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NEW: ZoneSwitch
Matt:
Description
ZoneSwitch is a feature that directs playback to zones based on configurable rules. It was added to Media Center 18.0.88.
To use ZoneSwitch, you need to use zones. More on zones here: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Zones
Instructions
To access ZoneSwitch, use Main Menu > Player > Zones > ZoneSwitch. You can also find it on the right-click menu for a Playing Now item (zone) in the tree.
There are lots of uses for this ability, but a few examples include:
Send audio to one zone, and video to another zone (so you can have different DSP settings, etc. for each)
Send loopback playback to a specific zone with special settings
Bitstream 2 channel DSD and output 6 channel DSD as PCM
ZoneSwitch is a list of rules that say "if this rule is true, send playback to this zone." Rules are evaluated in order until one is found that matches the file you're playing.
The original discussion that led to ZoneSwitch can be found here (a warning that the discussion wanders around a bit):
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=73543.0
Matt:
There are two basic types of ZoneSwitch rules.
Simple rule that always applies
For example, a rule always plays loopback in the zone called 'My Loopback Zone'.
This rule applies regardless of the current zone. In other words, even if you're currently in a zone for a DLNA device, if loopback is played, it will go to 'My Loopback Zone'.
To make a rule like this, select no zones in the 'Stop playback in these zones' setting for the rule.
Set of rules that work together to direct playback to only one zone at a time
For example, play music in 'My Music Zone' and video in 'My Video Zone'.
This creates a mutually exclusive link between the zones.
To do this, you set the 'Stop playback in these zones' setting for each rule to include all the other zones in the relationship.
So 'play music' says play in music and stop in video. And 'play video' says play in video and stop in music.
The rule will not engage if the current zone is not one of the zones in the relationship. This way, you can still direct music to a DLNA device (since the DLNA device zone is not in the link). But if you are in the 'My Video Zone' and play music it will go to 'My Music Zone' as expected.
vagskal:
Would it be possible to have ZoneSwitch rules disabled/overridden if files are explicitly Send To or dropped on a specific zone to cater for this use case:
--- Quote ---When I start MC (after an upgrade, for instance) the DLNA zone [I regularly use for music playback] is not immediately available [in the designated tab] and I have to manually switch [zones in that tab] after a while to the DLNA zone player view to have music played to that zone by double clicking on files etc. I thought I could [with ZoneSwitcher] route all audio media to the DLNA zone and then manually select Send To if I once in a while wanted to sample an audio file on the Player.
--- End quote ---
I am aware that this use case is not what ZoneSwitch was developed for, but I thought I would ask again since I cannot see how such an amendment would be noticeably detrimental for the core use cases (but I could have misunderstood something).
I guess my issue could also be (better) solved by having a tab set to a player/zone when closed always revert to that player/zone once it is available.
Thanks.
WinoOutWest:
Sweet Sweet Sweet!
Thank you for this. I had vocalized this request a few times on the forum. I purchased the 18 upgrade when it came out (I always do) but haven't upgraded yet. This feature will have me upgrading tonight!
Merry Christmas!
mojave:
You may ask yourself, "Do I need ZoneSwitch?" Here are some reasons for using it:
* You want kids movies to play in a zone that has the maximum internal volume capped at a certain level.
* You want to compare convolution filters, bass management settings, etc. Create a particle of your file and send the original and particle to a different zone using criteria. Now switch between files and they will play with the different settings.
* You want a certain genre to always play in the kitchen zone during dinner.
* You want some albums to play gapless and others to have cross-fade
* You want to use JRSS upmixing for one genre of music, but not for other genres
* You want two channel and multi-channel music to have different DSP settings
* You want a certain playlist to always play in a certain physical zone (i.e. deck, pool).
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