Winamp 5.531 Released

[DJ Egg]

Winamp 5.531 Released

Winamp 5.531 Full (English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish)
Winamp 5.531 Full (US English installer)
Winamp 5.531 Pro (Intl. Pro Installer, asks for key during install)
Winamp 5.531 Pro (US English Pro installer, asks for key during install)
Winamp 5.531 Lite (basic 2.x-style mp3/cd player)

Winamp 5.531
* Fixed: Bento browser redirecting some url's to Winamp Search
* Fixed: Bento collapse/expand button bug
* Fixed: Recent URL's not saving (5.53-specific)
* Fixed: Total time display of selected tracks in Classic playlist (5.53-specific)
* Fixed: [jnetlib] AOL Radio skipping/buffer issue
* Fixed: [ml_local] Right-click Play/Enqueue all items issue in 3-pane views
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Broken right-click context menu items (5.53-specific)

Winamp 5.53
* Improved: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes
* Improved: New 'Refine Search' feature in Cover Art Downloader dialog
* 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_ff] Translated skin image loading
* 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_mp3] Crash on encountering a bad ID3v2 version (e.g. ID3v2.F)
* 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: [in_wm / out_ds] Copy 'Status' to clipboard Unicode bug
* 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, improvements and optimizations
* 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: 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).


3. Hidden undocumented feature

DWM thumbnail & Flip3D 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 (where it will still show the Classic skin main window instead).
A major hack/rewrite would be required to make it work for when Winamp is in a minimized state (when a Modern skin is active). But at least this is a start... :-)

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Known Bugs/Issues:

1. Enter / Shift+Enter broken for selected ML Playlist items (info) | patch *

2. 'B' accelerator (and maybe others) not being passed to other plugins (eg. JTFE) (info)

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

* = fixed internally

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Updates & Extras:

Winamp 5.531 Update Patch
Contains an updated ml_playlists.dll only | info | download

Color Editor for 5.53 (full installer) | Mirror | 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 | Mirror 1 | Mirror 2
Includes: Lite'n Winamp Preferences (gen_nopro) update.
Full changelog

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Old Winamp 5.53 Beta thread
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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[DJ Egg]

Winamp 5.53 public beta (build 1898) to 5.53 Final (1924) changelog:
Added Russian lang pack author to credits
Disabled custom cursors in html pages on Vista
Fixed Bento browser unicode character search
Fixed broken accelerator keys in modern winshade pledit
Fixed Lite installer (added missing nde.dll, required by in_cdda)
Fixed translated skin image loading
Fixed unicode installer related issues (eg. custom Start Menu name)
Localized versions of Winamp Remote (serverside download)
More general minor tweaks, improvements & optimizations
Updated Dutch, French, German, Polish, Russian & Spanish translations
Various misc Bento skin & browser tweaks/fixes
Winamp Search browser option on 'Get the most out of Winamp' installer page
Winamp Toolbar updates
[gen_ff] Fixed translated skin image loading
[gen_ml] Fixed skinned scrollbar hover state
[in_cdda] Fixed some rare/sporadic cddb crash related issues
[in_mp3] Fixed crash on encountering a bad ID3v2 version (e.g. ID3v2.F)
[in_wm / out_ds] Fix for "copy to clipboard" unicode bug
[ml_dash] Version bump to 1.03
[ml_disc] Fixed CD Ripping output path & naming convention
[ml_disc] Working 'Copy' function in Data Disc viewer
[ml_playlists] Fixed Add, Sel & other button functions
[ml_pmp] Version bump to 1.24
[xml.w5s] Case-sensitivity updates
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[martin.deimos]

wOOt

New Color Editor Thread:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=289118

Complete Wasabi Engine Change Log:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=257121

[Firestorm08]

nice version im very satisfied with this version ! keep on developing such a good project!

[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
* tweaked the installer translation a little bit

Enjoy,
Chris

[circcc]

In ml playlist, right click pop-up menu items not working
at all except for send to.(for example, remove item, crop item,
view file info, etc...)

thx.

[Juanus]

Another excellent version. Thanks Devs.
Unfortunately, I have run into a few wierd issues. One is Kn0tte a big deal. The other seems to be a bigger issue.

The main issue is that If you right click a song in windows explorer (outside of the media library) and choose "Enque in Winamp" The song gets added to the Playlist as it should. However, if you do the same with a playlist, it will open a new instance of winamp and does not add to the current playlist.
I did not notice this in the betas.

second one which is not as big of an issue. When you initally install, "Gorup CD Drives under rip and burn parent" is unchecked, but the media Library shows it under the parent. If you check and uncheck the box, then the proper action is being displayed. Screen shot attached.

Thank You

[SignOff]

skin

i am using Vista with SP1 and im not able to download and install new skins.. When i download a skin, it ask for confirmation and after that winamp changes back to the classic skin. The downloaded skin doesnt appear in my skins-directory either.. Can anyone help?

Another question: Ive done the vista thumbnail thing, "vista_thumbnail=1" but what does it do? I dont see any change...

Thanks

[DJ Egg]

@circcc

Doh! Yup, reproduced.
Maybe we can get a fixed ml_playlists.dll update....


@Juanus
Weird. Sorry, but I can't reproduce the 'enqueue playlist' problem.
What's your Windows OS?
Make sure the commandline for m3u/m3u8/pls files uses the /ADD switch, and not /NEW.

If it's Vista, then certain things won't work if Winamp is 'run as administrator' (eg. drag+drop from Explorer to pledit) and maybe also the cause of your issue? Though I'm not rightly sure at the moment...
Note that Winamp is launched in admin mode on first run (under Vista), due to the elevated state of the installer.


@SignOff
Re: Vista thumnbails
You need to be using the Aero theme in Vista, which shows thumbnails when you mouseover the items in the Windows Taskbar...
Up till now, this has been broken for Winamp when using a Modern skin,
where it would show a thumbnail representation of the Classic skin instead.
It's still broken if Winamp is minimized to the taskbar, but now works fine (once that .ini setting is in place, and winamp is restarted) when Winamp is visible on the desktop and a Modern skin is being used...

The problem with installing skins is a Vista-specific 'permissions' issue.

Try right-clicking the download link, select 'save target/link as', and save the WLZ or WAL file to the Winamp\Skins folder, then select it from the Skins menu in Winamp.

Two other known workarounds are here and here.

[Juanus]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
@Juanus
Weird. Sorry, but I can't reproduce the 'enqueue playlist' problem.
What's your Windows OS?
Make sure the commandline for m3u/m3u8/pls files uses the /ADD switch, and not /NEW.

If it's Vista, then certain things won't work if Winamp is 'run as administrator' (eg. drag+drop from Explorer to pledit) and maybe also the cause of your issue? Though I'm not rightly sure at the moment...[/B]

I am using Windows XP. Clean install. Nothing special here. I am not sure where to look for the switches. I do not know where to change that and I have never done it before. Maybe I am missing something somewhere? I am listening to a song. I navagate to my My Documents/my music folder. Right click a playlist, choose enqueue in winamp and a new instance of winamp pops up with my enqueued playlist in it. Anyone else can confirm or deny?

[EDIT] I rebooted the computer and that seemed to fix the problem. I am sorry for the confusion. I reproduced the problem multiple times, but a reboot did the trick. [/EDIT]

[DJ Egg]

Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types
M3U -> Advanced
Enqueue in Winamp -> Edit
App used commandline: "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe" /ADD "%1"

(assuming that's where you installed Winamp to, otherwise change the path accordingly)

[Edit]

Oh... so a reboot fixed it then. Cool.

[Juanus]

Thanks Egg... please see edit above.
I knew about the filetypes, but I did not know you could config stuff that way... very interesting.
The screen shot in my above post is still valid, but unimportant in the grand scheme.

[SignOff]

Originally posted by DJ Egg


[Edit]
The problem with installing skins might be a Vista-specific issue.
Try right-clicking the download link, select 'save target/link as', and save the WLZ or WAL file to the Winamp\Skins folder, then select it from the Skins menu in Winamp.

Re: Vista thumnbails
You need to be using the Aero theme in Vista, which shows thumbnails when you mouseover the items in the Windows Taskbar...
Up till now, this has been broken for Winamp when using a Modern skin,
where it would show a thumbnail representation of the Classic skin instead.
It's still broken if Winamp is minimized to the taskbar, but now works fine (once that .ini setting is in place, and winamp is restarted) when Winamp is visible on the desktop and a Modern skin is being used...

Thanks! the skin solution worked! rightclick and save to skins-directory then to the skin browser in winamp.

The vista thumbnail looks cool, but im only using the trayicon so thats why i didnt notice it

Thanks again!

[martin.deimos]

@SignOff

hey, i'm having the same probs here.
so here are some questions for you:
1) had you winamp installed before? if so which version
2) did you install winamp 5.53 in two different directories?
3) what's your installation path

[DJ Egg]

ps. for the Vista skins problem, another workaround is:

You could also try changing the Skin dir to a writable location...

Create a new folder in e.g.

C:\Users\Public\Skins

Now copy all the files & folders from the %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\Skins dir to this new one.

Then go to:

Winamp -> Prefs -> Skins -> Set skins directory

and point it to this new folder.

Saving & loading skins should now work as normal again.


Another workaround is to edit the permissions of the Winamp\Skins folder.
Further info/details here.


But yeah...

1) The first workaround from above (right-click -> save target as, etc) is probably easier, and

2) this issue does need addressing... :-)