) in MP3 tags and in/out file paths

Slightly optimized video conversion profiles for ‘original dimensions’ iPod/DivX presets – switched from average bitrate to quality(quantizer) level


[3.8.1/TC 7.1.1] 2009.04.10

Added album art support

Yet more stability fixes for WMV encoder (fixed encoding profiles)

Added possibility to keep aspect ratio for video encoding (all but 320x240 presets)

More fixes for A/V synchronization (at the beginning of some files with delayed video)

Activated multi-threaded video encoding in mencoder (not noticeable speed-up so far)


[3.8.0/TC 7.1.0] 2009.03.26


More stability fixes for WMV encoder

Added videorip to WMV

Improved A/V synchronization for simple videorip

Fixed videorip for odd-dimensioned .mpg/.wmv (added cropping-even'ation and more exact source bitmap filtering)


[3.7.9/TC 7.0.9] 2009.03.20

Stability fixes for WMV encoder

Added conversion of TiVo to WVM

Fixed unstable mplayer launching as embedded video player

VideoRip to WMV is not supported yet!!! Added comprehensive diagnostic message


[3.7.8/TC 7.0.8] 2009.03.17

Fixed audible (finally, I hope)

Fixed WMV converter for non-fixed-framerate video (.asf or so)

Added WMA converter

Added WMV converter

Minor 'theory' fixes for HF (ignore directory junctions, recursion depth limit)


[3.7.7/TC 7.0.7] 2009.03.02

Fixed random crash on exit from TuneConvert

Fixed incomplete conversion of .aa files

Added .aax audible files as supported (not tested)

Added skipping of several initial frames for GDI video capture - removes initial 'desktop' screenshot on Vista

Fixed unstable conversion of .m4v files (extended conversion launching timeout from 15sec to 1min)

Added possibility to copy to iPhone/iPod HD (only old iPods were supported before)


[3.7.6] 2009.02.26

TC 3.0.6 was not published - crashed on exit

Video preview opens only when X,Y of video are available (fixes mplayer crash on playback launching)

In videorip mode only app window is restored when rip was successfully started


[3.7.5/TC 3.0.5] (was not published, because of master build crash on .14)2009.02.24

First master build since 3.6.5 for all products

Introduced WebVideoRip feature in TuneConvert ('surf'n'catch')

Added 'Original dimensions' video presets for iPod MPEG4 in videorip.ecf

'Minimize/Restore all windows' on videorip was replaced by shell Minimize/UndoMinimize

Added MP4-converter and Convert-WMA-MP3 oems

All products were built with VC2005sp1, SkinMagic 2.4 dll used where applicable (DRMRemoval/TuneCab/MelodyCan/WmaConvert)


[3.7.4] WMA/DRMC/R 2009.02.12

Switched from SkinMagic.lib (VC2003) to SkinMagic.dll; SM updated to version 2.4


[3.7.3] ST/AMC 2009.02.03

Changed back to static CRT/ATL/MFC linkage. Removed VC2005 redistributable

Reverted YTR.dll installation


[3.7.2] ST/AMC, TC 3.0.2 2009.01.30

Fixes X64 XP

Introduces AMC on new engine

Fixes rare crashes on app exit


[3.7.1] ST only 2009.01.27

Fixes rare 'side-by-side configuration' problem. Added vs2005sp1 redistributable to installation and changed project settings


[3.7.0] ST only 2009.01.21

First version that works on unified engine (common for ST and TuneConvert)

Added ‘seek’ feature (when user clicks on item’s progress bar)

Fixed x64 XP support

Projects built with Dynamic CRT instead of Static (checked with clean XP/Vista)


[3.6.5] 2008.11.11

Fixed crash for codejock OEMs (ST/AMC/DRMConverter) on 16-bit display color mode

Fixed h264 video conversion to ipod (-lavf) with new synch option -fix_vmux_pts


[3.6.4] 2008.11.10

2008.11.07 - published for AMC

Changed project settings to avoid rare crash in codejock build

Updated mencoder/mplayer to svn_20081028 - adds h264 video support for YouTube

Several synchronization fixes (.asf, .wmv) and better compatibility with partly corrupt files in mencoder


[3.6.3] 2008.10.24

Added x64 support for XP/Vista to all products

Got rid of kernel protection for the remainder of products (MovieTaxi, VideoTaxi, TuneConvert, wma-to-mp3...)

MoveTaxi re-skinned with codejock black skin

Fixed GUI bug with non-client area under Vista x64 (by upgrading Codejock version from 11 to 12)


[3.6.2] ST/AMC 2008.10.22

Added x64 support for XP/Vista


[3.6.1] ST/AMC 2008.10.17

Removed flickering of video preview on resize

Minor GUI fixes for column autosizing

Changed skin for ST


[3.5.9] ST/AMC 2008.10.16

Updated Codejock skin for AMC

Introduced Codejock skin for ST

Added column autosizing

Improved preview pane hide/show animation


[3.5.8]Introduced codejock skin for AMC only2008.10.06


[3.5.7] 2008.09.30

CDRipper recovered in installation

Trims silence at the head of iTunes m4p files

Better detection of problems with playback license (instead of ‘partly converted’ errors)


[3.5.5] 2008.09.18

AMC switched to user-mode protection


[3.5.4] 2008.09.12

Realtek HD audio fix (3.5.3 fix didn't work)


[3.5.3] 2008.09.10

Limits audio devices on XP when Realtek HD audio is detected

Fixed .ra direct reading for XP


[3.5.2] 2008.08.22

VideoRip under Vista switched to GDI grabbing engine by default

added option to control VideoRip engine


[3.5.1] 2008.08.19

All OEMs except AMC are switched to user-mode protection

Reduced flickering on list-view redrawing


[3.5.0] TuneCab, WMAConvert2008.08.14

Minor bug-fix/crash-fix for puppetee .exe (realplay,rhapsody exe) on conversion completion

Introduced better ProcessingManager resource-control scheme, that correctly supports fallback to puppetee .exe when direct conversion is not possible (e.g. .ra without pnen3260.dll - RealPlayer not installed)


[3.4.9] TuneCab, WMAConvert, DRMC/DRMR 2008.08.08

Single virtual audio device with 16 (adjustable) logical devices was introduced

Minor bug-fix/crash-fix

Reduced list-view flickering


[3.4.8] TuneCab 2008.07.30

User-mode protection for TuneCab

Minor bug-fix


[3.4.7] WMAConvert, DRMConverter, DRMRemoval 2008.08.23

User-mode protection for DRMC and DRMR (like for WMAC before)

Enabled CDBurner in DRMC


[3.4.6] WMAConvert-only 2008.07.17

Experimental build with user-mode protection on XP. Vista and XP are same exe now

Fixed bug (random crash) in COM part of GetSystemCode. Was reproduced on XP SP3 with user-mode protection

Recovered MFC part and added support for Codejock skins


[3.4.5] 2008.06.04

improved video playback positioning slider and fixed its appearance


[3.4.4] 2008.06.02

Recovered 'launch application' post-install


[3.4.3] 2008.05.30

Added an alternate videorip engine (GDI capture)

Edition info in title and performance rating in 'settings' dialog

Revised resource strings and dialogs

Anticrack fixes: 'already activated with anothe SID' message - recovered, 'A' license debug hack commented out


[3.4.2] 2008.04.17

Recovered 24-bit support (after detaching encoders to helper_exe) Recovered fps for wmv/asf direct encoding (after updating mencoder from 1.0rc1)


[3.4.1] 2008.04.11

Fixes .m4a error diag (pipe has been ended) in demo

Fixes .rax tags

Video player preview doesn't cause switching to 'vista basic GUI mode'


[3.4.0] 2008.04.09

Updated lame to version 3.98b7 (from 2008.04.06) - it's 50% faster than 3.97. Official build is 20% faster though (Intel compiler)

Updated faac to version 1.27 - no problems with america.wav encoding anymore. Some faac presets made VBR

Updated mencoder/mplayer to ver 2.7. gcc 3.4.5

Added wmv9 encoder for Zune

Improved speed assessment on install

Added demo limitation support to helper_exe (SoundTaxiHelper)


[3.3.3] 2008.03.13

MP3 and AAC encoders moved to helper_exe - fixed random rare crash during conversion

Platinum version is still limited to 2 conversion, but works like pro with autodetection

Added EULA

Updated help


[3.3.2] 2008.02.21

Vista R&R fix made disabled by default, cause it crashed main.exe randomly


[3.3.1] 2008.02.18

Added tivodecode for direct TiVo rip

Fixed YTR


[3.2.0] 2007.12.27

VideoRip version now converts regular videos as well

Fixed few videorip issues, added videomirror synchronization (DrawEscape)


[3.1.10] 2007.12.27

Online update implemented for albums list in CDRipper

CDBurner, CDRipper, and YouTubeRipper allowed just for professional version


[3.1.9] 2007.12.24

MasterBuild improved for CDBurner support


[3.1.8] 2007.12.11

New TuneCab skin added

Improved VideoRip (disable screensaver, buffer auto-adjustment)


[3.1.7] 2007.12.06

R&R Installer fix for Vista - same IWMPlayer instance can be reused for consequent playback

Better detection of audible .aa playback completion

CDBurner added (just for DrmRemoval skin) (2007.12.10)


[3.1.6] 2007.11.21

YouTubeRipper vista installation bug appeared and fixed.

ST version where skin with 2 list-boxes used does not convert wmv-files. At least 1 file (Rihanna.wmv), but this file can be played with MediaPlayer on the PC and can be converted under Vista - the bug was constrained with GDI memory used size limitation - fixed.


[3.1.5] 2007.11.19

TuneRaft_Oem1 renamed to MelodyCan.

YouTubeRipper included into release.

Fixed bug been appeared in MediaTransformTaskConvert::_CreateSinkStream in case of pMS->NeedToCreateCustomPath()==true: media attributes potentilly can contains symbols that are prohibited to presence in file pathes; so such symbol are converted to '_' now.


[3.1.5 ST,AMC,WMA] 2007.11.16

Dash: - fixed iTunes 7.5.0.20 error - fixed audible error on lengthy books - silent installation on Vista (no driver confirm dialog) - improved stability of pro version - autodetection of fibers and conversion time fiber control


[3.1.4] 2007.11.09 New skin added (MelodyCan) DrmRemoval, DrmConverter, Tuneconvert, MelodyCan skins moved to external resource file. Only 1 skin been included into release exe-file.


[3.1.3] 2007.10.29 allowed to load skin from file: modify definition of "USE_SKIN_SOURCE" in src\SoundTaxiApp\SoundTaxi.cpp


[3.1.2] 2007.10.26


Sliders implemented for DrmRemoval and DrmConverter skins.

VideoPreview1 default location is bottom part of skins with 2 list-boxs; In order to locate video preview in top part it must be named as VideoPreveiw1_top (BUG 9909).

Play is prohibited for non-converted items under converting or queued for conversion.

Pressing "convert" for non-converted items that are queued for playing remove them from playing queue and put into conversion queue.

Pressing "convert" for non-converted items that are playing stops playing and MUST start thiere conversion - but not starts (BUG 9910).

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