Aqua-Soft ForumsHello, this is my first post in a very long time here at A-S, anyway Local i would like to thank you for sharing such beutiful work with us. I found one thing though nothing big but, when i make a new preset for the equalizer the skin changes back to default. Maybe something would like to fix 
[release] Multi-Plugin 2.1
Amazing Plugin! First time I was about to switch over to winamp and then found this gem 
I am having trouble with the foobar pass through though, this seems like a great feature.
I have the newest Foobar installed [the once specified in the help] but when I turn on pass through it won't let me enter the foobar settings menu and when I click OK the foobar process starts but songs refuse to play [Or they say they are playing, but they are silent]
Am I just missing something silly?
Thanks!
First of all, thanks you all for the good comments. I appreciate it very much
Soultech - Can you check the version of iTunes.exe? Do this by right clicking it, and then click Properties and check the Version tab. Also, do you have a localized version of Windows? It shouldn't change anything, but who knows.
Igor K - I'm 99% sure it's possible. But I don't have time for this, and I hardly use QT so I won't do it.
Kite - You mean the whole skin? or just the Equalizer window? There is a bug with the equalizer titlebar, but that shouldn't have anything to do with the whole skinning engine.
hotsaucemcgee - Do you have Foobar2000 0.8.3 or the 0.9 beta? I haven't tested 0.9 yet, I don't know if the passthrough is compatible with it.
I have foobar 0.8.3 installed 
localhost, is there a way to skin the iTunes toolbar?
hotsaucemcgee - Maybe try reinstalling Foobar. And delete/rename the c:Program FilesFoobar2000 folder after you uninstall it, so it doesn't save anything. Also, try installing only basic components. If that helps, tell me which component is causing the trouble and I'll look into it.
TonicX - Edit c:Program FilesiTunesiTunesMiniPlayer.ResourcesiTunesMiniPlayer.dll using a resource editor.
Localhost - I just tried what you suggested, uninstalled then deleted the foobar2000 folder, reinstalled with the 'minimum' set up, no options at all.
The passthrough still makes the foobar process load but music doesn't play, and the settings button doesn't work if clicked.
LocalHost: iTunes can play through Foobar even with DirectSound or just WaveOut (Safe Mode)?
I´m using Octiv Volume Logic, and it only works in WaveOut... and i guess that this is what is causing some problem for me. From time to time, when hearing iTunes, my player just stops doing any sound... iTunes don´t crash, just stops playing. I can even change song, but no sound came out. I have to close iTunes (normaly, not forced) and reestart my machine for it to play again.
Besides... anyone knows if iTunes through Foobar sounds better than iTunes with Volume Logic??
LocalHost: iTunes can play through Foobar even with DirectSound or just WaveOut (Safe Mode)?
The Foobar2000 passthrough should work with either DiretSound or waveOut enabled.
Besides... anyone knows if iTunes through Foobar sounds better than iTunes with Volume Logic??
Well, Volume Logic only modifies the existing sound output of iTunes, which isn't so good. Foobar2000 plays the songs by itself, so it has greater potential to have better sound quality.
Localhost - I just tried what you suggested, uninstalled then deleted the foobar2000 folder, reinstalled with the 'minimum' set up, no options at all.
The passthrough still makes the foobar process load but music doesn't play, and the settings button doesn't work if clicked.
Try closing all your running processes and see if it helps.
Maybe your antivirus software thinks Multi-Plugin is malware because it injects it's DLL into Foobar2000's process (quite unlikely though).
Also, do you have administrator privileges?
rocking... 
LH, man you rock!!
I do have admin privs and I don't have an antivirus yet, this is a fresh install of windows from 2 or3 nights ago...I'll give that a shot though
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/mediaskins.html
QuickTime Media Skins have revolutionized the industry’s concept of ‘Skins’.
Unlike conventional skins, which simply allow users to decorate their media players, QuickTime Media Skins gives authors the power to control the unique environment in which their media is displayed.
The new environment, or player window, can be any shape or size, and created in any of the dozens of file formats QuickTime supports. Playback controls (if desired) can be placed anywhere.
QuickTime Media Skins are delivered to the user along with the media file, allowing authors to offer unique and compelling experiences specifically for their own content.
And, best of all, since QuickTime is robustly AppleScriptable, content authors can easily add media skins to content with an automated batch process.
Two Ways to Create
To create QuickTime Media Skins follow the directions below or, if you want to automate the process on a Mac, download the ever-growing collection of powerful QuickTime AppleScripts.
1. Add to selection and scale command.
2. Create B/W images to define window and drag areas (masks).
3. Create XML text file containing references to your files.
4. Save the text file with a name ending in .mov.
5. Open in QuickTime Player, then Save as Self-contained.
Directions
You need 3 applications to create a media skin and add it to your media: a text editor such as Simple Text, a graphics program such as PhotoShop, and QuickTime Pro.
Step 1. Add media skin to your video movie
Video Movie
Start with a QuickTime video movie which you want to enhance with a media skin. Let’s call this Video.mov.
Media Skin
Create an image of your new media skin. Use a graphics program and create one from scratch, or perhaps scan in a photo of an actual device. This frame can be created in any file format that QuickTime supports. Let’s call this Skin.pct.
Note: Within this image, it is helpful to specify the area in which your movie will be displayed, especially if you plan to use transparency (see below). This area can be square or nonsquare. Just fill this area in with black or white.
Combine Video Movie and Media Skin
Open both the media skin (Skin.pct) and the video movie (Video.mov) in QuickTime Pro.
Add to Selection and Scale: Copy the media skin then switch to your video movie and combine them using the Add to Selection and Scale command (under the 'Edit' menu).
Note: For detailed help on using QuickTime Pro, consult the help file available under the Help menu.
Adjust Layers/Position: Open the Movie Properties window and, if needed, in visual settings adjust the Layer for each track (remember: lower numbers appear more forward) and/or use the Size and offset property to place the video track where you wish.
Tip: If you want the video to play through transparent areas of the media skin, set the video track to the background (a higher number), then modify the Graphics Mode for your Skin track to be Transparent and set the transparent color (usually black or white). Your video track will show through this area.
Save: Save your new movie as self-contained. Let’s call this Framed.mov.
Note: This example uses a static image as a media skin, but remember: a media skin simply provides a shape, or mask, to use when displaying your movie. Any visual media type can show through the mask, including motion video, and special effects, such as those possible with the QuickTime cloud or fire effects.
You may also add your own movie controls such as a sprite or Flash track. You can create your own movie controls using wired sprites (and a wired sprite editor such as Totally Hip’s LiveStage Pro or Adobe’s GoLive) or use Macromedia’s Flash.
Step 2. Add media skin to your video movie
Window Mask
Create a mask image the size and shape of your frame. This black-and-white image defines the window created when your movie plays. The image should be black where you want your window, and white elsewhere. The image can be a BMP, GIF, PICT, or any other format that QuickTime understands. Let’s call this WinMask.pct.
Drag Mask
Finally, create another mask image the size and shape of the dragable part of your frame. Typically, this would be the same as your first mask, with white areas where your text, video, and controls will appear. Again, this should be saved as a black-and-white image in a format that QuickTime can display. Let's call this DragMask.pct.
Step 3. Create text file
Using a text editor, create a small file with the syntax below (notice the references to your files).
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?quicktime type="application/x-qtskin"?>
Step 4. Save with a name ending in .mov
Then save as plain text, with the .mov file extension in the same location as your other files. Let's call this SkinXML.mov.
Note: Mac users, do not be alarmed when the resulting file appears as a movie instead of a text file. This is a feature of QuickTime.
Step 5. Open/Save in QuickTime Player
Open SkinXML.mov using QuickTime Pro. Save as a self-contained movie. Let’s call this Self-contained.mov.
Important
Be sure to save your movie as a self-contained movie, and distribute that version, not the XML text file. The XML text file is dependent on external files and will not Fast Start over the Internet. The self-contained version will Fast Start.
You can now put your movie on a CD, email it to a friend, or embed a link to it in a Web page.
Additional Information
Link to QuickTime Player
To share your work on the internet, link to your movie using the EMBED tag. For example:
This tag would embed a QuickTime image file named poster.mov in a Web page. If the viewer clicks the image, QuickTime will launch Self-contained.mov in the QuickTime Player application.
TIP: To launch your movie automatically, without the viewer clicking anything, you add AUTOHREF="../../../../unavailable.html" to the EMBED tag.
About Dragable Regions
Any part of your movie can be made into a dragable region. However, tracks that respond to mouse events, such as VR panorama tracks or wired sprite tracks, should not be covered by a drag mask — the drag behavior prevents mouse events from reaching underlying tracks.
Current Limitations
Currently, a movie can have only one skin track. You cannot dynamically enable or disable skin tracks. The skin track’s masks are stored in the movie file as 1-bit pixel depth PICTs and cannot be changed dynamically.
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great plugin and like always timing updates!
Sweet job, localhost. Theres been a lot of progress since i last saw Multiplugin, the last version i had was v0.8 or something!!! and that was just about a month ago!!! Sweet job, man!!!
Is there a way to remove the "feature" that turns the maxi/windowed button into the mini skin toggle? Absolutely hate it.. I never use the mini skin and I do use the fullscreen/window toggle alot. Also is there a way to arrange it propperly? Mini/maxi/quit? instead of maxi/mini/quit? I dont see the point in swifting around the buttons.. just confuses people and makes em press the wrong one.
Soultech - Can you check the version of iTunes.exe? Do this by right clicking it, and then click Properties and check the Version tab. Also, do you have a localized version of Windows? It shouldn't change anything, but who knows.
5.0.1.4 is the version it gives
wow...amazing job on this my friend. I donated....I am sorry it has taken me so long to get around to it... *blush*
Is there a way to remove the "feature" that turns the maxi/windowed button into the mini skin toggle? Absolutely hate it.. I never use the mini skin and I do use the fullscreen/window toggle alot. Also is there a way to arrange it propperly? Mini/maxi/quit? instead of maxi/mini/quit? I dont see the point in swifting around the buttons.. just confuses people and makes em press the wrong one.
This is a Mac EMULATION community.
I like it the way it is now.
Hi, I'm using the lastest Tunes with the Multi-Plugin 2.1. Yesterday I wanted to try out the foobar passthrough. I closed iTunes and installed foobar 0.9 beta 10. When I restarted iTunes I tried to activate the foobar passthrough, but Mplugin sais it wasn't installed.
I don't have iTunes nor Foobar installed in the default directory (Program Files). Could this be the reason?
Hi,
is there any place where you still could get Multi-Plugin v0.68 ?
Since I'm still using iTunes 4.9.3 (and don't want to upgrade to 5.x) a link to an older version would be pretty handy
Thanx in advance,
Seppel
PS: hopefully that's not an FAQ...
Just noticed something that could be the MPlugin bug.
After extensivly using iTMS to organize my collection and often switching between the library and the Music Store, the top of the iTunes window, where MPlugin is skinning the titlebar dissapears, iTunes freezes and it either crashes after few secs or i have to kill it in task manager. When it's frozen, it doesn't eat much RAM or CPU.
iTunes 5.0.1.4
WinXP Pro SP1
MPlugin 2.1
Mac OSX skin that comes in the package
Is there a way to remove the "feature" that turns the maxi/windowed button into the mini skin toggle? Absolutely hate it.. I never use the mini skin and I do use the fullscreen/window toggle alot. Also is there a way to arrange it propperly? Mini/maxi/quit? instead of maxi/mini/quit? I dont see the point in swifting around the buttons.. just confuses people and makes em press the wrong one.
Can I second this motion?
I don't have my whole Windows environment skinned/themed to look like a Mac (I have a Mac for that!), but I do like using the Mac OS X theme for iTunes (just to put the now-playing info in the titlebar). However, I have to tell M-P to move the buttons to the right, since I've been trained for years to mouse that way to kill or minimize.
I don't use the "maxi" button (mini-mode), but I do hit the mini button quite a lot (yes, I know Alt-Space-N does the same thing!). Having the mini button in a place that doesn't match the rest of the Windows windows is a bit confusing.
Just my own $0.02. I already love M-P and I've donated because it rocks, but this would be icing on the cake...
I can't get iTunes to not show on taskbar. When I click on the minimize button it just disappears from top of the desktop but there is still the iTunes caption on the taskbar...