Winamp 5.02
Posted by Courage on 06 February 2004 - 19:28 · 62 comments & 6180 views
Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows. Winamp supports MP3, CD, Audiosoft, Audio Explosion, MOD, WAV and other audio formats, custom appearances called skins, plus audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. additional features including free-form skins, a new decoder, built-in cross fade, and an advanced Media Library

Winamp3 was a failure in terms of what it hoped to achieve, many users reverted back to Winamp 2 as it was faster and more recent versions included some of the features that 3.0 introduced.

Winamp5 (working title) hopes to merge the best features of the two, as this is an alpha this version is not yet obvious but I am sure you guys will want to try it out anyway!

Download: Winamp 5.02 ~ 4.3 Mb
Download: Winamp 5.02 Lite ~ 0.68 Mb
View: Nullsoft Winamp
News source: Softpedia.com

What's New in This Release:

  • added a couple of gen_ml APIs
  • fixed gen_ml radio/tv cache clearing after viewing prefs bug
  • made gen_ml radio/tv keep old data when updating fails, made it not update when no internet is available
  • made gen_ml support some new quicksearch syntaxes: "
  • beck radiohead" will list all things matching beck OR radiohead, and: radiohead " [3 days ago]>" will show all things matching radiohead played in the last 3 days...
  • gen_ml option for any/all guess modes
  • made SPS support 24 bit samples
  • added priority setting for CD ripping
  • made CD ripping only support one rip at at time
  • added send to -> add to library for playlist (and other) send to menus.
  • better media library audio view support for no artist/no album
  • fixed enter after info box and popup menus in library
  • moved litestep options to be in classic skin prefs
  • fixed playlist editor classic redraw bug, made playlist handle mousewheel scrolling while moving items better.
  • made "EXE" filetype extension non registerable
  • cleaned up "disable screensaver when video is playing" option
  • latest SDKs available (AVS, Media library, new Winamp IPC calls, etc...)
  • upgraded to Gracenote CDDB v2 DLLs
  • improvements in gen_hotkeys
  • upgraded MP3 encoding to LAME v3.95.1
  • out_ds now uses winamp.ini instead of registry for settings
  • new fix for upside down videos in in_dshow
  • added OGM as supported extension in in_dshow

    modern skins updates:
  • optimized region a bit
  • fixed handling of global alpha for unparented layouts
  • fixed tiny bug in keypress flow
  • fixed potential layer capture cancellation issue
  • fixed crash when quickly alternating alt+g and alt+w
  • fixed player not coming up to front when playing a video via external URL click
  • fixed assertion when arial.ttf (or whatever fallback font has been set) is not present in the font directory
  • fixed faulty skin font unmapping sometimes conflicting with fallback to os default gui font
  • added date and version functions to maki
  • added added timerhours="1" to text object to show 1:00:00 instead of 60:00
  • added timeroffstyle 3 and 4 to text object to display "0:00:00" and " : : "
  • upped skin version to 1.1 - you MUST use 1.1 if you recompile your scripts
  • updated maki compiler (http://bluemars.org/maki) :
  • added stack protection to maki binaries - upped the binaries version header
  • added self version check in maki binaries
  • non-existing (future) maki functions will not crash the maki runtime anymore, YAY
  • fixed unknown maki functions return values
  • fixed winamp appearing on secondary taskbar with ultramon regardless of true position
  • fixed extraneous invalidations
  • new extended jump file dialog (thanks to Darren Owen)
  • added basic MP4 AAC encoding/decoding (thanks to Menno Bakker for the help)
  • fixed unicode metadata in in_vorbis
  • fixed crash in installer code
  • removed generation of "badframes.stt" files in VP6 decoder
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    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by finalcut on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:39
    too bad, still cant make a sub folder to add your playlist in in the ML
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by caerma on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:42
    about time....
    Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Spyder on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:46
    for what? was there something pressing that you needed?
    Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by Apollo on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:19
    if you think it's to long of a wait maybe you should join the winamp development team to speed things up
    Quote this comment #2.3 Posted by webpain on 07 Feb 2004 - 22:26
    heh
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by neoufo51 on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:44
    Nice player, but I prefer that new Foobar2000 0.8 beta.
    Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by toadeater on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:35
    Does Foobar support Shoutcast?
    Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by 123_kid on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:43
    Yes it does.
    Quote this comment #3.3 Posted by EugeneE3RD on 20 Jun 2004 - 04:34
    Yeah, I really enjoy Foobar2000 since it is faster & uses less memory/resources than Winamp. Winamp 2 is ok & Winamp 5 is too bloated but Foobar2000 kicks Winamp out of the ballpark.
    (4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by kljs on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:45
    [trolling mode] Foobar2000!!!! [/end trolling mode]

    Actually, the video thingy for Winamp 5 isn't anything to shout about.
    I compared it by watching the same video file and I can't seem to like how winamp 5 shows the video file. Media Player Classic beat it by a nose or by a arm....or something like that.......

    Sound wise...not much different from Foobar2000.............anyway, I used both...........
    Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by EnderDX on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:13
    I honestly tried Foobar2000, why does the interface look so ugly?
    Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by vip on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:19
    i love the interface, it's nice and simple .. you can format your playlist to look different though
    Quote this comment #4.3 Posted by mimeryme on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:59
    foobar2000's interface is ugly? It inherits Windows' look. That's the best part of it all. FYI, there's foo_looks a skinnable interface you can use w/ foobar2000.
    Quote this comment #4.4 Posted by ubelphenix on 07 Feb 2004 - 00:46
    foobar is a pretty good media player, but i just like winamp too much, thanks for the news on 5.02 btw...
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by SidVicious on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:48
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by gflores on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:52
    I've been using Winamp for years. Still a great product, although I don't use the video player built in.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by EnderDX on 06 Feb 2004 - 19:55
    Someone needs to f ix that post. It says Winamp 5 is still in alpha.
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by djgramma on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:05
    Better to keep it simple than to make it an all around player, like Foobar2000. I've always loved Winamp, and version 5 is the best, but video shouldn't be focused on, because it's not their best traid here.

    But on the other hand, it could be something more after a couple tries. We'll see. Right now, it's only an mp3 playa in my book.

    Cheers
    Quote this comment #8.1 Posted by cork1958 on 07 Feb 2004 - 13:35
    Same here. Have never used winamp for video.
    Quote this comment #8.2 Posted by NeoMasamune on 07 Feb 2004 - 19:16
    Me neither
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by Apollo on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:09
    [crying] beautiful. . .[/crying]
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by kyro on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:22
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by bangbang023 on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:29
    I love winamp....justin had a great vision and these guys are doing a great job carrying on the winamp legacy.
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by JimmyT on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:31
    Is that a beta or unofficial? Winamp.com still has 5.01 version.
    Quote this comment #12.1 Posted by SOOPRcow on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:51
    its final, site just hasn't been updated yet.
    Quote this comment #12.2 Posted by Monitox on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:52
    It's final. NOT a beta
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by Stingray on 06 Feb 2004 - 20:57
    Official.
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by demorgoron on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:25
    if the winamp site is not updated as of today,this version is not official.im gonna get it when they put it at their site,i dont trusr that softpedia site
    Quote this comment #14.1 Posted by SOOPRcow on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:28
    I'm a Winamp Beta tester and I can confirm that this is the final version of 5.02. The build is even available on the Nullsoft server (http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp502_full.exe)

    Edit: After further checking the Softpedia.com download actualy points to the file on nullsoft's server.
    Quote this comment #14.2 Posted by Reapah on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:30
    It's official.. It takes them time to update the page you know...
    Quote this comment #14.3 Posted by demorgoron on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:42
    im getting it...
    (4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by elliot on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:28
    i see they haven't fixed the 'tries to hijack your file associations and icons all the time even when you disable every single option relating to them' bug... back to wmp
    Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by Opio on 06 Feb 2004 - 22:05
    I was thinking the same thing...
    Quote this comment #15.2 Posted by Mystical112 on 07 Feb 2004 - 11:07
    dyamm and i hoped they fixed that...
    Quote this comment #15.3 Posted by ova-flow on 07 Feb 2004 - 19:02
    No. That is a bug in the user, not Winamp. Try disabling the Winamp Agent in Prefs > File Types
    Quote this comment #15.4 Posted by Mando on 17 Feb 2004 - 11:22
    LMFAO yer
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by nw_raptor on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:47
    w00t... /me downloads!
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by [saint dark] on 06 Feb 2004 - 21:58
    for all those "off-topic" lovers that came here tp say that foobar is better, here, have a cookie
    Quote this comment #17.1 Posted by jerzdawg on 06 Feb 2004 - 22:07
    i like the internet tv feature.. was able to connect to a server with the poker movie with matt damon and ed norton.. the name escapes me right now.. anyway... it was pretty good quality.. seems to be lots of servers running futurama.. which i hate...

    *edit/ Rounders.. great movie too
    Quote this comment #17.2 Posted by divertom15 on 07 Feb 2004 - 00:58
    yeah thats a good movie
    Quote this comment #17.3 Posted by JLP on 08 Feb 2004 - 10:20
    I can only say thanks to all those off-topic posters. Without them I wouldn't even know foobar2000 which is by far the best audio player for Windows. Thanks to all of you.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by mrk on 06 Feb 2004 - 22:04
    QUOTE
    upgraded MP3 encoding to LAME v3.95.1


    SWISH! was using EAC with 3.95 and now can use this too ;o
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by wa22guy on 06 Feb 2004 - 22:12
    Still no ID3v2.4 support!!! Hurry up Winamp.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by nic on 06 Feb 2004 - 23:32
    I really love how configurable they've made Winamp. This can scare new users that are computer shy, but this makes it the best music player IMO.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by Demogorgon on 06 Feb 2004 - 23:54
    Sweet
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by DBJdesigns on 07 Feb 2004 - 00:38
    Problem still not fixed:

    Winamp has encountered a problem and needs to close.

    Details:

    App Name: winamp.exe AppVer: 5.0.0.2 ModName: gen_ml.dll
    ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 0000825d


    Die Error, DIE!!!
    (4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by DJ Specs on 07 Feb 2004 - 05:14
    Still 3 times as slow to open as v2.9x
    Quote this comment #23.1 Posted by [saint dark] on 07 Feb 2004 - 06:10
    wow, you must have a very severe problem with your machine then
    Quote this comment #23.2 Posted by Loads on 07 Feb 2004 - 07:11
    Have to agree with [saint dark], 5.x runs just fine on my machines.
    Quote this comment #23.3 Posted by sunbiz_3000 on 07 Feb 2004 - 18:26
    yeah I think it is slower than Winamp 2.91 by 3 times. Wont understand too much on faster 1.5Ghz and over PC, but just try it in lower than those PCs aWinamp5 takes as long as Winamp3 did. Winamp5 seems to just be an update to Winamp3
    Quote this comment #23.4 Posted by ova-flow on 07 Feb 2004 - 18:57
    No, you're wrong. Winamp 5 is the direct upgrade from 2.91, built on the exact same engine. Try running it in classic skin mode instead
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by bennyboyamo on 07 Feb 2004 - 07:16
    M4A
    Quote this comment #24.1 Posted by Jstphish on 07 Feb 2004 - 21:07
    That's what I was thinking. Now if they'd only support importing of iTunes' library files (.itl) or even the .xml library I might switch back.

    Last edited by 11680 on 08 Feb 2004 - 05:44
    Quote this comment #24.2 Posted by Reapah on 07 Feb 2004 - 22:02
    @Jstphish:
    Winamp 5 Media Library Import/Export Plug-in
    Quote this comment #24.3 Posted by Jstphish on 07 Feb 2004 - 22:11
    Saaaweeeet! Thank you so much!

    [EDIT]Still sticking with iTunes even though that plug-in works like a charm. I just can't get excited about winamp anymore because iTunes is so much easier to use and doesn't look cluttered. The only thing iTunes is lacking for me is winamp3 style enqueing which even the Jump to File Extra (JTFE) winamp 5 plug-in doesn't solve (it's suppose to).[/EDIT]

    Last edited by 11680 on 08 Feb 2004 - 05:49
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #25 Posted by jymi on 07 Feb 2004 - 09:49
    never experinced any problems with 5.01 but the update is nice
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #26 Posted by skaife on 07 Feb 2004 - 10:08
    "Fixed winamp appearing on secondary taskbar with ultramon regardless of true position"

    Well that problem certainly has been fixed.
    Now winamp appears on my primary taskbar regardless of its true position.

    If I right click -> move to other monitor, an ugly 2.x style immovable box comes up.
    So I minimize it then maximize (that used to fix it in 5.01) and the taskbar entry
    just moved back to the first monitor!

    Oh the frustration... ended up turning taskbar entry off and have it in the systray instead now.
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by eRad on 07 Feb 2004 - 21:27
    bah the only problem i cared about they didn't fix...

    whenever winamp5 starts up for me (on startup) it loads the playlist but not the main window. If i just click on the systray icon the main window will show up. But it's always loading with it hidden, without fail.

    Anyone else have this problem?
    Quote this comment #27.1 Posted by Dark Warhawk on 07 Feb 2004 - 23:05
    same here I find it odd they have not fixed this yet
    Quote this comment #27.2 Posted by Reapah on 08 Feb 2004 - 02:36
    Tempfix
    Quote this comment #27.3 Posted by eRad on 09 Feb 2004 - 04:52
    nice thanks!

    i checked out some of the other plugins by that dr0 guy.. i like the Single-Click plugin, that and the startup minimize were the only beef i had with winamp5! now i have no guilt about switching from 2.91 =D.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #28 Posted by Mando on 17 Feb 2004 - 11:20
    best bit of Winamp 5 is milkdrop built into it! WOOT! the best Vis for miles on ANY media player
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