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About Amarok ②

From the project that brought you WebKit! From the makers of Amarok 1! It is with minor pomp and circumstance that we present: AMAROK TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 
The best way to enjoy music in Linux has now become the best way to enjoy your music on your Mac. We are very proud to offer you this beta so that you can become familiar with the last Music Management software you'll ever need. 
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What's new in Amarok 2.0

Amarok 2 has a brand new services framework which is used to provide a number of streaming options.
	•	Jamendo stub
	•	Magnatunes stub
	•	Last.Fm
	•	Opml Directory
	•	ShoutCast
	
Many innovative features from Amarok 1 makes their return in version 2.0:
Dynamic Playlists, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. 
It's almost like the new iTunes Genius but better. which recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don't already have.
TagDiaolg includes 

Amarok 2, also sports the exciting new Context View using the "Plasma" technology from KDE. 

Amarok 2.0 requirements

Hardware:
• Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, G4, or G3 processor
• 512MB of RAM
• A broadband Internet connection to use the integrated Magnatunes music store
• 250MB of available disk space

Software:
• Mac OS X version 10.4 or later
• QuickTime is required
• Additional QuickTime components are required for playback of formats such as Ogg Vorbis and 

AirPort Express with AirTunes:
• Playing your music with one or more AirPort Express base stations requires AirPort Express software version 6.3 or later.
• AirPort Express with AirTunes requires an AirPort or AirPort Extreme card and a compatible stereo system or powered speakers.

Installing Amarok 2.0

Double-click the Amarok 2 Beta installer and follow the onscreen instructions.

Amarok 2 OS X issues (need better word)

OS X is a new platform for Amarok 2 and we admit that currently, we still have a lot to learn. We are dependent on other software for some functionality which may not be working properly, or even available for OS X. What this means for you is that the quality is not something we consider as being ready for release. 

Yes, there is some functionality missing compared to the linux version. Yes the functionality that is there isn't always up to the quality seen in the linux version. Yes, this is a beta release. 

Despite this we still have a compelling product to offer (we know because you've told us so ;-) ) and wish to share it with everyone. Given that this is an open source project, anyone interested in helping will be welcome. Some things which currently do not work include:

• The /Volumes directory is intermittently accessible. This seems to be an issue with Qt Software's cross-platform Toolkit, but we are still looking for the root cause.
• Playback of certain streams doesn't work. This one is particularly odd as QuickTime (which we use for playback on OS X) is also unable to play these streams, while iTunes has no problem with them.
• Help documentation does not function. Please use the provide online resources if you run into trouble.

For more information

Latest product news: See the Amarok website at amarok.kde.org. For the latest information about KDE, see www.kde.org/whatiskde/.

Magnatunes Store questions: See .

Using your iPod with Amarok: Could use some developers. 

Using your iPhone with Amarok: Could still use some developers. 

Using your MTP player with Amarok: Could use yet more developers. 

Additional help with Amarok: Join the user supported forums @ or the mailing list.

A note about copyright

This software comes bundled with a number of Free software programs under a variety of licenses. 

Updated November 22, 2008