Media Player Comparison

Feature V1 V2 V3
OS XP XP1 Windows 7
Release date 1/2000 8/2008 June 2011
Ease of use 2 3 5
Power 1 3 5
Marquee & ext. monitor M22 support 2 3 5
Song control 2 2 5
Memorize (for each song)  Volume, tempo, M2 image or video Volume, tempo, M2 image or video All V2 + EQ settings,cuts, colors,positions,transparency blends, wallpaper, etc.
QUICK LOAD
Drag-drop songs
Drag-drop from iTunes playlists
Import m3u playlists
- - Compatible with iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, ...
Import & Export ddj-3g extended control playlists - -
Play at tempo - - Autoplay songs to appropriate genre tempo
Full drag-drop support - - Add songs, build and reorder playlists, intragrid copies
Touch screen support - -
Remote Control - -
Play/queue grids 1 1 3
Integrated song locator - -
Integrated Beat Counter - -
Integrated Genre/Tempi table - -
Capture DJ actions
Change tempo, Hold pitch No No Yes
Equalizer (Room) - - 10 band
Equalizer (Song) - - 10 band
EQ Merge (Room + Song) - -
Import music tags ID3V1 ID3V1 ID3V1+V2, iTunes
Multiple sound card support - - DJ preview - Preview songs while party music is playing
Supports timed announcements, of images and video for ad or entertainment use. √√ √√√
Auto capture session to time stamped History playlist - -
DJ session summary roll-ups and prompts to target play count - -
Network load sharing/Fail-safe - √√
Image Merge/Transparency - √√
Auto test DJ ready status   √√
Fade & Cuts Fade In/Out Fade In/Out Full Fade & Cut support
Relative tempo support3 √√√
Media Player wmp 6.4 wmp 9+ Direct Sound, Direct X

1 V1 & V2 are no longer supported or recommended. Legacy operations can still load and operate V2 on Vista and Win 7 but tempo increases are not well handled.
2 M2 (monitor 2) a separate remote display such as a projector, TV or computer monitor.
3 Relative tempo is calculated relative to the song genre