Winamp 5.52 Build 1800

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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 (skins) plus audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins.

What's New:

Improved: Better Unicode filename support for enc_*.dll audio encoders
Improved: [ml_transcode] Unicode filename support
Improved: [in_mp3] APEv2 tag support
Improved: [in_flac] Support for reading/writing BPM metadata
Improved: [nde] Optimized for faster mldb query results
Improved: [vis_milk2] Pixel shaders now work on onboard Intel graphics chips
Fixed: Comment field character limitation in Basic Info tab of File Editor
Fixed: Playback Thread Priority middle setting resets to Lowest
Fixed: [in_mp3] Ultravox streaming metadata stack overflow
Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash when attempting to play non-existent files
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Crash when clearing existing metadata fields in File Info
Fixed: [in_wave] Transcoding of floating point WAV files
Fixed: [ml_transcode] Memory leaks
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks and improvements
Updated: Bento skin #118

Download: Winamp 5.52 Build 1800 Final | Skins | Plug-Ins

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(1 reply) #1 th3rEsa on 17 Jan 2008 - 21:44

It has been my favorite player for years now... and it will last!

Updating...

#1.1 n_K on 17 Jan 2008 - 23:27

5.5 was a real dissapoint, the info for MP3 now has all this extended rubbish that I don't need, it wronly identified my songs (yes gracenote's fault not aols), its buggy when switching themes (playlist goes back to default size - wtf?) and winamp remote, what a joke... I made a PHP remote control script for 5.35 and I'm sticking with 5.35, had no problems with it and it suits my needs perfectly

(4 replies) #2 The Walker on 17 Jan 2008 - 21:58

My (almost) only media player too, but are the "fixes" REALLY enough to justify a new build?

What about some new features?... how about a menu system for MKV compatibility alternative audio/ subtitle stream choice.., or how about a full video options right click menu for the full scren video mode... with these things it truely would become my only media player, as it is I have to use VLC occasionally (mkv and stuff).

#2.1 th3rEsa on 17 Jan 2008 - 22:09

Quote - (The Walker said @ #2)

are the "fixes" REALLY enough to justify a new build?

It's "5.51 to 5.52", not "5.51 to 7.65", so I would say: Yes, indeed.

#2.2 The Walker on 17 Jan 2008 - 23:31

Quote - (th3rEsa said @ #2.1)

To put it a different way for the sarcastic..

The changelog is justified by the difference in numbering being only 0.01, yes... but a difference of 0.01 is NOT justified by a whole new release.

Satisfied?

#2.3 th3rEsa on 18 Jan 2008 - 00:00

How can you fix important crash bugs without releasing a new version?

#2.4 Harbinger on 18 Jan 2008 - 01:18

Quote - (The Walker said @ #2.2)

Yes its justified. Don't tell you like those "version 5.563, build 8.213.522.35" types of things.

5.51 -> 5.52. Simple stuff. End of story.

#3 ova-flow on 18 Jan 2008 - 00:06

Fixed: [in_mp3] Ultravox streaming metadata stack overflow

5.52 is a security patch release.
This release was brought forward ahead of the usual release schedule.

Normal procedure will resume for 5.53.

(4 replies) #4 nonick on 18 Jan 2008 - 00:20

Not to diss winamp, but since I've found foobar and how superior it's album managing interface is I stopped using WinAMP. Great application though - once they improve their play list more I might go back, but not now.

#4.1 Esvandiary on 18 Jan 2008 - 01:30

Same. I used Winamp for music-playing until recently, and gave Foobar another try (used it before, never quite got used to it). It's faster, more stable, and does what I want.

But as the OP said, Winamp is still a very good program... Just getting a little bloated IMO.

#4.2 Raa on 18 Jan 2008 - 10:00

More than happy with Winamp. More features, fast, easy to use.

Dont like bloat? Get the lite version and run in classic!

#4.3 cork1958 on 18 Jan 2008 - 12:57

Quote - (Raa said @ #4.2)

"Dont like bloat? Get the lite version and run in classic!"

Exactly what I do and have done for a LONG time.

#4.4 +Harlem39s Finest on 18 Jan 2008 - 19:19

same, first i was using WMP then WinAmp and now Foobar, unlike other players i can't see using anything else but foobar.

(1 reply) #5 Mad_Griffith on 18 Jan 2008 - 11:08

What's wrong with WMP11?

#5.1 n_K on 19 Jan 2008 - 12:51

Open an SPC file in WMP, in fact try opening: ogg, mod, it, s3m, xm, spc, nes, sc68, umx, gym, gb, sid, wtf (not what the...

), wsf or any one of a thousand formats

#6 Ficman on 18 Jan 2008 - 14:06

Sweet

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