Philip Meyer;505091 Wrote: > >regarding filesize, i think it can be assumed, and further it really > >has nothing to do with the OS. what i am saying is that when SBS > looks > >for first alphabetical filename thats no different than looking for > >biggest filesize. its the same "additional logic" already, only > >filesize would be smarter than alphabetical. > > > Filesize is irrelevant. Large artwork stored in jpg with high > compression could be a smaller size than a smaller image with low > compression. Or, images stored in different formats, etc.
and how likely is that? you can always dream up exceptions to the rule; that doesn't invalidate the rule. besides, i suggested using resolution first, and only *if* that was more cpu intensive, (it may not be), then use filesize which def wouldn't be, at least not more so than alphabetical. the goal should be to do the most likely to be correct thing if you are going to automate the process. alphabetical is arbitrary, plain and simple. filesize is a lot more likely to get it right, and the WMP is just one scenario its fitting for, and its no more cpu intense. Philip Meyer;505091 Wrote: > > >in other words, SBS already is doing the alphabetical thing, i am > >merely suggesting a one for one swap with a different/better method. > > > My point is that it is not better. my point is that it is. Philip Meyer;505091 Wrote: > > >than due to greatest hits logic they would all get their own art > >anyway, whatever is in (or missing in) each respective folder. > > > Artwork is currently only associated with an album, so if songs are in > the same or different folders, only one artwork file can be associated > with the album. So when it's said to take the first file > alphabetically, I assume that it would be sorted for the full path to > the files. not if you browse by home -> albums in the webui. if you have albums with the same name, different folders allow you to browse them as separate albums. if you put songs from the same album in different folders, you will get multiple albums that should have differing artwork, as SBS will not know they are from the same album. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.5b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71768 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
