Winamp 5.54 Released

[DJ Egg]

Winamp 5.54, Build 2147

Winamp 5.54 Full (US English version)
Winamp 5.54 Full (Multi-national installer)*
Winamp 5.54 Pro (Multi-national version, asks for key during install)*
Winamp 5.54 Lite (basic 2.x-style mp3/cd player)
* (French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese languages)

Winamp 5.54
* New: Chinese, Japanese & Korean installer translations and language packs
* New: [in_swf] Adobe Shockwave Flash (SWF, RTMP) playback support
* New: [gen_dropbox] Winamp DropBox alpha (use: Ctrl-Shift-D)
* New: [Online Services] AOL Radio featuring CBS Radio (requires in_flv)
* Improved: Background reading option for playlist metadata
* Improved: Classic songticker scrolling for Winamp Modern skin pledit winshade
* Improved: Vista elevation (fixes: installing skins, filetype reg, Pro reg)
* Improved: Zero padding option for playlist item numbers
* Improved: [in_flv] Better streaming support and other improvements
* Improved: [in_mp3] Added APEv2 tag options to configuration
* Improved: [in_mp3] Optional retention of existing APEv2 headers
* Improved: [ml_disc] Artwork support for Data CD Reader
* Improved: [ml_disc] Better detection of any copy operations in progress
* Improved: [ml_disc] Improved start times if ml_disc view is active
* Improved: [ml_local] Redesigned 'Show Info' panel
* Improved: [ml_nowplaying] Redesigned 'Now Playing' artist experience
* Improved: [ml_playlists] Right-click option to sort list of playlists alphabetically
* Improved: [pmp_usb] Connect/Disconnect/Blacklist config options
* Fixed: Alt+F4 closing Winamp instead of individual dialogs
* Fixed: Bento browser redirecting network drive url's to Winamp Search
* Fixed: Blank playlist when in docked toolbar mode and Winamp is minimized
* Fixed: Modern skin component windows appearing individually in Alt+Tab
* Fixed: Multi-flashing on startup when previously closed whilst minimized to systray
* Fixed: Pure Virtual Function Call runtime crash errors
* Fixed: Redraw issue when built-in classic vis is disabled
* Fixed: Various multi-monitor docking issues
* Fixed: Various other 5.53-specific keyboard accelerator issues
* Fixed: [Bento] Drag+Drop into Playlist from Open Files dialog
* Fixed: [burnlib] 'CD Drive locked by another Winamp process' on 2nd burn attempt
* Fixed: [burnlib] 'Burner releasing failed' error
* Fixed: [dsp_sps] Crash on close when config Help dialog is still open
* Fixed: [enc_flac] MD5 checksum generation
* Fixed: [gen_ff] Attached vis plugin crash on winshade to normal mode in Modern skin
* Fixed: [gen_hotkeys] Assigning Winkey with already used Ctrl combinations
* Fixed: [gen_ml] Enter/Shift+Enter broken for ML treeview items (5.53-specific)
* Fixed: [in_cdda] Composer/Conductor logic bug when saving CDDB data to database
* Fixed: [in_flac] Minor metadata writing bugs
* Fixed: [in_midi] Seeking with 'DM/MS Synth' device in Streamed playback mode
* Fixed: [in_mp3] Crash on files with invalid/corrupt gapless data
* Fixed: [in_mp3] Create new ID3v1/v2 tags configuration setting
* Fixed: [in_vorbis] Huge lag on files with large embedded cover art
* Fixed: [in_vorbis] Metadata & Format Info display for streams in View File Info
* Fixed: [in_vorbis] Potential unicode-related crash on open/close issue
* Fixed: [jpeg.w5s] Saving corrupt album art
* Fixed: [ml_autotag] Results dialog hidden under Winamp when AOT is enabled
* Fixed: [ml_disc] Small resource leak
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Autoscroll broken when dragging items in large playlists
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Enter/Shift+Enter broken for selected ML Playlist items
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Not respecting overlapping external windows on item drag+drop
* Fixed: [ml_playlists / ml_transcode] Sending playlists from ML tree to Transcoder
* Fixed: [ml_wire] 404/timeout with valid rss feeds on Vista
* Misc: Miscellaneous localization tweaks, fixes & updates
* Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
* Misc: Setup fixes (Agent not always starting, WLZ filetype not registering, etc)
* Misc: Various other 'Winamp Modern' & 'Bento' skin updates
* Misc: [enc_flac] Now encodes using libFLAC instead of Flake
* Updated: Bento skin v1.2
* Updated: freetype 2.3.7
* Updated: libpng 1.2.28
* Updated: [enc_lame] LAME 3.98

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Notes:

Hidden winamp.ini setting for adjusting overall volume even for files with RG applied
(will be added to ui in 'Prefs -> Playback -> ReplayGain' later)
replaygain_preamp=0 (in 0.001 dB units, i.e. 1000 = 1dB, adjust value to taste, e.g. 6000 for 6dB boost or -1000 for -1dB reduction)

Winamp Dropbox is an alpha plugin. Use Ctrl+Shift+D to open.
Its actual purpose is still a bit of a mystery, but all shall be revealed in good course...

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Reporting Bugs:

Please report all bugs in the Bug Reports forum!
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.

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Known Bugs/Issues:

1. The new NowPlaying & ML InfoView pane might be a bit buggy. Note that these issues are constantly being worked on serverside.

2. Some of the lang pack translations might not be fully up-to-date.
The new Japanese translation may not be fully accurate.
There will hopefully be a Swedish wlz update posted here at some point later.
We are looking for volunteers to maintain the Swedish, Italian & Japanese packs...

3. Please also check Known 5.54 Bugs for more.

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Updates & Extras:

Updated ml_playlists.dll v1.16
Fixes "Play & Enqueue reversed in ML Playlists when Enqueue is default action" bug.

Winamp Essentials 5.54 | Mirror1 | Mirror2
* Added: Updated ML Database Import/Export plugin
* Added: enc_flake.dll (old enc_flac.dll from <=5.531)
* Added: Additional decoder for in_flv
* Updated: enc_vorbis to latest aoTuV b5.5
* Full changelog
* More Info

______________________________________________
Old Winamp 5.54 Beta thread
Old Winamp 5.531 Released thread
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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[martin.deimos]

Skinning Engine Improvements

Well, I've fixed various time bugs, so skinners are now free to use an ELAPSED or REMAINING Time mode.
Moreover we've added support for Stringtables in XML, so you can unify the Strings in your skin, for a better translation. We will continue w/ this for the next release so the whole skinning engine for modern/bento is driven by stringtables and you can adopt those strings for translation of your skin.
Besides I've worked on List objects: They can have now icons on the left side and a transparent or stretched background.

The whole changelist can be taken from this thread:
Wasabi Engine Changelog

w00t
my 1111th post in this forum (at least when the post count will be updated)

[DrO]

<language pack place holder>

-daz

[Nunzio390]

Oh happy day!!!
5.54 Final is HERE!!!

[walker1973]

Nice this save my day good work

[niwrad777]

Good

[hmhofman]

My avast virusscanner found a trojan in dutch and english versions (didn't try the rest).
Is this the problem of avast of Winamp?

[Koopa]

Winamp Essentials Pack 5.54 released:

Download | Mirror 1 | Mirror 2

Full changelog

5.54:
* New: [f263.w5s] playback support for additional FLV codecs
* New: [ml_impex] Winamp Database Import/Export plug-in
* New: [enc_flake] encoding support for FLAC audio format, based on FLAKE 0.11
* New: [gen_find_on_disk] added ability to translate FFOD plug-in via Essentials Pack installer
* New: [gen_timerestore] added Finnish and Bulgarian language files
* Improved: [Installer] changed compiler date format (%d.%m.%Y instead of %Y/%m/%d)
* Improved: [Installer] changed behavior of "No" button in Winamp detection code, so that installer won't close anymore
* Improved: [Instaler] added a check, that f263.w5s just will be installed, if in_flv is already installed
* Improved: [Instaler] added a check, that Playlist Sidecar just will be installed, if gen_ff is already installed
* Improved: [Installer] changed icon, which is shown in Windows software menu, to look better under XP/Vista
* Fixed: [Installer] installer now creates a backup of modern skin files if Playlist Sidecar is checked, backup files will be
restored on uninstall, to fix a nasty uninstaller bug
* Fixed: [Installer] added an additional check to the uninstaller, if someone has deleted the backup folder/files, uninstaller won't remove
Playlist Sidecar
* Fixed: [Installer] fixed a bug, that FFOD was setted to Dutch for English users, related to a bug in Dutch language file (5.54 beta related issue)
* Misc: [Installer] removed trap translations for official bundled Winamp languages
* Updated: Playlist Sidecar to v1.1, which fixes compatibility issues
* Updated: [enc_vorbis] Nullsoft Vorbis Encoder to version 1.2, based on aoTuV b5.5 and has improved localization support
* Updated: [Installer] Turkish, Finnish, Polish, Spanish, French and Portuguese language files to v1.11 (thanks guys )
* Updated: [Installer] to NSIS v2.37.3 (Unicode)

The Playlist Sidecar is back in this version. We trying our best to make this aviable via Winamp.com too.

German Translation

The German translation now features full localized images for the Modern Skin, big thanks to Pawel Porwisz for drawing the images.

It's also based on latest Winamp 5.54 example file, which provides a much more complete translation especially for the Modern Skins, And it has a fully localized MilkDrop translation and tons of tweaks.

I hope you like it.

Undocumented new Winamp 5.54 Skin features

releated to: * Misc: Various other 'Winamp Modern' & 'Bento' skin updates

The Winamp Modern Skin now shows values for Preamp and EQ in the songticker:



The Modern Skin notifier now also shows the Album-Art like Bento:



Modern Skin Album Art window now also features the right click menu:



And Bento now shows the state of the Balance in Songticker too, like Modern Skin already did:



Thanks to the person, who added these lovely stuff.

-Chris

[Nunzio390]

Originally posted by hmhofman
My avast virusscanner found a trojan in dutch and english versions (didn't try the rest).
Is this the problem of avast of Winamp?

Completely false-positive. The Winamp installers at this site contain absolutely NO trojans/viruses/malware.

Report the false-positive to Avast and have them make corrections on their end.

[/usr/bin/Tux]

So what does this bundle3.exe actually do? Sth like adware?

[Koopa]

Probably just one of these bundles, like eMusic or Winamp toolbar. So no real adware and if you don't hit "next" as fast as possible in the installer, you never will see it.

[DJ Egg]

Yup, bundle3 is emusic (on the "get the most out of winamp" page).

There's definitely no virus in it, so you should report it to avast as a false-positive.

[/usr/bin/Tux]

OK, I will.
But maybe you should also provide some downloads without that stuff in them...

[hmhofman]

I can't even download the file without stopping the virusscan!

So i checked the features list.
Lite version does not only strip the emusic and other bundles, it strippes almost everything.

Seems I'm bound for another player...

[/usr/bin/Tux]

Well... disable the Web Access Protection for now, so did I...

[Koopa]

Why is it so hard, to wait a few days, until Avast has fixed their detection database?

Instead of looking for another media player, you may should look for a better AV program. My AV program doesn't report anything.

And it's also known, that some AV tools report NSIS installers as maleware, so blame them, for their detection code.

[walker1973]

There is nothing when using Kaspersky, say nothing. Use another one or report it so they can fix this fast.

[DJ Egg]

Further confirmation...

[/usr/bin/Tux]

Originally posted by Koopatrooper
Why is it so hard, to wait a few days, until Avast has fixed their detection database?

Why is it so hard just keeping that adware stuff off?

[paulvg]

-- edit: sorry, wrong thread

[Squadman]

Hooray for new version. Only thing I immediately notice is this:



Is new version of Bento suppost to look like this or is it a bug? Those black backgrounds looks very out of place to me.

EDIT: Also, when I play flash videos (.swf) the video plays fine, but the window in Bento doesn't switch to the video page automatically, I have to change it myself.

[DrO]

Squadman: it's intended design which doesn't really go but that is what was agreed from the vague details i've seen.

/usr/bin/Tux: it's what you have to put up with now and is the joys of a corporte owned product that wants it to pay for itself -> hence emusic and other things which prevent certain installer options being remembered.

-daz

[Nunzio390]

Squadman...

As DrO said above, not a bug. That's the way those 2 new buttons are supposed to look, and is the way Martin created them.

Here they are in Windowshade mode...


And I rather like them. They "stand out"!

[DJ Egg]

emusic isn't adware :-/

[Omega X]

WTF?! That was fast.

Was there a security vulnerability or something?


@koopatroopa

AV makers are well aware of NSIS Installers since WAY more software than Winamp uses it. The AV program reacted to the bundle inside of the program. More than likely, some malware program used that name "bundle3" before.

[doodle2]

I might not have noticed, but... where is the changelog between build 2124 and final?

[martin.deimos]

for all of you complaining about those buttons in MCV / shade:
believe me this was the best solution and i don't want to give any more details on this.

[Artist 3D]

Ah, why did Avast warned me that Winamp contains a virus?

File name:
D:\winamp554_pro_all.exe\$SMPROGRAMS\$1\$PLUGINSDIR\bundle3.exe

Malware name:
Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}

Malware type:
Virus/Worm

VPS version:
080709-0, 09/07/2008

[Omega X]

Read up, earlier in the thread.

Avast reacted to the emusic "bundle3" exe inside of the installer.

Update your AVS definitions. The download went through after I did that.

[doodle2]

I forgot to say thank you for the great new build... Didn't expect a final so soon after beta :-)

One thing though: Are you planning on making Bento customizable any time soon? This is killing me, Winamp is getting more and more bloated with every release.

Don't get me wrong, I remove all the stuff I don't need at the installer stage, but certain elements from Bento remain - which I don't really need.

I don't install Visualization - so why the tab for it stays? I don't install video support for Winamp - why should I have the tab there? The same goes for the browser tab - I NEVER USE IT.

And I can go on and on, especially with the recently added buttons (Search for artist/more info on artist). I understand that you want those buttons to be there by default, but for those who don't use it and don't want to use it - why not give the option?

It used to be that Winamp showed relevant options only if they were installed (the Media Library is still like that - I don't have a rip/burn section, because I didn't install it). Now? It just shows everything, whether it is there or not.

I hope that other people agree with me and think this matter needs attention.

[Artist 3D]

Originally posted by Omega X
Read up, earlier in the thread.

Avast reacted to the emusic "bundle3" exe inside of the installer.

Update your AVS definitions. The download went through after I did that.

Yes, I've seen it after posting, sorry...

[Squadman]

Originally posted by Nunzio390
Squadman...

As DrO said above, not a bug. That's the way those 2 new buttons are supposed to look, and is the way Martin created them.

Here they are in Windowshade mode...

[Image]
And I rather like them. They "stand out"!

They look far nicer in windowshade mode, but next to the other two buttons, they just seem wrong. Oh well, it's not gonna kill me.

[DrO]

bento\window\controls.png or big bento\window\componentcontrols.png are the files to be altered (depending on the bento version in use).

-daz

[Koopa]

doodle2:

Yeah customizable tabs etc would be great, but to be honest, I'm tired in reading all these "Winamp is bloated" stuff.

Vizualizations are in Winamp since the dawn of time, Video support is in there since Winamp 2.9x.

Omega X:

right you are, but especially Avast had many issues with NSIS installers in the past.

/usr/bin/Tux:

Well, Winamp is freeware, and trust me, we all would be happy if no eMusic etc would be bundled, but from AOL's point of view, these bundles may bring some money, lord knows, hehe

[doodle2]

Originally posted by Koopatrooper
doodle2:

Yeah customizable tabs etc would be great, but to be honest, I'm tired in reading all these "Winamp is bloated" stuff.

Vizualizations are in Winamp since the dawn of time, Video support is in there since Winamp 2.9x.

I know, but that's not what I said. I didn't say that the features themselves are bloat. It's just that in other skins you had the option, for example, to only open the video window if you used it. Same goes for Visualization.

So if Bento is a uniform skin (which I like), let us have the option to customize it even a little, not even to the full extent of non-uniform skins (where you can move the windows around and place them wherever you want).

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by doodle2
I might not have noticed, but... where is the changelog between build 2124 and final?

I didn't bother posting it, sorry.
It's only been 5 days, and the only changes are for bugs/issues that were reported in the 5.54 beta thread.

That all said and done, there's a bug in build 2145 with the Dutch installer
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=294227

We'll probably be uploading a 2147 build shortly (which will also include a few other minor fixes that were committed since 2145). Details to follow.

Re: Bento skin
It's been discussed time and time again ever since 5.5 release.
It is a SingleUI skin which uses/requires all Winamp components.
It isn't going to change.
If you don't like it, your options are to use the Winamp Modern or Winamp Classic skin instead, or even one of the 3rd-party cPro or classic Bento versions (sorry, I don't have links for them at hand).

[danburd]

I'm sorry if I missed something, but what is the purpose of the dropbox? I find it intriguing.

[Koopa]

I think nobody knows, which sense this plugin makes at the moment.

From the sticky thread:

Winamp Dropbox is an alpha plugin. Use Ctrl+Shift+D to open. Its actual purpose is still a bit of a mystery, but all shall be revealed in good course...

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
Notes:

Winamp Dropbox is an alpha plugin. Use Ctrl+Shift+D to open.
Its actual purpose is still a bit of a mystery, but all shall be revealed in good course...

For now, all you can really do with it is drag+drop songs into it from anywhere that allows drag+drop (winamp media library, windows explorer, etc), and save playlists (click the Playlist icon thing in the dropbox window for the menu). I also think double-click/enter on songs in it acts as Play/Enqueue (whatever is the default action in Winamp -> General Prefs)...

[DJ Egg]

Build 2147 is now up on the download servers.

Changes since build 2145:

Two new * Fixed: [ml_playlists] entries in whatsnew (these were long-standing bugs, and not just 5.54beta related), ml_playlists.dll bumped to v1.15

A minor drag+drop onto ml frame bug fix (5.54beta-specific, gen_ml version unchanged)

A browser.maki fix for cPro skin compatibility

A few minor gen_dropbox drag+drop bug fixes

Dutch Installer fixed

winamp.exe build version bumped to 2147

and that is all.


If you're still getting build 2145, then wait a while longer.
Note that you might need to empty your internet cache...

If you still can't get build 2147, try adding gdownload into the url, eg.
download.gdownload.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/etc