
Amarok 2.0 Release Released
This afternoon, after two years of development, the release of Amarok 2.0, a multimedia player that includes a system for maintaining a music collection, was released.
Screenshots and a description of the innovations under the cut. Screenshots and a description of the innovations under the cut.
Completely redesigned user interface. Migrated to Qt 4.4;
Close integration with online services such as Magnatune , Jamendo , MP3tunes , Last.fm and Shoutcast ;
New API for connecting external scripts and developing plugins;
Based on KDE 4 technologies, using an interlayer to interact with Solid equipment, the Phonon multimedia subsystem and the Plasma desktop shell;
Redesign of the architecture for working with external devices (connecting portable audio players, storage devices, etc.)
Podcast manager, separate from the playlist manager (improving the convenience of downloading podcasts);
To organize the storage, a transition was made from SQlite to MySQL-embedded;
Improving the playlist interface, including the implementation of dynamic mini-playlists;
Automatic detection of 8-bit encoding in metadata;
Support for Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Amarok can be downloaded at http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Download




Screenshots and a description of the innovations under the cut. Screenshots and a description of the innovations under the cut.
We thought about the best way to create a program that allows us to stay at the forefront of digital music control. We also sought to highlight Amarok in the booming audio player market. © Amarok Development Team
Completely redesigned user interface. Migrated to Qt 4.4;
Close integration with online services such as Magnatune , Jamendo , MP3tunes , Last.fm and Shoutcast ;
New API for connecting external scripts and developing plugins;
Based on KDE 4 technologies, using an interlayer to interact with Solid equipment, the Phonon multimedia subsystem and the Plasma desktop shell;
Redesign of the architecture for working with external devices (connecting portable audio players, storage devices, etc.)
Podcast manager, separate from the playlist manager (improving the convenience of downloading podcasts);
To organize the storage, a transition was made from SQlite to MySQL-embedded;
Improving the playlist interface, including the implementation of dynamic mini-playlists;
Automatic detection of 8-bit encoding in metadata;
Support for Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Amarok can be downloaded at http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Download



