Winamp 5.53 Beta Preview (Build 1898)

[DJ Egg]

Winamp 5.53 Beta, Build 1898

Winamp 5.53 Beta Full (US English version)
Winamp 5.53 Beta Full (French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish & Swedish Installer)
Winamp 5.53 Beta Pro (US English version, asks for key during install)
Winamp 5.53 Beta Lite (basic 2.x-style mp3/cd player) (broken!)

Winamp 5.53
* Improved: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes
* Improved: Unicode support for Language Packs incompatible with system locale
* Improved: [in_cdda] Now reads & writes CD data to an NDE database
* Improved: [in_cdda/ml_disc] Reimplementation of simple offline CD Info Editor
* Improved: [in_flac] Faster FLAC metadata gathering
* Improved: [in_mp3] More accurate .AAC length calculation
* Improved: [in_wav/in_mp4] Support for http streaming of files larger than 2GB
* Improved: [ml_disc] Added support for Data CD reading (w.i.p.)
* Improved: [ml_local/nde] Background scanning & database optimizations
* Improved: [ml_local] Unicode compliant filename-based metadata guessing
* Improved: [ml_transcode] Remove trailing periods from destination filepath
* Improved: [pmp_usb] Added AlbumArtist support to Naming Convention
* Fixed: Classic EQ appearing with Modern skins after switch->minimize->restore
* Fixed: Various miscellaneous Album Art related issues
* Fixed: [enc_lame] Now rejects multi-channel and above 48KHz source files
* Fixed: [gen_ml] Header sort arrow and Rating column display under Windows 2000
* Fixed: [gen_ml] Various drawing glitches when changing views
* Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash under limited connectivity conditions
* Fixed: [in_cdda] Spectrum vis in analog MCI playback mode
* Fixed: [in_flac] Small memory leak when writing FLAC metadata
* Fixed: [in_flv] Last two seconds of flv videos being cut off
* Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash on file-not-found during background decode
* Fixed: [in_wave] Infinite loop on attempted repeat playback of dead files
* Fixed: [in_wm] ASX v2 loading
* Fixed: [in_wm] Crash on files & streams with a huge discontinuity jump
* Fixed: [ml_autotag] Crash with certain tracks
* Fixed: [ml_history] Crash on drag+drop all history items to playlist
* Fixed: [ml_local] Rating of items with Unicode filenames
* Fixed: [ml_online/orb] Nodes dropping to bottom of ML tree on Lang Pack change
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Play playlist from Media Library main menu item
* Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Filename length incompatibility with iPod Music Quiz v2
* Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Missing 'Advanced' button in Edit Query dialog
* Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Physical deletion of playing file
* Misc: Added Russian installer translation and language pack
* Misc: In2TV removed from Online Services
* Misc: Installer now built with NSIS Unicode version [thanks Jim Park]
* Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks and improvements
* Misc: Moved shared zlib.dll compression library out of winamp.exe
* Updated: Bento skin v1.1 #120

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Notes:

1. Re: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes

You may need to change at least one associated filetype, either during the Setup section of the Installer or afterwards via "Winamp -> Prefs -> File Types" for these to take effect. In some cases, you might also need to refresh/reopen a folder to see the changes, or in some rare cases you might even need to restart Explorer.

Basically, instead of seeing "Winamp Media File" as the description for all associated file types, you should now be seeing descriptions such as "MPEG-4 Audio File Format" for .M4A files in Explorer folders, etc.

Vista users might still need to start Winamp via right-clicking the Winamp shortcut icon and selecting 'Run as administrator' for these settings to take effect via: Winamp -> Prefs -> File Types.


2. Re: [ml_disc] Added support for Data CD reading

This is still a 'work in progress' and should hopefully all be completed in time for the 5.53 Final release. The 'Copy' button/feature is non-functional in this build.


3. Re: New offline CD Info Editor

This uses the same dialog as the universal File Info Editor (for mp3, aac, ogg, flac, m4a, wma), so please do not report things like "the Format Info section is empty" as bugs.

The 'MusicID' tab will be hidden if 'Use MusicID' (CDDB) is unchecked in in_cdda config (Prefs -> Plugins -> Input), and the 'CD-Text' tab will be hidden if the Sonic CD Ripping/Burning Engine is not installed (as Sonic provides support for this feature).


4. Hidden undocumented feature

DWM thumbnail support for Modern skins on Windows Vista

In Vista, with Winamp closed, go to: Start->Run
Type: %appdata%\Winamp
Open winamp.ini
In the [Winamp] section, add: vista_thumbnail=1

Note, this will only work when Winamp is visible on the desktop, but not when it is minimized to the taskbar. A major hack/rewrite would be required to make it work for when Winamp is in a minimized state. But at least this is a start... :-)

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Reporting Bugs:

Please report any issues with the beta in this thread only!
Make sure your report is complete, according to the sticky threads in Bug Reports, ie.
Clean install, no 3rd-party plugins, list of plugins, full step-by-step method of reproduction, relevant system specs, exact error messages, screenshots, which skin (one of Classic, Modern, or Bento only, or all three), links to sample files, etc.
If error reports, screenshots, sample files, etc are smaller than 200kb, then please attach them to your post here. Otherwise, please upload to one of stashbox.org, mediafire.com, or sendspace.com and post the url here (no rapidshare or imageshack or similar links please).
Note that incomplete/lame bug reports may be totally ignored.


Particular areas which need testing are:

• Data CD reader (ml_disc)
• New offline CD Info Editor (and related)
• Associated File Type registration (especially on Vista)
• Language Packs (translation & general functionality)
• Check for any gen_ff/skinning bugs
• Installer & Setup (check all sections)
• Keyboard shortcut accelerators

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Known Bugs/Issues:

1. CD Ripping is broken in this build :-( (more info) *

2. 'Add' and 'Sel' button functions (and maybe others) in ML Playlists don't work *

3. The Lite version is broken due to missing nde.dll (more info) *

4. Accelerator keys are broken in Modern skin pledit winshade *

5. Anything listed in the Known Bugs thread without a red asterisk next to it.

* = fixed internally

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Updates & Extras:

Color Editor for 5.53 (full installer) | standalone .wac (upgrade, advanced users only)
If you were previously using the Color Editor for creating your own custom color themes,
you will need to install this updated coloreditor.wac to avoid an error in tataki.dll at Winamp startup.

5.53 Essentials Pack
Includes: Lite'n Winamp Preferences (gen_nopro) update.

______________________________________________
Old Winamp 5.52 Released thread
Old Winamp 5.51 Released thread
Old Winamp 5.51 Beta thread
Old Winamp 5.5 Released thread
Old Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 3 thread
Old Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 2 thread
Old Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 1 thread
Old Winamp 5.36 Beta Preview thread
Old Winamp 5.35 Released thread
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[Firestorm08]

FINALLY Yeah ! thanks for the new preview... Installer works fine an no Problem with player!
(well german translation,too)
really nice

keep the good work on guys!

Firestorm

[Aba]

Good news!

[martin.deimos]

wOOt
test the new download UI in bento browser a lil bit and lemme know what you think about it

[elfin]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
* Misc: Added Russian installer translation and language pack

Very pleasant thing for all Russian Winamp-Community! Thanks a lot for this sudden gift!
Other changes also rocks!

[Koopa]

Winamp 5.53 German Language Pack Updates:

* added translated images for the Bento skin to the language pack (Thanks Pawel Porwisz)
* improved position of the text in Video fullscreen OSD (Yay, I've finally found a solution )
* improved wasabi.xml, added new translation strings (for Volume, Balance, Bento Game, etc)
* added translation for new Winamp 5.53 features (CD-Text, MusicID, Data Disc viewer in library, etc)
* added missing translation for APEv2 tab in file info editor
* fixes and improvements in many parts of the translation

Winamp Essentials Pack v5.53 Beta

Download:

Mirror 1 | Mirror 2 | Mirror 3

Changelog:

5.53:

* Improved: Installer now built with NSIS Unicode version (thanks Jim Park)
* Improved: [Installer] added infos to translate FFOD to the license
* New: [Installer] added Dutch translation (thanks to Paul van Garderen)
* Updated: [gen_nopro] Lite-n Winamp Preferences to v1.4.1
* Updated: [Installer] changed format of lang files from ANSI to UCS-2 little Endian
* Updated: [Installer] to NSIS 2.35.1 (Unicode)
* Updated: [Installer] Italian language file to v1.08 (thanks to etms51)

Full Changelog

[Juanus]

Originally posted by DJ Egg

* Misc: In2TV removed from Online Services

Am I missing something or is In2TV still under online services?

[DJ Egg]

It's not meant to be there on clean installs, and it's also no longer an option listed in the Video tab of the Online Services root view. But yeah, it might still initially be there on upgrades....

[Juanus]

Ummmm, this was a clean install. I am absolutely sure of that. I even deleted the winamp folder.
Someone please confirm.

[DJ Egg]

Maybe the serverside code for 5.53 hasn't been updated/uploaded yet...

[Juanus]

acknowledged and accepted
Thank You

[osmosis]

I get a tasty little crash in nscrt.dll on XP Home SP3 RC2 3311 when Winamp is starting but before it shows up on the screen (initial setup dialogs work, however). You guys might not care about this just yet since the service pack isn't finalized or released, but I thought I'd just give the heads up. Reverted to 5.52 and all is well again.

[SadEye]

So bad!
can't be installed in win2003.

[Benski]

@osmosis

Does it generate a crash report (c:\_crash.dmp) that you could pass along to me?

@SadEye

How far along does it get? Does it make it part of the way through the installer, or does it not even make it to the start of the installer?

[pjn123]

Bento bug:

Browser
- The Media Monitor bar when closed shows the Play/download/rescan buttons on load... but when you open close it again its hidden(like it should I think)
- Media Monitor - Downloads mode... doesn't hide the Play button on close(like normal mode).

[Ruramuq]

/////1. Re: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes
··
it seems that Jump to File /Shell Options is not changing these new improved shell filetypes.

[osmosis]

Whoops, false alarm I think. Upon further inspection it loads correctly using the Bento base skin. The problem before was that I opted to use my current skin in the Setup dialog, the PLtab edit of Big Bento that I saved, and so that setting was stuck and it was the PLtab skin that was causing Winamp to crash via nscrt.dll repeatedly. Sorry for the confusion.

p.s. I can't wait 'til the Playlist tab is worked into the main tree for Bento

[Hanschke]

if i close winamp i got a vista error message to send it to ms:

Produkt
Winamp

Problem
Funktioniert nicht mehr

Datum
18.03.2008 08:19

Status
Bericht gesendet

Problemsignatur
Problemereignisame: APPCRASH
Anwendungsname: winamp.exe
Anwendungsversion: 5.5.3.1898
Anwendungszeitstempel: 47debf1f
Fehlermodulname: StackHash_1437
Fehlermodulversion: 0.0.0.0
Fehlermodulzeitstempel: 00000000
Ausnahmecode: c0000005
Ausnahmeoffset: 04d1a9f8
Betriebsystemversion: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Gebietsschema-ID: 1031
Zusatzinformation 1: 1437
Zusatzinformation 2: 6804d197e74b0175406b85a3ccbf42ed
Zusatzinformation 3: d96b
Zusatzinformation 4: e9c4d7ca76b5695e57086917b9e57f74

Weitere Informationen über das Problem
Bucket-ID: 690674535

no crash file for you. clear installation.

[DrO]

Originally posted by Ruramuq
/////1. Re: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes
··
it seems that Jump to File /Shell Options is not changing these new improved shell filetypes.

that's because the plugin which does that hasn't been updated to work with 5.53 (i've more pressing things to do than code for a media player for free nowadays) and i doubt i'll find the time to sort out anything for 5.53 Final.

-daz

[Benski]

Originally posted by osmosis
I get a tasty little crash in nscrt.dll on XP Home SP3 RC2 3311 when Winamp is starting but before it shows up on the screen (initial setup dialogs work, however). You guys might not care about this just yet since the service pack isn't finalized or released, but I thought I'd just give the heads up. Reverted to 5.52 and all is well again.

I run this version on my dev machine also, so I don't think it's related to SP3

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
Reporting Bugs:

Please report any issues with the beta in this thread only!
Make sure your report is complete, according to the sticky threads in Bug Reports, ie.
Clean install, no 3rd-party plugins, list of plugins, full step-by-step method of reproduction, relevant system specs, exact error messages, screenshots, which skin (one of Classic, Modern, or Bento only, or all three), links to sample files, etc.
If error reports, screenshots, sample files, etc are smaller than 200kb, then please attach them to your post here. Otherwise, please upload to one of stashbox.org, mediafire.com, or sendspace.com and post the url here (no rapidshare or imageshack or similar links please).
Note that incomplete/lame bug reports may be totally ignored.

[Kn0tte]

New Winamp version Nice.. Keep up the good work Heh..

..

[Juanus]

Originally posted by Kn0tte
New Winamp version Nice.. Keep up the good work Heh..

..

I'm confused!
Where is the long post about the songticker?
I might have to go sleep this off.
Thank You!

[Kaminari]

Winamp Essentials:

Lite'n 1.4 doesn't seem to work with Winamp 5.53. It's recognized in the General Purpose list, but the options Add Buttons and Preserve Collapsed State don't work.

[Juanus]

Originally posted by Kaminari
Winamp Essentials:

Lite'n 1.4 doesn't seem to work with Winamp 5.53. It's recognized in the General Purpose list, but the options Add Buttons and Preserve Collapsed State don't work.

Varified and reproduced on my machine as well

[YtseJam]

What do I need to disable during install so that Gracenote will Not be installed?

[DJ Egg]

@YtseJam
You've asked that same question before...
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....er=3#gracenote

@Kaminari
Yeah, alas, Lite'n (gen_nopro) is broken.
It's one of DrO's plugins... see his comments a few posts up.

[gleemonex]

the lite version crashes for me on vista sp1 32bit when closing the program.
no crash dump file created. clean installation.

plugins installed: otachan's asio_out.dll, in_APE.dll
skins (classic): sumea amp v2.
os: vista home premium 32bit sp1
ram: 4gigs ddr2

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: winamp.exe
Application Version: 5.5.3.1898
Application Timestamp: 47debf1f
Fault Module Name: StackHash_35ff
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: f9d06c2c
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 35ff
Additional Information 2: d9fe723c9d4999a2ec38949310e5f298
Additional Information 3: 7ace
Additional Information 4: 4cf54413d60dd3b645aaf610ba5a7e73

hope this helps.

[YtseJam]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
@YtseJam
You've asked that same question before...
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....er=3#gracenote

Good memory Egg, indeed I have.
Well, I am pretty sure (checked) that I don't have any of these checked in the installer, yet, it is being installed...!

I found a strange bug in Modern Skin

System:
- Windows XP Prof SP2
- Winamp 5.53.1898
- Modern Skin

I always use F3 to search my playlist.
When both the main window and the playlist editor are in normal mode I can click either one of them and press F3 to open the search window.

BUT.. when both windows are in windowshade mode (my favorite mode) and I click the playlist window F3 suddenly isn't working anymore. F3 still works in the windowshaded main window though.

This bug wasn't there in the previous version...

[DJ Egg]

@Markus.B

Yup, F3 and J shortcut keys are broken for winshade pledit in all Modern skins (except for SUI skins like Bento). Hopefully we'll get this fixed for 5.53 Final. Thanks.


@YtseJam

Hmm, I'm not sure then. I'll need to look into this further...


@gleemonex

Does it crash with a clean install and no 3rd-party plugins?
Is this the official Vista sp1 released yesterday, or one of the beta/rc versions?

[Logy]

i'm just confuse plus curiosity....
where the preferences for skin just like the shown in drO, in rumor mills thread... is it true or rumour only, or no implemented yet till final version!

any way thanks for new features... at last a new features description according to format in winamp, but when the different icons it will make a comeback as improved features....

do or do not, try not? - Yoda quote!

[Nunzio390]

Originally posted by Logy
i'm just confuse plus curiosity....
where the preferences for skin just like the shown in drO, in rumor mills thread... is it true or rumour only, or no implemented yet till final version!

I think it would be easier to show the screenshot, rather than having to decipher what you said above?
No?

Screenshot...

[Serpher]

Things to fix:

- Updating "Info about file" causes repeating of few seconds of the right now played song
- Polish translation is need to be correct (to much of text) in out_ds.dll in "Info about device" (I suggest scrollbar)
- Clicking on the "CD Stereo" image causes crash of Winamp (sometimes)

It's all for now.

[MarcoI1]

When did exactly the version 5.53 as Final appears?!

[Nunzio390]

Originally posted by MarcoI1
When did exactly the version 5.53 as Final appears?!

I think you meant to say when WILL, and not when DID, since it hasn't happened yet.

Anyway, I already answered your same question when you asked it here, with my reply to you here.

So... there is no EXACT date. You'll have to just wait, same as everybody else. In other words...

It'll be ready when it's ready!

[DrO]

@Logy: it's from a plugin i'd been working on/off for almost two years now but is unlikely to ever make it as a real plugin release now.

-daz

[gleemonex]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
@gleemonex

Does it crash with a clean install and no 3rd-party plugins?
Is this the official Vista sp1 released yesterday, or one of the beta/rc versions?

to be sure, i just uninstalled my version of sp1, and tried installing this winamp beta on regular old vista (no service pack). it crashed with the following error immediately upon finishing up the install, as the winamp program launched playing the dj mike llama mp3.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: winamp.exe
Application Version: 5.5.3.1898
Application Timestamp: 47debf1f
Fault Module Name: gen_crasher.dll
Fault Module Version: 5.5.3.1898
Fault Module Timestamp: 47debd87
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00003ceb
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 2b60
Additional Information 2: d1fa5402ae7023703bdbcf49b201650b
Additional Information 3: e33d
Additional Information 4: 827ed9744ca9e91d50720f307b563997

this was a complete clean install, no third pary plugins, no skins -- only whatever was included with the beta lite installer. it's still crashing when exiting the program also.

more system info that might help you figure out why it's crashing for me, and apparently not others:

soundcard: m-audio audiophile 2496 pci
drivers: latest from m-audio website
directx version: directx 10
motherboard: abit ip35pro (with latest intel drivers)
cpu: intel core2 quad q6600

[Dougout]

CDDB/MusicID Still doesn't work.

Manual Info Editor is qwerky. Publisher and Composer fields but no Record Label Field?

At least it shows correct info after data entry.

[Dougout]

All tracks are ripped to "D-\Music.m4a" in my D:\Music folder.