Topic: FLAC Decoder Plugin for MC12 (Read 6250 times)

scthom · « **on:** July 02, 2006, 08:08:06 pm »

I've managed to get the Decoder plugin working so you can tag and play flacs in the new MC12.

Use at your own risk. It didn't do anything to my files, but I can't guarantee anything to you as of yet.

Use this link because there is no link from any of my pages or the Sourceforge site.

http://members.cox.net/scot.thompson/Hidden/In_FLAC.mjp

jgreen · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2006, 10:35:57 am »

sc--
I can't get your link to work. Cany anyone else link me to the in_flac 2.0?

Alex B · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2006, 10:58:21 am »

Try this:

~~members.cox.net/scot.thompson/Hidden/In_FLAC.zip~~ removed, see below

Unzip it into the [MC12 program path]\Plugins folder and install manually with the Plug-in Manager.

Edit

Here's another link to my server:

~~In_FLAC_MC12.zip~~ removed

jgreen · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2006, 11:14:04 am »

Thanks, Alex, but that dll won't install. Has anyone gotten this to work? If I recall windows has a method for registering dll's but that's all I recall.

Alex B · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2006, 11:28:04 am »

I got this when tried the mjp install:

Quote

The input plugin 'FLAC Plugin' is not the correct version

Plugin version: 1
Required version: 2

I guess we have to wait for Scot's reply.

marko · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2006, 11:36:14 am »

same error as Alex. (though .dll v2.0.0 is copied to the plugin directory)

scthom · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2006, 09:52:45 pm »

Huh. Weird. The link and installation still works for me.

If you click and it doesn't work for any reason, it should have at least gotten the dll into the plugin directory. Manually installing it via plugin manager should still work.

Otherwise, you can d/l the zip via the link Alex B provided.

Once it's OK to post it on the Sourceforge site it will have the mjp inside it which will hopefully make installation easier.

scthom · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2006, 09:55:50 pm »

Quote from: Alex B on July 03, 2006, 11:28:04 am

I got this when tried the mjp install:

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The input plugin 'FLAC Plugin' is not the correct version Plugin version: 1 Required version: 2
I guess we have to wait for Scot's reply.

This is an odd one. Do you have both 11.1 and 12 installed or just 12? Just curious because I still have both. Is the error message from MC or from the dll registration (regedit) or can you tell?

marko · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2006, 01:55:04 am »

when trying via the mjp, it would appear to be a package installer error message and it goes like so:

As I mentioned before, the .dll is copied to the MC12 plugin directory. If I open the plugin manager, add plugin, select the .dll file, the plugin manager merely reports "Error, failed to install plugin"

Only v12 has been installed on this machine.

-marko.

Alex B · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2006, 06:25:03 am »

Quote from: marko on July 04, 2006, 01:55:04 am

when trying via the mjp, it would appear to be a package installer error message and it goes like so:

As I mentioned before, the .dll is copied to the MC12 plugin directory. If I open the plugin manager, add plugin, select the .dll file, the plugin manager merely reports "Error, failed to install plugin".

This is exactly what happens on my PC too. I have both MC versions. The program paths are C:\Soft\MC (for MC11.1) and C:\soft\MC12. MC11.1 has the latest MC11.1 FLAC plug-ins installed.

scthom · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:07:45 am »

OK, figured out the problem. I was still using 12.0.28 and there was a change in 12.0.30. So I can duplicate the problem.

Hopefully an easy fix and I'll just announce here and update the files on the Hidden directory.

Matt · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:35:03 am »

scthom,

You'll get a GetInfo call requesting the version on registration. You need to return "2".

I'll see if we can get an updated SDK packaged this week so you're not in the dark. Nice work getting it going so soon in spite of the lack of docs.

-Matt

scthom · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:48:10 am »

Quote from: Matt on July 04, 2006, 09:35:03 am

You'll get a GetInfo call requesting the version on registration. You need to return "2".

I'll see if we can get an updated SDK packaged this week so you're not in the dark. Nice work getting it going so soon in spite of the lack of docs.

Thanks for the quick response. From the registry entries I had already guessed that. In fact, it's already fixed. Fortunately, you haven't changed too many things or added something important unannounced.

scthom · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:52:30 am »

All,

The link from my very first post in this thread now works with 12.0.30 (nIVersion 2). Here's the rundown:

mjp installation file
zip file

marko · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2006, 01:37:56 pm »

looking good scthom.
thank you for your unstinting support.

glynor · « **Reply #15 on:** July 05, 2006, 12:09:15 pm »

Quote from: marko on July 04, 2006, 01:37:56 pm

looking good scthom.
thank you for your unstinting support.

Wow. That's a GRE word I had to look up...

unstinting

(US) IPA: /ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

Adjective

unstinting

1. generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money, etc.

We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.

Matt · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:37:23 pm »

As an FYI, we sent an updated input SDK to Scot.

We'll make it public once MC 12 is out of the secretive stage.

jgreen · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:51:06 pm »

Just to echo marko: looking/sounding good, sc!

And for God's sake, please don't start stinting.

jgreen · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2006, 11:32:05 am »

Er, just to verify, the encoder plugin won't install until it's updated for MC12, right?

scthom · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2006, 09:05:07 pm »

Quote from: jgreen on July 17, 2006, 11:32:05 am

Er, just to verify, the encoder plugin won't install until it's updated for MC12, right?

Probably not. I actually haven't tried it

Matt · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2006, 10:23:39 pm »

Encoders haven't changed, so the only update they'd need is to install to the new registry location.

marko · « **Reply #21 on:** July 24, 2006, 01:38:15 am »

export:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JRiver\Media Center 11\Plugins\Encoders\FLAC Encoder

open the exported reg file in an editor and change the 11 to a 12, save it and double click it.
sorted.

jgreen · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2006, 09:06:09 am »

Um, I still use 11.1 on the same machine, Marko. Won't that fix disable FLAC for 11x?

marko · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2006, 03:33:17 pm »

I'm not sure. I wouldn't have thought so. v11.1 looks in the media center 11 key, while v12 looks in the media center 12 key. Both exist, and they contain identical info, so on paper, it looks as though it should not be a problem.

Should be easy fixed if it is though, don't you think?

jgreen · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2006, 04:57:45 pm »

No I don't, not for me, but thanks for the vote of confidence anyway.

UPDATE: Okay, SmartGuy, it worked, and thank you very much for your help, and God's grace, of course. Yes, it was simple to do, although not necessarily pain-free. My forehead is still cramped from my severely knitted eyebrows during the whole (2 minute) process.

Manual Registry editing--sheesh! The things I'll do on a dare!

marko · « **Reply #25 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:04:03 pm »

I'm not sure if it's been dealt with or not, but early v12 betas used with v1.6.6 in_flac plugin resulted in zero-byte flac files.

giving this a little bump for the benefit of any newcomers using flac files.

scthom · « **Reply #26 on:** August 12, 2006, 09:27:06 am »

I made a post in the 3rd Party Plugins forum, but I've un-hidden the file releases for the V2 plugins on Sourceforge, so there are now MC12 specific encoder and input (decoder) plugins for MC12 there.

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