Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Documentation for the LMS scan process?

2018-08-26 Thread Michael Herger
Is there any documentation for the LMS scan process showing how it uses tags in music files and/or m3u playlists when it is building or rebuilding its music access menus? Not really, no. The reason I ask is that I'm using the Asunder CD ripper to populate my LMS music library with tracks from

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] All BBC radio stations fail to play

2018-08-26 Thread bioss
mcgoverg wrote: > Hi, thanks for your response. > > Sorry it’s taken a while to get back to you but I recently get a new NAS > and I’ve been busy setting that up too. > > The problem disappeared almost immediately after I posted details of it > here. Sods law. However it then reappeared a

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Documentation for the LMS scan process?

2018-08-26 Thread Martin Gregorie
Is there any documentation for the LMS scan process showing how it uses tags in music files and/or m3u playlists when it is building or rebuilding its music access menus? The reason I ask is that I'm using the Asunder CD ripper to populate my LMS music library with tracks from CDs I own. Asunder

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > From what I understood, and have used in the past, the specific MAC > rules do override generic ones in LMS. True but transcode, as we discovered today. PasTim wrote: > > > I'm aware that your transcoding is more sophisticated than the standard > set, but I'm old enough

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > With C3PO installed I tried adding a specific flc flc transcode > 00:06:78:09:50:ce to custom-convert.conf. This seemed to be ignored. I > then changed it to flc flc * 00:06:78:09:50:ce . That worked, even with > flc-mp3 disabled. Your transcode table now shows all flac

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
marcoc1712 wrote: > With "new log" I was thinking to the log after having disabled the > flc-mp3 conversion, but nevermmind, you answered me. > > > Yes it looks at flc-flc-transcode-*, that is disabled and replaced with > the very same line but specific per player, as per all other lines >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > In the log without C3PO installed it finds flc-flc-transcode-* and uses > that.With C3PO installed it never seems to look for > flc-flc-transcode-00:06:78:09:50:ce but it does still look for > flc-flc-transcode-* without success (at least that's what I see in the > log I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
PasTim wrote: > In the log without C3PO installed it finds flc-flc-transcode-* and uses > that.With C3PO installed it never seems to look for > flc-flc-transcode-00:06:78:09:50:ce but it does still look for > flc-flc-transcode-* without success (at least that's what I see in the > log I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
marcoc1712 wrote: > You'r right, symptom are the transcoding line is not found or it miss > some capabilites, log should show you the lines is looking for, the > order and - if one is found - why is rejected. > > > In the first log you attached, you could see this trials: > > > Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > This shouldn't matter. If you look at the log LMS seems to look for the > flc-flc-transcode rule first, but just doesn't find it when C3PO is > installed. > > > As you say, the system-wide File Types table doesn't show the MACs for > each entry. So I guessed which one it was

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
I even tried moving the flc flc transcode set of lines further up convert.conf (above the flc mp3 lines) but that still doesn't work. LMS 7.9.1 on VortexBox Midi box, Xubuntu 17.10, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. Touch & EDO. 2nd Touch standard. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
marcoc1712 wrote: > C-3PO does not override the logic LMS uses to select the rules to be > applied, just trasform the generic rules to player specific ones. > > BTW, also if you don'use C-3PO but want to handle two players one > downsampling (transcoding) on player request and the other no (as

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > My understanding is that without C3PO LMS uses a strict set of rules, > always preferring the same codec if possible. It always did that in the > past for me. I've never wanted to go from lossless to lossy! > > I don't know how to disable FLAC to MP3 for a specific player in

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
marcoc1712 wrote: > It found > > flc-mp3-*-00:06:78:09:50:ce enabled, where I suppose 00:06:78:09:50:ce > is the c-3PO disabled player mac. > > This is easily beccuse C-3PO, when installed, disables ALL the generic > lines, like: > > flc-mp3-*-* > > but adds the corresponding ones for the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread marcoc1712
PasTim wrote: > I've been struggling to get another plugin to do what I want (the UPnP > bridge) and found that having C3PO installed but disabled for the player > I'm using has unexpected consequences. > > If C3PO is not installed, the convert.conf rule below is used, and in > this case that

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] C-3PO plugin, a trnscoding helper.

2018-08-26 Thread PasTim
I've been struggling to get another plugin to do what I want (the UPnP bridge) and found that having C3PO installed but disabled for the player I'm using has unexpected consequences. If C3PO is not installed, the convert.conf rule below is used, and in this case that is what I want: Code: