Podcast Directory Settings

Category: Tutorials Posted by Tarik, Jul 26th 2010 9:00AM

By now, we hope you've had a chance to download Winamp 5.58 and check out the new features. As we mentioned in an earlier post, one of the highlights was the overhaul to the Podcast Directory. Not only is there a cleaner, more streamlined UI, but you can easily discover over 30,000 podcasts thanks to Mediafly's extensive directory.

With that said, thought it would be a good idea to cover some of our configuration options. If you go to Options >> Preferences (or just click Ctrl+P), you'll launch the Preferences window. In the left nav, select "Podcast Directory" (under Media Library). From there you have the following options:

Subscription Updates:
This allows you to determine the frequency that Winamp will check for updates to your subscribed podcasts. You can choose: Manually, Week, Day, or Hour. You also have the option to select the "Update on launch" check box.

Download New Episodes:
This option allows you to choose how frequently you want to download the podcast to your computer. If you want to simply stream the podcast and not download it to your PC, select Never. Otherwise, you have the options for: Most recent episode, Last 2 episodes, Last 3 episodes, or Last 5 episodes.

Podcast Download Location:
Allows you choose where you want to save your podcast files.

The final Podcast preference is actually in a different location altogether. Rather than being under "Podcast Directory", it's under "History" (Ctrl+P >> Media Library >> History). See the below screenshot.

Podcast Preference in History tab enables Winamp to resume last played position

Enable Resume Playback:
This option will enable Winamp to resume playback of your podcast from your last played position. Basically it allows you to pickup where you left off.

For more information our Podcast Directory check out our help page.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

1. Thanks for the helpfull information

Posted at 3:09PM on Aug 23rd 2010 by Dedy

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Posted at 9:22AM on Oct 5th 2010 by azhar

4. I like winamp compare with the straight-jacket of itunes. However I'd like to know how I can change the "download new episodes" to more than 5. Is the number 5 a hard-coded limit? If so why?

I am subscribing to a new podcast and there are 9 or 10 recent episodes that I haven't heard, how do I download them? For example I want to sync with an iPod, to play them on the road when I'm travelling. It seems a bit arbitrary to only allow a limit of 5. I have plenty of space on my PC and ipod...

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