tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56230051005460407962024-03-08T13:43:37.246+01:00vmcMoteA Windows Media Center Remote for IPhone.thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-86233873784763320492012-12-23T16:39:00.000+01:002012-12-23T16:40:53.556+01:00Windows 8 SupportWindows 8 was released by Microsoft in October 2012. Windows Media Center has become an add-on, but is still available for Windows 8.<br />
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Unfortunately, the current vmcMote server, version 1.2.8.2, does not work properly with Windows 8. It is not correctly handling the new .NET framework 4.5 in Windows 8.<br />
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I finally fixed those issues and created a new server, version 1.2.8.3, that works with Windows 8.<br />
You can download it here: <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.2.8.3_BETA_Installer.exe">Download vmcMoteServer 1.2.8.3 BETA</a><br />
It's still labeled as BETA, as I did not found the time so far to test the new server intensively. Any feedback is appreciated.<br />
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Best regards,<br />
Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-2370736953382029862012-02-22T20:29:00.003+01:002012-02-22T20:32:24.489+01:00Version 1.2.8.1 submitted to AppleI just submitted a new version to Apple.<br /><br />It provides the following fixes and enhancements:<br /> - Library browsing speedup (especially for users with huge databases). IMPORTANT: Issue a sync for speedup to take effect! <br /> - Device rotation related fixes (No upside down cover wall any more).<br /> - Last item in cover wall might have been invisible in previous versions.<br /><br />It's in the review process and should appear in the App Store within the next week.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-70717513046526469632011-11-09T18:22:00.003+01:002011-11-27T18:55:12.366+01:00Version 1.2.8 available in the App Store - New Server 1.2.8.2Version 1.2.8 of vmcMote brings several minor improvements:<br />- Fixes issue of albums being present multiple times in list if several artists per album.<br />- Year tag is now synced and shown in album info.<br />- Album classification by length detection made configurable via settings.xml<br /><br />Nov 27th: Server 1.2.8.2 available. It brings small improvements regarding the sync of huge libraries.<br />Nov 9th: Server 1.2.8.1 available. It improves the sync speed in sync phase 1 compared to the initial 1.2.8 server. The difference is most notable when music files are located on a network share.thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-33650268552174483732011-10-08T19:58:00.008+02:002012-02-24T23:32:55.858+01:00Version 1.2.7 available in the App Store<table><tbody><tr><td><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/forum/iPad_horizontal_interface_300.png" border="0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; border:none;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 234px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/forum/iPad_horizontal_interface_300.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></td><td><br />The new version 1.2.7 of vmcMote, vmcMote HD and the Lite versions is now available in the App Store.<br /><br />New features:<br /><br />- iOS 5 tested<br />- High resolution covers embedded in music files are now used (enabling higher cover quality).<br />- The iPad versions rotates the interface to landscape now (screenshot) if desired (configurable). Cover Wall is opened on button press.<br />- Bug fixes.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-24260447637332531572011-05-21T13:16:00.012+02:002011-05-21T13:48:17.538+02:00vmcMote 1.2.5 available in the App Store<table><tbody><tr><td ><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1" border="0"><img style="cursor:pointer; border:none; width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news125/symbol_2011_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></td><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901662?mt=8&ls=1" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; border:none; width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news125/symbol_2011_small_HD.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></td><br /><td width="100%">Version 1.2.5 of vmcMote and vmcMote HD are now available in the App Store.<br /><br />This version brings backgrounding (fast app switching) and several bug fixes and improvements. For example, the network handling was improved to resolve sync errors, the volume slider works without delays now, missing/wrong cover problems were resolved, ...<br /></td><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901730?mt=8&ls=1" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news125/symbol_2011_small_HD_lite.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; border:none; width: 60px; height: 60px;" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news125/symbol_2011_small_lite.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; border:none; width: 60px; height: 60px;" border="0" alt="" /></a></td><br /></tr></tbody></table>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-51114057903360622702010-10-28T20:07:00.010+02:002011-05-16T23:10:23.093+02:00vmcMote HD (for iPad) now available in the App Store.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%"><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/vmcMoteHD_promo_600x300.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 300px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/vmcMoteHD_promo_600x300.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><br />A special version of vmcMote for the iPad is now available in the App Store: vmcMote HD.<br /><br />vmcMote HD takes advance of the presentation capabilities of the iPad. Have your current playlist in your field of view while selecting new music or create new playlists. In case of horizontal device orientation, a cover wall with up to 24 Covers will give you a convenient way to find albums by cover art.<br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div style="margin: 0px; width: 288px; height: 150px; padding: 5px; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255); float: left; width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: 0px;"><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><div style="float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px; cursor: none;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_HD_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901662?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px; cursor: none;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_HD_lite_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901730?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br />Enjoy the new vmcMote HD!<br /><br />Greetings,<br />Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-46566953402277309292010-08-01T18:40:00.060+02:002012-02-24T23:08:05.549+01:00About vmcMote and vmcMote HD<div style="float: right; margin: 10px;" align="right"><br /><object height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/EdSzMy8V9js&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/EdSzMy8V9js&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="193" width="300"></embed></object><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div style="margin: 0px; width: 288px; height: 312px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(17, 40, 78); float: left; width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: 0px;"><div class="nobrtable"><div style="float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="height: 52px; border: medium none; margin: 13px; cursor: none;" src=""http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 13px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px; cursor: none;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_lite_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px; cursor: none;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_HD_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901662?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px; cursor: none;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/symbol_HD_lite_big_52px.png" alt="" border="0" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901730?mt=8&ls=1"><img style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 13px 13px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/App_Store_badge_new_52px.png" /></a></td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are vmcMote and vmcMote HD?</span><br /><br />vmcMote is an App for iPhone/iPod Touch that let you remote your windows media center! vmcMote HD is a special iPad version of vmcMote.<br /><br />The orginal idea: Vista Media Center (<span style="font-weight: bold;">vmc</span>) + re<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mote</span> = <span style="font-weight: bold;">vmcMote</span>!<br />Well, windows vista is not up to date any more, but the name stays ;-)<br /><br />vmcMote is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">native iOS application</span> that allows you wireless access to the music library of your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows Vista and Windows 7 Media Center.</span><br /><br />As opposed to your normal infrared-remote and the most remotes you can find in the Apple AppStore, vmcMote is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">two-way remote</span>: It not only sents commands, but also gets information back from your media center about the its current state!<br /><br />It enables you to browse the music library, search for music, play/enqueue tracks, view the currently played music track, the current playlist (and on Windows 7 also the currently played video), navigate inside the current track, create and manage playlists (on device only). And you can do all of this with your Tv switched off! Furthermore, a simple remote functionality is included for cases when the Tv is on and you need some basic remote functionality.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901662?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote HD</a> are avaiable on the App Store. The price for each version is 5,99€.<br /><br />There is also a free Lite versions for both Apps available (Links: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote Lite</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id398901730?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote HD Lite</a>). The free versions are limited to 100 tracks in the local database. Nevertheless, the sync is performed completely to let you judge the time needed. Furthermore, the set of remote buttons is limited. I encourage you to test the free Lite versions before you buy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Functionality Overview</span><br /><br />Here is a short overview of functionality provided by vmcMote:<br /><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; height: 100px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><thead></thead><tbody><tr><th width="90%"><br />- Now Playing View<br /><ul><li>List the currently played track (on Windows 7 also the currently played video!)<br /></li><li>Lists all tracks in the current playlist<br /></li><li>Play/pause, next track, previous track, direct play track</li><li>Jump to a position inside a track via a slider<br /></li><li>Playtime of track<br /></li><li>Cover view</li></ul><br /></th><th><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120#5484042780064617762"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w230/vmcMote_120_cropped_004.jpg" /></a><br /></th></tr><tr><th width="70%"><br />- Library View<br /><ul><li>Albums</li><li>Artists</li><li>Genre</li><li>Radio Stations (Streams are configurable via xml-file on server)</li><li>Cover Wall Mode if you turn to landscape (since 1.2.0)!<br /></li><li>Search</li><li>Cover Support</li><li>Play/Enqueue/AddToPlaylist complete albums or single tracks</li></ul><br /></th><th><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120#5484042781924939394"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w230/vmcMote_120_cropped_005.jpg" /><br /></a></th></tr><tr><th width="70%"><br />- Playlist View<br /><ul><li>Edit mode (Reorder tracks | Delete single track | Play/enqueue playlist | Import "Now Playing")<br /></li><li>Browse mode (Quick view | Add, delete, rename playlists | Select the edit list)</li><li>"Now Playing" list is autosaved in case of an accidental deletion (for example by executing an unwanted play-track command).</li></ul><br /></th><th><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120#5484043270323187986"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w230/vmcMote_120_cropped_019.jpg" /></a><br /></th></tr><tr><th width="70%"><br />- Remote View<br /><ul><li>A 5 x 5 Matrix of the most often used remote buttons.</li><li>Virtual Keyboard.</li><li>This is for convenience.<br /></li></ul><br /></th><th><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120#5484043435875647890"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w230/vmcMote_120_cropped_024.jpg" /></a><br /></th></tr><tr><th width="70%"><br />- Settings<br /><ul><li>Change between available servers.</li><li>Connect to server (from offline mode).</li><li>Change offline server (when in offline mode).</li><li>Get database information (Complete Sync).</li><li>Change the color theme of vmcMote.<br /></li><li>Delete used servers.</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">"Auto connect" </span>setting (auto connect to last connected server immediately).</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">"In-compilation-only-artists"</span> setting (when disabled, these artists are not shown in artists list to reduce the list length. A search still finds them)</li></ul><br /></th><th><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120#5484043883080379170"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w230/vmcMote_120_cropped_038.jpg" /></a><br /></th></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br />Functionality that is not included, and you should be aware of:<br /><ul><li>No Extender Support (I would not be able to enable all functionality on extenders, as the Media Center SDK is too limited. No extender for testing and general lack of spare time are further reasons.)<br /></li><li>No Incremental Database Updates (I am lackig the time to implement it, sorry. But I guess this is not such a big problem.)</li><li>There is and will be no video/TV/recordings support. This tool focusses to give access to Media Center components where you naturally do not need a running TV to consume them.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Development Motivation</span><br /><br />Please take notice that vmcMote is developed as a private project in my spare time. I initially had a little bit too much time after finishing my Master's Degree and personally wanted such an application. This was the reason to start the development.<br /><br />I brought vmcMote to the appstore because I assumed other Media Center enthusiasts would like it. I selected a price of 5.99€. The money will serve the purpose to cover the expenses of the annual App Store fee, business application and so forth. Furthermore, I would also be glad to get a small return as I invested a lot of spare time into this project (more than 800 hours).<br /><br />Because this is a private project, vmcMote is provided as it is. Usage is at your own risk. I will do my very best that it works as perfectly as possible and to support it as good as possible. Nevertheless, I am doing my Ph.D. at a big german car manufacturer now, and there will be times when I will not have the spare time to work on this project or be able to give instant support.thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-7108808332070669012010-06-08T21:50:00.010+02:002012-02-24T23:32:33.702+01:00New Version 1.2.0 in the App Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/News_Cover_Wall.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 177px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/News_Cover_Wall.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Hey,<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1">version 1.2.0 of vmcMote </a>and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote Lite</a> is now available in the App Store.<br /><br />There are the following new features:<br /><br />- "Cover Wall" mode. Is opened by rotating into landscape orientation while in the library view. Has Artist-Album sorting.<br />- Color Themes. There are 4 different themes. The new default theme is blue.<br />- New remove view buttons that have a much nicer look.<br />- Play Random Subset feature for Genre view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news/Screenshot%202010.06.07%2023.28.28_cropped.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 254px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news/Screenshot%202010.06.07%2023.28.28_cropped.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The following things have been fixed:<br /><br />- ReConnection not working after the device was locked has been fixed. The internal reconnection handling has been completely reworked.<br />- The Prev/Pause/Next buttons in the Cover View will now work always.<br />- Remote Tv Button goes to Recorded Tv now instead of Live Tv.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy the new version.<br /><br />Greetings, Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-38762290294939334672010-05-15T19:18:00.005+02:002012-02-24T23:34:37.443+01:00New Server Version - Now Playing List Fix<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news/vmcMoteServer%20Installer.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 219px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/news/vmcMoteServer%20Installer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hey all,<br /></div><br />I uploaded a new server version today.<br /><br />The most important thing: I found a way to repair the "now playing" queue not available problem under windows 7. The solution is pretty simple and I have to apologize that I have not found it before. Even if it was hard to find it. Anyway, a fix is included in the installer. It also works under vista and requires no reboot.<br /><br />Second, the server is now installed by a full-fledged installer. Installation should therefore be much easier than before.<br /><br />The server functionality itself was only very slightly modified. Most important, the phase 1 of the synchronization process should be much more robust now. Especially in case of currupt audio files.<br /><br />A client update is not required as long as you are already running client version 1.1.2!<br /><br />Greetings, Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-31282243902366373082010-03-21T13:57:00.003+01:002011-05-16T23:11:55.381+02:00vmcMote 1.1.2 in the AppStoreSince about a week, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1">version 1.1.2 of vmcMote</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote Lite</a> is available in the AppStore. <br /><br />The 1.1.2 update brings a new caching method, that will increase the caching of the Library View after a server connect especially in case of big libraries. The speed increase should be of a factor of 4 to 6.<br /><br />Version 1.1.1 (released before 1.1.2) brought support for Windows 7 64 Bit on the server side and contained a quite a few server bug fixes.<br /><br />For the full list of new features and fixes see the version history in the AppStore and the server history here on the server download page.<br /><br />Greetings, Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-22642583234123597212010-01-04T15:43:00.006+01:002011-05-16T23:12:33.155+02:00vmcMote 1.1.0 in the AppStoreAs of today, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1">version 1.1.0 of vmcMote</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1">vmcMote Lite</a> is available in the AppStore. The update contains several bug-fixes and also a few new features. A major focus was the Windows 7 compatibility:<br /><br />New Features:<br /><br />- Basic radio stream support. Radio streams can be configured by a Config-File on the server. A radio station config includes the name, stream address and a cover file. The infos are synced to vmcMote on the phone and radio streams can be enqueued from there.<br /><br />- Adaptive slider control to allow fine grained in track jumping. The slider has three different speeds now. Just like in the iPhone OS 3.0 iPod app.<br /><br />- Under Windows 7 and Vista without TvPack, the information of a just playing video is sent to vmcMote. Jumping in the video via slider works. The functionality is not available for LiveTV due to missing support by the Media Center SDK. TvPack is not supported due to missing information from Media Center SDK.<br /><br />- Volume control via slider. The view becomes visible by tab into Cover View.<br /><br />Bug Fixes:<br /><br />- No more annoying popup when remoting of the WMP via wmpuice.dll should stop working. Instead the app switches to a "One-Title" mode seamlessly. In this mode, the limited information that are available from the Media Center SDK are used to show the now playing track inclusive runtime and current in-track position. Jumping in the track still works. Due to a bug in the SDK, this fallback mode does not work on Vista with TvPack however.<br /><br />- The above-described mode ensures almost perfect compatibility with Windows 7. Repairing a broken wmpuice.dll is still not possible however as this is a bug on Microsoft's side (the WMP looses its COM+ remote interface). Therefore, if the remoting brakes, the whole now playing queue is not available any more but the now playing track is still shown.<br /><br />- Fixed the bug that the Cancel-Button in Library View was not well clickable.<br /><br />- Fixed the messed up buttons in Settings View.<br /><br />- Several minor bug fixes and improvements.thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-16345900465003530172009-05-25T19:26:00.005+02:002011-05-16T23:13:07.861+02:00vmcMote available on the App StorevmcMote Lite and vmcMote are now available on the App Store.<br />Therefore, feel free to test the Lite version before you buy vmcMote.<br /><br />The direct links to the Apps in the App Store are:<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315344688?mt=8&ls=1">App Store link: vmcMote Lite</a><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/id315349067?mt=8&ls=1">App Store link: vmcMote</a><br /><br />Greetings, Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-12363548126115282942009-05-06T22:27:00.003+02:002009-05-06T23:40:23.425+02:00vmcMote submitted to AppleA few minutes ago, I submitted vmcMote to Apple. Therefore, it is in the approval process.<br /><br />I submitted two versions:<br /><br />- vmcMote -> the "real" vmcMote, price: 5,99€ or the equivalent of 2 beer ;-)<br />- vmcMote Lite -> a free demo of vmcMote.<br /><br />The free version is limited to 100 tracks in the local database. Nevertheless, the sync is performed completely to let you judge the time needed. Furthermore, the set of remote buttons is limited.<br /><br />Greetings, Thomasthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-33422425371442233162009-03-05T19:44:00.002+01:002009-03-06T13:02:07.284+01:00First NewsI will provide the latest vmcMote news here in the future.<br /><br />In the meantime, please visit the discussions here<br /><a href="http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/335822.aspx">vmcMote on www.thegreenbutton.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.mce-community.de/forum/index.php?showtopic=32328">vmcMote on www.mce-community.de</a><br />to get information about the progress of the project. Especially the second link provides a lot of information.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-42091998391213074942009-03-05T18:31:00.041+01:002012-02-24T23:21:10.589+01:00Screenshots<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Screenshots of vmcMote 1.2.0</span><br /></div><br /><br />Startup and Now Playing Information:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_002.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_002.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_004.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_004.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_004_1.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_004_1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Music Library Browsing:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_005.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_005.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_006.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_006.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_007.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_010.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_010.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_011.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_011.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Playlist Editing and Management:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_019.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_019.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_020.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_020.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_021.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_021.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Remote Controls:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_024.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_024.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_025.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_025.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Settings:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_038.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_038.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_030.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_030.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_041.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_041.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Library Synchronization:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_031.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_031.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_033.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_033.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_035.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_035.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Color Skin Example (Gray Dark):<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_045.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_045.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_046.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_046.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/normal/vmcMote_120_cropped_049.jpg"><img src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/screenshots_v120/w280/vmcMote_120_cropped_049.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The complete album with more screenshots: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82/VmcMote120">vmcMote 1.2.0</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You can find more screenshots of vmcMote here: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82">http://picasaweb.google.de/thmang82</a></div>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-88861625106028294242009-03-05T18:28:00.129+01:002012-12-30T18:18:35.445+01:00<div align="center">
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vmcMote, vmcMote Lite, vmcMote HD and vmcMote HD Lite are all available in the App Store. Just follow the links below.<br />
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vmcMote (running on the IPhone/IPod Touch) and vmcMote HD (running on the iPad), require a server running on the Media Center computer. The server is realized as a Media Center Addin. Both variants -- vmcMote and vmcMote HD -- use the same server.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Important: </span>Please ensure that you have the server version that corresponds to your client version!<br />
If you are running <b>Windows 8</b>, please read this post: <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/2012/12/windows-8-support.html">Windows 8 Support</a>
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<strong>For client version 1.2.8 and 1.2.8.1</strong><br />
Server 1.2.8.2 replaces 1.2.8.1 and 1.2.8.0<br />
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IMPORTANT:<br />
- You need <span style="font-weight: bold;">.NET Framework 3.5</span> to run vmcMote Server.<br />
- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows Vista 32 Bit</span> with Media Center or Windows 7 - 32 or 64 Bit (all versions contain Media Center).<br />
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The new installer based server installation is pretty self explaining. However, you can also get the basic install instructions in the <strong><br /> <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">Server Installation Help Section.</a></strong><br />
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The server can be configured. For example it's name. Please see the corresponding <strong><br /> <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">Server Settings Help Section</a></strong> for more information.<br />
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1.2.8.2<br />
- Brings small improvements regarding the sync of huge libraries.<br />
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1.2.8.1<br />
- Improves sync speed in sync phase 1 compared to version 1.2.8. Especially when music files are located on a network share.<br />
- Replaces version 1.2.8<br />
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1.2.8<br />
- Fixes issue of albums being present multiple times in list if several artists per album.<br />
- Year tag is now synced and shown in album info.<br />
- IMPORTANT: Issue a re-sync for changes (Album fix and Year tag) to take effect.<br />
- Album classification by length detection made configurable via settings.xml<br />
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1.2.7.1<br />
- Speed of sync phase one improved (by factor 2-3 compared to server 1.2.7.0)<br />
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- High resolution embedded covers are used now (enables much better cover quality). Default sync resolution in settings.xml is 240x240 by now.<br />
- Fixed: When multiple albums with same name, but different author, only one was shown in album view.<br />
- Fixed a bug in installer that might prevented the usage of custom server name at first installation.<br />
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1.2.5.2<br />
- DVD/video/recording detection of now playing videos will work again.<br />
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1.2.5.1<br />
- Small fix to provide better fault tolerance during sync process.<br />
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1.2.5.0<br />
- Complete new network stack and improved sync process. Sync problems should not happen any more, even in problematic wireless networks.<br />
- Volume slider works without any delays now.<br />
- New album/compilation detection. For example, long runtime, but single track albums will be classified as albums now.<br />
- Compilations get covers now.<br />
- Albums with no cover will get none, and not a wrong one.<br />
- vmcMote uses embedded covers now, backup is folder.jpg<br />
- Sorting is correct now if "Show Compilation Artists" is enabled.<br />
- Numerous minor fixes and enhancements.<br />
- App icon slightly modified.<br />
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1.2.0.0<br />
- Fixes to make the Volume Slider work under 64 Bit.<br />
- New functionality to enable Random Subset enqueuing.<br />
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1.1.2.0 - New Windows Installer.<br />
- New generic fix for the "One Title Mode" problem. It is now possible to get the Now Playing List back under Windows 7 in case it was broken.<br />
- Increased the idle time in case of no connection.<br />
- Optimized the problem detection in first sync phase. This tackles the problem of false sync abortions in case of corrupt audio files.<br />
- Better problem description in Log Level 3 Output.<br />
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- 64 Bit Support (considered as BETA, should work at least with Win 7 64 Bit, Vista 64 was not tested)<br />
- Fixed a bug regarding unicode characters in server names.<br />
- Fixed a problem when "&" are in radio stream addresses.<br />
- Fixed a problem related to volume slider control executing not the correct number of steps.<br />
- Fixed the virtual keyboard backspace key having no function. 1.1.0.0<br />
- Improved support for Windows 7: If WMP remoting becomes unavailable, the now playing track is retrieved via the Media Center SDK. This works also on Vista without TvPACK!<br />
- Radio station support - Check the "radio" subfolder to add custom radio stations.<br />
- On Windows 7 and Vista without TvPACK: Now playing video info and skipping in video. Not for LiveTV and DVD, on Vista not for Recorded TV.<br />
- Volume Control Via slider.<br />
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1.0.1.2<br />
- Minor changes to enable an installation on Windows 7 RC1 32 Bit<br />
- Windows 7 support is considered BETA, as Win 7 is still a release candidate.<br />
- A potential bug leading to a track length of 0 for all tracks has been fixed<br />
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1.0.1 (not available any more, substituted by 1.0.1.2)<br />
- Debug Logging added<br />
- Wrong command for "stop" button fixed<br />
- Added info popup when tracks are deleted from playlists because they were not existent any more after a database update.<br />
- Syncing improved (Code to catch additional errors, not found folders during cover search are excluded, sync timeout increased, ...)<br />
- A few minor bugs fixed<br />
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- First Versionthm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-27830842506844870332009-03-05T18:21:00.035+01:002011-11-09T18:39:52.153+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Troubleshooting</span><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Troubleshooting Q/A:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: </span>On top of the now playing view, there is written <span style="font-weight: bold;">"One Title Mode"</span> instead of the current track number and the amount of tracks in the currently playing queue. What happened?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>"One Title Mode" is a fallback mode that is used if the vmcMote server is not able to get the now playing queue any more. The reason for this is a problem with remoting the Windows Media Player (remoting the WMP is needed to get hold of the current playlist). Most likely this is due to race conditions between the Media Center and the required remoting plugin due to both remoting the same WMP instance.<br />As of server version 1.1.2, there is a fix included in the installation. You can find it in the base installation directory. Simply execute it. It does re-enable the remoting. Afterwards, you should be able to see the now palying list again.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> If you run Win7 64Bit, make sure that the default WMP is the 32Bit version. A user reported that there are two versions. The 32Bit version is default. If you somehow changed that to the 64Bit version, the WMP will not be able to run the required plugin to enable vmcMote to retrieve the now playing list!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: The installation does not work.</span> I am getting an error message that vmcMoteServer.exe was closed due to an error if I start Media Center.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>This is very likely a problem of a not meet requirement. Make sure that you have Vista 32 Bit and .NET Framework 3.5 or Win 7 32/64 Bit.<br />A second reason could be missing access rights on the installation directory. The windows user account that is executing Media Center has to have read/write access to the vmcMote server directory. If it does not has proper access rights, there comes up a warning popup in Media Center during a Library Sync as of server version 1.1.0.0.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: </span>The client is telling me that there is a problem with the installation after I connected to a server. Why?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>It can happen that wmpuice.dll is not registered properly. Follow the instructions in the popup notice to solve the problem.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q:</span> I installed the server successfully, but<span style="font-weight: bold;"> vmcMote does not find the server.</span> What's wrong?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>This can have different reasons:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Make sure <span style="font-weight: bold;">that your firewall allows incoming connections for vmcMoteServer.exe.</span> Server discovery works by discovery broadcast packets. The listen port (UDP) on the server side is 12324. The TCP port for communication can be found in settings.xml. Make sure these two ports are open.<div><b>2. </b>Your router may block the port due to a build in firewall between wireless and wired network. This is strange behavior, as the router should normally only switch between wired and wireless, but I had a user report about such an internal firewall. Try to open the discovery port in the router if configuring your windows firewall properly did not resolve the issue.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> Because of the broadcast nature, client and server have to be in the same sub-network (same first 3 number of IP address)!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. </span>I might happen that the Addin, running inside Media Center, is not able to start vmcMoteServer.exe, the "real" server. The Addin gets the installation path via the registry. It might fail get the path from the registry or to access the installation directory (an access rights problem). <br />First, make sure you <b>run the Installer from the same user account as you run MediaCenter</b> for installation to work properly (The installer informs about this). If you install from another account, you need to set the access rights yourself. If this does not fix the problem, you might try to install the server to "c:\vmcMoteServer". This is a path were the Addin will search as a backup if it fails to locate the install directory via the registry.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. </span>I had a problem with a virtual network card of a virtual machine. Disable other network adapters (the ones that are not responsible for the connection to the client device) for testing purposes.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6.</span> There has been a user report that a tethering app on the client device prevented the discovery. Try vmcMote (Lite) in iPhone Safe Mode to verify that no other app is disturbing the discovery.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7.</span> Your network may be unstable. Broadcasts, as used in the discovery process, are not acknowledged and can get lost. Have a look at the last answer to the question "I have problems syncing my library" below to get more information about wireless network instability problems.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: I have problems syncing my library. </span>The sync aborts at position xy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> Make sure that the Media Center process has write access in the vmcMoteServer installation directory. The new installer will try to set the rights properly. As of server version 1.1.0.0. , there comes up a warning popup in Media Center during a Library Sync if MediaCenter has improper access rights on the server directory.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> If you have "always stay connected" (in vmcMote) diabled, try to enable it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> There was a user reporting that a rebuild of the WMP/MediaCenter Library did the trick.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>If the problem persists: Close Media Center. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Enable debug logging in settings.xml</span> (see readme.txt) and restart Media Center. Afterwards, issue a few new sync's. Now, there should be a debug log file in the <span style="font-style: italic;">logs </span>subdirectory (in the server directory). If you are a bit familiar with debug logs, you can probably pinpoint the problem yourself. I tried to explain some common problems in the log output. If the log file does not help you, feel free to sent me an email with your log.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> This is an issue that should be solved since version 1.2.5: Your network might be unstable. In pre 1.2.5 versions, vmcMote was not very tolerant to longer (1 to 10 second) network outages. Be aware: you will not recognize such outages when you browse the web! You can verify your network is running properly by issuing a ping command to your Media Center PC from another machine. On windows, run "ping -n 10000 IP-Address" to get a long row of pings and have a look at the output. If there are errors or ping times about 1000ms, there is something wrong. Fixing such network problems (e.g. better antenna position, better antennas, other wirelss channel, different router ...) should get rid of a lot of vmcMote related problems.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> There has a been a user report about a PRE-N router causing trouble. He resolved his connection related problems by disabling the PRE-N mode of his router (limiting it to 802.11g).<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: I have several music tracks that show no correct runtime in vmcMote. </span>What's the problem?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> Please read the next question, this has something to do with the WMP database, not with vmcMote itself.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q:</span> I enabled debug logging, and there are several lines in my log after a library sync stating that the track length for a file was zero in the WMP library or something similar. What's the matter with this?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A: </span>Well, there are some file types that are not fully supported by Windows Media Player (WMP). The WMP has incorrect track length information (being zero) in its database for such file types. Because of this, vmcMote has also no correct length information. Therefore, this is not a problem of vmcMote, but of the WMP in general. However, you will still be able to play/enqueue those files.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: </span>There are <span style="font-weight: bold;">none or wrong covers for some albums.</span> Whats wrong with vmcMote?<b><br /></b><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> vmcMote does only sync a cover if the album is longer than 10 minutes or has more than three tracks to reduce the amount of transfered data.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> If there are wrong covers: vmcMote fetches covers from the "folder.jpg" that the WMP creates in every music folder (the file is hidden by default). If you have multiple albums in one folder, the vmcMote server will only be able to fetch one cover for all of them, resulting in wrong covers. Note: Since version 1.2.5, vmcMote uses embedded covers if available. folder.jpg is only backup.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q:</span> I have a problem that is not listed here, what shall I do?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A:</span> Feel free to post your problem in one of the forum threads listed below. Or just write me an email (<a class="linkification-ext" href="mailto:thmang82@gmail.com" title="Linkification: mailto:thmang82@gmail.com">thmang82@gmail.com</a>) with a detailed problem description, facts about your system environment and/or a debug log.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feedback and Discussions</span>:<br /><br />I encourage discussing vmcMote in one of the following forum threads:<br /><br />In English : <a href="http://experts.windows.com/frms/windows_entertainment_and_connected_home/f/25/t/102140.aspx">vmcMote on Windows Experts Community</a> (formerly TheGreenButton).<br /><br />Note that the old, long <a href="http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/335822.aspx">thread on the TheGreenButtton</a> unfortunately got lost in the transition to Windows Experts community. I already asked them resolve this, but nothing happened in the last month's. I keep the link here, just for the case they resolve it some time in the future.<br /><br />In German: <a href="http://www.mce-community.de/forum/index.php?showtopic=32328">vmcMote on www.mce-community.de</a><br /><br />I will participate in this discussion threads and try to answer open questions.<br /><br /><br />You can also contact me via E-Mail: <a class="linkification-ext" href="mailto:thmang82@gmail.com" title="Linkification: mailto:thmang82@gmail.com">thmang82@gmail.com</a></div>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-73320563722637475882009-03-05T17:26:00.002+01:002009-05-25T19:43:04.055+02:00ImprintThomas Mangel<br />Leopoldstr. 96<br />80802 Munich<br />Germany<br /><br />EMail: <a class="linkification-ext" href="mailto:thmang82@gmail.com" title="Linkification: mailto:thmang82@gmail.com">thmang82@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;">Disclaimer</span><br /><br /><p><b>1. 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If sections or individual terms of this statement are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts remain uninfluenced by this fact.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-23917034739031402052008-12-29T22:41:00.006+01:002011-05-21T11:50:32.456+02:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Planned Features</span><br /></span></div><br /><br />Here is a list of things that I intend to implement as soon as I find the spare time to do so:<br /><br />- Playlist synchronization.<br />- Wake-On-Lan.<br />- Improved start-up screen (related to Wake-On-Lan).<br /><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-91733919365282337562008-12-29T22:34:00.003+01:002011-05-21T11:50:06.958+02:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Known Issues</span><br /></span></div><br /><br />Open:<br />- Ordering of albums with "the" needs to be resolved.<br /><br />Fixed in 1.2.5:<br />- No covers for compilation albums under Windows 7<br />- No cover for example for albums with one very long track -> Change in "album" classification in the works, see "planned features".<br />- Volume slider does not work well, takes long time to adjust volume, Media Center GUI hangs while doing so. Problem is related to the Media Center SDK, the up/down function somehow interferes with my code. I will look into that for the next update.<br /><br /><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-39589540526127291002008-10-30T19:11:00.008+01:002010-10-31T17:43:54.609+01:00Screenshots and Video<div align="center"><div align="center" style="margin: 0px;width:588px;height:900px;padding: 0px; border-color:#000000; border-width:1px; border-style:none;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="background:none;float:left;align:left;width:100%;height:100%;padding: 0px;"><br /><style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style><br /><div class="nobrtable"><div style="float:left;align:left;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td width="300px"><br /><div align="center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/vmcmote_screenshots"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/vmcMote_screenshot_lib.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br /></td><br /><td width="300px"><br /><div align="center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/hd_screenshots"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://images.vmcmote.de/website/vmcMoteHD_screenshot_lib.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td align="center"><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/vmcmote_screenshots">Link (or click image)</a><br /></td><br /><td align="center"><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/hd_screenshots">Link (or click image)</a><br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr height="50px"><br /><td colspan="2" ><br /> <br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td colspan="2" align="center"><br /><div align="center"><br />  <object height="373" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/EdSzMy8V9js&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/EdSzMy8V9js&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="373" width="580"></embed></object><br /></div><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br><br /><br><br />Please contact me for promotional artwork in case you want to cover vmcMote on your blog or website.<br /><br>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-7149302121895785332008-05-15T18:23:00.012+02:002011-11-27T18:52:16.200+01:00Previous Server VersionsHere can you find old server versions.<br /><br />It is generally advised that you update to the newest client version of vmcMote or vmcMote Lite and use the newest server accordingly. However, if you might be running an old client version for whatever reason, here are the corresponding old server versions:<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.2.8.1_Installer.exe">vmcMoteServer_1.2.8.1_Installer.exe</a><br />was released on 2011-11-09 , 1.2 MB, MD5-checksum: 178b19f9b8521cb121e85b5ce0e36487<br />For client version 1.2.8.<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.2.7.1_Installer.exe">vmcMoteServer_1.2.7.1_Installer.exe</a><br />was released on 2011-10-08 , 1.2 MB, MD5-checksum: b933c487ac5f0db48102ff4ae8969a80<br />For client version 1.2.7.<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.2.5.2_Installer.exe">vmcMoteServer_1.2.5.2_Installer.exe</a><br />was released on 2011-06-19 , 1.2 MB, MD5-checksum: 0ee9175b269a5ab970431dbe99cccebd<br />For client version 1.2.5 and 1.2.5.2<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.2.0.0_Installer.exe">vmcMoteServer_1.2.0.0_Installer.exe</a><br />was released on 2010-06-08 , 1.2 MB, MD5-checksum: 7583fd8f47e96f9fa8e3ccb8ace6d7ad<br />For client version 1.2.0.<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcmote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.1.2.0_Installer.exe">vmcMoteServer_1.1.2.0_Installer.exe</a><br />(MD5-checksum: c5516113c72fec754e0e35dc37e71319)<br />For client version 1.1.2.<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcMote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.1.1.0.zip">vmcMoteServer_1.1.1.0.zip</a><br />(MD5-checksum: e8a024a58ee9f4f3cc9921e9b2ba148d)<br />For client version 1.1.1 and 1.1.2.<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcMote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.1.0.0.zip">vmcMoteServer_1.1.0.0.zip</a><br />(MD5-checksum: 61ebbf58e773be0a8f8d9dd562e712f7)<br />For client version 1.1.0<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcMote.de/vmcMoteServer_1.0.1.2.zip">vmcMoteServer_1.0.1.2.zip</a><br />(MD5-checksum: 7cd2c2300790fb0c567e43839eac953c)<br />For client version 1.0.1 and 1.0.2<br /><br />- <a href="http://files.vmcMote.de/vmcMote_Server_1.0.0.zip">vmcMote_Server_1.0.0.zip</a><br />(MD5-checksum: 3cad670fe014cfd89cf5dcc83eb8b514)<br />For client version 1.0.0<br /><br />IMPORTANT:<br />- You need <span style="font-weight: bold;">.NET Framework 3.5</span> to run vmcMote Server.<br />- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vista 32 Bit</span> with Media Center.<br />or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7 -</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 32 or 64 Bit</span> (all versions contain Media Center).<br /><br />- 64 Bit Support has been tested with Windows 7. At the moment, a known problem is a not working volume slider.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:110%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Install and Update Instructions for the old Batch-File based Install Process:</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batch-File based Installer -> Install Instructions:</span><br /><br />1. Extract the content of the ZIP to any folder you want<br /><br />2. Close the Media Center<br /><br />3. Run "install.bat" as Administrator (right click, execute as)<br /><br />4. Start Media Center. The windows Firewall will warn you about<br />connection requests if it is running. Allow vmcMote.<br /><br />5. Close Media Center after waiting 15 to 20 seconds (the addin needs<br />to be loaded). You will now see a "settings.xml" file in your<br />vmcMote installation folder.<br /><br />6. Edit the <span style="font-style: italic;"><servername>My Media Center</servername></span> line<br />in settings.xml. Replace "My Media Center" by the name you<br />want to use for your server.<br /><br />7. Restart the Media Center.<br />vmcMote running on your IPhone/IPodTouch will now find the server<br />automatically.<br /><br />8. Done<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batch-File based Installer -> Update Instructions:</span><br /><br />1. Close Media Center.<br />2. Run "uninstall.bat" as administrator.<br />3. For Safety Reasons: Backup "settings.xml" and the "clients" directory.<br />4. Replace all files with the files from the new version (Extract in the same directory).<br />5. Run install.bat again (as administrator).<br />6. Start Media Center.thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-51451174845088821032008-03-05T20:27:00.001+01:002011-11-09T18:35:19.094+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Settings Manual</span><br /></span></div><br /><br />The server can be configured via "settings.xml" located in the main server folder.<br />A default settings.xml contains the following settings:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <UniqueServerID></span><br />Servers are identified by the UniqueServerID.<br />If you change it, vmcMote will interpret the server as new and<br />you will loose access to your playlists and the sync state<br />(at least until you restore the old UniqueServerID)<br />It is highly recommended to leave the UniqueServerID untouched.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <ServerName></span><br />You can change the Server Name in settings.xml without loosing<br />your playlists or the sync state.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <ListenPort></span><br />The network port the server is listening on. You can change<br />it without loosing playlists of sync state.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <CoverResolution></span><br />The pixel resolution of the covers that are transmitted to the<br />client. Default is 160. You can reduce this if you want a faster<br />cover transfer to the client.<br />Values between 100 and 320 are supported.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <StabilizeNetworkByPing></span><br />I had problems that Windows or my Wireless Router delayed packets<br />up to a few seconds. I was able to resolve this by sending a<br />ping to the router once a second. This stabilized the connection.<br />If you do not like vmcMote Server to ping your router, feel free<br />to disable this option.<br />Supported Values: TRUE / FALSE. Default is TRUE. I recommend to<br />leave this option enabled.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <ForcePlayingMediaAwareness></span><br />Media Center is sometimes not aware of playing media when tracks<br />are enqueued by the SDK functions. Therefore, also when enqueued<br />by vmcMote. As a result, the playing music shows not up in the<br />"Now Playing" pane in Media Center.<br />This is no problem itself, but: Auto sleeping is not prevented in<br />this case.<br />When enabled, vmcMote Server will issue Media Center to navigate<br />to the music library before tracks are enqueued, and return<br />afterwards. This forces Media Center to recognize the enqueue<br />event.<br />Supported values: TRUE / FALSE. Default is FALSE.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <DebugLogLevel></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Available as of version 1.0.1.</span><br /><br />If you experience problems, you can enable debug logging by<br />changing the default value 0 (diabled) to 1 or 2 or 3.<br />Logging is momentarily focussed on the sync behaviour.<br /><br />Log Levels:<br />- 1 Only very important information are logged.<br />- 2 Additionally behaviour summaries are provided.<br />- 3 Detailed sync behaviour is logged. This mode is helpful, to<br />pinpoint errors that are related to individual files in<br />the database. Also, catched exceptions are logged. Be aware<br />that they do not necessarily indicate problems, they can<br />also be intended (try/catch).<br /><br />A log file is only created if log events emerge. Each logline<br />starts with the time, followed by the log level number, followed<br />by the log message.<br /><br />Supported values: 0 (disabled, default), 1, 2, 3<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- <AlbumLengthMinimumMinutes></span><br /> <br /> This is used for the album detection. If the length of all tracks<br /> with a certain Album/AlbumArtist combination is shorter than this,<br /> it is not classified as album and will not be shown in the album <br /> view. Also, no cover will be synced. <br />Note that too small values will lead to single tracks being <br />classified as "album", polluting the album list.<br /> <br /> Default is 9 (minutes)thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-353721419761364822008-03-05T20:21:00.000+01:002010-12-29T22:51:08.810+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Install and Update Instructions</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Install Instructions:</span><br /><br />- Before you install, check the requirements! <br /> However, the installer will also test on the correct .NET Framework version.<br /><br />1. Close Windows Media Center<br /><br />3. Run the Installer and follow the instructions.<br /> - Make sure that you run the installer as the windows user that<br /> normally runs Media Center.<br /><br />3.1 This applies ONLY if you have another firewall than the <br /> Windows Firewall running:<br /> - Ensure that vmcMoteServer.exe is allowed to communicate <br /> in the local network.<br /> <br />4. Restart Windows Media Center.<br /> - The addin will now be loaded automatically in the background.<br /> (Be patient, addins are loaded only 2 to 5 seconds after<br /> Media Center startup)<br /> - vmcMote running on your IPhone/IPodTouch will now find the <br /> server automatically.<br /><br />5. Done<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Update Instructions:</span><br /><br />1. Close Windows Media Center.<br /><br />2. If you are super concerned about your existing settings: Backup "settings.xml" and the "clients" and "radio" directory.<br /><br />3. Run the installer of the new version. It will detect the old installation and replace the needed files.<br /><br />4. Start Media Center. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Uninstall Instructions:</span><br /><br /><br />1. Close Media Center<br /><br />2. Run uninstall.exe from your installation folder, or trigger the uninstaller from the "Programs" windows preference pane.<br /><br /> - The installer will give you the following possibilities<br /> by two checkboxes:<br /><br /> 1. Disable the addin and remove the base files.<br /><br /> 2. Remove also all personal data and the registry entry.<br /><br /><br /> By default, only the first is checked. This will disable the server (the addin), but keep your settings and data.<br /> <br /> By enabling the second too, vmcMote will be completely removed from your machine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Client and Server Version Info:</span><br /><br />Please Note: The vmcMote client running on your IPhone checks the server version on connection and will inform you if your server has the wrong version.<br /><br /><br><br /><br>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623005100546040796.post-64212951993577942162008-03-05T20:01:00.000+01:002010-12-29T22:58:45.286+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help">TROUBLESHOOTING</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_install">INSTALL</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_settings">SETTINGS</a><br /><a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_radio">RADIO</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_known_issues">KNOWN_ISSUES</a> --- <a href="http://vmcmote.blogspot.com/search/label/help_planned_features">PLANNED_FEATURES</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Radio Station Management in vmcMote</span><br /></div><br />Q: How do I add radio stations to vmcMote?<br /><br />A: Radio stations are configured on the server side. Open the base folder of your vmcMote server installation. There is a subfolder called “radio”. Inside, you will find an xml file called “radio_stations_demo.xml”, two applications and a subfolder "stations". First, remove the _demo part of the xml file. “radio_stations.xml” is the file that vmcMoteServer uses to read your configured radio stations. The xml is called _demo.xml in the download package to prevent overwriting your self created radio_station.xml on server updates.<br /><br />The stations folder contains the station information. You will find a demo configuration in there. To add a new station, just copy this folder, and rename it, as you like. Inside the newly created station folder, you find a file named “station_info.xml” and a demo image. Delete the image, and copy a cover file of the station you want to add into the folder. Then, have a look into “station_info.xml”. Change the name as you want and enter the correct filename of your cover file. Replace the URL by the URL of your radio station. This needs to be the pure URL of the stream, not a stream playlist (like .m3u)! Now, the new station has to be added to the “radio_stations.xml” in the radio folder. There are two ways to do so: Either, you modify it by hand: add a new station tag and set the name to the name of the subfolder of the new station inside the stations directory. Or, you can just execute the “RadioStationsXmlGenerator.exe”. It will scan your stations folder for subfolders and automatically generate a new “radio_stations.xml”.<br /><br />The order of stations can be modified by rearranging the <station> tags in the “radio_stations.xml”.<br /><br />You can always check your configuration by executing “RadioStationChecker.exe”. It will verify that “radio_stations.xml” is a proper xml file, the stations defined in it exist (their subfolders), and it will also check the consistency of each “station_info.xml” of a specified station (correctness of the xml code and also the existence of the cover image file). Please note that the stream addresses are not verified.<br /><br /><br />Q: And how do I get pure radio stream addresses from a stream specified as m3u?<br /><br />A: The way I use to locate pure radio stream addresses is to open a stream URL from a website with Windows Media Player. Then, right click on the field on the bottom showing the info about the playing media, select “File” and then “Properties”. In the popup, you will find a “Location” field at the bottom that contains the pure URL of the just playing stream. <br />However, this does not work for some redirected Stream-URLs. The WMC is showing another URL as it is using internally (and that is what vmcMoteServer sees). In this case, vmcMote is not able to identify the track info and show the cover in the now playing view. The VLC Media Player seems to be able to get the address behind the redirect. Just open the stream with it, drop down the arrow in front of the stream in the playlist and right click on the now visible stream itself. Select media information. The URL is shown at the bottom of the popup.<br /><br />Q: Where do I find radio streams?<br /><br />A: There are several ways:<br />- You can go the website of a terrestrial radio station and look if they offer a stream.<br />- You could just search the web for stream addresses. They are often posted in forums.<br />- It’s a long time that I used MoreRadio. But, back then; it just opened stream addresses via the Media Player process used by Media Center (just as I do too). You can minimize Media Center, open Media Player and read out the properties of the playing stream as described before.<br /><br />Q: Why don’t you offer a way to import my streams from the MoreRadio or McShoutCast radio plugin?<br /><br />A: There could probably be ways to access the databases or config-files or whatever these plugins use to store their data, and get hold of the station information. However, I would be dependent of yet another third party. So if something changes in their data format, I would have to support multiple versions and so on. I do not have the time (due to my work) to implement it and also not to support this in a proper way. But feel free to write a converter ;-)</station>thm82http://www.blogger.com/profile/17133869441010631777noreply@blogger.com