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[Doof]

This isn't really a request, more like a "Is it possible?"

When using APL's, MJ reports the size of the APL file itself, and the bitrate of the entire APE that the APL points to.

Is it possible that MJ could report the size of the section of APE that the APL points to, and the bitrate for that section as well?


You can lump all of this into the other questions I asked about MJ being able to update an APL to point to the APE's new location and stuff like that.

[Matt]

>Is it possible that MJ could report the size of the section of APE that the APL points to, and the bitrate for that section as well?

File size: that's hard because it requires special case handling in Media Jukebox (ick)
Bitrate: that's easier because it's up to the plugin, so I'll see what I can do...

>MJ being able to update an APL to point to the APE's new location and stuff like that.

Well, maybe we'll make an Interface Plugin for Media Jukebox to build APL's from an APE image.  It may be a while though...

Thanks Doof.

-Matt

[Doof]

I may be completely talking off on this one, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Am I right in thinking that the bitrate is calculated by length and filesize?

If so, couldn't you take the length of the APL and the bitrate of the APE, and calculate the size of that portion of the APE?
Or do you need to take the length of the APL and the bitrate of it's section of the APE and calculate it that way?

I'm only asking theoretically. I understand what your saying about special case handling. Basically MJ could just check the file's size as reported by the OS UNLESS it's an APL (and then it has to run a quick calculation) and I can understand how that could be messy.

[Trelane]

I think Matt may have been referring to the fact that it's Media Jukebox that gets the file size, and not the plugin itself. The plugin can still get the file size on its own (to be able to do bitrate calculations internally and what not), it just has no way of reporting a file size to Media Jukebox.

[Doof]

That's what I meant.

[Matt]

Hey Doof,

Trelane is spot on.

And the next APE plugin will provide APL region specific bitrates to MJ.

Take care.

-Matt

[Doof]

Sweet!