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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: decrease on August 05, 2003, 06:08:22 am

Title: plug in request CDDB
Post by: decrease on August 05, 2003, 06:08:22 am

Is it possible for a plug in to be developed that would allow you to use a different CD database such as FreeDB cause media center doesnt pick some of my CD's up on its database...

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: Pink Waters on August 05, 2003, 07:38:28 am

That would be very nice specially CDDB..
but we talked about that before and for using such service like CDDB requires huge Cash more than YADB.. as i think...

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: Stilton on August 05, 2003, 07:49:57 am

But if someone was to write a plugin, it wouldn't be jriver's problem surely? Or can you not access it without a license or something?

They have a free lookup on the web, so it would be possible to write a plugin that calls the webpage, submits the artist/album name and then retrieves the track listings.

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: JimH on August 05, 2003, 08:26:32 am

CDDB requires a license.  $$

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: Stilton on August 05, 2003, 08:42:29 am

So all those freeware (http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?titlename=&author=&desc=CDDB&qt=&ca=&os=&daysback=&li=49&dlcount=&dlsize=&swlink=false) tools that support CDDB have paid for large licenses?

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: iCamp on August 05, 2003, 08:48:41 am

That's a question I've never had adequately answered.  Same excuse for the lack of AAC support.  It may cost a lot for licenses but how do these independent developers afford it?  

What if "some Joe" writes a CDDB or AAC plug-in for MC?  Would that be OK?

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: JimH on August 05, 2003, 09:01:53 am

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What if "some Joe" writes a CDDB or AAC plug-in for MC?  Would that be OK?

I suggest you contact Gracenote (CDDB) or Dolby (AAC).

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: KingSparta on August 05, 2003, 09:50:34 am

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That's a question I've never had adequately answered.  Same excuse for the lack of AAC support.  It may cost a lot for licenses but how do these independent developers afford it?  

What if "some Joe" writes a CDDB or AAC plug-in for MC?  Would that be OK?

well i have a working plug-in for cddb, but it is rather hard to cram that info into MC9 to fill the fields. If MC9 had a way for me to push that info into the current cd i would make a plug-in, but the MC9 SDK does not support this.

I do have a free license with CDDB and do not think it will violate the license per the info i got from them and they allowed me to renew my license knowing that.

as far as FreeDB Yadb started with the freeDB database and was cleaned up alot.

I am working with the freeDB database now and it is a mess so it is not even a good idea.

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: LisaRCT on August 06, 2003, 07:01:52 am

When I can't get CD info from YADB I simply set those disks aside . . . .  then RIP them in EAC or other software which uses CDDB or FreeDB.  
I find this much easier than typing   ;D

Title: Re: plug in request CDDB
Post by: JimH on August 06, 2003, 08:02:34 am

I'm going to close this thread since we don't support CDDB.