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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: ozmael on October 20, 2004, 05:09:30 am

Title: Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: ozmael on October 20, 2004, 05:09:30 am

It appears with Windows Media Player 10 that Microsoft has introduced a new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files.

In WMP 10, if you enable the option "Maintain star ratings as global ratings in media files" (Tools, Options, Library), then the ratings are stored in the WMA files in a tag called "WM/SharedUserRating". It uses the values 99 for 5 stars, 75 for 4, 50 for 3, 25 for 2 and 1 for 1 star.

I can't see where MC stores it's values for Ratings, but I have enabled the option "Store in file tags when possible". I've done some quick testing and Ratings that I update in MC aren't recognized by WMP and vice versa. I'm using the latest build of MC 11.

It seems to me that for maximum compatibility, MC should store it's star ratings for WMA files as per the standard way (albeit new).

Regards,

Ozmael

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: LonWar on October 20, 2004, 07:20:13 am

MC stores it's rating's in the comment field. (I believe)


I would like to see this implemented in mp3 and wma files.

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: Alex B on October 20, 2004, 07:34:29 am

I don't store ratings in the file tags. I change them all the time and I don't like to make new media file backups just for that.

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: Matt on October 21, 2004, 04:44:04 pm

We'll update how we store rating in WMAs in a coming build.

If it hasn't happened in a week or so, remind us. (lots going on right now)

Thanks :)

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: LonWar on October 21, 2004, 04:49:37 pm

Can you also add this for mp3?

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: pank2002 on October 21, 2004, 04:50:02 pm

Matt, you're supposed to be at your swimming lesson.. Well since you've ditched it you might as well release a new build, eh?

Title: Re:Support for new standard way of storing star ratings in WMA files
Post by: Matt on October 21, 2004, 05:02:20 pm

MC stores the rating in MP3 files by default. (can be disabled in Library Options)