File formats list for Winamp

[Wineroz]

Does anyone have a full list of file formats supported in Winamp? But with divide between audio, video and playlist? I need to have such 3 lists, with proper separation between different kinds of files

Or maybe there should be even more categories? Because if by "supported" is not meant "playable" [media], then also there are [I reckon] lyrics [for karaoke] and visualizations [for that feature that I last used around the year 2000]?



Under the

Options > Preferences > File Types > Recognized File Types

there is a list - but it does not tell which file is of what kind; and it is not even alphabetical

[Wineroz]

Does anyone have a full list of file formats supported in Winamp?
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Well, anyone?

[thinktink]

Do you mean a vanilla install of Winamp without any third-party plugins for additional media support?

[Wineroz]

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a vanilla install of Winamp
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Yes; for starters

[thinktink]

I think this requires a plugin as I didn't see anything in any of the preferences windows that could do what you're asking for.

Would you like it to just display separated lists or to export it somehow?

[thinktink]

I just did a review of both the input plugin API and the general API available for all plugins in the Winamp SDK. I could find nothing that would differentiate file types (based only on file extension) between audio only and video files. There is an API in the extended file read functions for differentiating video and audio files but it only works with an actual live file, it doesn't do types by just extension only, and not all input plugins (mostly third-party plugins) support it.

As of right now all I can do is get supported file types/extensions and playlist files, with no differentiation between audio only and video files.

[Wineroz]

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As of right now all I can do is get supported file types/extensions and playlist files, with no differentiation between audio only and video files.

No thank you, as this would add chaos and incorrect data to my quest. Although- please do paste this list here, for futer reference / purposes

Does any one else has anything to add?

[Wineroz]

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I can
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get supported file types/extensions and playlist files, with no differentiation between audio only and video files.

I am still waiting even for such addition to my knowledge

[thinktink]

I'll see what I can do, at work at the moment.

[thinktink]

I am still waiting even for such addition to my knowledge

Heads up, in progress...

In progress...

I plan to have buttons to the left of the boxes that will outchuck a list file for you with a master button at the bottom for all of them. Otherwise, most of the required individual bits are done, just need to connect them all in a coherent manner.

[thinktink]

I am still waiting even for such addition to my knowledge

Here: Download

[EDIT/]Generated from my own default install:

Extension	Description	Type
669	Composer 669 / UNIS 669	Audio
AAC	MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding File	Audio
aiff	Apple Audio Interchange File	Audio
amf	ASYLUM Music Format	Audio
ams	Extreme's Tracker	Audio
ASF	Advanced Streaming Format	Video
ASX	Advanced Streaming Redirector (ASX)	Playlist
au	AU Format Sound File	Audio
avr	Audio Visual Research File	Audio
B4S	Winamp3 Playlist	Playlist
c67	CDFM / Composer 670	Audio
caf	Apple Core Audio Format	Audio
CDA	CD Audio Track shortcut	Audio
dbm	DigiBooster Pro	Audio
digi	DigiBooster	Audio
dmf	X-Tracker	Audio
dsm	DSIK Format	Audio
dsym	Digital Symphony	Audio
dtm	Digital Tracker	Audio
far	Farandole Composer	Audio
FLAC	Free Lossless Audio Codec File	Audio
flac	Free Lossless Audio Codec	Audio
fmt	FM Tracker	Audio
gdm	General Digital Music	Audio
htk	Hidden Markov Model Toolkit Speech Recognition File	Audio
ice	Ice Tracker	Audio
imf	Imago Orpheus	Audio
it	Impulse Tracker	Audio
itz	Compressed Impulse Tracker	Audio
j2b	Galaxy Sound System	Audio
KAR	Karaoke MIDI File	Audio
m15	Soundtracker	Audio
m1a	MPEG-1/2 Audio	Audio
M3U	M3U Playlist	Playlist
M3U8	M3U Playlist	Playlist
M4A	MPEG-4 Audio File Format	Audio
M4V	MPEG-4 Video File Format	Video
mat	Matlab Audio Format	Audio
mdl	Digitrakker	Audio
mdr	Compressed Module	Audio
mdz	Compressed ProTracker	Audio
med	OctaMED	Audio
MID	MIDI File Format	Audio
MIDI	MIDI File Format	Audio
MIZ	Compressed MIDI File	Audio
mmcmp	Music Module Compressor	Audio
mms	MultiMedia Sound	Audio
mo3	Un4seen MO3	Audio
mod	ProTracker	Audio
MP1	MPEG Layer 1 Audio File	Audio
MP2	MPEG Layer 2 Audio File	Audio
MP3	MPEG Layer 3 Audio File	Audio
MP4	MPEG-4 File Format	Video
mptm	OpenMPT	Audio
mptmz	Compressed OpenMPT	Audio
mt2	MadTracker 2	Audio
mtm	MultiTracker	Audio
mus	Karl Morton Music Format	Audio
nst	NoiseTracker	Audio
OGA	Ogg Vorbis File	Audio
oga	OGG (OGG Container format	Audio
OGG	Ogg Vorbis File	Audio
okt	Oktalyzer	Audio
opus	Opus Audio File (*.opus)	Audio
oxm	OggMod FastTracker 2	Audio
paf	Paris Audio File	Audio
plm	Disorder Tracker 2	Audio
PLS	PLS Playlist	Playlist
ppm	PowerPack PP20	Audio
psm	Epic Megagames MASI	Audio
pt36	ProTracker	Audio
pvf	Portable Voice Format File	Audio
raw	Headerless RAW Waveform	Audio
rf64	RIFF 64 Broadcast Wave Format	Audio
RMI	MIDI File Format	Audio
s3m	Scream Tracker 3	Audio
s3z	Compressed Scream Tracker 3	Audio
sd2	Sound Designer II Audio File	Audio
sds	Raw Midi Sample Dump Standard File	Audio
sfx	SoundFX	Audio
sfx2	SoundFX	Audio
st26	SoundTracker 2.6	Audio
stk	Soundtracker	Audio
stm	Scream Tracker 2	Audio
stp	Soundtracker Pro II	Audio
stx	Scream Tracker Music Interface Kit	Audio
symmod	Symphonie	Audio
ult	UltraTracker	Audio
umx	Unreal Music	Audio
VLB	Dolby Very Low Bitrate AAC File	Audio
voc	Creative VOC Format	Audio
w64	Soundforge Wow 64 Format	Audio
wav	Microsoft Wave Sound Format	Audio
WMA	Windows Media Audio File	Audio
WMV	Windows Media Video File	Video
wow	Mod's Grave	Audio
WPL	Windows Media Playlist	Playlist
wve	Microsoft Wave Sound Format	Audio
xi	Fasttracker 2 Waveform	Audio
xm	FastTracker 2	Audio
xmz	Compressed FastTracker 2	Audio
xpk	XPK packed	Audio
xspf	XML Shareable Playlist Format	Playlist

[thinktink]

I am still waiting even for such addition to my knowledge

Hello?

[Wineroz]

Yes, thank you

I was not aware of even existence of these audio formats

.C64
.DSYM
.HTK
.ICE
.M15
.MAT
.MDZ
.MMCMP
.MPTMZ
.PPM
.S3Z
.STK
.STP
.STX
.SYMMOD

so the data you provide has helped me

[llandyw]

This would be something that's rather difficult to do. The reason is that what files can be played depend on a codec being installed that can handle the encoded file.

An MP4 can use many different compression methods, yet use the same file extension. If you attempt to play an mp4 with an unknown encoding method, it won't play, or you'll get video, or audio (depending on the encoder used for each piece).

So, you can collect all the file type extensions you want, but if there's no codec to decode it, you're out of luck.