Playstation 2 VSF files by ze1 at 2:06 AM EDT on May 27, 2013
I downloaded some VSF files, which are supposed to be PS2 music files from psf2.joshw.info, but I have no idea how to play them. I downloaded in_vgmstream.dll and put it in Winamp's plugin folder, but I still can't play the files. Actually, I can't even see the plugin in Winamp's Input plugin list... Can anyone help me?
Never mind. It seemed that I needed to use the external dlls mentioned in the readme. I didn't do that before, because I understood that it was only needed for OGG and MPEG audio. It seems I was mistaken. =/
While the external DLLs are for OGG and MPEG support, VGMstream hasn't been coded in such a way to run without them. It certainly could be written that way, but it was easier to run on the assumption that the DLLs were present, than it was to write up the checking methods necessary to enable/disable OGG and MPEG support depending on whether the DLLs were found or not.
So although you were basically correct about the OGG/MPEG support, the DLLs are necessary because VGMstream has no way to run without them. That's why they're listed as required in the readme. Mouser X over and out.