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[Merged]Songbird 0.1 Preview beta(Open-Source Media Player)

21 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/merged-songbird-0-1-preview-beta-open-source-media-player.23775/

LegendKiller
LegendKiller Original post #1
Feb 14, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Songbird 0.1 Preview beta(Open-Source Media Player..) I

Songbird is a Web player built from Firefox's browser engine. It is open source and will run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Play any MP3 on the Web without leaving the page. It can view Web pages as dynamic playlists that it can play, save, or automatically download every day. It plays your music too. It has all the features you expect in a desktop media player.
WebPage:*www.songbirdnest.com/
Download:*fileforum.betanews.com/sendfile/1139446766/1/Songbird_0_1_0.exe
LegendKiller
Feb 14, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Its damn good you can listen to hell of lot of radio-station from shoutcast,websites..etc...
Damn good!
QwertyManiac
Feb 14, 2006 at 12:44 PM
I love its black theme a lot :D
LegendKiller
Feb 14, 2006 at 1:32 PM
Does anybody know,if we can play indian radio stations like radio-city and all with shoutcast..
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gxsaurav #5
Feb 14, 2006 at 5:16 PM
tried it, the UI is just like iTunes or Yahoo music engine, but not good enough on features

radio feature is good, but since i don't use that, winamp rox
desertwind
Feb 14, 2006 at 5:30 PM
Well, does this extension add to the already bloated firefox memory load ?
LegendKiller
Feb 14, 2006 at 8:26 PM
nopes,and this is 0.1 preview....and its not bloated..atleast try it...and then comment!
kato
kato #8
Feb 14, 2006 at 10:11 PM
LegendKiller said:
Does anybody know,if we can play indian radio stations like radio-city and all with shoutcast..
I dont think so that works saw many ppl asking here but it doesnt happen also searched for it but i guess its not possible
dIgItaL_BrAt
Feb 14, 2006 at 10:22 PM
LegendKiller said:
Does anybody know,if we can play indian radio stations like radio-city and all with shoutcast..

not unless they broadcast their streams digitally.
eddie
eddie #10
Feb 15, 2006 at 12:18 AM
I posted it a few days as well, but didn't get noticed. I am happy that people are giving Songbird its due notice. If it keeps going the way it advertises, it will be an excellent thing :)
G
Feb 22, 2006 at 12:56 AM
SongBird....Could Kill ITunes.... !!

Songbird - The Music/Web Player


Songbird is a new web player that soon will be coming out of the woodwork. It looks good. I managed to download the proof of concept from their site.

The download isn’t fully functional at this time, but it has given a good idea of what tune the Songbird is singing.

Songbird was built from Mozilla’s popular open source (that means free to use and modify) web browser, Firefox. It will run on Windows, Mac OS X and even Linux.

Because Songbird is open source, it has some added features that are different than the popular players seen today.

Features
Well, let’s get started. I downloaded a copy of the concept and found it looked a little like the iTunes player from Apple.

Songbird quickly scanned my computer and found all my music files quickly. It plays your music and does exactly what you would expect from a music player. But…

There is more. Songbird allows you to surf the web right in the music player. It also allows you to play music or radio directly from the webpage by finding music files on that website.

When you visit a webpage that contains music or radio files that you can play you will see a window at the bottom naming the title(s) you can play. I began playing an internet radio station directly from the web.

I could do that without opening windows or pressing buttons on the website itself. I thought that was pretty neat.

The bar on the left displays all of your popular audio and website material in one place like, podcasts, radio, music stores, library and so on. You navigate from these to choose what you will listen to.

Here are some other features:
Songbird plays anything.
Choose different skins
Play, Pause, Repeat, Volume, Shuffle, etc.
Surf the web right in Songbird
Play audio files from web pages
Build and play mixes
Mini Player Mode (saves space on your screen)
Rip and Burn CDs
That’s not all. You can check out the full list of features from the Songbird website.

What Makes Songbird So Powerful?
Songbird is an Open Source project. That means that anybody can create modifications to the software.

These are called extensions. Normally, a media player will come from a company and you cannot change anything. You are forced to stick with the design set out by the player.

Not here. Now imagine that you download the software and now can visit the Songbird website to download extensions to modify the music player so that it can best suit your needs.

Or if you know how you could even create your own modification for Songbird yourself.

That is exactly what Songbird will deliver.

Look for Songbird to take off when it is officially released. Expect big things. The fact that the music player is customizable is what makes it so powerful.




SOURCE>>
For Features and download .. *www.songbirdnest.com/features
*www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/5268/
RCuber
RCuber #12
Feb 22, 2006 at 1:04 AM
wow looks xcy hav to download and test
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mehulved #13
Feb 22, 2006 at 1:13 AM
Wow sounds cool. Waiting for the final release. It surely has any innovative features.
LegendKiller
Feb 22, 2006 at 2:38 AM
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37818
i think i have posted this topic be4...now ur spamming sir[/i]
G
Feb 22, 2006 at 2:45 AM
@LegendKiller,damn ru out of ur mind or what???
do u know the meaning of spam???
LegendKiller
Feb 22, 2006 at 11:08 AM
i remember you saying the same stuff when kill_deep_singh wrote a topic in Q&A...
And i commented on it...
i think you have a habit of jumping the gun too soon and over-react...the only thing i wanted to let you know is that i have posted the same topic.. b4...
plz keep it simple the next time...
LegendKiller
Feb 22, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Since many people have lost site of my topic,here's a msg to bring it back from the retirement...
mario_pant
Mar 1, 2006 at 12:45 AM
new version out!
0.1.1! the songbird is growing!
mario_pant
Mar 1, 2006 at 12:48 AM
new version out!
0.1.1! the songbird is growing!
amitava82
amitava82 #21
Mar 11, 2007 at 10:39 PM
New version Songbird 0.2.5 Final (2007.03.01) released.
here is a video showing its feature with nice voice.