OvoPlayer: what changed

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1	1		## Info
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3	3		OvoPlayer is a multiplatform music player for various audio formats.
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5	5		### Features
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7	7		- Can play MP3, FLAC, WMA, APE, OGG, MP4, AAC, M4A files (if supported by selected audio engine)
8	8		- Can read and update tags of MP3, FLAC, WMA, APE and OGG files. Can read tags of MP4 and AAC.
9	9		- Cover viewer
10	10		- Cross platform - works on Linux and Windows
11	11		- Multiple audio engines supported
12	12		- 10 bands equalizer on supported engines
13	13		- Can import M3U, ASX, PLS, XSPF, BSPL, WPL playlists
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15	15		### Supported Engines
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17	17		Ovoplayer can use various multimedia playback engines:
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19	19		- [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/) - preferred choice, tested on Linux and Windows
20	20		- [MPlayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu) - plays almost any format, tested on Linux and Windows
21	21		- [XINE](https://www.xine-project.org/) - almost complete (some performance issues), tested on Linux
22	22		- [BASS](http://www.un4seen.com) - complete, tested on Windows
23	23		- [GStreamer](http://http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org) - complete, tested on Linux
24	24		- Direct Show - complete, Windows only, may need to install codecs for Flac and Ogg
25	25		- Media Foundation - complete, Windows only, may need to install codecs for Flac and Ogg
26	26		- [UOS (United Openlib of sound)](http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/uos) - complete (no WMA, APE, MP4), tested on Linux and Windows
27	27		- [LibMPV](http://mpv.io) - complete, tested on linux
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29	29		Experimental or incomplete support
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31	31		- FFMPEG - abandoned, API is very complex and somewhat unstable
32	32		- libZPlay - Windows only, some issues on detecting song end
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34	34		## Download
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36	36		Binary releases for Windows and Linux can be found here:
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38	38		<http://ovoplayer.altervista.org/downloads.html>
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40	40		Source code: see below.
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42	42		## To Do
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44	44		- macOS port
45	45		- More audio engine support (libzplay, FMod, ...)
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47	47		## Development
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49	49		OvoPlayer is hosted in SourceForge: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/ovoplayer/>
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51	51		Source code is mirrored and kept synchronized on:
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53	53		- GitHub - <https://github.com/varianus/ovoplayer>
54	54		- GitLab - <https://gitlab.com/Varianus/ovoplayer>
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56	56		### Git
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58	58		Use this command to check out the latest project source code:
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60	60		``` bash
61	61		git clone https://github.com/varianus/ovoplayer.git
62	62		```
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64	64		A compressed source code archive can be downloaded here: <http://ovoplayer.altervista.org/downloads.html>
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66	66		## Screen Shot
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68		-	~~<figure>~~
69		-	~~<img src="OvoPlayerScreenshot.png" title="OvoPlayerScreenshot.png" />~~
70		-	~~<figcaption>OvoPlayerScreenshot.png</figcaption>~~
71		-	~~</figure>~~
	68	+	![](/wiki-images/3/39/OvoPlayerScreenshot.png)
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73	70		## See Also
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75	72		- [[Free Pascal Application Suite]]
76	73		- [[FPSound]]
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78	75		---
79	76		From the Free Pascal wiki, page "OvoPlayer", as it stood on 2020-02-16 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).
80	77		Category: Applications created with Lazarus
81	78		Category: Audio
82	79		Category: Example programs

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