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Version history of PlexTools Professional XL


PlexTools Professional XL V3.13 released on 29 May 2007

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bug fixes.
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.12 released on 22 December 2006

Changes:
  • General
    • Support for latest devices.
    • Support for Windows Vista.
    • Added detection of network devices / computers.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bug fixes.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.11 released on 08 November 2006

Changes:
  • General
    • Support for latest drives.
    • Test functions: option to change background color.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bug fixes.
    • Software crashes/freezes on startup.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.10 released on 28 July 2006

Changes:
  • General
    • Support for latest drives.
    • Improved writing performance.
    • Video Scheduler : added new option 'Use Advanced Settings'
    • Added teletext support for Convert PVR
    • Added possibility to compare a recorded disc with a saved project (Integrity Check)
    • Added Auto Test function for CD and DVD
  • Disc Extraction
    • It is now also possible to add tag information for unknown file extension (external encoder)
    • It is now possible to use the total number of audio tracks for the filename and for the command line encoder
    • Added possibility to create the cuesheet without extracting the disc
  • Device Settings
    • Added new options 'Adjust vertical offset', 'Video Quality'
  • All-In-One Test
    • It is now possible to select all the available tests for PI/PO Test
  • Q-Check PI/PO Test
    • Added button to change the scale to logarithmic.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bug fixes.
  • Disc Extraction
    • The Catalog Code was not saved when embedding the cuesheet in the FLAC file
    • It was not possible to remove the ID3V1 tag information
  • Audio CD Maker
    • When using Japanese characters with FLAC files, the tag information is not correctly saved and/or read out.
  • Disc Info
    • CD-TEXT which contains Japanese characters are not correctly displayed.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.09 released on 27 April 2006

Changes:
  • General
    • Added option to disable read and write offset
    • Some PnP ODD's are not shown in PTPXL (registry information contains malformed data)
    • General settings in registry will not be deleted when upgrading
    • Added a 'Graph Control' window for all Q-Check windows (available through right-click)
    • DVD-RAM: added detection for 'manufacturer id' and 'media id'
    • Added check for updates for capture devices
  • Disc Extraction
    • Include album Title & Artist in cuesheet.
    • Added time variables for filenames.
    • Added possibility to embed a cuesheet in a MAC file.
    • Added possibilty to add headerinfo to a wave file
    • Added possibility to edit the disc title and artist
    • Disc title and artist are always available when extracting with an external encoder
  • AudioCD Maker
    • If a cuesheet is embedded in a FLAC file, this cuesheet is used for the structure of the disc.
    • If a cuesheet is embedded in a Monkey's Audio File, this cuesheet is used for the structure of the disc.
    • The headerinfo of a wave file is converted into CD Text.
  • Disc Maker
    • Added possibility to select files and folders to add to the project as an alternative for drag & drop.
  • Disc Copy
    • Added option to change BookType.
  • Backup Maker
    • Added new project types: "Incremental Backup" , "Differential Backup".
    • When a project is loaded, backup maker automatically checks for new files/folders.
    • If no disc is inserted when a scheduled task starts, a warning will be shown.
    • The message "A task has been scheduled to run at startup and will begin within 10 seconds..." has been updated (shown when a task is scheduled to be performed on startup).
  • Video Capture
    • New option 'Expert Mode' that allows you to capture with the settings from 'Advanced Video/Audio'.
  • Video Device Settings
    • New functions 'Advanced Video' & 'Advanced Audio' for ConvertX devices.
  • Hard Disk Device Settings
    • Password Protection: added new options to unlock/disable the protection.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bugfixes.
  • Disc Copy
    • When copying an audiocd to the PX-230A with include UPC/EAN enabled and include ISRC disabled the resulting disc is corrupted (not always).
  • DVD Read TRT
    • The speed was not set correctly for PX-750.
  • freedb
    • PTPXL crashes in some cases when retrieving freedb info (The Animals - Retrospective).
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.08 released on 02 March 2006

Added:
  • General
    • Support for latest drives.
  • Disc Extraction
    • Support for Broadcast Wave Format.
  • Backup Maker
    • new function for simple backup of files and directories.
    • supported in scheduler for daily/weekly backup of important files.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bugfixes.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.07 released on 29 December 2005

Changes:
  • General
    • Started support of Hard Disk Drives.
    • New button to save current setting in registry.
    • View freedb information after retrieval.
  • Disc Extraction
    • Support ID3V2 for MP3 files.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • Support ID3V2 for MP3 files.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bugfixes.
  • Q-Check C1/C2 Test
    • In rare occasions,the software hangs when a test is running (with AudioCD).
  • CD/DVD Copy
    • Copying a DVD-R multisession 'Off The Fly' results in a write error.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • PTP hangs when trying to add an empty mp3-file (0 bytes).
      If we receive the message "Source disc is to large" the destination drive remains locked.
  • AudioCD Player
    • CD with large pregap: When using the slider to change the disc position, the slider jumps to another position when releasing the slider.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.06 released on 30 November 2005

Added:
  • General
    • Support for latest drives.
    • Support for DVD-RAM.
    • Support for PNG printout of the Q-check testresults.
  • Disc Extraction
    • Support for external command-line encoders.
    • Support for CD+G.
    • Support for WMA.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • Support for CD+G.
    • Support for WMA.
  • AudioCD Player
    • Support for CD+G (KaraokeCD) playback.
    • Support for digital playback.

Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bugfixes.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.05 released on 05 Oktober 2005
  Added:
  • General
    • Support detection of Video Capture Devices.
    • Support for Plextor Video Capture Devices PX-M402U and PX-TV402U.
    • New function Device Settings for Plextor Video Capture Devices.
    • New function 'Audio Capture' from Plextor Video Capture Devices.
    • New function 'Video Capture' from Plextor Video Capture Devices, Webcams and DV Camera's.
    • New function 'Multi Video Capture' to preview in mosaic or capture to 4 files from 4 video sources.
    • Video Preview with Full Scale and Full Screen mode.
    • Programmable scheduler for capture tasks with support for Multi Video Capture.
    • Timecode information field for DV cameras.
  Fixes:
  • General
    • Several minor bugfixes.
  Remarks:
  • Audio Capture
    • only PX-M402U and PX-TV402U are supported for Audio Capture.
    • the audio stream from the video device is captured to WAVE (or MP3 through LAME).
    • other codecs may be supported later.
    • only for Windows XP & Windows 2000.
  • Video Capture
    • DV camera's (IEEE1394) are supported (uncompressed AVI type I and II).
    • Webcams are supported if the proper drivers are installed.
    • PX-M402U and PX-TV402U are supported on the condition that the bundled Intervideo software is installed.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.04 released on 05 September 2005
  Added:
  • General
    • Support for PX-716UFL.
    • Support for PX-740UF.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • Load Project: 'All Supported Files' is default instead of '.pxa' in the Open File Dialog.
  • Disc Info
    • View Disc Contents for CD's (ISO, UDF and ISO/UDF).
    • View Disc Contents for DVD's (ISO, UDF and ISO/UDF).
  • Disc Maker
    • MultiSession for CD's (ISO, UDF and ISO/UDF).
    • MultiSession for DVD's (ISO, UDF and ISO/UDF).
Changes:
  • General
    • Freedb: if the user email address contains reserved characters, freedb info can't be retrieved.
    • Updated OggVorbis libraries to V1.1.1.
  • DAE
    • Improved LAME options.
  • CD/DVD ROM Maker
    • If the size of the project exceeds 4700MB, the volume bar will auto adjust itself.
  • Q-Check Beta/Jitter Test
    • Improved Beta and Jitter results.
Fixes:
  • DVD Write Transfer Rate
    • PX-740A: the DVD+RW Booktype set to DVD-ROM causes error message: Drive Not Ready (020404).
  • Verify
    • PTPXL crashes when tests after recording are selected for DVD.
  • Several other minor bugfixes.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.03 released on 01 July 2005
  Added:
  • General
    • support for 'Plug and Play' devices(only XP and 2000).
    • detection of portable hard disks and memory sticks (only XP and 2000).
    • Support for overburning on DVD+R/RW/DL
  • Drive Information / Features
    • detection of read/write capability for DVD-R DL media
  • Test Functions
    • All-In-One Test for CD and DVD.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • Compare source wave files with target Audio CD.
    • Projects can now be saved in cuesheet format
  • Disc Copy
    • Compare Audio CD's
    • Compare 'Audio CD-to-image' and 'image-to-Audio CD'.
    • Button for 'Update Image' in the CD-TEXT editor window.
  • DAE
    • possibility to include 'Disc Artist' for the filename options.
    • New option 'Mode' in the preferences ('Extra Options') for LAME encoder.
Changes:
  • General
    • The vendor and product ID of a hard disk device are now correctly shown in the device tree and 'General Information' page.
  • AudioCD Maker
    • When creating a new project and the previous project is empty, no messagebox is shown anymore.
  • Disc Maker
    • When loading a project and if a file is not the same as the last time the project was saved, PTPXL will ask what you want to do with this file.
Fixes:
  • General
    • When closing the 'Device' and 'Functions' window, and PTPXL is minimized to tray and restored, the windows are visible again. TRT tests: the colors in the log window are not the same as on the graph.
  • Disc Info
    • ISRC Code in saved disc info file was incorrect
  • Disc Maker
    • The UDF identifiers are not saved to file when a project is saved. PTPXL crashes when writing a project to disc with 'On The Fly' disabled.
  • Disc Copy
    • When trying to create an image of an AudioCD (and the selected image type is ISO), PTPXL proposes to create a .PXI image, but the created PXI image is corrupted.
  • DAE
    • If autorip is enabled and autoretrieve for freedb is enabled, PTPXL crashes when an audiocd is inserted. When extracting to single file and the artist for each track is different, PTPXL creates a directory for each track. When extracting to single file and 'Create Cuesheet' is enabled, the cuesheet file can't be loaded afterwards because it's placed in the wrong folder (filename option must have %A\%C or an other similar setting with subfolders)
  • Verify
    • Sometimes the disc was not reloaded after the write process.
  • Disc RW Function
    • During the erasing of a DVD-RW, PTPXL seems to be freezed (not responsive).
Remarks:
  • Verify Function
    • AudioCD Maker: only Compare AudioCD's to WAV files is supported.
    • Disc Copy: Compare Source and target AudioCD's or Image is not supported for TAO discs.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.02 released on 01 June 2005
  Changes:
  • General
    • Updated OggVorbis libraries to version 1.1.0
Fixes:
  • several minor bug fixes (Proxy settings, ASC-29320 controller, and others)
Added:
  • General
    • Alternative for AIN for media change detection.
    • Starting PTPXL with parameter '/ar:driveletter' will put the software in AudioCD AutoRip mode.
  • Disc Extraction
    • Support extraction of data tracks.
    • Extra buttons for Audio Track Player (Prev/Next Track).
  • Disc Copy
    • Verify function (Data Integrity and Automated Diagnostics).
  • Disc Maker
    • Verify function (Data Integrity and Automated Diagnostics).
  • AudioCD Maker
    • Verify function (Automated Diagnostics).
Remarks:
  • Verify Function
    • Only Data discs are supported
    • Verify Disc Copy on different types of disc for source and target is not supported.
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.01 released on 08 April 2005
  Changes:
  • General
    • Support for PX-716AL
    • Support for DVD-R DL
  • Disc Extraction
    • 'Title' and 'Artist' in the cuesheet file are now based on either CDTEXT/freedb/TAG
Fixes:
  • General
    • performance fix on nForce systems
    • Open browser window for other default browser than Internet Explorer
    • the HTML test reports includes images with their full path
  • Disc Extraction
    • Tag names are truncated to 30 characters
    • The track number is not saved in the tag information of a FLAC file
    • The genre is always set to "Pop", although freedb genre is different
  • Disc Copy
    • A DVD-RW writen in VR format can't be copied
    • A DVD-R writen in VR format can't be copied
    • PTP XL hangs when copying 'Off The Fly' and a read error occurs
  • Q-Check PIPO Test
    • No line was drawn at 4(SUM1) and 280(SUM8)
 
 
PlexTools Professional XL V3.00 released on 01 March 2005




 




Version history of PlexTools Professional HDD


   
PlexTools Professional HDD V3.11 released on 29 May 2007
    Bug Fix:
  • General
    • Several minor bug fixes.
 
PlexTools Professional HDD V3.09 released on 28 April 2006




 
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