Windows 10: Microsoft releases a redesigned Camera app for Insiders, and adds CD Ripping to Media Player

Microsoft has released a new version of the Windows Camera app with more options for users in the Developer Channel of the Windows Insider Program. The new Media Player app has gained a useful feature too.


New Windows Camera app


The old camera app had the following options: HDR, Photo Timer, Take Photo, Video, Document, and Whiteboard capture modes. It now has options for QR Code and Barcode scanning. For what it's worth, I already have Barcode scanning in the Windows Camera app version 2022.2205.8.0 in the stable version of Windows 11. The design of the app is more consistent with that of Windows 11's UI.

The new version of the Camera app that is available for Windows Insiders, is 2022.2206.2.0. It doesn't ship with the recent OS build, you will need to update the Windows Camera app from the Microsoft Store to get the latest version.

There is one other change in the new app that went unmentioned in the release notes. The Camera Settings have been revamped, the options are no longer displayed in a sidebar, rather they are accessed from a dedicated page. Microsoft has replaced the scrollable list with collapsible panels for each section, that you can expand by clicking on the tile. You may want to enable the "Try out experimental features" in the Settings, and restart the Camera app. As of now, it only adds an option to change the action that is triggered when you press and hold the camera button; Take one photo, Start a photo burst, or Start capturing video.

CD ripping in Media Player app


The new Media Player app that debuted in November last year, has a new feature that allows you to rip tracks from Audio CDs. I couldn't test it since I don't have an optical drive, but Microsoft says that the app supports 4 output formats that you can choose to export your songs in: AAC, WMA, FLAC, and ALAC. That should come in handy for users who want to preserve their music collection in lossless formats, it's always good to have backups of the media.



Based on the screenshot, it seems that users may choose the bit rate while extracting the soundtracks and albums.

Movies and TV app


The Redmond company is also rolling out an update to the Movies & TV app to users in the Dev Channel. The new version of the app is 10.22061.1024.0 The app now supports ARM64 devices natively, and with better performance.

Microsoft is migrating local video playback for file types that have been associated with the Movies & TV app to the new Media Player. This will only impact files that you have associated with the app. That will essentially limit the app's functionality to play Movies and TV Shows that you have purchased or rented from the Microsoft Store.

But, it still supports local media, you can play them from the Personal tab, open them with Movies & TV from File Explorer. You could re-associate the file types to play in the app, from the Settings app > Apps > Default apps > Movies & TV.

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Unable to rip CD's from Windows Media Player asking for Media rights to cds

Hi Jerrie,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern about ripping CD's on Windows Media Player.

I suggest you to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter and check.

Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter find and fix problems with settings in Windows Media Player.

Steps:

• Press Windows key, type troubleshooting
  and select it.
• Click on View all in the left pane.
• Click onWindows Media Player Settings and follow the onscreen instructions.

Also refer to the Microsoft article to know more about:

Burn and rip CDs

Note: The steps in the above article applies to Windows 10 also.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Ripping CDs on Windows Media Player

Hello,

How can I rip CDs in Windows Media Player successfully? I have followed the steps using the link below,

but it did not allow me to rip the CDs.

Rip audio CDs, create playlists and transfer music to a Sansa player using Windows Media Player 12

Kyle

 

MEDIA PLAYER- unable to play or rip cd's

Hi Christine,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you. We will be glad to assist you with the issue.

• Did you check if you are able to play using other CD'S?
• What is the exact error message or code you receive when you try to play the cd or try to Rip?

For now let's try the below steps and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to check if the rip settings are set correctly as mentioned in this article:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/change-settings-for-ripping-music

Method 2:

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the Windows Media player and check if the issue persists. Refer to these steps to uninstall and reinstall Windows Media player:

• Press Window key + F, select “Settings’ tab below the search box.
• Type “Turn Windows features ON or OFF” and click on the tile with the same name.
• Now, expand the “Media features” and uncheck the box against “Windows Media player”.
• Restart the computer.
• Now follow the same steps and check the box against “Windows Media player” and
  restart the computer to reinstall.
• Check if the issue persists.

Hope it helps. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.