Why won't out_lame let me save my config?

jakoby · 10th May 2005, 15:25

I'm using the lastest version of out_lame (1.6.3, I think) and Winamp 5.09, and out_lame won't let me save my mp3 encoding settings - is anyone else having this problem?

I really want to keep using out_lame, I don't know of another mp3 encoder that keeps your tag info, including cover art, when encoding from mp3 to mp3.

Unless someone knows of another mp3 encoder that keeps tag info and cover art?

DJ Egg · 10th May 2005, 19:01

Quote:

Originally posted by jakoby
...is anyone else having this problem?

Yup. Me.

jakoby · 10th May 2005, 22:13

Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one at least...
do you know of another mp3 plugin that keeps tag & cover info after encoding?

DJ Egg · 11th May 2005, 00:15

I'm not sure about keeping tag and cover info, but there's a full list of mp3 output plugins here

I'm not so fussed about the bug, because all I have to do is go back into the out_lame config and select --alt-preset standard, and it keeps that setting throughout the session. But yeah, it would be nice if it was fixed, heh.

Nos402 · 21st May 2005, 05:03

I'm having the same problem. There are no choices under the "settings" drop down and no changes that I make to the settings are saved after I close Winamp.

Nos402 · 21st May 2005, 05:14

Somehow I just fixed mine. I'm not sure what did. It was one of two things. First I uninstalled the output plugin "nullsoft diskwriter" I think it was called. Then I went to my winamp/plugins folder and opened "out_lame.xml" with wordpad. I saw the different settings in there, and I changed my output directory in the XML file to see if that would indeed change that setting permanently. Next time I started winamp, I now had drop down selections in the "settings" box and it properly saved all my individual settings.

I'm not sure which step actually fixed it.

jakoby · 23rd May 2005, 01:56

But I also don't know what I did...exactly.

I DIDN'T uninstall the Nullsoft diskwriter plugin, but I did open the out_lame.xml file in wordpad. Then I changed the directory to what I wanted, saved it. And that was it.

After that all the options show up in the dropdown menu as they should.
Weird, but good

tatsudoshi · 2nd October 2005, 16:39

I have just tested this fix and it is not the change of the path that make it work, but the actual save from wordpad.

So just open it in wordpad and hit the save button and that made it work for my

DJ Egg · 2nd October 2005, 17:44

Yup, that worked for me too. Just save it in Wordpad (I was using Notepad, heh).

Cunione · 20th April 2020, 10:17

Oldest Topic digging ever : 15 years later !!!

Yes, I'm still using Winamp since it's beginning : he's still the best, lightest and most powerful player ever created for me !

So, about that problem, the solution is quite simple (I had it and fixed it) : you just have to adjust the writing permissions to Winamp's folder (Program files/Winamp) by right-clicking on it then "Security".

That's it.

WinAmp: it really whips the llama's ass!
Long life to Winamp !

10th May 2005, 15:25	#1
jakoby Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71	Why won't out_lame let me save my config? I'm using the lastest version of out_lame (1.6.3, I think) and Winamp 5.09, and out_lame won't let me save my mp3 encoding settings - is anyone else having this problem? I really want to keep using out_lame, I don't know of another mp3 encoder that keeps your tag info, including cover art, when encoding from mp3 to mp3. Unless someone knows of another mp3 encoder that keeps tag info and cover art?

11th May 2005, 00:15	#4
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,867	I'm not sure about keeping tag and cover info, but there's a full list of mp3 output plugins here I'm not so fussed about the bug, because all I have to do is go back into the out_lame config and select --alt-preset standard, and it keeps that setting throughout the session. But yeah, it would be nice if it was fixed, heh. Playlist -\|- Twitter

23rd May 2005, 01:56	#7
jakoby Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71	Wow, it worked! But I also don't know what I did...exactly. I DIDN'T uninstall the Nullsoft diskwriter plugin, but I did open the out_lame.xml file in wordpad. Then I changed the directory to what I wanted, saved it. And that was it. After that all the options show up in the dropdown menu as they should. Weird, but good

2nd October 2005, 16:39	#8
tatsudoshi Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 59	Fix updated I have just tested this fix and it is not the change of the path that make it work, but the actual save from wordpad. So just open it in wordpad and hit the save button and that made it work for my

2nd October 2005, 17:44	#9
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,867	Yup, that worked for me too. Just save it in Wordpad (I was using Notepad, heh). Playlist -\|- Twitter

10th May 2005, 22:13	#3
jakoby Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71	Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one at least... do you know of another mp3 plugin that keeps tag & cover info after encoding?

21st May 2005, 05:03	#5
Nos402 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	I'm having the same problem. There are no choices under the "settings" drop down and no changes that I make to the settings are saved after I close Winamp.

21st May 2005, 05:14	#6
Nos402 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	Somehow I just fixed mine. I'm not sure what did. It was one of two things. First I uninstalled the output plugin "nullsoft diskwriter" I think it was called. Then I went to my winamp/plugins folder and opened "out_lame.xml" with wordpad. I saw the different settings in there, and I changed my output directory in the XML file to see if that would indeed change that setting permanently. Next time I started winamp, I now had drop down selections in the "settings" box and it properly saved all my individual settings. I'm not sure which step actually fixed it.

20th April 2020, 10:17	#10
Cunione Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 1	Oldest Topic digging ever : 15 years later !!! Yes, I'm still using Winamp since it's beginning : he's still the best, lightest and most powerful player ever created for me ! So, about that problem, the solution is quite simple (I had it and fixed it) : you just have to adjust the writing permissions to Winamp's folder (Program files/Winamp) by right-clicking on it then "Security". That's it. WinAmp: it really whips the llama's ass! Long life to Winamp !

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