diff --git a/.hgtags b/.hgtags
index e268fb86c..e69bb6762 100644
--- a/.hgtags
+++ b/.hgtags
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ a256ec5b0b2de500305fd6656db0a195df273acc 1.0b9
 b6c10981014a5b3a963460fca3b31cc62bf7ed2c 1.0b13
 d3dbc6df2b96f8ba5704305a893e3e63b7f9cd77 1.0b14
 618201431990382474829cf96ea58e3669159f9a 1.0b15
+c84744f4519be7416dc1653142f1763f406d6896 1.0rc1
diff --git a/beets/__init__.py b/beets/__init__.py
index 9b4d40b92..fed17e308 100644
--- a/beets/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
-__version__ = '1.0rc1'
+__version__ = '1.0rc2-dev'
 __author__ = 'Adrian Sampson <adrian@radbox.org>'
 
 import beets.library
diff --git a/beets/mediafile.py b/beets/mediafile.py
index 4f5be5ff4..82f6b9c06 100644
--- a/beets/mediafile.py
+++ b/beets/mediafile.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class MediaField(object):
                     else:
                         if self.out_type == bool:
                             # store bools as 1,0 instead of True,False
-                            out = unicode(int(out))
+                            out = unicode(int(bool(out)))
                         elif isinstance(out, str):
                             out = out.decode('utf8', 'ignore')
                         else:
diff --git a/beets/ui/__init__.py b/beets/ui/__init__.py
index c8eab799d..61469300b 100644
--- a/beets/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/ui/__init__.py
@@ -694,3 +694,6 @@ def main(args=None):
             pass
         else:
             raise
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        # Silently ignore ^C.
+        pass
diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index 12a338439..5914de9ed 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def normpath(path):
     """Provide the canonical form of the path suitable for storing in
     the database.
     """
-    path = syspath(path)
+    path = syspath(path, prefix=False)
     path = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path)))
     return bytestring_path(path)
 
@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ def displayable_path(path):
     except (UnicodeError, LookupError):
         return path.decode('utf8', 'ignore')
 
-def syspath(path, pathmod=None):
+def syspath(path, prefix=True, pathmod=None):
     """Convert a path for use by the operating system. In particular,
     paths on Windows must receive a magic prefix and must be converted
-    to unicode before they are sent to the OS.
+    to Unicode before they are sent to the OS. To disable the magic
+    prefix on Windows, set `prefix` to False---but only do this if you
+    *really* know what you're doing.
     """
     pathmod = pathmod or os.path
     windows = pathmod.__name__ == 'ntpath'
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ def syspath(path, pathmod=None):
             path = path.decode(encoding, 'replace')
 
     # Add the magic prefix if it isn't already there
-    if not path.startswith(WINDOWS_MAGIC_PREFIX):
+    if prefix and not path.startswith(WINDOWS_MAGIC_PREFIX):
         path = WINDOWS_MAGIC_PREFIX + path
 
     return path
diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 2eb2b5103..33bebe414 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -150,13 +150,17 @@ def _source_urls(album):
     necessary.
     """
     if album.mb_albumid:
-        yield caa_art(album.mb_albumid)
+        url = caa_art(album.mb_albumid)
+        if url:
+            yield url
 
     # Amazon and AlbumArt.org.
     if album.asin:
         for url in art_for_asin(album.asin):
             yield url
-        yield aao_art(album.asin)
+        url = aao_art(album.asin)
+        if url:
+            yield url
 
 def art_for_album(album, path, maxwidth=None, local_only=False):
     """Given an Album object, returns a path to downloaded art for the
diff --git a/beetsplug/zero.py b/beetsplug/zero.py
index 0dc5e228e..9aebe9f9d 100644
--- a/beetsplug/zero.py
+++ b/beetsplug/zero.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
         for f in self.config['fields'].get(list):
             if f not in ITEM_KEYS:
-                self._log.error('[zero] invalid field: {0}'.format(f))
+                self._log.error(u'[zero] invalid field: {0}'.format(f))
             else:
                 self.fields.append(f)
                 try:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def import_task_choice_event(self, task):
         """Listen for import_task_choice event."""
         if task.choice_flag == action.ASIS and not self.warned:
-            self._log.warn('[zero] cannot zero in \"as-is\" mode')
+            self._log.warn(u'[zero] cannot zero in \"as-is\" mode')
             self.warned = True
         # TODO request write in as-is mode 
 
@@ -77,23 +77,24 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def write_event(self, item):
         """Listen for write event."""
         if not self.fields:
-            self._log.warn('[zero] no fields, nothing to do')
+            self._log.warn(u'[zero] no fields, nothing to do')
             return
         for fn in self.fields:
             try:
                 fval = getattr(item, fn)
             except AttributeError:
-                self._log.error('[zero] no such field: {0}'.format(fn))
+                self._log.error(u'[zero] no such field: {0}'.format(fn))
             else:
                 if not self.match_patterns(fval, self.patterns[fn]):
-                    self._log.debug('[zero] \"{0}\" ({1}) not match: {2}'
+                    self._log.debug(u'[zero] \"{0}\" ({1}) not match: {2}'
                                     .format(fval, fn, 
                                             ' '.join(self.patterns[fn])))
                     continue
-                self._log.debug('[zero] \"{0}\" ({1}) match: {2}'
+                self._log.debug(u'[zero] \"{0}\" ({1}) match: {2}'
                                 .format(fval, fn, ' '.join(self.patterns[fn])))
                 setattr(item, fn, type(fval)())
-                self._log.debug('[zero] {0}={1}'.format(fn, getattr(item, fn)))
+                self._log.debug(u'[zero] {0}={1}'
+                                .format(fn, getattr(item, fn)))
 
 
 @ZeroPlugin.listen('import_task_choice')
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 57974231b..9737406b8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-1.0rc1 (in development)
+1.0rc2 (in development)
 -----------------------
 
-* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/convert` transcodes music and embeds album art
+* :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: Fix a regression that caused crashes when art was
+  not available from some sources.
+* Fix a regression on Windows that caused all relative paths to be "not found".
+
+1.0rc1 (December 17, 2012)
+--------------------------
+
+The first release candidate for beets 1.0 includes a deluge of new features
+contributed by beets users. The vast majority of the credit for this release
+goes to the growing and vibrant beets community. A million thanks to everybody
+who contributed to this release.
+
+There are new plugins for transcoding music, fuzzy searches, tempo collection,
+and fiddling with metadata. The ReplayGain plugin has been rebuilt from
+scratch. Album art images can now be resized automatically. Many other smaller
+refinements make things "just work" as smoothly as possible.
+
+With this release candidate, beets 1.0 is feature-complete. We'll be fixing
+bugs on the road to 1.0 but no new features will be added. Concurrently, work
+begins today on features for version 1.1.
+
+* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/convert` **transcodes** music and embeds album art
   while copying to a separate directory. Thanks to Jakob Schnitzer and Andrew G.
   Dunn.
-* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/fuzzy_search` lets you find albums and tracks using
-  fuzzy string matching so you don't have to type (or even remember) their exact
-  names. Thanks to Philippe Mongeau.
-* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/echonest_tempo` fetches tempo (BPM) information
+* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/fuzzy_search` lets you find albums and tracks
+  using **fuzzy string matching** so you don't have to type (or even remember)
+  their exact names. Thanks to Philippe Mongeau.
+* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/echonest_tempo` fetches **tempo** (BPM) information
   from `The Echo Nest`_. Thanks to David Brenner.
 * New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/the` adds a template function that helps format
   text for nicely-sorted directory listings. Thanks to Blemjhoo Tezoulbr.
-* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/zero` filters out undesirable fields before they
-  are written to your tags. Thanks again to Blemjhoo Tezoulbr.
+* New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/zero` **filters out undesirable fields** before
+  they are written to your tags. Thanks again to Blemjhoo Tezoulbr.
 * New plugin: :doc:`/plugins/ihate` automatically skips (or warns you about)
   importing albums that match certain criteria. Thanks once again to Blemjhoo
   Tezoulbr.
@@ -23,7 +44,7 @@ Changelog
   the `mp3gain`_ or `aacgain`_ command-line tools instead of the failure-prone
   Gstreamer ReplayGain implementation. Thanks to Fabrice Laporte.
 * :doc:`/plugins/fetchart` and :doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Both plugins can now
-  resize album art to avoid excessively large images. Use the ``maxwidth``
+  **resize album art** to avoid excessively large images. Use the ``maxwidth``
   config option with either plugin. Thanks to Fabrice Laporte.
 * :doc:`/plugins/scrub`: Scrubbing now removes *all* types of tags from a file
   rather than just one. For example, if your FLAC file has both ordinary FLAC
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 09790f717..19e4a7336 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'beets'
 copyright = u'2012, Adrian Sampson'
 
-version = '1.0rc1'
-release = '1.0rc1'
+version = '1.0'
+release = '1.0rc2-dev'
 
 pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/main.rst b/docs/guides/main.rst
index d049ca44a..ec4986ec4 100644
--- a/docs/guides/main.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/main.rst
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ You will need Python. (Beets is written for `Python 2.7`_, but it works with
 
 .. _Python 2.7: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/
 
-* **Mac OS X** v10.7 (Lion) includes Python 2.7 out of the box; Snow Leopard
-  ships with Python 2.6.
+* **Mac OS X** v10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) include Python 2.7 out of
+  the box; Snow Leopard ships with Python 2.6.
 
 * On **Debian or Ubuntu**, depending on the version, beets is available as an
   official package (`Debian details`_, `Ubuntu details`_), so try typing:
@@ -39,12 +39,11 @@ You will need Python. (Beets is written for `Python 2.7`_, but it works with
 If you have `pip`_, just say ``pip install beets`` (you might need ``sudo`` in
 front of that). On Arch, you'll need to use ``pip2`` instead of ``pip``.
 
-To install without pip, head over to the `Downloads`_ area, download the most
-recent source distribution, and run ``python setup.py install`` in the directory
-therein.
+To install without pip, download beets from `its PyPI page`_ and run ``python
+setup.py install`` in the directory therein.
 
+.. _its PyPI page: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/beets#downloads
 .. _pip: http://pip.openplans.org/
-.. _Downloads: https://github.com/sampsyo/beets/downloads
 
 The best way to upgrade beets to a new version is by running ``pip install -U
 beets``. You may want to follow `@b33ts`_ on Twitter to hear about progress on
diff --git a/docs/plugins/index.rst b/docs/plugins/index.rst
index 1132de456..1fd497a81 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/index.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/index.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Path Formats
 
 * :doc:`inline`: Use Python snippets to customize path format strings.
 * :doc:`rewrite`: Substitute values in path formats.
-* :doc:`the`: Moves patterns in path formats (suitable for moving articles).
+* :doc:`the`: Move patterns in path formats (i.e., move "a" and "the" to the
+  end).
 
 Interoperability
 ''''''''''''''''
@@ -97,10 +98,11 @@ Miscellaneous
 * :doc:`rdm`: Randomly choose albums and tracks from your library.
 * :doc:`fuzzy_search`: Search albums and tracks with fuzzy string matching.
 * :doc:`mbcollection`: Maintain your MusicBrainz collection list.
-* :doc:`ihate`: Skip by defined patterns things you hate during import process.
+* :doc:`ihate`: Automatically skip albums and tracks during the import process.
 * :doc:`bpd`: A music player for your beets library that emulates `MPD`_ and is
   compatible with `MPD clients`_.
-* :doc:`convert`: Converts parts of your collection to an external directory
+* :doc:`convert`: Transcode music and embed album art while exporting to
+  a different directory.
 * :doc:`info`: Print music files' tags to the console.
 
 .. _MPD: http://mpd.wikia.com/
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6023c9537..ca499b060 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if 'sdist' in sys.argv:
     shutil.copytree(os.path.join(docdir, '_build', 'man'), mandir)
 
 setup(name='beets',
-      version='1.0rc1',
+      version='1.0rc2-dev',
       description='music tagger and library organizer',
       author='Adrian Sampson',
       author_email='adrian@radbox.org',
diff --git a/test/test_db.py b/test/test_db.py
index 4d451c3f1..43e9ef5db 100644
--- a/test/test_db.py
+++ b/test/test_db.py
@@ -555,13 +555,13 @@ class DisambiguationTest(unittest.TestCase, PathFormattingMixin):
 class PathConversionTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_syspath_windows_format(self):
         path = ntpath.join('a', 'b', 'c')
-        outpath = util.syspath(path, ntpath)
+        outpath = util.syspath(path, pathmod=ntpath)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(outpath, unicode))
         self.assertTrue(outpath.startswith(u'\\\\?\\'))
 
     def test_syspath_posix_unchanged(self):
         path = posixpath.join('a', 'b', 'c')
-        outpath = util.syspath(path, posixpath)
+        outpath = util.syspath(path, pathmod=posixpath)
         self.assertEqual(path, outpath)
 
     def _windows_bytestring_path(self, path):