MusicBrainz Picard 2.9

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2011 - "RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration" in metadatabox
• PICARD-2685 - Moving files between tracks looses AcoustID fingerprint and ReplayGain tags
• PICARD-2689 - If the first dragged element is not visible an empty rectangle is shown during drag

Improvements

• PICARD-2680 - Modal first use and file save confirmation dialogs
• PICARD-2681 - Revise wording of first use and file save confirmation dialogs

MusicBrainz Picard 2.9.0b3

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2658 - macOS 10.12 build is not responding after launch, no UI shown
• PICARD-2659 - Picard 2.9.0b2 stuck in login loop if MusicBrainz server port is not set to 443
• PICARD-2660 - RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object
• PICARD-2668 - On application crash the main process does not exist, waits for interprocess communication pipe threads
• PICARD-2669 - File status icon sometimes shows wrong status

Improvements

• PICARD-2662 - Give better user message with corrupted file
• PICARD-2665 - Ignoring artist credits shouldn't be default behavior
• PICARD-2671 - Show a first run information dialog
• PICARD-2676 - Show a file save confirmation dialog
• PICARD-2679 - "Open folder" does not work on Snap install

MusicBrainz Picard 2.9.0b2

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2481 - Shorten long country lists in search results
• PICARD-2651 - Repeated / duplicate log lines on console output

Improvements

• PICARD-2653 - Update alias locales for updated server list
• PICARD-2654 - Show error message on rating submission failure due to server error

MusicBrainz Picard 2.9.0b1

Bug Fixes

• PICARD-2534 - Vorbis / FLAC: Trailing null char in date tag causes date to be ignored
• PICARD-2605 - Windows: libssl-1_1-x64.dll missing
• PICARD-2608 - Application exit waits for outstanding loading request
• PICARD-2611 - During clustering selection changes are ignored, can lead to users performing actions on unexpected files
• PICARD-2615 - Picard does not check for unsaved files when using the QUIT command
• PICARD-2624 - ValueError writing truncated AIFF / WAVE / DSDIFF files
• PICARD-2627 - Interprocess communication pipe hangs on quit
• PICARD-2629 - Keyboard shortcut for "Search for similar albums"
• PICARD-2630 - Crash at startup due failing to upgrade configuration
• PICARD-2642 - Submit cluster as release opens on 0.0.0.0 if "Listen only on localhost" is disabled
• PICARD-2645 - QUIT command only works if there are files that need saving and user cancels the quit

New Features

• PICARD-711 - New variables for release group, release, recording and work series
• PICARD-2617 - Add variables for file creation (_file_created_timestamp) and modification date(time) (_file_modified_timestamp)
• PICARD-2606 - Add _writersort and _lyricistsort variables

Improvements

• PICARD-900 - Use Id3v24 by default instead of id3v23
• PICARD-1649 - Allow plugins to link to documentation
• PICARD-1945 - Option to set the number of parallel fpcalc processes
• PICARD-2535 - Handle null terminated tag values in Vorbis / FLAC tags
• PICARD-2609 - Improve UI responsiveness during file loading
• PICARD-2616 - Support tag releasedate for TDRL / RELEASEDATE (not filled by default, but available for scripting and plugins)
• PICARD-2620 - New icon for Picard on macOS
• PICARD-2625 - Improve visibility of creating a new file naming script
• PICARD-2626 - macOS: add 512px & 1024px icons
• PICARD-2634 - Use standardized artist names by default

MusicBrainz Picard 2.9.0a1

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2576 - Options window minimum height does not fit on smaller screens
• PICARD-2599 - Crash on plugin install / update

New Features

• PICARD-2471 - Restrict Picard to a single instance, open new files in existing instance
• PICARD-2519 - Allow passing supported URLs on command line
• PICARD-2526 - Allow starting processing actions from the command line

Improvements

• PICARD-356 - Replace Windows incompatible characters with user defined character
• PICARD-2486 - Add text-based comparison scripting functions
• PICARD-2550 - Support dBpoweramp secure ripping log files for disc ID lookup
• PICARD-2553 - Add option to use underscores instead of spaces in file naming
• PICARD-2567 - Support fre:ac ripping log for disc ID lookup
• PICARD-2595 - Customizable replacement character for directory separators

MusicBrainz Picard 2.8.5

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2590 - Relative paths for cover art file names no longer work
• PICARD-2593 - Toolbar icon text disappears when saving options
• PICARD-2596 - "Show icons in menus" option is applied without saving options

MusicBrainz Picard 2.8.4

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2520 - Null bytes in tag values can cause crashes when sorting
• PICARD-2539 - Picard crashes on huge releases if no cover art provider is active
• PICARD-2548 - Loaded album does not update cover art display
• PICARD-2549 - Moving tracks between albums shows tracks differ even when they do not
• PICARD-2554 - Submit AcoustIDs submits even IDs that are in center pane
• PICARD-2556 - Player popovers for volume and playback speed crash on Wayland and open on wrong position
• PICARD-2557 - Add New Tag autocomplete list contains value typed so far
• PICARD-2558 - Floatable toolbars unusable under Wayland
• PICARD-2564 - Options for "Windows compatibility" and "Replace non-ASCII" get incorrectly set to inactive
• PICARD-2565 - Rules for file name compatibility and max. path shortening are not applied when saving cover art
• PICARD-2568 - $cleanmulti() has no effect for hidden variables
• PICARD-2570 - Unable to drag tracks from right hand pane to Clusters
• PICARD-2582 - distutils.errors.DistutilsClassError when building with setup.py
• PICARD-2588 - QObject::startTimer: Timers can only be used with threads started with QThread

Improvements

• PICARD-2589 - Support media types "DualDisc (DVD side)" and "Betacam SP"

MusicBrainz Picard 2.8.3

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2524 - Random crash on album search

MusicBrainz Picard 2.8.2

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2480 - Lookup CD from EAC log generates incorrect Disc ID from Enhanced CDs
• PICARD-2498 - Except for the description no HTML should be allowed in plugin metadata
• PICARD-2505 - Cover art type "matrix/runout" causes a folder "matrix" being created when saving cover art
• PICARD-2506 - fpcalc errors out with paths > 259 characters
• PICARD-2507 - CD pregap track not included in totaltracks
• PICARD-2508 - Scripts being run repeatedly when script editor is open, can result in data duplication for scripts appending to existing tags
• PICARD-2515 - macOS: Swatches not coloured in Options > User Interface > Colours
• PICARD-2518 - Keyboard shortcuts not working in Italian localization

Improvements

• PICARD-2504 - Increase default query limit and make it configurable
• PICARD-2516 - Support CAA cover art types "Top" and "Bottom"
• PICARD-2517 - Support media type "Mixed Mode CD"

MusicBrainz Picard 2.8.1

Bugfixes

• PICARD-2489 - Preferred Releases UI not loading in Options menu on FreeBSD
• PICARD-2491 - Crash upon loading album information for releases with MBID redirects
• PICARD-2493 - If locales for picard-countries or picard-attributes are missing UI translation is completely skipped
• PICARD-2494 - Remove empty info dialog for "[standalone-recordings]" special album entry