Highlights of the changes:

• Ability to search for and download metadata and artwork from the internet. 
• Enhanced chapter extraction to work with multiple audio files. 
• Plus multiple file conversion enhancements. 

If you downloaded before April 25th you will need to download again and re-install to get the new User Guide. 

The User Guide is added to the Chapter and Verse Program Group on the Windows Start menu on install.

The user guide can also be downloaded separately as well.

Application Updates

Update1:  Updated program icon and associated application dialogs and windows.

Update2:  Added a PDF User Guide to the install and to the Chapter and Verse Program Group on the Start Menu.

Bug Fixes

Bug1:  Fixed bug that caused a problem that prevented the application from properly recognizing and converting files using the HE AAC format.

Bug2: Refactored MP4 Audio Concatenation function to ensure proper management of file handles.

Installer Bug Fix

Bug1:  Updated installer to prevent Fatal Error 2896 which would occur when clicking Next button on machines where VB Script was disabled or not installed properly.

• Automatic file conversion for using iTunes (requires iTunes 7.3 or later)
  • If non-AAC files (e.g. MP3, WAV, WMA) are specified, the user now has the choice to convert them using parameters they specify
  • If a mix of AAC files with different encoding settings or a mix of AAC and non-AAC files are specified, then they will converted to common AAC encoder settings
• AAC-HE v2 (High Efficiency ) support
• Updated the core MP4 file library (MP4V2) to the latest version
• Improved input file validation process to ensure audio stream consistency
  • Added bit rate and other validation checks
  • Added checking for protected windows media files
• Modified audio routines to fix issues with files created by the Nero AAC encoder

• Added a toolbar to give easy access to common functions without using the menus
• Added the ability for the user to specify chapter properties for an individual chapters
  • The starting number for a chapter can be specified (the chapters after that will be numbered based on the new number)
  • A special prefix (different that the default) can specified for an individual chapter
  • The user can modify the chapter indent level (level 1, level 2 or none) and type (input file, interval, user, import)
• Multi-select support for modifying the input file and chapter lists
  • Multiple input files can be selected when re-ordering using the “Move Up” and “Move Down” buttons
  • The Autobuild feature for the virtual audiobook is automatically turned off during input file reordering and then turned back on when no more changes are detected
  • Multiple input files, chapters or chapter images can be selected for removal at one time using their respective  “Remove” buttons
• Automatic and user initiated sorting of input files
  • The user now has the option to specify whether input files should be sorted automatically by filename when they are added to the project
  • The user can sort the list of input files at any time by clicking on the “File Name” column header in the Input File Grid View
  • Clicking on the “File Name” column header more than once will toggle the sort order (e.g. from ascending to descending or the reverse)
• Added prompts to give users the ability to save modified Projects
• When opening Projects, if the input files are not found in the original directory location, the program will now check for files in the directory of the Project (*.cvp) file.
• Streamlined several error handling routines to present a single error summary at the end of processing

Let me know what you think!

FYI – The help file has not been updated, but an update will be released shortly. Leave the "check for updates on startup" option on and you will be notified as soon as it is available.

• Automatic file conversion for non-AAC files using iTunes
• AAC-HE (High Efficiency ) support
• Multi-select support for re-ordering input files
• Automatic and user initiated sorting of input files

And more…

Stay tuned for the release.

Here are some of the minor changes and enhancements that are part of v1.3.3.5:

• Chapter and Verse now supports 64-bit operating systems.
• The virtual audiobook player user interface has been improved
   

View Version Change Log ]]> http://lodensoftware.com/2009/11/06/chapter-and-verse-minor-release-v1-3-3-5/feed/ 0 http://lodensoftware.com/2009/10/11/chapter-and-verse-minor-release-v1-3-2/ http://lodensoftware.com/2009/10/11/chapter-and-verse-minor-release-v1-3-2/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:15:48 +0000 admin http://lodensoftware.com/?p=292 Here are some of the minor changes and enhancements that are part of v1.3.2:

• Updated help file as promised.  Context sensitive help links have been updated along with the help file.
• Added an option on the Metadata Options tab to turn on/off the "Artwork not found" error when extracting metadata from a file

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• Enhanced drag and drop capability for audio and chapter files
• Timescale fix for files encoded with older versions of iTunes
• Streamlined options dialog

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FYI – The help file has still not been updated, but an update will be released soon. Leave the "check for updates on startup" option on and you will be notified as soon as it is available.

• Enhanced User Interface Design
• Project files can be saved to allow for easy editing at a later time
  • Project files are associated with Chapter and Verse
• Chapter images can be added to the audiobook
• Nine (9) new metadata fields can be specified
• Chapter and Verse now checks for updates

Let me know what you think!

FYI – The help file has not been updated, but an update will be released shortly. Leave the "check for updates on startup" option on and you will be notified as soon as it is available.