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# MultiPar
### v1.3.3.0 is public
  This is a testing version to improve speed of PAR2 calculation.
Because the new method isn't tested so much, there may be a bug, failure, or mistake.
Be careful to use this non-stable version.
When you don't want to test by yourself, you should not use this yet.
If you see a problem, please report the incident.
I will try to solve as possible as I can.
  The PAR2 calculation speed may be 10% ~ 50% faster than old version.
The optimization depends on hardware environment.
I don't know what is the best setting on which PC.
From [many tests of debug versions](https://github.com/Yutaka-Sawada/MultiPar/issues/99),
it will select maybe better setting automatically.
Thanks testers for many trials.
If you want to compare speed of different settings on your PC, you may try those debug versions.
  I changed GPU implementation largely, too.
To adopt CPU optimization, it will process smaller tasks on GPU.
Because GPU don't use CPU's cache, it's inefficient for GPU's task.
I don't know that new method is faster than old version or not.
Threshold to use GPU:
- Data size must be larger than 200 MB.
- Block size must be larger than 64 KB.
- Number of source blocks must be more than 192.
- Number of recovery blocks must be more than 8.
  Because [a user requested](https://github.com/Yutaka-Sawada/MultiPar/issues/102),
I implemented a way to add 5th item in "Media size" on Create window.
Write this line `MediaList4=name:size` under `[Option]` section in `MultiPar.ini`.
Currently, you cannot change the item on Option window.
[ Changes from 1.3.2.9 to 1.3.3.0 ]
GUI update
- Change
- Option adapted to new "lc" settings.
- It's possible to add 5th item in "Media size" on Create window.
PAR2 client update
- Change
- Max number of using threads is increased to 32.
- Threshold to use GPU was decreased.
- Improvement
- Matrix inversion may use more threads.
- L3 cache optimization was improved for recent CPUs.
[ Hash value ]
MultiPar1330.zip
MD5: 79570F84B74ECF8E5100561F7AAC3803
SHA1: ACF7F164001708789C5D94003ED6B5C172235D54
MultiPar1330_setup.exe
MD5: D1F1A5A4DF1C9EDD698C9A017AF31039
SHA1: 4C3314B909572A303EBBE8E015A2E813841CFA33
  To install under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)" directory,
you must start the installer with administrative privileges by selecting
"Run as administrator" on right-click menu.
  Old versions and source code packages are available at
[GitHub](https://github.com/Yutaka-Sawada/MultiPar/releases) or
[OneDrive](https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtGhNMUyvbWOaSo1n_R8awJ_hg0).