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- CDmax 11/09/1998
- Version 1.6 Build 1.6.7.0
-
-
- CDmax is a 32-bit Windows Audio CD player program.
- It was originally developed and tested on Windows 95.
- I now use NT4 sp3 at work and at home as well
- as the Win95 box. I hope this will enable me to do
- a better job of QA testing.
-
-
- Please Note
- ===========
- 1) Please set the mixer device that is controled by the
- volume component by accessing the right-click popup menu.
- 2) For CDplayer.ini "stuff" - the disc IDs used by CDDB and
- the standard Windows CDplayer are different. If you
- already have a local CDmax (or CDDB) library built up,
- you will have to re-insert a disc before its CDplayer.ini
- disc ID is known. I'm sorry, but this cannot be helped.
-
-
-
- Version 1.6.7 changes
- =====================
- 1) added Cue (Q) button; when set causes player to pause at
- end of the current track
- 2) added Intra-Track Repeat; allows a section of a track to
- be repeated. First click sets start position; second
- click sets end postion and restarts section; third click
- clears. Additionally a click with the Ctrl key held
- down will clear.
- 3) Track progression scrollbar has been changed to a gauge.
- Same basic function exists. Additionally, holding
- down the Ctrl key while releasing the left mouse
- button will abort the change, if click/dragging to
- change position within a track.
- 4) added configuration capabilities to the number of clicks
- on the SysTray icon.
- 5) added .INF file for install/uninstall support
- 6) put time in track lists
-
-
-
- Version 1.6 changes
- ===================
- 1) Volume control now has a balance/volume orientation
- and a right-click pop-up menu used to set the mixer
- device that it controls
- 2) fixed problems with Pause/Stop on WinNT; Stop
- now resets to the start of the current track
- 3) added browser search to www.cddb.com
- and www.lyrics.ch
- 4) added several new import/export formats, including
- CDplayer.ini; has been changed to Load from/Save As.
- 5) added option switch that allows auto import from
- CDplayer.ini file if not found in CDmax local
- library
- 6) added command-line actions: -stop, -pause, -next,
- -prev
- 7) Added Single CD per file local storage type.
- Swapping from one file type to the other will convert
- your local file storage "on the fly" as you put in CDs.
- 8) added Shuffle function; you can randomly play either
- from all of the tracks on the CD or the tracks from your
- Playlist.
- 9) added List elapsed and remaining time displays; now you
- toggle the time display by clicking on the time
- display itself.
- 10) The SysTray menu has changed a good bit; there are many
- more items and I believe everything the player can do
- can now be controled directly from here, with the
- exception of the volume and the fine track positioning.
- 11) The SysTray icon can now be single-clicked to toggle
- the pause button. This allows you to pause and resume
- quickly without use of the menu. The icon itself also
- reflects the player state.
- 12) added Prev-> previous track option; allows choice
- between having the Previous function always return to
- the previous track or return to the start of the current
- track. If the player is within 4 seconds of the start
- of the track it will return to the previous track.
- 13) Log file functions have been added to the File menu item.
-
-
- Version 1.5.4 changes
- =====================
- 1) Volume controls have been re-written using the
- mixer APIs. Based on results reported from
- beta testers the problems under NT seems to
- be fixed. The controls now track the movements
- of the Windows mixer applet (for CD Audio) and
- vice versa.
- 2) "Start on disc insert" has been dropped from the
- options configuration panel. This function is
- now handle by the "Set Default Player" menu
- item under Help. This is due to NT security
- issues with people not using Admin permissions.
- 3) Authentication thru a proxy server has a new
- feature. Apparently some systems use the clause
- "Authorization" and others use "Proxy-Authorization".
- This has been made an option, check the one that
- is appropriate for your situation.
-
-
- Version 1.5.3 changes
- =====================
- 1) improved playlist, added ability to store the
- same track more than once in the playlist.
- Added shuffle to playlist. Moved playlist
- to Contents editor.
- 2) removed random mode. I had a number of complaints
- about the random mode, so I removed it in favor
- of the shuffle. I may re-add an improved version
- of random play at a later time.
- 3) Changing the playlist no longer interrupts the
- playing track. (Unless you remove it from the list)
- 4) An import/export feature has been added. This will
- be added onto and improved in the future, with other
- formats becoming available as I can work them in.
- This version adds Audiofile Internet Companion(tm)
- format. More on this later.
- 5) Track selection from with Explorer. If you have
- CDmax set as your default player, you can double-click
- a track from an Audio CD in Explorer to change to that
- track.
- 6) various user interface adjustments
-
-
- Installation
- ============
- CDmax is distributed as a ZIP file containing two files:
- 1) ReadMe.txt (this file)
- 2) CDmax.exe (you can check version info in the about box
- or by right-clicking CDmax.exe, selecting
- Properties and viewing the Version tab)
-
- Copy CDmax.exe to the directory of your choice and run it.
- (If you are updating from any previous version, copy CDmax.exe
- over the other one)
-
-
- Command-line switches
- =====================
-
- Switch Action
- ------ ------
- -play start play
- -stop stop play
- -pause pause play
- -next skip to next track
- -prev skip to previous track
-
- To control which track is played, put d:\Trackxx.cda after
- -play. Where d is the drive letter and xx is the track
- number, with 01 being the first track, 02 being the second,
- etc. If you double click a track from Explorer this is
- what is passed to the program. Example :
- -play E:\Track01.cda
-
-
- Features
- ========
- Check the website listed below for features and future
- development items. Please use the website as a source of
- information on CDmax. It is a more dynamic environment
- than this type of document.
-
-
- Setup of CDDB Options
- =====================
- Assuming you have your Internet connection established, access
- the CDmax Options panel and fill in the information on the CDDB
- tab.
-
- Submissions
- -----------
- If you have a CD that is not in the CDDB, you can submit it for
- inclusion, using CDmax. You will need to supply your Email
- address and the name of your SMTP mail server. Check with your
- ISP if you are not sure of the SMTP name. This data is needed
- in order to identify you to the CDDB and to allow for return
- email if you should have a submission reject from the CDDB.
- (more about this later)
-
- Once you have entered the required data, submit the entry from
- the main panel. You can submit changes to existing entries in
- this way, as well. An email message will be formatted and sent
- to the CDDB Admininstrators for inclusion in the database.
-
- Important Note:
- ---------------
- If you submit an entry and for some reason it rejects, you will
- receive an email message in return from the CDDB. Please forward
- this message to the author of CDmax at the email address listed
- below. This will assist in correcting the software if there are
- problems.
-
- Retrievals
- ----------
- There are a number of sites all over the world where the CDDB is
- stored. To begin using the retrieve process you will first need
- to retrieve a list of these sites.
-
- First, you must specify your email address mentioned above.
- This is used to identify you to CDDB on retrievals as well as
- submissions.
-
- A number of retrieval options exist. Two different access
- protocols can be used, CDDBP and HTTP. And you can access
- through a proxy server now also. Several different combinations
- are possible and one or more may work for you depending on
- your internet access situation. Check the website listed
- below for detailed explanations on each of the options.
-
- Once you have selected an access option, press the button named
- 'Sites' under the Refresh group. This will populate the
- Site to Query list. When complete, select a site.
-
- Additionally, there is a button to refresh the valid list of
- CDDB categories.
-
- You may need to adjust the number of seconds in 'Timeout'
- depending on your response time.
-
-
- Legal stuff
- ===========
- This program is provided for your enjoyment and is free for your use.
- While every attempt has been made to insure that the software is free
- of problems, the developer cannot warrant it or accept any
- responsiblity for problems it may cause you or your system.
-
- Audiofile Internet Companion is a trademark and product
- of Spinfree, Inc.
-
- Status
- ======
- Freeware.
- Freely distributable.
-
-
- Contact Information
- ===================
- Developer: Clark Tisdale
- Email: clark_tisdale@mindspring.com
- Web: http://www.mindspring.com/~clark_tisdale/CDmax/