Download MediaMonkey 2.5.2

Ventis Media has just released version 2.5.2 of its MediaMonkey media player. In addition to playing music, this program can also modify ID3 tags, rip audio CDs, convert audio files, and burn audio CDs. The software is available in a free standard version and a paid ‘Gold’ version, which has a few more options and can write CDs and DVDs at the maximum speed instead of the maximum 4x. Below are all the changes made since version 2.5.1:

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.951

• Updated translation pack with Croatian (thanks to Emil)
• Updated online help
• Fixed ratings & play history not imported from iTunes if int’l characters in filename
• Fixed restoration of Now Playing window
• Fixed playback can start twice in some cases

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.950 RC-3

• Fixed configuration settings don’t persist in some cases
• Fixed file associations set by the installer can be overwritten in some cases
• Fixed Synchronization: Empty playlists aren’t deleted from MTP devices
• Fixed corrupt MediaMonkey.m3u file can cause strange behaviour
• Fixed new format of eMusic .m3u sample playlists fails to play
• Fixed Rip CD dialog not friendly for the visually impaired

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.948 RC-2

• Improved Auto-Tag from Amazon search results further
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon.co.uk adds incorrect tags to Artists
• Fixed failed write of mediamonkey.ini and mediamonkey.m3u in some cases
• Fixed Synchronization needlessly synchs tracks with custom masks
• Fixed Playlist order doesn’t persist in some cases
• Files are incorrectly considered duplicates after conversion
• Fixed wheel mouse doesn’t work in drop down dialogs (eg Auto Tag from Amazon)
• Fixed Album Art window is too insensitive to wheel mouse movement

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.947 RC-1

• Added command line option to start in Party Mode ( /party)
• Added command line option to start up and play ( /play)
• Added track length calculation for VBR files missing header info
• Added Type-Browsing to Scan Folders dialog
• Improved auto tag from Amazon search results when only Artist is known
• Updated help file
• Updated default masks
• Fixed occasional freezes related to file locking
• Fixed MP3 encoding is slow even at -q 9 (updated to LAME 3.97b2)
• Fixed FreeDB results should display properly even for incorrectly encoded data
• Fixed CD Burning: write method is sometimes blank
• Fixed Audio CD Burning: tracks fail to burn after a faulty file
• Fixed Audio CD Burning: volume leveling doesn’t work correctly
• Fixed regression: some flac files fail to play correctly
• Fixed regression: keyboard shortcuts conflict

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.943 Beta 2

• Added ability to scroll through multiple Album Art entries with wheel mouse
• Added ability to import metadata from Windows Media Player when scanning
• Added transparent synchronization support for Sony Ericsson walkman phones
• Added lyrics support for iPod synchronization
• Updated flac encoder/decoder to version 1.1.2
• Improved synchronization speed of MTP devices significantly
• Improved iPod synchronization when genre = Audiobook (resume playback & not incl. in shuffle)
• Fixed iPod synchronization
• non-music entries (podcasts/movies) are not written correctly
• Fixed synchronization fails to manually delete tracks on UMS devices using the WMDM plugin
• Fixed synchronization of tracks via Location node don’t use synch mask
• Fixed synchronization of Album/Artist creates unwanted .m3us for MTP devices with DBs
• Fixed synchronization of Album Art for some MTP devices
• Fixed synchronization should never delete file types that MM doesn’t understand
• Fixed setting genre to null causes multiple track update
• Fixed data CD Burning burns tracks in incorrect order
• Fixed $ character in masks doesn’t work as expected
• Fixed mouse gestures cannot be completely disabled
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts missing for some actions

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.942 (Beta 1)

• Added lots of scripting fixes and functionality (see script documentation)
• Added ability to rename iPod
• Added manual synching of tracks via drag & drop for iPods & other DB-based devices
• Fixed synchronization with auto-conversion may not fill the device to capacity
• Fixed synchronization settings don’t persist for disabling a device
• Fixed synchronization of metadata from the device back to the PC doesn’t work
• Fixed synchronization status bar sometimes incorrectly shows ‘converting’
• Fixed iPod doesn’t trigger AutoPlay dialog
• Fixed streaming audio is choppy for some stations
• Fixed Auto-tag from Amazon displays some unicode incorrectly
• Fixed Auto tag from Amazon parsing and problems displaying some comments
• Fixed tracks may not be found on drive with Volume ID = 0
• Fixed tracks queued via Explorer are sometimes added to Now Playing twice
• Fixed focus is lost when tracks are deleted
• Fixed copy/cut/paste are disabled on Location & My Computer nodes
• Fixed and masks can’t be used for Convert or Auto-organize
• Fixed $ character in masks is ignored and can cause errors when using Auto-organize
• Fixed Album Artist tagging in ogg/flac for better compatibility
• Fixed CMYK Album Art triggers an access violation
• Fixed Export All Playlists script fails when illegal characters are in Playlist name
• Fixed FLAC playback doesn’t work for non 16-bit per sample streams
• Fixed volume meter is slow/refreshes slowly for some mp3 files
• Fixed open threads can cause deadlocks

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