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[zigbert]

I am not the one to decide if ffmpeg of libav is the one choose, but it works really bad for pMusic having 2 different backends.....

It is okey with me that Ubuntu uses this and Debian uses that, but what is Puppy using?


Sigmund

[jpeps]

[zigbert]

[OscarTalks]

Hi Sigmund,

One of the problems with ffmpeg is that it already is 2 or 3 backends... depending on the version number.

If new libav is still compatible with older ffmpeg then the fork that has become a complete break-away is really the newer ffmpegs.

As for what Puppy is using, looks like now it depends on the Puppy version. If you build a pup with packages from another distro then surely the pressure is on to use the packages that are official to that distro. Ubuntu and Debian have switched. Slackware 14.0 have stuck with ffmpeg. We don't really know at this time about the future of Wary and Racy.

I am glad to see Pmusic is back in the latest alphas of Precise Puppy. Have there been any reports of it not working?

[zigbert]

[01micko]

[zigbert]

[zigbert]

Amazon has changed their site-layout, so albumart-grabber doesn't work anymore. Will post a fix hopefully tomorrow.


Sigmund

[zigbert]

Version 3.1.6
See main post

Changelog
- Bugfix: Grab albumart from amazon.com
- Bugfix: Right-click menu gets wrong placement if reaching screen-right.

[zigbert]

There will come further improvements to the album art grabber in 3.2.0. But for now, it works.


Sigmund

[zigbert]

Version 3.2.0
See main post

Changelog
- Basic support of libav (ffmpeg is still recommended)
- New mixer/eq window.
. . . .- Vol/balance together with equalizer.
. . . .- Volume / Balance slider works while sliding. (thanks to SFR)
. . . .- Reachable from either menu of button in main gui (also CD-frontend).
. . . .- Adjusting volume also unmutes sound.
. . . .- New icon.
. . . .- Remove balance icon.
. . . .- Msg if changing balance with a mono speaker channel.
. . . .- Bypass equalizer: Howto info.
- Album art.
. . . .- Albumart.org now suports bigger images (as for amazon.com).
. . . .- Save albumart locally also for hits in albumart.org.
. . . .- Bugfix: Avoid DVD's when searching amazon for album art.
. . . .- Bugfix: If local albumart file is removed - albumart-grabber returns 'not found' instead of going to amazon.
- Trackinfo: Improve detection of correct album tag.
- Preferences: Tooltip for sound card chooser adds info about bypassing eq.
- Updated LowPowered / Wings frontends.
- Remove Title - Artist info in window heading when stop playing
- Remove option to search while typing. pMusic has grown beyond this.
- Bugfix: Menu>Music sources>Radio-Hits lists each directories even if they are equal.
- Bugfix: tooltip-text for navigation buttons.
- Bugfix: Menu>Music Sources>Browse did not work

[01micko]

Hi Sigmund

I get the error window about balance not working (new eq gui) because my output is "mono", that's fine, but I have to dismiss it 6 times before it goes away, I checked this s few times.

Mick

[zigbert]

Hi Mick
This is strange stuff. I am running Slacko 5.4.0.3 and can not reproduce it. I tested this before I settled on the command. In the file gui_mixer, the slider is defined:

[666philb]

hi zigbert

music transport bar now working well in precise, thankyou.

the balance doesn't work in the audiomixer

[zigbert]