StreamsTreeNode: Library subnode for your favourite streams

Post by **Peke** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:38 am

Hmmm... it is not problem in input plugins rather than structure of plugins itself. Each input plugin return MM what File types it can play. In some you can set it inside configuration of plugin (Winamps in_mp3.dll) and after that MM use first one that can play that particular file type and this is where problem (if we put it that way) occurs. I'm not 100% sure but I also thing that same thing is happening with Winamp (althru I didn't test it recently).
I have experimented with additional checking for input plugins but have not found any stable non bloated solution that will satisfy both speed and functionality.

I'm trying to figure that out the best way as I also wanna for example use in_123mpg for MP3 playback and n_mp3PRO for MP3Pro and in_mp3 (winamps) for AAC.

Bex · Post by **Bex** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:42 am

Cool Peke!
I hope you find a workable solution for this.

Post by **Peke** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:41 pm

This is noted thing but if you agree it is more than annoying than a bug?

Steegy · Post by **Steegy** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:58 pm

Don't feel obligated to do anything Peke. This certainly isn't a bug.
Hopefully this problem will partially solve itself in the future, as mp3pro will vanish.

Bex · Post by **Bex** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:55 pm

^What Steegy said.

ZRX 1100 · Post by **ZRX 1100** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:30 pm

Hi. I got the streams tree node, but when I click on a genre or station etc., it seems to do no more than restart the last music file I played. Now, all I did was dl, open and use the install wizard. Is there some step I missed? I am very new to using MM, and wanted to see if I could get it to play net radio. Thanks for any help. MM is great, plays many files that won't work on other players.

Steegy · Post by **Steegy** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:03 am

Well, look at your now playing list and you'll see how the script works.

StreamsTreeNode should add an entry (the stream) in front of the list, and start playing it. If MM can't play the entry (stream), it will ignore it (flag it unreadable, in gray color) and start the next entry in the now playing list (in this case your previously playing song).

So I think that MM can't play the stream you want it to play, and so continues with the next song in the now playing list.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:32 pm

Steegy wrote:Well, look at your now playing list and you'll see how the script works.

StreamsTreeNode should add an entry (the stream) in front of the list, and start playing it. If MM can't play the entry (stream), it will ignore it (flag it unreadable, in gray color) and start the next entry in the now playing list (in this case your previously playing song).

So I think that MM can't play the stream you want it to play, and so continues with the next song in the now playing list.

Okay,thanks. Is there a reason MM can't play the streams?

ZRX 1100 · Post by **ZRX 1100** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:34 pm

Anonymous wrote:
Steegy wrote:Well, look at your now playing list and you'll see how the script works.

StreamsTreeNode should add an entry (the stream) in front of the list, and start playing it. If MM can't play the entry (stream), it will ignore it (flag it unreadable, in gray color) and start the next entry in the now playing list (in this case your previously playing song).

So I think that MM can't play the stream you want it to play, and so continues with the next song in the now playing list.
Okay,thanks. Is there a reason MM can't play the streams?

Forgot to log in, it's me asking.

Steegy · Post by **Steegy** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:11 pm

There can be several reasons:
- stream doesn't exist, is down or has connection problems
- stream is in a music format that's not supported by MM (or for which you need an extra plugin; like for aac streams)
- just general MM stream playing problem

Anyway, MM 3.0 will have improved support for streams and will have built-in AAC (aac, mp4, m4a, ...) support.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:20 am

cherryplinth wrote:Thank you so much, Steegy. Your complete listing of input dll's did the trick. The one thing I would add to your instructions is to be sure to get the latest version of MM. I had not updated my version since last summer, and even with your new dll's, I still could not get the AAC streams to play. But as soon as I updated MM to version 2.5.4.978, everything works like a charm. Now I have to figure out how to get Real streams to play using the Tara plug-in.

I think your posting above is going to get a lot of views.

cherryplinth · Post by **cherryplinth** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:09 pm

Any idea on how to edit the StreamsTreeNode.VBS file in Vista? I would like to edit the file so I can display some new stations on the tree, but Vista won't let me edit/save the file - even if I am Running As Administrator.

Steegy · Post by **Steegy** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:06 pm

Opening it in any text editor, e.g. Notepad, should do the trick. As I don't use Vista yet, I can't give you any more info.

cherryplinth · Post by **cherryplinth** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:01 pm

I think Vista is trying to make it difficult to make changes in the program files directory. Notepad will let me edit the StreamsTreeNode.vbs file, but when I go to save the file (Running As Administrator) I get the following:

"Cannot create the C:\Program Files\Media Monkey3\Scripts\Auto\StreamsTree Node.vbs file".

In fact, if I just open and save the StreamsTreeNode file in Notepad, I get the same error message. Vista seemed to be happy letting me install the StreamsTreeNode script, but it does not seem to want me to make changes to the script. Strange.

drjboulder · Post by **drjboulder** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:59 pm

cherryplinth-
When I edit a script with notepad w/vista I have to save it to my desktop, then move it to the script folder and replace previous script.
However, if I use "TextPad" to edit it allows me to save it directly to the folder.
Cannot explain this behavior, but one of these solutions should work for you.