Software update: Winamp 5.6 build 3080

Nullsoft has released a new stable version of Winamp. Winamp can be downloaded in different variants. The Lite version can only play music files; the Full version also allows viewing video files and listening to Shoutcast broadcasts. Furthermore, the Full version has a media library and can be used to rip CDs. Finally, there is the Pro version, which costs 13.50 euros. With the Pro version, it is possible to encode files, burn CDs and play video files with h.264 compression, among other things. New in version 5.6 includes support for Android devices. The full changelog looks like this:

New:

• [pmp_wifi] Android Wi-Fi support
• Direct mouse wheel support
• Option to write ratings to tags (for mp3, wma/wmv, ogg & flac)

improved:

• Redesigned Devices/Portables view in Media Library
• New on-the-fly “Vertically flip (Shift+F)” option in Video context menu
• [dlmgr/jnetlib] Handling of http status codes 100 & 201-206
• [ml_plg] Playlist Generator: context menu dialog & other features
• [ml_pmp] More user-friendly Transcoding options for portable devices
• [ml_transcode] Added support for & in naming scheme
• [nsutil] Optimized video flip modes
• [pmp_android/ipod] Added encoder blacklist
• [ReplayGainAnalysis] Support for more sample rates

Fixed:

• DLL load security vulnerability
• [enc_lame] Memory leak
• [gen_ff] Bookmark corruption via Send To menu in main window songticker
• [gen_ml] Empty/Grey ML when restarting Winamp from a minimized state
• [gen_ml] Scrolling lag in nav panel with large amount of items
• [in_midi] Buffer/Integer overflow issues (thanks: Joakim @ nsense)
• [in_mod] Buffer overflow in comment box (MTM security vulnerability)
• [in_mkv] Crash when reading a string that was exactly SIZE_MAX bytes
• [in_mp3] ID3v1 UI glitch, APEv2 + Lyrics3 tag combo bug, APEv2 tag removal
• [in_mp4] Potential crash on getting metadata/albumart from invalid MP4 files
• [in_nsv] Integer overflow in allocating memory for metadata
• [in_nsv] Integer overflow when parsing TOC (thanks to: C. Eiram, Secunia)
• [in_nsv] Video flip mode detection quirks
• [ml_local] Arrow direction and sort inconsistencies in 3-pane views
• [ml_plg] Playlist Generator crashes and database corruption issues
• [ml_pmp] Autofill crash on empty libraries
• [ml_playlists] Crash on drag+drop items from one playlist to another
• [ml_transcode] Freeze transcoding .cda when using in scheme
• Relative pathnames when filename is already relative
• [pmp_android/usb] Playlist sync & loading issues
• [pmp_android/ipod/usb] Issue with forward slashes in playlist paths
• [pmp_usb] Bug when multiple usb devices are connected
• [vis_milk2] Unicode issues with fonts & presets editor (5.58-specific)
• [vis_milk2] sprites.ini file lookup
• [vp6.w5s] Buffer overflow issue

Misc:

• More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
• Portables/Devices support now also adds ml_devices.dll & devices.w5s
• Prompt user whether to move skins/langpacks when changing location
• Removed Winamp Remote from installer
• [ml_pmp] Moved ‘Podcast Sync’ to new tab in portable device options
• [out_ds] Config now displays 7.1 speakers as ‘7.1’ instead of ‘Unknown’

Updated:

• Gracenote CDDB/MusicID v2.6.206
• [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.2.3
• [in_vorbis] libogg v1.2.1 & libvorbis v1.3.2
• [vp8] libvpx v0.9.5

The following downloads are available:
Winamp 5.6 build 3080 Lite
Winamp 5.6 build 3080 Full (English)
Winamp 5.6 build 3080 Full (International)
Winamp 5.6 build 3080 Pro (English, not free)
Winamp 5.6 build 3080 Pro (International, not free)