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Version History

v6.5 (2011-02-20)

• Added CSV list function!
• Added support for reading Exif tags in Tiff images, and also GeoTiff tags!
• Added support for reading Exif GPS tags and many Exif makernotes!
• Added support for reading IPTC image tags!
• New music tagging library with enhanced performance!
• Added support for reading music tags in wma, mp4, mpc, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
• Added support for writing music tags in ogg, wma, mp4, flac, mpc, spx, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
• Added support for extending Flash Renamer with the amazing ExifTool!
• Set Date function can now add and subtract time intervals!
• Set date function can now set the date of a folder to first Exif file found inside!
• Set date function can now get dates from filenames.
• Command line now accepts filenames at startup (loaded into free select).
• Added options to add content of folder when adding a folder to free select (instead of just the folder itself).
• New property exposed to scripts: GetAllFilenames
• New format tags for music folders: <DirLength> <DirLengthS>
• New folder format tags: <FirstFileInFolder> <FirstFileInFolder-Ext>
• New format tags returning parts of filenames: <Left-#> <Right-#> <Mid-#> <Mid-#-#> <MidRev-#> <MidRev-#-#>
• Added CRC32 format tag: <Crc32>
• Added zero padded versions of some tags: <SizeB-#> <DirSizeB-#> <RndZ#-Low-High>
• New design in settings window!
• Added setting: uncheck filters at startup
• Added setting: If filenames already exist
• Many smaller interface enhancements
• Around 30 other tweaks and small bugs fixed.

v6.41 (2010-02-20)

• Just a few minor fixes discovered since the release last week.

v6.4 (2010-02-14)

• Added Pre-Processor!
• Added Include Filter!
• Added "Keep / Replace Filename" for Add Counter function
• Added preset option to overide global options
• New script included: Rotate Around
• Added copy/paste functionality to preset manager
• Several optimizations for large filesets
• Some interface layout & visual enhancements
• Many smaller changes to fix quirks and increase usability
• Some other enhancements suggested by users (thank you!)
• 10+ bugfixes

v6.3 (2009-11-08)

• Added 'lowercase exceptions' (according to English spelling rules) to Set Casing function.
• Added 'preserve all upper case' and 'preserve mixed case' to Set Casing function.
• Added 'skip' to Replace function (replaces 'start')
• Added 'remove' as option to ReNumber function.
• Added 'zero pad to keep original length' to ReNumber function.
• Added support for negative values in ReNumber function.
• Added 6 tags that can extract info from PDF documents.
• Added two new scripts: 'CSV List Rename' and 'Length of Filename'.
• Added 'Problem Solver' tab with many useful options in settings window.
• Improvements for running on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
• Many fixes to the Counter functions.
• ~45 other bug fixes and smaller enhancements!

v6.2 (2009-02-20)

• Flash Renamer turning 10 years old in a couple of days!
• Added support for Ogg Vorbis, Flac and Speex music tags!
• Music & exif tags will now get info from first file inside folder if used on a folder.
• Added overwrite to Add Number function simple mode.
• Advanced mode in Add Number function is back!
• Added options to customize the initial selection of "manual rename".
• New tags: <Clipboard>, <NowDate>, <NowTime>
• New scripts included: "Unique Random Number" and "Safe Characters".
• Improved 64-bit compatability.
• Fixed a problem with Data Execution Protection (DEP) on some machines.
• Various fixes and enhancements to issues, many reported by users. (Thank you for all your support!)

v6.1 (2008-07-21)

• Added "auto" button to Setup Parts window & Mp3 tagger!
• Numerous fixes, enhancements & tweaks to perfect the 6.x version!

v6.04 (2008-05-16)

• Fixed a bug that screwed up the last filename when using counters.

v6.03 (2008-05-04)

• Yet more preset bugs fixed, plus a running counter bug.

v6.02 (2008-04-05)

• Fixed an ugly bug involving presets and also improved some error handling routines.

v6.01 (2008-03-17)

• Just a few smaller fixes.

v6.0 (2008-02-20)

• Added ID3 Writer function!
• Added Renumber function!
• Added Scripting function!
• Added ID3 Tag Remover function!
• Lots of GUI changes to make FR faster and more intuitive to use!
• New file list column: Date image taken
• New manual layout for faster & easier navigation, and searchable too!
• Integrated "FlashRen.ini" into normal settings, and added more tweaks!
• Shell extension: Right click menu now contains a copy to clipboard feature
• New format tags: <JpgComment> , <NumFiles> , <ExifDate-#>
• More hotkeys for fast function switching.
• Included script: "Insert Space Before Caps"
• Included script: "Create Mp3 Playlist"
• ...and of course many many tweaks, bugfixes & other minor enhancements!

v5.3 (2007-07-15)

• New mp3-library: Should be more accurate and also adds 40+ new ID3v2 Mp3 format tags!
• New thumbnail generator: Faster, better looking thumbnails in 20+ image formats!
• Added 'ask' format tag. Very useful for presets!
• Added 'parent-n' format tag that will return the n:th parent folder name!
• Improved 'rnd#' format tag so that it can now take high and low values!
• Improved 'date', 'adate' & 'cdate' format tags to allow user define date formats .
• Added 'copy to folder' and 'move to folder' to the right click menu.
• The log in the rename window can now be hidden.
• The log file can now be disabled.
• All columns can now be individually turned on/off
• Column order is now saved
• 25+ tweaks & bugfixes.

v5.2 (2007-05-19)

• Added context menu when right clicking in Windows Explorer!
• Added ability to delete files from disk directly from file browser!
• Added dropdown menu with history on all input boxes!
• Improved <tag> selection menu.
• Improved compatability with Windows Vista.
• Setup should be able to keep all settings between versions from now on.
• Added some new good looking icons.
• Fifteen or so bugfixes & tweaks.

v5.11 (2006-12-23)

• Fixed three bugs and made the Visual Assist dropdown larger.

v5.1 (2006-12-17)

• Added regular expressions!
• Undo is now unlimited!
• Added overwrite mode in Add function!
• Some new settings.
• A few tweaks and bugfixes.

v5.06 (2006-11-04)

• Now you can load a file list at startup using the command line!

v5.05 (2006-09-19)

• Added "running counter" to the "add counter" function!
• Fixed some tricky bugs.

v5.03 (2006-06-29)

• Fixed a tiny bug & tweaked tabstops.

v5.02 (2006-06-03)

• Folder brower is now resizable!
• Fixed some bugs.

v5.01 (2006-05-20)

• Fixed a bug when entering registration code.
• Fixed a rare bug when reading Exif tags.

v5.0 (2006-05-14)

• Added Presets!
• Added filename Editor!
• XP Theme support & other interface ehancements.
• Wildcard support in Replace!
• All <tags> can now be used in all functions that use tags, as well as the Replace, Add & Edit functions.
• Now supports unlimited number of files & folders.
• Added tag: Mp3 Bitrate Mode (CBR/VBR).
• Added FlashRen.ini file with more settings for advanced users.
• Image format tags now read Tga images.
• Improved command line support.
• Added Quickstart window.
• Many tweaks & bug fixes.

v4.81 (2005-07-11)

• A couple of bugs fixed.

v4.8 (2005-04-24)

• Added support for reading Exif date & tags in Jpeg files!
• Added "Source" in the "Set Date" function with 6 different options!
• Some tweaks and fixes, as usual.

v4.71 (2005-02-06)

• Middle mouse button now triggers manual rename!
• A few bugfixes and tweaks.

v4.7 (2005-01-25)

• Added filter options to "set date".
• "Set date" can now modify folder dates too (NT systems only).
• New option in settings window: "Get folder icons too".
• Default "batch replace" list now contains almost 100 items!
• Included "invalid_chars.txt" & "time_date_format.txt" for users who want more control.
• Everything should now work flawless over Windows networks.
• Optimized file reading routines for faster loading times.
• Major optimizations to "restore selelection" and "restore order" after renames!
• Some visual enhancements.
• About 35 bugs fixed.
• About 30 other enhancements and tweaks "under the hood".

v4.62 (2004-02-08)

• Added Format tag: "Created Date".
• Added Format tag: "Created Time".
• Added Format tag: "Accessed Date".
• Added Format tag: "Accessed Time".
• Added 7 new ways to "Copy to Clipboard".
• Included default "batch replace" list.
• Made some enhancements to the interface.
• Fixed about 15 bugs.

v4.61 (2003-09-21)

• Sequential renaming now accepts negative values.
• Should look ok now when using "large fonts" in Windows.
• Fixed a few bugs...

v4.6 (2003-08-03)

• Added option to auto-close log window.
• Added option to disable re-sorting of files after execution.
• Added support for TIFF, ILBM/IFF, PSD & PSP images in the Format tags.
• 30 or so bug fixes and smaller changes.

v4.5 (2003-01-27)

• Added Batch Replace mode!
• Added start option to Find & Replace
• Added count option to Find & Replace
• Added "Visual Assist" window to make the interface more intuitive!
• Improved command line support!
• Added "copy filelist" to popup menu!
• Added "select files with/without preview" to popup menu!
• Added Format tag: First letter in filename
• Added Format tag: First letter in filename incl. Numbers
• Added Format tag: First letter in filename inlc. Number Substitute
• Added option to rename all files if no file is selected when only rename selected is enabled.
• A lot of bug fixes, nothing serious though...

v4.11 (2002-10-07)

• Fixed a crash bug when using treview!

v4.1 (2002-09-21)

• Added thumbnail view!
• Added history dropdown on for path input
• Added "Select All / None / Invert" to popup menus
• Added progress indicator when building listview
• Directories are automatically sorted correctly
• Selections are now preserved between renames
• File order is now preserved between renames
• File listings & renaming can now be cancelled by presing escape
• Slight changes to crop function to make it more logical
• Changed Format with Parts to work better for cases near end of filename.
• Added CTRL+C on listviews to copy filename.
• Space trimming now works again(!)
• Fixed some bugs with "only rename selected"
• Did a lot of tweaking to the interface
• Fixed many other small bugs

v4.0 (2002-07-21)

• Added Listviews!
• Added Drag & Drop mode!
• Added Instant Preview!
• Added "Set Date & Time" funcion (Only files for now)
• Added "Only process selected" option
• Added "Enum reset between dirs" option
• Added Manual rename in listviews
• Added popup menus to listviews
• Added Refresh button (Shortcut "F9")
• Added Parent Dir button (Shortcut "Backspace")
• Added Mp3 ID3v2 Support!
• Added Mp3 tag "Layer" (Now separated from "Mpeg")
• Added Mp3 tag "Normalized Track Number"
• Added Mp3 tag "Composer"
• Added Mp3 tag "Original Artist"
• Added Mp3 tag "Copyright"
• Added Mp3 tag "Encoded By"
• Added Mp3 tag "BPM"
• Added Mp3 tag "Move to Subdir"
• Added Format tag: "Move to Subdir"
• Added Format tag: Number of Files in Dir.
• Added Format tag: Number of Dirs. in Dir.
• Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. (Auto)
• Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. (Bytes)
• Added Format tag: Number of Files in Dir. & SubDirs
• Added Format tag: Number of Dirs. in Dir. & SubDirs
• Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. & SubDirs (Auto)
• Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. & SubDirs (Bytes)
• Added Format tag: Image/Movie Width
• Added Format tag: Image/Movie Height
• Added Format tag: Image/Movie Color Depth (Cols)
• Added Format tag: Image/Movie Color Depth (Bits)
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Length (Long)
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Length (Short)
• Added Format tag: Movie Framerate
• Added Format tag: Movie Bitrate (kBps)
• Added Format tag: Movie Compression
• Added Format tag: Movie Has Sound?
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Stereo Mode
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Freq. (Hz)
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Freq. (kHz)
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Bits
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Bitrate (kBps)
• Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Format
• Added Format tag: Html Title
• Added global log file (log.txt)
• Added Statusbar
• Added "Startup in last dir" option
• Added "Uncheck subdirs at startup" option
• Added "Hide system folders" option
• Changed installer to Inno Setup
• Listviews & treeview now shows system icons!
• Rewritten "Enum" function. Now works inside the main gui!
• Doubleclick to open files
• Main window is now resizable
• Much improved error handling
• Number normalize will now also strip zeros to reach desired length.
• Number normalize will now remove all numbers if zero padding is 0.
• Flash Renamer is now Shareware.
• Plus hundreds of smaller enhancements and fixes!

v3.02 (2001-08-04)

• Oops! Forgot to remove some debug code. Format with Parts should work again!

v3.01 (2001-07-29)

• Some bug fixes

v3.0 (2001-07-14)

• Added space trimming functions
• Added file detection function
• Added advanced free format functions
• Added enumeration functions
• Added normalize numbers function
• Added position to add/crop
• Added case convert exceptions
• Added explorer shell integration
• Added random options to case convert
• Added ability to use file patterns
• Added swap mode to find/replace
• Added save log feature
• Added option to show full path in log window
• Added settings window
• Added option to always show directories in treeview for easier navigation
• Added splash screen
• Added options to choose whether to just rename filename, file extension or both
• Added counter that shows total number of files & directories renamed with Flash Renamer
• Added track number & file extension to mp3 rename
• Now ships with complete installer/uninstaller
• Re-wrote the find/replace function. Works better and faster now
• Right click on treeview to copy name to clipboard
• All commands now available through keyboard (Press F5 to execute)
• New windows style directory requester
• New logotype
• Speeded up simulation mode
• Small speed enhancements
• Fixed quite serious (although harmless) bug when renaming dirs.
• Plus many other bug fixes & interface enhancements...
• Flash Renamer is now released through RL Vision.

v2.1 (2000-12-30)

• Added command line interface!
• Fixed some bugs.

v2.01 (2000-12-09)

• Fixed a couple of minor things.

v2.0 (2000-12-03)

• Added "Mp3" tab!
• Added "Add & Crop" tab!
• Added manual path input!
• Wrote this manual.
• Added "Invert" to convert case tab.
• All settings are now saved in Windows registry.
• Complete status is saved in settings.
• Added skipped items to log.
• Added minimize button.
• Slight speed improvement.
• Some enhancements & bug fixes.
• Better error handling.

v1.3 (1999-03-21)

• Fixed quite serious "Find & Replace" bug!
• Minor enhancements & bug fixes.

v1.2 (1999-03-15)

• Fixed a "case sensitive" bug.
• Added "No Change" to "Case Convert" tab.
• Better tabbing through controls.
• Added ability to process files with "system" attribute set.
• Added simulation mode.

v1.1 (1999-03-11)

• Minor bug fixes.
• Lots of visual improvements.
• Small changes to manual.

v1.0 (1999-03-06)

• First public release

v0.9 (1999-03-05)

• Beta release, friends only