Topic: NEW: Lyrics Display in Playing Now (Read 64189 times)

SirTom2015 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 25, 2019, 09:29:51 pm »

for anyone wanting to do batch lyrics I found that Lyrics Finder by Media Human works very well. It will auto-write the lyrics to the tag file for batches of mp3 or flac files. Those lyrics will display beautifully with the new display lyrics feature on MC 25. I have done a few hundred files at a time with great success. The ones it cannot find I search on Google myself and manually add them. Makes going through a Terabyte of music go pretty quick. Finds lyrics for even my obscure alternative music and old time country tunes.

It might be worth it to use this third party app until the built in function JRiver MC 25 has the bugs worked out. As far as I can tell there are no back end installs of third party software when installing the app and from my scans with bitdefender, it appears to be malware free. I have been using the app for about a year now with JRiver on Windows 10. The app is not compatible with Linux. In the time it took to type this, I added lyrics to 500 songs. Not shabby at all. Oh, and it is freeware also...so no cost to anyone wanting to check it out.

Amadan · « **Reply #51 on:** March 26, 2019, 12:55:45 pm »

Frankly, I can't really tune into the general enthusiasm. The current implementation is IMHO more than basic and "boring" (sorry) compared to other lyrics apps. Lines are truncated, font can not be styled, no auto scrolling,...
The current state is not very spectacular so far, I'd say. But I guess there will be further improvements in the upcoming versions
Cheers,
Stefan

JimH · « **Reply #52 on:** March 26, 2019, 01:14:10 pm »

Quote from: Amadan on March 26, 2019, 12:55:45 pm

... Lines are truncated, ...

What is your screen resolution?

imeric · « **Reply #53 on:** March 26, 2019, 01:14:58 pm »

I created a link to help finding lyrics that can't be found see pic attached. (Right-click and select manage links in the upper right corner)
Involves a manual copy paste in the tag but quicker than typing the song manually in a separate browser...

marko · « **Reply #54 on:** March 26, 2019, 01:42:03 pm »

Quote from: imeric on March 26, 2019, 01:14:58 pm

I created a link to help finding lyrics that can't be found see pic attached. (Right-click and select manage links in the upper right corner)
Involves a manual copy paste in the tag but quicker than typing the song manually in a separate browser...

Nice. See that button there... "Copy Link Information To Clipboard"?
Hit that...
Then paste into your post. Then, anyone who is interested can copy from your post, then hit the "Paste Link Information From Clipboard" button to have everything filled in with one click. It's very slick indeed.

-marko.

imeric · « **Reply #55 on:** March 26, 2019, 02:14:14 pm »

Quote from: marko on March 26, 2019, 01:42:03 pm

Nice. See that button there... "Copy Link Information To Clipboard"?
Hit that...
Then paste into your post. Then, anyone who is interested can copy from your post, then hit the "Paste Link Information From Clipboard" button to have everything filled in with one click. It's very slick indeed.

-marko.

Nice Indeed, good idea!...Here it is:

Code: [Select]

<Link version="1.2">
<Item Name="Name">Google Lyrics</Item>
<Item Name="Action">2</Item>
<Item Name="Base URL">http://www.google.com</Item>
<Item Name="Search URL">http:////www.google.com//search?q=[Album Artist]+[Name]+lyrics</Item>
<Item Name="Filter"/>
</Link>

dl4unex · « **Reply #56 on:** March 26, 2019, 06:35:53 pm »

Quote from: Axilian on March 22, 2019, 03:51:24 pm

Would there be any way to have the lyrics download for a whole album when you play it (atm I seem to have to download each track manually) . Also it seems I can't get lyrics to display on a track I'm currently playing - but can on ones I'm not (lyrics display when that particular track is playing)

You can select all tracks in the Playing Now list, then right click on one and click Lookup Lyrics. It will download the lyrics for all selected tracks on one time

KBoz · « **Reply #57 on:** March 26, 2019, 08:17:51 pm »

I downloaded the new MC25 for Mac and saw the thread on lyrics in Play now. I gave it a try and I see the menu options in both the song list and playing now right click but I can't get either to work unless it takes some time for the lyrics look up or I need to set up a link someplace.

Roma · « **Reply #58 on:** March 27, 2019, 10:36:39 am »

I don't know what my problem is, I can't get it.... lyrics...

The Big Labinski · « **Reply #59 on:** March 27, 2019, 11:46:06 am »

Quote from: dl4unex on March 26, 2019, 06:35:53 pm

You can select all tracks in the Playing Now list, then right click on one and click Lookup Lyrics. It will download the lyrics for all selected tracks on one time

What will happen when a song or band name is written wrong in the tags?

The Big Labinski · « **Reply #60 on:** March 27, 2019, 11:51:06 am »

I would need a kind help please. Who can explain to me how to build a smart-list which shows all the albums where at least one song has a lyric stored in the tag?

This would help a lot to find out which song did not get the lyrics and which got them.

Roma · « **Reply #61 on:** March 27, 2019, 03:00:44 pm »

Quote from: Roma on March 27, 2019, 10:36:39 am

I don't know what my problem is, I can't get it.... lyrics...

It does not work with *.wav files?

Matt · « **Reply #62 on:** March 27, 2019, 03:02:13 pm »

Quote from: Roma on March 27, 2019, 03:00:44 pm

It does not work with *.wav files?

It should as long as the track name, artist, and album are filled.

Roma · « **Reply #63 on:** March 27, 2019, 04:08:08 pm »

Quote from: Matt on March 27, 2019, 03:02:13 pm

It should as long as the track name, artist, and album are filled.

I now checked with the *.mp3 files, the lyrics are added without problems, when i try to add lyrics to *.wav files this does not work....

The problem is that my library is 100% *.wav files

Matt · « **Reply #64 on:** March 28, 2019, 10:37:14 am »

Quote from: Roma on March 27, 2019, 04:08:08 pm

I now checked with the *.mp3 files, the lyrics are added without problems, when i try to add lyrics to *.wav files this does not work....

The problem is that my library is 100% *.wav files

What are the artist, album, and name of one of the tracks that isn't working?

Thanks.

Roma · « **Reply #65 on:** March 28, 2019, 12:14:50 pm »

Quote from: Matt on March 28, 2019, 10:37:14 am

What are the artist, album, and name of one of the tracks that isn't working?

Thanks.

I checked with a variety of albums... from artists tried Diana Krall, Michae Jackson...
Did you manage to add lyrics in *.wav files?

Best regards,
Roma.

Matt · « **Reply #66 on:** March 28, 2019, 12:33:10 pm »

Quote from: Roma on March 28, 2019, 12:14:50 pm

I checked with a variety of albums... from artists tried Diana Krall, Michae Jackson...
Did you manage to add lyrics in *.wav files?

Best regards,
Roma.

Yes, I just converted one of my APE albums to WAV and was able to get lyrics for all the WAV files after.

SirTom2015 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 28, 2019, 02:43:07 pm »

I notice the lyrics are not uniformly set.The font size changes from song to song, leading to sentence lines being truncated. Is there anyway in the next update that we could have a little control over their display? Changing the font settings now has no impact on how lyrics are displayed, only settings in the main window and the tree are affected.

I am using an Asus ROGG751JY laptop (It's a behemoth) and the max display is 1080p which is where I have it set at. Also I have display config set to be hardware accelerated.

Roma · « **Reply #68 on:** March 28, 2019, 03:34:27 pm »

Quote from: Matt on March 28, 2019, 12:33:10 pm

Yes, I just converted one of my APE albums to WAV and was able to get lyrics for all the WAV files after.

Dear Matt,

I'm found where is my problem is in the field ''Artist'', I had written of all the performers of the album, in this field it is necessary to write only the name of the group / artist.

Thanks.
Best regards,
Roma.

toniexly · « **Reply #69 on:** March 31, 2019, 12:40:29 am »

anyone know how to get it work with a network DAC? can't find the option of display lyrics. thanks

thecrow · « **Reply #70 on:** March 31, 2019, 04:55:26 am »

Quote from: toniexly on March 31, 2019, 12:40:29 am

anyone know how to get it work with a network DAC? can't find the option of display lyrics. thanks

Taken from the 25.0.16 change log:

12. Fixed: Selecting to draw lyrics to a DLNA zone would crash. Now the option doesn't even appear.

So it is not currently possible to use this feature when streaming to a network DAC.

toniexly · « **Reply #71 on:** April 02, 2019, 08:20:50 am »

Quote from: thecrow on March 31, 2019, 04:55:26 am

Taken from the 25.0.16 change log:

12. Fixed: Selecting to draw lyrics to a DLNA zone would crash. Now the option doesn't even appear.

So it is not currently possible to use this feature when streaming to a network DAC.

that's a pity. hope it'll be actually fixed in the future...

Matt · « **Reply #72 on:** April 02, 2019, 08:53:58 am »

Quote from: toniexly on April 02, 2019, 08:20:50 am

that's a pity. hope it'll be actually fixed in the future...

Good news.

Next build:
Changed: Lyrics can now be displayed for DLNA playback zones.

toniexly · « **Reply #73 on:** April 03, 2019, 02:07:02 am »

Quote from: Matt on April 02, 2019, 08:53:58 am

Good news.

Next build:
Changed: Lyrics can now be displayed for DLNA playback zones.

that's great. looking forward to it. thanks, Matt.

vavan · « **Reply #74 on:** April 03, 2019, 02:28:11 am »

will it work when playing RP?

JimH · « **Reply #75 on:** April 03, 2019, 07:14:06 am »

Probably. Just try it.

vavan · « **Reply #76 on:** April 04, 2019, 12:40:39 pm »

anyone to confirm it doesn't?

Matt · « **Reply #77 on:** April 04, 2019, 12:46:27 pm »

Radio Paradise does not provide lyrics.

SirTom2015 · « **Reply #78 on:** April 04, 2019, 01:16:57 pm »

So this is what I get with a number of songs no matter the resolution I have set or the skin I use. Not all song lyrics get displayed like this but with no control over the font, Lyrics seem to either be too small or too large. I tried changing the font size but it does nothing for how the lyrics are arranged. I have edited them in the tag window to try to get them to fit better. I can sometimes get rid of the truncated lines, but the arrangement is not able to be touched...

I will insert pics what the lyrics look like in the tag area, and then how they are shown in the display window...I am using the font Calbri at 11point. Also, I had to put the lyrics in Word to edit size originally as they were displayed way too big. That helped with the lines being truncated, but the arrangement is still askew.

Matt · « **Reply #79 on:** April 04, 2019, 01:24:16 pm »

Your screenshot looks pretty good to me. What's the problem? Thanks.

The Big Labinski · « **Reply #80 on:** April 05, 2019, 09:03:24 am »

Bump Up - Sorry

Quote from: The Big Labinski on March 27, 2019, 11:51:06 am

I would need a kind help please. Who can explain to me how to build a smart-list which shows all the albums where at least one song has a lyric stored in the tag?

This would help a lot to find out which song did not get the lyrics and which got them.

JimH · « **Reply #81 on:** April 05, 2019, 09:15:53 am »

You can do this in the search window using the wizard. Attached image.

vavan · « **Reply #82 on:** April 05, 2019, 12:35:10 pm »

Quote from: Matt on April 04, 2019, 12:46:27 pm

Radio Paradise does not provide lyrics.

the problem is not that rp doesn't provide it (lookup still does work) but that there is no way to show it

JimH · « **Reply #83 on:** April 05, 2019, 12:52:56 pm »

If you right click on the Cover Art view, you can turn on Lyrics Display.

vavan · « **Reply #84 on:** April 05, 2019, 02:40:02 pm »

Quote from: JimH on April 05, 2019, 12:52:56 pm

If you right click on the Cover Art view, you can turn on Lyrics Display.

there is no Display lyrics popup menu item when playing rp

JimH · « **Reply #85 on:** April 05, 2019, 03:22:44 pm »

It's there in MC25.0.19 and it works. What build are you running?

SirTom2015 · « **Reply #86 on:** April 05, 2019, 04:55:11 pm »

Matt -

The problem is it took me 20 minutes of editing the lyrics to get them to fit like that, and it still displays the lyrics wrong. One line (could you hear me calling) is all by itself when it should be like it is in in the editor, with the next stanza because it is the line right before "do you hear me cry". I tried moving the line, no good. I tried moving the whole stanza. No good. I cut and copied the whole lyric into word, adjusted the font size and spacing, and pasted it back into the editor. and all I could get was that display you saw.

Anyway, even if that is good, its not really. As an end-user of this product, the lyrics should display correctly on their own, or there should be a way to adjust the font for the lyric display alone. I can make that font smaller by adjusting the font adjustment provided now but that affect the font display for the whole app. Right now, but I have to make the font so small that I cannot see what the words are for the songs in my libraries. Anything less than an 8 pt font to me is too small and not a workable solution.

I have screen shots of songs I just looked up lyrics for. You will see the varying sizes of the fonts. System font is set to Calbri at 11 pt. I have done no editing to make the lyrics display. This is what stock lyric look up does and how it is displayed.

Hopefully this helps to show that the lyric display is not uniform at all, and displays in whatever font size it wants to.

SkGe · « **Reply #87 on:** April 05, 2019, 06:09:14 pm »

Hello.
Right now when you look up for lyrics and is saved on tag it has a trim leading. It is possible to remove that trim from look up? And i saw that it has some problem with some special symbol (^*&"'#`) instead adding them, it adds ? ? ? ?
Example:

vavan · « **Reply #88 on:** April 06, 2019, 12:58:56 am »

Quote from: JimH on April 05, 2019, 03:22:44 pm

It's there in MC25.0.19 and it works. What build are you running?

25.0.18

JimH · « **Reply #89 on:** April 06, 2019, 07:16:48 am »

It should be there. Please double check.

You have to be in Playing Now and you have to have Cover Art displayed. Right click in the white space beside the cover.

DougHamm · « **Reply #90 on:** April 06, 2019, 10:30:42 am »

Quote from: SirTom2015 on March 25, 2019, 09:29:51 pm

for anyone wanting to do batch lyrics I found that Lyrics Finder by Media Human works very well.

+1 on this. Have used it for thousands of tracks.

dtc · « **Reply #91 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:21:53 pm »

Quote from: JimH on April 05, 2019, 03:22:44 pm

It's there in MC25.0.19 and it works. What build are you running?

I tried rp on .19 and even though Display Lyrics is checked, there were no lyrics displayed for the 10 tracks I tried. As Matt says, it appears there are no lyrics provided by rp. MC could try to look the tracks up and display the lyrics, but as of now I do not believe any lyrics are displayed for rp.

JimH · « **Reply #92 on:** April 07, 2019, 07:11:49 pm »

You have to right click on the track(s) and choose Library Tools > Get Lyrics. MC will get them for you.

DJLegba · « **Reply #93 on:** April 07, 2019, 07:25:25 pm »

Quote from: JimH on April 07, 2019, 07:11:49 pm

You have to right click on the track(s) and choose Library Tools > Get Lyrics. MC will get them for you.

Sometimes. The song name can't have anything extra. For example, "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (New Stereo Mix)" fails. And I haven't found matches for anything by Yellow Magic Orchestra. But in general it works pretty well. If you're not seeing lyrics, check the tag and make sure the lookup worked. Add some lyrics of your own using the tag editor, just to test. Sorry if these tips have been mentioned before.

dtc · « **Reply #94 on:** April 07, 2019, 08:31:24 pm »

Quote from: JimH on April 07, 2019, 07:11:49 pm

You have to right click on the track(s) and choose Library Tools > Get Lyrics. MC will get them for you.

It would be nice if lookup was automatic. Having to click on each track is a bit of a nuisance.

The Big Labinski · « **Reply #95 on:** April 08, 2019, 01:45:55 am »

Dear dtc, please mark a lot files at the same time and then look for lyrics. It works for many at the same time as I did it.

vavan · « **Reply #96 on:** April 08, 2019, 03:09:14 am »

Quote from: JimH on April 06, 2019, 07:16:48 am

It should be there. Please double check.

You have to be in Playing Now and you have to have Cover Art displayed. Right click in the white space beside the cover.

there are only two cover art related context popup menu items available no matter where to click

dtc · « **Reply #97 on:** April 08, 2019, 06:44:18 am »

Quote from: The Big Labinski on April 08, 2019, 01:45:55 am

Dear dtc, please mark a lot files at the same time and then look for lyrics. It works for many at the same time as I did it.

The issue here is streaming services like Radio Paradise (aka rp). It shows one new track at a time and you have to sit there and click on each new track as it appears.

SirTom2015 · « **Reply #98 on:** April 08, 2019, 04:39:05 pm »

Maybe besides getting the lyrics to display consistently more symmetrically, a choice in lyric look up providers could be worked in. I think I saw that A -Z lyrics is what is used as the provider now and they are horrible. I constantly get wrong lyrics uploaded for songs I am updating and that is not Jrivers fault at all, but the provider of the service is to blame.

I know Google has a lyrics search engine, and I use an app called Genius on my phone that is almost 100 percent accurate. They have a Windows app also, so I assume they have a database they run also. Anyone but A-Z would be fantastic to use.

Hopefully a future build will allow for more choices in font and provider. I love the lyrics feature and only hope it improves.

dtc · « **Reply #99 on:** April 08, 2019, 04:46:30 pm »

Quote from: SirTom2015 on April 08, 2019, 04:39:05 pm

Maybe besides getting the lyrics to display consistently more symmetrically, a choice in lyric look up providers could be worked in. I think I saw that A -Z lyrics is what is used as the provider now and they are horrible. I constantly get wrong lyrics uploaded for songs I am updating and that is not Jrivers fault at all, but the provider of the service is to blame.

I know Google has a lyrics search engine, and I use an app called Genius on my phone that is almost 100 percent accurate. They have a Windows app also, so I assume they have a database they run also. Anyone but A-Z would be fantastic to use.

Hopefully a future build will allow for more choices in font and provider. I love the lyrics feature and only hope it improves.

Azlyrics is not the only source used. If not found on Azlyrics, the search goes to 2 other sources, not sure what they are. But, if Azlyrics finds something, then that is what you get. Other programs often show you the sources and let you check which to use - based on your experience. That would be a nice option here.

Incidentally, you may not be actually getting results from azlyrics. Earlier they were blocking access for people who used them too often, which was often just a few albums. Not sure if that is still the case but it may be.

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