![]() It's not too onerous, but it's a shame it's a proprietary product, no matter how free of monetary cost it is. This one's not too bad as it goes, except that it clearly isn't an open source license, as it restricts you in many ways (such as no decompiling, reverse engineering and so on). You then get to agree to an End User License Agreement (EULA). A standard installer will then appear:Īs usual, just click to get things underway. Maybe they think people's browsers will show dire warnings when you try to download an EXE? It's slightly annoying to have to download something and then unpack it before you can use it, is all I'm saying!Īnyway: run the exe file after unpacking it. For unknown reasons, it is downloaded as a ZIP file which, when you unpack it, contains a single file called MusicBeeSetup_3_3_Update1.exe (at the time of writing): why you can't just download the EXE, I don't know. There is also a Windows Store version, but I didn't try that one as I have nothing to do with the Windows Store! The Installer Edition download was a pleasingly-small 8.7MB. As seems to be common these days, you can either download a 'portable' version (means it can run directly after unzipping, without being formally installed anywhere), or the full-on, traditional 'Installer Edition'. Flashk said somewhere that MonkeyFlow uses OpenGL but I'm not sure how easy or hard it would be to translate that into WebGL, which I believe is a lower-level subset of OpenGL.MusicBee is available for free download at the MusicBee website. Since HTML5 natively supports WebGL, it may theoretically be possible to integrate it into the UI itself, with some work. I have reached out to flashk about MM5 and the possibility of porting it. I looked at MonkeyFlow 1.3 last night, and it was quite incredible. MonkeyFlow should be integrated into MM.it's one of the most visually sensational aspects on a large The cover for the now playing album track. MM's auto DJ, when each song changes, MonkeyFlow would spin through the covers until it reaches Of the best things in MonkeyFlow, and I've never seen it any other coverflow program, is that in Quality, especially on a large screen (60") HD TV. The cover images in MonkeyFlow, even in full screen mode, are crystal clear, HD There is also nothing in MM5 that mimics MoneyRok's amazing features. It's worth checking out if you miss MonkeyFlow. And the album art viewer in MMĮven though it hasn't been updated since 2009 (!), it's still available for download from numerous Plus you can resize itĪny way you want, or click on the title bar to use it full screen. And you can configure it's background image etc. Works perfectly, and in older versions of MM, the tracks actually show up in MoneyRok's While it has a built in player, you can configure it to use an external player (MM, Aimp, etc). Well, but it's cover resolutions aren't as high as MonkeyFlow, but more than acceptable. I should mention a Windows stand alone coverflow program, Coverjuke, that actually works quite Every so often I'll download and install a newer version, but I didn't realize about it requiring a double click when I first tried it. It took me a long time to realize that you could even view album art in full size. You have to double click on album art to view it in full size. Especially when trying to customize the layout.Īnd one other annoying thing that I haven't seen in any other players. I don't find MusicBee to be very intuitive. Might go back to MM if they fix cover flow, but MB does the job for now. Similar to cover flow, but not as good and I find MusicBee overall a bit slow and buggy. Same for me, now that cover flow doesn't work I've downloaded MusicBee and use the Home Theatre Cover List option. Maybe they can integrate MonkeyFlow in MM 5.0, but I'm not getting my Hoping they would have integrated MonkeyFlow into 4.0, but no luck. The cover images are blurry and of no use to me. I downloaded and installed MM 4.0,and the low grade coverflow included Of MonkeyFlow, it makes it useless for me. Since it no longer works, and the MMĭevelopers apparently have no interest in working with the original developer I used itĪs my main Home Theater music program, and that was mainly due to Well, after using MM for years, it looks like I'll be moving on.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |