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- Winamp 2.80:
- * fixed drag&drop from open file dialog related bugs
- * made CDDB support better handle not-found CDs/lack of CDDB installed.
- * update to CDDB ui (bugfix)
- * new splash screen
- * minibrowser security fix
- * updated winamp agent to support both winamp 2.x and 3.x
- * included PP's hacks for slightly better unicode filename support
- * in_wave support for floating point .WAV files fixed
- * better win9x compatibility for DirectSound
- * waveOut made skip less
- * some in_mod per-file fixes
- * OGG Vorbis support for Standard and Full installs.
- * CD support back in lite installer.
-
- Winamp 2.79:
- * upgraded unzip/decompress support to zlib 1.1.4, for big security fix
- * improved multiple instance detection code/opening many files from explorer issues
- * winamp agent tooltip improvement
- * fix to id3v2+unicode support
-
- Winamp 2.78:
- * minibrowser fixes
- * cddb2 support
- * updates to mod, midi, and wav support (from the wonderful PP)
-
- Winamp 2.77:
- * mb.ini skin support (Winamp/MBOpen)
- * added page and slider for 'shuffle morph rate' to Preferences so you can
- control how much the playlist morphs (mutates) each time it cycles
- through.
- * PP's ACM disk writer output plug-in instead of the classic one
- * PP's WAV/VOC reader (Which is apparently so much better, but we will see)
- * included new in_midi and in_mod (yay)
- * made playlist editor automatically size down when necessary (on startup)
- * made drag&drop playlist URLs work
- * made alt+delete work again in playlist editor
- * made winamp.exe and winampa.exe both much less likely to fudge HKCR/.
- * fixed drag&drop in vis areas
- * made Winamp handle language packs that lack strings and/or dialogs better
- * made physical file remover ask you for every file, to prevent disasters
- * fixed issues with using a large number of input plug-ins and extensions in
- open box (I think)
- * fixed a small "bug" in the id3 editor of in_mp3
- * fixed the frame count bug in id3 editor of in_mp3
- * made general purpose plug-in uninstall capability.
- * new hyper-leet desktop icon on new installs of full version.
- * removed Mjuice support from full version.
- * tinyvis 2001 v2.04
- * AVS includes experimental fullscreen overlay mode.
-
-
- Winamp 2.76:
- * ryan fixed shuffle!
- * christophe added IE URL drag&drop capability
- * faster FFTs for vis on WAV/CDDA playback
- * fixes RealPlayer's .xpl association bug
- * AVS 2.5 (new effects, speedups, smaller presets, etc)
- * TinyVis 2001. Includes fast, highly trippy "Random Intelligent Visualization".
- * Peter's latest and greatest MIDI plug-in
-
- Winamp 2.75:
- * avs 2.4.9 (interface improvements, speedups, new dynamic movement effect (yay!))
- * made skin installing do better renaming (removes [1], etc)
- * some new sample avs presets (thanks to Zen-X and Marco Muraca, Frank Nagel)
- * MASSIVELY optimized directory scanning and removed multi-add bugs
- * fixes to in_mod and in_midi.
- * fixed some NT/2K uninstall issues.
- * updated winamp agent with full color icon
- * temporarily removed in_asfs from full distribution (security issue)
-
- Winamp 2.74:
- * fixed vis shutdown related bugs (message pump is run while waiting for safety)
- * cleaned up some startup code
- * fixed layer 2 i/s bug in in_mp3
- * fixed HTTP/1.1 + Apache CGI issues in in_mp3.
- * improved HTTP auth support in in_mp3
- * updated to new in_midi version (go PP)
- * new AVS with Overlay support
- * made uninstall use NSIS's uninstaller
-
- Winamp 2.73:
- * smaller main winamp.EXE
- * new AVS version with larger interface
- * seeking for HTTP/1.1 streamed MP3 files
- * improved minibrowser functionality
- * updated versions of MOD and MIDI plug-ins (thanks Jake and PP)
- * made out_wm smaller (32k->7k)
- * updated to newer, more efficient installer (1.1o)
- * fixed one cdda related bug
-
- Winamp 2.72:
- * stupid in_mp3 fix (for lame encoded files)
- * updated directmusic/midiOut plug-in (Thanks to Peter Pawlowski)
- * updated mikamp plug-in (Thanks to Jake Stine)
- * made Winamp Agent smaller, use less memory, not interfere with ScanDisk, etc.
- * fixed some skin related bugs (main.bmp is no longer ever reloaded)
- * fixed cursor bugs - cursors are now loaded all at once (makes for slightly
- slower skin switching, but should make things more responsive)
- * made zip skin loading more reliable (and slightly slower)
- * small avs updates
-
- Winamp 2.71:
- * new directmusic/midiOut plug-in (PP's)
- * mikmod update (we love you Jake)
- * avs: optimized fullscreen 32bpp->Xbpp (not full support yet)
- better resizing code, multimonitor support
- many stability improvements, opts to evaluation compiler
- new effects, of bugfixes
- avs minimize modes work right (mostly)
- * in_cdda: reduced plug-in size by 30k.
- * out_wave: made writeall logic better and less problematic
- altvol mode in no longer fudges with global volume.
- * in_mp3: improved mp3 decoder sync (byte level sync, better checking)
- fixed id3v2 rare writing bug
- fixed in_mp3 visualization bug
- made highest the default text for in_mp3
- * made shuffle not reinit shuffletable on add/remove, it adapts randomly
- * got rid of http:// checking for file retreiving.. http is assumed
- * made tooltips and hotkeys for demand/load/play in preferences
- * made 12k fullscreen visualization plug-in for all installs (woo)
- * fixed F5 redrawing stuff it shouldn't bug
- * fixed moving a file in the playlist and then using shift to select
- * fixed / in IPC issues (i.e. winamp.exe http://url now works all the time)
- * fixed the generic eq slowdown on silence, made more accurate
- * fixed vis plug-in installation issues
- * made workaround for bug in in_mjf.dll
- * a few other fixes I forgot to log
-
- Winamp 2.7:
- * mp3 decoder: better tag editor, bugfixes
- * mod decoder: too much to list. much revised. www.divent.org for more info.
- * much improved CDDA (Faster, less crashy)
- * waveout output plug-in bug fixes
- * new directsound output plug-in (very charming)
- * many optimizations and bugfixes to AVS - this version is quite fast.
- * faster playlist loading, faster playlist editting on large lists
- * windowshade visualization now has spectrum analyzer instead of (crappy)
- VU meter.
- * improved that old issue of what happens when you delete the playing file
- in the playlist.
- * made credits less problematic (and more time based, less frame based, no more crashing)
- * made multiple-instance handling handle running with different command lines better
- * return of classic demo.mp3
- * sped up exit process some
- * many other small fixes and refinements
- * nsis 1.0 installer (http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/ for more info)
-
- Winamp 2.666:
- * spiffier credits in about box
- * new mp3 input plug-in
- * streaming improvements (now much less intrusive)
- * fully ISO compliant decoding
- * ID3v2 support
- * even more
- * AVS 2.1 . New blitter/movement filtering, MMX optimized, new presets.
-
- Winamp 2.65:
- * fix to ex-m3u bug/security hole
- * improved mp3 http streaming dialog (no longer upsets AVS, etc)
- * optional aol icon in full version
-
- Winamp 2.64:
- * fix to proxy support for mp3 streaming
- * dsp plugin fixes
- * justin can't code
-
- Winamp 2.63:
- * language pack improvements/cleanups
- * giant (2000+) skin archive bug fixed
- * promotional offers on install
- * streaming improvements (authentification, proxy authentification, dialogless
- streaming when winamp is not active, content-disposition usage, etc).
- * minibrowser start page now live if inet connected.
- * return of out_wm (WMA writer) -- lets you transcode your WAV/MP3/MOD/etc
- files into WMA!
-
- Winamp 2.62:
- * Generic dialog processing message loop so now TAB/etc... works in plugins dialog windows
- * Fix to Mjuice (memory leak that caused the full install to puke after many hours)
- * Winamp Visualization Studio updates.
- * Installer bitmap updates
- * Installer terminology changes
-
- Winamp 2.61:
- * In accordance with Microsoft's license agreement, we no longer allow you to
- use DSP plug-ins or alternate output plug-ins when playing WMA files.
- * Installation now gives you more options, cleaner.
- * Some mixed block DCT and Antialiasing fixes to Nitrane.
- * Support for .wsz files in your skin directory as well as .zip files.
- * Fixed: gdi leak when switching skins
- * Fixed: gdi object leak when using Winamp systray icon
- * AVS 1.5a6 (coming soon, 1.50)
- * fixed: make the mouseover on install listbox not, err, mess up at weird screen locations
- * fixed: the install screen that comes up always when no net connect available.
- * fixed: bookmarking from explorer should be less nasty
- * updated: uninstall should be more reliable
- * attempted fix: bookmark add/prefs display corruption bug
-
- Winamp 2.6:
- * Massively improved CD audio support complete with menu option to play CD
- * New splash screen (smaller) and about box effect.
- * Removed unused links stuff in about box
- * Improved Jump (to file) dialog (hit the J key)
- * Bookmarking system
- * Fix to mp3 plug-in. Now won't stop after failed shoutcast stream.
- * Updates to URLs used in player for web site integration
- * Winamp Agent (can monitor file types, and restore them)
- * Better Netscape/IE integration
- * Updated MJuice code
- * Updated AudioSoft code
- * Uninstall icon in start menu now has own icon
- * New SuperPiMP installation system
-
- Winamp 2.5d:
- * New MJuice code
- * Cleaned up CDDA plug-in and fixed a few bugs
-
- Winamp 2.5c:
- * Full version has MJF support
- * Fixed icon assignment bug
- * Added option for old-school playlist editor buttons
- * Fixes EQ volume setting bug
- * Removed playlist editor child options
- * Vastly improved window stack positioning code
- * Fixed some rare and strange docking bugs
-
- Winamp 2.50:
- * Winamp is now freeware! Thanks to all who have previously
- registered, your support is really appreciated!
- * Skin selection menu in main menu, browser in preferences
- * Builtin visualization settings are now in preferences
- * Two streaming-related bugfixes to in_mp3.dll
- * Added streamed-file saving to in_mp3.dll (no shoutcast saving, sorry)
- * Added extended-M3U/PLS support (files include title and length info)
- * Improved in_mp3.dll's frame sync code
- * Better multi-byte character set support
- * Numerous playlist editor bugfixes, and refinements
- * Fixed some default skin images
- * Fixed some leak and GDI issues (thanks, BoundsChecker)
- * Fixed some leaks in in_cdda.dll
- * Restructured some internals of Winamp for bitrate reporting for speed
- * Added recent stream list to open location box
- * Automatic IE integration for SHOUTcast
- * Fixed a bug in out_wave.dll
- * Updated AudioSoft plug-in
- * Final WMA support for full version
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Winamp 2.24:
- * WSZ (Winamp Skin Zip) handling (simply open a .WSZ file in explorer
- to have it installed)
- * Two distributions (one with WMA and ASFS, one without)
- * Better equalizer presets
- * Better shuffle logic
- * Better docking code
- * Better support for invalid ID3v2 tags (for people putting invalid tags on)
- * Minibrowser optimizations
- * Fixed occasional random crashes from 2.23
-
- Winamp 2.23:
- * Nitrane 1.60 MPEG audio decoder with MMX and 3DNow! acceleration
- * MikMod module decoder plug-in version 1.3
- * Self-destructing streaming dialog boxes
- * Equalizer presets included
- * Cosmetic fixes
-
- Winamp 2.22:
- * AudioSoft ASFS Support
- * SHOUTcast 1.1 (final, released) support
- * WMA fixes
- * Lots of bugfixes
-
- Winamp 2.21:
- * WMA support fixed
- * MP3 decoder bugfixes
- * Vastly better DirectSound output
- * Other bugfixes
-
- Winamp 2.20:
- * Windows Media Technology 4.0 (WMT4) input/output support
- * All new better sounding, industry standard Fraunhoffer MP3 decoder
- * Generic PCM EQ that works on most formats (WAV/XM/MOD/IT/VQF/AAC/etc)
- * Recursion in open directory dialog is now optional
- * Windowshade mode for Equalizer
- * Improved CDDA support
- * Minibrowser improvements (new start page, etc)
- * New version checking
- * Fixed evil beeping bug
- * Fixed vis/dsp plug-in directory bugs
- * Fixed de-registration problem.
- * Fixed a few small bugs
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.10:
- * New preference system (yay!)
- * New install screen stuff (with easier configuration)
- * Improved CDDA plug-in, with auto-play
- * Improved MPEG audio decoding
- * Blip reduction
- * ID3v1 URL Comment support
- * Shoutcast URL Browser support
- * Shoutcast 1.1 title streaming
- * Improved MOD/XM/IT rendering (64 bit mixing, sample declicking, etc)
- * Totally new output driver (faster and more compatible)
- * Language package support
- * Windows font support w/ International characterset capability (optional)
- * Better filetype registration (with options to register on start, etc)
- * Desktop Icon and Quicklaunch adding
- * Customizable DSP/Vis plug-in directories.
- * Playlist editor has more intuitive moving
- * Winamp Browser
- * A TON of bugfixes (if you've been having GDI errors this should fix)
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.09?
- * Fixed stupid hanging bug in CDDA support
- * Fixed retarded Windows-making-the-window-too-high-after-awhile bug.
- * Fixed clear-playlist-then-seek bug.
- * Fixed Nitrane's invalid-genre %6 bug.
- * Added full Xing VBR support to Nitrane. Seeking and time estimation
- work perfectly.
- * Preliminary ID3v2 support (tag is skipped reliably)
- * Improved Directsound output (Thanks to Leif Claesson)
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.08?
- * Stupid VC++ 6 screwed up my PropertySheets. Crashed on some systems.
- Fixed (as far as I can tell, let me know =).
- * Fixed a stupid CPU consuming bug in Nitrane
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.06 (the final release of 1998!)?
- * Built with VC++ 6 and VC++ 4.2. Faster and smaller (well, we hope)
- * Installer now prompts to use old config/fresh config
- * Uninstaller only will remove Plugins\ and Skins\ if they are in the
- Winamp directory (i.e. if you have a giant skin directory in another
- location it won't remove it)
- * Added bar analyzer mode to built-in vis (woo!)
- * Made .pls playlists streamable
- * Info-reading on demand mode, supplements info-on-load
- * Made http:// default in open location box
- * Better directory and drive adding support (you can now do 'G:\' in
- the open location box to play an audio CD, for instance)
- * Fixed a slight alignment bug in playlist editor
- * Nullsoft Visualization Library! (wVis 4.1+NS Fullscreen Vis)
- * Included experimental gapless output driver (rocks the casbah)
- * Improved DirectSound output driver
- * Made some mods to the waveOut plug-in, should be more stable and more
- compatible (might have sacrificed a teeny bit of vis accuracy tho)
- * CDDB support now remembers if it hasn't worked recently to avoid
- from keeping popping up.
- * Fixed a dsp plug-in bug in Nitrane
- * Added SHOUTcast title reading to Nitrane, improved Nitrane's HTTP
- streaming (non-blocking connect, baby)
- * Added better MPEG 2.5 support to Nitrane (still don't have the right
- reordering tables, though, but an improvement nonetheless)
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.05?
- * Fixed some vis->plug-in interface bugs
- * Fixed apply button in setup tab of prefs
- * Rewrote some memory chunk allocation code.
- * Added a buttload of IPC stuff (lots, baby!)
- * wVis 4.0: New effects, higher quality rendering, and DirectDraw fullscreen
- modes.
- * Fixed a skin bug
- * Fixed a few error-detection related bugs in Nitrane.
- * Preliminary CDDB Support (CDDBP only, no HTTP)
- * Much improved HTTP streaming. You can now psuedo-stream MOD,WAV,and MIDI
- files.
- * Improved MOD decoder (Thanks Jake!)
- * Updated icons. Fixed a lot of little cosmetic bugs.
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.04?
- * Bugfixes. I had these logged but I lost the log file :(
- * Better installer integration (/install and /uninstall switch)
- * New, nicer, self checking installer. Uninstall too!
- * Fixed vis starting before first track bug
- * Added /CLASS="Winamp v1.y" switch
- * Added .ZIP support for skins. Simply drop a zipped skin in your Winamp\Skins
- directory!
- * Nitrane 1.24 with better sound quality and corrupt MP3 handling,
- two different EQ modes, and an experimental Aural Stimulation Mode.
- * Better "browse for directory" boxes.
- * More IPC stuff (EQ, Skins, etc -- see frontend.txt)
-
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.03?
- * Improved shift selection in playlist editor
- * Better litestep support (litestep options in preferences/options, too)
- * Fixed a number of midi/cdda related bugs
- * Added WM_GETMINMAXINFO handler, to improve maximize handling and windowshade
- * Fixed some stupid (but very annoying) window region related bugs.
- * Nitrane 1.22, for better sounding MP3 playback
- * New 'No Playlist Advance' option for DJs and people who like to jump
- around in playlists.
- * Snapping is now adjustable.
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.02?
- * massive improvements to audio output system. No more skips!
- (be sure you set your audio output prefs to the recommended
- settings :)
- * Some dsp plug-in related enhancements.
- * fixed eq preset reloading bug
- * Optimized Nitrane's 3DNow! mode some more. About 10% faster.
- (went from 11.5% to 10.2% or so)
- * Ported some code to C in in_mod, for the upcoming 2.02 AXP build :)
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.01?
- * made playlist editor use windows font.. resizable and skinnable
- * fixed a silly little hide-mainwindow-while-minimized-bug
- * added up/down arrow (and mousewheel scroll) to plwindowshade
- * fixed silly position bar moving bug
- * made EQ's 0-lock more accurate
- * made title-scroll option
- * added width&height chex for pl
- * fixed error with sorting in skin selection box
- * fixed evil playlist editor 256 color bugs and alignment stuff
- * Nitrane 1.20. Faster, fully functional layer 2 support. Optimizations.
- Better sounding half and quarter rate modes. fixed decoder mode setting
- * more... ! :)
-
- What's new in Winamp 2.0?
- * I wouldn't know where to start =) sorry, just play with it..
-
- ----------- Old 1.x What's New ---------------------------------------------
- What's new in Winamp 1.92 SP?
- * New Nitrane 1.0 MPEG audio decoder (mostly bugfixes)
- * New MOD/XM/IT player (see readme.txt)
- * New CDDA plug-in.
- * Fixed WAV plug-in
- * A few new plug-ins.
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.92?
- * Mousewheel support (controls volume, or seeks when pressed)
- * Saves prefs even if you shut down while winamp is running
- * Skins can now change the color of most of Winamp's dialogs
- (see dialogs.txt in Skins\DColor)
- * Shift-minimize minimizes to tray
- * Plug-in name caching
- * Modeless prefs box, skin selector, about box
- * Better filetype registration. With unregistration, and individual
- extension selection
- * Win98/IE4 taskbar support
- * added /config=file.ini (path optional) switch.
- * fixed some region related bugs
- * Apply works as expected in prefs now! :)
- * Nitrane MP3: totally new decoding engine with support for MMX, 3DNow!
- and more.
- * Removed MIDI/CDDA plug-ins temporarily (coming back soon when we get
- them working better)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.91 sp1?
- * midi plugin: Fixed MIDI playback for files with spaces in their names
- * midi plugin: Trying to reinitialize synth on playback
- * wave plugin: fixed ACM problems on some systems with normal PCM files
- (bypass ACM)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.91?
- * better short-fn to lfn conversion
- * added new remove options to playlist editor
- * added /new switch, opens up a new winamp, always
- * none option for taskbar/tray display setting
- * Optimized prefs/plugins -- dsp plugins now must be named dsp_*.dll.
- * Made playlist editor keep track of playlist file (again)
- * Added SkinDir= and PluginDir= options for winamp.ini (add them manually
- in [Winamp] in Winamp.ini to change)
- * Fixed up some delete playlist-then-hit-stop bugs
- * Fixed input-change bug in vis plugins
- * added skin enhancement: region.txt region specifier
- * added skin enhancement: balance.bmp is like volume.bmp but for
- balance/panning bar
- * added skin enhancement: nums_ex.bmp allows for - sign definition :)
- * added 'playlist types' to open dialog
- * made snap to viewport snap on move in stead of on drop
- * added plug-in config hotkey/menu item
- * made vis_fs.dll default visualization
- * changed file type to 'winamp media file' from 'mpeg file'..
- * added demo.mp3, and auto-play on first run
- * fixed 2 digit bitrate/mixrate bug
- * fixed IPC_JUMPTOTIME bug (works now)
- * improved http m3u reading (error detection, yay)
- * made doublesize mode not so screwupy in win95
- * optimized title/length reading code
- * auto-idle when not playing
- * revised plug-in spec
- * added 'default extension' option
- * mp3 decoder: new time calculation code (all integer)
- * mp3 decoder: added options for different extensions
- (and additional extensions)
- * mp3 decoder: added MMS streaming option
- * mp3 decoder: optimized size-changing checking code (for indirect streaming)
- * mp3 decoder: mixed-bitrate mp3s now display average bitrate
- * mp3 decoder: more genres
- * mp3 decoder: high genre bug fixed
- * mp3 decoder: improved http and mms streaming (with error detection n stuff)
- * mp3 decoder: fixed priority setting bug
- * mp3 decoder: added error messages for id3 editor box
- * mp3 decoder: new output system (optimized)
- * mod decoder: fixed priority setting bug
- * mod decoder: added better 8 bit support
- * mod decoder: new 'if title is empty' logic..
- * mod decoder: added support for windowshade vu
- * mod decoder: added .669 support
- * mod decoder: new output system (optimized)
- * mod decoder: added waveform dsp plugin support
- * wav decoder: .VOC support. Only mono, 8 bit files are supported.
- * wav decoder: .VOC support supports silence blocks and changing samplerates
- (all upsampled to 44.1kHz)
- * wav decoder: .WAV support. Uses ACM so you can play any .WAV file.
- * linein/cdda decoder: support for linein:// and .CDA cd tracks.
-
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.90?
- * Major release - Winamp is now a general purpose audio player
- (.MODs are back baby!)
- * Plug-in input sources. Included MP2/MP3 plug-in, MOD/XM/S3M/IT plug-in.
- Coming soon: WAV/VOC/AU/AIFF, AAC, CD Audio, etc
- * Lots of bugfixes
- * New bugs (since we changed a *lot*)
- * Included new beta nifty fullscreen visualization library (with a dot
- fountain! :)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.82?
- * Even more ID3 genres
- * Decoder bug fixed (for corrupted mp3s)
- * Better shell integration (both play and queue options)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.81?
- * More ID3 genres
- * Fixed dsp plug-in non-working thingy
- * New 'alternate volume setting code' that works on all systems
- * You can now set the buffering time to 0 seconds for low-latency
- * No more integer mode (sucky)
- * New quarter-sample-rate mode
- * New 'agressive buffering' option
- * Cosmetic improvements
- * Winamp now remembers position in last playlist when starting
- * Random skin option box (see skin selector)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.80?
- * Skin support
- * Plug-Ins now go in Plugins\ (move your old ones there)
- * Experimental integer mode for 486s
- * 64 bit mode for extra good sound
- * Removed Extra-HQ switch (always HQ now)
- * Removed bufferless playback mode (slower according to vtune, just set
- buffer-size to around 0.3 seconds for faster EQ, etc)
- * Playlist editor bugfixes and enhancements
- * Many small bugfixes
- * Optimized audio output code
- * Hold down shift while seeking for some fun
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.73?
- * .WAV writing bug fixed (sorry! :)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.72?
- * Winamp style dialogs are now an option
- * Improved streaming, supports nearly all web servers (we hope), and HTTP
- proxies.
- * Fixed many little bugs, little improvements
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.70?
- * Redesigned playlist editor. Much more intuitive.
- * Fixed a TON of 256 color issues (vis looks better, dialogs look better)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.69?
- * Restyled playlist editor, graphical equalizer jump box, etc
- - they look MUCH nicer
- * 10 band graphical equalizer
- (Makes your 1.666 and earlier presets incompatible.. sorry)
- * Clutterbar now shows you the function of each button in the title
- field (when the mouse is over them)
- * Playlist editor's time calculation is better (uses ?'s if uncertain, and
- shows hours/minutes/seconds if applicable)
- * Playlist editor displays time for each track (if available)
- * More optimization, mostly in lower quality mode.
- * Plug-in related stability improvements (tries to tame badly behaved
- plug-ins)
- * Minor bugs fixed, including DSP selection, reverse stereo analyzer plug-in
- * Fixed focus-main-winamp-window-on-open-of-eq-or-pe bug. (phew)
- * Reverted the previous button back to the old way, of previous song, always
- (I like it better this way too)
- * New prebuffer after seek option
- * HQ button is now single-click
- * Sorry, this version changes the configuration format. You will need
- to reconfigure Winamp to your liking if you are upgrading.
- * A few new IPC calls
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.666?
- * The Clutterbar.
- * Windowshade button
- * Seek-in-windowshade mode
- * Added desktop icon adding to preferences
- * Added a nifty hq control on main interface.
- * New ID3 tags
- * General purpose plug-in architecture (woohoo)
- * Fixed mixed-mode layer 2 bug (yay)
- * Fixed "blip" bug in low quality imdct
- * Optimized huffman decoding and requantinization
- * New high quality mode. Slower (but still quick), and sounds GREAT
- * Vastly improved shell integration. Try selecting lots of files in explorer,
- and hit "open" (doesn't work perfectly unless Winamp is already running)
- * Improved graphical equalizer (new ranges, more accurate, etc)
- * Added live web links.
- * Changed format of seeking display status
- * Added nifty "add to playlist from explorer" (more or less) option to
- prefs/initial setup
- * Better VU meter with peak detection in windowshade
- * More stable threading
- * Improved command line handling (supports relative pathnames better)
- * Alternate volume setting mode (for some soundcards)
- * More ID3 format strings
- * New buffer-all logic
- * More IPC functions for programmers
- * %6 ID3 bug fixed (invalid genres)
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.64?
- * MAJOR "bug" fix: fixed buffer size logistics (enables 48/24/12khz output
- on many soundcards that wouldn't work before).
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.62?
- * Numerous bugs fixed
- * Tooltip on titlebar
- * More menu items
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- What's new in Winamp 1.61?
- * Improved ID3 tag reading logic
- * Resizable playlist editor
- * Bugs fixed in .WAV writer (now replaces /\|,. etc with _)
- * Plug-in configuration hwndParent bug fixed
- * Configurable icon in system tray
- * Yes, we like refinements
-
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- What's new in Winamp 1.60?
- * Improved sound quality (added HQ option)
- * Improved batch .WAV writer
- * Cleaned up playlist editor
- * New ID3->Title translation
- * New multiple instances logic
- * Lots of cosmetic improvements and refinements
- * Countless other improvements and bugfixes
-
-
- What's new in Winamp 1.6 BETA?
- * Plugin Architecture
- * Visualization Plugins
- * Simple test plugins (Analyser, Oscilliscope, VU meter)
- * Fullscreen plugins (Analyser, Oscilliscope, Voiceprint, etc)
- - requires DirectX3+ or NT4SP3
- * Zygron's plugin library (some nifty effects)
- * Trippy Visualization plugin (rotozooms/motionblurrs an image with the
- music) - requires DirectX3+ or NT4SP3
- * 3D Spectrum Analyser plugin (Jeff's) - requires DirectX5.
- * DSP Plugins
- * Simple Reverb/Echo
- * Simple Voice Removal (not extremely advanced)
- * Note: these plugins might not be that great, but it's open for other
- people to write plugins (and us when we get more time), so it will
- be pretty useful.
- * Right-click context menus in main interface
- * Improved ID3 tag editor w/ MPEG info display
- * VU meter and eject button in windowshade mode
- * Increased visualization accuracy
- * Faster seeking
- * More reliable HTTP streaming
- * Limited support for Microsoft NetShow audio streams (mms://)
- * Bugfixes, new options (of course)
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- What's new in Winamp since 1.45?
- * MPEG 2.5 support (preliminary - occasional blips)
- * HTTP streaming support
- * New "Eject" button
- * Fixed clipping problem
- * New mini features
- * TONS of bugfixes
-
- What's new in Winamp since 1.40?
- * Keyboard shortcuts for playlist editor (as requested)
- * Ctrl+A: selects all
- * Ctrl+N: selects none
- * Ctrl+I: inverts selection
- * Ctrl+L: loads playlist
- * Ctrl+S: saves playlist
- * Ctrl+O: sorts by title
- * Shift+O: sorts by filename
- * Ctrl+Shift+O: sorts by full filename (with path)
- * Ctrl+R: randomize
- * Ctrl+Shift+R: reverse
- * Delete: deletes selected mp3s.
- * Enter: plays (first) selecteed mp3
- * Insert: inserts mp3s
- * Shift+Insert: inserts directory
- * Control+Insert: inserts playlists
- * Super low latency low overhead buffering for some computers
- * This lets my P5-133 use around 2% with ALL options on in Windows NT
- (but only with my GUS pnp, it doesn't help my AWE32. huh)
- * It isn't as skip-proof as normal buffering, so you will probably have
- to give it some big priority boost in the preferences. But the performance
- on some systems is amazing, the fastest I have EVER seen.
- * Winamp is now 100% uncrippled nag-free Shareware that never expires.
- * Registration for personal use is only $10.
-
- What's new in Winamp since 1.20?
- Here's a few:
- * Restyled playlist editor (with improved functionality)
- * Total time display in playlist editor
- * Rewritten playlisting engine (less buggy, more efficient)
- * Improved ID3 tag editor (alphabetical genres)
- * Revised main user interface
- * Display of positioning/volume/balance in songname field
- * Panning control
- * EQ & Playlist buttons
- * Enlarged songname field.
- * Manual songname scrolling returned
- * Doublesize mode
- * Optimized Visualization (less slowdown in win95)
- * Fire Analyzer Mode
- * Snap-to-viewport in always on top mode
- * Returned mixed-bitrate MPEG 2 stream support
- * Logarithmic EQ
- * Now has full -12db to +12db adjustment
- * Presets and auto-loading of settings (per mp3)
- * Higher priority by default
- * Changes to taskbar/system tray preferences take place immediately
- * .WAV ouput support (look in Preferences/Output/Device)
- * Added support for mixed bitrate streams
- * More file icons
- * Lots of bugfixes and refinements
-