Winamp is more than just a player. It's your window to the multimedia world. From MP3s to streaming video, Winamp is the one place you go to feed your audio/video habit. Here are some key features of "Winamp 5": · Winamp can use both Modern and Classic skins, so you can be both hip and retro at the same time. · Winamp gives you easy and organized access to your favorite media. That's what you call mass media · Winamp can play a huge variety of audio and video formats right out of the box... err... out of the installation. · You get access to hundreds of free audio and video channels in the Media Library. This ain't your father's library. · Winamp can burn your music to CDs. · Winamp makes it easy to create and manage your favorite songs through playlists. Yes, you can be your own DJ. · Winamp allows you to extend it's functionality through the use of "plug-ins" Its like the Mr. Potato Head of music. · Winamp will allow you to alter the sound of your music through a built-in Equalizer. An audio receiver right on your PC. · Winamp allows you to watch visual effects that are driven from your music with Visualizations. From flaming fireballs to screaming strobe effects, its all there. Winamp Main Window · Winamp 5 features our new Modern Skin that's easier to use and more powerful than ever · Easily access the Media Library (ML), Playlist Editor (PL), integrated Video or Visualizations (Video/Vis Drawer), or the EQ, Skin Options, and Color Themes (Config Drawer) from the Main Window · Includes over 50 color themes that suit nearly every mood or occasion! · Winamp 5 carries forward the unobtrusive "Window Shade" Winamp Playlist Editor · Drag and drop media directly into a Playlist from Windows Explorer or the Media Library · Jump directly to an item within the list by double clicking it or selecting the item and press Enter · Sort Playlists by title, file name, or path and file name · Easily Open and Save Playlists from the Manage Playlist button Winamp Library · Organize and find your favorite songs and videos in ONE place · Rip your favorite music CDs into AAC or MP3 (Ripping limited to 2x speeds for free users. MP3 encoding is only available in Winamp Pro) · Burn your favorite music compilations to CD (limited to 2x for free users) · Media Library "Views" allow you to easily create rule based lists of your media · Easily modify your music collections tags (Artist, Album, Song name, etc.) · Internet Radio and TV * Easily tune into user created Internet TV and Radio stations * Over 4000 Internet Radio stations and 40 Internet TV channels to choose from * Bookmark your favorite stations and channels for future access · Winamp Now Playing * View album art, artist biographies, discographies * Keep track of your favorite artists by browsing fan sites and news articles presented in the client * Easily buy your favorite CDs, memorabilia, or just sell your own Winamp Video · Play many major video formats (NSV, WMV, MPG, etc.) with ease · Easily resize video playback using the 1x, 2x, and Maximize window buttons · Watch your favorite videos in Full Screen mode · Quick access to dozens of Internet TV stations created by users · Detach the video window from the main player Winamp Visualizations · Winamp 5 comes bundled with the latest version of the ground breaking AVS (Advanced Visualization Studio) and Milkdrop visualizers · Enjoy over 100 bundled visualization presets created by users · Switch between presets manually or sit back and watch your presets on Random · Easily jump to Full Screen mode · Download new visualizations and presets from Winamp.com Winamp Equalizer · Shift the sound from both speakers to left or right using the Balance slider · Enable Cross Fading to transition the audio smoothly from one song to another · Select from the dozens of EQ presets to tune the sound · Create your own EQ settings and save them for future use