I am using an iPhone with iTunes on Windows and a SqueezeCenter running on a Linux-based NAS. I could not use the iTunes integration since on Linux it does not support special characters like German umlauts yet. Therefore I could not use the checked/unchecked option and actually also wanted to preserve this option for something different.
My solution then was: I rip everything in Apple Lossless. I convert it with iTunes into AAC. I have one Smart Playlist for Apple Lossless and one for AAC to access the music in the different format. I think this is easier to maintain than two libraries, especially when making changes to the metadata. Another normal playlist is used for the stuff that goes to the iPhone since it does not have enough memory to hold all AAC files. To synchronize with SqueezeCenter I use SmartSync Pro, which can call scripts before or after the sync. Before I call a self-written script that goes through the iTunes library and marks all AAC as hidden on the file system. The hidden files are excluded from the sync and therefore don't end up on the NAS. After the sync I have SmartSync Pro call a script that triggers a rescan of SqueezeCenter via the CLI. Sounds complicated but once set up it works pretty neat and with the least effort I can imagine for my situation. With that solution I can sync iTunes on Windows with the Linux-NAS with one click on a link on my Windows desktop and also the maintenance in iTunes is easy. If anybody is interested in the scripts of course I could provide them. Regards, Robert -- the-ninth Relevant Equipment: Synology DS-408; SqueezeCenter 7.3.3; SqueezeBox Classic Photoblog: http://www.the-ninth.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ the-ninth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67886 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
