.jpeg? .jpg? .png?
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking for thoughts on how to host drumkit images on server so they can
> be fetched by the import dialog....
>
> The way I (temporarily) set it up in my code is to have the image
> reference by filename in the drumkit_list xml file like:
> <image>drums.jpeg</image>
> And then on my testing server I just made an images/ directory that those
> image files are placed in.
>
> This is bad because it assumes that different kits have image files with
> different names, so it must be done differently.
>
> The images are packed in the h2drumkit file with all the other files,
> example:
> TestKit.h2drumkit
> \_drumkit.xml
> \_sample.wav
> \_drums.jpeg
>
> One idea I had for the server that hosts the drumkit list was just to have
> an images/ subdirectory where images for the kits are stored using the
> drumkit's name as the image filename.
> Example, if the drumkit file is TestKit.h2drumkit, in the images/
> subdirectory there will be an image file called TestKit.jpeg
> This would prevent file collisions, and be easy to write a script to
> output (and rename) the images from the kits when creating the drumkit list
> xml file.
>
> Clear as mud?
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thx
> Paul
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good to hear. :)
>>
>> I ripped the pic from wikipedia... been thinking I need to add "image
>> license" to the xml and the display, as most pics we'll find are CC-BY-SA
>> or similar, so it would be prudent to show the attribution. (PS: If anyone
>> has pics of any kits they could contribute they'd be useful!)
>>
>> No, I hadn't actually updated the drumkits to match yet.. I think if I
>> add an <imageLicence> tag to the xml and have it display we're pretty set
>> on the xml format... should be able to do that in the morning, as well as
>> at least get one kit updated so we can properly test the whole routine.
>>
>> Also, I was thinking about updating the kits to the current format and I
>> think the easiest way would be to do it by adding the functionality to
>> h2cli to update old kits (maybe a hidden option?) - making an update option
>> in the cli would be pretty easy and be "self-updating" in the future as it
>> would use the drumkit class etc. Thoughts?
>>
>> Another "also": I did a test with a "new style" kit with the new image
>> tag and the hihat tags in it with version 0.9.5 today and it worked fine.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Paul
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Thijs van severen <
>> thijsvanseve...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> oooohh yeah !!
>>> i looove the deathmetal pic :-D
>>>
>>> the 'preview' is working now, i can install the drumkit (i tried the
>>> deathmetal and yamaha kit)
>>> but when i right click the drumkit (in the sound library window) and
>>> click properties i dont see a pic
>>> maybe the pic is not yet in the h2drumkit file or the code to display it
>>> is not yet in place ?
>>>
>>> great work Paul !
>>>
>>> grtz
>>> Thijs
>>>
>>> 2015-04-01 15:16 GMT+02:00 Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Thijs - try now!
>>>>
>>>> The Yamaha kit wasn't working for you because you ended up with a 0
>>>> byte file for the image in the cache... I fixed it so that it'll now clear
>>>> when you update the list (my git fork is updated) Also, added a real
>>>> image for DeathMetal and Boss DR-110
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Thijs van severen <
>>>> thijsvanseve...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paul !
>>>>>
>>>>> i can see the error message for the deathmetal kit, but still no
>>>>> images for the yamaha or 808
>>>>>
>>>>> this is the debug output :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> selecting your server and hitting 'update list' :
>>>>> (I) SoundLibraryImportDialog::SoundLibraryImportDialog INIT
>>>>> (I) Download::Download Downloading '
>>>>> http://dotslash.ca/h2/drumkit_list.xml'
>>>>> (I) Download::__fetch_done Download completed.
>>>>>
>>>>> clicking the yamaha kit :
>>>>> (I) SoundLibraryImportDialog::soundLibraryItemChanged Loaded image
>>>>> Bass_drum.jpg from cache
>>>>> (/home/tvanseve/.hydrogen/data/cache/repositories/images/Bass_drum.jpg)
>>>>>
>>>>> clicking the 808 kit (there are a number of 808-ish kits in the list,
>>>>> i tried all of them, but nu luck)
>>>>> (I) SoundLibraryImportDialog::soundLibraryItemChanged No image for
>>>>> this kit specified in drumkit.xml on remote server
>>>>>
>>>>> clicking the deathmetal kit :
>>>>> (I) SoundLibraryImportDialog::soundLibraryItemChanged Loading image
>>>>> ZZZZZZZ.png from remote server
>>>>> (W) SoundLibraryImportDialog::loadImage Error fetching image from
>>>>> remote server (HTTP 404)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> grtz
>>>>> Thijs
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015-04-01 0:34 GMT+02:00 Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I added a check to make sure the file was found on the server (and if
>>>>>> not you just get no image but it will log some info about what error was
>>>>>> found).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Turns out I forgot to add read permissions on that image file when I
>>>>>> uploaded it, but it's a good thing since it made me see I should add some
>>>>>> extra checks and logging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you try it now you should get an image for the 808 and for the
>>>>>> Yamaha, and for testing I added a bogus image to the DeathMetal kit's xml
>>>>>> (so it should try to get an image and fail)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ooops - I have changed the image in the xml but not put that image
>>>>>>> on the server.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm adding some better error checking... I'll let you know when it's
>>>>>>> updated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the feedback and the good info
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:37 AM, Thijs van severen <
>>>>>>> thijsvanseve...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hi Paul
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i just did a build clean ("./build.sh c") and make ("./build.sh m")
>>>>>>>> and now the error is gone :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> however, when i point to your drum repo, update the list and select
>>>>>>>> the yamaha drumkit i dont get a picture :-(
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ./hydrogen -v > 0.9.7-'7aeaa63'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if i run in debug mode i see this in the terminal output when i
>>>>>>>> select your repo, update list, and select the yamaha kit :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (I) Download::Download Downloading '
>>>>>>>> http://dotslash.ca/h2/drumkit_list.xml'
>>>>>>>> (I) Download::__fetch_done Download completed.
>>>>>>>> (I) SoundLibraryImportDialog::soundLibraryItemChanged Loaded image
>>>>>>>> Bass_drum.jpg from cache
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> but i dont see the picture
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> grtz
>>>>>>>> Thijs
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2015-03-29 18:35 GMT+02:00 Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Judging by your message in the "instrument layer" regarding using
>>>>>>>>> hydrogen from my fork you got past this? Had it just not pulled in
>>>>>>>>> the new
>>>>>>>>> FileDownloader files?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Thijs van severen <
>>>>>>>>> thijsvanseve...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Paul
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> i just did a git pull + ./build.sh m
>>>>>>>>>> but i got this error :
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [ 21%] Built target h2synth
>>>>>>>>>> Linking CXX executable hydrogen
>>>>>>>>>> CMakeFiles/hydrogen.dir/src/SoundLibrary/SoundLibraryImportDialog.cpp.o:
>>>>>>>>>> In function `SoundLibraryImportDialog::loadImage()':
>>>>>>>>>> /home/tvanseve/Git/Hydrogen/pvint/hydrogen/src/gui/src/SoundLibrary/SoundLibraryImportDialog.cpp:408:
>>>>>>>>>> undefined reference to `FileDownloader::downloadedData() const'
>>>>>>>>>> CMakeFiles/hydrogen.dir/src/SoundLibrary/SoundLibraryImportDialog.cpp.o:
>>>>>>>>>> In function
>>>>>>>>>> `SoundLibraryImportDialog::soundLibraryItemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem*,
>>>>>>>>>> QTreeWidgetItem*)':
>>>>>>>>>> /home/tvanseve/Git/Hydrogen/pvint/hydrogen/src/gui/src/SoundLibrary/SoundLibraryImportDialog.cpp:516:
>>>>>>>>>> undefined reference to `FileDownloader::FileDownloader(QUrl,
>>>>>>>>>> QObject*)'
>>>>>>>>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>>>>>>>>> make[2]: *** [src/gui/hydrogen] Error 1
>>>>>>>>>> make[1]: *** [src/gui/CMakeFiles/hydrogen.dir/all] Error 2
>>>>>>>>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> grtz
>>>>>>>>>> Thijs
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2015-03-29 3:37 GMT+02:00 Paul Vint <pjv...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have this functionally finished and can be tested using my
>>>>>>>>>>> fork at https://github.com/pvint/hydrogen
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> To test fetching the images from a remote server in the Import
>>>>>>>>>>> Library dialog you can set the server to
>>>>>>>>>>> http://dotslash.ca/h2/drumkit_list.xml where I have added an
>>>>>>>>>>> image to the YamahaVintage and the TR808 kits.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have it all set up as follows:
>>>>>>>>>>> - in the drumkit.xml file there's an <image> tag that holds the
>>>>>>>>>>> filename of the image
>>>>>>>>>>> - the image file is put into the .h2drumkit file with the samples
>>>>>>>>>>> - the image is also in a subdirectory "images/" on the
>>>>>>>>>>> repository server so users get images of kits when browsing in the
>>>>>>>>>>> Import
>>>>>>>>>>> dialog
>>>>>>>>>>> - remote images are cached in the data/cache directory
>>>>>>>>>>> - In the properties and Save Library dialogs the image can be
>>>>>>>>>>> selected by clicking a browse button
>>>>>>>>>>> - images are automatically scaled down to fit the dialogs (but
>>>>>>>>>>> it doesn't enlarge them if they are smaller)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Potential problems:
>>>>>>>>>>> - the way I have it set now different kits with different images
>>>>>>>>>>> with the same name will cause a collision in the cache directory...
>>>>>>>>>>> perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>> we should just use the MD5 hash with a .png or .jpeg extension to
>>>>>>>>>>> avoid
>>>>>>>>>>> this?
>>>>>>>>>>> - same problem exists the way I have it set to store images on
>>>>>>>>>>> the server for browsing the kits in the Import dialog
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Screenshot attached.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Any testing and/or comments appreciated!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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