How To Start Playback From Previous Point?

mnw · 7th August 2012, 23:13

Hello everyone,

I've just downloaded Winamp after using iTunes for some time and I'm wondering if there's a feature that allows you to playback a song from a point that it was previously stopped at. This was an option when editing an audio file in iTunes and I cannot find it within Winamp. I appreciate it!

Aminifu · 9th August 2012, 15:22

Hi mnw,

I guess you are looking for more than the built-in play/pause button(s). I suggest you look through the general purpose plug-ins on the main site. There are a few that let you make a bookmark within a track, like "Amarok".

http://www.winamp.com/plugin/amarok-plugin-v1-2/22630

There are some that let you make A-B playback loops within a track, like "Loop Master Musicians Tool"

http://www.winamp.com/plugin/loop-ma...ans-tool/30749

DrO has written a plug-in that can restore the play state and position of the selected track between shutdowns and restarts of Winamp.

http://nunzioweb.com/daz/timerestore.html

mnw · 9th August 2012, 22:02

Ok thanks Aminifu! This doesn't look exactly like what I wanted but it sure will help. Also, to clarify my original post, this feature was automatically activated on podcasts on iTunes that I subscribed to that were DJ mixes. That might be useful in figuring out what exactly I'm trying find.

Aminifu · 10th August 2012, 12:25

I have not used iTunes for quite some time and am not fully aware of it's current features. I suggest you browse WA's help documentation for info on how to use WA's native bookmarking feature.

http://www.winamp.com/help/Main_Page

http://www.winamp.com/help/Winamp_Preferences_guide

DrO · 10th August 2012, 12:31

go to... preferences -> media library -> history -> check "Enable 'Resume Playback' control for podcasts" (the files generally need to be in the library for it to work properly from what i remember of the feature).

-daz

mnw · 11th August 2012, 00:21

Thanks very much DrO, that's almost perfect! One other question: how does Winamp determine if a file is a podcast? Will it be able to recognize podcast files that I download through iTunes?

DrO · 11th August 2012, 10:33

i think it's based on the genre of the file or if it was downloaded via the podcast support in Winamp and flagged as a podcast when added to the database though i'm not 100% sure if just having 'podcast' as the genre will work (am unable to check the source code at this time).

-daz

7th August 2012, 23:13	#1
mnw Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3	How To Start Playback From Previous Point? Hello everyone, I've just downloaded Winamp after using iTunes for some time and I'm wondering if there's a feature that allows you to playback a song from a point that it was previously stopped at. This was an option when editing an audio file in iTunes and I cannot find it within Winamp. I appreciate it!

9th August 2012, 15:22	#2
Aminifu Forum King Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,016	Hi mnw, I guess you are looking for more than the built-in play/pause button(s). I suggest you look through the general purpose plug-ins on the main site. There are a few that let you make a bookmark within a track, like "Amarok". http://www.winamp.com/plugin/amarok-plugin-v1-2/22630 There are some that let you make A-B playback loops within a track, like "Loop Master Musicians Tool" http://www.winamp.com/plugin/loop-ma...ans-tool/30749 DrO has written a plug-in that can restore the play state and position of the selected track between shutdowns and restarts of Winamp. http://nunzioweb.com/daz/timerestore.html Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1, WA Pro 5.7.0.3392 beta, cPro MPxi_remix skin, 5.1 speaker system

10th August 2012, 12:25	#4
Aminifu Forum King Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,016	I have not used iTunes for quite some time and am not fully aware of it's current features. I suggest you browse WA's help documentation for info on how to use WA's native bookmarking feature. http://www.winamp.com/help/Main_Page http://www.winamp.com/help/Winamp_Preferences_guide Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1, WA Pro 5.7.0.3392 beta, cPro MPxi_remix skin, 5.1 speaker system

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9th August 2012, 22:02	#3
mnw Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3	Ok thanks Aminifu! This doesn't look exactly like what I wanted but it sure will help. Also, to clarify my original post, this feature was automatically activated on podcasts on iTunes that I subscribed to that were DJ mixes. That might be useful in figuring out what exactly I'm trying find.

10th August 2012, 12:31	#5
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,278	go to... preferences -> media library -> history -> check "Enable 'Resume Playback' control for podcasts" (the files generally need to be in the library for it to work properly from what i remember of the feature). -daz

11th August 2012, 00:21	#6
mnw Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3	Thanks very much DrO, that's almost perfect! One other question: how does Winamp determine if a file is a podcast? Will it be able to recognize podcast files that I download through iTunes?

11th August 2012, 10:33	#7
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,278	i think it's based on the genre of the file or if it was downloaded via the podcast support in Winamp and flagged as a podcast when added to the database though i'm not 100% sure if just having 'podcast' as the genre will work (am unable to check the source code at this time). -daz