Preview Version: 1.99.44.23410 (x86) | Released: 24 December 2025 |
- Everything done as part of preview build v1.99.43.23234
- Added an option onto the now renamed 'MP3 | WAV' prefs page to control if exact MP3 length detection is used or not
- Changed some of the plug-in & core internals whilst resolving the problem found with w5s component loading for some
- Changed Not So Neo to have an as-is bitdepth setting along with fixing issues when trying to manually override this
- Changed the raw metadata tab of the Alt+3 File Info dialog for supporting files to load that information off-thread
- Changed the recent MP3 length changes so there should be less duplicate file processing & reducing the time to load
- Changed the input plug-ins where possible to now natively support %length_seconds% for the metadata they can return
- Changed the format info block of MP3 files to try to report if any ID3v1.x, ID3v2.x or APEv2 tags may exist on them
- Changed the internal metadata handling for pending changes so the length of the metadata is returned with the calls
- Changed some of the early loading calls to better avoid triggering the slow calls related to checking network paths
- Changed how the taskbar text is set especially during loading to avoid the main ui thread locking up (see to above)
- Changed Not So Direct to drop trying to use delay loading of dsound.dll as it's been causing crashes for some users
- Changed the native input plug-ins to better share the code needed for their file information tab on Alt+3/File Info
- Changed the "formatinformation" returned for MP3 based files to report if ID3v1 &/or ID3v2.3/4 tags have been found
- Changed the Alt+3/File Info handling to show ID3v1 &/or ID3v2.3/4 tabs even if in_mp3 (for x86 builds) isn't in use
- Changed more of the native dialogs to move large text resources into compressed ones for later localisation support
- Fixed the Not So Neo plug-in's channel configuration not holding if changed from as-is to a specific channel output
- Fixed a crash when starting Milkdrop without any of the expected preset folders being able to be found to load from
- Fixed a hang crash which could occur if the active window changed out whilst the Ctrl+Tab handling was being called
- Fixed a problem whilst processing JSON based web responses which could cause it to be incorrectly reported as valid
- Fixed the lyrics window not always triggering a repaint to occur once the lyrics results for a fill had been gotten
- Fixed 2 deadlocking issues which could occur with in_wave due to recent changes made with how it obtains mp3 length
- Fixed some of the performance impact introduced from the prior build changes as part of trying to obtain mp3 length
- Fixed a crash due to a concurrency issue when trying to remove some library playlist items with multiple selections
- Fixed the local library action to clear the art cache not working correctly due to missing a double null terminator
- Fixed the local library view / filter selection not being preserved as wanted due to some prior WINE handling fixes
- Fixed some more pre-initialised memory or code being created on loading when not needed to reduce the typical usage
- Fixed the Internet Radio view item selection not being maintained as wanted when doing a manual view refresh via F8
- Fixed some crashes which could occur with the library playlists not having a title entered or previously configured
- Fixed a number of instances from a regression of the browse folder dialog not always applying the dark mode theming
- Fixed an OS caused visual issue with the libary playlists import dialog not following the dark mode theme as wanted
- Fixed the metadata component not loading correctly for some & added an error code to the message shown on w5s fails
- Fixed the Streaming Source plug-in not saving all settings changes made to it without first closing the preferences
- Fixed the likely cause for VGM playback failure / no audio out when some configuration settings have been corrupted
- Fixed some additional Not So Neo problems, reduced the dll size a bit more, added an 88.2kHz resampling option, etc
- Fixed some of the input plug-ins during metadata requests incorrectly re-opening a file whilst processing that file
- Fixed the albumart window being slow to initially render if the local library is disabled due to mp3 length changes
- Fixed the albumart window incorrectly triggering a re-save of the cached metadata if it's not actually been changed
- Fixed a build regression which broke audio rendering for a number of the VGM files due to it missing the chip cores
- Fixed some display issues when changing the chip selection as part of the VGM preference page along with wrong text
- Fixed the check to temporarily disable always on top to not be applied when using WINE due to lack of a working API
- Fixed changing away from the windows settings tab on the classic skin prefs tab causing the other tabs to disappear
- Fixed the read-only NDE db files incorrectly trying to be updated on closing if there was an issue loading the file
- Fixed the waveform seeker window not always showing the expected preview with changes of the selected playlist item
- Fixed add / updates of Audio CD titles to avoid a main ui thread deadlock & media library updates when its disabled
- Fixed some more quirks seen when converting podcast item descriptions into something nicer to show within a tooltip
- Fixed the in_url input plug-in doing its yt-dlp tooling related checks when first starting playback of generic urls
- Fixed the main playlist Add File(s) action not always triggering the expected title reading after selecting file(s)
- Fixed the current playlist item being incorrectly set to the first of any duplicate entries for some internal calls
- Fixed some of the internal interactions with the main playlist causing repeat enqueue related hint calls being done
- Fixed some more sizing & include related things that have been annoying me for some time vs how it's all then built
- Fixed the albumart window doing repeated metadata lookups during window resizing if the local library is turned off
- Fixed some debug strings being loaded when not needed or doing processing on strings than needed vs what's returned
- Fixed some small performance issues with the way the Audio CD navigation tree items are handled to avoid some calls
- Fixed a number of issues with the handling of Bandcamp & other streaming urls not being played or handled correctly
- Fixed the probable cause for some of the delay in loading when the installer starts WACUP after an update completes
- Fixed opening the bookmarks view incorrectly making a core call which could break play / enqueue / enqplay handling
- Fixed the probable cause of a deadlock which could happen when trying to add items to the library playlist sub-view
- Fixed the Streaming Source plug-in breaking connections when already running & opening any of it's preference pages
- Other small miscellaneous changes made whilst working through crash reports with associated clean-up from the fixes
- Updated libjpeg-turbo (image.w5s) to 3.1.3 (10 Dec 2025)
- Updated libopenmpt (in_mod.dll) to 0.8.4.24629 (14 Dec 2025)
- Updated libopus (libopus.dll) to 1.6.0 (15 Dec 2025)
- Updated libopusenc (libopus.dll) to 0.3 (14 Dec 2025)
- Updated libpng (image.w5s) to 1.6.53 (5 Dec 2025)
- Updated libsidplayfp (in_sidious.dll) to 2.16.0 (23 Dec 2025)
- Updated mpg123 (mpg123.dll) to 1.33.4 (20 Dec 2025)
- Updated Monkey's Audio (in_ape.dll) to 11.89 (2 Dec 2025)
- Updated unrar (unrar.dll) to 7.2.3 (18 Dec 2025)
- Updated vgmstream (in_vgmstream.dll) to the latest Git commit from 9 Dec 2025