<li><spanclass="commandname">flac</span> now supports FLAC as input to the encoder (i.e. can re-encode FLAC to FLAC) and preserve all the metadata like tags, etc.</li>
<li>New <ahref="format.html#def_PICTURE"><spanclass="code">PICTURE</span></a> metadata block for storing things like cover art, new <spanclass="argument"><ahref="documentation.html#flac_options_picture">--picture</a></span> option to <spanclass="commandname">flac</span> and <spanclass="argument"><ahref="documentation.html#metaflac_shorthand_import_picture">--import-picture</a></span> option to <spanclass="commandname">metaflac</span> for importing pictures, and metadata API <ahref="api/group__flac__metadata__level0.html#ga3">additions</a> for searching for suitable pictures based on type, size and color constraints.</li>
<li>Support for new <tt>REPLAYGAIN_REFERENCE_LOUDNESS</tt> tag.</li>
<li>In the developer libraries, the interface has been simplfied by merging the three decoding layers into a single class; ditto for the encoders.</li>
Export <spanclass="code">CUESHEET</span> block to a cuesheet file, suitable for use by CD authoring software. Use '-' for stdout. Only one FLAC file may be specified on the command line.
Import a picture and store it in a <ahref="format.html#def_PICTURE"><spanclass="code">PICTURE</span></a> metadata block. See the <spanclass="commandname">flac</span> option <spanclass="argument"><ahref="#flac_options_picture">--picture</a></span> for an explanation of the <spanclass="argument">SPECIFICATION</span> syntax.
<para>Import a picture and store it in a PICTURE metadata block. More than one --import-picture command can be specified. The SPECIFICATION is a string whose parts are separated by | (pipe) characters. Some parts may be left empty to invoke default values. The format of SPECIFICATION is</para>
<para>7: Lead artist/lead performer/soloist</para>
<para>8: Artist/performer</para>
<para>9: Conductor</para>
<para>10: Band/Orchestra</para>
<para>11: Composer</para>
<para>12: Lyricist/text writer</para>
<para>13: Recording Location</para>
<para>14: During recording</para>
<para>15: During performance</para>
<para>16: Movie/video screen capture</para>
<para>17: A bright coloured fish</para>
<para>18: Illustration</para>
<para>19: Band/artist logotype</para>
<para>20: Publisher/Studio logotype</para>
<para>The default is 3 (front cover). There may only be one picture each of type 1 and 2 in a file.</para>
<para>MIME-TYPE is mandatory; for best compatibility with players, use pictures with MIME type image/jpeg or image/png. The MIME type can also be --> to mean that FILE is actually a URL to an image, though this use is discouraged.</para>
<para>DESCRIPTION is optional; the default is an empty string.</para>
<para>The next part specfies the resolution and color information. If the MIME-TYPE is image/jpeg, image/png, or image/gif, you can usually leave this empty and they can be detected from the file. Otherwise, you must specify the width in pixels, height in pixels, and color depth in bits-per-pixel. If the image has indexed colors you should also specify the number of colors used. When manually specified, it is not checked against the file for accuracy.</para>
<para>FILE is the path to the picture file to be imported, or the URL if MIME type is --></para>
<para>For example, "|image/jpeg|||../cover.jpg" will embed the JPEG file at ../cover.jpg, defaulting to type 3 (front cover) and an empty description. The resolution and color info will be retrieved from the file itself.</para>
<para>The specification "4|-->|CD|320x300x24/173|http://blah.blah/backcover.tiff" will embed the given URL, with type 4 (back cover), description "CD", and a manually specified resolution of 320x300, 24 bits-per-pixel, and 173 colors. The file at the URL will not be fetched; the URL itself is stored in the PICTURE metadata block.</para>