INTERACT FORUM

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Transition between view schemes in theater view - Media Sub Type: Please Fix!  (Read 1428 times)

raldo

  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 1102

When changing between view schemes in theater view, the transition can sometimes take several (10) seconds.

I am aware that this was improved several times in the past but it seems as if there is still more to do in this area...

I have approximately 3K videofiles, 75K audio files, and 4K images

Benchmark... at approximately 650.

-----------
Media Center 14.0.130 registered -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 14\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2208 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 982 MB, Free - 117 MB

Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive G:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive J:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 100
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  No burners found.
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: No /  Direct decoding: No /  Write CD-Text: No
  Use playback settings: No /

Portable Device Info
  Removed devices:


Interface Plugins:
  FaceTagImport (Active)
  last.fm (Active)
  Library Server (Active)
  PvdImport (Active)
  TiVo Server (Active)
 
Logged

JimH

  • Administrator
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 71427
  • Where did I put my teeth?
Re: Slow transition between view schemes in theater view
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2010, 07:32:54 am »

If the 650 is a JRMark, it's below average, but not terrible.

Calculated fields can slow things down.  Anything that requires getting much data from a remote location will.  A virus checker can.
Logged

raldo

  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 1102
Re: Slow transition between view schemes in theater view
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 03:47:38 pm »

If the 650 is a JRMark, it's below average, but not terrible.

Calculated fields can slow things down.  Anything that requires getting much data from a remote location will.  A virus checker can.

Yup, a calculated field was the perpetrator.

But for me this brings up issues that have been discussed in several other threads. The calculated field was a substitute for the built in field MediaSubType. I made a new calculated field which assigned media sub types to files based on the physical disc location.

In my opinion, the media sub type field is currently severely limited. I'd like to se a field which:
o can use several types of predefined conditions to assign media subtypes
o One should be able to set up a prioritized list of conditions for each media sub type
o A type of condition: File location ("if filename contains Audiobook" etc). This is similar to XBMC's "set Content" functionality
o A type of condition: Set from external, I.e. the field is assigned to, for example by plugins or user input in the views
o There should be a possibility for the user to, at least, add new media sub types
o It should be FAST.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up