+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted November 20, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted November 20, 2009 foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats. 2009-11-20 foobar2000 v1.0 beta 1 has been released. Changelog: New context menu structure - better out-of-the-box layout but less customizable. Built-in support for Windows Media and RTSP streaming. ?Edit? menu operates on the currently selected object rather than always on the active playlist. Improved compatibility with multimedia keyboards. Improved, more customizable album art support. Portable installs now remember Media Library paths relatively to the install folder. Reworked Preferences: OK/Cancel/Apply buttons, new layout of standard pages. New options regarding selection viewer behavior. Default User Interface: new pseudo color code system for status bar and playlist view. CD ripping improvements: Results can be now checked against the AccurateRip database on-the-fly. CD-TEXT reading support. Ability to choose individual tracks to rip in the ?Rip Audio CD? dialog. Link: foobar2000 website Download: foobar2000 1.0 beta 1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hani Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 :D My favorite music player! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591873994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpioRGc1 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Sounds awesome. Can't wait for 1.0 Final. :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlem39s Finest Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 how many years did it take them to get to 1.0 ? i've used it for 4 years already, lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Do plugins need to be recompiled for this? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpd Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Mephistopheles said: Portable installs now remember Media Library paths relatively to the install folder. Finally! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Harlem39s Finest said: how many years did it take them to get to 1.0 ? i've used it for 4 years already, lol. We're 9 days away from foobar2000's 7th birthday. Edited November 20, 2009 by bb10 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buio Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 The beta versions are time limited, which is done so people wont keep outdated beta versions. http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=76327 Quote Official Release NotesMenu layout changes A new Context Menu structure has been introduced along with a reworked context menu preferences page. Holding down shift while opening a menu - with both context and main menu - will bring up menu commands that are normally hidden, so you no longer need to go through the preferences page to access obscure commands that are hidden by default. Reworked Preferences Various standard Preferences pages have been reworked. The Preferences dialog now has OK, Apply and Cancel buttons. Existing components need to be updated to utilize the new Preferences functionality. New Edit Menu behavior With Default User Interface, the Edit Menu commands operate on currently selected items, not just on the currently active playlist. This allows - for an example - to use the Copy command on Album List selection. This feature currently does not work with third party user interfaces - Edit Menu commands operate on the active playlist just like in old foobar2000 versions; relevant components will need to be updated to comply. Custom art filename patterns You can now set custom filename patterns and paths for front cover, back cover, artist and disc artwork. You also have the ability to set a stub image for each of these. New configuration file format Configuration of individual components is now stored in separate files. Reading of old configuration files is still supported so your settings will be preserved while upgrading from older versions; however you will not be able to downgrade back to older 0.9.x releases without losing your settings. Built-in support for Windows Media streaming Buggy third party components are no longer required to play ASX/MMS/RTSP streams. It's recommended to uninstall relevant components. Time limit in beta versions To prevent people from running outdated beta versions, every beta version now expires after four weeks from the original release. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMaster Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 If you guys dont feel like doing the whole torrent thing, heres a direct link http://bayareatechpros.com/files/foobar2000_1.0_beta_1.exe Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Thanks for the headsup! Will old plugins will work OK? I don't want to upgrade right now if it's going to break everything. Using previous latest release. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591874976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc2003 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 all my old components are working fine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591875032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullie Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Alternate HTTP mirror: http://fb2k.strags.com/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591875356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4nB3arP1g Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Updated all my plugins are working. Thanks Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591875648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maash Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thinking about this I last used this in 2004 how is this now compared to other players Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591875668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1406 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 At first I thought this was an amazingly old thread. Then I realised! Does that say colours in DUI? OMG! :wub: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591875692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkl Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Wait, what? foobar 1.0? Is it 2012? :p Thanks, great news. It keeps betting better and better. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted November 21, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 21, 2009 Wow, it's reaching version 1.0 final :D Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 People are still using Foobar? Wow... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minchino Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 TruckWEB said: People are still using Foobar? Wow... What else? :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
undu Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 TruckWEB said: People are still using Foobar? Wow... People are still not using Foobar? Wow... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterPL Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Wow great news downloading... and testing :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 TruckWEB said: People are still using Foobar? Wow... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591876956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 maash said: Thinking about this I last used this in 2004 how is this now compared to other players I used to HATE foobar but now it's my favorite player. Its quite a lot easier to customize than it used to be. With the DUI you can just use live editing to drag and drop stuff around. I prefer to use columns UI still which allows the same easy customization. All I am using is columnsUI, quicksearch bar, and a component for win7 superbar integration (foo_w7shell). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591877040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phot0nic Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 A quick heads up to those upgrading: For starters, if you're used to customizing your context menu, this upgrade isn't for you. They've removed all context menu customizations except for hiding/showing items. That said, the default layout is much neater than it was before. Next, they're removed the $rgb function in favor of a new system that uses > and < commands. So yes, you can add color to the playlist, but you don't have much control over which colors. And if you're used to using color in the status bar, you're also now limited to the > and < commands. All in all, definite step forward. However, I was someone who customized my context menu and used color in the status bar, so the new version's a little irritating. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591877072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 kudos to the developers :D foobar is my fav by far (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/847682-foobar2000-10-beta-1/#findComment-591877180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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