I'll try again ... hi romor,
((%length_seconds% + 540) * 0.25)
Notice if you put 180 into that you get 180, if you put anything less it will gain and anything more will lose. So all track durations move to some degree toward 180 secs.
We add to that (%length_seconds%^2 ) / 9000
What this does is add a little duration back for extremely long tracks (+30 mins)
This was the problem, I had assumed "extremely long" must be < 80 mins.
So now if the track is > 45 mins the divisor is increased by %length_seconds%/2700 (i.e 45 mins).
Try these two versions and see which one works best for your library:
Default Duration Effect (DAR 1.6.3 SLT beta)
In the default version you should see no difference for tracks < 45 mins.
So I'd like you to make a note of a 3, 5, 10 min track and check that the rating doesn't change.
You should notice a major change in very long tracks. If you feel it's still not enough I'd recommend the 2nd version below.
$puts(pc,%play_count%)
$puts(x,$add($date_diff(%added%),2))
$puts(y,$date_diff(%added%,%last_played%))
$puts(z,$sub($get(x),$get(y),2))
$puts(l,%length_seconds%)
$puts(d0,$ifgreater($get(l),2699,$muldiv(9000,$get(l),2700),9000))
$puts(d1,$muldiv($add($get(l),540),1,4))
$puts(d2,$muldiv($get(l),$get(l),$get(d0)))
$puts(d3,$add($get(d1),$get(d2)))
$puts(r0,$mul($add(1000,$muldiv($get(d3),$get(pc),100)),10))
$puts(dd,$div($add($get(y),50),10))
$puts(pp,$muldiv($get(pc),10000,$get(x)))
$puts(2,$muldiv($get(dd),$get(pp),100))
$puts(3,$muldiv($get(x),135,100))
$puts(4,$div($get(pp),50))
$puts(5,$div($muldiv($add($date_diff(%added%,%first_played%),2000),500,$add($div($get(d3),6),70)),$add($mul($get(pc),$get(pc)),1)))
$puts(6,$muldiv($get(pc),625,$get(x)))
$puts(7,$add($get(3),$get(5),$get(6)))
$puts(r1,$add($get(2),$get(r0)))
$puts(r2,$add($get(4),$sub($get(r1),$get(7))))
$puts(r3,$sub($get(r2),$div($mul($get(r2),$get(l),$get(z),$get(pc)),500000000)))
$puts(r4,$ifgreater($get(r3),0,$get(r3),1))
$ifgreater($get(pc),0,$num($get(r4),5),-----)
Weak Duration Effect (DAR 1.6.3 SLT beta)
$puts(pc,%play_count%)
$puts(x,$add($date_diff(%added%),2))
$puts(y,$date_diff(%added%,%last_played%))
$puts(z,$sub($get(x),$get(y),2))
$puts(l,%length_seconds%)
$puts(d0,$ifgreater($get(l),2699,$muldiv(10000,$get(l),2700),10000))
$puts(d1,$muldiv($add($get(l),720),1,5))
$puts(d2,$muldiv($get(l),$get(l),$get(d0)))
$puts(d3,$add($get(d1),$get(d2)))
$puts(r0,$mul($add(1000,$muldiv($get(d3),$get(pc),100)),10))
$puts(dd,$div($add($get(y),50),10))
$puts(pp,$muldiv($get(pc),10000,$get(x)))
$puts(2,$muldiv($get(dd),$get(pp),100))
$puts(3,$muldiv($get(x),135,100))
$puts(4,$div($get(pp),50))
$puts(5,$div($muldiv($add($date_diff(%added%,%first_played%),2000),500,$add($div($get(d3),6),70)),
$add($mul($get(pc),$get(pc)),1)))
$puts(6,$muldiv($get(pc),625,$get(x)))
$puts(7,$add($get(3),$get(5),$get(6)))
$puts(r1,$add($get(2),$get(r0)))
$puts(r2,$add($get(4),$sub($get(r1),$get(7))))
$puts(r3,$sub($get(r2),$div($mul($get(r2),$get(l),$get(z),$get(pc)),500000000)))
$puts(r4,$ifgreater($get(r3),0,$get(r3),1))
$ifgreater($get(pc),0,$num($get(r4),5),-----)
Let me know how it goes, and also which version suits you best.
Thanks for bringing this up.
C.
EDIT: Code pasting sloppiness.