v5.8 [May 19, 2012]
- Automatic Volume Control is stronger for softer tracks.
- Category Browser: Instantly refreshes list after import.
- Decks: Non-square cover art is letterboxed.
- Dialogs use more action verbs for button captions.
- Edit Categories: Remove, Rename and Merge functions can now be canceled.
- Edit Categories: Rename button swaps to Merge with multiples selected.
- Edit Categories: Scrolling to checked category works correctly.
- Edit Category dialog refreshes Category Browser instantly when renaming or removing categories.
- Edit dialog's preview time displays are more accurate.
- Fixed preference issue that could prevent clearing certain settings to default or empty values if an outdated version of the preference file was in the Preferences folder.
- Folders View: Right/left arrow shortcuts expand/collapse folders.
- Import: Added extra check to prevent possible duplicate files during import if folder is being manipulated.
- Import: Fixed a bug where a track's category would be "&h000000" if importing a file that had been previously imported and the Import Options were set to "Not use Genre as Category".
- Keep All Drives Spinning option works better with newer drives.
- Library Tools: Fixed a bug with Save/Open Library as Text commands that prevented Notes/Comments from being included.
- Library Tools: Scan For Missing Files can now be canceled after the first missing track dialog appears.
- Lists: Popup info tips clear when using keyboard arrow keys to scroll.
- Metadata: If a title tag only contains blank spaces, the filename is used.
- Metadata: MegaSeg Tags are saved when using multi-selection and the Edit Categories menu command, including updating the file's modification date.
- MIDI: Fixed Denon HC-4500 high resolution pitch sliders.
- Mixer: Crossfader no longer leaks audio on each side, and all faders have a smoother logarithmic "curve" profile.
- Output Devices: Setting an output channel to 3+4 or higher when playing a mono audio file now uses different layout mappings.
- Playlist Browser: Fixed potential unexpected quit when rapidly clicking iTunes playlists.
- Playlist Browser: Maintains selection and keyboard focus when opening playlists, and shows improved indication of Prefix, Append, and Open actions.
- Playlist Browser: Shows "in-playlist" left side marks and selection style matches playlist queue.
- Playlist queue insert point shifts half-way between row height, and no longer draws directly above or below the selected row.
- Playlists: More robust at matching tracks from other systems and paths, including relative paths and mounted volumes.
- Preferences window displays consistently when toggling from another app back to MegaSeg via clicking the window or dock icon.
- Report windows can now be closed with keyboard shortcuts.
- Segue: Fixed a possible blip in the fade out while loading the next deck.
- Segue: Optimized for faster response.
- Starting the next deck manually during a long auto fade-out, no longer causes volume spikes due to the AGC.
- Wave Viewer renders smoother with less jitter.
- Wave Viewer: Fixed issue where loud bass frequencies would chop the wave.
- Wave Viewer: Fixed issue where scrubbing back to beginning while deck is playing would stop the wave viewer and VU meters from displaying.
- Wave Viewer: Magic Trackpad scrolling to scratch/scrub and click-drag pitch adjustments of the Wave Viewer no longer conflict.
- Wave Viewer: Multi-touch scrolling has a smoother response.
- Wave Viewer: Scrubbing while paused in Preview mode sounds better.
- Ambient Playlist: Clear and Random buttons now show the optional confirmation dialogs.
- Ambient Playlist: Supports more contextual menus and the main Playlist menu's Clear, Save, and Random commands work properly.
- Category Settings: Reshuffle list can be sorted.
- Events: Day View: Fixed issue where Day View would show date events from other years. Interrupt column is centered, and headers stay deselected.
- Events: Every X Minute events don't all fire at midnight.
- Events: Fixed an issue where the "After Category" event could intermittently fire twice.
- Events: Fixed performance issue with Insert URL events that downloaded files from a web server.
- Events: If there was an error downloading an Insert URL event, it no longer inserts an empty track.
- Events: Insert URL live stream playback is more reliable and faster to buffer.
- Events: Insert URL re-downloaded files retain Voice Over and Category settings.
- Events: Now properly fires when the menus are activated.
- Hot Keys: Fixed a possible drag-n-drop issue.
- Hot Keys: Properly refreshes after editing a track's title or categories.
- Hot Keys: The list displays keys correctly when sorting the list or setting keys that are already assigned to other tracks.
- Logging: Insert Break (Wait for Segue) tracks now sends proper metadata to Nicecast for Live365.
- Logging: Send track information via FTP Upload option is more stable if the network is intermittent or goes down.
- Preferences: Hide Interface Buttons: Fixed issue with Cue Position option.
- Scheduler: Category Settings: The green cue position no longer displays past the last track.
- Scheduler: Saving a Playlist Schedule properly refreshes the Playlist Browser if open.
- Video: When video is set to Always On and is Full Screen, it now gives a message about pressing Escape to exit.
- Voice Overs: Can now be set to Use Native Length in Edit Media dialog, and properly back-times into vocal if source file length changes.
- When AutoSeg is off in Non-Mixer view, the current track's segue time duration is used rather than the native length.
- Various other improvements.
