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EAR for Winamp
For a number of years, Winamp has been able to
show tag and file information for the file that is currently being played;
although the information presented has been quite limited.
EAR for Winamp significantly extends the information that is able to be
presented.
When you have EAR enabled in Winamp, information about the file
that is currently being played will be shown in Winamp's MiniBrowser window.
EAR renders an HTML page which can contain a lot more tag and file
information than Winamp is able to show by default.
EAR uses a template based system (based on XML and XSLT) to render the
resulting documents. In addition to the supplied EAR templates you can easily
add your own.
This means that you can modify or build your own EAR templates
containing the information that you are interested in, presented in the way you
prefer!
Ear supports tags/files in the following formats:
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MP3: |
id3 v1.x, id3 v2.2, id3 v2.3, id3 v2.4, lyrics3 v2.0 and ape v2 |
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MPEG Plus (mpc/mp+): |
id3 v1.x, ape v2 |
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Ogg Vorbis: |
Vorbis Comments |
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FLAC(lossless): |
Vorbis Comments |
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WMA: |
WMA/ASF tags |
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Monkeys Audio(lossless): |
ape v2 and id3 v1.x |
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iTunes/iPod (m4a/m4p): |
iTunes/Quicktime tags |
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Nero AAC (mp4): |
iTunes/Quicktime tags |
For optimal results, we recommend that you use Helium
Music Manager to adjust the tags on your music files.
Bonus features
EAR can do much more than just display data from
your tags!
From EAR's system-tray icon you can access the following
functions:
- Rate music and synchronize the rating automatically with Helium Music Manager's Database. Give your files a rating
between 0-5, including half-ratings like 1.5, 2.5 etc.
- Locate the current artist in Helium Music Manager's Music Information
Browser (requires Helium Music Manager to be installed and started).
- Locate the current album in Helium Music Manager's Music Information
Browser (requires Helium Music Manager to be installed and started).
- Locate the current genre in Helium Music Manager's Music Information
Browser (requires Helium Music Manager to be installed and started).
- Use data stored in Helium Music Manager's Database to display Artist
Pictures, Artist Biographies, Album art and other data.
- Play, view and navigate in subtracks.
EAR allows you to display the now-playing information on your desktop instead
of in Winamp's Mini Browser.
In this specific mode, the information will be
rendered into a free-floating window which can have optional transparency.
Download & Installation
To install
EAR, simply download the installer from the link above and follow the on-screen
instructions.
After EAR is installed you must configure Winamp as follows
(this only needs to be done once):
- Open Winamp preferences (CTRL+P)
- Select "General Preferences"
- In Internet Connection Types, select "Not connected to the Internet"
- Show the Media Library (ALT+L), if not already shown
- Select and Right-click "Now Playing"
- Enable both options
EAR key features
- Completely free and without any ads/spyware!
- It's small
- Support for a variety of the most popular music formats including MP3,
iTunes/iPod, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WMA
- Presentation of the most common tag formats such as id3 v1.x, id3 v2.x,
lyrics3 v2, ape2, iTunes/iPod, WMA, Vorbis Comments (Ogg Vorbis, FLAC)
- Template support
- Comes with 7 different templates
- Customizable templates to fit into the current skin
- Usage of XML and XSL to render results
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