WMP: define root directory - General Topics

Hi all
Is there a possibility (reg hack, ..., ???) to set a default directory (i.e. \Storage Card\Media\) to be *the only* directory where Wîndows Media Player is searching for media files when updating the library?
Otherwise it will find a lot of audio files from software products (navigation, ...) I obviously don't want to listen to with WMP ;-)
Thanks for all input!

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XDA1 as MP3

I have an XDA 1 and have been trying to copy CDs to it to use as an MP3 player. U used Windows Media Player to convert the CD but when I try to get it to copy to the XDA it says 'System Path not found'. I don't really understand the software or how I'm meant to do it. Can anyone help please? Thanks v much.
cant you just sync the files to the xda ?
or open activesync and choose explore and copy them to it`?
Are the files on the CD in mp3 format? if so, just copy them. (you can also adjust bitrate with SoundForge to reduce the size)
If you want to copy an AudioCD, in explorer (like Total Commander) you will only see links. Than it would take a little time to rip the CD... :twisted:
Easiest method is to copy the files to an SD card and plug that in to the XDA, but I would use WMA rather than MP3.
WMA files tend to be about 1/2 the size of MP3 and the only problem that I have found is that they fail to accurately reproduce low volume, low frequency complex sound (try the intro to most early Metallica or Motorhead tracks - it is reproduced as a warbling sound).

How to copy music from CD to SD

Hi,
I'm using o2 mini & have a problem which need your help.
1/ Pls consult me what software for compressing music files from CD & then copy it to SD. Pls instruct me the way to do it.
2/ I'm looking for the software to watch films. Pls advise me what software can give the best pictures & fully sreen.
3/Can I use CD music to be ringstone. The way to do it.
Thank you very much in advance.
Hi Baloo,
Ok, let's do it step by step:
1) CD to SD:
For this you can use Audiograbber, which gets the audio tracks from your CDs (as long as your CDs aren't copy protected, otherwise you'll might run into troubles) on your PC and converts them into MP3 tracks. These MP3s you can put onto your SD card (using a card reader or via cable).
2) Watching films on your device:
Normally all PocketPCs come with windows media player, which can be used to view videos too. As I personally dislike WMP, I use BetaPlayer, which is a very nice video player and is able to play AC3, MP4, AVI films and also MP3 audio files.
3) Music as ringtones:
After having done the steps mentioned in 1), you should be able to use your MP3 files as ringtones too. I'm using the term "should be", because this depends on the capabilities and settings of your PocketPC (normally it should work, but there are some users who reportet problems - for more information just use the search function of this forum). As an alternative you also can use WAV files (they also can be made with Audigrabber) as ringtones, but they are about ten times larger in file size.
Just a little further note:
When using MP3s or WAVs as ringtones, you should place them on the internal memory of your device, because otherwise they may not be played (SD cards need some time to be activated when the PocketPC returns from sleep mode).
As a complete MP3 music file normally is about 4 MB of size (which is a lot), you should edit the MP3 you want to use and shorten it to about 20 seconds (look here, too). With this, you keep your memory and have your personal ring tone too
For more informations, just use the search function of this forum.
HTH,
BGK

How to create Media Player PLAYLISTS?

Hi all,
I'm trying to create or to copy my playlist from the computer to my Magician, but I couldn't! I don't know how to do it.
If I copy the .WPL from my PC to Magician, it doesn't open. When I'm using the Pocket Microsoft Media Player 10, my library have a lists of Playlists, but it's always empty and I don't know how to create one.
Can anyone help me please?
The playlists hold a definitive list of where a file is stored. If you have the stuff in "my music" then the files will be in c:\Documents And Settins\ (Username)\My Documents\My Music, and as such all files in the playlist will be listed in this location, and as this location does not exist in the device, it cannot find the files. You also need to copy the actual music files across, not just the wma files (Music files are mp3, wma, etc.)
If you want to use the device as an MP3 player, you should really get a storage card to store the music on.
heliosfa said:
The playlists hold a definitive list of where a file is stored. If you have the stuff in "my music" then the files will be in c:\Documents And Settins\ (Username)\My Documents\My Music, and as such all files in the playlist will be listed in this location, and as this location does not exist in the device, it cannot find the files. You also need to copy the actual music files across, not just the wma files (Music files are mp3, wma, etc.)
If you want to use the device as an MP3 player, you should really get a storage card to store the music on.
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I think you got me wrong. I already have a Storage Card and about 100 WMA files. The Library on MP is OK, but I have no Customized Playlists. That's what I want.
Got it?
Thanks!
Ok as to making playlists in Pocket Windows Media Player, i have no idea. i just had a look at my universal and i cant see the option.
Hoiwever, in the program that i use instead of WMP (Pocket music from pocketmind.com), you can make, view and edit playlist easily, plus it has a nice today screen plugin.
so one can not make new playlists in windows media player
The Pocket PC version of Windows Media Player does not allow you to create or edit playlists. But there is a freeware program for it!
Link:
http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~jmisurda/ppc/playlist/playlist_ed.htm
Cheers
ctibor said:
The Pocket PC version of Windows Media Player does not allow you to create or edit playlists. But there is a freeware program for it!
Link:
http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~jmisurda/ppc/playlist/playlist_ed.htm
Cheers
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Thank you very much.

Help me clear a few things with Media data?

OK I am a bit confused on how Pro handles Media data for its internal apps.
I don't want to use the internal 512MB storage for photos/videos and audio files, but my nice 8GB microSDHC.
I removed all demo photos (and demo video) from internal and moved them to \Storage Card\My Documents\My Pictures (and My Videos) and the TF3D Photos and Videos doesn't see a thing.
Can it be that stupid?
I am afraid same thing will happen if I move folder "Music" from root (from root, why not in My Documents\My Music!!!), to the storage card.
So please, let me know, how (if possible) will I be able to use my storage card for my media files FOR the TF3D media apps? (because ok I know I can use third party but that is not what I'm asking)
And since we are at it, what's with the "Content" folder?
Please help me.
NOBODY can help?
Mine currently does that. Camera/Videos shoots and saves to \Storage Card\My Documents\, and touchflo pulls them off of there. Not sure what the exact settings are, but check these:
Camera > Config > Advanced > (2/5) Storage > Storage Card
Also try Advanced Config 3.1:
Camera > Save Location > My Pictures
Locations > Default storage location for (images/audio/videos) > \Storage Card\My Documents
Also, I don't think the music panel cares about the location of music files. Half of the sample songs were under \Content\Music, another half under \My Documents\My Music. I threw a bunch of songs into \Storage card\Music and it found them just fine. Separate songs into Artist\Album\Song.mp3 with a folder.jpg for album art (the rest of the info gets pulled from ID3).
will try that (and get back to you)
thanks
One thing at a time...
- I already had Storage Card in Camera settings.
- I have \Storage Card\My Documents\Mu Pictures (etc. respectively) in AC3.1, should I use \Storage Card\My Documents without further subfolders?
- Aaaargh! Things are even worse now that I have checked. Camera doesn't seem to store the photos anywhere!!! (cannot find them in both the card and the device) *** EDIT: Seems the photos are in \Storage Card\My Documents, so my settings above (to use My Pictures) are ignored and more importantly Album ignores them!
Let's clean this up and then I'll check out MP3.
To be honest I don't know which specific setting tells Tflo pictures panel to look under \Storage Card. And yes some of the configs are counter-intuitive or just plain backwards (which also confuses me).
My best guess is:
1) AC3.1 Camera > Save to My Pictures (instead of DCIM) will save pictures \My Documents\My Pictures and,
2) Camer app > Save to Storage Card "prefixes" that save location with \Storage Card.
Still, not really sure how I managed to get Tflo to look in the storage card. All I can do is provide what (relevent) settings I have.
If it helps (read: it doesn't), I have AC3.1 Locations > pointing to \Storage Card\Photos (not even \My Documents). I think we need a second opinion.
also I have noticed a bunch of entries in Camera registry that ends in _409, so could my problems be related to that my MUI is set to _408?
NLS said:
also I have noticed a bunch of entries in Camera registry that ends in _409, so could my problems be related to that my MUI is set to _408?
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Don't know about that. I have 411 IME installed, but my MUI is still 409.
My hunch is that it shouldn't matter. Probably another setting somewhere else that managed to get lost in the mess of things.
well it does
I entered the same keys but with _408, soft reset and seems ok with pics - now will check with videos
then will check out what happens with MP3
thanks I'll report back
ok newer news
videos fine
BUT
now I moved all Music folder in storage card (not \Storage Card\My Documents or \Storage Card\My Documents\My Music) andtf3d player cannot find anything (after soft reset)
also registry doesn't have any _409 entry related to music
finally, content seems to just hold some cache files in my case
any further ideas?
...so anybody knows anything?
I found two keys in HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config about scan path that was set to \My Documents (not \Music) and changed those but nothing changes.
TF3D audio player seems to "search" for audio but very soon mentions that there isn't any...
Heeelp?
this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2535708&postcount=2
must be the solution
OK I am having a hard time figuring this out. I wonder if all you people don't have any problems with it (or just don't share)...
I am being pretty analytical to help people help me.
Briefing:
- I have moved all music away from \Content and from \Music
- I have a folder \Storage Card\Music where I have one MP3 in the form \Artist\Album\Song and two songs thrown in the Music folder as they are
- I have searched the WHOLE registry for folder references to Music and Content and if I found any (I think just two in audio manager config keys), I changed them appropriately to \Storage Card\Music
- I am not using WMP at all (because if I do and force it to scan library it starts scanning EVERYTHING plus the FULL microSD (with hundreds of audio files inside program folders)
- I am also not using Windows-side WMP to sync music (I might do it if instructed to, plus if it really puts my music in Storage Card somewhere and of course if it works with TF3D player) ...for now have just "dropped" the three files mentioned above by hand
So...
TF3D music player DOES NOT find ANY music.
WHAT should I do to make THAT player find and use MP3 in my Storage Card (a folder in my card in fact)?
How do you people do it? Have you played around with registry? Do you put MP3 in a specific path I cannot think of? Do you follow some specific procedure?
PLEASE help because it is driving me crazy.
I know it works because I have my music stored in \Storage Card\Music and TF3d picks it up just fine. But I didn't do anything special to my config (no reg edits, etc). Before I deleted the sample music, the Library picked up both the sample mp3s and the mp3s I loaded on to my microSD card, although it took a couple soft-resets to scan in the album art. Also, every time I soft-reset, the first time I go into the Music tab, it pauses with a throbber just under the Start menu as it scans for new files.
One thing I did notice is that the TF3d "music tab" doesn't load all mp3s by default. I have to open up the Library and find them there. Then after I select a song to play, the active folder or playlist is loaded into the TF3d music tab and begins playing.
IE:
- From Library, I select the playlist icon, choose a playlist, then choose a song; that specific playlist is loaded into TF3d music tab.
- From Library, I select an Artist, then hit the songs icon (thus showing all songs by the artist regardless of album); all of those songs are loaded into TF3d music tab.
ok thanks for the info I'll check it out
...in the meantime a question for TF3D audio library. Can I delete something from in there, without deleting it physicaly?
NLS said:
...in the meantime a question for TF3D audio library. Can I delete something from in there, without deleting it physicaly?
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The library has many ways to filter in/out different songs. From what I can tell you can't remove a song from the library (so that the file is still on your device/card, but doesn't show up in the library). But you can add/remove it from playlists -- which of course doesn't modify the music files themselves. In that way (as with many other mp3 players) you can choose which songs you want the TF3d player to play at any given time.
I solved the MAIN problem (now I can see songs) but...
The (newer) problem is that not all of those are real songs (just media files within programs folder) and some are physicaly deleted and still show.
I solved the second problem by deleting audiomanager_eng.vol and it recreated itself "almost correctly".
"Almost" goes to that it STILL gets some extra songs I have in the card in completely irrelevant folders (like \Storage Card\Program Files\xapplication\yfolderinapplication)!!!
Can I prevent this from happening?
The two path registry entries for audio manager are set correctly (I've set them to \Storage Card\Music and \Storage Card\My Documents\My Music respectively).
Weird?
Hi, I just finished setting up my device so it works the way I want it to work music wise.
What I did is the following
1. Copy everything under "My documents" to "Storage Card"
2. Go to HKLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SDMemory
I used CeRegEditor.
3. Change the value of “Folder” to “My documents”
4. Remove "My Documents"
5. (Hard)Reset the device (Touch Pro)
The "Storage Card" has changed into "My Documents". You see that the "Storage Card" doesn't excist anymore.
Now you will notice that the audiomanager has 2 entries for every mp3. This is because instead of searching "My Documents" and "Storage Card" it is searching "My Documents" twice. So you should change one of the "My Documents" to another directory
Go with a registry editor in HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioManager\Config\
And edit : "device_scan_path_path" and or "device_scan_path_path_0"
These solutions I found by searching the internet and I just put them together.
Regards,
AJ
thanks I'll check the (first part) out too
I don't want to eliminate the whole internal "My documents"

NEEDED !! Windows media player playlist creator

Can anyone provide me with Windows media player playlist creator ... So that i can create playlist on computer and save it on mobile to play it ...
Moved as not software release.
Don't use WMP on phone but surely it can read .m3u playlist files? PocketPlayer does
So you can create the playlist on computer "i use Winamp" then just copy files and .m3u to phone.
Hi,
attached cab is a little playlistmanager.
with friendly greet
starbase64
I am using this freeware, Playlist Creator, on my WinXP PC.
http://www.oddgravity.de/app-opc.php
easier way
Well neither of those suggestions work on my HTC HD2 especially considering m3u is not native to WMP
so..
You can either create your playlists in Windows Media Player on PC but obviously with the files on your phones memory card, and choose File -> Save Now playing List as...
then choose 'any type' and call your playlist 'untitled.asx' or whatever as long as it ends in asx
otherwise i used Winamp its much easier to create playlists (m3u) and/or if you already have .m3u's just drag and drop them into the now playing in WMP and save as above
- save any .asx to the root folder of music drive of your phone
hope thats clear enough
liam

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