Library Monkey Changelog

What's new in Library Monkey 4.2.5

Feb 17, 2015
  • Fixed QuickTime Export - Fixed an issue that prevented QuickTime Movies being created during Export.
  • Fixed Font Display Issues - Fixed a Font Display Issue for Yosemite.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.2.4 (Jan 27, 2015)

  • Fixed Master List Font Issue:
  • Fixed an issue where the Master List was difficult to read on Mac OS X Yosemite.
  • General enhancements:
  • This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.2.2 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in creating split audio files
  • Fixed an issue when creating split stereo audio files where the 2 channels would inadvertently be mixed before export.
  • Fixed an issue with metadata sourcing in the Metadata Tab.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented sourcing metadata from the Database in the Metadata Tab.
  • Fixed an issue with Split File Extension Sets
  • Fixed an issue that prevented changing the Default Split File Extension Set
  • Fixed an issue with opening Sessions
  • Fixed an issue that prevented opening Sessions.
  • Fixed issues with searching
  • Fixed an issue where the metadata fields to search would not be selected properly.
  • Fixed an issue where searching could cause the application to hang.
  • General enhancements
  • This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.2.1 (Jan 20, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with the iTunes Library Importer:
  • Fixed an issue where the iTunes Library Importer would crash when importing the iTunes Library.
  • Updated eSellerate to latest version:
  • Updated eSellerate support to resolve some customer activation issues.
  • General enhancements:
  • This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.2 (Dec 14, 2013)

  • Brand new Cocoa User Interface - The entire User Interface has been rebuilt using Apple's Cocoa!
  • Enhanced Volume Slider - Added current output gain display. -Added ability to OPTION+click to reset to unity gain.
  • Enhanced Broadcast WAVE functionality - Introduced Broadcast WAVE as its own output file type. Selecting Broadcast WAVE ensures the Broadcast Extension is written to the file even if "Produce Metadata" is turned off.
  • Enhanced MPEG 4 Support - Improved MPEG 4 import support to remove potential crash issues with malformed files.
  • Enhanced QuickTime File Support:
  • Added a fix to workaround a crash in QuickTime that could be encountered when importing invalid audio files.
  • Added additional error handling when using QuickTime to read a movie's audio track and it fails.
  • Fixed an issue with storing the contents of Sets - Fixed an issue where changing the name of a Library would cause any Sets containing Assets from the Library to not be stored properly.
  • Fixed playback crashes - Fixed an issue where pressing the Fwd/Rew keyboard keys while the Asset List was empty would result in a crash. -Fixed an issue where holding Fwd would crash when reaching the end of the Asset.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.6 (Sep 17, 2012)

  • Mountain Lion Compatibility - Fixed all known issues with Mountain Lion
  • Fixed an issue with Serial Number Authorization - Fixed an issue where the name text field did not appear when authorizing a Serial Number.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.5 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • Mountain Lion Compatibility - Fixed all known issues with Mountain Lion
  • Fixed an issue with Serial Number Authorization - Fixed an issue where the name text field did not appear when authorizing a Serial Number.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.4 (Jul 23, 2012)

  • Fixed an AIFF import issue:
  • Fixed a new issue introduced in previous AIFF import bug fixes that would cause some AIFF files to be imported incorrectly.
  • Fixed issue with Apple Lossless export:
  • Fixed an issue with Apple Lossless export as a result of revisions to CoreAudio.
  • General enhancements:
  • This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.3 (May 7, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash in Preferences - Fixed a crash when adjusting Preferences when there were no Preferences previously stored.
  • Fixed a hang on startup - Fixed a startup hang when there was no database present.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.2 (Apr 17, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash issue with WMA files - Fixed an issue where certain WMA files would cause a crash.
  • Fixed issues when closing the application - Fixed a few crashes that could occur when closing the application.
  • Fixed issues related to reading various audio files - Fixed a few issues where files could be read incorrectly which may have resulted in crashes.
  • Fixed the issue of reading Apple Lossless on 10.7.x - Fixed an internal issue that prevented the processing and playback of Apple Lossless content on 10.7.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1.1 (Dec 19, 2011)

  • Fixed an issue with naming interleaved output files when sourced from split files - Fixed an issue where in some cases, an output interleaved file would retain an erroneous split file extension if the asset was composed of split files.
  • Fixed several issues where the application would crash on exit - Fixed a number of issues where the application would crash when exiting and a dialog or alert was being shown.
  • Fixed issues with importing ID3 Tags - Fixed a couple of issues when importing different ID3 tags where there was actually no data for the tag.
  • Fixed a crash issue with removing assets from the database. - Fixed an issue where removing assets from the database would cause a crash if those items were referenced in a recent search or bin.
  • Improved Asset Analyzer - Modified the Asset Analyzer to always report errors silently to the log file instead of potentially displaying an error alert.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.1 (Sep 19, 2011)

  • New Background Asset Analysis - Added functionality to analyze assets in the background to auto-fill Peak and RMS metadata.
  • New Crash Handler - Added support for capturing crashes in order to collect user feedback and upload to Monkey Tools.
  • Added "Marker" import/export support WAVE files - Added functionality to read and write Markers through WAVE file cue points.
  • Added support for disabling the Channel Mask when creating WAVE files - Added a WAVE file setting called "Include Channel Mask" that defaults to off that will make multi-channel files more compatible with Pro Tools.
  • Added Additional Output Filename Preference - Added Preference to disallow spaces in output filenames.
  • Added Filename (no extension) Metadata Source - Added the option to use the filename without extension as a source to a metadata field in the Metadata Tab.
  • Improved Metadata Sourcing Options - Enhanced the number of metadata types that can be used as sources in the Metadata Tab.
  • Improved Metadata Import:
  • Import Database Fields is now Import Metadata, includes a new CSV file type option, and adds most file metadata fields as destinations for metadata import.
  • The import metadata columns setup is now saved when the Continue button is clicked and restored the next time the setup is displayed.
  • Fixed an internal settings restore issue - Fixed an issue where default settings would not be restored properly and would cause incorrect files to be created.
  • Fixed an issue with FLAC => FLAC conversion - Fixed an issue where converting from FLAC => FLAC and changing the sample rate would result in incorrect output files.
  • Fixed an issue with "Copy from Selection" in Metadata tab - Fixed an issue with "Copy from Selection" in the Metadata tab where the application could crash.
  • Fixed an issue with reading ID3v2.4 tags - Fixed an issue when reading ID3v2.4 tags where the size of individual metadata was not being calculated correctly for large metadata.
  • Fixed a crash issue - Fixed an issue where a crash could occur in the Database when an asset was updated in a Convert Session.
  • Fixed issues with search - Fixed some issues where the search engine was not properly handling the search scope and search terms.
  • Fixed a crash issue when importing Empty Folders into a Convert Session - Fixed an issue where a crash could occur if an Empty folder was selected for import.
  • Fixed a crash issue when importing ID3 tags - Fixed an issue where importing certain ID3 tags may cause a crash.
  • Fixed an issue with Excluding Metadata - Fixed an issue where selecting to exclude the Broadcast Extension: Description may still export something for this metadata field.
  • Fixed an issue with reading text files - Fixed an issue where reading very long lines of text from text files could cause the text to be corrupted.
  • Added a Missing Error Message - Added an error message for a rare Core Audio situation that wasn't being displayed to the user previously.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.0.1 (Nov 23, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue where the application may crash on exit - Fixed an issue with Hierarchial Sets in which the application would crash on exit if any Set had a child Set.
  • Fixed an issue with audio output routing - Fixed an issue where audio playback was not respecting the audio routing setup in Audio MIDI Setup.
  • Fixed an issue with pausing audio playback - Fixed an issue where pausing audio playback may cause a buzzing on some hardware. The fix may also address other playback issues.
  • Fixed a crash issue when importing an "empty" folder - Fixed an issue where importing a folder that didn't contain any recognizable files would cause a subsequent crash.
  • Fixed a crash issue when importing malformed AIFF and WAVE files - Added a workaround to import Region info correctly when saved with incorrect endianness.
  • Updated Quicktime Time Reference Metadata display - Updated the Quicktime Time Reference metadata display to show a time value according to the current time units settings.
  • Updated Time Metadata displays - Updated the various Time metadata displays to correctly display sample counts.
  • Fixed an issue where output files may not be exported correctly. - Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, interleaved exported files may be created with mono audio split between output channels.
  • Added change for empty Region Data. - Added change to skip reading Region Data from WAVE files when the chunk data size is 0.
  • Fixed an issue where certain WAVE files would not be properly imported on PPC. - Fixed an endian-swap bug on PPC that would cause certain WAVE files to be imported as Quicktime files.
  • Fixed an issue when writing MP3 files. - Fixed an issue where an error would be displayed when writing stereo MP3 files under certain special circumstance.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 4.0 (May 27, 2010)

  • Import Your iTunes Library:
  • Import your iTunes XML Database, including all Tracks, Metadata, and Playlists, directly into Monkey Tools.
  • Greater Value--Lower Price:
  • Library Monkey is now offered for $129(US), and is available for $99 until 5/31/2010.
  • Smaller and Faster:
  • Experience faster launch and search times with new efficient database structure.
  • New Asset Management Functions:
  • Remove missing files as well as removal of any asset from any library without importing.
  • Even More:
  • Version 4.0 includes many additional enhancements making this the fastest and most powerful version yet!

New in Library Monkey 3.1.9 (Dec 16, 2009)

  • Fixed issue with Quicktime metadata - Fixed an issue where Quicktime metadata was not displayed or used properly after import.
  • Fixed issue with processing numeric metadata - Fixed an issue where some numeric metadata would not be processed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with entering edit mode - Fixed an issue where Option+click would not enter edit mode if the Caps Lock key was down.
  • Updated Asset List for Assets that cannot be found - Made a slight change such that assets that are not found on the filesystem are displayed in gray text instead of black text indicating they are "offline".
  • Fixed an issue with "Safe Saving" - Fixed an issue where saving session files would fail if the files were not on the volume containing the OS.
  • Fixed an issue during Copy - Fixed an issue where an error message would erroneously be displayed during copying when the Spotlight comment was empty.
  • Updated Flip4Mac Compatibility - Updated to work with latest version of Flip4Mac Quicktime Component (v2.3.0.14)
  • Updated AIFF Importing - Updated AIFF importing to support more valid, but officially non-compliant AIFF files.
  • Fixed issue with exporting MPEG4 metadata - Fixed an issue where iTunes would not recognize the track metadata in MPEG4 Audio files.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.8 (Sep 3, 2009)

  • Updated Normalizing Analysis - Updated Normalizing Analysis to include stereo to mono mixing.
  • Fixed crash issue with Rapid Convert - Fixed an issue where the application would crash when a Rapid Convert process finished.
  • Enhanced Process -> Metadata Tab:
  • Added contextual menus for items whose data values are not strings.
  • Removed current item from contextual menu (so you can't set an item as its own source).
  • Items that have values now have their labels displayed using a bold font.
  • Added "Exclude in Export" setting to cause an item to not be included in the exported file.
  • Added Filename, Data Fork Size, Resource Fork Size, Creation Date, and Modification Date as metadata sources.
  • Added Spotlight Comments as an item that can be specified or set from a source.
  • Enhanced Naming Options - Added Data Fork Size, Resource Fork Size, Creation Date, Modification Date, and Spotlight Comment as sources.
  • Fixed issues with creating and reading split files - Fixed several issues related to creating split files and importing and reading split files.
  • Added an additional split file naming option - Added the ability to import and export split files named according to filename_channel.type.
  • Fixed MP3 import crash - Fixed a crash when importing MP3 files that contain an ID3 v2.4 tag.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause some conversion combinations to fail with an error
  • Fixed an issue that caused some conversions to fail with the error "error in user parameter list".
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.7 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Fixed Audio/Video track selection issue - Fixed an issue where selecting an individual Audio or Video track could cause a crash or other errant behavior.
  • Fixed various Movie Preview issues:
  • Fixed an issue where previewing a movie, selecting a different asset, then adjusting the UI would cause a crash.
  • Fixed an issue where changing playback position of a movie while the movie was paused would not updated the image.
  • Fixed an issue where if the movie was paused, when resizing the movie preview area, the movie would not redraw until play resumed, and sometimes would leave artifacts.
  • Fixed an issue with Smart Sets - Fixed an issue where text matching involving case insensitivity was not performed correctly.
  • Removed Services Keyboard Equivalents - Removed the keyboard equivalents for the Services menu items since these caused conflicts for many users.
  • Fixed an issue importing SD2 Annotation as ProTools File Comment - Fixed an issue where SD2 Annotations were incorrectly read.
  • Fixed an issue in Import Database Fields - Fixed an issue that could generate spurious error messages when importing Database fields.
  • Fixed an issue regarding custom output file naming - Fixed an issue where fields would be "???" instead of their metadata values.
  • Modified Convert Session Save Functionality - Significantly modified the Convert Session save functionality to be much faster, use minimal memory during save, and create session files that are approximately half of the previous size.
  • Fixed an issue with Metadata Sources - Fixed an issue when specifying a metadata source field that itself has a specified value where the specified value would be used instead of the value from the original asset.
  • Fixed an issue with reading files from Audio CDs - Added a patch to workaround an issue where other apps may cause references to files on Audio CDs to point to the CD itself. This is only necessary on Mac OS X before 10.5.6.
  • Fixed a conversion issue - Fixed an issue where it was not possible to convert directly from DVI/Intel IMA ADPCM to MPEG4 Audio.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.6 (Jun 2, 2009)

  • Added support for MPEG-1/2, Layer 2 audio in WAV/BWAV and Quicktime files - Added ID/Read support for MPEG-1/2, Layer 2 audio in WAV/BWAV and Quicktime files.
  • Fixed bug with source files that have no extension - Fixed a bug where the last character of the filename would be cut off on export if the original file had no extension.
  • Fixed bug with creating MPEG 4 Audio files - Fixed a bug involving writing audio packet info when creating MPEG 4 Audio files. The result of this bug would be error messages when playing back created MPEG 4 Audio files in the app.
  • Updated MPEG 4 Audio file import - Made a change to more accurately determine the length of the audio in the file.
  • Updated file reading support - Made a change for some file types to to remove errors displayed when reading a file when the file indicates a longer duration than the number of samples actually contained in it.
  • Fixed a general conversion bug - Fixed a bug involving bounding sample counts when performing audio conversion. The result of this bug would be that when some created audio files using a packetized format when no sample rate conversion was needed and imported into iTunes, would show a length of only 1 second.
  • Fixed ID3 Tag issues - Fixed an issue where text that could not be written out as ISO Latin 1 text is now correctly written out as Unicode text.
  • Fixed an issue where text encoded in Unicode may not be read properly during import.
  • Fixed a bug when reading split files of differing lengths - Fixed an issue where reading split files of differing lengths could cause a crash or other errant behavior.
  • Fixed a bug when creating WAV/BWAV files and writing WAVE Info metadata.
  • Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the application would crash after writing WAVE Info metadata.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.5 (Apr 8, 2009)

  • Added support for Microsoft GSM 6.10 in WAV/BWAV files - Added ID/Read support for Microsoft's GSM 6.10 codec in WAV/BWAV files.
  • Fixed bug in MPEG 4 Audio / Apple Lossless files - Fixed a bug in creating MPEG 4 Audio / Apple Lossless files that created slightly malformed files.
  • Fixed an issue when dragging from the Asset List - Fixed an issue where dragging an item with a semicolon in the filename from the Asset List would not work.
  • Fixed an issue when saving main session files - Fixed an issue where saving session files would create files that could not be opened.
  • Fixed an issue when modifying Smart Sets - Fixed a crash issue when editing Smart Set settings.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.4 (Feb 17, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in writing ID3 Tags v2.3 - Fixed an issue where ID3 Tags v2.3 were written slightly incorrectly such that some readers would ignore the tags.
  • Enhanced FLAC reading - Added warning message for various FLAC errors that could be encountered when reading FLAC audio data.
  • Fixed an issue in reading FLAC metadata - Fixed an issue where some text was read without the proper encoding when reading FLAC metadata.
  • Fixed an issue when writing MPEG 4 Audio metadata - Fixed an issue where some text was not fully written when writing MPEG 4 Audio metadata.
  • Enhanced Preset menu - Added the feature that the Preset menu items are now be sorted by name.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.3 (Feb 7, 2009)

  • Improved MPEG 4 Audio Import and Export: Added functionality to more accurately read and write the desired number of samples in MPEG 4 Audio files.
  • Upgraded LAME support: Upgraded the included LAME support to version 3.98.2
  • Fixed an issue when selecting Unchanged Sample Rate for MP3 export: Fixed an issue where selecting MP3 as the file type and selecting Unchanged for Sample Rate displayed Unchanged, but actually selected 8kHz internally.
  • Fixed a crash bug when exporting AIFF, QT, and WAVE files: Fixed a crash that could occur under certain circumstances when exporting AIFF, QT, and WAVE files.
  • Fixed multiple, identical session windows bug: Fixed a bug that allowed multiple session windows to be open for a single session saved file.
  • Fixed a bug in writing FLAC metadata: Fixed a bug that caused read errors with FLAC files that contained metadata.
  • Fixed several items related to ID3 Tags
  • Added support for v2.2 of Attached Picture (previous support was limited to v2.3).
  • Fixed a bug where other ID3 Tags could overwrite the Attached Picture during import.
  • Changed such that any specified text in the Metadata Tab overrides other values for Encoded By.
  • Updated handling of numeric genres.
  • Fixed issues with saving File Settings in the Convert/Audio Tab: Fixed an issue that prevented some file settings from being saved after changing in the Convert/Audio Tab.
  • Minor update to WAV file export: Made a minor change to exporting WAV files to not write the 'fact' chunk for uncompressed audio.
  • Updated LAME MP3 support: Updated LAME MP3 support to add support for gapless playback.
  • General enhancements: This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.2 (Dec 12, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue when pressing Escape to cancel text edit - Fixed an issue where pressing Escape to cancel text edit would inadvertently start editing the next item.
  • Fixed an issue where metadata in the Metadata Tab could not be cleared - Fixed an issue when editing text in the Metadata Tab where clearing text and then pressing Return would not clear the text.
  • Fixed an issue with transferring artwork from MPEG4 Audio files to MP3 files - Fixed an issue where the artwork was not transferred when converting MEPG4 Audio files to MP3 files.
  • Enhanced metadata handling when creating ID3 metadata - Fixed some issues and added some functionality with the Title, Year, and Track ID3 metadata items.
  • Fixed an issue with using Finder/Spotlight Comments as a Metadata Source - Fixed a crash issue when using the Finder/Spotlight Comments as a Metadata Source
  • Fixed an issue with reading ID3 v2.4 text tags - Fixed an issue regarding unknown text encoding when reading ID3 v2.4 tags.
  • Fixed an issue where the application would not quit - Fixed an issue where closing the Preferences window with File->Close would not allow the application to quit.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1.1 (Nov 20, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug in setting MPEG 4 Cover Art - Fixed a bug where setting the MPEG 4 Cover Art in the Metadata Tab would not actually save it.
  • Fixed a bug in playing WAV files - Fixed a bug in playing WAV files that were imported by previous versions of Library Monkey or Library Monkey Pro.
  • Fixed a bug in writing metadata to MPEG 4 files - Fixed a bug where metadata would be written to MPEG 4 files even if the Produce Metadata checkbox was off.
  • Fixed small bugs in AIFF, SD2, and WAV file handling - Fixed a small bug in reading SD2 files and a few small bugs in writing AIFF, SD2, and WAV files.
  • Fixed a crash bug with ID3 Comments - Fixed a crash when using ID3 Comments as a metadata source in the Metadata Tab.
  • Fixed an issue where an error would occur when converting to AAC Low Complexity - Fixed an issue where a converter quality error would be displayed when converting to AAC Low Complexity.
  • Fixed an issue with MPEG 4 Audio Apple Lossless Sample Rates - Fixed an issue where Sample Rates greater than 65535Hz were not read correctly from MPEG 4 Audio Apple Lossless files.
  • Fixed an issue with the Library Name in the Asset List - Fixed an issue where the Library Name would not display in the Asset List.
  • Fixed an issue where some artwork wasn't display properly - Fixed an issue where artwork tagged with the MIME type "image/jpg" wasn't displayed properly.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.1 (Nov 1, 2008)

  • New Volume Control - Added a new volume control for playback. It is implemented as a taper fader with a range of +10dB to -200dB.
  • New MPEG 4 Audio file support - Added support for importing and creating MPEG 4 Audio files with complete metadata import and export.
  • New Editor/Viewer for ID3 Attached Picture Tag - Added the ability to view and change ID3 Attached Pictures.
  • New Import Embedded Artwork Preference - Added a new preference to control importing embedded artwork. This option skips importing artwork reducing memory needs and improves performance. The default is on.
  • New Display Help in Asset List Preference - Added a new preference to control displaying help messages in the Asset List.
  • Improved Database Performance - Added several new performance enhancements to the Database.
  • Fixed an issue regarding an asset's online status - Fixed an issue where an asset's online status was not updated properly when a server was mounted or unmounted.
  • Fixed an issue regarding New Set would be triggered incorrectly a second time -Fixed an issue where creating a new Set would trigger a second new Set to be created.
  • Fixed an issue regarding using Command+D to select "Don't Save" - Fixed an issue where when closing an unsaved Search Window and the "Ask Save Changes" sheet would appear, using Command+D to select "Don't Save" would sometimes trigger a Set duplication.
  • Fixed a crash when copying and opening files with another application - Fixed an issue where copying files and then opening the files with another application would cause a crash.
  • Fixed an issue when playing back MP3 assets - Fixed an issue where while playing several MP3 assets, hitting the right arrow would cause the application to hang.
  • Fixed an issue when writing Regions and Loops to output files - Fixed an issue when writing Regions and Loops to output files of a different sample rate than the input file, the Regions and Loops would have corrupted time values.
  • Fixed an issue when creating Droplets - Fixed an issue where an error was encountered when creating Droplets on OS X 10.3.x
  • Fixed an issue with Check for Update - Fixed an issue where Check for Update would hang in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed issues with the Monkey Tools Finder Contextual Menu Plugin - Fixed an issue where the Monkey Tools Finder Contextual Menu Plugin was not being installed on OS X 10.3.x. Also fixed an issue where the plugin would not load in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed an issue where new libraries weren't always added to the Master List - Fixed an issue where importing new files and folders by dragging from the Finder and dropping onto the Search Window would not cause the newly created libraries to show up in the Master List.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.0.2 (Jul 16, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue where v1.1 Tags were always written to MP3 files despite the setting of the "Produce Metadata" checkbox.
  • Added the ability to include "Text" and "File Index" when creating a file naming option.
  • Fixed an issue where the folder for an offline network library would get redirected to the local hard drive and not be automatically reconnected when the network folder came online.
  • Fixed an issue where some settings were not restored when opening a saved Search or Convert session.
  • Fixed an issue where the application needed to be restarted to exit demo mode after activation.
  • Improved the Database writing functionality to be faster and require less memory.
  • Fixed an issue where Droplets would not process Folders. Droplets need to be remade to add processing of folders.
  • Fixed an issue where an error during downloading the check for update data caused a crash.
  • Fixed an issue where writing v1.1 ID3 tags to MP3 files could cause a crash.
  • Made a change so that the keyboard focus moves to the Asset List immediately after selecting an item in the Master List. Now all Asset List keyboard commands work immediately without the need to Tab or click to move keyboard focus.
  • Fixed an issue where an error message was often displayed when changing the name of the User Defined Database fields.
  • This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.0.1 (May 24, 2008)

  • Clicking Bin Checkboxes in Asset List in 10.4.x - Fixed an issue where clicking the Checkboxes in the Asset List would not immediately update on OS X 10.4.x
  • Fixed MPEG-4 Playback When More Than 2 Channels in Output Device - Fixed an issue where playing back MPEG-4 (.m4a) files to output devices set up to play more than 2 channels would generate an error and not play.
  • Fixed a Crash When Clicking the Loop Button - Fixed an issue where clicking the Loop button with no assets in the asset list would crash.
  • Fixed a Crash When Editing Info in the Asset List - Fixed an issue when editing metadata in the Asset List and hitting the Delete key in certain situations would cause a crash.
  • Fixed Issues With Reading ID3 Tags - Fixed a couple issues where ID3 Tags were not being read correctly.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Library Monkey 3.0 (Apr 30, 2008)

  • Universal Binary Support - Library Monkey is now a Universal Binary running 100% native on both Intel and PowerPC microprocessors.
  • Updated User Interface - Library Monkey has a significantly enhanced user interface.
  • Droplets - Droplets are applications created from your presets. You can then drag assets to the droplet for instant processing.
  • Support for BWAV files - Library Monkey now provides full support for BWAV files.
  • Support for Soundminer Metadata - Library Monkey now supports importing Soundminer metadata.
  • Support for Finder/Spotlight Comments - Import/export Spotlight (Finder) comments and include processing information during export.
  • Retaining Video Tracks when Processing Quicktime Movies - Process the audio tracks of Quicktime Movies using the full processing engine while keeping the video tracks untouched.
  • General enhancements - This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.