Ml iPod versus pmp iPod
From Winamp iPod plugin ml_iPod
This should be named "ml_iPod versus pmp_iPod", but syntax of the Wiki causes loss of all underscores and capitalizes the first letter
Starting with Winamp 5.2, Nullsoft bundles a new iPod support plugin directly with the Winamp installer. It is called pmp_ipod and is planned as a replacement of the old and unflexible ml_iPod. Unfortunately, at the moment it has not reached the feature richness of ml_iPod yet.
This table tries to compare the two iPod plugins. Feel free to add or correct here. Then choose the plugin that fits your needs best.
The compared versions are ml_iPod v3.00 and the ml_pmp version that comes with Winamp 5.35
| ml_iPod | ml_pmp / pmp_ipod | |
|---|---|---|
| Bundled with Winamp | no | yes, 5.2 and above |
| License | OpenSource, zlib license, code freely available at SourceForge | Closed Source, property of Nullsoft |
| Download site | SourceForge | winamp.com |
| First official release | 2003 (?) | Winamp 5.2, released in Feb 2006 |
| Support | through forum and SourceForge bug tracker, quick response through individual patches | by Winamp/Nullsoft staff through forum, updates only with main Winamp updates |
| Forum link | ml_iPod forum | Main thread, Support |
| Common Portables User Interface | no | same user interface as with mass storage, playsforsure, activesync and creative devices |
| Unicode Support | no (won't be done) | yes |
| Regular playlists | yes | yes |
| Sync specific playlists | yes | yes |
| Smart playlists | yes (standard and live) | no smart playlists on the iPod, but option to sync winamp Smart Views to a regular playlist |
| Sync specific smart views | yes | yes |
| Copy songs from iPod to HD | yes | yes |
| Transfer queue | no (often wanted, but to much work to change all the code for such a feature. Sorry) | yes, shared among all PMP devices. Can add files to transfer queue while transfers are in progress |
| Podcasts | yes, iPod Podcasts menu is used | yes, iPod Podcasts menu is used |
| Audiobook features | yes: select by genre, bookmarkable, retain playback position, extra gain | no, current playback position on iPod is lost when running pmp_ipod |
| Support for Audible.com audiobooks (*.aa files) | yes: copy to iPod, extract cover art | no |
| Cover art | yes, since v2.00
Get cover art from folder.jpg or ID3v2 tags (not from M4A tags) | yes, since Winamp 5.36 beta |
| Autofill | yes | yes |
| Lyrics | yes, if ID3 tag contains lyrics, they are shown on the iPod (works only with MP3 files, not M4A) | no |
| Repair iPod functions | yes | no |
| Formatting iPod | yes | no, must use Apples iPod updater |
| Replay Gain | yes, two possibilities to choose from:
Converting the RG values of Winamp to the iPod's internal soundcheck feature, or running mp3gain directly on the iPod files | yes, Converts the RG values of Winamp to the iPod's internal soundcheck feature |
| Volume boost | yes | no |
| Global Hotkeys | yes: Eject, Sync, SmartSync ratings, Copy currently playing song to iPod, Refresh all Smart Playlists, Copy Play Counts and Ratings | yes: Eject, Sync, Autofill |
| Video transfer (*.mp4) | yes. Type of video can be given by folder or by special comment tags | yes |
| Motorola SmartPhone support | yes, SLVR and ROKR | no |
| Transcoding | yes, includes possibility to transcode if bitrate is above a given limit | yes, includes possibility to transcode if bitrate is above a given limit |
| Renaming iPod | yes | yes |
| Automatic sync upon connection | yes, since v2.01p08 | yes, with adjustable time interval |
| Gapless playback | yes, since v2.01 (only 5.5G iPods); since 2.03 even on Nano 2G | yes |
| last.fm support (audioscrobbler) | yes, since v2.02 | no |
| different icons for playlists, smart playlists and podcasts | yes, since v2.03 | no |
| photo uploads, photo albums | yes, since v2.04p41 | no
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| iPhone and iPod touch supported | yes, since v3.02p40, see iPhone | no |
