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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: DangerJP on October 18, 2019, 09:10:11 am

Title: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: DangerJP on October 18, 2019, 09:10:11 am

My #1 request :
- The ability to add metadata (or MC fields ?) for different items (artist, composer, genre, publisher, etc.), and a way to display this metadata in standard/theater/JRemote views. Obviously, it would mirror a feature of an other music playback software, but it would be so much more powerful within the MC interface :)

Title: Re: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: Vocalpoint on October 18, 2019, 10:17:45 am

Quote from: DangerJP on October 18, 2019, 09:10:11 am

My #1 request :- The ability to add metadata (or MC fields ?) for different items (artist, composer, genre, publisher, etc.), and a way to display this metadata in standard/theater/JRemote views. Obviously, it would mirror a feature of an other music playback software, but it would be so much more powerful within the MC interface :)

I must be missing something here as I add custom fields to my MC library all the time. Have never needed to place them in Theater View - but I see I can add any field to the File info panel easily. Maybe you are talking about something a bit more specific.

VP

Title: Re: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: DangerJP on October 18, 2019, 12:11:23 pm

Quote from: Vocalpoint on October 18, 2019, 10:17:45 am

I must be missing something here as I add custom fields to my MC library all the time. Have never needed to place them in Theater View - but I see I can add any field to the File info panel easily. Maybe you are talking about something a bit more specific.

VP

Yes, you are right, it is possible to create a custom field and ask MC to store one value for each artist, for example (see attached image).

What I would like to have is more flexibility here, i.e., Store one value for each artist/composer/genre/publisher/younameit.

Let's say I want to browse my audio Library by genres. In this case, I'd like to create specific fields for each genre (genre description, genre origins, etc.) and display these fields in a genre view through Theater view.

Title: Re: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: Moe on October 18, 2019, 03:33:56 pm

You could do that now easily enough.  Make a new field called Genre Description, choose calculated data and in the expression box put something like this

Code: [Select]

if(isequal([Genre], classical, 8), This is a Classical Description, if(isequal([Genre], Alternative, 8), This is Alternative a Description, No Genre Description))
Add more if statements as needed.

Then when you view a file that is in Classical genre, using my example above, your new Genre Description field would display  "This is Classical Description"

Title: Re: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: MikeO on October 19, 2019, 12:33:15 am

For custom tag issue

Another route that I use, I have a discussion directory structure 01 rock, 02 classical etc
Then in genre I have 1 orchestras,   2 concerto etc
Then a custom tag Sub Genre say Piano concerto etc, over 100 of these

Thentries create a view withe a rule file path contains 02 classical and add in fieldo
Composer, genre, sub genre . Album

Gives me great differentiation

Title: Re: Adding and Displaying MC Fields
Post by: DangerJP on October 21, 2019, 07:41:41 am

Quote from: Moe on October 18, 2019, 03:33:56 pm

You could do that now easily enough.  Make a new field called Genre Description, choose calculated data and in the expression box put something like this

Code: [Select]

if(isequal([Genre], classical, 8), This is a Classical Description, if(isequal([Genre], Alternative, 8), This is Alternative a Description, No Genre Description))
Add more if statements as needed.

Then when you view a file that is in Classical genre, using my example above, your new Genre Description field would display  "This is Classical Description"

Thanks a lot !

I will try this !