If no ml_*.dll plugins are present then the Media Library will be completely empty (ie. Note: None of the core/extra ml_*.dll plugins listed below will load unless gen_ml.dll (the actual Media Library window component) is present.
Managing your Portable Media Players (Android, P4S, iPod, Zen, USB, etc).Building your music/video file database.Winamp Media Library - Filenames: Plugins\gen_ml.dll | 'plugins\ml' subfolder (library database).Adds options to use various sound effects (eg. Signal Processor Studio plugin - Filename: dsp_sps.dll.No longer required or recommended, but kept in for old time's sake.
WaveOut Output - Filename: out_wave.dll.Can be useful for doing things the Transcoder can't, eg. Deprecated, but some users still prefer to use it instead of the Encoder plugins. Old DiskWriter plugin for converting files from one format to another (default is PCM WAV, but supports all system ACM codecs). Old-school WAV/MME Writer - Filename: out_disk.dll.Default Output plugin (recommended).Īlso provides support for: 1. DirectSound Output (required) - Filename: out_ds.dll.Adds support for encoding to FLAC with the CD Ripper and Transcoder. FLAC Encoding - Filename: enc_flac.dll.Adds support for encoding to AAC LC & HE-AAC in M4A container with Winamp's CD Ripper and Transcoder. AAC Encoding - Filenames: enc_fhgaac.dll | libmp4v2.dll.(Note: Only available in Winamp Pro, otherwise locked). Adds support for encoding to MP3 with the CD Ripper and Transcoder. MP3 Encoding - Filenames: enc_lame.dll | lame_enc.dll (LAME Encoder).Adds support for encoding to WAV with the CD Ripper and Transcoder. Adds support for encoding to WMA with the CD Ripper and Transcoder. Note: Requires Adobe Flash Player to be pre-installed on system. Adds playback support for Adobe Shockwave Flash (SWF) and Adobe Streaming Media Protocol (RTMP). Flash Media Protocol (SWF, RTMP) - Filenames: in_swf.dll | winampFLV.swf.Adds support for playback of MPEG-4 video (MP4/M4V). MPEG-4 Video - Filenames: libmp4v2.dll | in_mp4.dll | aacdec.w5s | h264.w5s | mp4v.w5s | pcm.w5s.Adds playback support for Matroska video (MPEG-4 H.264 video = Winamp Pro only). Matroska (MKV, MKA, WEBM) - Filenames: in_mkv.dll | h264.w5s | vp8.w5s | theora.w5s | aacdec.w5s.Adds playback support for Flash Video (VP6, H.263 & h.264).
Flash Video (FLV) - Filename: in_flv.dll.Adds playback support for AVI video (MPEG-4 video, e.g. AVI Video - Filenames: in_avi.dll | h264.w5s | vp6.w5s | mp4v.w5s | aacdec.w5s | adpcm.w5s | pcm.w5s.
Adds playback support for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, plus any audio/video formats which use system DirectShow filters (extra file extensions such as OGV OGM AC3 DAT MOV RMVB etc, and even MKV MP4 WAV can be added manually, but require external DirectShow Splitters/Filters to be installed on your system).
Installation Type: Full | Standard | Lite | Previous | Custom Note that on clean installs, all settings are saved to the user's Application Data folder regardless of what destination folder is selected for the program installation.
The default folder is: "C:\Program Files\Winamp" To change it, either type in the path yourself, or manually create an appropriate folder via Windows Explorer first, and then use the "Browse" button to locate said folder.