Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 08:59:56PM EDT, Elizabeth Dodd wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Chris Jones wrote:
>
>> > Do you mean that if I have 20-30 directories with .mp3's or .flv's, I
>> > need to edit the config file every time I want to switch to a different
>> > directory.?
>
>> no, be smarter than that. If they are not in the same directory tree
>> then make a "music" directory direct freevo to that directory put
>> symlinks in to your music. you can then navigate the directory tree
>> in freevo
>
> You mean there is no simple way I can just point freevo to a directory
> that contains .mp3 or .flv files..??
>
> Do I need to create a freevo directory with a symlink to each of the
> thousands of .mp3/.flv files on this system and then edit the local conf
> file to point freevo to that directory of symlinks..?
>
> No way I could do that by hand, so I'd have to write a script to handle
> this.
>
> Is there anywhere in the freevo documentation that explains how I'm
> supposed to do this?
>
> CJ
Start on the Wiki and the read through the local_conf.py. Freevo is
not exactly what you are thinking it is. It is not a frontend for
Mplayer so much as it is a Media Center frontend for Mplayer,Xine,TV
recording, Games Emulators and more. Freevo does not know anything
about were you launch it from, it only knows what you have told it in
the local_conf.py. To use Elizabeth's idea as an example:
I want /mnt/music to be were I can find all my muisc. So first step
edit local_conf.py to set AUDIO_ITEMS=[("Collections","/mnt/music")].
Now I happen to have dirs A B and C that all contain different MP3
collections. Under /mnt/music I create symlinks A B and C pointing to
the correct directory. Now when I launch freevo I will see a
directory Collections under the Music Menu. and in the Collections
directory there will be 3 directories containing all my music.
Evan
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Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Chris Jones wrote: > Do I need to create a freevo directory with a symlink to each of the > thousands of .mp3/.flv files on this system and then edit the local conf > file to point freevo to that directory of symlinks..? no, if you have a system in which your mp3 files / flv files are not in a SINGLE directory TREE you could just point it at '/' and navigate anywhere but if you have /home/user/Music you point freevo at '/home/user/Music' -- Gratitude and treachery are merely the two extremities of the same procession. You have seen all of it that is worth staying for when the band and the gaudy officials have gone by. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 08:59:56PM EDT, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Chris Jones wrote: > > Do you mean that if I have 20-30 directories with .mp3's or .flv's, I > > need to edit the config file every time I want to switch to a different > > directory.? > no, be smarter than that. If they are not in the same directory tree > then make a "music" directory direct freevo to that directory put > symlinks in to your music. you can then navigate the directory tree > in freevo You mean there is no simple way I can just point freevo to a directory that contains .mp3 or .flv files..?? Do I need to create a freevo directory with a symlink to each of the thousands of .mp3/.flv files on this system and then edit the local conf file to point freevo to that directory of symlinks..? No way I could do that by hand, so I'd have to write a script to handle this. Is there anywhere in the freevo documentation that explains how I'm supposed to do this? CJ -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Chris Jones wrote: > Do you mean that if I have 20-30 directories with .mp3's or .flv's, I > need to edit the config file every time I want to switch to a different > directory.? no, be smarter than that. If they are not in the same directory tree then make a "music" directory direct freevo to that directory put symlinks in to your music. you can then navigate the directory tree in freevo -- The Public is merely a multiplied "me." -- Mark Twain -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 08:27:48PM EDT, John Molohan wrote: > Chris Jones wrote: [..] > > Is there any way I can convince freevo to give me access to these > > directories, or am just using the wrong tool for the job? > > > > Thanks, > > > > CJ > > > You'll need to tell freevo where you mp3s and flvs are. You do this by > defining AUDIO_ITEMS and VIDEO_ITEMS in your local_conf.py file. Thanks for prompt response. Do you mean that if I have 20-30 directories with .mp3's or .flv's, I need to edit the config file every time I want to switch to a different directory.? -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
Chris Jones wrote: > I was initially looking for a non-GUI interface to play directories that > contain .mp3's and .flv's. > > I don't like traditional GUI application with their toolbars, pull-down > menus, icons, etc. and I was looking for a lean and mean way of managing > my audio and video content. > > I couldn't find an ncurses application in the debian lenny repositories, > but I found freevo, which handles like a (much) prettified equivalent. > > I absolutely like the looks of it and the interface is a dream as > compared to all those menus, submenus, sub-sub-menus, not to mention > popups the size of postage stamps where you continuously need to grab > the mouse to resize - if they actually let you resize the popup, because > they were created with a different screen resolution in mind. > > I understand that the main objective of freevo is not to just front-end > mplayer, but all the same, getting it to do what I want sounds like a > better idea than rolling out my own mplayer front-end. > > :-) > > I have a few trees with .mp3's and .flv's and I tried the following: > > $ cd mp3-directory > $ freevo > > I then navigated to Listen to Music -> Audio Folder and all that happens > is that I am told that "This directory is empty" - which obviously is > not the case. > > Is there any way I can convince freevo to give me access to these > directories, or am just using the wrong tool for the job? > > Thanks, > > CJ > You'll need to tell freevo where you mp3s and flvs are. You do this by defining AUDIO_ITEMS and VIDEO_ITEMS in your local_conf.py file. John -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Use freevo to play .mp3's and .flv's
I was initially looking for a non-GUI interface to play directories that contain .mp3's and .flv's. I don't like traditional GUI application with their toolbars, pull-down menus, icons, etc. and I was looking for a lean and mean way of managing my audio and video content. I couldn't find an ncurses application in the debian lenny repositories, but I found freevo, which handles like a (much) prettified equivalent. I absolutely like the looks of it and the interface is a dream as compared to all those menus, submenus, sub-sub-menus, not to mention popups the size of postage stamps where you continuously need to grab the mouse to resize - if they actually let you resize the popup, because they were created with a different screen resolution in mind. I understand that the main objective of freevo is not to just front-end mplayer, but all the same, getting it to do what I want sounds like a better idea than rolling out my own mplayer front-end. :-) I have a few trees with .mp3's and .flv's and I tried the following: $ cd mp3-directory $ freevo I then navigated to Listen to Music -> Audio Folder and all that happens is that I am told that "This directory is empty" - which obviously is not the case. Is there any way I can convince freevo to give me access to these directories, or am just using the wrong tool for the job? Thanks, CJ -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] vlc and remote control
Jonathan Isom writes: > 2009/7/10 Bernard Mentink : > Hi > I have attached an attempt at using vlc's python bindings. The main > problem is that the > bindings are only in the repo. They aren't distributed in the release. > Also some files (applies to the others interfaces as well) don't seek. > (mpeg-ts for instance) > Also I had naming problems( the python binding was named vlc,as was > plugins in freevo) > so it wouldn't load load the binding without removing vlc.py plugin > from the video player. > I would suggest rc, though the mediacontrolapi is a better approach long term. > > > Documented here: > http://wiki.videolan.org/MediaControlAPI > > Repository here: > https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/browser/bindings/python > > Later > > Jonathan I made a fairly simple attempt at getting the remote to work with vlc using a unix socket. I got some of the simple commands working but I didn't have time to make it into a proper patch. If you want to look at a simple way of doing it I think the --rc-unix parameter is a good option. Then you can send simple commands like play pause and others using that socket. I will try over the weekend to see if I can find some of the code I made back then. /Mark -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
