March 2000
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
12h 59m
English
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Plug-ins: Extending Your Reach
Just as the capabilities of programs like Adobe Photoshop or Netscape Navigator can be extended through the addition of third-party extensions called “plug-ins,” so can many MP3 players. The beauty of the plug-in model is that the developers of the MP3 application get to have their product’s capabilities extended indefinitely by the contributions of the larger developer community, and a cottage industry can be established for plug-in programmers. As a user, you’ll find that your MP3 player may actually be far more capable than it originally appeared, thanks to these additions. While skins let you customize the look and feel of your MP3 player, plug-ins let you extend its actual functionality. Unlike skins, however, which are generic enough to work across multiple operating systems and players, plug-ins must be written specifically to work with each MP3 player. While you must have programming experience to write plug-ins, anyone can use them. Some are free, some are shareware, and some are available only by paying a fee up front.
Warning
Some MP3 players, like WinAmp, are built modularly, around the very concept of plug-ins. Because much of these programs’ functionality is derived from the presence of certain crucial plug-ins, you should not delete the plug-ins that come with the WinAmp distribution. You may very well end up disabling your player’s ability to export any sound at all.
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