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- #131
it's easy to resume with the Bass audio player, you just need to keep track, where you have been, when playback stopped.
A new Plugin for the Music-Part! Is it possible? (4 Viewers)
- Thread starter Helios61
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Would it be possible to get rid of the back icon (the arrow in filmlstrip and thumview, and the two dots in listviews) in all views with a plugin like this. They are just a distraction with no real use in my opinion and I would love to see them gone. The TV-series plugin dont have them so i guess its possible.
For MP1 it wont happen, I did have a look on the code base after 1.0 was release as I'm annoyed also by the "back arrow", it is much too tightly integrated in multiple places.
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- #134
I know you want to implement some sort of searching. Is it possible to make it work like MovingPicture search like sms keyboard? This would make the search a lot easier instead of manually typing each letter.
(sorry if the was mentioned before didn't bother to read the whole thread)
(sorry if the was mentioned before didn't bother to read the whole thread)
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- #138
Ideas: (In order of importance to me)
1. Store MP rating within mp3 file
If you synch your music collection with another media player then that media player can share MP's ratings. If you move/copy/rename your music files, or if you reinstall mediaportal you won't loose all your MP ratings. AFAIK - There are currently two methods for writing rating into the ID3tag (WMP and itunes use different system), mediaportal should write to both. The watch music share directory should monitor the rating within the ID3tag, if the rating changes. ie previously WMP=3,iTunes=3 becomes WMP=3,iTunes=5 then MP should update rating to 5 in both tags, because obviously 5 is the new rating implemented by another media player (eg your ipod)
2. Better tag support for skin:
When browsing by database view, then need the following tags
#selected.artist , #selected.albumartist, #selected.album, #selected.thumb
This will allow full fan art support, currently you can't show the currently selected album artist fanart when you read the album sub level
3. Music Video integration:
Link an mp3 file with matching music video file. Option in MP Config to automatically play music video instead of mp3 file when track with matching video comes up in the playlist and you are currently viewing nowplaying window. When music video has played it goes back to next track in the playlist.
4. Mediaportal should support usb mp3 player.
Option to copy playlist to usb device. Option to copy all tracks >X star ratings to usb device. This would have to be basic support for basic usb mp3 player devices.
1. Store MP rating within mp3 file
If you synch your music collection with another media player then that media player can share MP's ratings. If you move/copy/rename your music files, or if you reinstall mediaportal you won't loose all your MP ratings. AFAIK - There are currently two methods for writing rating into the ID3tag (WMP and itunes use different system), mediaportal should write to both. The watch music share directory should monitor the rating within the ID3tag, if the rating changes. ie previously WMP=3,iTunes=3 becomes WMP=3,iTunes=5 then MP should update rating to 5 in both tags, because obviously 5 is the new rating implemented by another media player (eg your ipod)
2. Better tag support for skin:
When browsing by database view, then need the following tags
#selected.artist , #selected.albumartist, #selected.album, #selected.thumb
This will allow full fan art support, currently you can't show the currently selected album artist fanart when you read the album sub level
3. Music Video integration:
Link an mp3 file with matching music video file. Option in MP Config to automatically play music video instead of mp3 file when track with matching video comes up in the playlist and you are currently viewing nowplaying window. When music video has played it goes back to next track in the playlist.
4. Mediaportal should support usb mp3 player.
Option to copy playlist to usb device. Option to copy all tracks >X star ratings to usb device. This would have to be basic support for basic usb mp3 player devices.
200% ok with this suggestion!!
I never understood why MP doesn't work this way!
Music video, single music MP3, and lyrics must be mixed, so that in the music part, when you select a song to listen, it is played the way it exists (video, MP3 or MP3 with lyrics)
It is hard to manage 3 plugs in to listen a song, the music section must handle everything the simplest possible way! I don't understand why the plugs in "music video" and "my lyrics" exist: they must be part of "my music" in a totally transparency way.