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- CDmax 3/30/1999
- Version 1.7 Build 1.7.5.0
-
-
- CDmax is a 32-bit Windows Audio CD player program.
- It was originally developed and tested on Windows 95 OSR2.
- I now use NT4 sp4 at work and NT4 sp3 at home as well
- as the above mentioned Win95 box.
-
-
- Please Note
- ===========
- 1) CDDB has made some changes lately. They have added a new
- method of accepting submissions through HTTP.
- Additionally, they have changed their requirements on
- the CDDBP protocol. All said, this means that HTTP is now
- the only required protocol. CDmax now only supports HTTP
- for retrievals and submissions go through HTTP as well.
-
- 2) Please set the mixer device that is controled by the
- volume component by accessing the right-click popup menu.
-
- 3) 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 1.7.5 changes
- =====================
- 1) obscure bug fix
- 2) minor UI adjustments
-
-
- Version 1.7.4 changes
- =====================
- 1) CDplayer.ini export now "merges" instead of replaces existing
- files. The CDmax local library is output then any entries
- from the existing file that do not exist in the CDmax local
- library at appended to the end of the file.
- 2) a device button has been added to the volume control area.
- A lot of folks were having problems finding the device
- setting popup menu that was "hidden" behind a mouse
- right-click. This should help with configuring the
- volume/mute.
-
-
- Version 1.7.1 changes
- =====================
- 1) RAS support - Dial-up networking has been added. If you
- dial into the Internet, CDmax can now control your
- entrance and exit. Check out the Connection tab under
- Options.
- 2) CDDB Queue - CDmax now has a queue for CDDB retrieves
- and submits. So you can queue your retrievals (or
- submits) off-line. When you decide, you can go on-line
- and do all of your CDDB business at once.
- 3) User-defined categories - You can now define your own
- categories for your CDs in the CDmax local library.
- Each new category created is given an associated CDDB
- category which is used for submissions.
- Check this out in the Contents editor.
- 4) Play on Disc Insert - a switch has been made available
- in Options to allow you to determine whether play
- begins automatically (or not) when a disc is inserted.
- 5) Set Default Player - This operation have been moved back to
- the Options panel (where it belongs). I believe I have the
- NT security problem resolved.
- 6) CDmax version notification - new feature added that
- notifys you when a new release of CDmax is available.
- 7) CDDB sites and categories - these lists which are
- retrieved from CDDB used to have buttons for the
- retrieval process. They are now refreshed automatically
- once a week when you are online.
- 8) Local storage - a new option has been added that allows
- for queuing of retrievals to when a disc is not found.
- This makes it possible to load up a number of discs
- while off-line and have the ones that aren't a part of
- your CDmax local library queued for later retrieval.
- 9) SysTray - No Action and Eject/Load have been added as
- possible actions under the click options.
- 10) Disc checking and Insert notification options added
- 11) New command line switches added
-
-
- Internet connection
- ===================
- If you use Dial-up Networking to access the Internet, CDmax can
- now control your access. There are a number of configuration
- options. CDmax can dial in when you make a request or can
- prompt you if you like being asked. Also, it can drop your
- connection when your request is completed, prompt you, or
- never drop you connection so you can do it yourself.
-
- Dial-up networking phonebook entry configuration is not included.
- Use the Windows configuration panels for this.
-
- For options within CDmax that cause your browser to be started,
- the dial-up options are used but since the browser is not under
- CDmax's control it will not hang-up the connection automatically.
-
- If you have a LAN or cable connection and don't dial in, just
- check the LAN/cable/other option. Also, if you use some other
- dial up mechanism than Windows Dial-up Networking use the
- LAN/cable/other option.
-
-
- Disc checking
- =============
- CDmax uses disc checking and insert notification to determine the
- state of the drive that it is using. While an Audio disc is
- in the drive it updates status every second. You can see this
- occur on the main panel when the clock changes.
-
- When a data disc or no disc is in the drive, CDmax releases
- control of the drive so that it will not conflict with other
- system devices. Some systems allow for programs to be
- notified by the operating system when a new disc is inserted,
- others do not.
-
- Two disc checking methods are available, along with a switch
- for using insert notification. I have used both of these
- methods over the last couple of releases and both seem to
- work well, but one or the other seems to be better on
- different systems. So I made them both available.
-
- If you need to tune the amount of CPU that CDmax uses, try
- different combinations of these, one should be good for
- your system.
-
-
- Installation
- ============
- CDmax is distributed as a ZIP file containing two files:
- 1) ReadMe.txt (this file)
- 2) Setup.exe (yes, a "real" install)
-
-
- Log files
- =========
- Several log files can be created that will help me with
- debugging if you have problems. You turn them on in
- the File menu. They are created in the directory where
- the CDmax.exe resides.
-
- If you can include these with any bug reports it
- would be helpful.
-
- cmxMainLog.txt - main processing log
- cmxComLog.txt - communications log
- cmxDunLog.txt - dial-up networking log
-
-
- Command-line switches
- =====================
-
- Switch Action
- ------ ------
- -play start play
- -stop stop play
- -pause pause play
- -next skip to next track
- -prev skip to previous track
- -eject eject/load a disc
- -info create file with current disc's info
- -current create file with current track info
-
- 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
-
- For -info and -current, include the file name after the parm
- switch. Also, file name should end in .txt
-
-
- Features, Change History, Future developments
- =============================================
- Check the website listed below for features, future
- developments and a history of changes.
- Please use the website as a source of information on CDmax.
- It is a more dynamic environment than this type of document.
-
-
- CDDB
- ====
- Music CD-related data is provided through the Internet
- from the EscientÆ CDDB(tm) Music CD Database.
- Copyright© 1998-99 Escient LLC, All rights reserved.
-
-
- 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.
-
- CDmax - Copyright© 1998-99 Clark Tisdale, All rights reserved.
-
-
- Status
- ======
- Freeware.
- Freely distributable.
-
-
- Contact Information
- ===================
- Developer: Clark Tisdale
- Email: clark_tisdale@mindspring.com
- Web: http://www.mindspring.com/~clark_tisdale/CDmax/
-