Topic: xACT 0.4 for windows

[scb]

hah, i defintitely did, and on most tabs.  woops.  i'll get to it monday most likely, and improve the interface a bit more.  i want to eventually base the mac code off this one...

[JasonSobel]

cool, thanks for checking into it

[mmedley.]

Yeah, I have the same problems. None of the buttons work. Add files, remove files, shntool, FFP, etc.

I was a fan of the other layout better. Just my opinion though.

Thanks for the hard work!

[scb]

this is closer to the mac layout, though a little different.  i'm going to get it looking just like the mac one...

the file list doesn't need to take up so much space (like in the first versions for windows) so that's why the mac version has always had a smaller file list

i'll post a working version later today maybe...

[scb]

haven't tested anything other than to see if decoding works, but

http://crush.epix.net/~scb/xactwin/xACT0.5.5.zip

[Crumbo]

thanks Scott

[JasonSobel]

although I haven't doen thorough testing, the SHNtool stuff appears to work great.  thanks for this program

[JasonSobel]

ok, with the latest version, 0.5.5, I've noticed a couple of things.

when fixing SBE, using the "round option" and the WAV output format, when I check off the "Remove '-fixed' suffix", all the fixed file names still have the '-fixed' suffix.  not the end of the world, but probably pretty easy to fix.

also, I've found with the new version, the output windows aren't wide enough, and you need to scroll to the left/right.  with previous versions, the output window would be wide enough to view the whole output without scrolling. again, not a deal breaker, but probably something that would be easy to fix and would certainly make it more convenient.  in case I'm not being clear, I've attached a screen shot below:


thanks again for putting together this great GUI

[scb]

woops, i had commented out the -remove-fixed code

http://crush.epix.net/~scb/xactwin/xACT0.5.6.zip

it has that fixed and the output window growing as wide as needed

[JasonSobel]

wow, thanks for the very quick response time on that one

[Simp-Dawg]

scott, this is very nice...just downloaded and played with it for the first time and it's great having everything you need for compression etc in one handy tool!

here's a feature request...could you add the ability to create a .cue file from a list of wav's or flac's based on track time?  that way, if i forget to save the cue file on a 24-bit wav (like i always do), when i go back to split the 16-bit file i can just load the 24-bit wav's, create a .cue list, and then apply it to the 16-bit version in cd wave without having to track it again.  i think programs that do this do exist...can xACT?

[scb]

i can add the shntool cue function, which creates a cue sheet from a list of files.  so you can create a cue sheet from your 24 bit files using xACT and then split the large 16 bit file using the split function in xACT by feeding it the cue sheet.   it should also split on sector boundaries by default

looks like today is a sick day for me, so i should be able to put this in sometime today.  the mac version has had this functionality for a while now, so it's easy to do

[Simp-Dawg]

awesome!   +T and thanks Scott.  Got a link?

Also, does anyone know why 24bit files recorded by the MT2496 have weird header file size issues in cd wave and what is the appropriate action to take?  i can't nail it down because i never remember what i pick, but if i split the file in cd wave (either trusting the header or not, can't remember which) then dvd-audiofile doesn't pick up any track times when i drag the wav's over.  i know, totally off topic!!

[Ed.]

Also, does anyone know why 24bit files recorded by the MT2496 have weird header file size issues in cd wave and what is the appropriate action to take?

It shouldn't matter if you pick yes or no.  I remember reading that in another thread somewhere on here.  Also, make sure to check "Alternative 24bit Source" (i think thats what it is) when you save.  I don't know why dvd-audiofile doesn't pick up the track times though.

[scb]

sorry i ended up sleeping all day on my sick day. but i'll get to it one of these days