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#7119 - 11/05/2000 09:00 Better fast-forward/rewind
dionysus
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Registered: 16/06/1999
Posts: 1222
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Hey,

I have alot (6 gb) of large, live mp3 recordings (100 mb files..), which are very cumbersome to fast forward/rewind on... I know I can split up the files using mp3splitter or other programs and fast forward as in through tracks, but I really dont' like to do that.. Would it be possible to have the forward/backwards buttons on a sliding scale, going faster then more you hold it down? Or maybe a seperate function that would jump forwards/backwards in 5 minute increments on a file... As it is, it takes nearly 1-2 minute just to fast forward/rewind 15 minutes worth of music..
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#7120 - 11/05/2000 10:47 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: dionysus]
debauch
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Registered: 22/03/2000
Posts: 217
Loc: West Midlands, England
Would it be possible to have the forward/backwards buttons on a sliding scale, going faster then more you hold it down?

I'll go with this one. I've got a lot of audio books which are in 30 to 40 minute chunks. A speedy fast forward would be very handy.

Nick.


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#7121 - 12/05/2000 08:41 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: dionysus]
Dearing
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Registered: 22/07/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: Florida
I hate to keep bringing this up, but this would also be a perfect opportunity to use macros. You could store a macro with 100 FF or RW commands (I think that's 5 minutes) and store it in a number key on the remote.
If you can't tell, I'm waiting anxiously for macro support...

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#7122 - 12/05/2000 09:47 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: Dearing]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
A macro wouldn't actually work in that situation: ff/rew is a mode, not a command. We have implemented acellerating ff/rew in some of our other projects, so I suspect it'll make it into the empeg-car before long.

Hugo



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#7123 - 12/05/2000 10:41 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: altman]
Henno
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Registered: 15/07/1999
Posts: 568
Loc: Meije, Netherlands
We have implemented acellerating ff/rew in some of our other projects

Hugo, out of curiosity: does this also imply that you have Variable Bit Rate under control ?

Henno
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#7124 - 12/05/2000 14:38 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: Henno]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
We have it better under control than it was before :)

ID3v2 has also been done (hey, I did some useful non-kernel & non-assembler work for a change!) but it's not been fitted into emplode yet - but you can be sure it'll be in later releases of emplode. You'll also get remaining time, bitrate (or average bitrate for VBR's) & that sort of stuff.

Hugo



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#7125 - 12/05/2000 15:10 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: altman]
dionysus
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Nice :-)
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#7126 - 12/05/2000 15:13 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: altman]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
(Tony's head explodes with joy.)

Cool beans, Hugo!

Question about ID3v2...

Are you planning on implementing any fields besides the corresponding ID3v1 tags? For example, relative volume?

Tony Fabris
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#7127 - 12/05/2000 17:49 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: altman]
Lord Bleys
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Registered: 30/12/1999
Posts: 143
Fascinating. I await the opportunity to observe this long-desired and newly-produced phenomenon.

=]

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#7128 - 13/05/2000 02:49 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: altman]
Henno
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Registered: 15/07/1999
Posts: 568
Loc: Meije, Netherlands
You'll also get remaining time . .
Great !

. . bitrate (or average bitrate for VBR's)
Nice!

. . . . ID3v2 has also been done
Beautiful !

. . . . . . & that sort of stuff.
Can't wait

Thanks

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#7129 - 13/05/2000 03:45 Re: Better fast-forward/rewind [Re: tfabris]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
Currently nothing but the ID3v1 tags (but without the length restrictions, etc). Still, it's easier to add now that the base support is in there.

Hugo



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