Winamp 5.0 Beta.

[Verto]

Here's the WMP 9 Series default skin, w/ playlist.






Here's what I normally use.

[Adagio]

Thx... and there you see why I don't use it... I always wants my playlist visible, and it doesn't look good how that playlist is looking...

[Verto]

Here's one that not only looks cool, but has a 'contained' playlist.


Anyone who wants it can get it here.

[Ari Rahikkala]

2+3=5? Has some Winamp developer read the Illuminatus! series?

[Asher]

Originally posted by geeslaka
Skins? WTH are those, how it looks?

It's not just how it looks, it's how it works. Skins in WMP8/9 and Winamp 3/5 are "freeform" in that skins can totally and completely change the interface. People like different functionality in their interfaces, it is entirely possible to replicate the iTunes functionality with a Winamp 5 skin, for example.

Why does it matter how it looks? Oh wait, you people don't have unlimited desktop space, nevermind.

Firstly, for the life of me I can't see how this applies to skinning media players.
Secondly, for the life of me I can't see why you'd need "unlimited desktop space" -- and I also can't see how that can be remotely easier to use than having, say, 1, 2, 4, or 8 desktops.

(For Asher: Can Windows handle 3x10x10 and bind keys to change between them?)

3x10x10?

[Asher]

Originally posted by Verto
With great ease. What does WinAmp have over WMP9? If it is has some kind of superiority over WMP9 in audio playback, let me know so I can switch over.

Besides, WMP9 has far superior skins. Just compare the two.

Winamp has more skin variety, and arguably better skins to choose from. Both can do skins like the cookieman in your example.

[Q Classic]

this new winamp isn't half bad. i do have a few stability problems switching skins.

classic > modern > classic = crash.
in any case, i don't like the modern skin. the windowshade mode is too big.

[SlowwHand]

I've been sticking with WinAmp 2.91 because 3 was rumored to suck.
This is good though?

[geeslaka]

Originally posted by Asher

It's not just how it looks, it's how it works. Skins in WMP8/9 and Winamp 3/5 are "freeform" in that skins can totally and completely change the interface. People like different functionality in their interfaces, it is entirely possible to replicate the iTunes functionality with a Winamp 5 skin, for example.

Oh, okay, I wasn't sure of the exact effect of changing skins.

Firstly, for the life of me I can't see how this applies to skinning media players.

It only matters how something looks if you have to look at it.

Secondly, for the life of me I can't see why you'd need "unlimited desktop space" -- and I also can't see how that can be remotely easier to use than having, say, 1, 2, 4, or 8 desktops.

I tend to run lots of fullscreen apps, for instance, right now I have a 17MB jpg of Venus spread across my entire second workspace.

3x10x10?

3 workspaces, each containing 10 rows of 10 viewports.

[Q Classic]

I've been sticking with WinAmp 2.91 because 3 was rumored to suck.
This is good though?

how's this: on classic skin mode, its' just as responsive as winamp 2.91. actually, i can't tell a difference when it's running between winamp5 and winamp2--especially since winamp5 supports winamp2 plugins natively, like geiss visualization and dfx audio. it also supports winamp2 skins natively.

it's got a much smaller footprint than winamp3 ever had. even in the ass-ugly modern skin mode, it's just as responsive as winamp2 classic.

video playback is the same as it is in winamp2. smooth, good, but you're better off with a different player.

there are stability problems when switching between skins, and mine also doesn't seem to remember that i always want it on top whenever i switch between skins.

[SlowwHand]

I'm going for it.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I've been sticking with WinAmp 2.91 because 3 was rumored to suck.
This is good though?

Yes, it sucks... though it's prettier, but still missing lots of features, and contains lots of bugs...

In the short time I have tried it, I have found these problems:

- When starting Winamp 3 by opening a playlist file it (sometimes) plays the songs in the playlist, but most of the times it doesn't show the playlist in the playlist window
- When changing song (automatic) it doesn't update the playlist view (It doesn't mark which song it's playing)
- You can't change the icon of the files
- You can't make the song title scroll in the task window
- It doesn't save when I make the change to "fade between songs"
- Impossible to minimize
- I loaded a skin, loaded another skin, tried to reload the first skin, got the error the skin was not supported in Winamp 3... after lots of tries, I finally managed to reload the skin
- By pressing some wrong places on the skin, some weird things can happen:
-- Some empty menu opens, and the playlist gets cleared (No, I didn't press the clear playlist button... wasn't even near the playlist)
-- The program crashes




But apart from those few errors... no, the app works perfect

[SlowwHand]

[Q Classic]

huh. funny, isn't it? i loved sonique when it was king. then i switched to winamp/xmms. i've never looked into winamp's library feature, or its minibrowser, or a lot of the other specials.

playlist, player, equalizer, that's all i need.

this is how i usually use it.

the image is ultra-lossy 'cause i'm on dialup for another two weeks or so.

[SlowwHand]

Why is the slide control for volume properties on wave balance slide back down in volume after each song?
Did that in the past and somehow or someway it stopped.