Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
Mnyb wrote: > What kind of scans ? in this situation I would try a "clear and rescan > everything " not just the scan for new and changed , " changed" is > problematic for LMS . All of my intermediate scans have been "clear and rescan everything." Since the AIFF version is working fine and will

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread Mnyb
garym wrote: > I'm stumped. Maybe the "special character" issue that Mynb mentioned. +1 The realy insane thing is that it would probably work for us as it does in another file location for op ? So their may be no pint in sending the file to Logitech via their FTP ( se wiki about that ) for andy

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > I shortened the file name, re-added to iTunes, and rescanned. Still > doesn't play. I'm stumped. Maybe the "special character" issue that Mynb mentioned. garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
garym wrote: > Hmmm, could be even one character too long and cause a problem. Just for > grins, give the file a very short 3 letter title, then see if it works > from the itunes folder location. I shortened the file name, re-added to iTunes, and rescanned. Still doesn't play.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > > > I don't believe this is a file length/tag issue because other tracks > from the same album with similar file names and tags don't give me any > problem. > Hmmm, could be even one character too long and cause a problem. Just for grins, give the file a very short 3 letter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread Mnyb
cjfreitag wrote: > Right, I understand that. But it doesn't explain why other tracks on the > same album in the same format with equally long file names DO play, or > why this same file in a different format (FLAC or AIFF) will play. > That's what has me mystified. I concur that it is a mystery

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
Mnyb wrote: > Actually it can be the path length even on Mc OS due to a bug in LMS > > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16319 Right, I understand that. But it doesn't explain why other tracks on the same album in the same format with equally long file names DO play, or why this same

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread Mnyb
Actually it can be the path length even on Mc OS due to a bug in LMS http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16319 Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
I'm sorry that I didn't provide some basic info. I am running on Mac OSX 10.8. I don't believe this is a file length/tag issue because other tracks from the same album with similar file names and tags don't give me any problem. So, just to recap and to answer Gary's qualifying question: I run L

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread Mnyb
cjfreitag wrote: > I have a file from an album (Paul Lewis, Schubert Impromptus...excellent > album) that was purchased in FLAC, converted to ALAC. It plays fine in > iTunes, but when I attempt to play it on the Touch I get a "cannot play > this file" message. All other tracks on the same album,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > The FLAC file plays fine. > The ALAC file plays fine from the original (non-iTunes) album folder > when that folder is added to LMS > The SAME ALAC file does not play from the iTunes music folder. > > I am NOT using iTunes to organize my LMS library - I simply point LMS to > t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
garym wrote: > To be clear, are you saying it will NOT play in either itunes or LMS. > Or are you saying it will play with LMS but NOT with itunes. The FLAC file plays fine. The ALAC file plays fine from the original (non-iTunes) album folder when that folder is added to LMS The SAME ALAC file

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > Still no luck. I manually placed the ALAC file into the iTunes folder. > Then I did a full rescan of the media library in LMS. I am still getting > an error when I try to play this one track on the album. To be clear, are you saying it will NOT play in either itunes or LMS. O

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
Still no luck. I manually placed the ALAC file into the iTunes folder. Then I did a full rescan of the media library in LMS. I am still getting an error when I try to play this one track on the album. cjfreitag's Profile: h

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > I just did that. I made a new ALAC version of the FLAC original and > imported it into iTunes. Still no joy. > > Next, I added the folder containing both the original FLAC and the ALAC > conversions to the media path list in LMS. When both of those versions > play fine on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread cjfreitag
garym wrote: > I assume you've already tried to reconvert the file that doesn't play > (from FLAC to ALAC). Will the touch play the original FLAC file? (just > as a test). I just did that. I made a new ALAC version of the FLAC original and imported it into iTunes. Still no joy. Next, I added t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-31 Thread garym
cjfreitag wrote: > I have a file from an album (Paul Lewis, Schubert Impromptus...excellent > album) that was purchased in FLAC, converted to ALAC. It plays fine in > iTunes, but when I attempt to play it on the Touch I get a "cannot play > this file" message. All other tracks on the same album,

[SlimDevices: Touch] ALAC file will play in iTunes but not Squeezebox

2013-01-30 Thread cjfreitag
I have a file from an album (Paul Lewis, Schubert Impromptus...excellent album) that was purchased in FLAC, converted to ALAC. It plays fine in iTunes, but when I attempt to play it on the Touch I get a "cannot play this file" message. All other tracks on the same album, converted at the same time