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<blockquote data-quote="phreatom" data-source="post: 625753" data-attributes="member: 99038">Hi all,I monitored the development of Mediaportal for a long time and until now I never thought of any not planned feature I missed in this great piece of software. But as I am currently changing to OS X based computers (including an iPod for music), I migrated my music library to iTunes. As I don't want to maintain two libraries with ratings and I really like intelligent playlists and some other features of iTunes, I wondered if there is any plugin for Mediaportal to access iTunes in a more sophisticated way than only as a player. (I understood the existing itunes integration uses iTunes only as player, but the Mediaportal database. Correct me if I'm wrong)After browsing through the forum I found several attempts to write such a plugin. Is there any still active project regarding this topic? If not, are there any difficulties in writing such a plugin I am not aware of, as Apple provides a COM Interface to ITunes, which has all functions needed to create a nice UI in Mediaportal. I would really appreciate any feedback.My current plan is:1. To evaluate the COM SDK for iTunes and if its API is really sufficient for a complete Interface.2. Implement a proof of concept of the plugin with simple browsing and playing of itunes audio for demonstration in this thread, to gain feedback on UI design and features3. Refine and extend the prototype up to full iTunes supportBut here is the one question which I need feedback on, as I am really not keen on reinventing the wheel:Is there a need for such a plugin or do I miss an existing project?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phreatom, post: 625753, member: 99038"] Hi all, I monitored the development of Mediaportal for a long time and until now I never thought of any not planned feature I missed in this great piece of software. But as I am currently changing to OS X based computers (including an iPod for music), I migrated my music library to iTunes. As I don't want to maintain two libraries with ratings and I really like intelligent playlists and some other features of iTunes, I wondered if there is any plugin for Mediaportal to access iTunes in a more sophisticated way than only as a player. (I understood the existing itunes integration uses iTunes only as player, but the Mediaportal database. Correct me if I'm wrong) After browsing through the forum I found several attempts to write such a plugin. Is there any still active project regarding this topic? If not, are there any difficulties in writing such a plugin I am not aware of, as Apple provides a COM Interface to ITunes, which has all functions needed to create a nice UI in Mediaportal. I would really appreciate any feedback. My current plan is: 1. To evaluate the COM SDK for iTunes and if its API is really sufficient for a complete Interface. 2. Implement a proof of concept of the plugin with simple browsing and playing of itunes audio for demonstration in this thread, to gain feedback on UI design and features 3. Refine and extend the prototype up to full iTunes support But here is the one question which I need feedback on, as I am really not keen on reinventing the wheel: Is there a need for such a plugin or do I miss an existing project? [/QUOTE]

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