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|                            Music Library                              | 
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|        Copyright 1999-2000 ©, WenSoftware. All rights reserved.       |
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|                       Version 1.2, July 30, 2000                      | 
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This software is distributed as shareware. This means you can try this software
to find out whether it provides what you need before you pay for it. There are
no limits nor is crippled in any way within  the 30 days of first  installation.
It  is a copyrighted software program protected by U.S., European and international
copyright laws.  If you use this software for more than 30 days you must purchase
a registration key  in order to continue use it.    
 
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Installation and System Requirement
3. Quick Start
4. Bug Report
5. Contact Information
6. Version History
7. Disclaimer

Introduction
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Music Library - Manage your music collection has never been so easy!

Music Library is a program can help you manage and organize you music collections
such as MP3s, audio CDs or tapes, etc. Music library is not just another playlister.
It's actually multiple programs in one. For MP3s, it's a mp3 file explorer, a mass
rename utility, a mass ID3 tag editor, an audio CD composer, a Winamp front end,
a playlist maker, a cover image viewer and a professional report creator. You will find
it has almost all features in other popular programs. That's not all, Music Library allows
you to catalog any other music collection you have, such as audio CDs, tapes.
Music Library is a CDDB-Enabled software, you can download CD in formation such as
artist, title, album, track from their huge database. There is even more. Music Library
comes with a cool stand alone CD Player! Associate it with you database, insert a
disc, it will detect and display what you are listening to automatically!

Track every single piece of music you have with one database! With it's powerful
features, manage your music collection has never been easier.

Features
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MP3 Explorer:
1. Support mpeg 1.0 and 2.0, id3 v1.0 and 1.1
2. Support Xing VBR.
3. Batch renaming and tagging, use file name to write tag or tag to rename file.
   User defined rename template.
4. Create folders, move, copy and delete files within the program.
5. Export and import  ".dbv" file. So other people can view your database just
   like the files are on their own computers.
6. Compare two databases. So you can create a wanted list in seconds and save
   it as a playlist file. This feature is great for trading. When the other person open the
   playlist file, he knows exactly where every single track is located at. No need to search.
7. Update all your hard drives with a single mouse click.
8. Super fast search and duplicates finding (Locate 100 duplicates in a database
   with 8000 records within just 7 seconds). Determine duplicates by file name, size and
   id3 tags.
9. Catalog files on your CD and other removable media.
10. Track rating system. Rate songs so you can select them by rating when create
    playlists.
11. Attach cover images to albums. All you need to do is associate the image with one
    of the tracks in the album. Auto size image when adjusting pane width. View image with
    a separate image viewer if you like.
12. Millions of ways to select songs for your playlist (By rating, location, search, etc.).
13. Explorer like interface, show files by location (Drive/Folder), by album(Artist - Album),
    by artists(Artist/Album) or by genre(Genre/Artist/Album).
14. Audio CD Composer allows you to locate and select songs to make audio CDs.
15. Create professional style reports in ASCI text and HTML. Generate lists with any fields
    and order. Multiple page option for long Html lists, with page links and "Previous" and "Next"
    links, so you can navigate through the pages easily.
16. Winamp front end control.
17. Also support any players that support "mp3" and "m3u".
18. Lyric database.
19. Build in CDDB search!!! Update tags with a few clicks.
20. Catalog all common audio file formats.
21. Web search functions.
22. And many many more, you just have to use it to find out.

Audio Explorer:
1. CDDB2 support, no need for typing. Retrieve disc information from the newest CDDB2
   database. Contribute and submit information to the database.
2. Attach MP3 to CD tracks so you can listen to them without the CD.
3. Catalog any media types.
4. View tracks by album, by artist or by genre.
3. Comment field for album and track.
4. Record miscellaneous information such as storage location, cost and current value, etc.
5. Fully featured stand alone CD Player, can automatically detect and display CD info in
   your database. Different display mode, normal mode, control bar mode and detail list mode.
   Rate tracks while you are listening to your favorite CDs!  Show detail track info and cover
   image. And many more.... More features to be added too.
6. To catalog your home made CDs, all you need to do is open the playlist (".m3u"), all fields
   will be filled automatically.
7. Loan tracking.
8. Lyric database.
9. Web search functions.
10.Many other features will be added soon.


Installation and System Requirement
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Installation:

To install Music Library 1.2 you must uninstall any previous version on your computer, 
then unzip the "zip" file to a temp directory. Then run "Setup.exe" and follow instructions.

To uninstall Music Library, go to Windows' Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs.
Follow instructions.

System Requirement:

Operating system: Win95/Win98/NT
CPU: Pentium or better
Memory: 32 mb recommended.
Hard drive: 10 mb for program files and database.
Screen Resolution: 800X600, high color or better.
Other: Internet connection (for CDDB).

Quick Start
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To catalog MP3 files:
From menu, select File / Add Volume then select drive or folder to scan. Or you can
simply select File / Update All, program will scan all hard drives automatically.
After scan, select File / Save Database to save the database.

To catalog audio CDs:
Switch to "Audio Explorer" tab, from menu select Audio / Add Album. The "Album Info Editor" window
will show up. Insert CD, then click on "Get Toc" button to calculate Toc. Click the "Disc
Info" button to connect to CDDB database. (You must have a live internet connection, if
not, connect to the internet first.). If query is successful, the " CDDB Disc Information"
window will show up. Click "Accept" button to enter the tracks. If there are multiple
matches, there "Multiple Match" window will show up. Select one from the list, and click
on "Accept Match" button to get the disc information. Sometimes it seems like nothing
is happening, please wait till it finish. Click on "Add to Database" button to enter the
album.

Note: The first time you query CDDB. You will be asked to register CDDB service.
Follow the screens for a "New Registration" to select a "nickname" and password.  The
remaining information is optional, but does help CDDB provide better service. The CDDB
service is FREE to end users.

That's it! Happy cataloging!


Bug Report
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If you discover bugs, please send bug report to support@wensoftware.com

Suggestions, criticisms and bug reports are always welcome. When submit bug reports,
please at least include the following information:

System configuration (CPU, RAM, CD ROM, etc.).
Operating system (win98, NT, ect.).
Detail description of what happened.

Please include as much info as possible to help us to reproduce the problem. If we can
not reproduce the problem, we can't help you.

Contact Information
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Visit our web site at: http://www.wensoftware.com
or send email to support@wensoftware.com


Version History
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7/30/2000 Version 1.2

+ Added Global Replace function.
+ Improved Album Info Editor.
+ Added more view options, reload is twice faster.
+ Added save column oder option.
+ Added "Advanced" option in "Search" window.
+ Added export database to comma or tab delimited text option. 
+ Added Read Disc option in Album Info Editor. Reads disc content and fill in
  track time, number, etc. For CDs do not exist in CDDB database.  
+ Added Cell editing function in Album Info Editor. 
+ Added Edit Record Label option in Album Info Editor. 
+ Added Quick Search option in main window. 
+ Added "Advanced" option in Tag Editor. 
+ Improved Tag to name function in Rename utility.
* Many other improvements.
* Bug fixes.


5/21/2000 Version 1.1

+ Added INI support. Program settings are saved as "ini" files.
+ Added Multi CD drive support, allows user to specify drive for 
  scan and play CDs.
+ ".dbd" file extension is now associated with Music Library.
+ Added Show all tracks feature in "Audio Explorer" quick lookup.
+ Added proxy server support.
+ Added CDDB batch download!
+ Added Artist web site URL field in Audio database.
+ Added update all track genre to current track genre option when
  edit track info (Audio).
+ Added cover image preview in Audio Info Editor.
+ Add internet search function, so you can search disc information from most
  popular online music stores. 
+ Now exports both MP3 and Audio databases.
+ Added Update all image link function. Now you can update all image links in
  case files are moved without reenter them.
+ Lyric database, now you can attach lyrics to tracks.
+ Update scheduler for MP3 database. Automatically updates database at
  scheduled time.
+ Build in CDDB search for MP3s!!! Get tag info with a few clicks.
+ Loan tracking for audio database. 
- Open/Close CD from File menu.
* Changed options menu to Preferences.


4/11/2000 Version 1.0

	First public release.

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Disclaimer
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THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE, USEFULNESS, ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS IS OFFERED.

ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN TESTED VERY THOROUGHLY, THE USER ASSUMES ALL RISKS
OF USING THE PROGRAM. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF DATA, PHYSICAL
DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR DURING THE USE
OF THIS PROGRAM.

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