
   Visual MP3
   Version 4.2.9
   Copyright (c) iProgram Development 1999-2003
   http://www.iProgramDev.com    
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In This File:
1. Introduction 
2. What's New
3. Installation
4. System Requirements
5. Order information
6. Contact and support
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1. Introduction 
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This CD Ripper and Visual MP3 bundle product features cd ripper, mp3 organizer, karaoke player, lyrics maker, ID3 Tag editor and much more. The CD Ripper program can work in idle mode. It makes direct digital copies from audio CDs and saves them as MP3, OGG, and WAVs. It can download disc information from the CDDB, write ID3 tags and save them into Visual MP3 database automatically. The award-winning Visual MP3 can organize your MP3 files, play them back, edit ID3 tags, rename your files in batches, and search for free karaoke lyrics online. You can also embed karaoke lyrics into MP3 files for Karaoke playback. Loads more free tools are included. It is presented a user-friendly environment, since it is simple and easy to use. There are many more features to choose from and user documentation is included.

2. What's New
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New feature in version 4.2.9
- Support both Winamp 2.x and Winamp 3
- Updated the screen color of cd ripper program in Windows XP
- Updated Visual MP3 Karaoke Engine to version 1.4
- Search Engine of Visual MP3 Database Updated to version 2.1


New feature in version 4.2.4
- New Idle mode for CD Ripper program
- New CDDB feature added for CD Ripper program

New feature in version 4.2.1
- Output file format feature for Visual Ripper program

New feature in version 4.2.0

- Visual Ripper 2.0 released
  New features:
        A. Query CD information from remote CDDB
        B. Submit CD information to remote CDDB
        C. Write CD information to local file automatically
        D. Fix some bugs of ID3 tagging
        E. Hide the ripper dialog and add it to system tray, so that 
            you can do other job

- Database to HTML 2.0 released
  It enables you to export Visual MP3 database to another TEXT file, and
  then you can import it to MS Access. Access can read its format and
  create a table automatically.

Main Update in version 4.1.8
- Search Engine of Visual MP3 Database Updated

New features in version 4.0

- New CD Rpper feature: rip cd tracks to mp3s and oggs, the 
  output file can add into Visual MP3 Database automatically.
- New Active Lyric Maker (Wizard Mode) released.It is more easy to use
- Add MP3 files rename and copy feature
- Create HTML list/playlist from Visual MP3 Database
- Embed Active Lyrics (ALC data) in MP3 files
- Add ID3 v1/v2 Tag editor and batch editor features.

New features in version 3.6

- New version of Active Lyric Maker is released. FREE!!!

New features in version 3.5

- New / Edit dialog supports both ID3 v1 and ID3 v2 information
- MP3 Files Scan Wizard can identify ID3 v1/v2 information automatically
- Drag/Drop feature included in Playlist window
- New version (1.5) of Active Lyric Maker is released. FREE!!!

New features in version 3.0

- Player engine is updated
- New search engine is updated
- The Lyric Bar has been updated to three states: Active Bar, 
  Child Bar and Desktop Bar.
- MP3 & ALC Seeker tool is released. FREE!!!
- Active Lyric Maker tool is released. FREE

3. Installation
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The latest version of Visual MP3 can be downloaded from the following 
Web page:
    
    http://www.iProgramDev.com/vmp3/download.htm

Once you downloaded the distribution archive, copy its content into 
the temporary directory and run setup program. If any older 
installation of Visual MP3 exists in your system, it is recommended 
to uninstall it prior to running Visual MP3 setup.

During the setup, please follow instructions on display.

4. System Requirements
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Any PC running Windows 95/98/2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 or 
Windows XP. 
32 MB RAM and 6MB of free hard disk space. 
A mouse or other tracking device. 
High Color display is recommended


5. Order Information
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Visual MP3 is distributed as shareware. That means, you can install 
and try it for 30 days. During this evaluation period, software is fully 
functional. To continue using Visual MP3 after the 30-day evaluation 
period, you should pay a registration fee. 

Please visit Visual MP3 ordering web page:

    http://www.iProgramDev.com/vmp3/order.htm

See "Registration" section in Visual MP3 Help for more information


6. Contact and support
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Support and suggestion: 
	
	help@iProgramDev.com

Sales question: 
	
	info@iProgramDev.com

General contact: 
	
	info@iProgramDev.com

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