dBpowerAMP integrates it's self with Windows Explorer, extending Windows to work seamlessly with audio files. Switch each integration option on or off from Start >> Programs >> dBpowerAMP Music Converter >> Configuration >> dBpowerAMP Settings:

• Popup Info Tips is a great dBpowerAMP feature, hold the mouse over any supported audio file and dBpowerAMP's popup information informs about bitrate, ID Tags and compression parameters used, for example:

• Convert To and Edit Tag are placed on an audio file's menu, from any Windows Explorer window right click on an audio file:

Right click on an audio file... 

Multiple files can be selected in Explorer (hold shift key) then right click on one and either Convert To or Edit Tag. Selecting multiples files and Editing the ID Tag allows just one element of a tag to be updated, such as Album whilst leaving other tags the same (for example track number). Editing ID Tags requires the Power Pack.

Install [dBpowerAMP CD Writer] and audio files can be right clicked >> Convert To >> Audio CD, sent straight to an audio CD with very little effort. [Sveta Portable Audio] offers the same for portable audio players, right click >> Convert To and send direct to the portable player, Sveta will even convert the file to a compatible format or bitrate 'on the fly'!

• Audio Information Columns: Windows has built in columns for audio related items such as bitrate, Artist, etc, the problem is Windows only supports a small number of audio file types (wave, mp3, wma) and it's compatibility with mp3 id3 tags is not very good. dBpowerAMP has its own columns and dBpowerAMP works with almost every audio file type! Adding audio explorer columns is easy, open Windows Explorer and browse to where your audio files are saved, make sure the display is in detailed view (View >> Details), right click on one of the existing columns such as Size and select More.... Looking down to the end of the list are ' Artist '   ' Title '   ' Album '   ' Genre '   ' Year '   ' Bitrate '   ' Length (m:ss) '   ' Track Number '   ' Frequency '   ' Channels '   check the ones required. Two very useful columns are ' Album - Track Number ' and ' Artist - Album - Track Number ' which allow quick sorting within Explorer based upon album.

Explorer Columns

• ID Tag on Property Page places ID Tag page onto an audio files property page, only available in Windows 2000 or above. A quicker way of editing ID Tags is to right click and Edit Tag.

Advanced Tip: Information displayed on Popup Info Tips can be configured, select Start >> Run: regedit.exe, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP create a String Value called dBPopup, a default value is: File :[tab][tab][justfileName][ret]Location :[tab][path][ret]Type :[tab][tab][description][ret]Extension : [tab][ext][ret]Length (m:ss) :[tab][length][ret]Size :[tab][tab][size][ret]Original Size :[tab][origsize][ret]Compression Ratio :[tab][ratio][ret][ret][audioinfo][taginfo][ret]______________________[ret] dBpowerAMP

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