适用于Windows(Windows)的媒体播放器列表非常庞大，但尽管有多种选择，Windows Media Player仍然是市场上最可靠的媒体播放器之一。当然，缺少一些可用性功能，但没有什么是绝对关键的。这就是Windows Media Player Plus!从BM 生产(BM production)开始。这个插件重新引入了早期Windows Media Player版本的简化使用，并添加了一些其他的调整，以纠正Windows Media Player 12的一些缺点，这些缺点最初可能会让你远离。这就是制作Windows Media Player Plus!如此热门的下载：
如何下载和安装 Windows Media Player Plus(Download & Install Windows Media Player Plus)
在开始使用Windows Media Player Plus提供的功能之前，您需要先下载并安装它。
首先，点击这里(here)进入下载页面(download page)。向下滚动(Scroll)并按Download now!按钮。接下来，安装刚刚下载的文件。
下次打开Windows Media Player时，将自动打开一个属性菜单。稍后，如果要编辑属性，则需要手动打开菜单。
打开Windows Media Player Plus! Settings手动设置窗口，右键单击或按住(click or press)Windows Media Player窗口标题的某处。将打开一个上下文菜单。转到Tools -> Plug-in properties，然后单击或点击Windows Media Player Plus!.
现在您已经拥有了Windows Media Player Plus!启动并运行，您可以亲眼看看是什么让它值得下载。这是我们最喜欢的：
原因 1(Reason 1)：简化和高效使用(Simplified & Efficient Use)播放器库(Player Library)
Windows Media Player Plus!对Windows Media Player(Windows Media Player)库进行了一些节省时间的调整。它们并不完全是开创性的，但它们派上用场了。一周后，尝试在朋友的计算机上使用Windows Media Player ，您会发现不同之处。(Windows Media Player)
第一个也是最简单的调整是“键入时查找”(Find as you type)功能。此功能将允许您通过在库中的任意位置键入来开始搜索，而不是先按搜索栏(search bar)。这是一个微妙的变化，但可以节省大量时间。
要启用它，只需从Windows Media Player Plus! Settings启用“键入时查找” ！(Enable 'Find as you type')前面显示的设置窗口，然后按OK。
现在，即使您没有专注于搜索栏(search bar)，您也可以随时在库中开始输入以开始搜索。
另一个调整是“库窗格(Disable group headers in the Library Pane)”功能中的禁用组标题。激活此功能将使您的图书馆项目出现在连续列表中。启用此功能是个人喜好问题，它不会影响您的工作效率。
要激活它，请从同一个Windows Media Player Plus! Settings“禁用库窗格中的组标题” ！("Disable group headers in the Library Pane")设置窗口，然后按OK。
这是激活此功能之前库的外观：
激活“在库窗格中禁用组标题”("Disable group headers in the Library Pane")后，您的库将如下所示：
帮助您改进库的第三个调整是“向媒体库添加光盘编号（或“集”）支持”("Add disc number (or "set") support to the media library")。当您启用此功能时，光盘编号(disc number)s 将显示在曲目编号(track number)之前，以便您可以更有效地对库中的项目进行排序。排序库项目时，光盘编号(disc number)优先于曲目编号(track number)。
要启用此功能，请从Windows Media Player Plus! Settings“将光盘编号（或“设置”）支持添加到媒体库！("Add disc number (or "set") support to the media library")设置窗口。
这是激活此功能后您的库的外观：
另一个可以提高您的生产力和改进您的图书馆的功能是文件菜单。您可以在(File Menu)Windows Media Player Plus! Settings中找到它！设置窗口，从左侧面板中选择上下文菜单后。(Context Menus)
文件菜单允许您从(File Menu)Windows Media Player访问媒体项目的标准上下文右键单击菜单。这意味着您可以复制文件，使用不同的应用程序打开它，删除它并执行其他高级选项。这样您就不必打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)，找到文件，然后对它们执行任何操作。此功能将为您节省一些宝贵的时间。
要激活此功能，请检查“...在库窗格中（中心）”("... in the Library Pane (center)")对于放置在中心的库窗格中的项目， (Library Pane)“...在列表窗格中（右侧）”("... in the List Pane (right side)")对于放置在列表窗格(List Pane)中的项目右侧或两者，在文件菜单(File Menu)部分。
在检查文件菜单(File menu)之前，右键菜单(click menu)如下所示：
检查文件菜单(File menu)后，右键菜单(click menu)将添加另一个选项：文件(File)允许您对文件执行某些操作。
原因 2(Reason 2)：您可以使用Tag Editor Plus
Tag Editor Plus可能是(Tag Editor Plus)Windows Media Player Plus!中最好的部分！. 此功能允许您从方便的选项卡式窗口(convenient tabbed window)编辑媒体信息，就像在早期版本的Windows Media Player和iTunes中一样。这是一种比标准方法更舒适的编辑歌曲信息(song information)的方法，标准方法包括右键单击列中的每个细节并按下(columns and pressing) Edit。我们的指南之一解释了使用标准方法编辑标签：如何在Windows Media Player 12中对图片进行(Windows Media Player 12)排序(Sort)、标签和评分(Tag and Rate Pictures)。
您可以在与文件菜单(File Menu)相同的窗口中启用此功能，只需为位于中心的库窗格(Library Pane)中的项目选中“...在库窗格（中心）”("... in the Library Pane (center)")，“...在列表窗格（右侧） "("... in the List Pane (right side)")对于位于右侧或两者的列表窗格中的项目，在(List Pane)Tag Editor Plus部分中，然后按OK。
启用此功能后，您可以开始编辑媒体项目的标签。为此，请右键单击或按住(click or press)库窗格(Library Pane)或列表窗格(List Pane)中的任何项目（取决于启用此功能时选择的项目），然后按Tag Editor Plus。
这将打开Tag Editor Plus窗口，其中包括用于快速填写媒体信息的表单式界面。有六个用于常用标签的选项卡和一个高级(Advanced)选项卡，其中包括您可以为给定文件编辑的所有内容（包括一些您不应该编辑的内容）。
摘要选项卡(Summary tab)包含基本字段，包括：标题、艺术家(Artist)、曲目编号(Track number)、专辑名称和专辑艺术家(Album title and Album artist)、流派(Genre)、发行年份和光盘编号(Release year and disc number)。您也可以在此处添加评分。
Track Info选项卡变得更加具体，除了在Summary选项卡中找到的标题信息(title information)之外，还允许您添加字幕、子流派(sub genre)、情绪、语言和初始键。
艺术家信息(Artist Info)选项卡允许您插入有关艺术家、作曲家、作家和指挥(writer and conductor)的附加信息。
在“图片(Pictures)”选项卡中，可以查看、更改、添加和删除嵌入到音乐文件中的图像，在“(music file)歌词(Lyrics)”选项卡中，您可以添加歌曲的语言并键入歌词。
在“评论(Comments)”选项卡中，可以编辑和删除嵌入到音乐文件中的评论，还可以添加新评论。(music file)
最后一个选项卡是Advanced。这包括您可以更改的所有内容，包括通常不是用户编辑的值。您只能编辑用铅笔标记的标签。例如，您可以更改播放次数(play count)。某些项目无法编辑，例如SourceURL和TrackingID。完成媒体项目编辑后，按OK保存更改。
原因3 ：您可以在(Reason 3)任务栏和Skype(Taskbar & Skype)中添加现在播放信息
Windows Media Player Plus!还允许您将正在播放(Now Playing)信息添加到任务栏和您的Skype 状态(Skype status)。
您可以激活标题栏显示(bar display)，因此现在正在播放(Now playing)的信息将显示在任务栏中。首先(First)，在Windows Media Player Plus! Settings窗口，转到用户界面(User Interface)部分。
现在，选中“在 Windows Media Player 的标题栏中显示当前正在播放的媒体”("Show currently playing media in Windows Media Player's title bar")。
下面，您可以看到标题的格式。默认情况下，它被设置为显示“Title-Artist-Windows Media Player”。这是激活此功能之前Windows Media Player的外观：
激活此功能后：
在任务栏中也可以看到差异：
接下来，您将学习在您的 Skype 状态中显示“正在播放”信息。(Now playing)
首先，打开Windows Media Player Plus! Settings窗口，从左侧窗格中按IM 客户端并检查(IM Clients)Skype（心情消息）。
现在，通过按 Skype中的允许访问来允许(Allow access)Windows Media Player使用Skype。
你已经完成了。现在，您正在收听的任何内容都将显示为Mood 消息(Mood message)。
(Now playing) 现在可以自定义播放信息格式。(information format)格式(Format)字段支持高级标题(Advanced Title Formatting)格式。您可能已经注意到，您也可以将此功能用于标题栏(title bar)。
要开始自定义正在播放(Now playing)信息的格式，请从IM 客户端(IM Clients)或用户界面部分单击(User Interface)ATF 编辑器(ATF Editor)按钮，具体取决于您要修改的内容。
如果您知道ATF值，则可以输入它们。如果您不这样做，请查看高级标题格式(Advanced Title Formatting)。如果您不是那么极客，您可以单击“插入(Insert)”按钮自动将它们拉起。
在我们的示例中，ATF字段和函数与普通文本组合在一起。您可以在下面看到您的标题的预览。按OK完成操作。
原因 4(Reason 4)：您可以从上次中断的地方继续(Where)
Windows Media Player Plus!的其余功能！帮助增加关闭Windows Media Player 12(Windows Media Player 12)和再次打开它之间的连续性。
Windows Media Player Plus! Settings的左窗格中转到启动时恢复媒体！(Restore Media at Startup)设置窗口。
您可以选择在不同程度上从上次中断的地方继续。您可以简单地将播放列表中的最后一个项目排入队列，也可以让它们在您关闭Windows Media Player之前所在的歌曲的位置重新开始播放。此外，您还可以拥有Windows Media Player Plus!倒带几秒钟，如果您正在收听有声读物或播客(audiobook or podcast)，这很方便，这样您就可以重新掌握方向。
恢复插件(Restore plug-ins)部分稍微调整了Windows Media Player在崩溃后的行为方式。默认情况下，Windows Media Player 12将自动禁用所有插件，并在您下次启动时通知您。Windows Media Player Plus!将显示增强的错误消息(error message)，让您立即重新启用全部或部分插件。
我们没有增强错误消息(error message)的原始屏幕截图，因为我们无法故意让Windows Media Player崩溃，但如果您想查看它的实际效果，请查看BM-Productions 的(BM-Productions')屏幕截图。
结论
Windows Media Player Plus!为Windows Media Player(Windows Media Player)带来了一些细微的变化，从而提高了它的实用性和功能(utility and capabilities)。所有这些功能都将提升整体用户体验(user experience)。Windows Media Player是一个很好的媒体播放器，但Windows Media Player Plus!使它更好地解决了它的缺点。亲自尝试一下，让我们知道您的想法。它是免费的，并且与所有Windows Media Player插件一样，如果您改变主意，可以很容易地禁用和卸载。
4 Reasons Why Windows Media Player Plus! Is Worth Downloading
The list оf media playerѕ for Windows is very large, but despitе the multiрle alternatives, Windows Media Player still remains one of the most reliable media players on the market. Sure, there are a few usability features missing, but nothing absolutely critical. This is where Windows Media Player Plus! from BM production kicks in. This plug-in reintroduces the simplified use from earlier Windows Media Player versions and adds some other tweaks that correct some of the shortcomings of Windows Media Player 12 that may have steered you away initially. This is what makes Windows Media Player Plus! such a hot download:
How To Download & Install Windows Media Player Plus
Before you start using the features Windows Media Player Plus offers, you need to download and install it first.
First, click here to access the download page. Scroll down and press the Download now! button. Next, install the file you have just downloaded.
The next time you open Windows Media Player, a properties menu will open automatically. Later on, if you want to edit the properties you will need to open the menu manually.
To open the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window manually, right click or press and hold somewhere on the header of the Windows Media Player window. A contextual menu will open. Go to Tools -> Plug-in properties and then click or tap Windows Media Player Plus!.
Now that you've got Windows Media Player Plus! up and running, you can see for yourself what makes it a worthy download. Here's what we like best:
Reason 1: Simplified & Efficient Use Of The Player Library
Windows Media Player Plus! introduces some time-saving tweaks to the Windows Media Player library. They are not exactly groundbreaking, but they come in handy. After a week, try using Windows Media Player on a friend's computer and you will notice the difference.
The first and simplest tweak is Find as you type feature. This feature will allow you to begin a search by typing anywhere in the library instead of pressing the search bar first. It's a subtle change, but one that can save a lot of time.
To enable it, simply check Enable 'Find as you type' from the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window shown previously and press OK.
Now, you can start typing anytime in the library to begin a search, even if you are not focused on the search bar.
Another tweak is the Disable group headers in the Library Pane feature. Activating this feature will cause your library items to appear in a continuous list. Enabling this feature is a matter of personal preference and it will have no effect on your productivity.
To activate it, check "Disable group headers in the Library Pane" from the same Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window and press OK.
This is how the library looks before activating this feature:
After you activate "Disable group headers in the Library Pane", you library will look like this:
The third tweak which helps you improve your library is "Add disc number (or "set") support to the media library". When you enable this feature, the disc numbers will be displayed before the track number so you can sort items in your library more efficiently. When sorting library items, the disc number has priority over the track number.
To enable this feature, check "Add disc number (or "set") support to the media library" from the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window.
This is how your library will look like after activating this feature:
Another feature that will increase the your productivity and improve your library is File Menu.You can find it the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window, after selecting Context Menus from the left panel.
File Menu allows you to access the standard contextual right-click menu of your media items from within Windows Media Player. This means you can copy the file, open it with a different application, delete it and perform other advanced options. This way you won't have to open File Explorer, find the files and then perform any action on them. This feature will save you some precious time.
To activate this feature check "... in the Library Pane (center)" for the items in Library Pane placed in the center, "... in the List Pane (right side)" for the items in the List Pane placed at the right or both, in the File Menu section.
Before checking File menu the right click menu looks like this:
After checking File menu the right click menu will add another option: File allowing you to perform certain actions on the file.
Reason 2: You Can Use Tag Editor Plus
Tag Editor Plus is probably the best part of Windows Media Player Plus!. This feature allows you to edit media information from a convenient tabbed window, much like you could in earlier versions of Windows Media Player and in iTunes. This is a much more comfortable way to edit song information than the standard method, which involves right-clicking each detail in the columns and pressing Edit. Editing tag using the standard method was explained in one of our guides: How to Sort, Tag and Rate Pictures in Windows Media Player 12.
You can enable this feature in the same window as File Menu by simply checking "... in the Library Pane (center)" for the items in Library Pane placed in the center, "... in the List Pane (right side)" for the items in the List Pane placed at the right or both, in the Tag Editor Plus section and press OK.
With this feature enabled, you can start editing your media items' tags. To do that, right click or press and hold any item in the Library Pane or the List Pane (depending on which one you selected when you enabled this feature) and press Tag Editor Plus.
This will open the Tag Editor Plus window, which includes a form-style interface for quickly filling in media information. There are six tabs for commonly used tags and one Advanced tab, which includes everything you could possibly edit for a given file (including some things you shouldn't).
The Summary tab contains essential fields, including: Title, Artist, Track number, Album title and Album artist, Genre, Release year and disc number. You can also add a rating here.
The Track Info tab gets more specific, allowing you to add a subtitle, sub genre, mood, language and initial key in addition to the title information found in the Summary tab.
The Artist Info tab allows you to insert additional information about the artist, composer, writer and conductor.
In the Pictures tab images embedded into the music file can be viewed, changed, added and removed and the in Lyrics tab you can add the language of the songs and type the lyrics.
In the Comments tab, comments embedded into the music file can be edited and removed, and new comments can be added.
The last tab is Advanced. This includes everything you can alter, including values that aren't typically user-edited. You can only edit the tags marked with a pencil. For instance, you can change the play count. Some items cannot be edited, such as the SourceURL and the TrackingID. After you finish editing you media item press OK to save your changes.
Reason 3: You Can Add Now Playing Information In The Taskbar & Skype
Windows Media Player Plus! also allows you to add Now Playing information to the taskbar and to your Skype status.
You can activate title bar display, so Now playing information will be shown in the taskbar. First, in the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window, go to the User Interface section.
Now, check "Show currently playing media in Windows Media Player's title bar".
Below, you can see the format of the title. By default, it was set to display "Title-Artist-Windows Media Player". This is how Windows Media Player looks before activating this feature:
And after activating this feature:
The differences are also visible in the taskbar:
Next, you will learn to display Now playing information in your Skype status.
First, open the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window, press IM Clients from the left pane and check Skype (Mood message).
Now, allow Windows Media Player to use Skype by pressing Allow access in Skype.
You're are done. Now, whatever you are listening will be displayed as a Mood message.
Now playing information format can be customized. The Format field supports Advanced Title Formatting. As you probably noticed, you can use this feature for the title bar too.
To start customizing the format of Now playing information, click the ATF Editor button either from the IM Clients or User Interface section, depending on what you want to modify.
You can type in ATF values if you know them. If you don't, check out the Advanced Title Formatting. If you're not quite that geeky, you can click the Insert button to pull them up automatically.
In our example, ATF fields and functions are combined with normal text. Below you can see a preview of your title. Press OK to complete the action.
Reason 4: You Can Pick Up Where You Left Off
The remaining features from Windows Media Player Plus! help add continuity between the time you close Windows Media Player 12 and open it again.
Go to Restore Media at Startup from the left pane, in the Windows Media Player Plus! Settings window.
You can choose to pick up where you left off to varying degrees. You can simply have the last items you had in your playlist already queued up, or you can have them begin playing again at the point in the song you were at before you closed Windows Media Player. Additionally, you can have Windows Media Player Plus! rewind a few seconds, which is handy if you're listening to an audiobook or podcast, so you can get your bearings again.
The Restore plug-ins section slightly tweaks the way Windows Media Player behaves after a crash. By default, Windows Media Player 12 will automatically disable all plugins and notify you the next time you launch it. Windows Media Player Plus! will display an enhanced error message, which lets you re-enable all or some of your plug-ins right away.
We don't have an original screenshot of the enhanced error message, since we couldn't get Windows Media Player to crash on purpose, but if you want to see it in action, check out BM-Productions' screenshots.
Conclusion
Windows Media Player Plus! brings some subtle changes to Windows Media Player which improves its utility and capabilities. All these features will enhance the overall user experience. Windows Media Player is a good media player, but Windows Media Player Plus! makes it even better fixing its shortcomings. Try it out for yourself and let us know what you think. It's free and, like all Windows Media Player plug-ins, it's simple to disable and uninstall if you change your mind.
