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[Endless River]

I use JRiver mainly for audio in Theatre View and have edited the menu choices down to audio-related topics. I would like to add Play doctor, either as a top level choice, or an item under Playlists but I can't see how to do it. Could someone kindly enlighten me?  Thanks.

[Matt]

I don't think it's possible.  Sorry.

[marko]

How I do mine:

I have a top level "Radio" entry. This could easily be a view nested under "Audio".


"Random Music", when selected, kicks off a Play Doctor playlist using the criteria last set under Play Doctor options "Set rules for files that can be included"
"Car Radio" uses the playlist group MC creates automatically when you use the buttons to save playlists. The beauty of these is that Play Doctor lists are saved as such, and behave as expected when when you kick them off.
"Online Radio" lists some direct radio streams that I have saved in my library.




To get the "Random Music" list to work, set theater view up like so:

Use the option to add an external program, and enter the following line in the "Program" field:
MC20.exe "/MCWS/v1/Playback/PlayDoctor"

For the "Car Radio" entry, use the option to add playlists, and choose the "Car Radio" group.
For online radio, I source the stream address, use File > Open URL to get it playing, go to Playing Now, right click the stream entry and import. I then set a flag called Online Radio against it. I use a field called Type for this, but you can use any field that makes sense to you. You then exclude "Online Radio" from from your normal audio views which prevents the streams from popping up in randomly generated lists and other unwanted places.

Hope that helps a little, just ask if you need more.

-marko

[Matt]

What sets the seed when it calls MC20.exe /MCWS/v1/Playback/PlayDoctor?

That should take a &seed= parameter to decide what to play.

[marko]

I've no idea. I set the rules as so:


and it just works. Usually within four or five skips, it's sorted itself out. Please don't break it

[glynor]

I do it a slightly different way.  I have a set of shuffles that are Media Views that reference saved Play Doctor lists.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=77395.msg524798#msg524798

Since they're Media Views, you can access them in Theater View like any other View.  You could do the same with Smartlists if you preferred.

[gappie]

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"Car Radio" uses the playlist group MC creates automatically when you use the buttons to save playlists. The beauty of these is that Play Doctor lists are saved as such, and behave as expected when when you kick them off.
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For the "Car Radio" entry, use the option to add playlists, and choose the "Car Radio" group.

hi Marko,
for me that still does not work. i can make a view with car radio, but when i choose one channel from there, it wont behave as expected.. no skipping of files changing what is played after that and also not adding files after 100.

 
gab