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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: zeltak on March 28, 2005, 05:46:11 am
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hi guys (and smartlist Guru's ;D)
Let me start by saying that I have no idea if this smartlist can be done at all ;D.
I have a field i created (albums 2 listen) with 3 values: "1" ,"n" and "e". "1" is for good albums "n" is for need to listen to albums and "e" for elite albums. i also have all my music library tagged and rated. i want to make a smartlist that will generate a list (which i will view with album thumbs in details) that will give me 5 random albums which are either "1" or "e", 2 albums with have "n" in the tags and then the rest 3 albums would be comprised of 10 songs each with random 3 star ratings! Am i insane or could this be done? id appriciate any help i can get.
thanks alot in advance
Zeltak 8)
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It's simpler if you break it down into seprate tasks and then combine at the end.
4 smartlists to be made
- get one random album that is either rated "1" or "e".
- get 2 random albums rated "n"
..the rest 3 albums would be comprised of 10 songs each with random 3 star ratings!
- get at least 10 tracks of rating 3 from (3 random albums) ??
- (3 random albums) = another smartlist to generate 3 random albums that dont have "n" or "1" or "e" rating.
then a 4th smartlist that includes ouput of smarlists 1 to 3 earlier. This will be the list you click on.
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thx alot for the reply hit_ny!
do you mind pasting an example of the smart list formulas? i am very bad at doing that. also do you mean that i combine the 4 smartlist into one at the end? i didnt quite understand it.
thx again
Zeltak
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- [playlist 1] get one random album that is either rated "1" or "e".
[Media Type]=[Audio] [albums 2 listen]=1 or [albums 2 listen]=e ~n=1 ~a
- [playlist 2] get 2 random albums rated "n"
[media type]=[audio] ~sort=[Random] ~n=2 ~a ~sort=[Album] [albums 2 listen]=n
- [playlist 3] - get 3 random albums that dont have "n" or "1" or "e"
[media type]=[audio] ~sort=[Random] ~n=3 ~a ~sort=[Album] [albums 2 listen]=empty [Rating]==3
then a 4th smartlist that includes ouput of smarlists 1 to 3 earlier. This will be the list you click on.
[playlist 4] = [playlist 1] [playlist 2] [playlist 3]
i cant figure out the "albums would be comprised of 10 songs each with random 3 star ratings!"
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thx once again hit_ny!
you trully are a smartlist Wizard 8)
what i mean by "albums would be comprised of 10 songs each with random 3 star ratings!" is i want the smarlist (if possible) to create artifical albums (or just a playlist) of 3 4 and 5 star tracks. so for example i would get a artifical album (or playlist) of 10 songs randomy that must have at least 3 stars. would love to know if this can be done. one last thing, i still dont understand how to combine the first 3 to one last playlist... do i just paste this > [playlist 4] = [playlist 1] [playlist 2] [playlist 3] ? i named them like you wrote (playlist 1 etc...). sorry for the naggin' ;D
thx again
Zeltak
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- [playlist 3] - get 3 random albums that dont have "n" or "1" or "e"
[media type]=[audio] ~sort=[Random] ~n=3 ~a ~sort=[Album] [albums 2 listen]=empty
- [playlist 3.5] - pick 10 tracks from those 3 random albums that are 3 stars or more
[playlist 3] and [Rating]=>=3 ~n=10
- final playlist
[playlist 4] = [playlist 1] [playlist 2] [playlist 3.5]
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thx ;D
everything is working great!! just one last question, is it possible to gather all the files in the playlist 3.5 to one virtual album in the album thumbnail view ?
thx for all your help and patience
zeltak
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thx ;D
everything is working great!! just one last question, is it possible to gather all the files in the playlist 3.5 to one virtual album in the album thumbnail view ?
thx for all your help and patience
zeltak
No, because album thumbnails depends on the Album Name...so there will be a thumbnail for each unique album.
Even if it were possible which of the random 3 album thumbnails would you prefer to display ?
The concept of a virtual album does not exist in v11, they might introduce it in v12, it's been requested already.