Jukebox Software

2011-02-08T07:37:42Z

Skepticalgeek:

'''Jukebox software''' is designed to allow your PC to act and look like a jukebox. Much like [[emulators|game emulators]], there are graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to enhance this effect. Jukeboxes often require you to [[CD Ripping|rip your music]] from CDs to your PC.

Software is available for several different operating systems and may or may not be freeware. Often, if the software is freeware, a donation link is present on the homepage of the software to allow you to show your appreciation for the developer's efforts in creating software that frequently rivals and/or bests commercial software!

Jukebox software may also be "skinnable", meaning the appearance of the software may be changed by the end-user based on their preferences. This may take the form of preset skins within the software, or the ability to develop and share skins with other end-users.

Lastly, touchscreens may be utilized if the software supports it, and can be used to eliminate the need for buttons or a keyboard/mouse combination altogether.

==List of jukebox software==
Below is the jukebox software comparison table for '''Windows''' only. SilverJuke now exists to Mac, and Doscab is for DOS.

 '''''Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!'''''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Main Control(s)7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Jukebox]]
| Singles
| Mark
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 400x300 640x480 800x600
| '''Joystick''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Aussie Juke]]
| Both
| AussieJuke
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3, wma (audio) and mpg, wmv, avi (video) files
| 800x600+
| '''Joystick''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Music Box]]
| List
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg radio video
| 320x240 400x300 640x480 ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' Spinner

|- valign="top"
| [[DAM Jukebox]]
| Singles
| DamSoft
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| '''Buttons'''

|- valign="top"
| [[DWJukebox]] (DOSCab/WinCab)
| Both
| Chris
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg mid
| MonitorLess, Any6
| '''Buttons''' Joystick Keypad Touchscreen7 Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[E-Touch]]
| Album
| Barcrest
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 m4a wma cdg video
| 800x600 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Juke Blaster Pro]]
| Both
| Steve
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma
| Auto size
| '''Touchscreen''', Keyboard, USB '''Coin Acceptor'''

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Arcade]]
| Both
| NebulaSleuth
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP
| 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Mouse''' Trackball Buttons Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[MultiJuke]]
| Multi
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg
| MonitorLess, 640x480+ ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' '''Spinner''' '''Keypad''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Nowtro Jukebox]]
| Singles
| AdamMF
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad'''

|- valign="top"
| [[SK Jukebox]]
| Album
| SalmonKing
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP video
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad''' Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[SKG Jukebox]]
| Album
| SkepticalGeek
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| FOSS
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg flac
| 800x600 up to 1920x1080
| Keyboard Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[Virtual Music Jukebox]]
| Album
| VMJ Team
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wmv
| 800x600 1024x768
| '''Keypad''' '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Controls7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[AlbumPlayer]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg video
| 800x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[BoxEasy]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg wma m4a
| 1024x768 1280x1024
| Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[GlobeCOM Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Jockey Media Player]]
| Both
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard, Web based homepage
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| Music, Video, Karaoke (mp3, wma, mpeg, mp4, + much more)
| 800x600+, ANY
| '''Touchscreen''', '''Infared Remote''', Keyboard, Keypad, Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Simulator]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[MP3 Susi]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ?
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Title Track]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]] [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wav aiff sd2
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The JukeBox'er]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| wma mp3 ogg wav cda cdg radio video
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Nordbeat's Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| WMP AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The PC Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wav video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[PartyTime Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Python Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MP3 more?
| ?
| Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[Silverjuke]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 640x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Tunez]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Touchtone]]
| -
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[YoDJ]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| CCS9
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Many 10
| From 640x480+
| Mouse/Keyboard

|}

'''1) Format Orientation:'''

With type of format do the software use. This tell it Singles or album based (or both). There are some exceptions:

* Arcade Music Box use a list based screme like Mamewah, but it support both Singles and Albums formats.
* Wincab/Doscab acts best as a singles-based jukebox (it is very popular), but it also supports album as well.

'''2) Byoac Member?'''

If this software is registered and supported by a BYOAC member, the name is showed here.

'''3) License:'''
* ''Freeware:'' is fully functional without payment. A nag screen or ads are not considered a loss of functionality.
* ''Shareware:'' has limited functionality until payment is made.
* ''Commercial:'' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''4) About skinning:'''

How can the software being skinned and changed?

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|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Grade'''
|'''Fonts'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Elements'''
|'''Resizeable'''
|'''Moveable'''
|'''Resolutions'''

|-
|'''Font Only'''
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Basic'''
|Maybe
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Standard'''
|Yes
|Yes
|Some
|Some
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Advanced'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Some
|Some
|Fixed

|-
|'''Full'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|All
|Most
|Any

|}

'''Note:'''
* '''Basic:''' Only the background may be changed or colors adjusted, but not the fonts or control placements.
* '''Standard:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.
* '''Advanced:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.

'''5) Media:'''
* If WMP ([http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx Windows Media Player]) or AMP ([http://www.winamp.com Winamp]) are listed, that jukebox software is simply a frontend for those programs and handle all formats and codecs WMP/AMP support. WMP/AMP are '''REQUIRED''' for the jukebox software to operate.
* If video and/or image is listed, the individual page will list all video or image file types supported.
* Some software may support MP3+G (a karaoke system), wich is stated as cdg (but they may need to being ripped from the cd).

'''6) Resolutions:'''
* If software has a + after the resolutions, this meams it uses an autoscaling scheme. You can show it on a higher monitor, but the skin may just be rescaled.
* If software stated with any, this mean any resolution is supported by a added skin.
* DWJukebox autoscales all skins to all resolutions and orientations; skins designed specifically for very low resolutions (320x240) are included.
* Other software may look best at the stated resolution(s), even if it supports any resolution with a new skin.

'''7) Controls:'''
* '''Main Controls''' marked in '''bold''' indicate the controls the software was originally designed for and works best with.
* '''Buttons''' is typical used for limited use like insert a letter and number (like D3 to insert a song).
* '''Joystick''' is meant for using with arcade joystick (and few buttons), but technical been a keyboard encoder and/or gameport.
* '''Keyboard''' shortcuts (Skip, Pause, Show Queue etc) are not counted as main controls, due nearly all software support it in many ways. Some software can have many shortcuts.
* '''Keypad''' support in many software can also been remmapped.
* '''Mouse''' can been a trackball as well (if mouse course is hided, use trackball term insted).
* '''Touchscreen''' support in DWJukebox is limited to DOS and Windows XP.

'''8) Web based skin:'''
* Some application can used as webbased software. So skins is based on css in that case.

'''9) Many Extensions:'''
* These software support many extensions as it could listed here. So they may support 10+ extensions.
* '''Arcade Music Box''' and '''Album Player''' is based on BASS engine, and support these extensions as well.
* Bass is an external engine, [http://www.un4seen.com Bass] wich also supports a variety of extensions and is included with the software. Some software is based on it, but not all software support plugins (like '''The JukeBox'er''').

'''10) Webbased:'''
* These software is writting in a web based language, like php perl and python. because of it, it good to use with a Apache server or like that. It should of course run on all platform (a least on Windows, linux and Mac)

==See Also==
* [[Software]]

[[Category:Index]]
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SKG Jukebox

2011-02-08T07:31:32Z

Skepticalgeek:

[[Image:SKG_Screenshot2.jpg|thumb|SKG Jukebox - Normal mode|320px|right]]
[[Image:Netbook2.png|thumb|SKG Jukebox - Netbook mode|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows, Linux
* '''Cost: ''' Free and Open Source
* '''Skinnable: ''' No. Perhaps in a future update.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' 800 x 600 up to 1920 x 1080. Optimized for both regular and widescreen resolutions.
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
* '''Supported media format(s):''' mp3, ogg, flac
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.skgsoft.net www.skgsoft.net]
* '''Additional Details:'''

The SKG Jukebox is both an homage to, and an improvement on, the immensely popular SK Jukebox. It was developed by The Skeptical Geek, and released in February 2011. It is an album level jukebox, with many advanced features.
* Touchscreen friendly UI.
* Custom Album Lists. Display only a certain subset of albums in your collection. Perfect for families where everyone has different tastes.
* Create playlists, and play them in any order, or randomly.
* Track Search Function
* Integrated Album Art Download Functionality
* Integrated CD Ripper

The SKG Jukebox is one of the few album level jukeboxes available in both Windows and Linux versions. It is also one of the few fully open source jukeboxes, with the source code available for download on the website, for any developers who want to experiment with it.

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
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SKG Jukebox

2011-02-08T07:31:05Z

Skepticalgeek:

[[Image:SKG_Screenshot2.jpg|thumb|SKG Jukebox - Normal mode|320px|right]]
[[Image:Netbook2.png|thumb|SKG Jukebox - Netbook mode|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows, Linux
* '''Cost: ''' Free and Open Source
* '''Skinnable: ''' No. Perhaps in a future update.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' 800 x 600 up to 1920 x 1080. Optimized for both regular and widescreen resolutions.
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
* '''Supported media format(s):''' mp3, ogg, flac
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album &
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.skgsoft.net www.skgsoft.net]
* '''Additional Details:'''

The SKG Jukebox is both an homage to, and an improvement on, the immensely popular SK Jukebox. It was developed by The Skeptical Geek, and released in February 2011. It is an album level jukebox, with many advanced features.
* Touchscreen friendly UI.
* Custom Album Lists. Display only a certain subset of albums in your collection. Perfect for families where everyone has different tastes.
* Create playlists, and play them in any order, or randomly.
* Track Search Function
* Integrated Album Art Download Functionality
* Integrated CD Ripper

The SKG Jukebox is one of the few album level jukeboxes available in both Windows and Linux versions. It is also one of the few fully open source jukeboxes, with the source code available for download on the website, for any developers who want to experiment with it.

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
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2011-02-08T07:00:36Z

Skepticalgeek:

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2011-02-08T06:56:31Z

Skepticalgeek:

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