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2009-07-31
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Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
This is a good decision!
I am trying to convert myself from canola to mediabox, because it seems to require less resources to use.
Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
MediaBox uses the filename extension for detecting filetypes (simply because this is the fastest way).
1. I have about 10 movies on my tablet, in /home/user/MyDocs/.video (which is symlinked to /media/mmc1/user/MyDocs/.video). mplayer sees them just fine, but in mediabox, it comes up with 0 files found. The files are in .avi format. How do I get mediabox to detect them?
Extension .avi is recognized. Do these files have .avi as filename extension?
Do they appear in MediaBox' file browser when browsing the local filesystem (Video Clips)?
Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
Go to the preferences view and select the mediascanner settings. There you can force a rescan of the files.
2. I have tried to use mediabox in the past, and had a bunch of podcasts on the tablet. I ended up listening to them in canola, and deleted them in the file manager or on the command line. Since I have reinstalled mediabox and started using it again, I find that these files are still listed in mediabox. Is there a way to sync mediabox with the media that is actually on the tablet at the current time?
Note: MediaBox only scan for media in the places that you specify. To add places to this library, go to the desired place with the filebrowser and press the [+] button when you are there. The "Library" tab in the filebrowser lists the folders that are selected for scanning. There you can specify for what media types (video, image, and audio) MediaBox should look for. By default, it scans for all three of them.
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2009-07-31
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[QUOTE=pycage;307925]This is a good decision!
I like to think so...The interface was originally hard to get my head around.
They do. For instance, some of the files that are currently in this directory include
ActionPoint.avi
Beverly_Hills_Cop_II.avi
Enemy_of_the_State.avi
Supremacy.wmv
The_Tuskegee_Airmen.avi
...etc.
No. I went into Video -> Browser. Under Local Videos (1 items), there is All Videos (0 items).
[quote]Go to the preferences view and select the mediascanner settings. There you can force a rescan of the files.[/qupte]
Under Media Indexing, the checkbox for Always update at Startup is checked and I had hit update index now.
In my library I have
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.images
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.videos
file:///media/mmc1/user/MyDocs
The last one should, on my system, point to the first three.
--vr
I like to think so...The interface was originally hard to get my head around.
MediaBox uses the filename extension for detecting filetypes (simply because this is the fastest way).
Extension .avi is recognized. Do these files have .avi as filename extension?
ActionPoint.avi
Beverly_Hills_Cop_II.avi
Enemy_of_the_State.avi
Supremacy.wmv
The_Tuskegee_Airmen.avi
...etc.
Do they appear in MediaBox' file browser when browsing the local filesystem (Video Clips)?
[quote]Go to the preferences view and select the mediascanner settings. There you can force a rescan of the files.[/qupte]
Under Media Indexing, the checkbox for Always update at Startup is checked and I had hit update index now.
Note: MediaBox only scan for media in the places that you specify. To add places to this library, go to the desired place with the filebrowser and press the [+] button when you are there. The "Library" tab in the filebrowser lists the folders that are selected for scanning. There you can specify for what media types (video, image, and audio) MediaBox should look for. By default, it scans for all three of them.
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.images
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.videos
file:///media/mmc1/user/MyDocs
The last one should, on my system, point to the first three.
--vr
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2009-07-31
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Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
It used to be worse. It's getting easier with every release.
I like to think so...The interface was originally hard to get my head around.
Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
Do you see errors when running MediaBox from X-Terminal?
In my library I have
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.images
file:///home/user/MyDocs/.videos
file:///media/mmc1/user/MyDocs
The last one should, on my system, point to the first three.
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2009-07-31
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Originally Posted by pycage
Well keep up the good work!
It used to be worse. It's getting easier with every release.
Do you see errors when running MediaBox from X-Terminal?
Code:
[user@equinox .games]$ MediaBox [] [] [<ui.Image.Image object at 0x40df7590>, <ui.ImageButton.ImageButton object at 0x40bf2970>] CONTEXT INPUT_EV_CONTEXT_BROWSER [<ui.Image.Image object at 0x40df7370>, <ui.ImageButton.ImageButton object at 0x40bf2970>] CONTEXT INPUT_EV_CONTEXT_BROWSER [<ui.Image.Image object at 0x40df7e90>, <ui.ImageButton.ImageButton object at 0x40bf2a50>, <ui.Image.Image object at 0x40dfdd70>, <ui.ImageButton.ImageButton object at 0x40bf2970>]
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2009-07-31
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Are the hidden directories a problem? Are they explicitly in the MediaBox library (as shown in the Folder Icon/Library Tab)? Using the MediaBox file browser, I didn't see how to explicitly add hidden directories (although I didn't try very hard). As an experiment, I added some directories
~/Test and ~/Test/.hidden
and some videos
~/Test/A.flv and ~/Test/.hidden/B.flv
When I added ~/Test/ to the MediaBox library and browsed my videos, A.flv showed up but B.flv did not. So I was wondering if the hidden directories could be the culprit here.
~/Test and ~/Test/.hidden
and some videos
~/Test/A.flv and ~/Test/.hidden/B.flv
When I added ~/Test/ to the MediaBox library and browsed my videos, A.flv showed up but B.flv did not. So I was wondering if the hidden directories could be the culprit here.
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2009-07-31
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Originally Posted by belanger
I don't think so, because of the way that the N8x0 (Hildon? GTK?) see these *particular* hidden directories.
Are the hidden directories a problem? Are they explicitly in the MediaBox library (as shown in the Folder Icon/Library Tab)? Using the MediaBox file browser, I didn't see how to explicitly add hidden directories (although I didn't try very hard). As an experiment, I added some directories
~/Test and ~/Test/.hidden
and some videos
~/Test/A.flv and ~/Test/.hidden/B.flv
When I added ~/Test/ to the MediaBox library and browsed my videos, A.flv showed up but B.flv did not. So I was wondering if the hidden directories could be the culprit here.
If you open the N810's file manager, or any of the Hildon-native apps, you have the hostname in the left pane, which coordinates with /home/user/MyDocs. The icons beneath it work like so:
Code:
Audio clips ==> /home/user/MyDocs/.sounds Documents ==> /home/user/MyDocs/.documents Games ==> /home/user/MyDocs/.games Images ==> /home/user/MyDocs/.images Video clips ==> /home/user/MyDocs/.video
--vr
Last edited by VulcanRidr; 2009-07-31 at 22:33.
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2009-07-31
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Hey pycage,
I think I have a feature request. Maybe I'm not doing it right, but is there a way to coordinate deletion of items from the playlist when the media itself is deleted?
The problem I had with the media not being there has to do with playlists. The media was gone, but the the playlist didn't reflect the update. I thought you could delete the actual media files from within the MediaBox application, but apparently you can only manage playlists.
Am I wrong here?
--vr
Last edited by VulcanRidr; 2009-07-31 at 22:46.
I think I have a feature request. Maybe I'm not doing it right, but is there a way to coordinate deletion of items from the playlist when the media itself is deleted?
The problem I had with the media not being there has to do with playlists. The media was gone, but the the playlist didn't reflect the update. I thought you could delete the actual media files from within the MediaBox application, but apparently you can only manage playlists.
Am I wrong here?
--vr
Last edited by VulcanRidr; 2009-07-31 at 22:46.
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2009-08-03
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MediaBox as of 0.96.x doesn't list hidden directories. For the same reason, the mediascanner never sees the hidden directories when scanning.
Links are not recognized as directories, so the mediascanner doesn't follow them either. This is a bug nad I put it on my TODO list.
Links are not recognized as directories, so the mediascanner doesn't follow them either. This is a bug nad I put it on my TODO list.
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2009-08-03
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Originally Posted by VulcanRidr
This is another bug. Currently it's not possible to remove items from a playlist when the referenced file is actually gone. You could edit the playlists manually in /home/user/.mediabox/playlists, though.
The problem I had with the media not being there has to do with playlists. The media was gone, but the the playlist didn't reflect the update. I thought you could delete the actual media files from within the MediaBox application, but apparently you can only manage playlists.
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I am trying to convert myself from canola to mediabox, because it seems to require less resources to use.
1. I have about 10 movies on my tablet, in /home/user/MyDocs/.video (which is symlinked to /media/mmc1/user/MyDocs/.video). mplayer sees them just fine, but in mediabox, it comes up with 0 files found. The files are in .avi format. How do I get mediabox to detect them?
2. I have tried to use mediabox in the past, and had a bunch of podcasts on the tablet. I ended up listening to them in canola, and deleted them in the file manager or on the command line. Since I have reinstalled mediabox and started using it again, I find that these files are still listed in mediabox. Is there a way to sync mediabox with the media that is actually on the tablet at the current time?
Thanks,
--vr