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More => Old Versions => Media Center 15 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: StFeder on November 09, 2010, 01:46:58 pm

Title: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: StFeder on November 09, 2010, 01:46:58 pm

I'm looking forward to a big event next weekend. I'm going to use MC for music (as I do for years now). But I need the possibility to use a TrackInfo-Page showing an integrated visualization. I want the guests to know what dance they could (should) do for a playing song and how long it still plays. Worked fine till MC15.0.80.

Now: is there anyone out there who could help me out with the last Version of MC15 prior MC15.0.80 or (which would be even better 8) ) can give me a hint of how I could this thing get working again...?! Or is it impossible to get this working with a current Version of MC15? You can take a look at the trackinfo page here (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=44761.msg306695#msg306695).

Thanks!

edit: link corrected

Title: Re: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: marko on November 09, 2010, 02:07:12 pm

The way that MC and COM work has been changed, and this is part of the fallout unfortunately. There is no work around.

I'll PM a download link for build 79 in a minute or two...

Title: Re: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: marko on November 09, 2010, 02:18:33 pm

Actually, I got that a little bit wrong, vizualisations were changed from COM to C++ interfaces, and that's why they no longer work inside track info templates...

PM sent.

-marko.

Title: Re: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: StFeder on November 09, 2010, 02:26:32 pm

The integration of C++ interfaces into track info templates is impossible?!

Thanks for the file! I got it!

Title: Re: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: marko on November 09, 2010, 02:30:22 pm

You're welcome.

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The integration of C++ interfaces into track info templates is impossible?!

Back in July, Matt said:

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I should add a disclaimer that embedding 2D visualizations in Track Info pages is no longer possible.

IE can show COM controls and 2D visualizations used to be a COM control.

Now visualizations are C++ interfaces like all other plugins (except interface plugins).  There is no easy way to inject a C++ interface into IE, without making a COM wrapper.  Even then, piping the data (since Media Center didn't create the interface directly) is difficult.

Hopefully this won't be too big a deal to anyone.

Title: Re: Version prior 15.0.80 for Trackinfo with Viz (or help...)
Post by: StFeder on November 09, 2010, 02:33:33 pm

Ok, got it. Thanks for supporting me!!