Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS playlists for images ?

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Herger
Is there some kind of playlist support for images where you can create a image slide show in the form of a playlist to make it possible to play it back as a slideshow in your favorite UPnP client ? Unfortunately I doubt we'll have time/resources to do this. But I'd definitely like to have

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS and mapping of EXIF image fields

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Herger
Michael probably just chose ImageDescription because it looked like a good field. The requirement basically was show image's description if possible. So that's what I ended up with. I do understand it's not very helpful in your case. But why would a camera vendor seriously believe it was a

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Squeezeboxes UPnP/DLNA client ?

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Herger
Is there anything planned in order to use Squeezeboxes (especially the Touch) as UPnP/DLNA client of third party UpnP/DLNA server (I mean server not developped by Logitech) ? We don't comment on product plans. But it's unlikely the current hardware will ever see this feature. The

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Artist search irregularities on controller in 7.6.2

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Herger
I've never tried Artist search before but when I did, composers also appeared in the results. The setting to include composers in browsing and searches is unchecked so surely this should not happen (composers certainly do not appear in the Artist list while browsing). If I then select a

[SlimDevices: Beta] 7.6.2 - r33212 - artwork handling for changed tracks

2011-09-01 Thread reniera
Just added an album : [11-09-01 15:41:48.2380] Slim::Utils::Scanner::Local::__ANON__ (321) Scanning new files (12) Unfortunately, the tag didn't include the artwork. I retagged the file : [11-09-01 15:44:16.2802] Slim::Utils::Scanner::Local::__ANON__ (396) Rescanning changed files (18)

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS playlists for images ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
mherger;654556 Wrote: Is there some kind of playlist support for images where you can create a image slide show in the form of a playlist to make it possible to play it back as a slideshow in your favorite UPnP client ? Unfortunately I doubt we'll have time/resources to do this. But

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Squeezeboxes UPnP/DLNA client ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
mherger;654559 Wrote: Is there anything planned in order to use Squeezeboxes (especially the Touch) as UPnP/DLNA client of third party UpnP/DLNA server (I mean server not developped by Logitech) ? We don't comment on product plans. But it's unlikely the current hardware will ever

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS and mapping of EXIF image fields

2011-09-01 Thread erland
mherger;654558 Wrote: Michael probably just chose ImageDescription because it looked like a good field. The requirement basically was show image's description if possible. So that's what I ended up with. I do understand it's not very helpful in your case. But why would a camera

[SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, no scanning progress reporting ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
I'm not seeing any progress reporting during media scanning in LMS, is this intentional, a bug or just something that's wrong with my setup ? Does it show progress information for anyone else during scanning of images and videos ? -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage'

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, no scanning progress reporting ?

2011-09-01 Thread bobertuk
Yes, I'm seeing this as well. It's not consistent though - sometimes it shows but only if the previous scan has been aborted or LMS has been stopped/restarted. Bob -- bobertuk 1 x Touch - SC 7.6.0 - SSOTS v4.91 1 x Radio 1 x Boom Lavry DA-10 DAC QNAP TS-509 3.3.6 build 1110T Starfish

[SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
What video formats are supported by LMS ? I'm asking because it doesn't scan my MythTV videos, when I run ffmpeg -i on them I get the following: Code: FFmpeg version SVN-r0.5.1-4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. configuration:

[SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, server side video transcoding ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
Is there any plans to support some kind of server side transcoding for videos in LMS ? So I can transcode video in real time to a format suitable for tablets or similar devices ? -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets'

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread Andy Grundman
On Sep 1, 2011, at 1:40 PM, erland wrote: What video formats are supported by LMS ? I'm asking because it doesn't scan my MythTV videos, when I run ffmpeg -i on them I get the following: Code: FFmpeg version SVN-r0.5.1-4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.1, Copyright (c)

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, server side video transcoding ?

2011-09-01 Thread Andy Grundman
On Sep 1, 2011, at 1:42 PM, erland wrote: Is there any plans to support some kind of server side transcoding for videos in LMS ? So I can transcode video in real time to a format suitable for tablets or similar devices ? We originally had the thought to transcode stuff to VP8 for

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
andyg;654685 Wrote: Hmm, this should be supported. Here are the ffmpeg decoder compile options we are using (from buildme.sh, and both mpeg2video and mp2 are in there): Does the file extension matter ? Mine have the extensions *.mpg Also, the files are on a samba share but that seems to

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread Andy Grundman
On Sep 1, 2011, at 1:53 PM, erland wrote: andyg;654685 Wrote: Hmm, this should be supported. Here are the ffmpeg decoder compile options we are using (from buildme.sh, and both mpeg2video and mp2 are in there): Does the file extension matter ? Mine have the extensions *.mpg Also,

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Squeezeboxes UPnP/DLNA client ?

2011-09-01 Thread nicolas75
I can hardly understand where Logitech is going. Logitech sells hardware, it is not a software company. Logitech customers buy and pay for hardware (Squeezebox, Revue, whatever ...) They don't pay for Logitech server which is available to download and free. I can understand Logitech want to

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Squeezeboxes UPnP/DLNA client ?

2011-09-01 Thread slate
nicolas75;654695 Wrote: When a hardware TV company (Sony, Sharp, Samsung, whatever ...) sells a TV with DLNA features, the main point, the only important one, is to be a good DLNA client. Hmm what are the definition of a good DLNA client? most TVs cant do nothing unless the server pampers it

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] accept denied 127.0.0.1

2011-09-01 Thread slate
Updated to latest nightly, still fails Can add that the Control Panel Diagnostics thinks my local SBS are OK, but for mysqueezebox.com it reports: Server IP address : 79.125.18.91 Ping : OK Port 3483 : Failed Port 9000 : Failed -- slate Main: Receiver (Audiocom)

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
andyg;654691 Wrote: File extension does matter, since I disabled the guess logic in ffmpeg. Is mpg the right extension for this or should it be m2v I wonder? It looks like it's samba related after all. If I put the video on the local drive it scans it properly but as soon as it's on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread andyg
Hmm, we're looking at some Samba/NFS issues. Can you enable scan.scanner debug and see what it displays while scanning the remote share vs the local one? -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Squeezeboxes UPnP/DLNA client ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
nicolas75;654695 Wrote: I can hardly understand where Logitech is going. Logitech sells hardware, it is not a software company. Not sure that's the case these days, at least not in the media segment, I'm fairly sure both Squeezebox and Revue is more software than hardware. nicolas75;654695

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS, what video formats are supported ?

2011-09-01 Thread erland
andyg;654703 Wrote: Hmm, we're looking at some Samba/NFS issues. Can you enable scan.scanner debug and see what it displays while scanning the remote share vs the local one? Scanner logs for local, nfs and samba attached, the media folder contained one file in all cases and that was a soft

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] accept denied 127.0.0.1

2011-09-01 Thread slate
Forgot that I during the weekend had done a clean install to verify another problem. When I reapplied the various settings I played around with security. It is now disabled :$ Remembered this when I went to enable smartgain. I finally got around to apply gain settings to my library. Could not

[SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread Ikabob
I have been a Squeezebox lover for several years and I have learned so much about the functionality thanks to the knowledgeable members of these forums. It just occurred to me that there are some basic questions about the nightly updates that I was not sure of. If we are using the beta

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, In article ikabob.4zek3z1314908...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com, Ikabobikabob.4zek3z1314908...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: If we are using the beta nightlies, is it recommended that we update daily to be right on top of the latest beta version and is every current

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread Mnyb
i do upgrade a couple of times a week and keep a copy of almost every nightly, if somethings goes horibly wrong I can back of a couple of versions . It's extremely simple to upgrade my server via the rpm build, so i don't mind. Likevise with playr fw, I do think that a current nigthly works

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread sebp
adhawkins;654729 Wrote: The number in the nightly build is just the revision ID of the latest commit in the subversion source code management system. It's largely meaningless. Well, if you're watching a bug correction or an enhancement request, the release number may be meaningful. For

[SlimDevices: Beta] Browsing albums - broken

2011-09-01 Thread frank1969
Since a few days (or nights ;)) Browsing album is broken: I chose the order artist = year = title What I see is = All albums with A (artists name) = A feb albums with B = After Bangles ALL (!?) Various Artists album mixed up with the german band BAP = Starting with Barbara all the other

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread aubuti
sebp;654742 Wrote: You'd bet it's raining every weekend in Massachusetts and Switzerland. ;) LOL, but who's in Massachusetts? Last I knew Andy was in Pittsburgh. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread sebp
Oops, read MA but was PA. So it's Pennsylvania. Rain is good for pines, though. ;) -- sebp 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/sebp) sebp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11768 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread aubuti
Dang, I thought maybe they were up to 3 devs again -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90089

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread JJZolx
Ikabob;654721 Wrote: If we are using the beta nightlies, is it recommended that we update daily to be right on top of the latest beta version and is every current nightly an improvement from the last? That's up to you. No, you don't have to update every day. However, if you're filing bug

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread JJZolx
sebp;654749 Wrote: So it's Pennsylvania. Rain is good for pines, though. Pines? It's almost all deciduous forests there. But Pittsburgh has some of the most miserable, grayest weather on the planet. Doesn't always rain, but it's absolutely depressing. -- JJZolx

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread sebp
Okay, wrong guess. :-) I already know Switzerland a bit, but I'll have to take a trip to the USA some day. Like many, I owe both Andy and Michael loads of beers. -- sebp 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/sebp) sebp's

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.

2011-09-01 Thread Ikabob
Thank you all for the responses and for some good advice regarding updating nightlies. It will definitely help me in choosing to update or night and enjoying Squeezes to its fullest. I really love the music/talk/sports/etc. -- Ikabob Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/SBS; SAE Amplifier;Marantz