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Windows => Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins => Topic started by: iCamp on July 12, 2004, 11:23:08 pm

Title: Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: iCamp on July 12, 2004, 11:23:08 pm

It's nice to see the site www.allmusic.com get an overhaul but it's having a mean affect on our Media Center plug-ins.

How serious is this?  

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: gbdesai on July 12, 2004, 11:53:40 pm

I'm sure that was the idea when they re-did it.  Things like style or mood are now listed in numbered lists rather than in a delimited form, makes it more difficult to rip off.  As for how easy it will be to update apps that use the info... who knows really... much of the site causes errors and timeouts right now, maybe we will know more when it works right...

I was curious to see if the "New Insiders Club" gave you access to XML or a Web Service to get info directly for a fee, but it timesout when I go to the link.

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on July 16, 2004, 10:26:49 am

Nope, insider's club gives nothing like that, all I got was a 'head's up' that the site was going to be changed and a couple of days preview before the public unvieling.

It certainly has ruined a good thing with our plug-ins.   :(

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: KingSparta on July 17, 2004, 07:26:49 am

Bios finder has been removed from my plug-ins page

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on July 17, 2004, 12:40:06 pm

Quote from: KingSparta on July 17, 2004, 07:26:49 am

Bios finder has been removed from my plug-ins page

May it rest in peace, it will be sorely missed.

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: gbdesai on July 17, 2004, 08:37:44 pm

Looks like "The Godfather" tagger will support the new allmusic.  Doesn't help me much, I'd rather have aTagger working again, but i guess it is better than nothing.

See http://com1.runboard.com/bthegodfathermp3filemanagerforum.fmainchat.t299

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: Sauzee on July 22, 2004, 12:20:46 pm

The whole AMG thing is a pain. It looks better but is much worse to use.

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: iCamp on July 22, 2004, 10:52:27 pm

I tried "the godfather" and hated it.   I can tag faster manually within MC than Godfather can do automatically.  

I think I'll just wait for @l@n's 2.0 version of aTagger.

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: 10000spoons on August 17, 2004, 04:14:39 pm

try using tagrename from http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm

works with amazon.com or summut

Title: Re:Allmusic.com update screws up the world
Post by: Seviien on August 19, 2004, 06:50:48 pm

Not that this at all matters...
But in an odd nod at how small this world is, I just found out last night that my father used to be an executive at the company that runs AMG.  He left in 2001, though, so this isnt his fault :)