WinOKE is a piece of software for Windows that allows you to create and present karaoke on your home PC without the need for any expensive karaoke equipment.

The karaoke presentations play back in the style of your choosing by making use of the many options available that change how the playback looks and behaves.

Features:

• Full Screen Karaoke Playback
  
  Includes Full-Screen Video Playback (if available)
  
  Full-Screen Slide-Show playback (if setup)

• Code Generator
  
  Renames files into a standard coded form
  
  Creates CSV files with directory listings for printout

• VoiceSupressor (Attempts to remove vocals from wave files)
• Import File Formats
  
  Will Import from KAR MIDI files
  
  Will Import from LRC files

• Export File Formats
  
  Will Export to LRC files

• Full Karaoke Editor
  
  Enter your own lyrics for ANY song
  
  Timings edior for easy syncronisation of lyrics with music
  
  Timings can be re-edited as many times as required
  
  Each lyrics line can be a different colour, and different colours for highlight
  
  Stores Album, Song and Artist Names

• Background Image Support (for effect and mood)
• Templates
  
  Various settings can be loaded and saved to be used by other OKE files
  
  Templates can be applied at any time

• Song Parts - More than one set of lyrics for a karaoke song
  
  Different sets of lyrics for different people who sing in a song
  
  Each set of lyrics has its own settings
  
  Lyrics sets are independant of each other
  
  Possible use for singing Song and second part for harmony

• Multi-Line Preview - See Next line of lyrics before it starts
  
  Old Mode (Next line appears at top of page)
  
  New Mode (Two lines alternate with lyrics from song)

• Batch File Converter
  
  Import and Convert many KAR MIDI files into winOKE in one go
  
  Apply random templates to each one imported
  
  Can also be used on OKE files to apply random templates

• Multi-Monitor Support
  
  Requires Windows 98SE or better
  
  Playback and controls on seperate screens

• On-Line Help included (requires HTML Help to be Installed)
• Supports Many Media Formats
  
  Plays any files used by Media Player (MCI)
  
  Plays CDs (using default CD-ROM drive)
  
  Plays any files used by Window Media Player 6+
  
  Suports Winamp (if installed) for extra file formats
  
  Media can be saved inside the winOKE .OKE file (embedded)

• Desktop and taskbar can be hidden during karaoke playback
• Change of letter styles
  
  Shadow writing
  
  Bubble writing
  
  Variable distance/thickness and colour for effect

• Step/Subtitles Mode (displays lyrics as you click the mouse)
• Different Lyrics Highlighting Styles
  
  Many highlighting methods
  
  Bouncing, Animated and Custom Bouncing Balls
  
  Highlight Lyrics differents colour every line in the song
  
  Underline lyrics
  
  Lyrics appear
  
  Highlight word, letter, timing group
  
  Combinations of the above

• Song Title Display
  
  Song Title displayed on play
  
  Many effects to choose from

• Drag and Drop support
  
  Files dropped on the main screen will be played
  
  Files dropped on the editor will be loaded/imported
  
  Files dropped on the batch play/converter will be added to the list

• Can control things in the real world (via serial or parallel port)
• Batch Playback Mode
  
  Registered Version Only
  
  Play many files all at once
  
  Can skip songs at a single click/key press
  
  Play in random order
  
  Can load and save playlists

• Instrumental Animation
  
  User defined animation
  
  Appears while no lyrics are visible
  
  Scrolls in and out of view
  

• Easy to enter timings for lyrics
• File Finder
  
  Find songs by Artist, Name, Filename and lyrics!
  
  Integrates with explorer (start/find/winOKE File...)

• Explorer Shell Intergration
  
  Adds property page to .OKE files (in explorer) which details the file selected
  
  Find File integrates with explorer (start/find/winOKE File...)
  
  Automatically registers it`s file type son startup

• Uninstaller included
• Slide Show
  
  A slide show in time with the lyrics can be added
  
  Can be Full-Screen or use a % of the screen
  
  Pictures can be saved inside the winOKE .OKE file (embedded)

• Automatic Adjustments
  
  Adjusts font sizes so they look the same regardless of the screen resoulution
  
  Adjusts video size so it looks the same regardless of the screen resoulution
  
  Adjusts slide show size so it looks the same regardless of the screen resoulution

• Tip of the Day

New in this version:

• NEW: Images can now be resampled when resized to make them look smoother. This can be turned on/off from Preferences as it slows down startup.
• Fixed problem with some settings in preferences not being saved if using a restricted user account.
• Updated Export to AVI to work with different codecs installed (better support for Export Audio)
• Removed property page shell extension as it had become quite unstable
• You can now specify playback rate and time offset for each of the players when exporting your videos
• Updated help file