Thanks for the responses Michael. To answer the question around what I mean by 'more could/should be done during the initial scan', I would propose the following:
1) Provide a set of options which configures the resampling and caching of the various artwork sizes during the initial scan. Knowing my RadyNAS struggles with the resizing, I would pre-scan the 56x56, 154x154, 186x186 and 240x240 images which are used by the controller - plus possbily the web ones as well so I can access the settings page within a reasonable timescale. The initial scan would take a long time, but this could be scheduled overnight 2) Resize and cache the standard icons (e.g. no album cover, favourites etc.) during the initial scan. At the moment, I'm not sure if they're even cached on first use. 3) Run the logic to determine artwork location for each track (embedded tag vs. folder.jpg etc.) during the initial scan. This would also fix the issue reported by EliteAV in the following thread where this per-track check causes delays in browsing albums. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45121 Add to this the ability to share cached artwork across tracks so the resizing doesnt have to occur multiple times (as per the bug you mention) and I think the overall responsiveness of the controller would be far better. For me, it would make the readynas solution workable without having to use the degraded artwork option. Chris -- cwinson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cwinson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17447 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48617 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
