Winamp 5.04

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Changes:

JTFE v0.96
Added Coding Technologies' AACPlus decoder
fixed deletion of temporary generated WAV files after a burning process on some computers
fixed typo in some context menu shortcuts
fixed slowness IPC bug caused by gen_hotkeys
added "clear" button in internet radio/tv views
added screenshots of classic/modern mode in installer
fixed MP3 bitrate calculation (in_mp3 was reporting incorrect lengths on some MP3s)
fixed incorrect length reporting on long WMA files
better fix for pledit/video windows showing up at startup when minimized
fixed db text bug when moving EQ sliders
upgraded MP3 encoding to LAME v3.96
fixed crash in WMA playback when using WMA v8 codecs
updated default streaming values in in_nsv
added Winamp.com Audio&Video views in the Media Library
fixed tiny memory leak in in_cdda
added right click context menu on "Now Playing" item in Media Library
added script/ActiveX disabling for Media Library's minibrowser (on by default)
fixed memory leak on MP3 files with messed up ID3v2 tags
fixed visualization when playing CD tracks
fixed proxy user:pass@server:port string getting cut when playing Shoutcast streams
made in_dshow not to handle mms:// streams ending with .wma
fixed %tracknumber% tag for CD tracks
fixed some crash bugs in in_mp4
fixed playlist generation when ripping full CDs
added "import playlist from folder" in Media Library
updated Media Library preferences screens
added new SPS presets from Cockos, Inc. (pitch shifters, etc...)
added basic streaming (download) support for M4A/MP4 HTTP streams
added monitoring of fullscreen apps, disables always on top temporarilly
added IPC_IS_WNDSHADE
added gen_ml rating ipcs
added ratings from playlist context menu (acts on selected entries)
added ratings from song ticker context menu (acts on current track)
added rating hotkeys in gen_hotkey
fixed saving read-only playlists
fixed double separator lines in gen_ml id3less item context menu
fixed refresh of view losing query after removing dead files & background scan
added escaping of ", ', [ and ] in ml queries : uses %HH where HH is the hex char code (uses %% for '%')
added sdk support for multiple audio/video tracks in video input plugins (see wa_ipc.h for ITrackSelector class)
added multiple audio avi support (right click video window, select "Audio Tracks")
fixed multimonitor problem when toggling a windowshade on one monitor while playing a fullscreen video on the other
added ML_IPC_EDITQUERY and ML_IPC_EDITVIEW
fixed pledit drawing bug under winxp/cleartype
fixed crash in id3 reading of zero byte files
fixed crash in sps when exiting winamp before closing the open/save dialog
added IPC_PUSH_DISABLE_EXIT, IPC_POP_DISABLE_EXIT and IPC_IS_EXIT_ENABLED
fixed gen_ml crash when inserting item with length -1
made gen_ml much more resistant to databases that have been corrupted
fixed ml nuke
added disabling of "keep on screen" option when going into a different resolution because of a fullscreen application (ie: a game)
made ui:preferences global hotkey open the prefs to the previously opened page
fixed a few preferences cosmetic 'bugs'
modern skin updates :
- fixed windowshade repeat-track button state
- fixed scaling docked toolbars
- fixed 5.03 assert on deletion of newGroupAsLayout()
- fixed floating video windows coordinates dropping to 0,0
- fixed auto opaque when layouts are loaded already docked as toolbars
- fixed fadein/fadeout not used on notification window when linking all normal windows' alpha
- fixed docked toolbars moving when some other window docked to them switches to an alternative layout
- fixed silent crash on shutdown when pledit is docked as toolbar and gen_ml unloads before gen_ff (would not remember settings from session to session)
- fixed snap points
- fixed click on +12db / 0db / -12db
- optimized text scrolling (a lot)
- fixed content of pledit not painting in some instances
- gen_hotkeys are now routed thru System.onKeyDown(name), where name is the name of the hotkey prefixed by "HOTKEY: " (ie: "HOTKEY: Playback: Play"). You may issue a complete; statement to prevent gen_hotkey from handling the hotkey
- fixed horizontal resize of main window with video/vis drawer closed
- added auto-height for next drawer opening when resizing main window with video/vis drawer closed, this avoids having an unreasonably tall drawer open if you just watched a video in a big window and then only resized the player back to its horizontal minimum after the video had closed. auto-height resets to 4:3 proportions
- fixed docking bug when using snapadjustleft
- fixed buggy calculation of time display default width conflicting with right text alignment
- fixed windows moving after changing screen resolution
- fixed rare always on top desync with classic skins

#1 kev64 on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:22

(3 replies) #2 Bioslayer on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:29

Wow, Thats a big change log!

#2.1 chacho on 28 Jul 2004 - 18:43

every release of winamp has a massive changelog

#2.2 bozthepcnerd on 28 Jul 2004 - 21:19

Yeah

#2.3 T-Metal on 30 Jul 2004 - 12:37

Yep.

(8 replies) #3 NyaR on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:40

yea yea..
winamp 2.95 was the best version of winamp imo.. now ive moved on to better things

#3.1 Fedr0 on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:05

Lemme guess... Foobar, isn't it?

#3.2 XanDaMan on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:39

Hahahaha, 2.95 best? What next, I think WiMP 2 was the best....

Get with the future, there is NOTHING wrongwith 5.04.

Its like saying, I dont like XP with hotfix XXX ecause they fixed some bugs.

#3.3 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 12:59

Yeah, some people are just lame. Winamp 5.04 ROCKS!

#3.4 chacho on 28 Jul 2004 - 18:45

QUOTE

although i use 5.xx, many still use 2.xx because it had good file support, yet was extremely lightweight. the 3.xx series was dog ****, and so they made 5. some people still dont like 5 because they dont need the video support and think it makes it bloated. i tend to disagree, but to each his own.

#3.5 Chicane-UK on 28 Jul 2004 - 20:15

I *used* to think Winamp 2.9x was the best, cause Winamp3 sucked so bad.

But they really got it right with Winamp5 - it really is a superb piece of work, and worthy of bearing the Winamp name

#3.6 LN_BuLL on 28 Jul 2004 - 21:59

yo.... who ever says winamp 5.04 sux is like saying they don't like windows xp b/c the gui is ugly... for 5.04 you can make it go back to winamp2 type skins just like you can change themes or go back to classic themes for windows xp!! I seriously don't understand why some people don't like 5.04. Also yes winamp3 does suck, but nullsoft has made it up in version 5+.

#3.7 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 22:05

Very well said. Cheers!

#3.8 quietbritishjim on 28 Jul 2004 - 23:52

I'm using 5.03, and modern skin support, video support, etc aren't even *installed* let alone in use, but NyaR's still right... winamp 5 isn't as lightweight as winamp 2 was and skips slightly in stupid places (even when I open the "open file" dialogue, for example). Yes I do have all the priorities set to max (even the ones that tell you not to) and no I don't have a low spec comp (Athlon 1800 with 1.5GB RAM - a little out of date but should be able to play MP3s!)

The point is, even though I'm being a bit hypocritical since I can't be arsed to downgrade back to 2.9x, whether you believe it or not winamp 5 is slower than winamp 2. This isn't a biased view based on winamp3 (which I know is a totally different product) or what I think winamp 5 is doing, it's just what I've found.

(8 replies) #4 hectorsr on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:45

Winamp is great! ... and if U only want to play your music without much trouble , Winamp lite + global hotkeys do a very good job.

#4.1 elliot on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:16

winamp does a lot of great things but if that is the only thing you want foobar is much better

#4.2 cheesegoduk on 28 Jul 2004 - 12:06

Explain how? All I do is open winamp, hit play and then hide it in my task tray why on earth would I need to change to another player

#4.3 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:07

Because some people like to argue about their stupid player (foobar) being better. Guess what?! Your stupid player DOES NOT sound any better than Winamp. Taken from the FAQ of Foobar:

http://www.foobar2000.org/FAQ.html

Does foobar2000 sound better than other players?
No. Most of "sound quality differences" people "hear" are placebo effect (at least with real music), as actual differences in produced sound data are below their noise floor (1 or 2 last bits in 16bit samples). Foobar2000 has sound processing features such as software resampling or 24bit output on new high-end soundcards, but most of other mainstream players are capable of doing the same by now.

So at least it's a moot point to argue which player is better. In the worst case scenario they all sound the same.

#4.4 start78 on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:55

Only thing better about foobar is gapless-mp3-playback by default.
That quite rocks!

But i'm used to the handling of WA...

#4.5 aalaap on 28 Jul 2004 - 17:01

Well i'm glad winamp still has some users left. I thought the entire damn world switched to fu**bar .. heh.

#4.6 Zepolcire on 28 Jul 2004 - 17:34

@ 4.3 I agree completely with this statement. If you want your songs to sound better, get better speakers. This other thing is like a cows opinion. It's moo.

#4.7 Jstphish on 28 Jul 2004 - 20:32

I didn't switch to Foobar, I went to iTunes. Don't get me wrong, I still like Winamp5 but I, personally, need more powerful databasing than what Winamp5 has out of the box.

@T-Metal: You are right on.

#4.8 start78 on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:33

For powerfull databasing take Helium

Last edited by 63627 on 30 Jul 2004 - 15:50

#5 imtoomuch on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:45

Holy changelog. I thought .04 would never come out. Definitely going to download.

Edit: Woohoo! They finally "fixed visualization when playing CD tracks". Hopefully it will have better beat detection with CDs now.

Did they remove the eMusic offer from the install? I didn't see it.

Last edited by 22443 on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:49

#6 N@t5 on 28 Jul 2004 - 04:02

Whoah, so they have been working on Winamp5.

(2 replies) #7 Locust85 on 28 Jul 2004 - 04:17

Holy shazbot!!! That's a helluvalot of fixes!!!

#7.1 XiXora on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:03

someone doesn't play tribes

#7.2 Locust85 on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:27

Well, I'm mainly pointing out that they made a lot of fixes with only a .01 version step. I would have moved up to 5.1 for this one.

#8 Bart on 28 Jul 2004 - 04:32

Great news

#9 caerma on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:05

thanks, good news...

#10 teeone on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:19

btw the news source link is missing one "w" so its not clickable.....

(4 replies) #11 stiff~meister on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:30

I love winamp thanks

#11.1 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 23:36

Me too.

#11.2 jagedEdge on 29 Jul 2004 - 01:53

I don't.

#11.3 T-Metal on 29 Jul 2004 - 02:23

Good for you. Don't infect us further, thank you.

#11.4 DaCoOlNeSs on 29 Jul 2004 - 02:58

QUOTE (#11.2)

well thanks for that troll.

#12 thexfile on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:52

A Tip from thexfile about setting up Winamp Library Folders like MusicMatch.

In winamp go to,
Options/Preferences/CD Ripping/Output File Settings/Specify the naming convention for ripped tracks: <Artist><Album>## - <Artist> - <Title>

In the Example ripped file filename: U2The Joshua Tree10 - U2 - Exit.m4a

What this will do is keep your winamp Library nice and neat.

<Artist>"back slash"<Album>"back slash"## - <Artist> - <Title>
Back Slashes don't wont to show?

enjoy.

(11 replies) #13 kljs on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:00

did anybody notice this in the Credits screen?

Last edited by 19222 on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:24

#13.1 imtoomuch on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:03

Hrm. :/ I didn't see that until you posted the screenshot. Thanks for the heads up.

EDIT: From Justin Frankel's website:
"It looks like Winamp's development is going to be really dead soon, since
everybody who has directly worked on it is either gone or will be gone soon.
Maybe it will get un****ed, I sure hope so."

Last edited by 22443 on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:07

#13.2 shrike on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:25

I remember something about that developer guy moving onto some new project. Perhaps they think it's not worth going on with if there's no real passion involved.?

#13.3 bangbang023 on 28 Jul 2004 - 10:41

wow that really sucks

#13.4 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:11

True dat. Damnit I hope they somehow make Winamp Open Source. Or maybe Justin Frankel can make a new player again, without the interference of big corporations.

#13.5 Locust85 on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:32

Oh, don't worry. I'm sure they'll find some random AOL employees to take her over and make Winamp SOOOO much better! ROFLMAOLOL!!!!!!!11 OMFG!!!111!! #$%^SUXORZ$%@!!!!!!!!!!11

#13.6 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:09

#13.7 dissonation on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:25

lol @ anyone who bought a key which gets u all future updates

#13.8 DOGglee on 28 Jul 2004 - 15:08

lol

#13.9 Nuroticat on 28 Jul 2004 - 16:43

This is sad/scary news that makes this new release a little less sweet. If the changelog is any indication, this is a version that will keep Winamp users satisfied for a while. Hope it doesn't go for more than a year without an upgrade.

#13.10 Chicane-UK on 28 Jul 2004 - 20:18

Ow - that sucks.

I've been using Winamp for like.. well.. 7 years now. It wouldn't be right for it to die

#13.11 b0b on 28 Jul 2004 - 21:08

Yes. I brought my key for 5.00 and it has worked sense then.

#14 CatnipOligarthy on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:18

yay.. its been a while since last update.. thanks for posting

#15 xcspear on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:52

I was waiting for the next update...

#16 intoksicated on 28 Jul 2004 - 07:18

new update yay

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE

(1 reply) #17 fdlazarte on 28 Jul 2004 - 07:53

still the BEST MP3 player for me!

#17.1 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:11

Right on dude!

(2 replies) #18 3nd3r on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:00

port it to linux damnit.. id love have anice aio player

#18.1 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:12

I think there's one called XMMS. Maybe that one can serve your purposes.

#18.2 chacho on 28 Jul 2004 - 18:53

XMMS is extremely similar to winamp.

#19 necrosis on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:14

Now if someone would only make a plugin to support DAAPD servers (iTunes file sharing).

#20 CheeseCow on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:47

Woo, I hope they won't stop working on it. Version 2 was my favorite player for a long time, but version 5 is just as good plus a lot more.

(2 replies) #21 PukiMan on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:50

Best MP3 player... and free pr0n

#21.1 iczman on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:56

lol u got that right! i was surprised to find u could watch free porn on net-tv too

#21.2 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:13

Yep, awesome indeed.

(3 replies) #22 eliazu on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:18

foobar forever.

#22.1 Jstphish on 28 Jul 2004 - 20:36

Thanks for your opinion TROLL.

#22.2 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 22:02

You know Jstphish, maybe we should start reporting all these people to the admins, they should all be banned. Their senseless comments HAVE GOT TO STOP!

#22.3 jagedEdge on 29 Jul 2004 - 01:57

...yikes, it's alright to say you love Winamp and want to have it's lovechild, but it's not alright to say you prefer something else? He never said Winamp sucked (although he was probably thinking it

). He just said he liked Foobar better.

(2 replies) #23 Gian-Pa on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:41

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRO AND THE FULL VERSION??

#23.1 mrvc on 28 Jul 2004 - 11:30

Is the pro version free?

#23.2 thexfile on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:47

Here's what you get when you buy Pro:

Unrestricted CD Burning — Winamp Pro enables you to burn your favorite music compilations at your computer's full potential. Once registered, Winamp Pro will allow you to burn your CDs at speeds up to 48x, 9 times the speed of Winamp 5! (Actual speeds may differ, depending on your computer's specifications.)

MP3 Encoding — With Winamp Pro, you can rip all your favorite music CDs into the industry leading MP3 format. When all your songs are encoded in MP3, it provides you the freedom to play them in all MP3 capable hardware and software media players.

Unrestricted CD Ripping — Buying Winamp Pro enables you to convert all of your favorite music CDs into digital files at you computer's maximum potential. Once registered, Winamp Pro can rip your CDs at speeds up to 48x, 9 times the speed of Winamp 5! (Actual speeds may differ, depending on your computer's specifications.)

#24 mrk on 28 Jul 2004 - 09:50

yay! i like the new winamp.com stations to singular files!

#25 Mr. PC Doctor on 28 Jul 2004 - 10:10

Sheesh, that is a big list of changes... I am definitly getting it.

(17 replies) #26 ArtOf_War on 28 Jul 2004 - 10:21

Its gonna be really hard for someone to come out with a better player than Winamp5, it's nearly perfect

#26.1 SecretAgentMan on 28 Jul 2004 - 10:59

foobar2000

#26.2 PukiMan on 28 Jul 2004 - 11:28

And whats so great in Foobar2000?

#26.3 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:21

Fubar sucks ass, trust me. You're better off with Winamp.

#26.4 un0™ on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:31

No, you and your useless comments suck ass, don't believe me, read^ on every single one of your replies

Hope mommy doesnt forget to give you your meds today.

#26.5 Locust85 on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:37

I'm sick of all you dumbasses coming in and going "foobar4life"! JUST GIVE US ONE F*CKING REASON!!! I would bet money you've never even used Winamp 5.

#26.6 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:10

Forget un0, he's a stupid troll with nothing better to do than bashing people all the time.

#26.7 un0™ on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:14

Heh, I guess you haven't been over to the foorbar thread. We have to put up with fanboys like your very own t-metal over there. Oh, and don't take it so personal, all this guy did was just state its name. He didn't knock winamp in anywhich way or form. Its obvious that Foobar posseses the higher percentage in mature users. So relax on the name calling. Oh, you wanted one reason, well how about MassTagger, or how about less resources, or how about...ahh, you said one. Anyways enjoy your new release.

PS-T-Metal grow up, he wasn't reffering to me. Thanks for proving my point though

Guess mom did forget to give you your meds today.

#26.8 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:19

WHAT *IS* WRONG WITH YOU MAN? I'll bet you are NEVER like this in real life or you'd be beaten up already. I'd beat you up myself if I ever met you. GO AWAY troll.

#26.9 un0™ on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:23

Heh, point proven kiddo, you're dismissed.

#26.10 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 14:26

Who do you think you're talking to. I'm not a kid, and from your response YOU are the one that's acting like a kid. Grow up!

Edit: nevermind, you're a waste of oxygen.

Last edited by 45622 on 28 Jul 2004 - 21:59

#26.11 VB Guy on 29 Jul 2004 - 00:08

Who do you think you're talking to. I'm not a kid, and from your response YOU are the one that's acting like a kid. Grow up!

Edit: nevermind, you're a waste of oxygen.

uhhhh...

I agree with un0; you're an immature child. (Oh yeah and foobar is the best player out there.)

#26.12 jagedEdge on 29 Jul 2004 - 02:02

I agree with un0 as well. T-Metal, take it down a notch and stop being such a hypocrite. You've definitely done your fair share of trolling.

#26.13 T-Metal on 29 Jul 2004 - 02:24

More people agree with me that un0 IS the troll here, so get your facts straight.

Winamp rocks.

#26.14 jagedEdge on 29 Jul 2004 - 02:51

T-Metal, "Winamp rocks" is an opinion. You're trolling on my opinion when you say Foobar sucks. So to me, you're the troll.

#26.15 ArtOf_War on 29 Jul 2004 - 08:07

QUOTE (#26.1)

i think my post said BETTER player

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