What's New

InfraRecorder

Version 0.53.0.0

  • Fixed write speed detection issue.
  • Fixed bug where maximum write speed would be used instead of the selected one when burning DVDs.
  • Fixed bug in creation of UDF and ISO9660 file systems containing many files and folders.
  • Relaxed ISO9660 duplicate file naming algorithm.
  • Added support for non-standard character sets in ISO9660 file systems.
  • Various minor GUI changes.
  • The space meter will now automatically adjust if a blank DVD is inserted.

    Version 0.52.0.0

    • Fixed bug preventing reading and encoding audio tracks.
    • Fixed DVD-Video file sorting bug, preventing fully compatible DVD-Video DVDs from being created.
    • Added sane error message when failing to create DVD-Video file system.
    • Devices with drive letters A or B are now detected properly.
    • Fixed shortcut icons on Windows 7 64-bit.
    • Added support for reading discs (creating disc image) to a network location.

    Version 0.51.0.0

    • Fixed bug causing desktop icons to disappear on Windows 7.
    • Fixed bug causing InfraRecorder to crash when opening the burn dialog on systems with no recorder(s) present.
    • Added support for burning files from UNC paths.
    • Various other bug fixes.
    • Increased maximum FIFO buffer size from 128 MiB to 800 MiB.
    • Added context menu to explorer tree view.
    • InfraRecorder will now flash on the task bar when an operation has completed.
    • Added French translation of help file, thanks to Olivier Higelin!

    Version 0.50.0.0

    • Relaxed default project ISO9660 settings.
    • Made progress dialogs resizable for easier reading.
    • Added wait cursors to time consuming operations.
    • Fixed bug causing failed operations to sometimes be reporeted as successful.
    • Fixed bug causing an error when verifying discs containing single character file or directory names.
    • Updated cdrtools to version 2.01.01a61.
    • Added support for displaying BluRay and HD-DVD capabilities.
    • Displayed OK button problem should now be gone.
    • Greatly improved device detection speed, devices are now always probed at startup.
    • Fixed a bug preventing boot images from being removed from projects.
    • Updated InfraRecorder projects not to store file size information that potentially could cause write errors.
    • Added safety net preventing non-recoverable read errors to affect integrity of other files during recording operation.
    • Updated InfraRecorder to lock files on hard drive during file system creation in order to avoid inconsistency errors.
    • Added support for importing data from file lists like M3U.
    • Added command line options for selecting default project and media type.
    • Fixed a bug causing projects opened by association not to be loaded if welcome screen was enabled.
    • Added support for using Ctrl+A in the track secion to select all tracks.
    • The drive letter is now displayed with the name of all CD/DVD devices.
    • Renamed disc fixation to disc closing.
    • Fixed bugs related to drive letter detection.

    Version 0.46.2.0

    • Fixed a bug causing the disc file system creation process to hang on some systems (for real this time).
    • Fixed a bug causing a custom temporary directory not to be used.
    • Fixed a start-up maximization bug.

    Version 0.46.1.0

    • Fixed a bug causing the disc file system creation process to hang on some systems.

    Version 0.46.0.0

    • Minor bugfixes and updates.
    • Added support for recording multiple copies.
    • Added a welcome screen to the InfraRecorder main application and removed the express application.
    • Solved a bug causing the OK button not to be enabled after erasing or formatting a disc.
    • Moved all source code to GPL version 3.
    • Removed cdrtools binaries in favor of cdrkit binaries.
    • Improved device detection routines, there should not be any more problems with wrongly detected drive letters.
    • Included an Indonesian translation, thanks to Andhika Padmawan!
    • Included a Chuvash translation, thanks to Vladimir Kozhevnikov!
    • Fixed a bug causing the express application and shell extension not to be translated.
    • Updated the portable version of InfraRecorder to store its log files in the program directory instead of in the the application data folder.

    Version 0.45.0.0

    • Updated cdrtools to version 2.01.01a38.
    • Fixed a bug making InfraRecorder crash when trying to move a folder to itself.
    • Fixed a bug causing the wrong folder to be opened when double-clicking in the project list view when a project contained folders with identical names.
    • Fixed a bug causing the focus not to be returned to the OK button in the progress dialog after performing an operation.
    • Fixed icon rendering error on Windows XP and newer where display depth is lower than 32-bits.
    • Changed the option to verify the device configuration at start up to be enabled by default.
    • Added support for associating InfraRecorder with disc images.
    • Updated the some of the dialog windows to be minimizable and visible on the task bar when launced by an external application (like irExpress).
    • Fixed a bug causing incorrect file names to be used when verifying recorded discs.
    • Added functionallity to rename and remove files from imported sessions.
    • Added support for selecting which multi-session track to import.
    • When trying to record to a non-empty rewritable disc, InfraRecorder now asks if the disc should be erased.
    • When performing an operation the progress is now also displayed in the taskbar.
    • Reduced memory usage when dealing with projects.
    • Fixed a bug making it impossible to open saved projects containing no files.
    • Included a Thai translation, thanks to Prasit Kaephukhieo!
    • Improved compatibility with the ISO9660 standard.
    • Added support for creating UDF-only file systems.
    • Added support for Unicode files names in Joliet extension and UDF file system.
    • Added support for fragmented files in ISO9660 level 3. Files larger than 4 GiB can now be recorded to an ISO9660 file system.
    • Removed mkisofs and isoinfo dependencies.
    • Fixed some bugs related to importing disc sessions.
    • Added properties menu item when right-clicking on the project tree root node.
    • Added proper flagging of hidden files in the disc file system.
    • Changed the default write method for multi-session projects to TAO.
    • Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to crash when renaming project files to include slash or backslash characters.
    • Added the .img extension to the list of supported disc image extensions.
    • A few cosmetic changes.
    • Included an Arabic translation, thanks to Circoficus!
    • Included a Greek translation, thanks to ÓôáìÜôéïò Ç. ÓôáìáôÝëëïò!

    Version 0.44.1.0

    • Introduced alternate ways of fetching recorder write speeds. This solves the "disabled OK button problem".
    • Added support for reloading laptop drives (drives that can not automatically load themselves) before starting the disc verification process.
    • Corrected a version display error in the log system.

    Version 0.44.0.0

    • Added a warning message when disabling disc fixation since some users believes that this will create a multi-session disc.
    • It's now possible to perform a disc copy using the same device as source and target.
    • Updated drive speed detection routines, it should now detect correct speeds depeding on the inserted media.
    • Improved the media removal/insertion auto detection routines.
    • Added support for switching through the controls of the main view using the tab key.
    • Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to crash on Windows 9x systems when changing folder in the explorer view.
    • Added menu items for selecting all files and inverting the file selection.
    • Fixed a bug causing negative progress to be displayed in some cases.
    • Updated InfraRecorder to correctly maximize on startup, if closed maximized.
    • Added a website button to the about window.
    • Fixed a project file rename bug.
    • Made the toolbar customizable in several ways.
    • Improved project file handling, no duplicate files or folders are allowed.
    • The program configuration is now stored in the application data folder. A new portable version of InfraRecorder has been created where data is stored in the program folder.
    • Greatly improved drag and drop functionality.
    • Included a Norwegian translation, thanks to Karol Ptasinski!
    • Updated the help file with index and search capabilities.
    • Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to try to verify files that where imported from previous sessions.
    • Fixed a bug causing the disc to be ejected (if requested) before starting the disc verification process.
    • Fixed a bug causing incompatibility with Windows 9x systems due to a function call to SHGetFolderPathA.

    Version 0.43.1.0

    • Updated the cdrtools to version 2.01.01a26.
    • Included a Finnish translation, thanks to Rami Aalto!
    • Removed the error message related to ckEffects.exe.
    • Improved the erase feature with support for more recorders.
    • Fixed a bug causing the size and position of the main window not to be remembered.
    • Fixed a bug causing the explorer view to turn white when double-clicking on a folder in the explorer list view (Windows XP only).
    • Improved the program log functionality.
    • Fixed a bug making it impossible to import sessions from certain disc types.
    • Improved the explorer view performance. Expanding anything under "My Computer" in the tree could on some systems result in a long delay because of slow queries to floppy drives.

    Version 0.43.0.0

    • Fixed a bug raising an exception when re-ordering audio tracks.
    • Added a smoke effect when writing to a disc (requires Windows Vista Aero to be enabled).
    • Fixed a few bugs causing wrong disc information to be shown in the disc information window.
    • Various adaptations for Windows Vista.
    • Added support for dropping files into the project tree view.
    • Completely rewritten disc erase/format code. Improved DVD±RW and DVD-RAM support.
    • Included a Catalan translation, thanks to Josep Lluís Amador Teruel!
    • Included a Galician translation, thanks to Xesús Estévez!
    • Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to have invalid window coordinates closed while minimized.
    • Included a Romanian translation, thanks to Nicolae Crefelean!
    • Removed the Visual C++ 8 DLL dependencies from the shell extension.
    • Included a Hungarian translation, thanks to Tibor Sárkány!
    • Included a Hebrew translation, thanks to Shemesh!
    • Included a Danish translation, thanks to Patrick Fust!
    • Fixed a bug causing all internal SCSI commands not to be executed in the x64 build of InfraRecorder.

    Version 0.42.1.0

    • The MSI installer used for the x64 release now creates the start-menu shortcuts in a subfolder.
    • Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to crash when cdrecord reported recording on a track-number higher than the number of tracks to be recorded.
    • Removed the Visual C++ 8 DLL dependencies from the irWave codec.
    • Fixed a bug causing stack corruption when using the irWMA codec.

    Version 0.42.0.0

    • Available as 64-bit (x64) build.
    • Created a completely new Wave codec to remove the libsndfile dependency and add support for the x64 compiler.
    • Modifed the translation system to allow translated controls to automatically resize and move its neightbours when needed.
    • Various changes for Windows Vista compatibility.
    • Modified the WMA codec so it doesn't raise an error message when it fails to load (if Windows Media Player not installed).
    • Included a Japanese translation, thanks to Nardog!
    • Fixed a bug causing DVD media to always be recorded at maximum speed.
    • Included a Korean translation, thanks to Jung Jin-ho!
    • Included a Bulgarian translation, thanks to Iliyan Popov!
    • Separated data DVD from data CD projects.
    • Added support for omiting version numbers from ISO9660 file names.
    • Added support for using Rock Ridge extensions without using the Joliet file name extension.
    • Fixed a bug causing the write speed not to be properly reported on some recorders.
    • Added support for column sorting.
    • Added support for rearranging audio tracks by drag and drop.
    • Included a Serbian (Cyrillic and Latin) translation, thanks to ozzii!
    • Added support for automatically verifying a disc after it has been recorded.
    • Made the labels on the progress dialog double buffered to avoid flickering.
    • Fixed a bug causing the cp1250 code page not to be properly detected on Czech systems.
    • Added support for creating DVD-Video projects.
    • Included a Slovak translation, thanks to Marek!
    • Fixed a bug causing problems when importing certain seasons from multi-session discs.
    • Fixed a bug causing project UDF-settings not to be properly reset when creating a new project.
    • Fixed a bug causing error messages not to be properly displayed when recording custom projects on the fly.
    • Included a Chinese (Traditional) translation, thanks to Charlie!

    Version 0.41.0.0

    • Fixed a bug causing the space meter to display inaccurate file sizes on audio files in mixed-mode projects.
    • Due to limitations in the Microsoft Windows 9x Unicode Layer, a non-unicode version of InfraRecorder is released separateley.
    • Added support for disabling the error message that occurs when a codec fails to load.
    • Added support for generating DVD-Video compliant filesystems.
    • Added support for UDF.
    • Added support for creating bootable data discs.
    • Fixed a major bug preventing some projects from beeing properly loaded.
    • Included a Bosnian translation, thanks to Asim Husanovic!
    • Added an option to change the detected write speed of a recorder.
    • Changed the recorder speed management to now allow a larger number of write speeds below the maximum speed.
    • Added write method information to the advanced device details.
    • Fixed a bug causing a wrong character set to be detected on systems using code page 1251.
    • Fixed a bug causing bogus unix file permissions to be set when recording custom projects using the Joliet name extension.
    • Improved the project space meter.
    • Added support for recording custom projects on the fly.
    • Fixed a bug causing a temporary file not to be removed when copying a disc.
    • Added support for disabling the unsupported character set error message.
    • Fixed a bug causing the space meter tooltip to display the size information in bytes instead of minutes when dealing with audio projects.
    • Included a Slovenian translation, thanks to Frani Žižek!
    • Included a Ukrainian translation and manual, thanks to Serhij Dubyk!
    • The advanced device properties list now correctly displays titletip when a feature description is to long to be fully displayed.
    • Fixed a bug causing empty directories to be ignored when creating and recording custom projects.
    • Fixed a bug causing files that has equal characters in the file name to raise an error when creating a disc image.
    • Included a Portuguese (Brazilian) translation, thanks to Éder Silva!
    • Included a Chinese (Simplified) translation, thanks to DouDeHou!
    • Added more read options (ignore read errors, read sub-channel data and TOC, read speed).
    • Added support for disc cloning.
    • Added support for changing the FIFO buffer size.
    • Added support for ISO level 4 which among many thigs allows directory nesting to be deeper than eight levels.

    Version 0.40.0.0

    • Included a Czech translation, thanks to khagaroth!
    • Improved DVD-support (official cdrtools has DVD support since version 2.01.01a09).
    • Simulation mode now works when recording to DVDs.
    • Support for blanking DVD+RW media (currently only with Ricoh based drives).
    • The size and position of the main InfraRecorder window is now remembered and restored each startup.
    • Included a Basque translation, thanks to David García-Abad!
    • Added support for encoding audio tracks to Ogg, WMA and MP3 (separate package due to patent issue).
    • Fixed a bug causing the wrong tracks to be displayed when scanning a disc for errors.
    • Added support for decoding MP3, Ogg and WMA audio.
    • Included a German manual, thanks to CE4!
    • Included an Italian translation, thanks to Lorenzo Festa!
    • Fixed bug with message boxes, they should now be modal.
    • Added support for translated manuals.
    • Changed the default simulation value to off.
    • Added an option for changing the temporary folder.
    • Added help documentation on how to make the InfraRecorder installer perform unattended installations.
    • The installer now adds an entry to Add/Remove Programs.
    • Added support for selecting installation language on unattended installations.
    • Included a Russian translation and manual, thanks to Roman Starikh!
    • Included a German translation, thanks to Thomas Bigler!
    • Included a Polish translation, thanks to DJD!
    • Included a Turkish translation, thanks to Fatma Akarslan!
    • Included a Croatian translation, thanks to Tibor Keser!
    • Included a Dutch translation, thanks to Patrick!

    Version 0.31.0.0

    • Included a Portuguese translation, thanks to Cesar Baptista!
    • Included a Spanish translation, thanks to Eduardo Leon!
    • Increased the height of all comboboxes in the GUI to prevent unnecessary scrolling.
    • Fixed some GUI glitches causing black and purple backgrounds on some graphics (only affected systems older than Windows XP).
    • Added a tooltip to the space meter which displays the project size.
    • Added support for pasting files from Windows Explorer into a project.
    • Fixed a bug allowing multiple sessions to imported to a project.

    Version 0.30.0.83

    • Fixed a bug (static linking to UpdateLayeredWindow in user32.dll) causing incompatibility with Windows 9x systems.

    Version 0.30.0.82 (Beta 2)

    • Added DVD support by patching cdrecord (WARNING: Simulation mode is known not to work when burning DVDs).
    • Included a French translation, thanks to Pierre-Jean Coudert!
    • Changed the default write method to SAO because of DVD compatibility.
    • Updated the installer with extra options and multi-language support.
    • Added a couple of new translateable strings for the progress log output.
    • Made some directory layout changes to the CVS.