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The iTunes 7.2 problem has been resolved by Alastair Tse who makes the extremely powerful EyeTunes framework which had a new build today.

Whoa, that was a close one.... Thanks Alastair!

As far as I can see iTunes 7.1 7.2 has broken Corripio. Corripio uses Apple Events to communicate with iTunes, all of that seems to not be working… So I will start trying to figure out what the hell happened… Shakes fist at Apple…

Update: So after further digging, it seems to be that “Apple Events” are still intact, however the persistent IDs for the songs are overflowing (they were 64-bit already!). So it is not as bad as I thought, I hope to have a solution shortly.

After months of retooling, Corripio 0.7 has finally landed. There are many new features in this version. I have learned a lot from developing Corripio over the past year and a half. This release was focused on fixing the things I didn’t know in the beginning. 0.7 was a major re-write of the code base and a new jab at the UI.

The biggest feature that I am most excited about is the ability to add user generated scripts. This will add legs to Corripio by being able to evolve quickly to new sites and databases. If you make a script, send it to me and I’ll put it on the site.

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I know it has been forever since there has been a Corripio release. I also know that I have been telling some of you it’s coming “soon.” Well now I can say that it will be here before the end of the month. I have been contemplating releasing a 0.6.1, however there are too many bugs in the 0.6 trunk that it is not worth it. Version 0.7 has been a complete overhaul of the codebase. This means stability and speed have improved drastically.

The biggest new feature is the ability to add any scripts to search for artwork and lyrics. These can be written in any language that the system supports, so Ruby, Python, Lua, PHP, ect. All the script has to do is take a command line argument like jeff@iMac$ ruby ~/artwork.rb The Beatles Abbey Road and return a string of newline delimitated image links or lyrics.

So if you are interested in testing go ahead and signup for notifications here or check out the latest builds.

First off I want to say that I am very happy to see that Apple added artwork download functionality into iTunes 7. The reason that I made Corripio in the first place was to fill a void that Apple had left in regards to album art in iTunes. They now allow you to download artwork for your music from the iTunes Music Store right in iTunes. Back in May Apple crippled the “ability” to download artwork from the iTMS, it worked some of the time for reasons unknown. So I am glad that it is open to us again.

Remember that Corripio is no longer just a album art application. Corripio now has the ability to fix tags, get lyrics, and obscure artwork. Remember that iTunes can still only get albums that are in the iTMS. Therefore you will still not be able to get artwork for say The Beatles.

So I am pleased with the update to iTunes. It looks like a solid upgrade. I can now listen to Abbey Road the way it was meant to be, without gaps.

Later this week I will launch beta.nclasssoftware.com where you will be able to get the latest builds of our apps. Corripio is still going to be developed. I will soon be implementing the new tag features that will allow you to find missing/incorrect tag information for your songs from the web. As well as better lyrics support.

Today I released 0.5.1. I normally do not like releasing a new version just 2 days after another one because it makes me look sloppy. However a bug came up that was not caught in any of the betas or release candidates that caused Corripio to crash when skipping artwork. I was able to fix that along with my spelling and capitalization errors. So I am sorry that I released it so suddenly but I think its better that the users have the most stable release possible.

Update:

The skipping bug also may be related to your computer being behind a web proxy causing no artwork to be downloaded causing a blank selection. If this is the case with anyone, please comment.

I would not recommend selecting “Show All Artwork From All Sources” in the preferences. This feature searches all the sources at once and will result in many results and seems to be where the skipping bug is. If you leave it unchecked Corripio will search each source at once, if nothing is found at one source it will move on to the next one.

Here is the Release Candidate of Corripio 0.5. Please send any bugs so I can fix them before I release 0.5 Final. I had to hold back adding the new Tag Fixing features due to instability and the risk of messing up your songs. To get access to the new features drag out the new standard toolbar from the “customize toolbar” option.

New Features:

Corripio_0.5.dmg

New Things Coming In Corripio:

Well so I have been putting a lot of work and features into the next release (0.5). The most noticeable enhancement is the new icon by Dale Taylor. It still may have a few more tweaks before I release it, however it’s pretty much it. I still do not plan to release 0.5 for another few weeks. This is going to be a very large release and from 0.6 to 1.0 will be mostly speed, memory and minor fix releases. In the next week I will be putting up a beta page where you can download the latest builds of our Apps.

What’s Coming:

Well today Cory (from teentechtalk) informed me that Corripio was in the August issue of Macworld. Cory was nice enough to post it on his Flickr account. I still have yet to see it in person, but I am told it’s on p64. All I can say is that I am very pleased . I’ll be sure to scan in the article once I get the issue.

Update:
I found it also in Playlist Magazine.

Update #2:
Article posted below.

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A little while ago I got contacted by a Belgian magazine regarding bundling Corripio on the CD that comes with the magazine. Well today I got a copy of the issue, even tho I cannot read it… More photos at Flickr.