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bsoft
04-01-2004, 11:42 AM
BSoftPlayer, my pet project, just entered beta 5. Yep. Well, let's run down the list:

Features:
- SQL Backend
- Handles 10,000+ Tracks Easily
- Organizes by genre/album/artist
- Easy to use interface
- Fast searching
- BASS Sound Engine (plays MP3/WMA/Vorbis/WAV)
- ID3v1 and ID3v2 tag support
- Playlists
- Drag & Drop from Explorer and iTunes
- Open Source & Free
- No Spyware, Adware, Tray Icons, HTTP Queries, Popups, or other annoying garbage
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts that work in any application
- Smart scroll wheel support
- ~750KB installer, ~3MB installed (including dependencies)
- ~10MB memory usage (increases to ~20MB with 10,000 tracks)
- Journaled track database (add 8,000 tracks *without* waiting 20 minutes)
- Auto-updates changed tracks on startup, auto-removes deleted tracks
- Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 compatible

Here's a screenshot:
http://bsoftplayer.sourceforge.net/screenshot.gif

Feel free to give it a spin:
bsoftplayer.sf.net

Feel free to post any comments, bug reports, requests, or questions below.

Jason Dunn
04-01-2004, 07:26 PM
This doesn't seem to be Pocket PC related...is it?

bsoft
04-01-2004, 11:19 PM
Not particularly.

Jason Dunn
04-01-2004, 11:22 PM
Not particularly.

Oh. Well, normally the announcements forum is reserved for Pocket PC-related stuff, but since you're a community member it's not exactly spam. ;-) Can I suggest though that the announcements forum on www.digitalmediathoughts.com would be a better place for it? Thanks. :-)