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Reply #1475 –
Hi,

Yes it possible, there should be some kind of customise command when you right click the standard buttons. If you want an icon though you will need to supply one yourself..
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Reply #1476 –
Fantastic! That was what I was looking for.

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Reply #1477 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
Well, there's no harm in me checking  For some reason, they split the list of tracks in two in the new DB format, I don't know what the second list is for yet, I'm thinking videos though.

Could it be podcasts?...I believe those are handled differently during syncing on the 3G.

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Do you know how to make a backup of the iTunesDB file? If not I hope some other iPhone or iPod touch users can share the easiest method with us

I think the easiest way (right now) is to use iPhoneBrowser.  Just open up your iPhone in there, navigate to root/iTunes_Control/iTunes, right click your iTunesDB file and select "Save As...".

I've got an all music DB if you want it - email me at elevate2112 at gmail dot com.

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Reply #1478 –
Quote from: elevate on
Could it be podcasts?...I believe those are handled differently during syncing on the 3G.
It doesn't seem to be either videos or podcasts, I have looked at a few databases and the second list is just blank.. It could still be ringtones or rented movies or maybe even some different type of podcasts or smth.

I don't really need any more just music databases, if you have one with some different things like the above you can upload it to mediafire.com and PM me the link. Thanks
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Reply #1479 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
Quote from: elevate on
Could it be podcasts?...I believe those are handled differently during syncing on the 3G.
It doesn't seem to be either videos or podcasts, I have looked at a few databases and the second list is just blank.. It could still be ringtones or rented movies or maybe even some different type of podcasts or smth.

I don't really need any more just music databases, if you have one with some different things like the above you can upload it to mediafire.com and PM me the link. Thanks


Hello everyone,
There's just one thing I'm wondering about: after the update from 1.1.4 to 2.0.1, I refilled my library with iTunes, but then I had a few things remaining on my linux partition, so I tried with gtkpod. The weird thing is, it can read the database correctly, even though the hash is different, but then it messes up when rewriting it (you notice it when trying to play anything actually, and also the phone is just half a brick since you cannot sync with iTunes anymore).
So, to summarise, does anyone know if it is normal that I can read the database with gtkpod if the hash has been changed?

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Reply #1480 –
Quote from: 120! on
So, to summarise, does anyone know if it is normal that I can read the database with gtkpod if the hash has been changed?

A hash is a checksum for a certain block of data; like "take all the data bytes and calculate their sum". The data in this case is the iTunes database, which is perfectly readable without the hash.

The problem is that before using the database the iPod calculates the hash again from the file and compares it to the stored value to make sure the database hasn't been modified since iTunes wrote it.

So the hash only stops the iPod itself from using the database, but not any other application - well, possibly iTunes, but who cares about that trainwreck?
np: 4'33"

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Reply #1481 –
1) Hi, everytime I "Load Library" from iPod, foobar opens "iPod View" playlist.
The problem is, that it does not keep settings about sorting and grouping.

Can I force it somehow to open iPod View sorted according to Artist/Album preset?

EDIT: now I playd a little bit with settings. I found that the way iPod View is sorted depends on "Load Library" settings on card Behaviour.

By default: "%artist% - %album% - %tracknumber% - %title%"

What I would like is grouping by albums and alphabetical sorting by artist name, while compilation albums (VA and OST) should be grouped, too and (in alphabetical order) be loaded as "Various Artist" (tag "Album Artist"). How to set that?

2) Any chance to load album art with Library, too?

3) What would happen if I tried to send to iPod a song / album which is already there? Do I get some warning message?

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Reply #1482 –
1. Change it to
Code: [Select]
%album artist% - %album% - %disc% - %tracknumber% - %title%

2. Only if it is embedded
3. It will skip them if the files are identical (but if you have changed some metadata etc. they will be recopied).
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Reply #1483 –
Hi all !
My first post here and i just would like to say that Foo_Dop Rocks !! 
I salute you musicmusic for all your work with this awesome plugin !

Greets
House

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Reply #1484 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
1. Change it to
Code: [Select]
%album artist% - %album% - %disc% - %tracknumber% - %title%

2. Only if it is embedded
3. It will skip them if the files are identical (but if you have changed some metadata etc. they will be recopied).


1. Great! Thank you!

2. Hmm, just wondering if I know what you mean by this. What should be embedded? The album art? How to make it?
EDIT: oh, you mean to "add" the album art into mp3 tags? Hmm, too much "manual" work for me.
Could it not be added as one function of the plugin? I mean when sending mp3s to iPod, it could embed the album into the tag "on-the-fly" and next time I load library, I could see the album art?
 

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Reply #1485 –
Quote from: zzeitg on
EDIT: oh, you mean to "add" the album art into mp3 tags? Hmm, too much "manual" work for me.

MP3Tag can do this - just define an action group for it and add "Import cover from file" as an action.
np: 4'33"

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Reply #1486 –
Quote from: Leak on
Quote from: zzeitg on

EDIT: oh, you mean to "add" the album art into mp3 tags? Hmm, too much "manual" work for me.

MP3Tag can do this - just define an action group for it and add "Import cover from file" as an action.


Yes, thats exactly what I call to much work. Especially when (maybe?) this can be done automatically (similar to folder.jpg "import" to iPod) by the plugin while sending the music files to iPod.

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Reply #1487 –
0.6.2.7 (experimental) released:
-You can backup the iTunesDB and ArtworkDB databases now, mainly useful to provide backups from an iPhone or iPod touch. To access this, hold Shift whilst clicking on the File menu.
-Better handling of low free space on iPod conditions. Some tweaked ordering of events whilst writing the database, and also 0.5% of space is now reserved by default to ensure proper operation of the component and the iPod. If you really wish, you can adjust this amount in advanced preferences. I need verification this is working correctly on (software 1.x) iPod touch/iPhones..

Quote from: DrHouse on
Hi all !
My first post here and i just would like to say that Foo_Dop Rocks !! 
I salute you musicmusic for all your work with this awesome plugin !

Greets
House
Hello and thank you

Quote from: zzeitg on
Could it not be added as one function of the plugin? I mean when sending mp3s to iPod, it could embed the album into the tag "on-the-fly" and next time I load library, I could see the album art?
The component does not modify files sent to the iPod (with reaons), so this won't happen..

It may be possible for me to provide a service that provides artwork using the common foobar2000 API, but if you do have embedded art, it may arbitrarily override that. The images stored on the iPod will be worse quality than the source images; they are optimised for display on the iPod.
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Reply #1488 –
any more info on ipod touch + iphone 2.0 support?

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Reply #1489 –
I just started using this plugin and I'm loving it... the only question is, what tag does my tracks need to have in order to be recognized as a "compilation" on my ipod?
Thanks!

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Reply #1490 –
Quote from: Takaji on
I just started using this plugin and I'm loving it... the only question is, what tag does my tracks need to have in order to be recognized as a "compilation" on my ipod?
Thanks!

IPOD_COMPILATION

Check out the wiki for the rest: http://yuo.be/wiki/dop:metadata
Song List: keikoniumboards.ke.funpic.org/files/songlist.html

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Reply #1491 –
Quote from: Keikonium on
Quote from: Takaji on

I just started using this plugin and I'm loving it... the only question is, what tag does my tracks need to have in order to be recognized as a "compilation" on my ipod?
Thanks!

IPOD_COMPILATION

Check out the wiki for the rest: http://yuo.be/wiki/dop:metadata


Thank you very much!
I love this plugin. Now I don't even need iTunes for ANYTHING... except the occasional update.
The days of being chained to that thing to transfer music to my iPod are GONE!

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Reply #1492 –
You're welcome .

I know how you feel, not a fan of iTunes in the least, and just keep it for any future updates .
Song List: keikoniumboards.ke.funpic.org/files/songlist.html

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Reply #1493 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
0.2.6.7 (experimental) released:

Just to be sure, this update doesn't include the "read embedded artwork from music on the iPod" update that we discussed, right? No rush on that at all--I'm just checking to be sure since the update included artwork-related stuff. 

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Reply #1494 –
Quote from: shfx on
any more info on ipod touch + iphone 2.0 support?
It will probably be a few weeks until the protection mechanism is fully reverse engineered.. I will update when it has been

Quote from: J44xm on
Just to be sure, this update doesn't include the "read embedded artwork from music on the iPod" update that we discussed, right? No rush on that at all--I'm just checking to be sure since the update included artwork-related stuff. 
That should be working since 0.6.2.6 (see changelog), if it doesn't that's a bug..
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Reply #1495 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
That should be working since 0.6.2.6 (see changelog), if it doesn't that's a bug..

Ah, that update sneaked right by me. I upgraded foo_dop to 0.6.2.6 and ran Load Library and Rewrite Database a couple of times, but it doesn't seem to have recognized the images that I embedded in certain tracks the other day using Mp3tag. foobar and Mp3tag confirm that the images are indeed embedded, and there are no other copies of these files on the computer either. Any ideas? (Please let me know if you need more information.)

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Reply #1496 –
you need to use the 'Update metadata on iPod' command.
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Reply #1497 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
you need to use the 'Update metadata on iPod' command.

That did it. Thank you very much.

And looking over the changelog again, it clearly says what I needed to do right there. I'm sorry about that--read too fast and was thinking that I just needed to update the metadata (which I associated with rewrite DB). I forgot about the actual "Update metadata" command since it moved from the main menu.    Sorry, there.

And thanks again!

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Reply #1498 –
Hello.

I was wondering about something. Right now, when I use the "iPod -> Load Library" option, all of my iPod's contents are loaded into one playlist -- one huge list with all albums on my iPod. I think it's very hard to browse through this (I usually use the library album list for music not on my iPod). Is it possible to load the iPod's contents into the album list? I mean, instead of having everything appear on one huge playlist?

What I'm looking for is to browse the iPod just like I browse my local music library. Can it be done?

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Reply #1499 –
A friend of mine recently got an ipod 5g 80gb and transfer all of his music using foo_dop. Apparently, though, and when he goes to music > artists, it says "no artists" on the right box thing. But yet if he goes to music > albums, every album he put on is there.

Any ideas?