Winamp 5.09 Released

6 May, 2005 at 12:55am ET Article published in Tech

A new version, 5.09, has been released of the popular winamp mp3 player.

Fixes:
* 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

Submitted by: shwaip

Source: Winamp

Comments

7 May 2005 ~ 2:12pm RWB Does anyone like this version? I am curious becuase I may try to use Winamp again in place of iTunes. But I recall that some people say to use an older version for some reason, but I don't recall which version was the one that everyone liked.
8 May 2005 ~ 4:14pm PirateNinja

RWB wrote:

Does anyone like this version? I am curious becuase I may try to use Winamp again in place of iTunes. But I recall that some people say to use an older version for some reason, but I don't recall which version was the one that everyone liked.

i went from winamp to music cube. great change. never tried itunes.
8 May 2005 ~ 4:39pm GrayFox

RWB wrote:

Does anyone like this version? I am curious becuase I may try to use Winamp again in place of iTunes. But I recall that some people say to use an older version for some reason, but I don't recall which version was the one that everyone liked.

2.9 is the best But I moved to the new one because well its hard to find 2.9
8 May 2005 ~ 5:04pm Kwitko I like WinAMP 5. There's a plugin that lets you play iTunes-purchased content. The only thing is you have to have legally purchased the music and the PC must be authorized.
8 May 2005 ~ 5:50pm entropy I never understood why everyone hoots n hollers about 2.9...
8 May 2005 ~ 8:14pm Thrax Because it can do everything 5 can do at a fraction of the memory footprint, load time, and UI clutter.
9 May 2005 ~ 12:48pm Garg I use 5. With a gig of ram, I don't notice the increased amount of memory 5 may use (I'm not running it in any situation where hundreds of megs of memory are already being used). I would expect that 5 has better plugin support, too.

Besides, if I ever get tired of pretty skins, old school skins are only a click away.
9 May 2005 ~ 12:59pm PirateNinja http://www.musikcube.com/
9 May 2005 ~ 2:05pm Garg I'll stick with Winamp until musikcube supports video and WMA audio.