SoundTaxi Versions
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[4.5.4] 2014.07.31
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.4/STMediaSuite_4.5.4-Setup.exe - Media Suite
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.4/SoundTaxi_4.5.4-Setup.exe - Pro and Platinum versions
Adjusted video/audio driver and GSService version.
[4.5.3] 2014.07.24
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.3/STMediaSuite_4.5.3-Setup.exe - Media Suite
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.3/SoundTaxi_4.5.3-Setup.exe - Pro and Platinum versions
Numerous fixes and improvements in RipTiger advanced ripping
Fixed Buy Button
[4.5.1] 2013.12.17
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.1/STMediaSuite_4.5.1-Setup.exe - Media Suite
http://download.soundtaxi.info/st/4.5.1/SoundTaxi_4.5.1-Setup.exe - Pro and Platinum versions
XP SP2 is not supported anymore
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.5.0] 2013.11.23
Improved and extended app usage feedback statistics
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.9] 2013.10.25
Improved RadioGet performance and stability - lots of changes
Added Analysis.dat auto-update feature
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
Optimized GUI performance. Reduced CPU load caused by excessive progress-bar repainting (caused by Aero animation timers)
Fixed preview playback features
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)
Fixed .m4v rented movies conversion
Improved stability on exiting during conversion of video files with preview
Fixed Updater.exe crash on exiting
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.6] 2013.07.30
Improved localizations for all products
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.5] 2013.06.18
Improved localizations for all products
Added automatic GSService recovery if it was stopped and disabled for any reason
MediaBuddy GUI fixes and improvements
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.4] 2013.05.20
Fixed WMV conversion failure on W8
Updated search scripts
Added support for unicode paths of DVD folders
Improved localization support, added localization for hints texts
[4.4.3] 2013.03.29
Fixed wrong merging of multiple .m4v/.m4p/.aax files into one file when converted via iTunes
Improved stability of performance assessment during installation
Improved album search
Fixed .wmv support
Fixed MediaConverter edit preset dialog and restored hover-splitter cursor for ST preview pane
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.2] 2013.03.14
Reduced all installers sizes at average 10%
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.4.1] 2013.02.25
Added W8 XBox music support
Fixed .rax support (spoiled in v.4.3.9 by localization)
Improved support for iTunes music and video files. Fixed .m4v conversion problem
Fixed burner engine crash on XP (switched to another engine)
Optimized search threshold
Optimized products start-up and execution
Fixed incompatibility with aged CPUs
Added 15-seconds self-termination timeout on exit
Numerous minor fixes and improvements to all products
[4.4.0] 2013.01.09
SoundTaxi activation dialog changed to common application wizard. No need to restart ST after activation anymore
[4.3.9] 2012.12.05
Added scripting support for TuneGet parsers and analysers. TuneGet parsers are revised and updated
Fixed compatibility problem with certain antiviruses
Added complete external localization support
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
Fixed corrupt .mp4 video files created by trial version
Serious revision and leak-fix for GDI drawing code
Engines converted to .dlls
Improved support for W8 - fixed sound interruptions in converted protected audio files
Added more anaglyph modes and side-by-side modes to 3DVideoConverter and Player. Improved output movie quality
Numerous minor fixes and stability improvements
[4.3.8] 2012.06.11
Added taskbar progress for MediaBuddy
[4.3.7] 2012.04.26
Fixed driver signing problem
Fixed 1 conversion at a time limit on XP
[4.3.6] 2012.04.18
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
Added 'no-cache' attribute for activation requests
Fixed TuneGet crash on a searched item being clicked for downloading
Numerous minor stability fixes and improvements
[4.3.5] 2012.02.20
Fixed smpt sending problem in SupportWizard
Minor fixes and improvements
[4.3.3] 2012.01.24
Numerous stability (synchronisation) fixes in multithreading
Improved .mts file support in MediaBuddy/SoundTaxi
1StepDVD Copy analysis fixes and speed-up
3DVideoPlayer DXVA is now managed by HWAcceleration registry value
Fixed DiskBurner crash on .iso creation
Fixed Japanese localization in SoundTaxi
Numerous minor fixes and improvements
[4.3.2] 2011.12.20
More DiskBurner stability fixes - all engines are moved to separate process now
Fixed 16-bit desktop color depth incompatibility for all products
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 3D player
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. Updater rtmpdump to latest snapshot and re-built under VC2010 with PolarSSL
Fixed ST 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, updated libdvdnav
Updated dvdauthor for DiskBurner: may fix Magnavox and Sony DVD region issues reported by customers
3D Player/Converter watermark added and trial policy changed
3D Player/Converter file-opening speedup (2x). Added support for video-without-audio files
Numerous minor fixes and improvements
[4.2.9] 2011.10.05
Minor subtitle selection fixes for 'copy to file' mode and GUI optimizations in 1StepDVD Copy
Minor installer fixes
[4.2.8] 2011.09.21
Fixed subtitle selector in 1StepDVD for 'copy to file' mode
Fixed CD burner problem with mp3 duration/tags reading
Fixed aspect ratio detection for .mod videos
Fixed drag'n'drop problem when launched from the panel right after installation
1StepDVD and Suite installers switched to Inno Setup
Added minimal system check to all installers
More conversion threads allowed for h264 encoder
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 TuneGet
Minor stability fixes
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
Added video recordable streams detection
[4.2.5] 2011.08.02
Fixed h264 encoding in MediaBuddy and progress info for some presets
Minor fixes in TuneGet
Fixed auto update
Fixed TuneGet activation problem
[4.2.4] 2011.07.29
Fixed support for files larger than 2G on both input and output of all encoders
Up to twice improved conversion speed to DivX avi and iPod MPEG4
Fixed rare ST crash on 'Add files' when in trial mode
Fixed iTunes m4v videorip problem
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
[4.2.1] 2011.04.01
Fixed 1StepDVD Analysis problem
Fixed TuneGet youtube support
Reduced installers sizes from ~90M to ~67M
Added German localization to SoundTaxi
All products switched to shared GSService
[4.2.0] 2011.03.22
All products are switched to VS2010
Fixed rare ST activation crash
Fixed RipTiger error when converting a ripped .wmv file
Added French localization to SoundTaxi
MP3 encoder in ST updated
Fixed YouTubeRipper plugin
Added 'Send error report' right-click context menu to ST
[4.1.8] 2011.02.17
Added DiskBurner to ST Suite
[4.1.7] 2011.02.02
Fixed installation of VAD on XP if unsigned drivers are 'blocked'
Fixed aspect ratio for video files converted from .tivo for 'original dimensions'
Fixed jerky CUDA conversion in MediaBuddy
Updated TuneGet parsers
Added ability of recording videos from YouTube with RipTiger (for RTMPE)
Update RadioGet stations
Added stations autoupdate feature for RadioGet
[4.1.6] 2011.01.19
Added automatic deinterlacing on video conversion
Fixed aspect ratio for video files converted from .tivo
[4.1.5] 2010.12.27
Fixed xxxSlv.exe crash in 'Vista R&R ...' compatibility mode
Improved R&R problem logging when 'Avoid Vista R&R window' option is enabled
Fixed rare flickering
Fixed positioning ('seek' command) on audio files/cd tracks
Added CUDA encoding support to MediaBuddy
Removed 1024x768 videorip limitation for WMV
Fixed ST suite activation from inside ST
Reactivated automatic updates which were disabled on ver. 4.1.2
Fixed CUDA detection in MediaBuddy
[4.1.4] 2010.12.06
Fixed automatic updates feature and SupportWizard
Fixed x264 encoding multithreaded support (unpredictable output file size problem)
Fixed x264 quality selector and increased/optimized quality settings
Fixed ST videorip to WMV (error 105)
Fixed ST videorip support for newest iTunes (10.1)
Added R&R problem logging when 'Avoid Vista R&R window' option is enabled
[4.1.2] 2010.11.19
Changed packing settings. Noticeably reduced suite installers sizes (at 20-40%)
Fixed rare problem with .m4a conversion
[4.1.1] 2010.10.22
Numerous fixes and improvements
[4.1.0] 2010.09.10
Fixed rare bug 'partly converted' because of 'error 109' at the end of conversion on slow PCs
Improved 'use only trusted player' mode reliability
[4.0.9] 2010.09.01
Minor stability optimization for Vista RnR mode - added safe limit of simultaneous conversions (4)
Improved compatibility of activate.mht with XP IE8 and IE6
[4.0.8] 2010.08.20
Fixed faulty CRT dependency of Suite and RadioGet
Fixed incorrect diagnostics of partly downloaded files
[4.0.8] 2010.08.17
Fixed problem of some labels disappearing after app window resize
[4.0.7] 2010.08.12
Revised station list in RadioGet 1.3.9
Fixed minor CPU usage leak in ST Suite
Expanded and revised list of output video formats
Added 'custom...' preset
[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
Revised search engines in TuneGet 1.3.7
[4.0.4] 2010.06.17
Fixed multiple CD device support
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
[4.0.3]
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
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
[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 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)
[3.9.8] 2010.02.18
Added monitoring and analysis of potential RnR problem causes
Added application compatibility flags cleanup 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
[3.9.5] 2009.12.29
1StepDVDCopy - added IFO patching to remove region protection code
Added 'native' conversion (via mplayer) for .flac/.ogg....
[3.9.1] 2009.09.29
Fixed progress slider and progress status during DVD preview in DVDJoker
Fixed RipTiger and TuneGet collision during TuneGet search
[3.9.0] 2009.09.17
Fixed conversion of iTunes rented movies when WMP is running
Ripping engine adopted for new iTunes version 9
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] 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
[3.8.8] 2009.08.14
Added DVDJoker to ST Media Suite for soundtaxi (lite and full versions)
[3.8.7] 2009.07.24
Minor fixes in activation/licensing dialog (links)
[3.8.6] 2009.06.30
Fixed audible .aax ripping under XP (via iTunes)
Added skinning for ST CD ripper
Changed overview/about .mht's
[3.8.5] 2009.05.28
Preserves system from entering sleep during conversion and from activating screensaver if a video item is queued for conversion (videorip)
[3.8.4] 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)
[3.8.3] 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] 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] 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] 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
[3.7.9] 2009.03.20
Stability fixes for WMV encoder
Added conversion of TiVo to WVM
Fixed unstable mplayer launching as embedded video player
[3.7.8] 2009.03.17
Fixed audible
Fixed WMV converter for non-fixed-framerate video (.asf or so)
Added WMA converter
Added WMV converter
[3.7.7] 2009.03.02
Fixed random crash on exit from TuneConvert
Fixed incomplete conversion of .aa files
Added .aax audible files as supported
Added skipping of several initial frames for GDI video capture - removes initial 'desktop' screenshot on Vista
Fixed unstable conversion of .m4v files
Added possibility to copy to iPhone/iPod HD
[3.7.6] 2009.02.26
Video preview opens only when X,Y of video are available
[3.7.5] 2009.02.24
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
[3.7.2] 2009.01.30
Fixes X64 XP
Fixes rare crashes on app exit
[3.7.1] 2009.01.27
Fixes rare 'side-by-side configuration' problem
[3.7.0] 2009.01.21
Added ‘seek’ feature
Fixed x64 XP support
[3.6.5] 2008.11.11
Fixed crash on 16-bit display color mode
Fixed h264 video conversion to ipod (-lavf) with new synch option
[3.6.4] 2008.11.10
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
Fixed GUI bug with non-client area under Vista x64
[3.6.2] 2008.10.22
Added x64 support for XP/Vista
[3.6.1] 2008.10.17
Removed flickering of video preview on resize
Minor GUI fixes for column autosizing
Changed skin
[3.5.9] 2008.10.16
Introduced Codejock skin
Added column auto sizing
Improved preview pane hide/show animation
[3.5.7] 2008.09.30
CDRipper recovered in installation
Better detection of problems with playback license (instead of ‘partly converted’ errors)
[3.5.5] 2008.09.18
Switched to user-mode protection
[3.5.4] 2008.09.12
Realtek HD audio fix
[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
Reduced flickering on list-view redrawing
[3.5.0] 2008.08.14
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] 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] 2008.07.30
Minor bug fix
[3.4.6] 2008.07.17
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 dialogues
Anticrack fixes
[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 (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)
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
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 tivo decoding for direct TiVo rip
[3.2.0] 2007.12.27
VideoRip version now converts regular videos as well
Fixed few videorip issues, added video mirror synchronization (DrawEscape)
[3.1.10] 2007.12.27
Online update implemented for albums list in CDRipper
CDBurner, CDRipper are allowed just for professional version
[3.1.9] 2007.12.24
MasterBuild improved for CDBurner support
[3.1.8] 2007.12.11
New 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
[3.1.6] 2007.11.21
Vista installation bug appeared and fixed
The wmv-files bug was constrained with GDI memory used size limitation - fixed
[3.1.5] 2007.11.16
Fixed iTunes 7.5.0.20 error
Fixed audible error on lengthy books
Silent installation on Vista (no driver confirm dialogue)
Improved stability of pro version - auto detection of fibers and conversion time fiber control
[3.1.4] 2007.11.09
New skin added
[3.1.3] 2007.10.29
Allowed to load skin from file
[3.1.2] 2007.10.26
VideoPreview default location is bottom part of skins with 2 list boxes;
Play is prohibited for non-converted items under converting or queued for conversion
