I et tidligere selvstudie viste vi dig, hvor nemt det er at udvide funktionaliteten af ​​Windows Media Player 12 ved at installere plug-ins. Som et supplement til den guide regnede vi med, at vi ville gennemgå de fedeste Windows Media Player 12 -plugins, der er tilgængelige til download. Du kan finde nogle af disse på Microsoft - siden, der afløste WMPlugins.com , men udvalgene der er iøjnefaldende tynde. Så vi testede og gennemgik et par top Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins og rundede dem op her, så du kan tjekke dem ud.

1. Nu spiller plug-in

License: Shareware - $15 for registered version

Now Playing Plug-in af Brandon Fuller er et alsidigt plug-in med stort potentiale, men det er også tilgængeligt og nemt at bruge til grundlæggende formål.

Den funktion, vi bedst kan lide, er muligheden for automatisk at opdatere din Twitter- eller Facebook -status med den sang, der afspilles. Du kan vælge mellem forskellige elementer at hente fra Windows Media Player 12 , fra den åbenlyse sangtitel og kunstner til den mindre umiddelbart nyttige bitrate og filnavn (måske hvis du vil bevise, at du er en tabsfri purist).

For mere avancerede brugere kan du udskrive dine nu-afspilningsoplysninger til en XML-fil^{(XML file)} og få den automatisk uploadet til din hjemmeside. For eksempel kan du bruge det i en WordPress -widget til at vise besøgende på din blog, hvilken sang du lyttede til i realtid. Det vil sige, hvis det er information, du er interesseret i at dele (jeg deaktiverer dette plug-in, hver gang jeg lytter til Lady Gaga for ikke at miste nogen cred med mine hipstervenner).

At spille nu er også ret fantastisk, fordi det kan trække yderligere albumoplysninger fra Amazon eller iTunes. Der er mere potentiale indbygget i dette plug-in, men vi har endnu ikke udnyttet det, og ærligt talt vil vi gerne efterlade noget mere plads her til de andre plug-ins. Men tjek helt sikkert denne ud.

2. Lyrics Plugin

Licens: Gratis^{(License: Free)}

Lyrics Plugin blev oprindeligt populær med Winamp , men det virker med Windows Media Player 12 . Med elegant enkelthed viser Lyrics Plugin sangteksten i vinduet Now Playing. Selvfølgelig kan Windows Media Player 12 gøre dette på egen hånd, men Lyrics Plugin går et skridt videre ved at give dig mulighed for at søge efter tekster og tilføje dem selv, hvis de ikke umiddelbart findes. Ret^(Pretty) praktisk.

3. MGTEK dopisp

License: Commercial, $19.95. 30-day Free Trial

Selvom du er en hård Microsoft - fanboy, er du måske bukket under for sirenekaldet fra den slanke og sexede iPod eller iPhone fra Apple . Som følgeskade fra blodfejden mellem Mac og pc, synkroniseres iPods og iPhones ikke med Windows Media Player 12 ud af æsken. Men med MGTEK dopisp plug-in kan du synkronisere musik, video og billeder mellem Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 og din Apple -enhed, ligesom det var en Zune .

Bevis? Her er et billede af mig med min iPhone 3GS synkroniseret med Windows Media Player 12 .

Du kan se min enhed dukke op til venstre (jeg gav den navnet " Phoney Baloney ", hvilket, jeg tror, ​​ville være et godt navn for vegansk bologna) såvel som på Sync- listen. Derudover kan du se indholdet i afspillerbiblioteket^{(Player Library)} .

For at få plug-in'et til at virke, skal du have iTunes installeret på din maskine og din iPod eller iPhone i disktilstand.

Bemærk, at fra udgivelsen af ​​denne vejledning, er plug-in'et ikke kompatibelt med den nyeste version af iTunes. For at få det op at køre, skal du enten ikke opgradere til den nyeste version af iTunes eller bruge betaversionen af ​​MGTEK dopisp plug-in^{(beta version of the MGTEK dopisp plug-in)} . En anden vigtig note er det faktum, at dette er et kommercielt plug-in, ligesom betaversionen. Du kan bruge det gratis i 30 dage, og derefter skal du betale $19,95 for at fortsætte med at bruge det.

4. Last.fm Scrobbler

Licens: Gratis^{(License: Free)}

Last.fm- brugere kan skrive deres lyttevaner fra Windows Media Player 12 direkte ind på deres konto ved hjælp af Last.fm Scrobbler . Standard Windows - download leveres med Last.fm -plug-in'et, som automatisk henter album- og kunstneroplysninger for den sang, der afspilles i øjeblikket, og giver dig mulighed for at tilføje den til en afspilningsliste, dele den, elske den eller tagge den.

5. WMPKeys Plug-in

Licens: Gratis^{(License: Free)}

Windows Media Player 12 kommer sammen med alt andet i Windows 7 med et ret flot sæt genvejstaster. Men hvis du vil finjustere eller redigere dine Windows Media Player 12 - genvejstaster, er WMPKeys Plug-in den hurtigste og nemmeste måde at gøre det på. Du kan ændre genvejstasten for afspilning, lydstyrke og endda vurdering.

6. DFX Audio Enhancer

License: Free. Additional features available with DFX Plus for $19.95

Jeg var ikke sikker på, om DFX Audio Enhancer plug-in'et^{(DFX Audio Enhancer plug-in)} gjorde noget, men så slukkede jeg det, og det var som om nogen kastede et tæppe over mine højttalere. Dette avancerede audio DSP -effekt-plug-in giver dig mulighed for at justere en række faktorer samt optimere afspilning til hovedtelefoner eller højttalere. Den grafiske grænseflade ser også højteknologisk og fancy ud. At have dette plug-in får mig på en måde til at ønske at gå tilbage og lytte til hele mit bibliotek for at høre de nuancer og sprødhed, som jeg har savnet i alle disse år.

7. Google Talk Plug-in

Licens: Gratis^{(License: Free)}

Et andet "hej, se hvad jeg lytter til" plug-in, Google Talk kommer med indbygget understøttelse til at vise, hvad der afspilles i din Windows Media Player 12 . Denne funktionalitet er dog en smule uhåndgribelig, og at aktivere den er en slags rundkørsel.

For at få plug-in'et til at spille Google Talk nu til at virke, skal du afinstallere din nuværende Google Talk - klient (medmindre du starter forfra) og lukke Windows Media Player 12 . Download derefter Google Talk -installationsprogrammet, højreklik på det i Windows Stifinder^{(Windows Explorer)} og vælg 'Kør som administrator'^{('Run as Administrator')} . Hvis du ikke gør dette, installerer Google Talk -opsætningen ikke den funktionalitet, der kræves af dette plug-in. Ved ikke rigtig, hvorfor Google Talk -opsætningen ikke viser en UAC-prompt i første omgang, og den installerer ikke plug-in'et korrekt.

Efter installationen bør du se plug-in'et under baggrundskategorien i dit Windows Media Player 12 -plugin-indstillingsvindue. Det vil være aktiveret som standard. Når det først er det, kan du vælge 'Vis nuværende musiknummer'^{('Show current music track')} som din statusbesked, og alle vil vide, hvad du går efter.

Konklusion

Dette er de 7 bedste Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins, der kom på vores liste. Vi blev dog overraskede og lidt skuffede over, hvor svært det var at finde disse. Som nævnt ovenfor er WMPlugins.com mindre end nyttigt som et centralt lager for bemærkelsesværdige Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins. Så det er op til alle jer 7tutorials.com-læsere at melde ind og fortælle os, hvad dit foretrukne Windows Media Player 12 -plugin er! Giv os et link og fortæl os hvorfor det er din favorit i kommentarfeltet nedenfor.

7 Must Have Windows Media Player 12 Plug-ins

In an earlier tutorial, we showed you just how easy it is to extend the functionalіty of Windows Media Player 12 by installing рlug-ins. As a supplement to that guide, we figured we'd rundown the coolest Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins available for download. You can fіnd some of thеse at the Microsoft page that superseded WMPlugins.com, but the pickings there are conspicuously slim. So, we tested and reviewed a couple top Windоws Media Player 12 plug-ins and rounded them up here, for you to check 'em out.

1. Now Playing Plug-in

License: Shareware - $15 for registered version

The Now Playing Plug-in by Brandon Fuller is a versatile plug-in with big potential, but it's accessible and easy-to-use for basic purposes as well.

The feature we like the most is the ability to automatically update your Twitter or Facebook status with the song that's playing. You can choose from various elements to pull from Windows Media Player 12, from the obvious song title and artist to the less immediately useful bitrate and filename (maybe if you want to prove that you're a lossless purist).

For more advanced users, you can output your now playing info to an XML file and have it automatically upload to your website. For example, you could use it in a WordPress widget to show visitors to your blog what song you were listening to in real time. That is, if that's information you're interested in sharing (I disable this plug-in whenever I listen to Lady Gaga so as not to lose any cred with my hipster friends).

Now Playing is pretty awesome, too, because it can pull additional album info from Amazon or iTunes. There's more potential built-in to this plug-in, but we've yet to tap it and frankly, we'd like to leave some more space here for the other plug-ins. But definitely check this one out.

2. Lyrics Plugin

License: Free

The Lyrics Plugin originally gained popularity with Winamp, but it works with Windows Media Player 12. With elegant simplicity, the Lyrics Plugin displays the lyrics for the song in the Now Playing window. Of course, Windows Media Player 12 can do this on it's own, but the Lyrics Plugin goes one step further by allowing you to search for lyrics and add them yourself if they aren't immediately found. Pretty handy.

3. MGTEK dopisp

License: Commercial, $19.95. 30-day Free Trial

Even if you're a die-hard Microsoft fanboy, you may have succumbed to the siren call of the sleek and sexy iPod or iPhone from Apple. As collateral damage from the blood feud between Mac and PC, iPods and iPhones don't sync with Windows Media Player 12 out of the box. However, with the MGTEK dopisp plug-in, you can sync music, video and pictures between Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 and your Apple device just like it were a Zune.

Proof? Here's a picture of me with my iPhone 3GS synced with Windows Media Player 12.

You can see my device show up on the left (I named it "Phoney Baloney," which, I think, would be a great name for vegan bologna) as well as in the Sync list. Plus, you can see the contents in the Player Library.

To get the plug-in to work, you do have to have iTunes installed on your machine and your iPod or iPhone in disk mode.

Note that, as of the publishing of this tutorial, the plug-in isn't compatible with the latest version of iTunes. To get it up and running, either don't upgrade to the latest version of iTunes or use the beta version of the MGTEK dopisp plug-in. Another important note is the fact that this is a commercial plug-in, as is the beta version. You can use it for free for 30-days and then you need to pay $19.95 to continue using it.

4. Last.fm Scrobbler

License: Free

Last.fm users can chronicle their listening habits from Windows Media Player 12 directly into their account using the Last.fm Scrobbler. The standard Windows download comes bundled with the Last.fm plug-in, which automatically pulls up album and artist info for the song that's currently playing and gives you a chance to add it to a playlist, share it, love it or tag it.

5. WMPKeys Plug-in

License: Free

Windows Media Player 12, along with everything else in Windows 7, comes with a pretty nice set of hotkeys. But if you want to tweak or edit your Windows Media Player 12 hotkeys, the WMPKeys Plug-in is the quickest and easiest way to do so. You can change the hotkey for playback, volume and even rating.

6. DFX Audio Enhancer

License: Free. Additional features available with DFX Plus for $19.95

I wasn't sure if the DFX Audio Enhancer plug-in was doing anything, but then I turned it off and it was like someone threw a blanket over my speakers. This advanced audio DSP effects plug-in lets you tweak a number of factors as well as optimize playback for headphones or speakers. The graphical interface looks high tech and fancy as well. Having this plug-in kind of makes me want to go back and listen to my entire library to hear the nuances and crispness that I've been missing for all these years.

7. Google Talk Plug-in

License: Free

Another "hey, look what I'm listening to" plug-in, the Google Talk comes with built-in support for displaying what's playing in your Windows Media Player 12. However, this functionality is a bit elusive and enabling it is kind of a roundabout affair.

To get the Google Talk now playing plug-in working, you have to uninstall your current Google Talk client (unless you're starting from scratch) and close Windows Media Player 12. Next, download the Google Talk installer, right-click it in Windows Explorer and choose 'Run as Administrator'. If you don't do this, the Google Talk setup won't install the functionality required by this plug-in. Don't really know why the Google Talk setup doesn't show an UAC prompt in the first place and it doesn't install the plug-in properly.

After installation, you should see the plug-in under the background category in your Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins options window. It'll be enabled by default. Once it is, you can choose 'Show current music track' as your status message and everyone will know what you're jammin' to.

Conclusion

These are the top 7 Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins that made our list. We were surprised and a bit disappointed at how hard it was to find these, however. As mentioned above, WMPlugins.com is less than helpful as a central repository for noteworthy Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins. So, it's up to all you 7tutorials.com readers to pitch in and let us know what your favorite Windows Media Player 12 plug-in is! Give us a link and tell us why it's your favorite in the comments section below.

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