Re: [slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.1 released

2010-02-03 Thread elstensoftware
? In itself it works fine but I've found issues when trying to export a transcoded directory. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://musiclibrarymanagement.blogspot.com

Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.4 released today

2010-06-04 Thread elstensoftware
Congratulations to Andrew and the VortexBox team! I use VortexBox in a VM on my home server, it's very easy one-stop-shop for Squeezebox music serving and other music related activities. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read

Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.4 released today

2010-06-10 Thread elstensoftware
Midnight;553857 Wrote: I have to say Bliss is just fantastic! Can I quote you on that Midnight? :D :cool: -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://musiclibrarymanagement.blogspot.com

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-07-12 Thread elstensoftware
be mulling over efficient storage furniture :D Currently the CDs are piled on top of each other. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog

Re: [slim] Album Art Issues

2010-07-27 Thread elstensoftware
Yes: - Go to the Squeezebox Server Web UI on the VortexBox - Click 'Settings' - On the 'Basic Settings' tab under 'Rescan Music Library' choose 'Look for new and changed music' - Press the Rescan button. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music

Re: [slim] How to Rip DVD to AVI/WMV/FLV/MP4/MPG/MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV...(Windows/Mac)

2010-08-16 Thread elstensoftware
To keep all the DVD ripping advice together, here's another good article which concentrates on the higher-definition side of things: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-DVD-Audio-DVD-Video-Audio-And-HDAD-Discs -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated

Re: [slim] I see vortexbox in a vm as a good solution

2010-08-20 Thread elstensoftware
. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) elstensoftware's Profile: http

[slim] Mac OS X users : announcing the bliss beta programme!

2010-08-27 Thread elstensoftware
. In return, you'll receive an unlimited licence to bliss. 'Read more on the sign-up page.' (http://www.blisshq.com/signup-beta-mac.html) -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com

Re: [slim] Mac OS X users : announcing the bliss beta programme!

2010-08-28 Thread elstensoftware
organisation capability (folder/file structure) * Genre classification * Auto tagging and filling in missing tags * Consistency of text artifacts in tags e.g. Disk one, Disk I The priority ordering of these is dependent on user feedback and marketing research. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http

Re: [slim] Mac OS X users : announcing the bliss beta programme!

2010-09-03 Thread elstensoftware
. However, if the files are on a Linux box, won't they be exported by NFS or CIFS anyway? Ah - I've just seen AFP is supported by some NASes. If you could test this, it would be great. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music

Re: [slim] Cover art

2010-09-16 Thread elstensoftware
://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/AlbumArtwork They might be useful. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog

Re: [slim] Need help reading the log file.

2010-09-24 Thread elstensoftware
Did you see this thread - http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80995 Do you have a wired connection you could try it with, just to try to isolate the problem? -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-09-25 Thread elstensoftware
bliss can do it - 'using bliss to get album art for squeezebox' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/2010/09/14/album-art-squeezebox/) -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http

Re: [slim] Art not showing in album or song list

2010-10-18 Thread elstensoftware
-- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss to manage Squeezebox album art' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog

Re: [slim] Utility for downloading album art

2010-10-31 Thread elstensoftware
If you want to try bliss, there's the option for ignoring (or even removing existing) embedded art and a co-located file is always saved. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http

Re: [slim] Utility for downloading album art

2010-11-01 Thread elstensoftware
. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss to manage Squeezebox album art' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management

Re: [slim] TV equivalent to SBS

2010-11-03 Thread elstensoftware
of Squeezeboxes are 'frontends' which are silent machines that plug into your TV. I think there are other less DIY projects such as Windows Media Center. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http

Re: [slim] Utility for downloading album art

2010-11-04 Thread elstensoftware
Hey Dan, glad to hear you found it useful. Could you let me know what elements of the interface you found difficult to use or you generally disliked? Then I can fix them. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-07 Thread elstensoftware
/. Note: you manually rescan Squeezebox Server after bliss has done its work. It does not talk to SBS as such, it just works on the music files SBS accesses. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-08 Thread elstensoftware
...@blisshq.com Thanks! -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss to manage Squeezebox album art' (http://www.blisshq.com

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-08 Thread elstensoftware
rescanning the music collection. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss to manage Squeezebox album art' (http

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-08 Thread elstensoftware
of cover.jpg but I'm not sure that's particularly useful :D -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss to manage Squeezebox

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-09 Thread elstensoftware
if, say, you stopped bliss as it was halfway through working on one file. However, it only does this a file at a time (create temp file, write to it, rename it back to the original file), so you shouldn't see any huge increase caused by this. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-09 Thread elstensoftware
back. I'd like to find out if bliss is doing anything incorrectly. If you find something suspicious (maybe just point it at one album?), I have a Dropbox account you can upload files to. The resulting, overly large music files would be interesting to look at :) -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-09 Thread elstensoftware
SamS;588178 Wrote: Thanks, I will give that a try. Let us know what you found out! -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how

Re: [slim] Tool to search for cover art in my library?

2010-11-10 Thread elstensoftware
Goodness, that's a big jump in size. I'll look into that. Glad you got your space back though! -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog

Re: [slim] Album art from iTunes to Squeezebox

2010-11-10 Thread elstensoftware
/225361/use-itunes-to-add-embedded-album-art You can automate it with the 'seminal' iTunes script here: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=embedart As I said though, andy's library suggestion should work, the above is only relevant if doesn't. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http

Re: [slim] Cover art not showing for Web application or iTouch?

2011-12-27 Thread elstensoftware
or not. The full rules for album artwork are here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/AlbumArtwork -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (http://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including

Re: [slim] album artwork, tagging etc

2012-01-14 Thread elstensoftware
. You must either embed it or keep it in a file, one per album folder. Given you currently have all your files in one folder then SBS will otherwise rely on embedded art. -- elstensoftware 'bliss' (http://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library

Re: [slim] SB3 appears dead

2016-08-17 Thread elstensoftware
Sorry to up this again... I tried purchasing a new 5V/2A supply but the SB-end plug is too small, it won't plug into the SB. I noticed this with another adapter with the wrong power rating that I just tried plugging in (and didn't turn on). Is there a standard size for the SB end I need to look

Re: [slim] SB3 appears dead

2016-08-30 Thread elstensoftware
In the end I just purchased an adapter that was advertised as being for SB3... it worked. 'bliss' (https://www.blisshq.com) - fully automated music library management. 'Read the music library management blog' (https://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/) including 'how to use bliss

[slim] Squeezebox classic won't play anything anymore

2020-10-12 Thread elstensoftware
A couple of days ago my Squeezebox Classic stopped playing any streams. Both radio and My Music Library are affected. When I choose new music to play, via the Material or standard Web skin, the new track will appear as playing and on the Squeezebox the interface is updated to show the new

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic won't play anything anymore

2020-10-12 Thread elstensoftware
That was the whole log, although maybe it wasn't at a high enough logging level? Anyway - it's fixed and sorry for wasting your time. I just turned it off at the plug and left it off for an hour. Maybe before the off/on was too soon and some memory wasn't properly cleared. It would be useful