Winamp version history

Winamp 5.66 (Latest)

Improved: Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL dialog
Improved: Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the volume
Improved: Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see full list)
Improved: All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled in ML settings
Improved: Disable all online features when no internet connection selected in Prefs
Improved: High DPI & text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs & library views
Improved: Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars (instead of 64)
Improved: Library views now optionally group the 'Play' and 'Enqueue' buttons
Improved: Mass metadata editor from library now also available in Playlist Editor
Improved: Retry UAC prompt if user previously selected "No" (for relevant settings)
Improved: Speed-up of Winamp shutdown process
Improved: [gen_ff] Added a setting to control show/hide time for docked toolbars
Improved: [gen_ml] Drag & drop handling tweaks
Improved: [ml_downloads] Added 'Size' column
Improved: [ml_history] New options for resuming playback (for podcasts or all files)
Improved: [ml_history] Added a 'Play Offset' column with right-click option to clear
Improved: [ml_local] Added Podcast, BPM & Rating fields to Ctrl+E metadata editor
Improved: [ml_playlists] Option to use source file instead of database-managed copy
Improved: [ml_nowplaying/wire] Added support to use alternative services
Improved: [ml_pmp] Added a simple view to match Local library support
Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Added <disc> support to File Name Formatting
Fixed: Agent not using Winamp window if a clone is already running (eg. KMPlayer)
Fixed: Length not being read when set to read titles on load
Fixed: Ratings-related freeze on right-clicking large selections in playlist editor
Fixed: Saving to wrong extension for the 'Save As' action in the Alt+3 Artwork tab
Fixed: Unicode characters not displaying in taskbar when some old plugins are present
Fixed: Various issues with aero-peek and docking of freeform skins as an appbar
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Jump to File' window not always visible when pressing 'J' or 'F3'
Fixed: [gen_ff] Docking to bottom/right when windowframe scale is anything but 1.0
Fixed: [gen_tray] Lockup/double-start issues when using the 'Prev' action
Fixed: [in_flac] Removal of embedded artwork
Fixed: [in_midi] Memory comparison crash with badly formed .kar files (thanks Debasish Mandal)
Fixed: [libmp4v2] Crash due to invalid pointer check on corrupt files (thanks Debasish Mandal)
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Crash on bad path
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use filename if no metadata available to generate filepath
Misc: [installer] Added a "Winamp (Safe Mode)" option to start menu icons
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations (lots of them!)
Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.16
Updated: [enc/in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.1
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.3
Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.25

Winamp 5.65

Improved: Memory allocation optimizations & fixes
Improved: [ml_playlists] Show currently playing song
Fixed: Some radio streams no longer playing as a result of the Icecast fix in 5.64
Fixed: Crash when pasting artwork into File Info dialog in 5.64
Fixed: [in_mp3] PIC frame rendering in ID3v2.2 tags
Fixed: [gen_ml] Enter key not working correctly for ml views
Fixed: [ml_local] Sporadic crashes when importing library in 5.64
Fixed: [ml_plg] Broken 'View tracks similar to' menu item in main window songticker
Fixed: [npwachk] Winamp Detector plugin not working with latest Firefox
Fixed: [wasabi] Quirks with color theme list handling
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.15
Updated: [png] libpng v1.5.17
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.7

Winamp 5.64

New: Option to run Winamp in Safe Mode (also via /SAFE=1 commandline switch)
New: XSPF playlist support (read only support, write support to follow)
Improved: Added tooltips for truncated text in Media Library listviews
Improved: Added 'Explore item folder' to context menu in playlists
Improved: Bookmark menu handling now follows Winamp's Play/Enqueue setting
Improved: D3D vsync mode (should fix reported video tearing issues)
Improved: Display album art source info in Artwork tab of File Info dialog
Improved: Remember last position of dialogs
Improved: Show rating from tags if file is not in Local Media Library
Improved: Use new style dialog for folder browser
Improved: Windows 8 filetype association compatibility
Improved: [gen_ff] Multi-monitor support for Bento/Modern skin notifier
Improved: [gen_ff] Windows 8 multi-monitor/taskbar mode compatibility
Improved: [in_flac] FLAC streaming support
Improved: [in_mp3] Shoutcast v2 in-stream artwork support (and other misc fixes)
Improved: [in_mp3] Use MIME to determine decoder before assuming ext. is correct
Improved: [in_mp4] Native ALAC playback support
Improved: [in_mp4] Optimize MP4 Raw Reader by using chunks instead of samples
Improved: [in_mp4] Write ratings to tags (using the "rate" atom)
Improved: [ml_local/history] Friendlier error message if nde/database fails to load
Improved: [ml_local] New 'Date Added' column (smart views adjusted accordingly)
Improved: [ml_playlists] Now with Generate HTML Playlist support
Improved: [ml_playlists] Save playlists to custom m3udir, if specified in paths.ini
Improved: [ml_wire] Save (and backup) database files on updates instead of on exit
Improved: [pmp_ipod] Added BPM, TotalTracks, Disc# & TotalDiscs metadata support
Improved: [pmp_wifi] SSDP support and other optimizations
Fixed: Failing to load on some Windows 8 (and earlier) installs (thanks Nanner)
Fixed: Not playing the first song next when clearing then adding items to playlist
Fixed: Bento/Modern skin notifier sometimes no longer appearing (thanks pjn123)
Fixed: Deletion of 0-byte wdl*.tmp & wht*.tmp files
Fixed: Issues with re-embedding of vis plug-ins in Bento skin when exiting fullscreen
Fixed: Issues with some Icecast servers providing invalid stream links (v2.x bug!)
Fixed: Potential crashes when rapidly switching between DSP plug-ins
Fixed: [Bento Browser] Potential security vulnerabilities (thanks Julien Ahrens, inshell.net)
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Potential security vulnerabilities (thanks Julien Ahrens, inshell.net)
Fixed: [in_mp3] Mapping of POPM ratings scale
Fixed: [in_mp4] Bug where too-small passed-in buffer size resulted in loss of data
Fixed: [in_mp4] Seeking files/podcasts which use a single video frame as artwork
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Not reading Disc# (plus other general Vorbis Comments fixes)
Fixed: [in_wave] mldb info for .wav files being wiped after viewing Alt+3 dialog
Fixed: [ml_disc] Blocking of context menu items in ml tree for History & Bookmarks
Fixed: [ml_disc] Creation of 0-byte trk*.tmp files & associated crash on some systems
Fixed: [ml_impex] UI lockups on import/export of large databases
Fixed: [ml_wire] Subscriptions to podcast channels with the same name
Fixed: [ombrowser] Alt Gr keys broken in Online Services text input fields
Fixed: [pmp_android] Albumart-related crash when transferring ogg files
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Transfers fail if <Albumartist> contains illegal characters
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] Crash/hang on exit after transferring files to MTP/P4S devices
Misc: All default plug-ins now include file description & version info properties
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Removed: [gen_orgler] The end of Winamp Charts & Music Usage Database
Updated: [libFLAC] FLAC 1.3.0
Updated: [png] libpng v1.5.16
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.6
Updated: [zlib.dll] zlib 1.2.8

Winamp 5.63

New: Hungarian and Indonesian installer translations and language packs
New: [enc_vorbis] Ogg Vorbis Encoder (based on aoTuV)
Improved: Shift+F10 app key support in the Media Library
Improved: [enc_fhgaac] Added VBR mode 6, plus other minor quality improvements
Improved: [in_flac] Producer metadata support
Improved: [in_mod] Refactored, simplified and threadsafe memory allocation
Improved: [ml_history] Save playcounts when updated instead of only on exit
Improved: [ml_local] Increased search query buffers from 512 or 1024 to 2048 bytes
Improved: [gen_hotkeys] Added manual advance and visualization specific actions
Fixed: Embedded album art not working in some scenarios
Fixed: Video window reopening after being closed when editing mp4 tags
Fixed: [aacdec] Memory leak when re-syncing to AAC stream
Fixed: [bmp] Bounds checking in TSCC decoder
Fixed: [bmp] Heap overflow issues (thanks: Secunia)
Fixed: [in_avi] Divide-by-zero and NULL pointer issues (thanks: FuzzMyApp)
Fixed: [in_mod] .IT memory & heap corruption issues (thanks: Jeremy Brown, MSVR)
Fixed: [ml_local] Crash in MLDBAPI::SetField cache
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Genre and Year metadata edits writing to Disc# field
Fixed: [vis_milk2] Presets not reacting to music in localized installs (Milkdrop v2.25)
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Updated: [aacdec] Fraunhofer AAC Decoder v1.762.208
Updated: [in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.0 & libvorbis 1.3.3
Updated: [lame_enc] LAME 3.99.5
Updated: [png] libpng v1.5.10
Updated: [vp8] libvpx v1.1.0
Updated: [xml] expat v2.1.0
Updated: [zlib.dll] zlib 1.2.7

Winamp 5.623

Fixed: mp3 decoding errors at end of file (should fix reported CD burning errors)
Fixed: [aacdec] Detection of parametric stereo for AAC files made with older encoders
Fixed: [enc_fhgaac] MP4 encoder not always closing on errors or aborted transfers
Fixed: [in_avi] Crashing with certain malformed AVI files
Fixed: [in_flac & in_mp4] Memory leaks
Fixed: [in_mod] Bounds check for comments parsing
Fixed: [pmp] Multithreaded race condition (now supports thread-safe transfers)
Fixed: [pmp_android] Embedded album art being deleted on transfers
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.2.4
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.5

Winamp 5.622

Improved: [in_mp3] Support TXXX/Band as an alternative id3v2 frame for Album Artist
Fixed: [bmp/in_avi] Integer overflow issues in TSCC, RGB & YUV decoders
Fixed: [enc_fhgaac] High bitrate upsampling bug
Fixed: [in_midi] Underrun in CMF files when music offset is greater than the filesize
Fixed: [in_mod] Made sure AMF is limited to maximum of 32 channels
Fixed: [in_mp3] Crash on hitting Alt+3 for currently playing file with an APEv2 tag
Fixed: [in_mp3] Reading of id3v2.4-only TDRC (Year) frame
Fixed: [in_mp3] Don't delete TCMP & PRIV id3v2 frames when updating tags
Fixed: [in_mp4] Gapless playback
Fixed: [in_nsv] Potential integer overflow issue
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: [ml_local] Added an explanatory error page if database gets corrupted
Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.2.3
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.4
Updated: [lame_enc] LAME 3.99

Winamp 5.621

Improved: [in_nsv] New API to allow video decoder to signal codec width & height
Fixed: [enc_fhgaac] Default ADTS bitrate; Writing of gapless data
Fixed: [enc_fhgaac] HE-AAC compatibility with iTunes
Fixed: [in_midi] Various integer overflow issues (thanks: Luigi Auriemma)
Fixed: [libsndfile] PAF integer heap-overflow bug (thanks: Hossein Lotfi/Secunia)
Fixed: [ml_local] Illegal instruction crash on non-SSE machines
Fixed: [ml_rg] Some files incorrectly returning 0 gain values
Fixed: [nsvdec_vp3, nsvdec_vp5, vp6] Rescaling buffer overflow vulnerabilities
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations

Winamp 5.62

New: Fraunhofer AAC Codec with VBR encoding support
New: [theora.w5s] Theora decoder for MKV
Improved: [ml_local] New extra large albumart and option to hide album title
Improved: [in_mp3/jnetlib/ml_wire] http status code 303 & 307 redirection support
Fixed: [in_midi] Add buffer overflow check for malformed Controller Change messages
Fixed: [in_midi] Sys.Ex message processing integer underflow vulnerability
Fixed: [in_mod] Crash on .IT files with 0 channels (thanks: Luigi Auriemma)
Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash on truncated files
Fixed: [in_mp4] Distortion on MP4 files with malformed stts data
Fixed: [jnetlib] Memory leak when connecting to https streams
Fixed: [ml_impex] Importing playcount data
Fixed: [ml_local] Advanced Query Builder
Fixed: [nsvdec_vp5] Integer underrun (thanks: Luigi Auriemma)
Fixed: [pmp_wifi] Playlist syncing
Fixed: [vis_milk2] Some presets not reacting to music (Milkdrop v2.24)
Fixed: [vp6] Crash on rescaling with irregular video sizes (thanks: Luigi Auriemma)
Fixed: [vp6] Integer underrun in Deblocking filter when picture size is 0,0
Misc: Default "Restore file associations at Winamp start" setting to "off" on Vista+
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: Redesigned SHOUTcast Radio online service view (new school & classic options)
Misc: Replaced CT aacPlusDecoder.w5s with new FhG aacdec.w5s
Misc: Replaced CT enc_aacplus.dll with new FhG enc_fhgaac.dll
Misc: Toolbar now compatible with Firefox 5

Winamp 5.61

Improved: [ml_local] Search & View load speed optimizations (~20% faster!)
Improved: [ml_impex] Date parsing on import
Improved: [ml_plg] Direct mouse wheel support for generated playlist view
Improved: [ml_plg/gracenote] Database query, backup & recovery enhancements
Improved: [ml_rg] Raised maximum sample rate from 96000 to 192000
Improved: [nsutil] Added 64bit float IIR support
Improved: [Installer] Launch Winamp as regular user from elevated installer
Improved: Support for freely-rotating wheel mouse
Fixed: Added parameters sanity check to prevent JSAPI2 from crashing
Fixed: Known IE9 compatibility issues
Fixed: [Bento browser] Freeze when search string is all spaces
Fixed: [Bento/Modern skins] Crash when clicking Notifier if ml_nowplaying missing
Fixed: [gen_ml] Album art view and scrollbar listview UI issues
Fixed: [in_flac] Crash when trying to write metadata to non-existent files
Fixed: [in_mp3] APEv2 memory leak
Fixed: [in_mp3] Wrong bitmask for calculating AAC framelength
Fixed: [in_mp3] Incorrectly reported approximate frames
Fixed: [jnetlib] Potential integer overflow in http header parsing code
Fixed: [ml_local] Category not being written to file when editing metadata
Fixed: [ml_plg] Force rebuild logic for non-English locales
Fixed: [nde] Saving the mldb up to 3 times on Winamp exit (v2.95/5.0x bug)
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use <Artist> for folder name if <Albumartist> missing
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Database corruption on Eject with some iPod models
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Nano & Shuffle 4G sync issues
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: Online Help Docs moved to AOL Help site
Misc: SHOUTcast2 support tweaks for in_mp3 & Bento file info
Misc: [in_flac/in_vorbis] Changed internal rating scale from 0-5 to 0-100
Misc: [ml_local] Right-click menu tweaks (Display tracks in this view)
Reverted: Milkdrop from v2.23 to v2.2 and AVS from v2.83 to v2.81d (for now)
Updated: Sonic PrimoSDK Burning Engine v4.28.06.0
Updated: [installer] OpenCandy SDK (fixes some AV’s reporting it as malware)
Updated: [libpng] libpng v1.5.1

Winamp 5.601

Improved: [in_wave/libsndfile] Added AIF to default extension list
Improved: [ml_plg] Localization of playlist names & various other tweaks
Fixed: Win2k compatibility (caused by 5.6-specific DLL load vuln fix)
Fixed: [in_midi] Security vulnerability (thanks: Morten @ kryptoslogic)
Fixed: [in_mp3] Querying endoffset metadata for iTunes gapless playback
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Sync and Eject issues
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Compilation flag when Album Artist is "Various Artists"
Fixed: [pmp_wifi] Crash when devices.w5s missing
Misc: Made installer disable incompatible 3rd-party gen_lyrics plugin
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations

Winamp 5.6

New: [pmp_wifi] Android Wi-Fi support
New: Direct mouse wheel support
New: Option to write ratings to tags (for mp3, wma/wmv, ogg & flac)
Improved: Redesigned Devices/Portables view in Media Library
Improved: New on-the-fly "Vertically flip (Shift+F)" option in Video context menu
Improved: [dlmgr/jnetlib] Handling of http status codes 100 & 201-206
Improved: [ml_plg] Playlist Generator: context menu dialog & other features
Improved: [ml_pmp] More user-friendly Transcoding options for portable devices
Improved: [ml_transcode] Added support for <disc> & <discs> in naming scheme
Improved: [nsutil] Optimized video flip modes
Improved: [pmp_android/ipod] Added encoder blacklist
Improved: [ReplayGainAnalysis] Support for more sample rates
Fixed: DLL load security vulnerability
Fixed: [enc_lame] Memory leak
Fixed: [gen_ff] Bookmark corruption via Send To menu in main window songticker
Fixed: [gen_ml] Empty/Grey ML when restarting Winamp from a minimized state
Fixed: [gen_ml] Scrolling lag in nav panel with large amount of items
Fixed: [in_midi] Buffer/Integer overflow issues (thanks: Joakim @ nsense)
Fixed: [in_mod] Buffer overflow in comment box (MTM security vulnerability)
Fixed: [in_mkv] Crash when reading a string that was exactly SIZE_MAX bytes
Fixed: [in_mp3] ID3v1 UI glitch, APEv2 + Lyrics3 tag combo bug, APEv2 tag removal
Fixed: [in_mp4] Potential crash on getting metadata/albumart from invalid MP4 files
Fixed: [in_nsv] Integer overflow in allocating memory for metadata
Fixed: [in_nsv] Integer overflow when parsing TOC (thanks to: C. Eiram, Secunia)
Fixed: [in_nsv] Video flip mode detection quirks
Fixed: [ml_local] Arrow direction and sort inconsistencies in 3-pane views
Fixed: [ml_plg] Playlist Generator crashes and database corruption issues
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Autofill crash on empty libraries
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Crash on drag+drop items from one playlist to another
Fixed: [ml_transcode] Freeze transcoding .cda when using <filename> in scheme
Fixed: [playlist] Relative pathnames when filename is already relative
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Playlist sync & loading issues
Fixed: [pmp_android/ipod/usb] Issue with forward slashes in playlist paths
Fixed: [pmp_usb] Bug when multiple usb devices are connected
Fixed: [vis_milk2] Unicode issues with fonts & presets editor (5.58-specific)
Fixed: [vis_milk2] sprites.ini file lookup
Fixed: [vp6.w5s] Buffer overflow issue
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: Portables/Devices support now also adds ml_devices.dll & devices.w5s
Misc: Prompt user whether to move skins/langpacks when changing location
Misc: Removed Winamp Remote from installer
Misc: [ml_pmp] Moved 'Podcast Sync' to new tab in portable device options
Misc: [out_ds] Config now displays 7.1 speakers as '7.1' instead of 'Unknown'
Updated: Gracenote CDDB/MusicID v2.6.206
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.3
Updated: [in_vorbis] libogg v1.2.1 & libvorbis v1.3.2
Updated: [vp8] libvpx v0.9.5

Winamp 5.581

Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Disk-performance of metadata cache
Fixed: [gen_ml] Minor resource leak fix, plus other optimizations
Fixed: [gen_ff] Tooltip issue causing dialog windows to vanish underneath Winamp
Fixed: [ml_disc] CD drives not appearing in ML tree when ML starts not-visible
Fixed: [ml_wire] Sort by date before auto-downloading podcasts
Fixed: [pmp_android] Settings not being saved
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Manage with Winamp prompt always reappearing
Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Transcoding on USB and Android devices
Misc: Lang Pack updates (de, ro, tr, fr, ru, se, ja)
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.1.1

Winamp 5.58

New: 7digital mp3 store in Online Services
New: WebM Video support for in_mkv & vp8 decoder for in_nsv
New: [ml_downloads] Improved download manager for Podcasts and Online Services
New: [pmp_android] Android device support
Improved: New 256x256 icons for Win7/Vista (with filetypes support via gen_jumpex)
Improved: New Previous/Play/Pause/Stop/Next toolbar buttons for Win7 taskbar
Improved: New 'Vertically flip videos' option for compatibility with old drivers
Improved: Video OSD positioning & design improvements
Improved: [D3D video renderer] Overlay support for Win7
Improved: [in_flv] StreamTitle metadata support
Improved: [in_avi/in_mp3] Support for MPEG Layer 2 (mp2) audio in AVI
Improved: [in_mp4] MP4 http streaming improvements
Improved: [ml_bookmarks] Unicode bookmarks support (winamp.bm8)
Improved: [ml_history] Added option for resume playback position of podcasts
Improved: [ml_impex] Import/Export 'Publisher', 'Producer' & 'Director' fields
Improved: [ml_local/in_mp3] Write ratings to POPM frame in id3v2 tags (w.i.p.)
Improved: [ml_wire] Various tweaks to Subscriptions view
Improved: [pmp_ipod] Support for newer gen Classic models
Fixed: External language folder always looking in a 'en-US' folder
Fixed: Handling of global keyboard accelerator table (fixes: Ctrl+Alt+N, Ctrl+T, etc)
Fixed: Scrolling issues with high resolution mice
Fixed: Stackoverflow issue when loading a malformed whatsnew.txt
Fixed: [enc_flac] Compression Factor config setting (always outputting at level 5)
Fixed: [gen_ff] Default fallback font always same as TTF replacement font in Prefs
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Elevation on Win7/Vista for Shell Options
Fixed: [gen_ml] Tree not focused when opening ML in modern skins
Fixed: [in_cdda] CD info edits not being remembered
Fixed: [in_mp4] Integer type coercion bug which caused certain MP4 files to crash
Fixed: [in_mp4] Playback of video-only files
Fixed: [in_mp4] Some vis plugins/presets not working with mp4
Fixed: [libmp4v2] Lockup when attempting to play malformed iTMS M4V videos
Fixed: [ml_local] Rating lost when updating mp3 file info (5.57-specific)
Fixed: [ml_pmp] pmp_*.dll plugins not being removed via: Prefs -> Uninstall
Fixed: [pmp_usb] No disk in drive error with card readers
Fixed: [pmp_usb] xml cache losing metadata (now using NDE instead)
Fixed: [vis_milk2] Some presets not loading under locales other than English
Fixed: [vp6] stack overflow with malformed codec data (thanks Nicolas Joly, VUPEN)
Misc: Added more genres to File Info dialog
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: More translation fixes, localization updates & unicode support improvements
Misc: Moved ml_rg config settings to Prefs -> Playback -> Replay Gain
Misc: Improved uninstaller with options to remove bundled apps and user settings
Misc: Redesigned "Winamp Pro" prefs page
Updated: Gracenote CDDB/MusicID v2.6.205
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.1
Updated: [in_vorbis] libogg 1.2.0 & libvorbis 1.3.1
Updated: [lame_enc] LAME 3.98.4

Winamp 5.572

Improved: [h264.w5s] H.264 decoder optimizations
Improved: [in_avi/bmp.w5s] Support for RGB bitmap AVI
Improved: [ml_disc] Support for Disc# in CD Ripping naming convention
Fixed: Crash when using Alt+3 editor during mldb background scan
Fixed: EasyMove for classic video window
Fixed: Spectrum analyzer and beat vis for 32bit PCM files
Fixed: [bmp.w5s] Memory leaks with BMP AVI codecs (tscc, rle, yuv, rgb)
Fixed: [D3D] Crash when changing height but not width on back-to-back videos
Fixed: [gen_tray] Compact mode in Win7 popout tray
Fixed: [in_avi] Crash on files with missing RIFF header (including 0-byte files)
Fixed: [in_avi] Crash when ix## seektables aren't where they are supposed to be...
Fixed: [in_mod] Out of memory error with some older .mod files
Fixed: [in_mp3] ADTS header unicode/ansi issues (for .aac files)
Fixed: [ml_impex] UTF-8 writing
Fixed: [ml_local] Info editor erasing mldb fields not supported by input plugin
Misc: Further attempts to fix reported elevation/registration issues on Vista & Win7
Misc: Installer: Only install Gracenote alongside dependent components
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: Various translation updates (note: French lang pack now updated to 5.57x)
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.0.7.3
Updated: libpng 1.4.0
Updated: libsndfile 1.0.21

Winamp 5.571

New: MPEG-4 video support for in_mp4 & in_flv (Winamp Pro only)
New: [in_avi] Native AVI video support (MPEG-4 = Winamp Pro only)
New: [in_mkv] Matroska MKV video support (MPEG-4 = Winamp Pro only)
New: [ml_addons] Browser for discovering new skins & plugins
New: Winamp detection browser plugins for IE & Firefox
Improved: Direct3D video rendering
Improved: Filetype association handling on Vista & Windows 7
Improved: New fullscreen video OSD
Improved: Added ReplayGain Preamp control to Prefs (previously .ini only)
Improved: VU meter (beat vis) optimizations
Improved: [gen_ff] Multithreaded <AlbumArt/> object
Improved: [in_flac/in_vorbis] Tag support for Organization field as Publisher
Improved: [in_flv] AAC, aacPlus & ADPCM audio support in FLV files
Improved: [in_mp4] Support for aacPlus parametric stereo in mp4 container
Improved: [in_nsv] Native h.264 decoding (Winamp Pro only)
Improved: [in_wave] Unicode filename handling
Improved: [ml_history] Play Offset feature for resuming playback of podcasts
Improved: [ml_local] Director & Producer fields & columns for videos
Improved: [ml_local] Row cache for NDE to vastly speed up queries
Improved: [ml_online] Right-click option to open service in new window
Improved: [ml_wire] feed:// pcast:// and winamp:// protocol support
Improved: [ml_wire] Option to automatically download 'x' most recent episodes
Improved: [ml_wire] Redesigned Podcast Directory view
Improved: [pmp_usb] Option to set paths in saved playlists
Improved: [vis_milk2] Milkdrop2 updated to use ns-eel2 (thanks Justin)
Fixed: Custom mldb info reverts to filename on Alt+3 for in_dshow, flv & swf
Fixed: Elevator installation and Aero compatibility issues in 5.57 on Windows Vista
Fixed: HeapSetInformation not located in kernel32 error under Win2k
Fixed: Shuffle feature broken under limited user profiles
Fixed: Various other reported issues/bugs/crashes with 5.57
Fixed: [gen_ml] Bold text in Local Media views on some systems
Fixed: [gen_tray] Compact mode not working on 64-bit OS
Fixed: [in_flac] Playback freezing before end of some corrupted files
Fixed: [in_flv] Sync issue where video lags behind audio on some flv files
Fixed: [in_flv] Various h.263-related crash issues
Fixed: [in_mod] Heap overflow security vulnerability (thanks Dyon Balding, Secunia)
Fixed: [in_mod] Some s3m files crashing on load
Fixed: [in_mp4] Various transcoding issues
Fixed: [in_wm] Main window & taskbar menu blocked after closing DRM browser
Fixed: [jpeg.w5s/png.w5s] Security vulnerability fixes (thanks Nicolas Joly, VUPEN)
Fixed: [ml_local] Remove missing files broken in full rescan
Fixed: [ml_wire] feeds.xml sometimes being destroyed
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] Crashing with certain devices
Fixed: [vis_avs] Compile issues causing some presets to not load properly or crash
Misc: Improved Windows 7 compatibility, incl. aero thumbnail & taskbar integration
Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: New info page for lang pack developers in About Winamp dialog
Misc: New MPEG-4 video support adds h264.w5s & mp4v.w5s
Misc: Renamed nsvdec_vp6.dll to vp6.w5s
Misc: Removed gen_dropbox from the installer, for now...
Misc: Right-click to close Notifier in Bento skin
Misc: Some keyboard accelerator fixes (new Ctrl+Alt+B for Add current to bookmarks)
Misc: Various installer improvements (including new DirectX version checker)
Updated: aacPlus decoder 8.2.2, encoder 8.2.0
Updated: Gracenote CDDB/MusicID v2.6.101
Updated: libpng 1.2.40
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.0.7.1
Updated: [in_vorbis] libvorbis 1.2.3 & libogg 1.1.4

Winamp 5.56

New: Winamp Orgler plugin - Let's you track, chart & share your listening history
Improved: [jnetlib] New SSL support for playback of https:// streams
Improved: [ml_autotag] Fuzzy matches now unchecked by default & marked 'Unsure'
Improved: [ml_local] New background scanner
Improved: [ml_online] Various tweaks, fixes & enhancements
Improved: [ml_pmp] Added support for drag+drop from Explorer to device playlists
Fixed: iexplore process not ending when browser closed after opened via Winamp
Fixed: Save EQ preset name duplication bug
Fixed: [Bento skin] SHOUTcast homepage url's redirecting to Winamp search
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Up/down buttons reversed, 'stop after current' & other issues
Fixed: [in_mod] Crash on some .s3m modules (w.i.p.)
Fixed: [in_mod] Playback glitch during background transcoding
Fixed: [in_wm] Decimal point issues in Alt+3 format info
Fixed: [in_wm] Embedded IE browser for DRM license acquisition
Fixed: [in_wm] Loading of URLs in WPL playlist files
Fixed: [in_mp4/libmp4v2] Integer overflow bug with MP4 sample size
Fixed: [libsndfile] VOC buffer overflow vulnerability
Fixed: [ml_impex] Read "has video" field from iTunes XML (and write on export)
Fixed: [tagz.w5s] Hang with $right function in ATF when specified field is empty
Fixed: [vis_avs] msvcp71.dll dependency
Misc: Added front.jpg/gif/etc to album art criteria
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: New omBrowser.w5s shared component for ml_nowplaying, wire & online
Misc: Removed dashboard (ml_dash) from distribution
Misc: ml_orb now only installed as part of separate Winamp Remote package
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.0.5
Updated: libsndfile 1.0.20

Winamp 5.552

Fixed: [gen_ff] memcpy integer overflow vulnerability in maki script loading

Winamp 5.551

Fixed: [libsndfile] CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Updated: libsndfile 1.0.19

Winamp 5.55

New: Turkish, Portuguese-BR & Romanian installer translations and language packs
New: WBM system for lazy-loading of *.w5s files
New: [Bento skin] Playlist tab (optional)
New: [ml_impex] iTunes-compatible Media Library database import/export plugin
Improved: [gen_ff] Faster & no flicker when loading/switching skins
Improved: [gen_jumpex] New 'Add to Library' shell menu item & other tweaks
Improved: [gen_jumpex] True unicode search support
Improved: [gen_ml] Optional alternating row colors for list views
Improved: [gen_ml] Optional skinned menus
Improved: [in_mod] Experimental ExtendedRead support (transcoding, burning, etc)
Improved: [in_mod] Now uses global Playback config for thread priority
Improved: [in_mp3] APEv2 tag editing/creating tweaks
Improved: [in_mp3] Show instantaneous bitrates for AAC VBR
Improved: [ml_local] Media Library searches now ignore diacritics
Improved: [ml_local] New 'Category' and 'Lossless' database fields
Improved: [ml_local] New playcount Tracking Control options
Improved: [ml_local] New 'Play/Enqueue random' item for top level filters
Improved: [ml_online] New toolbar and various other tweaks & optimizations
Improved: [ml_online] Support for 3rd-party Services
Improved: [vis_milk2] Pixel Shader 2.0 & 3.0 support tweaks
Improved: [vis_nsfs] Unicode title display for currently playing track
Improved: [Winamp Agent] Localization support
Improved: [Winamp Modern skin] New spectrum vis options
Fixed: Accessibility fixup for Format Info string in Alt+3 dialog
Fixed: Genre not being saved with Autotag feature in Alt+3 dialog
Fixed: Memory leaks in in_mp3, in_wm, gen_dropbox, ml_local, ml_pmp & tagz.w5s
Fixed: New version check can't be disabled when anon statistics is enabled
Fixed: Rare crash when closing vis window
Fixed: Various issues when starting/stopping/switching vis plugins
Fixed: [Agent] Systray icon not showing if 'Play in Winamp' removed in Shell Options
Fixed: [enc_flac] 24-bit FLAC encoding
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Shell Options, B Hotkey, Send To menus & other misc bugs
Fixed: [gen_ml] Library button resize glitch
Fixed: [in_cdda] Potential cddb Disc null pointer crash
Fixed: [in_flac] Albumartist & Ensemble fields not cleared when deleting Album Artist
Fixed: [in_flac] Track restarts when updating metadata
Fixed: [in_mp3] Potential ID3v2.0/2.1 crash issue
Fixed: [in_mp4] Empty genre metadata field (eg. when transcoding from flac to m4a)
Fixed: [in_mp4] Long hangs on slow network drives
Fixed: [libsndfile] AIFF buffer overflow vulnerability (thanks milw0rm/secunia)
Fixed: [ml_disc] Potential crash on exit
Fixed: [ml_disc] 'Use uppercase file extensions' ripping option not being respected
Fixed: [ml_history] Tracking still updates if playback stopped before specified time
Fixed: [ml_local] Broken 'Create Playlist' button functionality in local media
Fixed: [ml_local] Remove missing files broken with some older/corrupt databases
Fixed: [ml_wire] Columns sometimes hidden in Downloads view
Fixed: [ml_plg] Multiple 'Failed to initialize' error messages
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Crash when deleting playlists/files from a P4S portable device
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Metadata hooking, transcoder, autofill and other bug fixes
Fixed: [nde] Albums with % in title not displaying tracklist in local media views
Fixed: [out_ds] Logarithmic volume control dB display glitch
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Deletion of non-existent files from database
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Reading of Play Count statistics
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Various database, albumart, playback & disconnection issues
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
Misc: New "Send Feedback" item in the Help menu
Misc: Note that changes made to the ml database are not backwards compatible!
Misc: Removed some older Milkdrop presets and added some newer ones
Misc: Separated vlb.w5s and nsvdec_vp3.dll decoders from in_mp3 and in_nsv
Misc: Separated timer from gen_ff into timer.w5s
Updated: Gracenote CDDB/MusicID v2.6.0.6
Updated: libpng 1.2.35
Updated: Sonic Burning Engine v4.10.32.502
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.0.4
Updated: [in_mp3] Fraunhofer Decoder v4.3
Updated: [lame_enc] LAME 3.98.2
Updated: [vis_avs] AVS v2.82

Winamp 5.541

Improved: [pmp_ipod] Better auto-detection of newer iPod models
Fixed: Filetype icons in Windows Explorer not updating when changed in Prefs
Fixed: ML & Vis appear under other overlapping modern skin windows
Fixed: No error message when trying to edit metadata for Read-Only files
Fixed: Potential security vulnerability in NowPlaying
Fixed: [gen_ff] Keyboard shortcuts in modern skin playlist windowshade mode
Fixed: [gen_ml] Scrolling to bottom of AlbumArt pane & other misc scrollbar issues
Fixed: [in_mp3] Broken '307 - Temporary Redirect' url's
Fixed: [ml_local] AlbumArt icon selection glitch
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Play and Enqueue actions reversed if Enqueue is set as default
Fixed: [ml_rg] ReplayGain analysis of 20bit files
Misc: Double-click Modern pledit songticker now toggles windowshade mode again
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations

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

Winamp 5.531

Fixed: Bento browser redirecting some url's to Winamp Search
Fixed: Bento collapse/expand button bug
Fixed: Recent URL's not saving (5.53-specific)
Fixed: Total time display of selected tracks in Classic playlist (5.53-specific)
Fixed: [jnetlib] AOL Radio skipping/buffer issue
Fixed: [ml_local] Right-click Play/Enqueue all items issue in 3-pane views
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Broken right-click context menu items (5.53-specific)

Winamp 5.53

Improved: Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes
Improved: New 'Refine Search' feature in Cover Art Downloader dialog
Improved: Unicode support for Language Packs incompatible with system locale
Improved: [in_cdda] Now reads & writes CD data to an NDE database
Improved: [in_cdda/ml_disc] Reimplementation of simple offline CD Info Editor
Improved: [in_flac] Faster FLAC metadata gathering
Improved: [in_mp3] More accurate .AAC length calculation
Improved: [in_wav/in_mp4] Support for http streaming of files larger than 2GB
Improved: [ml_disc] Added support for Data CD reading (w.i.p.)
Improved: [ml_local/nde] Background scanning & database optimizations
Improved: [ml_local] Unicode compliant filename-based metadata guessing
Improved: [ml_transcode] Remove trailing periods from destination filepath
Improved: [pmp_usb] Added AlbumArtist support to Naming Convention
Fixed: Classic EQ appearing with Modern skins after switch->minimize->restore
Fixed: Various miscellaneous Album Art related issues
Fixed: [enc_lame] Now rejects multi-channel and above 48KHz source files
Fixed: [gen_ff] Translated skin image loading
Fixed: [gen_ml] Header sort arrow and Rating column display under Windows 2000
Fixed: [gen_ml] Various drawing glitches when changing views
Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash under limited connectivity conditions
Fixed: [in_cdda] Spectrum vis in analog MCI playback mode
Fixed: [in_flac] Small memory leak when writing FLAC metadata
Fixed: [in_flv] Last two seconds of flv videos being cut off
Fixed: [in_mp3] Crash on encountering a bad ID3v2 version (e.g. ID3v2.F)
Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash on file-not-found during background decode
Fixed: [in_wave] Infinite loop on attempted repeat playback of dead files
Fixed: [in_wm] ASX v2 loading
Fixed: [in_wm] Crash on files & streams with a huge discontinuity jump
Fixed: [in_wm / out_ds] Copy 'Status' to clipboard Unicode bug
Fixed: [ml_autotag] Crash with certain tracks
Fixed: [ml_history] Crash on drag+drop all history items to playlist
Fixed: [ml_local] Rating of items with Unicode filenames
Fixed: [ml_online/orb] Nodes dropping to bottom of ML tree on Lang Pack change
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Play playlist from Media Library main menu item
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Filename length incompatibility with iPod Music Quiz v2
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Missing 'Advanced' button in Edit Query dialog
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Physical deletion of playing file
Misc: Added Russian installer translation and language pack
Misc: In2TV removed from Online Services
Misc: Installer now built with NSIS Unicode version [thanks Jim Park]
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements and optimizations
Misc: Moved shared zlib.dll compression library out of winamp.exe
Updated: Bento skin v1.1 #120

Winamp 5.52

Improved: Better Unicode filename support for enc_*.dll audio encoders
Improved: [ml_transcode] Unicode filename support
Improved: [in_mp3] APEv2 tag support
Improved: [in_flac] Support for reading/writing BPM metadata
Improved: [nde] Optimized for faster mldb query results
Improved: [vis_milk2] Pixel shaders now work on onboard Intel graphics chips
Fixed: Comment field character limitation in Basic Info tab of File Editor
Fixed: Playback Thread Priority middle setting resets to Lowest
Fixed: [in_mp3] Ultravox streaming metadata stack overflow (Thanks: Secunia)
Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash when attempting to play non-existent files
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Crash when clearing existing metadata fields in File Info
Fixed: [in_wave] Transcoding of floating point WAV files
Fixed: [ml_transcode] Memory leaks
Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks and improvements
Updated: Bento skin #118

Winamp 5.51

New: Autoplay Handlers for Audio, MP3 and Video CD's on WinXP & Vista
New: Default Programs registration for installations on Windows Vista
New: Optional Constant-Q Equalizer and optional ISO Standard frequency bands
New: [in_flv] Flash Video decoder (vp6 only, not h.263)
Improved: Browser download manager now uses CD Ripping destination folder
Improved: Deletion of embedded album art via Artwork tab in File Info
Improved: More accurately translated Language Packs
Improved: More miscellaneous UI/dialog tweaks & improvements
Improved: Option to set the number of pixels to scroll for modern songticker
Improved: [Gracenote/MusicID] Better error checking & memory cache optimizations
Improved: [gen_ff] More miscellaneous freeform skinning engine optimizations
Improved: [gen_hotkeys] Added optional WM_APPCOMMAND support for media keys
Improved: [gen_hotkeys] Added increase + decrease rating on current track
Improved: [in_dshow] Reading of length and bitrate for non-default video formats
Improved: [in_flac] Optimized disk caching for increased performance
Improved: [in_mp3] Better optimization for older Pentium Pro/2/3 cpu's
Improved: [in_mp3] Support for reading ALBUM ARTIST field if TPE2 not present
Improved: [in_mp4] Better Unicode support and metadata read optimizations
Improved: [in_mp4] Optimized disk caching/reading
Improved: [in_vorbis] Support for reading YEAR field if DATE not present
Improved: [ml_disc/in_cdda] Disc reading tweaks and other general optimizations
Improved: [ml_history] New tracking control options
Improved: [ml_local] Added column for BPM
Improved: [ml_local] Album column sorting order logic
Improved: [ml_local] Better playlist handling
Improved: [ml_local] Bumped track# metadata guessing limit from 130 to 999
Improved: [ml_local] Database query and memory optimizations
Improved: [ml_pmp] Support for drag&drop from Explorer into portable device view
Improved: [ml_transcode] Prompt to delete aborted transcodes
Fixed: Artwork not found if .nfo filename contains a period
Fixed: ASX Parser converting all stream links in .asx playlists to upper case
Fixed: Classic songticker wraparound glitchiness
Fixed: Dragging/scrolling of songticker text after resize
Fixed: Global Hotkeys list destroyed when changing language packs
Fixed: Gracenote CDDB Editor genre selection glitches
Fixed: Gracenote/MusicID not using Winamp's proxy setting
Fixed: Parsing of ansi ASX playlists containing non-standard characters
Fixed: Restore from System Tray if previously closed in a minimized state
Fixed: Setup resetting desktop icons :-o
Fixed: Spectrum vis incompatibility crash with some 3rd-party input plugins
Fixed: Truetype replacement font alignment in Winamp Modern winshade songticker
Fixed: Various miscellaneous keyboard shortcut issues
Fixed: Winamp Agent registry entry typo (wianmpa.exe)
Fixed: [Bento] Collapse/Expand Playlist not respecting 'Show Album Art' setting
Fixed: [gen_ff] Potential high CPU usage of songticker object
Fixed: [gen_ff] TrueType replacement font change not updating in real-time
Fixed: [gen_hotkeys] Restore from minimized state whilst About dialog is open
Fixed: [gen_ml] Blank ML when restarting Winamp from a minimized state
Fixed: [gen_ml] Cancelling Online Media password prompt clears password & filters
Fixed: [in_dshow] Miscalculation of some mpeg video lengths
Fixed: [in_flac] Divide-by-zero crash on corrupt files
Fixed: [in_mp3] Deleting Lyrics3 tag in Alt+3 Editor also deletes ID3v1 tag
Fixed: [in_mp3] Handling of ID3v2 with bad version/revision #'s
Fixed: [in_mp3] ID3v2 parsing crash with some mp3's
Fixed: [in_mp3] ID3v2 tag not showing when ID3v1 tag reading is disabled in config
Fixed: [in_mp3] MPEG Info not showing in Alt+3 for files with large ID3v2 tags
Fixed: [in_mp3] Now only reads first ID3v2 tag if more than one is present
Fixed: [in_mp3] Winamp UI freezes when loading certain corrupt mp3's
Fixed: [in_mp4] Playback of mp3 in mp4 container
Fixed: [in_mp4] Seeking when paused
Fixed: [in_mp4/jpeg.w5s] Crash when Art field is in metadata with no embedded art
Fixed: [in_vorbis] UTF8->UTF16 optimized (fixes File Info delay bug)
Fixed: [libmp4v2] Corrupt m4a's not playing, better handling of ones beyond repair
Fixed: [ml_autotag] Crash when track isn't part of a disc, eg. internet-only releases
Fixed: [ml_autotag] Stops processing when switching to another ml view
Fixed: [ml_disc] CD view/titles not refreshing when ejecting old/inserting new CD
Fixed: [ml_disc] Crash when using invalid strings in playlist filename generation
Fixed: [ml_disc] No Burn button under some system configurations
Fixed: [ml_disc/ml_pmp/ml_transcode] Processing of # in Destination Folder path
Fixed: [ml_local] Artist column in descending order when sorting by Year
Fixed: [ml_local] Down key in Search field not focusing the Simple View list
Fixed: [ml_local] Last Updated, Album Gain & Podcast column sorting orders
Fixed: [ml_local] Two filters always checkmarked in Edit View for Simple views
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Shift+Enter hotkey to Enqueue playlist
Fixed: [ml_plg] Crash when stopping Playlist Generator scan or resetting database
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Column sorting orders
Fixed: [ml_rg] Restore from minimized state whilst rg results dialog is open
Fixed: [ml_transcode] Restore from minimized state whilst config dialog is open
Fixed: [ml_wire] Podcasts not being downloaded if <title> includes carriage returns
Fixed: [ml_wire] Lockup when encountering scripts in <description> field
Fixed: [out_disk] Output folder always resetting to My Documents\My Music
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] 'Add album art' option always checkmarked
Fixed: [tataki] Potential crash when encountering an invalid/superficial error
Fixed: [vis_milk2] Crash when exiting fullscreen back to attached Modern skin window
Misc: Alt+3 Auto-Tag now saves Gracenote FileId and ExtData fields
Misc: Double-click Stereo indicator to open Playback prefs (Bento & Modern skins)
Misc: Installation is now prevented on Win9x
Misc: Made Milkdrop2 the default vis plugin
Misc: Split the Playback prefs into 3 tabs: Playback, Equalizer & Replay Gain
Misc: Various installer setup & localization translation tweaks
Misc: Various Bento skin fixes, tweaks and improvements
Misc: Various Winamp Modern skin 5.5-related updates
Misc: [ml_local] Removed deprecated 'Show album gain values' option in Prefs
Updated: Bento skin #117
Updated: Gracenote MusicID/CDDB v2.5.1
Updated: libpng 1.2.22
Updated: [vis_milk2] MilkDrop 2.0c

Winamp 5.5

New: Bento SingleUI Skin
New: Auto-Tagger in File Info dialog (powered by Gracenote)
New: Album Art support, including new window for Winamp Modern skin
New: Fully translatable Localization support
New: WLZ (Winamp Language Zip) filetype support
New: Global 'playback thread priority' setting for decoders
New: Media Monitor and MP3 Blog site scraper (in Bento browser)
New: Option to set the number of lines to scroll in the Playlist
New: Option to not show playlist item number in classic songticker
New: Option to not show the playlist number in the Windows taskbar
New: Redesigned Installer
New: Run Setup switch, winamp.exe /REG=S
New: Unified File Editor, with Artwork tab (for mp3, m4a, wma, ogg, flac)
New: Version History drop-down selector and Search (in About dialog)
New: Winamp Toolbar for Internet Explorer (optional)
New: %family% ATF string for identifying filetypes
New: $split() ATF function for splitting x/y disc & track strings
New: [in_mp3] Multi-channel mp3surround support
New: [gen_ml] Tree Options tab in Media Library Preferences
New: [ml_autotag] Mass Auto-Tagger in Send-To menu (powered by Gracenote)
New: [ml_local] 3 pane view options in 'Add/Edit View' dialog
New: [ml_local] Smart View Presets
New: [ml_local] Album Art support/pane and retrieval service
New: [ml_local] Toolbar buttons to control view options
New: [ml_plg] Winamp Playlist Generator (powered by Gracenote MusicID)
New: [ml_pmp] New fields, configurable filter panes & columns, 3 pane view
New: [ml_pmp] Album Art view & support for iPod and P4S Devices
New: [ml_pmp] Separate view for video files
New: [vis_milk2] Milkdrop2 Visualizer
Improved: General misc UI/Dialog tweaks & improvements
Improved: Re-tuned and optimized classic Spectrum Analyzer
Improved: Surround indicator in Winamp Modern skin for multi-channel files
Improved: Classic Songticker option for Winamp Modern skin (via Config drawer)
Improved: [in_cdda] Conductor metadata support
Improved: [in_cdda] Handling of multiple discs
Improved: [in_flac/in_vorbis] ALBUM ARTIST & ENSEMBLE read support
Improved: [in_flac] Advanced Editor mode
Improved: [in_mod] Added support for more than 256 samples
Improved: [in_mp3] Faster metadata gathering (also speeds up ReplayGain scan)
Improved: [in_mp4] Smoother data sent to vis & other minor tweaks
Improved: [in_wm] Faster WMA/WMV metadata gathering
Improved: [gen_ff] General freeform skinning engine optimizations
Improved: [gen_ml] Collapsed/expanded state of treeview items now remembered
Improved: [gen_ml] Skinned scrollbars in Media Library for newer Modern skins
Improved: [gen_ml] Reordering of treeview items (via drag+drop)
Improved: [ml_disc] Better Unicode support & other misc tweaks
Improved: [ml_history] Unicode support
Improved: [ml_local] Customize Columns menu for top filter panes
Improved: [ml_local] Option to show horizontal scrollbar for top panes
Improved: [ml_local] New 'Podcasts' view (appears after downloading a podcast)
Improved: [ml_local] Added ISPODCAST and PODCASTCHANNEL field names
Improved: [ml_local] Added BEGINSLIKE comparison operator
Improved: [ml_local] Dragging of headers to sort column order
Improved: [ml_local] Redesigned Smart View Editor
Improved: [ml_local] Star Rating display and selection
Improved: [ml_pmp] 'Copy to Local Media' config separated from CD Ripping settings
Improved: [ml_pmp] Portables "Sync" can now keep podcasts updated
Improved: [ml_rg] ReplayGain calculation support for 64, 88.2 & 96 KHz samplerates
Improved: [ml_wire] Optional automatic downloading of new podcast episodes
Improved: [ml_wire] Multi-select, 'Send To' menu and other general enhancements
Improved: [ml_wire] Podcast downloads now saved in channel subfolders
Improved: [ml_wire] Updated podcast directory
Improved: [pmp_ipod] Now uses the iPod's podcast menu for podcasts
Fixed: 'All supported files' showing all filetypes in Open Files dialog
Fixed: Esc key not working in Credits & Winamp tabs of About Box
Fixed: Long filepaths corrupted when opening Winamp via Explorer context menu
Fixed: Oversized preference pages with large DPI setting
Fixed: Recurrence of multiple instances bug (previously fixed in 5.3)
Fixed: Selecting 'No' for 'Physically Remove' prompt removes playlist/mldb item
Fixed: TV button in video window not working
Fixed: Windows showing if switching from modern to classic skin in minimized state
Fixed: [ASX Loader] Recursive playlist loading & case-insensitive element matching
Fixed: [ASX Loader] Handling of entries embedded within a REPEAT tag
Fixed: [dsp_sps] DEP incompatibility
Fixed: [gen_ff] "Can't unload script while in script" error when switching skins
Fixed: [gen_ff] Remember ML size when switching between Modern & Classic skins
Fixed: [gen_ff] Transparent docked toolbars for skins using alpha-blending
Fixed: [gen_ff] 10% opacity not applying on skins that add items to rt-click menu
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Crash when loading multiple files via Explorer context menu
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Remove Duplicate Entries action broken in pledit
Fixed: [gen_ml] %playcount% returning Comment on drag+drop from ML to pledit
Fixed: [gen_ml] Shift+Insert (New Playlist) and F1 (Help) keyboard shortcuts
Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash when attempting to rip a CD in a 2nd instance of Winamp
Fixed: [in_flac] General FLAC Editor quirks (Comments field, Enter key, etc)
Fixed: [in_flac] 24bit files don't play when 'Allow 24bit' setting is disabled
Fixed: [in_mod] Fadeout value goes below 0.0 sec in in_mod config
Fixed: [in_mod] Interpolator 'division by zero' crash bug
Fixed: [in_mp3] Crash on some mp3's with corrupt ID3v2 extended headers (rare)
Fixed: [in_mp3] Crash on loading corrupt id3v2.3 tags of a later revision
Fixed: [in_mp3] Negative bitrate in File Info for long mp3's
Fixed: [in_mp4] Glitch when modifying metadata on playing track
Fixed: [in_mp4/libmp4v2] Memory leaks
Fixed: [in_wave/libsndfile] Crash on invalid .au files
Fixed: [in_wm] Garbage characters when editing filetypes in config
Fixed: [in_wm] Potential DRM lockup issue
Fixed: [ml_disc] 0 byte temp files not deleted after ripping
Fixed: [ml_disc] Double-click drive icon in Rip & Burn not selecting tree item
Fixed: [ml_disc] Crash when using <trackartist> in playlist filename generation
Fixed: [ml_disc] Drag+drop from Audio CD view to Playlist Editor
Fixed: [ml_local] (no album) items adding to Album count in Artist pane
Fixed: [ml_local] isempty and =0 queries now return same results
Fixed: [ml_local] Add dir to 'Watch Folders' path truncated to 64 characters
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Inserting extra period in filename when transcoding to mp4/aac
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Sending ansi-converted titles instead of Unicode
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Transfer caption building when Artist metadata is empty
Fixed: [ml_wire] Subscription Updates setting always resets to 'Never'
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Potential incompatability issues with latest version of iTunes
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] 'Error In Insert' when transferring to some P4S devices
Fixed: [pmp_usb] Slow Winamp startup when external usb drive connected
Fixed: [vis_milk] Milkdrop DEP incompatibility
Misc: Winamp Remote is now an installer option (ml_orb.dll)
Misc: Moved drawing engine out of gen_ff to tataki.dll
Misc: Moved freetype font renderer out of gen_ff to freetype.wac
Misc: Removed deprecated .LNG Language file support
Misc: Removed db.w5s (replaced by new Gracenote database system)
Misc: Removed Station Info window and Prefs page
Misc: Removed unicows.lib/dll as we have officially dropped support for Win9x
Updated: Gracenote MusicID/CDDB v2.5
Updated: libpng 1.2.20
Updated: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies aacPlus Encoder v8.1.0
Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v0.99.2
Updated: [in_flac] FLAC 1.2.1
Updated: [in_mp3] FhG Decoder v4.10
Updated: [in_vorbis] libvorbis 1.2.0

Winamp 5.35

Improved: Current translation support of core strings and dialogs
Improved: Correct theming of tabbed dialogs on WinXP+
Improved: Various misc tweaks/improvements
Fixed: More tabbing fixes in UI and Preferences
Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash with non-English characters in user path
Fixed: [in_cdda] Gapless playback of mix CDs with Sonic Engine
Fixed: [in_flac] Genre field truncated in Flac Editor
Fixed: [in_mp3] Incompatibility with musicbrainz tags
Fixed: [in_mp3] Long stream urls truncated in Alt+3 dialog
Fixed: [in_mp3] Tracklength not showing for mp3's with large embedded coverart
Fixed: [in_mp4] MP4 file parsing buffer overflow vulnerability
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Cancel button in Vorbis Editor
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Tabbing in Vorbis Editor
Fixed: [in_wm] Artist and Title fields reversed in WMA Editor
Fixed: [in_wm] Crash when attempting to play malformed ASX playlists
Fixed: [ml_local] NOTHAS and != with empty fields
Fixed: [ml_wire] (4294967295%) in sc wire downloads
Fixed: [ml_wire] Podcast downloading bug (uninitialized variable error)
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] Crash on sync/transfers
Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump To File Extra v0.99.1b

Winamp 5.34

New: IPv6 support
Improved: Made installer delete in_mp3pro :/
Improved: Embedded IE pages now run in a separate thread
Improved: General speed and performance optimizations
Improved: Various Media Library resize flicker fixes
Improved: GDI+ video rendering for Windows Vista
Improved: IPC_CONVERTFILE now uses api_decodefile (for ripping & transcoding)
Improved: [in_wave] Added ATF support for %bitrate%
Improved: [gen_ff] Better handling of invalid XML during skin load
Improved: [gen_jumpex] JTFE Unicode support
Improved: [ml_local] Composer / Album view (in Edit View, Filters tab)
Improved: [ml_local] Unicode drag&drop and send-to support
Improved: [ml_local] Added option for using Artist as Album Artist
Improved: [ml_pmp] PMP Unicode support
Fixed: ???? in the taskbar & system tray with Unicode titles (note that many third party plugins will cause this to revert back to ????)
Fixed: CD Burning on Windows Vista
Fixed: Classic skin scrollbar overlap display glitch with 'smooth resize' enabled
Fixed: Crash on exit with docked playlist toolbar (ml_local/ml_playlists bug)
Fixed: DirectDraw video rendering (non-overlay mode) constant redraw/flicker
Fixed: Folder locking bug after using Open Files/Folder dialog
Fixed: Installation of Sonic Engine on systems with other Sonic/Roxio products
Fixed: Installer resets cwd= to the install dir
Fixed: Redraw bug when moving external windows over Pledit
Fixed: Tab orders in Preferences
Fixed: Various media library accessibility/focus issues
Fixed: Video crash when using WinKey+L
Fixed: [enc_lame] Better output samplerate selection for transcoding
Fixed: [enc_wav] WAVs missing first 11 samples
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Stability issues and key reported plugin bugs
Fixed: [gen_ml] Keyboard focus issue
Fixed: [gen_ml] Node alignment bug
Fixed: [in_cdda] Long artist/albumartist CD Info bug
Fixed: [in_cdda] Crash on Winamp exit after playing Audio CD
Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash-on-close bug
Fixed: [in_cdda] CD-Text adds to end of cddb fields instead of clearing first
Fixed: [in_dshow] Potential crash on corrupt/malformed media files
Fixed: [in_dshow] Crash scanning ml folders containing videos on a network drive
Fixed: [in_mod] .s3m and .it memory corruption bug
Fixed: [in_mp3] Memory leak when retrieving info for .aac files
Fixed: [in_mp3] .aac / out_wave playback glitches
Fixed: [in_vorbis] Album tag removed when using ml 'edit selected items'
Fixed: [in_wm] Crash when trying to burn WMA files
Fixed: [libsndfile] matlab (.mat) memory corruption bug
Fixed: [ml_local] Composer tag not saving with 'Edit Info'
Fixed: [ml_local] Total size not showing up in local media views
Fixed: [ml_local] Possible duplicate entries on upgrades after rescanning folders
Fixed: [ml_local] (No Album Artist) & (No Publisher) sometimes displays no results
Fixed: [ml_local] Sorting Album pane by Year
Fixed: [ml_local] isempty/isnotempty for querying empty/populated fields
Fixed: [ml_local] Search broken in simple views (Win2k-specific)
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Drag+Drop playlists to pmp devices broken
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Possible crash when deleting a group of songs containing non-sequential duplicates
Fixed: [ml_pmp] "haven't" typo in prefs :-D
Fixed: [ml_rg] ReplayGain analysis failing on mono mp3's
Fixed: [ml_rg] Now skips over DRM WMA files instead of applying -24601 dB gain
Fixed: [ml_transcode] Now prevents same source and destination filename
Fixed: [ml_wire] Crash when encountering certain non-xml feeds
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Incompatibility with iTunes 7.1
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] Launching Winamp on device insertion not working
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] No longer creates .alb files on devices that don't support it
Updated: in_vorbis to libvorbis 1.1.2 and libogg 1.1.3
Updated: in_flac 2.0 (based on FLAC 1.1.4)
Updated: MusicIP Mix (formerly Predixis MusicMagic) v1.1
Updated: Sonic Ripping/Burning Engine v3.6.36.500
Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump To File Extra v0.99.1a

Winamp 5.33

Improved: [gen_ml] unicode tree item title support
Improved: [NDE] speed optimizations
Improved: [ml_history] localized dates
Improved: [ml_local] Unicode media library support
Improved: [ml_playlists] now uses m3u8 to retain unicode file info
Improved: [ml_playlists] playlists in send-to submenu
Improved: [ml_pmp] playback-from-device of unicode filenames
Improved: [ml_wire] moved discover page to main page
Improved: [pmp_p4s] auto-detection of supported file formats
Fixed: winamp agent multi-user issue
Fixed: playlist directory loading fix (again)
Fixed: recursive playlist loading
Fixed: video lockup when switching video display settings
Fixed: HTML playlist generation
Fixed: temp file cleanup after burning
Fixed: Alt+L from video window
Fixed: fullscreen video display drawing glitch
Fixed: recursive shortcut loading
Fixed: ASX Loader not reading local relative paths correctly
Fixed: [gen_ml] & needs expanding to && for any menu entries showing filenames
Fixed: [in_cdda] crash on exit when ejecting CD
Fixed: [in_flac] not saving genres.txt in multiuser directory
Fixed: [in_mp3] create id3v2 tag when writing album artist
Fixed: [in_mp3] workaround for id3v2.4 tags with badly formatted frame sizes
Fixed: [in_vorbis] writing blank metadata instead of erasing
Fixed: [in_wave] sometimes not remembering custom extensions
Fixed: [in_wm] stack overflow on hi-def multichannel audio with replaygain enabled
Fixed: [in_wm] File Info editor album artist not saving
Fixed: [ml_local] Modern skin pledit winshade 'Manage Playlist' button bug
Fixed: [ml_local] ignoring files with ellipsis (...)
Fixed: [ml_local] editing disc via 'edit selected items'
Fixed: [ml_local] sorting fix
Fixed: [ml_local] ratings menu
Fixed: [ml_local] crash when sorting by replaygain
Fixed: [ml_local] deadlock when retrieving title to guess metadata
Fixed: [ml_local] no longer causes unicode files in playlist to display ?????
Fixed: [ml_playlists] time column and 'status' in statusbar
Fixed: [ml_playlists] send-to another playlist lists playlist file instead of contents
Fixed: [ml_pmp]
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Metadata showing as -1
Fixed: [ml_rg] multi-channel files being calculated incorrectly
Fixed: [ml_transcode] bad/missing metadata on transcoded files
Fixed: [ml_transcode] error on overly long filenames ("can't open destination file")
Fixed: [ml_wire] podcasts that change titles not updating properly
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] mass storage devices showing as Plays For Sure devices in Vista
Fixed: [vis_milk] multi-user issues
Updated: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies aacPlus encoder 8.0.3
Updated: [enc_flac] Flake r117
Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump To File Extra v0.97.11 (build 109)

Winamp 5.32

New: [ml_local] new filters for three pane view (album artist, genre, publisher)
New: [ml_local] option to rescan metadata for selected files
New: [ml_transcode] Transcoding tool. Convert your files from one format to another.
New: [pmp_activesync] Support for Windows Mobile devices
Improved: send-to in songticker right-click menu
Improved: [ml_local] album artist, disc, replaygain, composer, full path columns
Improved: [ml_local] localized dates
Improved: [ml_local] folder browsing dialog
Improved: [ml_rg] lower thread priority to prevent system slowdowns
Fixed: classic skin playlist time drawing glitch
Fixed: slow load-time with playlist of network share files
Fixed: CD burning with Windows 98/ME
Fixed: flickering with non-overlay video display
Fixed: [gen_ml] treeview icons on Windows 98/ME
Fixed: [gen_ml] modern skin docked toolbar mode not remembered
Fixed: [gen_ml] listview flicker reduction
Fixed: [in_flac] crash when viewing info (alt+3) on non-existent files
Fixed: [in_mp3] incorrect length reported with Easy CDDA Extractor encodes
Fixed: [in_mp4] unable to play truncated M4A files
Fixed: [in_vorbis] crash with very short files
Fixed: [jnetlib] HTTP timeouts on streams with character 255 in HTTP headers
Fixed: [ml_disc] CD View sometimes causing flickering of all open windows
Fixed: [ml_history] crash when disabling & re-enabling view
Fixed: [ml_playlists] corrupt display when scrolling
Fixed: [ml_wire] crash when parsing podcasts with badly formed dates

Winamp 5.31

New: [in_cdda] CD Text reading support (with sonic engine enabled)
New: [in_flac] Nullsoft FLAC Decoder
New: [enc_flac] Nullsoft FLAC Encoder
Improved: [ml_disc] Smarter tagging when ripping tracks
Improved: [in_cdda] Better CD metadata
Improved: [in_mp3] support for reading ID3v2.4 per-frame unsynchronization
Improved: [in_mp4] HTTP streaming support
Improved: [in_wave] HTTP streaming support
Improved: [in_wm] follows 24bit/mono/surround playback setting
Fixed: loading folders via playlists
Fixed: Shortcut icons for multi-user installations
Fixed: Thinger icons for old wa3 skins (filereader.w5s missing)
Fixed: truncated text in version history
Fixed: handling of shortcuts in folders
Fixed: [dsp_sps] simple pitch and tempo preset (thanks ujay)
Fixed: [gen_ff] System.playFile not working on URLs
Fixed: [in_mp3] seek from end of file
Fixed: [in_mp3] quality issue
Fixed: [in_mp3] random crash when writing ID3v2 tag
Fixed: [in_mp3] incorrect track length on concatenated MP3 files
Fixed: [in_mp3] gapless glitch
Fixed: [in_mp3] maximum number of redirects raised to 3 to allow playback on some podcasts with crazy php scripts
Fixed: [in_mp3] lyrics3 security vulnerability (thanks iDefense)
Fixed: [in_mp3] ultravox security vulnerability (thanks iDefense)
Fixed: [in_mp3] seek problems on files with multiple id3v2 tags
Fixed: [ml_disc] ripping discs with international titles
Fixed: [ml_local] breaks 'always on top' for other programs
Fixed: [ml_local] 'Use Library title information for Playlist Item Formatting' not being followed
Fixed: [ml_local] track number showing as 4294967295 in title
Fixed: [ml_playlists] memory leak
Fixed: [ml_pmp/pmp_ipod/pmp_usb] 'no disc in drive' error message
Fixed: [out_ds] logarithmic/hybrid volume control
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] crash on 0-length tracks
Fixed: [pmp_usb] bad xml writing

Winamp 5.3

New: Unicode filename and title support
New: M3U8 (Unicode) playlist support
New: optional 24bit playback for many codecs (turn it on in Preferences->Playback)
New: Replaygain support for MP3, AAC, Vorbis, M4A and WMA
New: added ml views & playlists to Play-> submenu of right click popup menu
New: added interface/x-winamp3-skin mimetype for WAL skins
New: [ml_dash] Personalized content portal
New: [ml_disc] optional replaygain scanning after rip (turn it on in cd ripping prefs)
New: [ml_pmp] Transcoding. Converts incompatible files on-the-fly for your portable device.
New: [ml_pmp] Playback now works for playsForSure and Creative NJB devices
New: [ml_pmp] "Copy to Library" - transfer songs from any device to your local library (uses CD rip settings)
New: [ml_pmp] Video sync support for portables
New: [ml_rg] replaygain scanner (access via Send To menu)
New: [pmp_ipod] gapless playback support on newer models
New: [pmp_usb] USB drive support. Now all those thumbdrive MP3 players can work with Winamp.
Improved: fullscreen video seekbar
Improved: ATF updates
Improved: DC filter on spectral visualization, to remove bass bias
Improved: preference cleanups
Improved: faster PLS writing
Improved: 24bit EQ support
Improved: "Close Winamp" option after installation (after clicking 'Send')
Improved: [enc_aacplus] Improved AAC and aacPlus encoding!
Improved: [enc_aacplus] saves itunes/ipod-compatible gapless information
Improved: [enc_lame] added preset medium and fast medium
Improved: [enc_wma] VBR and lossless modes
Improved: [gen_ff] better sample rate display
Improved: [in_cdda] faster ripping speeds through improved buffering and multithreading
Improved: [in_dshow] AVI metadata reading
Improved: [in_dshow] better WAV support
Improved: [in_mp3] 24bit MP3 playback, 64bit internal precision
Improved: [in_mp3] streaming id3v2 support
Improved: [in_mp3] replaygain support for MP3 playback
Improved: [in_mp3/in_mp4] 24bit AAC playback
Improved: [in_mp3/in_mp4] itunes-compatible gapless playback
Improved: [in_mp3/in_mp4] mp3-in-mp4 container support
Improved: [in_mp4] FAAC-compatible (mostly) gapless playback
Improved: [in_wave] better outputs bits-per-sample choosing
Improved: [ml_playlists] added missing entries from pledit context menus
Improved: [ml_playlists] option to not show playlists in send-to menu
Improved: [ml_pmp] Only relevant columns shown in song views
Improved: [ml_pmp] "Getting Metadata" now much faster
Improved: [ml_pmp] devices can now be renamed
Improved: [ml_pmp] added progress to portables tree item (no more switching views)
Improved: [ml_pmp] metadata guessing based on filename
Improved: [ml_pmp] improved GUI performance
Improved: [pmp_ipod] support for iTunesLock
Fixed: Burning files that require resampling
Fixed: multiple copies of Winamp when opening too many files/folders from explorer
Fixed: freeze when exiting Winamp while minimized
Fixed: Delay/hang when loading dead stream url's
Fixed: crash when directdraw fails to create primary surface
Fixed: 4x burn speed limit with Pro
Fixed: registry handling when disassociating filetypes
Fixed: better detection of video input plugins
Fixed: [dsp_sps] 24 bit fix
Fixed: [enc_aacplus] more compatible HE AAC MP4 file creation
Fixed: [enc_lame] broken vbr presets
Fixed: [enc_lame] 24bit input support
Fixed: [enc_lame] bitrate lower bound on alt-presets
Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB lookups clearing the ENTIRE playlist cache
Fixed: [gen_ff] layerfx not being redrawn on colortheme change
Fixed: [gen_ff] gradient drawing glitch and crash
Fixed: [gen_ff] custom color themes bug
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] hang when suspending or hibernating
Fixed: [gen_ml] tree icon fixup (divide by zero crash in ICM32.dll)
Fixed: [in_cdda] cutoff of last few sectors
Fixed: [in_dshow] crash when using DSP/EQ on anything bigger than 16bit stereo
Fixed: [in_dshow] seek to key frame
Fixed: [in_midi] truncated playback of some MIDI files
Fixed: [in_mod] title display bug for module streams with no title
Fixed: [in_mp3] crash when editing ID3 tags
Fixed: [in_mp3] ID3v2 and ID3v1 Comment & Genre tags shared
Fixed: [in_mp3] Inaccurate Time Remaining display for AAC files
Fixed: [in_mp3] do Viz after DSP
Fixed: [in_mp3] Icecast stream title UTF-8 support
Fixed: [in_mp4] detection of HE AAC in file info box (Alt+3)
Fixed: [in_wm] DRM Video playback on certain hardware
Fixed: [in_wm] freezeup when seeking a paused wma
Fixed: [in_wm] Hang with dead WMV link in pledit in Repeat mode
Fixed: [in_wm] freeze when stopping streams that have rebuffered
Fixed: [in_wm] small memory leak on each track play
Fixed: [in_wm] Windows Media Screen Codec not playing properly
Fixed: [ml_disc] CD ripping / playlist generation bug
Fixed: [ml_disc] CD Ripping view showing up when clicking on other ml views
Fixed: [ml_history] Ctrl+H shortcut
Fixed: [ml_local] fixed crash when trying to create a new view before mldb has loaded
Fixed: [ml_local] background scan crash when media library DB isn't loaded
Fixed: [ml_local] scheduled background scan always starting at startup
Fixed: [ml_online] Online Media bugfix (don't try to play NULL streams)
Fixed: [ml_playlists] losing stream titles
Fixed: [ml_playlists] sort by title
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Send To from local media to ml playlist replaces instead of enqueues
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Enqueue as default broken in left pane
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Playlist title > rt-click > New Playlist = broken
Fixed: [ml_playlists] tracklength bug
Fixed: [ml_playlists] playlist paths issue
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Transfers stalling after encountering a dupe
Fixed: [out_ds] volume not hitting 0dB when using log or hybrid volume control
Fixed: [pmp_ipod] Artist list on iPod not sorting "The" correctly
Updated: Coding Technology aacPlus Encoder 8.0.0
Updated: [gen_ff] Freetype 2.2.1
Updated: [gen_ff] libpng 1.2.12
Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump-to-File 0.97.7
Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.16
Updated: [libmp4v2] MPEG4IP mp4v2 1.5
Updated: [enc_lame] LAME 3.97 Final
Updated: Sonic Engine 3.2.40.500

Winamp 5.24

Fixed: [in_midi] crash bug & potential security vulnerability

Winamp 5.23

Improved: [gen_jumpex] jump-to-file speed improvements
Fixed: playlist saving with network share files
Fixed: Media Library preferences not loading in correct order
Fixed: main window not hilited when restoring from minimized state in classic skin.
Fixed: slow loading of playlists with URLs
Fixed: CD burning using third party input plugins
Fixed: [gen_ff] Wasabi XML font-related fixes from Martin Poehlmann
Fixed: [gen_ff] Map.getHeight() maki script function returning width instead
Fixed: [gen_ff] winshade global hotkeys broken w/ modern skins
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Add to Queue' issues
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] NT4 incompatability
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] misc bug fixes
Fixed: [gen_ml] icon changes on drag+drop items
Fixed: [in_mp3] playback of AAC streams
Fixed: [in_mp4] seek bug when using right arrow key
Fixed: [in_wm] Playback restarts from beginning when editing tags of a currently playing .wma file
Fixed: [in_wm] protocol/extension reversed in config > filetype > edit
Fixed: [in_wm] 'Audio only' always checked for ASF/WMV in config
Fixed: [in_wm] seek bug when using right arrow key
Fixed: [ml_bookmarks] 'Edit Bookmarks' menu item not working when Media Library is hidden
Fixed: [ml_local] crash while rearranging media library views
Fixed: [ml_local] crash on close
Fixed: [ml_local] sort arrow reversed in some columns
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Import Playlists uses containing dir for title instead of filename
Fixed: [ml_playlists] No "Recurse" checkbox in Import Playlists From Folder
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Add Dir adds all filetypes (not just all-supported)
Fixed: [ml_playlists] rt-click enqueue not working & other issues
Fixed: [ml_playlists] Not saving playlists in some situations
Fixed: [ml_playlists] crash when loading badly formed WPL playlists
Fixed: [ml_playlists] drag&drop into playlist not adding to correct position
Fixed: [ml_playlists] root playlist screen not updating when adding new playlist
Fixed: [ml_playlists] reverting changes on send-to: playlist
Fixed: [ml_wire] some podcasts only display one item
Fixed: [out_ds] stop with fade (shift+v) issue
Updated: [in_cdda] CDDB 2.0.1.25

Winamp 5.22

New: loading of additional playlist formats: ASX/WAX/WMX/WVX, WPL, B4S
New: [gen_ff] modern skin unicode support
New: [in_wm] burning of DRM protected files (if allowed by content provider)
New: [ml_pmp] transfer of playlists to portable devices
Improved: More informative CD burning status window
Improved: [gen_ff] modern skinning engine speed optimizations
Improved: [in_wm] seeking improvements
Improved: [in_wm] gapless WMA support
Improved: [ml_nowplaying] Redesigned 'Now Playing' media library view (it actually works now)
Improved: [pmp_ipod] Loading times for iPods reduced
Fixed: Winamp won't restore after being minimized with a dialog box open
Fixed: $abbr() title formatting lockup
Fixed: Add Folder adds tracks BEFORE the last track
Fixed: Clicking 'Next' in Fullscreen video OSD acts like clicking it twice
Fixed: Rating in pledit right-click context menu always shows "No Rating"
Fixed: Stop with fadeout (Shift+V) just stops playback, no fadeout
Fixed: CD burning bugs and crashes
Fixed: Delete key not working in Online Services or SC Wire search
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] modern skin pledit docked toolbar mode not remembered
Fixed: [gen_jumpex] ML size/position not remembered when switching from Classic to Modern and back to Classic skin
Fixed: [gen_ml] playlists root view slowness bug
Fixed: [gen_ml] Modern skin: Media Library > View (menu) > Devices
Fixed: [in_midi] corrupt header crash
Fixed: [in_mp4] metadata writing crash
Fixed: [in_mp4] seek bug when using right arrow key
Fixed: [in_mp3] MPEG-2 and MPEG-2.5 Layer 3 playback crash
Fixed: [in_mp3] Winamp crashes when trying to play any wrongly named .aac file
Fixed: [in_wave] WAV burning fix
Fixed: [in_wave] Locking files (wav's can't be renamed/deleted)
Fixed: [in_wm] lockup on wma with expired/unrenewable drm license
Fixed: [in_wm] out of sync audio/video on some WMV streams
Fixed: [in_vorbis] fullpath shown in playlist for tagless files with atf disabled
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Duplicates being synchronized
Fixed: [ml_pmp] Several crashes during transfers
Fixed: [out_ds] Can't select different Output Device with two active instances of out_ds
Fixed: [out_ds] incorrect enumeration of stereo outputs for two of same pro soundcard
Updated: [gen_tray] Tray Control 2.0 (thanks DrO)

Winamp 5.21

New: [jnetlib] HTTP compression support
Improved: [installer] multi-user profile migration
Fixed: [ml_ipod] and [pmp_ipod] conflict
Fixed: [ml_wire] memory leak
Fixed: [pmp_p4s] DRMclien.dll error
Fixed: [gen_ff] skin info display in preferences
Fixed: [in_mp3] Wordwrap disabled in Info Editor Comments field
Fixed: [in_wm] Minor bug fixes
Fixed: Keyboard shortcuts don't work from video window
Fixed: [in_vorbis] No Artist metadata in stream titles
Fixed: [in_dshow] floating point audio
Updated: Coding Technology AAC+ Decoder 7.2.5

Winamp 5.2

New: [ml_pmp] Synchronize your Media Library with your portable media player Compatible with iPod®, Creative®, and Microsoft Plays For Sure® devices
New: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies aacPlus High Bitrate encoder available in Winamp Pro
New: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies aacPlus (HE-AAC) in MP4 container
New: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies LC-AAC encoder
New: [gen_ml] icons in treeview
New: [ml_online] Dynamic AJAX Internet Media Hub
New: [in_nsv] Using Coding Technologies AAC playback within NSV container
New: [in_mp3] gapless MP3 playback
New: [installer] multi-user profile options
New: [installer] remembers your previous installer settings
New: [in_wave] in_wave 3.0
New: right-to-left playlist display
Improved: new ATF functions and tags, including:
- $repeat(x, count) - creates a string with x repeated count times
- $lpad() - same as $pad, but adds padding to the left
- $decode(...) - switch/case function. example:
- $decode($fileext(%filename%),MP3,MPEG-1 Layer 3,MP4,MPEG-4 Container,Other)
- $IfStrEqual(string1,string2,result) - if string1 and string2 are equal, displays result. case insensitive
- $IfStrEqual2(string1,string2,result,else) - if string1 and string2 are equal, displays result, otherwise displays else. case insensitive %folder% - top level folder name of the file
Improved: Stereo beat visualization for modern skins
Improved: [gen_ff] new vis modes available to skinners
Improved: [gen_ml] CD drive info view (Rip & Burn)
Improved: [gen_tray] gen_tray v1.0 (thanks DrO)
Improved: [in_midi] provides metadata to media library
Improved: [in_mod] provides metadata to media library
Improved: [in_mp3] unicode id3 tags
Improved: [in_mp3] preliminary id3v2.4 support
Fixed: broken playlist sorting
Fixed: playlist problems with multi-line tags (e.g. %comment%)
Fixed: shuffle with only one song in playlist
Fixed: ghost seek slider appears if Winamp loses focus during seeking
Fixed: video options from video window right-click context menu
Fixed: playlist winshade international character support
Fixed: fullscreen video display international character support
Fixed: m3u playlist handling security vulnerability (thanks to NSFOCUS and Information Risk Management Plc)
Fixed: [enc_lame] bit reservoir
Fixed: [enc_lame] cutoff of last frame
Fixed: [gen_ff] regions on components don't work
Fixed: [gen_ff] playlist & video focus bug
Fixed: [gen_ff] playlist winshade memory leak
Fixed: [gen_ff] GDI Object leak with Current Skin prefs page
Fixed: [in_midi] not following winamp's title formatting options
Fixed: [in_midi] reset button blocks further access to config
Fixed: [in_mod] not following winamp's title formatting options
Fixed: [in_mp3] incorrect version identification (showed 5.18 in 5.12)
Fixed: [in_mp3] incorrect information shown for AAC+ files
Fixed: [in_mp3] reading incorrect id3 comment tag
Fixed: [in_mp3] sometimes failing to read last id3 frame
Fixed: [in_mp3] id3v2 album art loss when editing tags
Fixed: [in_mp4] loss of album art when modifying metadata
Fixed: [in_vorbis] not following winamp's title formatting options
Fixed: [in_vorbis] registry usage (now multi-user profile safe)
Fixed: [in_wave] 32bit floating point WAV playback distortion
Fixed: [in_wm] changes made with Attribute Editor not updating in ML/Playlist
Fixed: [vis_milk] missing files from distro (you can stop bugging us now, Rovastar :)
Fixed: [vis_milk] 100% cpu usage when paused
Updated: [enc_lame] LAME 3.97b2
Updated: [gen_ff] libpng 1.2.8
Updated: [gen_ff] FreeType 2.1.10
Updated: [enc_aacplus] Coding Technologies aacPlus encoder v7.2.0a

Winamp 5.13

Fixed: [in_mp3] Critical security flaw fixed.

Winamp 5.12

New: [in_wm] Windows Media Video support (with DRM)
New: [in_mp4] Support for HE-AAC MP4/M4A files
Improved: lots of minor plugin improvements
Improved: Visualization data calculations
Improved: Significantly less playlist memory usage
Improved: more multi-user improvements (almost there!)
Improved: [installer] setup options, saved settings, codec downloading
Improved: [gen_ff] optimized skinning engine
Improved: [out_disk] new features
Improved: [in_cdda] playback/ripping with sonic engine
Fixed: freezing when cancelling cd burn
Fixed: video scaling bug (with modern skin scaling < 100%)
Fixed: minor installer bugs
Fixed: freeze when loading classic skin with main window hidden
Fixed: Visualizations for 24bit and 32bit songs
Fixed: Advanced Title Formatting with Japanese, Chinese and Korean metadata (thanks mrym)
Fixed: [in_mp3] raw AAC VBR file seeking and bitrate reporting
Fixed: [in_mp4] unicode metadata writing
Fixed: [in_wm/in_dshow] mms:// streaming video playback
Fixed: [in_cdda] audio cd bitrate display
Fixed: [in_cdda] Sonic engine on 64bit windows (thanks STanger)
Fixed: lots of small bugs ...
Updated: Sonic CD Engine 2.2.50
Updated: libmp4v2 1.4.1
Updated: Coding Technology AAC+ Decoder 7.2.0

Winamp 5.112

Fixed: burning crash with EQ enabled
Fixed: [in_mp3] id3v1->id3v2 copy glitch

Winamp 5.111

Fixed: works with internet explorer 3.0 again (old win95/nt3.51)
Fixed: Auto-Preset EQ crash (non-mp3 files)
Fixed: $upper, $caps, $caps2 crash with foreign characters
Fixed: Station Info crash (with http filtering program)
Fixed: empty playlist bugs
Fixed: [in_mp3] proxy ignored when 'only port 80' was checked
Fixed: [in_midi] lyrics not working

Winamp 5.11

Updated: LAME 3.96.1
Fixed: playlist focus issue after adding files to playlist
Fixed: crash on multichannel songs with EQ enabled
Fixed: internet connection detection not working when set to "dial-up"
Fixed: manual playlist advance with winamp videos
Fixed: EQ text display glitch
Fixed: video not filling up video window
Fixed: black bars in fullscreen video
Fixed: [gen_ml] crash with no write access
Fixed: [gen_ml] CDDB Dialog Media Library drawing glitch
Fixed: [in_dshow] seeking on files with no video or no audio
Fixed: [in_cdda] aspi ripping crash
Fixed: [ml_wire] "my music" folder creation
Fixed: [ml_wire] Podcasts with dates before 1970 handled properly
Fixed: [ml_wire] Downloading of podcasts with parameters in URL
Fixed: [out_ds] fade-on-seek settings
Fixed: [in_wm] pause glitch
Fixed: [in_mp4] view-file-info filename not scrolling
Coming Soon: Multi-user profile support (preliminary support enabled)

Winamp 5.1 Surround Edition

New: CodingTechnologies AACPlus encoder!
- Awesome at low bitrates too!
New: Grand Prize Winner of the Internet Surround Music Project!
- KAJE - Hey Buddy (featuring Afrika Bambaataa)
New: SHOUTcast Wire - A Media RSS Browser and Subscription Service
New: Predixis Smart Playlist Generator
- (Mix your tracks based on what they sound like!)
New: AOL Radio featuring (((XM))) Free Sampler!
New: CD Ripping now available at 8x in free version!
New: Microsoft WMA encoder
New: Over 200 new Milkdrop presets!
Update: in_vorbis now returns bitrate in getextendedfileinfo
Fixed: WMA stuttery playback
Fixed: out_ds copy button on status tab now works all the time
Fixed: Much improved ripping and playback with Sonic engine
Fixed: Video window now resizable regardless of Sidecar
Fixed: Length of long mp3's now reported properly
Fixed: Silent install switch now works properly
Fixed: Simultaneous CD Playback and Ripping

Winamp 5.094

Fixed: Security vulnerability in id3v2 tags
Updated: new libmp4v2.dll
New: New random number generation for playlist shuffle
Fixed: Winamp now shuffles playlists larger than 32,768 songs
Fixed: Fade on start now behaves properly
Fixed: separate directsound settings with multiple instances
Fixed: Winamp now supports adding URLs longer than 260 characters.
Fixed: Editing files created in iTunes no longer causes corruption.
Fixed: Length of long mp3's now reported properly
Fixed: gen_jumpex no longer crashes when DEP is enabled
Fixed: Sort selections in media library are now remembered.
Fixed: Album names with non-alphanumeric character behave better
Fixed: Fixed intermittent crash on seeking for some users
New: in_wm now handles bitrate and length extended infov

Winamp 5.093

Fixed: OSD stays onscreen in DirectDraw Mode
Fixed: Fullscreen video OSD doesn't reappear after using Pause
Fixed: ML Playlist > Select all (no delete key)
Fixed: Vis data for in_mod (and possibly other input plugins)
Fixed: msvcp60.dll now linked static
Fixed: Small intermittent bugs in gen_ml and gen_ff
Fixed: Greater than 2 channel vis data now works
Fixed: Media Library problems with parentheses/brackets in artist or album names
Fixed: Ripping CDs with trailing ellipses (...) in artist or album name
Fixed: Better video flipping for YUV colorspace videos
Fixed: Saved mute settings with modern skin.
Fixed: Drag and Drop from external applications
Fixed: Open File Dialog always-on-top
Fixed: Crossfade on start
Fixed: Freeze when switching audio tracks in a multi-audio stream.
Fixed: Fullscreen switching with scaled video window.
Update: Dynamic Online Media can now alert users to live events(can disable).

Winamp 5.091

New: DRM WMA Playback supports out_wave
New: Non-DRM WMA Playback allows any output plugin
New: Community Picks AVS Preset Pack
New: Deletes in the Media Library now move files to the Recycle Bin
New: NSV Subtitles can be disabled on the fly
Fixed: gen_ml shutdown bug
Fixed: Easy Move of video window back to normal
Fixed: Pause in WMA playback memory leak
Fixed: Multi-monitor full screen video
Fixed: Drag and Drop in playlist editor
Fixed: Drag and Drop on Winamp
Fixed: Now Playing update on song change
Fixed: Media Library/Windows Media scanning errors
Fixed: Stay in fullscreen/Config mismatch
Fixed: Ctrl-B Crash
Fixed: Authentication for OGG/Vorbis streams
Fixed: Drag and Drop strange behavior in open file dialogs
Fixed: Stuttering WMA On Start and Seek
Fixed: NSV Video stall during buffering
Fixed: Autosize of video to be accurate to the Video size not snap size
Fixed: Short NSV Clips audio cutout
Update: Online Media tree is now dynamic (Checking can now be disabled)
Update: Sonic Install/Config flag mismatch
Update: CD Ripping/Burning Library (possible cause of msvcrt.dll errors

Winamp 5.09

New: By popular demand all "hTtP force to 'Now Playing'" support has been removed
New: Deletes in the Media Library now move files to the Recycle Bin
New: WMA Playback now works with WaveOut plugin
New: NSV Subtitles can be disabled on the fly
Fixed: Authentication for OGG/Vorbis streams
Fixed: Drag and Drop strange behavior in open file dialogs
Fixed: Stuttering WMA On Start and Seek
Fixed: NSV Video stall during buffering
Fixed: Autosize of video to be accurate to the Video size not snap size
Fixed: Short NSV Clips audio cutout
Update: CD Ripping Library
Update: Online Media tree is now dynamic (More free videos on the way!)
Update: Sonic Install / Config flag mismatch

Winamp 5.08e

Updated Windows Media DRM License

Winamp 5.08d

Fixed playFile function in gen_ff.dll (Allows Modern skins to launch

playback)

Winamp 5.08c

Created new eMusic bundles
Critical Security bug fixed in in_mp4.dll and enc_mp4.dll and libmp4v2.dll
HTTP Seeking corrected for webservers that refuse to return Accept-Range
Critical Security buffer overflow fixed in in_cdda.dll

Winamp 5.07

Critical Security bug fixed in in_cdda.dll and .m3u handler
in_mp3 & in_nsv should work on Win95 again
Proxy settings work again
Installer fixed so that read_file.dll is installed always with mod support
Version number should be properly reported by IPC_GETVERSION for this build

Winamp 5.06

Fixed crashbug when clearing the playlist and then right clicking on the songticker
Security bug fixes
Lots of small bugfixes
JTFE v0.96ff

Winamp 5.05

Security bug fix
Fix for upside down videos through DirectShow
JTFE v0.96c
Added prompt when loading a skin for the first time

Winamp 5.04

JTFE v0.96
Added Coding Technologies' AACPlus decoder
fixed deletion of temporary generated WAV files after a burning process on some computers
fixed typo in some context menu shortcuts
fixed slowness IPC bug caused by gen_hotkeys
added "clear" button in internet radio/tv views
added screenshots of classic/modern mode in installer
fixed MP3 bitrate calculation (in_mp3 was reporting incorrect lengths on some MP3s)
fixed incorrect length reporting on long WMA files
better fix for pledit/video windows showing up at startup when minimized
fixed db text bug when moving EQ sliders
upgraded MP3 encoding to LAME v3.96
fixed crash in WMA playback when using WMA v8 codecs
updated default streaming values in in_nsv
added Winamp.com Audio&Video views in the Media Library
fixed tiny memory leak in in_cdda
added right click context menu on "Now Playing" item in Media Library
added script/ActiveX disabling for Media Library's minibrowser (on by default)
fixed memory leak on MP3 files with messed up ID3v2 tags
fixed visualization when playing CD tracks
fixed proxy user:pass@server:port string getting cut when playing Shoutcast streams
made in_dshow not to handle mms:// streams ending with .wma
fixed %tracknumber% tag for CD tracks
fixed some crash bugs in in_mp4
fixed playlist generation when ripping full CDs
added "import playlist from folder" in Media Library
updated Media Library preferences screens
added new SPS presets from Cockos, Inc. (pitch shifters, etc...)
added basic streaming (download) support for M4A/MP4 HTTP streams
added monitoring of fullscreen apps, disables always on top temporarilly
added IPC_IS_WNDSHADE
added gen_ml rating ipcs
added ratings from playlist context menu (acts on selected entries)
added ratings from song ticker context menu (acts on current track)
added rating hotkeys in gen_hotkey
fixed saving read-only playlists
fixed double separator lines in gen_ml id3less item context menu
fixed refresh of view losing query after removing dead files & background scan
added escaping of ", ', [ and ] in ml queries : uses %HH where HH is the hex char code (uses %% for '%')
added sdk support for multiple audio/video tracks in video input plugins (see wa_ipc.h for ITrackSelector class)
added multiple audio avi support (right click video window, select "Audio Tracks")
fixed multimonitor problem when toggling a windowshade on one monitor while playing a fullscreen video on the other
added ML_IPC_EDITQUERY and ML_IPC_EDITVIEW
fixed pledit drawing bug under winxp/cleartype
fixed crash in id3 reading of zero byte files
fixed crash in sps when exiting winamp before closing the open/save dialog
added IPC_PUSH_DISABLE_EXIT, IPC_POP_DISABLE_EXIT and IPC_IS_EXIT_ENABLED
fixed gen_ml crash when inserting item with length -1
made gen_ml much more resistant to databases that have been corrupted
fixed ml nuke
added disabling of "keep on screen" option when going into a different resolution because of a fullscreen application (ie: a game)
made ui:preferences global hotkey open the prefs to the previously opened page
fixed a few preferences cosmetic 'bugs'
modern skin updates :
- fixed windowshade repeat-track button state
- fixed scaling docked toolbars
- fixed 5.03 assert on deletion of newGroupAsLayout()
- fixed floating video windows coordinates dropping to 0,0
- fixed auto opaque when layouts are loaded already docked as toolbars
- fixed fadein/fadeout not used on notification window when linking all normal windows' alpha
- fixed docked toolbars moving when some other window docked to them switches to an alternative layout
- fixed silent crash on shutdown when pledit is docked as toolbar and gen_ml unloads before gen_ff (would not remember settings from session to session)
- fixed snap points
- fixed click on +12db / 0db / -12db
- optimized text scrolling (a lot)
- fixed content of pledit not painting in some instances
- gen_hotkeys are now routed thru System.onKeyDown(name), where name is the name of the hotkey prefixed by "HOTKEY: " (ie: "HOTKEY: Playback: Play"). You may issue a complete; statement to prevent gen_hotkey from handling the hotkey
- fixed horizontal resize of main window with video/vis drawer closed
- added auto-height for next drawer opening when resizing main window with video/vis drawer closed, this avoids having an unreasonably tall drawer open if you just watched a video in a big window and then only resized the player back to its horizontal minimum after the video had closed. auto-height resets to 4:3 proportions
- fixed docking bug when using snapadjustleft
- fixed buggy calculation of time display default width conflicting with right text alignment
- fixed windows moving after changing screen resolution
- fixed rare always on top desync with classic skins

Winamp 5.03

added eMusic trial offer to installer. uninstaller included in Program Files\Winamp\eMusic
fixed a crash bug when playing some AVI files in in_dshow
added multimedia keyboard keys in global hotkeys default configuration
added "Manual playlist advance" in Repeat button popup menu in Classic mode
improvements in MP3 encoder configuration (added --alt-preset standard, etc...)
made the tabs in the preferences XP correctly themed under Windows XP
revamped the Media Library preferences a bit
new experimental WMA9 input plugin
gen_jumpex updates from DrO
added "Nuke library" action in Media Library
more upside down videos fixes
fixed crash if a plugin generated a pledit wm_windowposchanged on shutdown
fixed crash exploit in in_mod (thanks Peter Winter-Smith)
fixed various crashes in in_midi when playing invalid files
made in_midi store its settings in winamp.ini instead of the registry
fixed error during installation on computers with chinese/oriental regional settings
removed AOD from installer
added Shift-R to toggle manual playlist advance
updated VP6 video decoder to latest VP6.2 code
fixed crash when launching winamp with very long filenames from explorer
made registration dialog to appear in Explorer's taskbar when installing pro version
fixed pledit/video windows showing up at startup when minimized
modern skins updates :
- winamp modern skin now uses a 3 state repeat button: no repeat/repeat all/repeat track
- added appplication desktop toolbars capabilities for layouts, add appbar="left|top|right|bottom" to use them
- upped maki binary version, improved stack protection
- current skin version number is 1.2 (this should not change for a long while now, and of course we continue to support 0.8 to 1.1)
- (very) limited maki debugger (for now you can bring it up with invokeDebugger(); in a script then use 'x'
- to continue and 'i' to trace into)
- fixed obscure capture problem with dragging windows
- fixed rectrgn being forced to 1 in xml xuiobject buttons that are originally imageless
- fixed hilited state not on after clicking on buttons while the mouse stays in area
- fixed scripted onEnterArea/onLeaveArea not being always correctly called while mouse button stays down
- fixed getToken being passed NULL throwing guru
- fixed clipping of painting within the background's region of a group rather than within the composed region (the one you can change with sysregion)
- fixed image cache problem when using the same bitmap as a map and a button image parameter

Winamp 5.02

added a couple of gen_ml APIs
fixed gen_ml radio/tv cache clearing after viewing prefs bug
made gen_ml radio/tv keep old data when updating fails, made it not update when no internet is available
made gen_ml support some new quicksearch syntaxes: "* beck radiohead" will list all things matching beck OR
- radiohead, and: radiohead "<lastplay> [3 days ago]>" will show all things matching
- radiohead played in the last 3 days...
gen_ml option for any/all guess modes
made SPS support 24 bit samples
added priority setting for CD ripping
made CD ripping only support one rip at at time
added send to -> add to library for playlist (and other) send to menus.
better media library audio view support for no artist/no album
fixed enter after info box and popup menus in library
moved litestep options to be in classic skin prefs
fixed playlist editor classic redraw bug, made playlist handle mousewheel scrolling while moving items better.
made "EXE" filetype extension non registerable :)
cleaned up "disable screensaver when video is playing" option
latest SDKs available (AVS, Media library, new Winamp IPC calls, etc...)
upgraded to Gracenote CDDB v2 DLLs
improvements in gen_hotkeys
upgraded MP3 encoding to LAME v3.95.1
out_ds now uses winamp.ini instead of registry for settings
new fix for upside down videos in in_dshow
added OGM as supported extension in in_dshow
modern skins updates :
- optimized region a bit
- fixed handling of global alpha for unparented layouts
- fixed tiny bug in keypress flow
- fixed potential layer capture cancellation issue
- fixed crash when quickly alternating alt+g and alt+w
- fixed player not coming up to front when playing a video via external URL click
- fixed assertion when arial.ttf (or whatever fallback font has been set) is not present in the font directory
- fixed faulty skin font unmapping sometimes conflicting with fallback to os default gui font
- added date and version functions to maki
- added added timerhours="1" to text object to show 1:00:00 instead of 60:00
- added timeroffstyle 3 and 4 to text object to display "0:00:00" and " : : "
- upped skin version to 1.1 - you MUST use 1.1 if you recompile your scripts
- updated maki compiler (http://bluemars.org/maki) :
- added stack protection to maki binaries - upped the binaries version header
- added self version check in maki binaries
- non-existing (future) maki functions will not crash the maki runtime anymore, YAY
- fixed unknown maki functions return values
- fixed winamp appearing on secondary taskbar with ultramon regardless of true position
- fixed extraneous invalidations
new extended jump file dialog (thanks to Darren Owen)
added basic MP4 AAC encoding/decoding (thanks to Menno Bakker for the help)
fixed unicode metadata in in_vorbis
fixed crash in installer code
removed generation of "badframes.stt" files in VP6 decoder
<3 farewell Justin <3

Winamp 5.01

fixed gen_ml selection bug
added gen_ml option for no guessing at all
made AVS and SPS support loop() in user code
made AVS support megabuf() in user code
made pro installer not prompt for regkey if already valid
improved font directory retrieval in gen_ff
added content rating system in Internet TV's listing
added bandwidth usage statistic in Internet Radio/TV listings
made media library guess from filename only when NO metadata found
added seperate recent items tracking options for files/streams
made installer better handle installing wa5 directly over wa3.
added milkdrop docs to installer
made uninstaller not remove winamp directory if not empty (user is now required to do so manually to avoid people going "oops")
made installer check sonic px.dll versions and prompt for reboot accordingly
fixed nsv metadata querying bugs
fixed gen_ml guessing bugs for files with metadata that are not in DB

Winamp 5.0

Support for classic Winamp 1.x/2.x/2.9x skins and Winamp 3 ("Modern") skins
Fancy new modern skin:
- Integrated video, AVS, and Milkdrop support
- Many built-in colorthemes
Same ol' classic skin for people who want the Winamp 2 feel
Vastly more powerful media library:
- Automatic background directory scanning options
- Customizable views and columns, graphical view editor
- Internet Radio (SHOUTcast) and TV listings
- Context-sensitive item info viewer
CD ripping support (AAC@2x in free version, MP3 at unlimited speeds in pro)
CD burning support (limited to 2x in free version)
Advanced title formatting logic for file types that support it
Huge AVS updates:
- New effects, bundled some popular 3rd party APEs
- A much better selection of default presets
- Experimental SMP support
- Full AVS preset subdirectory support
- Extensions and optimizations to the AVS evaluation library
Support for playback of AAC and VP6 in NSV files/streams
Global hotkey support
new Signal Processing Studio DSP plug-in
Options to disable plugin exception handling for developers
A ton of new plug-in API calls (SDK forthcoming)
fixed changing-systray options while minimized bug
new Winamp icon
added XP Manifest.xml to winamp.exe
made agent icon use configured winamp system tray icon
optimized winamp's load titles on demand logic, made faster
made winamp's internal submenu management more reliable
added skin font override preferences
added spacebar shows current playlist item in playlist editor
fixed manual playlist advance w/ repeat
made winamp's open directory recurse checkbox nicer looking
big prefs overhaul to make steve happy
huge thanks to Amir Szekely and the rest of the NSIS developers for their help