在之前的教程中，我们向您展示了通过安装插件来扩展Windows Media Player 12的功能是多么容易。作为该指南的补充，我们认为我们已经列出了可供下载的最酷的Windows Media Player 12插件。您可以在取代WMPlugins.com的(WMPlugins.com)Microsoft 页面(Microsoft page)上找到其中的一些，但那里的选择非常少。因此，我们测试并审查了几个顶级的 Windows Media Player 12(couple top Windows Media Player 12)插件，并将它们汇总在这里，供您查看。
1. 正在播放插件
License: Shareware - $15 for registered version
Brandon Fuller的 Now Playing Plug-in是一款具有巨大潜力的多功能插件，但对于基本用途而言，它也易于访问和使用。
我们最喜欢的功能是能够使用正在播放的歌曲自动更新您的Twitter 或 Facebook 状态。(Twitter or Facebook status)您可以从Windows Media Player 12中选择各种元素，从明显的歌曲标题和艺术家(song title and artist)到不太立即有用的比特率和文件名(bitrate and filename)（也许如果您想证明自己是无损纯粹主义者）。
对于更高级的用户，您可以将正在播放的信息输出到XML 文件(XML file)并自动上传到您的网站。例如，您可以在WordPress 小部件(WordPress widget)中使用它来向您的博客访问者实时显示您正在听的歌曲。也就是说，如果这是您有兴趣分享的信息（每当我收听Lady Gaga(Lady Gaga)时，我都会禁用此插件，以免失去与我的时髦朋友的信任）。
Now Playing 也非常棒，因为它可以从Amazon 或 iTunes中提取额外的(Amazon or iTunes)专辑信息(album info)。这个插件内置了更多的潜力，但我们还没有挖掘它，坦率地说，我们想在这里为其他插件留出更多的空间。但一定要看看这个。
2.歌词插件
许可证：免费(License: Free)
Lyrics Plugin最初是在(Lyrics Plugin)Winamp中流行的，但它适用于Windows Media Player 12。歌词插件(Lyrics Plugin)优雅简洁，在“正在播放”窗口中显示歌曲的歌词。当然，Windows Media Player 12可以自行执行此操作，但歌词插件(Lyrics Plugin)更进了一步，允许您搜索歌词并在没有立即找到时自行添加。很(Pretty)方便。
3.MGTEK 多比斯普
License: Commercial, $19.95. 30-day Free Trial
即使您是Microsoft 的死忠粉(Microsoft fanboy)，您也可能已经屈服于Apple(siren call)时尚性感的iPod 或 iPhone(iPod or iPhone)的诱惑(Apple)。由于Mac 和 PC(Mac and PC)之间的血仇(blood feud)造成的附带损害，iPod 和 iPhone 无法与开箱即用的Windows Media Player 12同步。(Windows Media Player 12)但是，使用MGTEK dopisp 插件，您可以在(MGTEK dopisp plug-in)Microsoft Windows Media Player 12和您的Apple 设备(Apple device)之间同步音乐、视频和图片(video and pictures)，就像它是Zune一样。
证明？这是我的iPhone 3GS与(iPhone 3GS)Windows Media Player 12同步的照片。
您可以看到我的设备显示在左侧（我将其命名为“ Phoney Baloney ”，我认为这将是素食博洛尼亚的一个好名字）以及同步列表中(Sync list)。另外，您可以在Player Library中查看内容。
要使插件工作，您必须在您的机器上安装 iTunes，并且您的iPod 或 iPhone(iPod or iPhone)必须处于磁盘模式(disk mode)。
请注意，截至本教程发布时，该插件与最新版本的 iTunes 不兼容。要启动并运行它，要么不要升级到最新版本的 iTunes，要么使用测试版的 MGTEK dopisp 插件(beta version of the MGTEK dopisp plug-in)。另一个重要的注意事项是这是一个商业插件，测试版也是如此。您可以免费使用 30 天，然后您需要支付 19.95 美元才能继续使用它。
4. Last.fm Scrobbler
许可证：免费(License: Free)
Last.fm用户可以使用 Last.fm Scrobbler 将他们的收听习惯从Windows (Last.fm Scrobbler)Media Player 12(Windows Media Player 12)直接记录到他们的帐户中。标准Windows 下载与(Windows download)Last.fm 插件(Last.fm plug-in)捆绑在一起，该插件会自动提取当前正在播放的歌曲的专辑和艺术家信息(album and artist info)，并让您有机会将其添加到播放列表、分享、喜爱或标记它。
5. WMPKeys 插件
许可证：免费(License: Free)
Windows Media Player 12以及Windows 7中的所有其他功能都带有一组非常漂亮的热键。但是，如果您想调整或编辑Windows Media Player 12热键，WMPKeys 插件(WMPKeys Plug-in)是最快、最简单的方法。您可以更改播放、音量甚至评分的热键。
6. DFX 音频增强器
License: Free. Additional features available with DFX Plus for $19.95
我不确定DFX Audio Enhancer 插件是否在(DFX Audio Enhancer plug-in)做任何事情，但后来我将其关闭，就像有人在我的扬声器上盖了一条毯子。这款高级音频DSP效果插件可让您调整许多因素并优化耳机或扬声器的播放。图形界面看起来也很高科技和花哨(tech and fancy)。拥有这种插件让我想回去听我的整个图书馆，听听这些年来我一直缺少的细微差别和清脆感。
7. Google Talk 插件
许可证：免费(License: Free)
另一个“嘿，看看我在听什么”插件，Google Talk内置支持显示 Windows Media Player 12中正在播放的内容。然而，这个功能有点难以捉摸，启用它是一种迂回的事情(roundabout affair)。
要让Google Talk现在播放插件正常工作，您必须卸载当前的Google Talk 客户端(Google Talk client)（除非您是从头开始）并关闭Windows Media Player 12。接下来，下载Google Talk 安装程序，在(Google Talk installer)Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)中右键单击它并选择“以管理员身份运行”('Run as Administrator')。如果您不这样做，Google Talk 设置(Google Talk setup)将不会安装此插件所需的功能。真的不知道为什么Google Talk 设置(Google Talk setup)首先没有显示UAC 提示(UAC prompt)，也没有正确安装插件。
安装后，您应该会在 Windows Media Player 12插件选项窗口的背景类别(background category)下看到该插件。它将默认启用。一旦它是，您可以选择“显示当前音乐曲目”('Show current music track')作为您的状态消息，每个人(status message and everyone)都会知道您正在演奏什么。
结论
这些是我们列出的前 7 个Windows Media Player 12插件。然而，我们对找到这些东西的难度感到惊讶和失望。如上所述，WMPlugins.com作为值得注意的Windows Media Player 12插件的中央存储库并没有多大帮助。因此，所有 7tutorials.com 读者都可以参与进来，让我们知道您最喜欢的Windows Media Player 12插件是什么！给我们一个链接，并在下面的评论部分告诉我们为什么它是您最喜欢的。
7 Must Have Windows Media Player 12 Plug-ins
In an earlier tutorіal, we showed yоu jυst how easy it is to extеnd the functionalitу оf Windows Media Plaуer 12 by installing plug-ins. As a ѕupplement to that guide, we figυred we'd rundown the coolest Windowѕ Media Plаyer 12 plug-ins аvailable for download. You can find some of thеse at the Microsoft page that sυperseded WMPlugins.com, but the pickings there are conspicuously slim. So, we tested and reviewed a couplе top Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins and rounded them up here, for you to check 'em out.
1. Now Playing Plug-in
License: Shareware - $15 for registered version
The Now Playing Plug-in by Brandon Fuller is a versatile plug-in with big potential, but it's accessible and easy-to-use for basic purposes as well.
The feature we like the most is the ability to automatically update your Twitter or Facebook status with the song that's playing. You can choose from various elements to pull from Windows Media Player 12, from the obvious song title and artist to the less immediately useful bitrate and filename (maybe if you want to prove that you're a lossless purist).
For more advanced users, you can output your now playing info to an XML file and have it automatically upload to your website. For example, you could use it in a WordPress widget to show visitors to your blog what song you were listening to in real time. That is, if that's information you're interested in sharing (I disable this plug-in whenever I listen to Lady Gaga so as not to lose any cred with my hipster friends).
Now Playing is pretty awesome, too, because it can pull additional album info from Amazon or iTunes. There's more potential built-in to this plug-in, but we've yet to tap it and frankly, we'd like to leave some more space here for the other plug-ins. But definitely check this one out.
2. Lyrics Plugin
License: Free
The Lyrics Plugin originally gained popularity with Winamp, but it works with Windows Media Player 12. With elegant simplicity, the Lyrics Plugin displays the lyrics for the song in the Now Playing window. Of course, Windows Media Player 12 can do this on it's own, but the Lyrics Plugin goes one step further by allowing you to search for lyrics and add them yourself if they aren't immediately found. Pretty handy.
3. MGTEK dopisp
License: Commercial, $19.95. 30-day Free Trial
Even if you're a die-hard Microsoft fanboy, you may have succumbed to the siren call of the sleek and sexy iPod or iPhone from Apple. As collateral damage from the blood feud between Mac and PC, iPods and iPhones don't sync with Windows Media Player 12 out of the box. However, with the MGTEK dopisp plug-in, you can sync music, video and pictures between Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 and your Apple device just like it were a Zune.
Proof? Here's a picture of me with my iPhone 3GS synced with Windows Media Player 12.
You can see my device show up on the left (I named it "Phoney Baloney," which, I think, would be a great name for vegan bologna) as well as in the Sync list. Plus, you can see the contents in the Player Library.
To get the plug-in to work, you do have to have iTunes installed on your machine and your iPod or iPhone in disk mode.
Note that, as of the publishing of this tutorial, the plug-in isn't compatible with the latest version of iTunes. To get it up and running, either don't upgrade to the latest version of iTunes or use the beta version of the MGTEK dopisp plug-in. Another important note is the fact that this is a commercial plug-in, as is the beta version. You can use it for free for 30-days and then you need to pay $19.95 to continue using it.
4. Last.fm Scrobbler
License: Free
Last.fm users can chronicle their listening habits from Windows Media Player 12 directly into their account using the Last.fm Scrobbler. The standard Windows download comes bundled with the Last.fm plug-in, which automatically pulls up album and artist info for the song that's currently playing and gives you a chance to add it to a playlist, share it, love it or tag it.
5. WMPKeys Plug-in
License: Free
Windows Media Player 12, along with everything else in Windows 7, comes with a pretty nice set of hotkeys. But if you want to tweak or edit your Windows Media Player 12 hotkeys, the WMPKeys Plug-in is the quickest and easiest way to do so. You can change the hotkey for playback, volume and even rating.
6. DFX Audio Enhancer
License: Free. Additional features available with DFX Plus for $19.95
I wasn't sure if the DFX Audio Enhancer plug-in was doing anything, but then I turned it off and it was like someone threw a blanket over my speakers. This advanced audio DSP effects plug-in lets you tweak a number of factors as well as optimize playback for headphones or speakers. The graphical interface looks high tech and fancy as well. Having this plug-in kind of makes me want to go back and listen to my entire library to hear the nuances and crispness that I've been missing for all these years.
7. Google Talk Plug-in
License: Free
Another "hey, look what I'm listening to" plug-in, the Google Talk comes with built-in support for displaying what's playing in your Windows Media Player 12. However, this functionality is a bit elusive and enabling it is kind of a roundabout affair.
To get the Google Talk now playing plug-in working, you have to uninstall your current Google Talk client (unless you're starting from scratch) and close Windows Media Player 12. Next, download the Google Talk installer, right-click it in Windows Explorer and choose 'Run as Administrator'. If you don't do this, the Google Talk setup won't install the functionality required by this plug-in. Don't really know why the Google Talk setup doesn't show an UAC prompt in the first place and it doesn't install the plug-in properly.
After installation, you should see the plug-in under the background category in your Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins options window. It'll be enabled by default. Once it is, you can choose 'Show current music track' as your status message and everyone will know what you're jammin' to.
Conclusion
These are the top 7 Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins that made our list. We were surprised and a bit disappointed at how hard it was to find these, however. As mentioned above, WMPlugins.com is less than helpful as a central repository for noteworthy Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins. So, it's up to all you 7tutorials.com readers to pitch in and let us know what your favorite Windows Media Player 12 plug-in is! Give us a link and tell us why it's your favorite in the comments section below.
