Winamp 5.0rc666 here

[Christophe]

We're allowed to post this public RC in the forums until the final RC goes live on the website:

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1066336873
(Full version - 4.0mb)

and

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1069287658
(Lite version - 650kb)

Winamp 5.0rc666 specific fixes:
* fixed potential crashbug in ml
* avs sscope updates, fixes
* modern skins : fixed SHGetSpecialFolderPath on old OSes

What's new since Winamp 2.x:
* Support for classic Winamp 1.x/2.x/2.9x skins and Winamp 3 ("Modern") skins
* Fancy new modern skin:
- Integrated video, AVS, and Milkdrop support
- Many built-in colorthemes
* Same ol' classic skin for people who want the Winamp 2 feel
* Vastly more powerful media library:
- Automatic background directory scanning options
- Customizable views and columns, graphical view editor
- Internet Radio (SHOUTcast) and TV listings
- Context-sensitive item info viewer
* CD ripping support (AAC@2x in free version, MP3 at unlimited speeds in pro)
* CD burning support (limited to 2x in free version)
* Advanced title formatting logic for file types that support it
* Huge AVS updates:
- New effects, bundled some popular 3rd party APEs
- A much better selection of default presets
- Experimental SMP support
- Full AVS preset subdirectory support
- Extensions and optimizations to the AVS evaluation library
* Support for playback of AAC and VP6 in NSV files/streams
* Global hotkey support
* Options to disable plugin exception handling for developers
* A ton of new plug-in API calls (SDK forthcoming)
* fixed changing-systray options while minimized bug
* new Winamp icon
* added XP Manifest.xml to winamp.exe
* made agent icon use configured winamp system tray icon
* optimized winamp's load titles on demand logic, made faster
* made winamp's internal submenu management more reliable
* added skin font override preferences
* added spacebar shows current playlist item in playlist editor
* fixed manual playlist advance w/ repeat
* made winamp's open directory recurse checkbox nicer looking
* big prefs overhaul to make steve happy
* huge thanks to Amir Szekely and the rest of the NSIS developers
for their help

-Christophe

[Barrytje]

Cool, a new version
Hehe, just downloaded the rc10, and already a new version
Hope the final will be released soon...
Keep up the good work

[YtseJam]

Obviously... Other wise it wouldn't have been posted at all, and by a Nullsoft employee...

[evolution76]

is the Winamp 5.0rc666 newer then RC10?

[CraigF]

rc666 is the very latest build, as of, now.

[evolution76]

ok i will try it out then........Hope it Kick A@@ like the rest of Winamp version

[YtseJam]

Blah, what did you do to the What's New section in the About box!! It's.. It's... Shortend.

[DJ Egg]

Devilishly yummy

Originally posted by nant
Blah, what did you do to the What's New section in the About box!! It's.. It's... Shortend.

Just for you nant, here's my backed-up version

[YtseJam]

w00t.

Say, why is it, that even though on install I uncheck the option to install the global key support - yet, it is still being installed?

Same goes for the burning support and etc, I uncheck their options on install and I still see it there...

[ChaosBlade]

Neat, Gj Nullsoft ^^

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by nant
w00t.

Say, why is it, that even though on install I uncheck the option to install the global key support - yet, it is still being installed?

Same goes for the burning support and etc, I uncheck their options on install and I still see it there...

Did you ever install them in previous builds?
If so, then you've still got the old versions...

[WhiteRayven]

OK, has any one noticed that it takes a while to DL?

[YtseJam]

DJ Egg,

I haven't installed them, ever.
Is there a list that summerizes the role of each .dll?

[evolution76]

Using Winamp 5.0rc666....have no problems. Working great with the Winamp3 skins. Can not wait until the final version come out.


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System Specs
Windows 2000
1.6 P4
256mb
40 Gig Harddrive
Nivida 16mb Graphic Chip

[ctkatz8086]

not that i care or anything but the fact that this public beta happens to be number 666 is a little humorous to me.

at least if it screws up i'll know who to blame.

[CraigF]

satan. or your closest canadian.

[WhiteRayven]

What color themes were added? I dont see any diff.

[edit] I read the .txt that DjEgg uploaded

[edit2] @ craig I am Canadian :middlefinger: I'd blame AOL, just cause its alwasy thier fault.

[WHEREamI]

Originally posted by ctkatz8086
not that i care or anything but the fact that this public beta happens to be number 666 is a little humorous to me.

at least if it screws up i'll know who to blame.

wait... are you serious?? (no really, i can't tell) They made up 666 for fun! just like Winamp 2.666 (that was a great version). there haven't been 656 internal builds since a week ago when rc10 came out!!!

~WHEREamI

[ctkatz8086]

Originally posted by WHEREamI
wait... are you serious?? (no really, i can't tell) They made up 666 for fun! just like Winamp 2.666 (that was a great version). there haven't been 656 internal builds since a week ago when rc10 came out!!!

~WHEREamI

ahem...
not that i care or anything but the fact that this public beta happens to be number 666 is a little humorous to me.

at least if it screws up i'll know who to blame.

[brcue]

Putting 666 in the release version was meant to be funny, but I think I'm going to pass on this release. Anything with "666" in the version name coming from an AOL company just scares me. Even if it is Nullsoft.

[will]

hahaha
*sigh*
christians

[jarsonic]

Originally posted by will
hahaha
*sigh*
christians

watch it.

[papadoc]

Thanks Christophe

[slavas]

weird installer crashed few times (checking for inet) set compatibility to xp works... i use w2k3

[MooseMuffin]

I noticed this problem starting at RC10 but it may have been their earlier. On the right click menu, under visualizations, I have multiple copys of things. To explain, the choices on that menu as of RC666 read:
start/stop...
configure...
select...
then a line
winamp modern >
color themes >
line
winamp modern >
color themes >
line
winamp modern >
color themes >
line
winamp modern >
color themes >

the number of repitions of this changes whenever i restart winamp, but usually just twice. However, if winamp is already running, and I click winamps short cut again (i have multiple instances off), it adds another set of modern > theme> to the menu, up to a maximum of four. What you think about that?

[DJ Egg]

any 3rd-party plugins installed?
was this a clean install?

[WhiteRayven]

I upgraded. And now I cant get winamp to update the Shoutcast server list in th ML.

[MooseMuffin]

Monkey audio and DrO's jump to plug in. Also let me revise my description. A new set of modern> theme> is added every time I check the menu, has nothing to do with me clicking the shortcut again. Ill do a clean install now.

[MooseMuffin]

Nope, problem still exists after clean install. Maybe theres some registry stuff I need to clean out?

[papadoc]

Originally posted by WhiteRayven
I upgraded. And now I cant get winamp to update the Shoutcast server list in th ML.

Works ok here...try again.

[Christophe]

The shoutcast server lists were down for a few hours today. Try again now...

-Christophe

[DrO]

@MooseMuffin: does it happen with the jtfe plugin totally disabled?

-daz

[MooseMuffin]

Well, it was happening before I ever found jtfe so yea.

[DrO]

had to ask just incase it was mine at fault

-daz

[evil_oj]

Christophe,

what prevents you Nullsoft guys from putting any sign of Winamp5's existence on the main winamp.com page? I know that the main page will change on the final launch day, but what makes the process of updating the main page so slow? Is it overly carefully monitored and screened by AOL?

thanks!

[WhiteRayven]

Thanx, Christophe, I did a clean install and all is well now

[dlichterman]

Kick ASS....

[squall14716]

Wheee, the third (I think) 666 release of Winamp, this time in a beautiful Winamp 5 form.

[amano]

Oh no, the Pro registration screen is still there in the light version.

I had wished that that would be removed in the final for the Standard and Lite version.

But as I see, there will probably be no commercial nag screen free version.

I hate the Winamp Pro entry in the preferences althogh using the lite version, and the CD ripping entry, although no cdripping is installed in the full version.

[WhiteRayven]

why, its not like its nagging you to do it
it's just there