dBpoweramp
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| dBpoweramp | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Illustrate |
| Initial release | ? |
| Written in | C++ (MS) |
| OS | Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Linux (with Wine) |
| Available in | English |
| Genre | Audio player/converter |
| Website | www.dbpoweramp.com |
dBpoweramp is a collection of fully-integrated audio software from Illustrate, written by Spoon.
There are two main dBpoweramp products that Illustrate has released, with many additional add-ons available for download as well as a couple of other related pieces of software.
- dBpoweramp Audio Player (dAP)
- dBpoweramp Music Converter (dMC)
dMC is integrated into dAP, but neither depends on the other and each can function without the other's help.
Both are fully compatible with Windows 98/ME NT4/2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux (using WINE).
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[edit] Codecs
All codecs are written for the program so there are no reliability issues that can happen when importing codecs from other programs. dBpowerAMP products come equipped with some of the more popular codecs, such as mp3 and wav. Additional file formats can be automatically recognized, played and manipulated with the installation of codecs from the official web page.
Some of the officially supported extensions are: aa, aac, aiff, aifc, ape, asf, au, bwf, cda, fla, flac, m4a, m4b, mdz, mid, mod, mp+, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpa, mpc, mpg, mpga, mpp, mpx, nvf, ofr, ogg, ra, ram, rm, s3m, s3z, sap, shn, snd, tta, spx, voc, vqf, vtm, vtx, wav, wave, wma, wmv, wv, wvc, w64, xm, and xmz.
Note: With the release of dMC r12, the codecs format have changed, and many have not been converted yet. The most popular codecs are being released first, with all former codecs being supported by r12 eventually.
In addition any command line external codec can be configured for use with dMC. Also, many Winamp codecs can be used to allow dMC to decode other, non-supported files when used with the dMC Winamp Input Decoder codec.
This is not a definitive list; you can check Codec Central for official updates.
[edit] Development
Current betas:
- dAP release 3 beta 6
- dMC r12.4, r13 alpha
- Batch Ripper beta 1
- Beta Codecs for r12
- DirectShow Decoder
- Updated m4a and ALAC encoders that support album art
- Shorten
- OptimFROG
- Speex
- TTA
- FLAC and Ogg Vorbis
- Updated CLI Encoder
- Length Split utility codec
- Channel Split utility codec
- ID Tag Update utility codec
Illustrate's products are always in development in one form or another. dAP has many bugfixes in its release 3 beta 6 and is regarded as stable. It is still beta due to the developer (Spoon) still wanting work done on it before making it a final release.
Codecs are typically updated when new versions come out, but typically a final non-beta version of the codec must be released before an update for dMC is released. Also, new codecs for dBpowerAMP are beta tested before being fully released.
For all beta versions, the dBpoweramp forums have a beta section, where anyone is allowed to beta test all Illustrate products.
