Winamp 5.8 Beta, Build 3660 (official)

[DJ Egg]

Winamp 5.8 Beta, Build 3660

http://www.winamp.com

Winamp 5.8
* New: Windows Audio (WASAPI) Output plug-in (w.i.p.)
* Improved: Added an option to completely disable Winamp's video support
* Improved: Added an auto-fullscreen option to video prefs
* Improved: Added /ENUMPLAYLISTS to the command-line support
* Improved: Windows 8.1 and 10 compatibility
* Improved: [in_mod] OpenMPT-based Module Player (replaces old MikMod player)
* Improved: [ml_playlists] Added browse path & edit title functions in Ctrl+E editor
* Improved: [Bento] Updated scrollbars and buttons and other tweaks (thanks Martin)
* Improved: [Bento & Modern skins] Added a Playlist Search feature (thanks Victor)
* Fixed: New URLs not being remembered after using Reset history in Open URL dialog
* Fixed: Various memory leaks
* Fixed: [gen_tray] Not showing correct current icon pack in preferences
* Fixed: [in_avi] Divide-by-zero crash with badly formed files (thanks ITDefensor)
* Fixed: [in_mp3] Crashing with some ID3v2 tags
* Fixed: [ml_wire] Slow loading issue
* Fixed: [ssdp] Crash on load if jnetlib was not correctly initialized
* Misc: Minimum required OS is now Win XP sp3 (Windows 7 or higher recommended)
* Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
* Misc: Moved shared DLLs to Winamp\Shared folder
* Removed: All former "Pro" licensed functions (Winamp is now 100% freeware again)
* Removed: gen_jumpex & UnicodeTaskbarFix (making way for native implementations)
* Removed: ml_nowplaying
* Removed: [in_wm] DRM support
* Replaced: CD playback and ripping now using native Windows API (instead of Sonic)
* Replaced: MP3 Decoder now mpg123 based (instead of Fraunhofer)
* Replaced: AAC Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher)
* Replaced: H.264 Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher)
* Replaced: MPEG-4 Pt.2 Decoder now using Media Foundation (Vista and higher)
* Updated: [in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.3 & libvorbis 1.3.6
* Updated: [libFLAC] FLAC 1.3.2
* Updated: [libyajl] libyajl v2.1.0
* Updated: [OpenSSL] OpenSSL v1.0.1i
* Updated: [png] libpng v1.5.24

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Notes:

Some features are works-in-progress, e.g. new in_mod & out_wasapi plugins

Sorry, no CD burning, autotag or cddb features yet.
No multinational version with lang packs yet either.


Changes since unofficial build 3563

Removed ml_nowplaying; updated libogg, libvorbis, libflac & libopenmpt; copyright updates; added more genres to file info dialog; new digital cert; various other general tweaks, fixes and prep work....

More to follow.

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[niwrad777]

What about language support?

[thinktink]

lol, somebody forgot to update the installer window text.

[eliotime3000]

Originally Posted by niwrad777

What about language support?

The 58 beta version does not support multilanguage profile. So, this feature can be avariable soon or in the closed beta of Winamp 6.x.

[joatmon]

it should be noted you will lose any milkdrop 2 presets / sprites when you update if you dont back them up first .. just found out the hard way ..

[PeterK.]

And clicking on the OPTIMIZE button in the Skin->Modern Skin->General tab crashes Winamp. (Windows 10)

Update: The crash has apparently to do with alphabackground xml-tag in my skin, which creates a transparent background in the "About" window.

[evil_pro]

This is confusing. Here it's said that a few features are work-in-progress. On the main page it says that this is not an ongoing project.

This version is not an ongoing project but be sure that we are currently working hard on a future new Winamp.

What's happening with 5.8 now?

[DJ-Garybaldy]

They've only released it because their hand was forced into it.... nearly 5 years its taken to get to this stage. Radionomy don't care for Winamp

I for one won't be installing Winamp again that ship has sailed here as I suspect it will have done for other users.

[joatmon]

Originally Posted by PeterK.

And clicking on the OPTIMIZE button in the Skin->Modern Skin->General tab crashes Winamp. (Windows 10)

No issues on my end , did it multiple times no crash

[DJ Egg]

@niwrad777

No lang packs in this build.
5.8 should still support the 5.666 lang packs,
but they need updating.....

We should probably revive the xlat site/project,
but unfortunately, it's been a long time since any activity/contact :-(


@thinktink

Correct. My bad, lol.
It's been changed for the next build.


@evil_pro

There might be e.g. a 5.81 and further updates.
We shall see.


@eliotime3000

It will install on XP, but as you've found, it requires Vista or newer for Windows Media Foundation based codec support such as AAC & MP4 (MPEG-4 part 2, H.264, etc) and also the native Windows api for CD playback.
For AAC, you'd need to replace in_mp3.dll with the version from 5.666, plus old system\aacdec.w5s decoder, and also remove in_avi.dll & in_mp4.dll and add AVI;MP4 (etc) to in_dshow config instead.


@PeterK.

Which skin? Is there anything we can do to prevent that? Or is it something skinners will need to address?


@joatmon

Please explain further. I couldn't reproduce the milkdrop issue with the installer.
Reinstall and select the "custom" option. Make sure Milkdrop is checkmarked....

[DJ Egg]

If confronted with "Windows protected your PC" dialog on Win10 (see attached screenshot), this will be due to our new digital signing certificate which won't yet have been recognized in the internal MS database.

Note where it says "prevented an unrecognized app from running".

It doesn't say there's a virus or any malware detected, just that it's unknown
and it will be due to the new cert (possibly in combination with the filename).

It is safe to click "Run anyway".
Though obviously note that it's still "beta" software.....

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[Squashed]

Just installed 5.8.3660.
No playlist generator plugin shipped with this one?
Is this because that plugin stopped working in older versions and wouldn't also work in 5.8?
Or do I just need to download it somewhere else (if so, where?)