Plug-in: VID4wa Video Plug-in Description: This plug-in allows you to play your video files using MediaMonkey and add them to the library. It supports various video formats including: AVI, MPEG, MPG, MPV2, MPE, WMV, ASF, DAT, IVF, VOB, and DivX. Simply double-click the file from within MediaMonkey to play. Additional commands are available to control the video via right-click on the video-window (e.g. Change quality, aspect ratio, brightness, contrast, etc.). Installation: Run the installer and install to the MediaMonkey directory. Restart MediaMonkey and scan your hard drive for video files.

It'll give the option to install the Monkey's Audio Winamp plugin, which you can install to the MediaMonkey directory. Winamp directory to the Songs-DB plugins. Serial colorimpact 412. > Plugins > DSP/Effect VST Winamp Bridge A DSP/Effect Plugin Bridge to load studio quality VST Plugins A DSP/Effect Plugin Bridge to load studio quality VST Plugins. With this DSP/Effect Plugin for WinAmp you can load the VST Plugins (standard plugin interface for professional audio effects) directly in.

Author's site: Size: 256KB. Plug-in: Monkey's Audio Description: This is an APE encoding application (that is independent of MediaMonkey) and a plug-in allows MediaMonkey to play files encoded in the APE format.

APE is a fairly popular lossless compression format that ensures that your CDs are recorded at the highest possible level of quality, but takes up more hard disk space than lossy compression formats such as OGG or MP3. A Monkey's Audio encoder is also available at the Monkey's audio site. Installation: Run the Monkey's audio installer. It'll give the option to install the Monkey's Audio Winamp plugin, which you can install to the MediaMonkey directory. Restart MediaMonkey and scan your drive for APE files. Author's site: Size: 3MB.

Plug-in: FLAC Description: This plug-in allows MediaMonkey to play files encoded in the FLAC format. FLAC, an increasingly popular lossless compression format, ensures that your CDs are recorded at the highest possible level of quality, but takes up more hard disk space than lossy compression formats such as OGG or MP3. A FLAC encoder is also available at the FLAC web site. Installation: Run the installer and install to the MediaMonkey directory. Restart MediaMonkey and scan your drive for FLAC files.

Web site: Size: 104KB. Plug-in: MP3Pro Description: This plug-in allows MediaMonkey to play files encoded in the MP3 Pro format which offers some improvements over standard MP3s.CD Reader is a freeware plugin that improves the quality of Audio CD playback. In addition, it may resolve certain problems some users experience with CD playback. Note, however, that this plug-in is also used for standard MP3 playback--something you may not desire if you're using the MAD plug-in. Installation: Run the installer, and then copy the in_mp3PRO.dll file to the MediaMonkey directory. Restart MediaMonkey, and scan your drives for MP3Pro files.

Author's site: Size: 83KB. Plug-in: SqrSoft Advanced Crossfading Output Plug-in Description: The SqrSoft Advanced Crossfading plug-in is a work of art. It automatically removes any gaps of silence between tracks, and at the same time crossfades between tracks to make for professional sounding mixes. The only downside is that it requires a bit more CPU power than the standard output plug-ins.

Definitely one to try out. Also, it is incompatible when using MAD at 24 or 32 bit sound. Installation: Unzip the installer, run it, and let it copy files to the winamp plugins directory. Then copy the installed files from the Winamp directory to the Songs-DB plugins directory. From the Tools Options Output plug-ins menu, change the output plug-in to the SqrSoft output plug-in. Author's site: Size: 98KB.