Sorry, forgot to cc the list.
On 4/18/06, Tom Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Current CVS already has code to transcoding (converting to different > > formats) as it's needed to support copying track to portable audio > > players. > > On that particular subject, it would be good to transcode tracks to > MP3 if they were being accessed over DAAP by a client that didn't > support the format of the track. I'm glad to say that RB supports > playing the remaining WMA files I have on my system from Windows days, > but the same can't be said of certain DAAP client programs, e.g. > iTunes. > > If we do implement this feature, I would recommend making it opitonal. > My rationale for this is that if you're running DAAP on a large-ish > network and lots of ppl are accessing your non-iTunes-compatible > files, the transcoding process could use inordinate amounts of > resources. > > The DAAP code could do with quite a bit more work (seeking still isn't > implemented properly), and IMHO it should be moved to a plugin. Maybe > something to tackle in my summer holidays when I'll have time to get > familiar with the RB codebase... > > Sorry if my $0.02 is a bit long-winded... just had to get that one off > my chest. Cheers ppl. > _______________________________________________ rhythmbox-devel mailing list rhythmbox-devel@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel
