Winamp v5.03 Released
Posted by Steven Parker on 25 March 2004 - 16:57 · 66 comments & 4278 views
Thanks bennyboyamo for posting this in our Back page News on the forums.

Winamp is a fast media player for Windows, not only does it play MP3 but a range of other formats including video. Version 5 features the best that Winamp v2 and v3 had to offer and I must say, it made me go back :)

This one isn't on the 'official' site yet, but you can grab it here in both flavors, Lite and Full.. Like most software these days, registering it will get you more advanced options like Unrestricted CD Burning, MP3 Encoding and Unrestricted CD Ripping.

Download: Winamp v5.03 FULL (4.20mb) and Lite (649kb)
Screenshot: >> Click here <<
View: Winamp.com

    Changelog
  • made MP4 AAC the new default ripping encoder
  • fixed a crash bug when playing some AVI files in in_dshow
  • added multimedia keyboard keys in global hotkeys default configuration
  • added "Manual playlist advance" in Repeat button popup menu in Classic mode
  • improvements in MP3 encoder configuration (added --alt-preset standard, etc...)
  • made the tabs in the preferences XP correctly themed under Windows XP
  • revamped the Media Library preferences a bit
  • new experimental WMA9 input plugin
  • gen_jumpex updates from DrO
  • added "Nuke library" action in Media Library
  • more upside down videos fixes
  • fixed crash if a plugin generated a pledit wm_windowposchanged on shutdown
  • fixed crash exploit in in_mod (thanks Peter Winter-Smith)
  • fixed various crashes in in_midi when playing invalid files
  • made in_midi store its settings in winamp.ini instead of the registry
  • fixed error during installation on computers with chinese/oriental regional settings
  • removed AOD from installer
  • added Shift-R to toggle manual playlist advance
  • updated VP6 video decoder to latest VP6.2 code
  • fixed crash when launching winamp with very long filenames from explorer
  • made registration dialog to appear in Explorer's taskbar when installing pro verion
  • fixed pledit/video windows showing up at startup when minimized
      modern skins updates:
    • winamp modern skin now uses a 3 state repeat button: no repeat/repeat all/repeat track
    • added appplication desktop toolbars capabilities for layouts, add
      appbar="left|top|right|bottom" to use them
    • upped maki binary version, improved stack protection
    • current skin version number is 1.2 (this should not change for a long while now, and of course we continue to support 0.8 to 1.1)
    • (very) limited maki debugger (for now you can bring it up with invokeDebugger(); in a script then use 'x' to continue and 'i' to trace into)
    • fixed obscure capture problem with dragging windows
    • fixed rectrgn being forced to 1 in xml xuiobject buttons that are originally imageless
    • fixed hilited state not on after clicking on buttons while the mouse stays in area
    • fixed scripted onEnterArea/onLeaveArea not being always correctly called while mouse button stays down
    • fixed getToken being passed NULL throwing guru
    • fixed clipping of painting within the background's region of a group rather than
      within the composed region (the one you can change with sysregion)
    • fixed image cache problem when using the same bitmap as a map and a button image parameter


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by CatnipOligarthy on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:08
great, upgrading now
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by N@t5 on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:08
Nice
If only it recognized my laptops special buttons for the global hotkeys
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Tropical Dream on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:51
ya... same here on my Toshiba 5200
it only takes Windows Media Player
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by benge on 25 Mar 2004 - 22:05
theres a plug-in on the winamp website for the toshiba sat 5000 series
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by hornett on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:15
They haven't fixed the slowdown in media library hey ho
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Varsity on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:19
And the official site still isn't updated.
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by demorgoron on 25 Mar 2004 - 21:12
it takes time to update that page,same thing happened with 5.02 we here got before a lot of people because the page was not updated
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by denzilla on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:30
Will this thing play Itunes music?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Trust on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:38
I dont need to update
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by BOOGSoftball on 07 May 2004 - 22:01
Me either. WMP owns winamp anyway. I don't like the interface, don't like the features...et al. WMP does just fine.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by sculver on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:45
denzilla,
it will play music YOU rip under iTunes but NOT copy protected music from the iTunes music store. Already tested and confirmed.
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by larsonyo on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:00
There is a plugin on the winamp site that will allow you to play iTunes downloaded songs ... works great.
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by obake on 25 Mar 2004 - 23:38
Oh wow, I've been looking for this for a long time! Thank you so much!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by Bud on 25 Mar 2004 - 17:59
Good stuff.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by bod on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:06
What about the WMA tags issue? Are they now displayed properly in the media library?
Quote this comment #9.1 Posted by bod on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:26
Answering my own question, it looks like it does indeed read my WMA tags properly
Quote this comment #9.2 Posted by demorgoron on 25 Mar 2004 - 21:13
hehe nice
Quote this comment #9.3 Posted by eSouL on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:27
does it display unicode metadata correctly?
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by divertom15 on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:18
QUOTE
removed AOD from installer
wow cool now i dont have to remove crap from my system thanks nullsoft
Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by bob0r on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:46
Just deselect it when installing? (well no need any more)
Quote this comment #10.2 Posted by imtoomuch on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:55
QUOTE (#10.0)
removed AOD from installer

Wow good catch, divertom. I'm glad, and I'm sure everybody else is glad too, that that POS is no longer in the installer.
Quote this comment #10.3 Posted by shrike on 26 Mar 2004 - 00:14
I've never actually got the AOD thing happening. I've always selected it just to see if it ever worked, but it never has. I'm not disappointed, but there must be something that triggers weither it happens or not.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by finalcut on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:33
still no way to add folders in media library to sort our playlists
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by mcb on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:43
whoa..i just looked to see if winamp had updated this morning...and now it has. same thing happened with 5.02
and i also was thinking of a song just before winamp randomly selected it
Quote this comment #12.1 Posted by mikey on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:52
Added: telepathy plugin
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by bennyboyamo on 25 Mar 2004 - 18:45
Don't forget the Pro version

http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client...namp503_pro.exe

Ben
Quote this comment #13.1 Posted by wd40 on 26 Mar 2004 - 05:46
What's the difference between Full and Pro?
Quote this comment #13.2 Posted by mrvc on 28 Mar 2004 - 07:49
Is this just a trial?
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by fobban on 25 Mar 2004 - 19:44
When they remove all bloat****e i'll switch back from foobar...
Personally i can't understand why they implemented cd-burning and audio-ripping when there are lots of other programs doing it better...
Whatever... why do i care, don't even use it anymore
Quote this comment #14.1 Posted by Varsity on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:04
Try the lite version.
Quote this comment #14.2 Posted by Solarix on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:51
stupid loser not like u cant try the lite version use your head for once
Quote this comment #14.3 Posted by linsook on 26 Mar 2004 - 01:59
eve n then he can download full and select the stuff he wants...... idiot.
(9 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by SuCh ThE fOoL on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:06
winamp sux...media player allthe way
Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by DELTA75329 on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:21
Classic: your username eliminates any need for an explaination of your post.
Quote this comment #15.2 Posted by [saint dark] on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:35
ok, thanks fopr that, now go away
Quote this comment #15.3 Posted by Solarix on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:51
great another dumb****
Quote this comment #15.4 Posted by demorgoron on 25 Mar 2004 - 21:19
your lame name says it all
Quote this comment #15.5 Posted by ABC½ on 25 Mar 2004 - 21:57
SuCh ThE fOoL the master of Sh¡thead!
Quote this comment #15.6 Posted by Soleen on 25 Mar 2004 - 23:31
He just said his opinion
All of you are no less fool than him if you say the opposite...
WMP sux and WINAMP all the way.
I personally disagree with both, but I would not call anyone fool or whatever if some one disagrees a says that Foobar sux, or anything like this.
Quote this comment #15.7 Posted by bangbang023 on 26 Mar 2004 - 02:47
what he did is known as trolling. It's a no no.
Quote this comment #15.8 Posted by CheeseCow on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:45
But aren't trolls supposed to just be ignored?
Quote this comment #15.9 Posted by ABC½ on 26 Mar 2004 - 15:27
QUOTE (#15.
But aren't trolls supposed to just be ignored?

Not when it's repetitive. He's been doin' that a couple of time now and it annoying. gtrolls are a waste of webspace!
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by DELTA75329 on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:19
Maybe I'm missing something, but is there an available configuation section for the "Multimedia Keyboard Hotkeys"? I'm looking over 'Global Hotkeys' and nothing appears different..
Quote this comment #16.1 Posted by bangbang023 on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:34
I was stumped too. Hit the "defaults" button. It added them in for me then. Thank god too I hated using a plugin for something so simple.
Quote this comment #16.2 Posted by DELTA75329 on 26 Mar 2004 - 19:31
Oh hey, it worked! Thank you.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by Solarix on 25 Mar 2004 - 20:52
they posted the most usless screenshot of it too
Quote this comment #17.1 Posted by Soleen on 25 Mar 2004 - 23:33
Lol good point, did not look at the screen shot before
You can;t even see the play list.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by Matt500 on 25 Mar 2004 - 23:31
downloading it now
Quote this comment #18.1 Posted by Soleen on 25 Mar 2004 - 23:34
Congratulations!
Please let us know when you are going to start installing it,
and than when you are going to run it for the first time.
And all the feelings that ou expirience while doing all of that :-P
Quote this comment #18.2 Posted by Synthetic on 26 Mar 2004 - 05:38
LOL good one
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by Mr Mialo on 26 Mar 2004 - 00:32
QUOTE
made MP4 AAC the new default ripping encoder


Is this a standard or the same as Apple and Real's altered versions.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by memNOC on 26 Mar 2004 - 00:41
i just love the new extended "Jump to file" plugin.. ENQUEUE FINALLY FOR WA2!!1 one of the only features i missed from WA3, really.. well that, and tabbed playlists, but the Modern skin sorta has that function.. still not as usable as in WA3 (where you had the tabs right there), but it's definitelly an improvement..

if this thing keeps getting better, i just might switch from fb2k.. as long as there's a tbar_foo equal, that is.. tbar_foo is THE greatest plugin for ANY media player EVAARRR!!!

Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by XxDesmus_MODxX on 26 Mar 2004 - 00:47
i love this =)
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by slang123 on 26 Mar 2004 - 01:24
OMG the docking rules!
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by tshboy on 26 Mar 2004 - 01:52
is it just me getting the gen_ff.dll crash? I can't run it without renaming/deleting that file, which is the modern skin plugin. doh! any way to revert to 5.02 w/o losing all my settings and plugins?
Quote this comment #23.1 Posted by CheeseCow on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:51
QUOTE (#23.0)
any way to revert to 5.02 w/o losing all my settings and plugins?

Just copy the ini file from the WinAmp directory (just in case), re-install, and copy it back. The file probably isn't overwritten anyway, but better safe than sorry.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by teka on 26 Mar 2004 - 03:51
Buggy as hell! Going back to the earlier version
Quote this comment #24.1 Posted by ABC½ on 26 Mar 2004 - 15:29
QUOTE (#24.0)
Buggy as hell! Going back to the earlier version

:| which one, I didn't saw one yet.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #25 Posted by altezza on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:39
My current Winamp version 5.0 already enough
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #26 Posted by Bugu on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:46
Does anybody run this without admin rights? I'm having a lot of trouble getting it to run, seems it needs write access to files in the program folder (now that's a big Windows design guidelines nono, and enough of a reason not to be able to run this without admin level rights). I guess it's the media library... Why doesn't it just store that under %userdir%Local SettingsApplication DataNullsoftWinamp or whatever? Now I have to use WMP because WinAMP just won't run
Quote this comment #26.1 Posted by CheeseCow on 26 Mar 2004 - 07:53
I believe WinAmp does store its settings in the program folder too. This way, it is best for every user to have a copy of WinAmp in his homedir, or they will constantly b0rk each others settings.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by dangereuxjeux on 26 Mar 2004 - 13:38
Hmm... as for the iTunes comment, yes, it will play iTunes MusicStore files. There is a plug-in on the site for it. And the experimental WMP9 support seems to be working so far for me, playing the DRM'd files from a pay site.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #28 Posted by zeflash on 26 Mar 2004 - 13:49
26 MB in RAM !!! why does it need to be so huge
That means it takes longer to load.

And the fact that you still can't drag a video window by clicking on the video itself ... pfff
Quote this comment #28.1 Posted by ABC½ on 26 Mar 2004 - 15:29
Depend on what's your RAM model/frequency and such.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #29 Posted by crazyhorse on 26 Mar 2004 - 16:24
This version does not show the PLAYLIST in the playlist editor.
BACK TO 5.02.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #30 Posted by darkstar559 on 27 Mar 2004 - 09:18
I dont think they released this for a good reason...

All my WMA's have glitches, anyone else have this problem? I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling
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