Multi-Plugin 2.4 for iTunes 7

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This is the stable version of Multi-Plugin for iTunes 7.

Click the image to download, or use a previous installer with Web Update.

If you installed the Multi-Plugin for iTunes 7 Preview, you have to uninstall it by replacing QuickTime.qts with the original one, or simply reinstalling iTunes or QuickTime.

Changes in version 2.4.2:

1. Foobar2000 passthrough is back! and with support for Foobar2000 0.9.x (and only 0.9.x, no 0.8 support).

Note: It's better to use Kernel Streaming for the Foobar2000 output, or play with the buffer length, otherwise the playback isn't synchronized well.

2. An Aqua skin has been added.

3. The Advanced/Help menus have been fixed.

4. Background skinning has been fixed.

5. Many small bug fixes.

Changes in version 2.4.1:

1. Fixed the double screen bug.

2. Fixed the "Disallow uppercase titles in the source pane" bug.

3. Fixed a bug that might have caused crashes when the dumping resources.

Roadmap for the next version:

1. Of course, fix Foobar2000 passthrough.

2. Make iTunes compatible with Mac (HFS+) formatted iPods when an HFS+ driver (like MacDrive) is installed.

Changes:

1. Multi-Plugin automatically disables the digital signature checking in iTunes 7. That means you can edit iTunes.exe without iTunes failing to load immediately.

2. New feature: Disallow uppercase titles in the source pane.

A couple of notes to skin developers:

1. So far, very few skins had the progress bar glitch fix included.

Don't be lazy, just copy the necessary images from the Mac OSX skin.

2. Please check if your skins look good after colorizing, and if some elements look wierd, use the NoColorize option in SkinData.ini to exclude them from colorizing.

3. Don't forget to check compatibilty with both left side and right side buttons.

For those who don't know Multi-Plugin, I'll repost the full feature list:

Appearance Options

Skins:

You may choose a skin from the list or choose the default skin.

You may also change the color of your skin using the Colorize button.

If you want to refresh the current skin, you may press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S in iTunes.

Credits to the following skinners for making the included skins:

ffpsx - VistaXP

gtn - Big Red Machine, Bister, Longhorn Alternative, Longhorn Alternative Dark

kavin - Milk

ToNeR - InspiratSE, LiTunes II, Royal Inspirat SE Blue, WMP 11

Willy - AlBook, V O I D, RulerAGV2

XMAN - Alluvium Magnite, Siro

yangbao_111 - White Alluvium Magnite

Hide the menu:

To resemble the look of iTunes in Mac OSX, you may hide the menu.

To use it again, you can press Alt+F in iTunes, or just click it's previous location.

Also, if you use Stardock ObjectBar, you can use the iTunes menu from there.

Change main iTunes font or title font:

You may enter a font name in the edit box, and it will change the font according to it.

The title font can only be changed if a skin other than "Default" is selected.

Don't show main window in the taskbar and the Alt+Tab window:

Using this option will hide the main window from the Alt+Tab window.

You can choose to hide it always or only when in Mini Player.

Change main window opacity:

Using this option you can make the main window semi-transparent.

Use the slider to set the opacity level you want.

You can choose to change the opacity always or only when in Mini Player.

Note: Selecting this option will make the main window draw faster, even if the slider is set to 100%.

Current Track Options

Change the main window title according to the playing track:

You may change the title of the iTunes main window while a track is being played.

Formatting tags (listed in the help file) are supported.

Copy track information to the clipboard when a track starts playing:

If you check this option, track information, in the format you specify using formatting tags, will be copied to the clipboard when a track starts playing.

Create a file with information about the current track:

Using this option will create a file named CurrentTrack.txt in your iTunes installation folder when a track starts playing.

Export artwork from the current track to a file:

Using this option will create a file named CurrentArtwork.jpg in your iTunes installation folder when a track starts playing.

This file will contain the artwork of the currently playing track.

Note: The file is called CurrentArtwork.jpg, but it's not necessarily a JPEG file. Most programs recognize the image type by it's content, so that should not lead to any problems and it will remove the need for detecting the extension of the file.

Compatibility Options

Allow WindowFX to add a shadow to iTunes:

Usually, Stardock WindowFX does not add a shadow to iTunes. Using this option changes this.

Make programs recognize iTunes as Winamp:

Many programs can get the current track name and artist from Winamp only. Using this feature, iTunes will be recognized as Winamp by most of those programs.

Fix media keys functionality:

Many keyboards have player control keys which don't work well with iTunes. This option may fix the problem.

If one mode doesn't work, try choosing another one. Different keyboards react differently to the modes.

iPod Hebrew Support:

You may use this option if you want your iPod to display hebrew.

In order to enable it, download the latest iPod Updater from http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/, run the Hebrew iPod Updater which can be downloaded using the provided button, and enable the option for iPod Hebrew support.

This Hebrew support solution uses the official iPod Hebrew firmware, so it should not void your iPod's warranty.

Other Options

Don't create Unknown Album folders:

If you consolidate your library and let iTunes organize your music folder, iTunes will make a folder named "Unknown Album" in the Artist folder for tracks that have no Album tag.

Using this option prevent's iTunes from creating those folders and makes it place such files directly in the Artist folder.

Suppress the scripting warning message:

If you have used scripts that interact with iTunes, you may have noticed the warning message that appears when you try to close iTunes and there is a script still running.

Using this option will make that message not to appear.

Note: If you use this option, do not close iTunes when a script is changing track information or does any other writing operations. Doing so will probably result in corrupt files in your iTunes Library.

Change the full screen visual effects resolution:

By default, iTunes lowers the resolution in full screen visual effects for better performance.

You may change this behavior using this option.

Enable memory saving when minimized to tray:

If you enable this option, along with the "Minimize iTunes window to system tray" feature found in the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog, the amount of memory iTunes is using will drop significantly when you minimize iTunes.

Foobar2000 passthrough:

Using this option will make iTunes play sound through the Foobar2000 engine.

You must have Foobar2000 0.9 or higher for it to work.

This feature improves the sound quality, but it has several limitations:

1. Foobar2000 will not run simultaneously with iTunes when this option is enabled.

2. All the iTunes sound processing features will do nothing as long as this option is enabled.

You may include |No Foobar2000| in the Comments tag of a track to force it to play using the default engine.

This way it's possible to play tracks from the Music Store while Foobar2000 passthrough is enabled.

Don't stop playing when iTunes is being closed:

By default, closing iTunes stops the current track from playing.

With Foobar2000 passthrough enabled, you may change this behavior.

Note that only one track will continue playing - not the whole playlist.

EvilLyrics Integration:

If you have EvilLyrics installed, you will have a "Find Lyrics" option when you right click a track.

If you have liked this program, you may donate money to it's author by clicking the Donate button in the preferences dialog, or by navigating to the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=loca...rrency_code=USD

[alchemist612 0]

OMG! Thank you testing it right now! thanks!

EDIT: NOT WORKING! I get this message "The procedure entry point CryptAcquireContextW could not be located in the dynamic link library MPlugin.dll"

[riot 0]

i get the same error as alchemist612 now i cant listen to music!! lol

[cjfduke 0]

hey! thanks for the quick creation of the update but i get the same error as alchemist.

[iGo 0]

Gonna download this first thing in morning when I get to office..... just a quick question, is Foobar 0.9.x in the roadmap?

[localhost 0]

Oh, I forgot to mention.

If you installed the Multi-Plugin for iTunes 7 Preview, you have to uninstall it by replacing QuickTime.qts with the original one, or simply reinstalling iTunes or QuickTime.

[cjfduke 0]

Oh, I forgot to mention.

If you installed the Multi-Plugin for iTunes 7 Preview, you have to uninstall it by replacing QuickTime.qts with the original one, or simply reinstalling iTunes or QuickTime.

i never installed the preview version and i am still getting that error. i have reinstalled itunes with no avail. ill try to uninstall quicktime as well.

-chris

[Pooky 0]

Same error, never installed the preview.

[riot 0]

i never used the preview either, this is a fresh install of itunes 7.

[sean.fletcher 0]

I get the error, too

[Peskat 0]

I was afraid of the preview. But you sir, you are a god amongst men. I bow to you. This is excellent, awesome, incredible. It's been just 2 days, and you have in this short time created this.

Thank you.

[localhost 0]

It appears that I put MPlugin.dll v2.3 there.

I've reuploaded the proper file, you can get it now. Sorry.

[Soniku 0]

any way to get it to play nice if using the coverflow view? it flickers alot

[alchemist612 0]

Thank you! Amazing!

[bawalter1 0]

Perfect! It works fine now!

[Osiris0290 0]

I had a fresh install of iTunes 7 and I'm getting the error:

"QuickTime was not found.

QuickTime is retired to install iTunes. Please reinstall iTunes."

[sean.fletcher 0]

I had a fresh install of iTunes 7 and I'm getting the error:

"QuickTime was not found.

QuickTime is required to install iTunes. Please reinstall iTunes."

Me... too...

[Soniku 0]

be sure to uninstall itunes before doing this.

get the standalone quicktime installer, from here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html *it's the second option

(install this first)

then install itunes

I had this issue, it's because for some odd reason itunes isn't installing quicktime..lol

[sean.fletcher 0]

Will my music be okay if i uninstall iTunes?

I've always been afraid of doing so.

[localhost 0]

My library always stayed when uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes.

[Pretiseg 0]

You are an absolute legend sir. Many thanks

[thenut 0]

hey, working fine for me!

you did a great job there once again localhost!! thkz!

[Soniku 0]

yup ur music will be fine after uninstallin itunes

[sean.fletcher 0]

Thanks! this works great!

Way more stable then the preview.

Can I request an iTunes 6 skin?

[Osiris0290 0]

be sure to uninstall itunes before doing this.

get the standalone quicktime installer, from here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html *it's the second option

(install this first)

then install itunes

I had this issue, it's because for some odd reason itunes isn't installing quicktime..lol

That fixed it, thanks.