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[Q] Need a quick favor from anyone using DoubleTwist

So I like the doubletwist android player, but the desktop app fails to work on my computer.
I was wondering if anyone uses DoubleTwist for syncing podcasts and if so could you let me know what folder structure the doubletwist app uses for podcasts. My plan is to manually transfer my downloaded podcasts on to my phone, but since I was never able to get the doubletwist app running on my computer, I don't know what folder structure it uses for podcasts.

I would start by finding out where the application that recorded the podcast stores them and I would find out the file format it stores them in and whether or not they were digitally rights managed.
Armed with all this information and a simple search of the host (PC/Laptop) file system translates into select all cut/copy paste
Or delete all dirty software waste.
I'm sure you could also invert the search and google your sd card instead of your host system for similar media. Beware. Most windows users generally have no idea about the mechanisms involved in hiding files from an elementary search in a unix like environment.
NowUCMe
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I think my question wasn't clear.
What I need to know is what folder structure the doubletwist android app uses. I have no problem finding the files on my system and transferring them to my phone, but unless I know what type of folder structure to create, the doubletwist app won't see these files as podcasts.

I guess what you're saying is a podcast is like any other media file. I don't have double twist but I can tell you that inspection is the best answer. Explore the double twist folder on your sd card. Take notes of what you see. Acquire a new podcast using the double twist app. Go back to the sd card and compare your notes.
I'm sorry if I'm no help.
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The problem is that the doubletwist app on the phone doesn't create a folder structure on your SD card. It relies on the desktop app to do that, so if you're unable to run the desktop app there is now way to know what folder structure its looking for (since the phone app won't create it)
Anyway, I managed to guess it. I created a folder /Podcasts in the /Music folder. Then inside the podcast folder I created another folder for each podcast and moved the individual m4a's into those folders.

geoken said:
Anyway, I managed to guess it. I created a folder /Podcasts in the /Music folder. Then inside the podcast folder I created another folder for each podcast and moved the individual m4a's into those folders.
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Well done!
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Looks like I spoke too soon. That method only partially works. It allows doubletwist to see the files as podcasts (which in turn lets you browse them through doubletwists's podcast section) but it doesn't split the podcasts up. The subfolders are ignored and all podcasts get lumped under a category called other.
At this point I'm convinced there is also some configuration file I need to create.

Have you tried latest windows version of the program? If so it seems you need to contact the developer/support!
I would probly explain what happened when u tried manual correction and also suggest a less complicated app framework!
*edit: on second thought, it seems like most java developers just aren't happy if it isn't complicated!
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So after exploring a little more I realized the app has it's on db. At first I thought it just read the contents of the sd card (since it picked up all the m3u's and was able to play them without issue) but after exploring it's db I realized it created it's own internal playlists in it's db (which mirrored my m3u's).
I'm just going to move on to my plan b which is automatically creating m3u files out of the most recent podcast episodes and using songbird to sync those.

I'm sure somebody out there would appreciate a step by step guide!
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It's pretty easy to do with songbird.
First you need a podcatcher app to grab all your podcast episodes and to dump them into a folder within your music folder.
Then, in songbird, you create a smart playlist using file location as the criteria (you need to make sure each podcast has series has it's own folder for this to work). In songbird the playlist can be limited to x amount of items and that filter can be imposed by various criteria including date added (which would in effect limit the list to the x most recent files).
Then simply sync that playlist to phone as you would any other playlist.

[Q] Voice Recorder Pro / Audio format convert?

Voice Recorder Pro / Audio format convert?
ok, I'm new, not a coder, but a slight hacker(non-destructive). ( I am interested in some developing; I am an artist also)
This is my 1st post here, thanks.
I have a developer unlocked HTC Arrive. I like Voice Recorder Pro, but I dont like having to email myself the files. I accessed the Data IsolatedStore at
84AFL495-6F26-E011-854C-00237DE2DB9E.
The voice files are stored as 2 files: a VML file & a data file
I assumed VML was VOIP, but could not play it with VML player. I'm not sure what kind of file it is...or I would try & find a converter for it.
When you select the email message option in the prog, it uploads the file to their website & provides an email link to download the wav file.
>>>I would like to figure out how to convert these files myself so that I can bypass the whole slow-email thing.
I am spoiled to using Windows Phone Device Manager to copy & paste my Kindle, PDF & CBR files.
Any clue?
thanks, Ross

part 2
BTW, this is the content of the email from the VoiceRecorder Pro :
The contents of the VML file for a recording is like this:
“
* Recorded date/time (UTC): 7/10/2011 6:11:55 PM
* Duration(hour:min:sec): 00:00:03
* Category : study
* Link: click here. Please be aware this link will valid for 5 days. After this period, you need to email again from your phone.
(linc : www smtfon dot com/upload2/files/3957633e-dd55-4b6a-baee-4b4eea8e0d378fe22522-0874-4c18-b2c5-1df8e97d003b.wav
..................
envelope-sender <smtfonco at box713.bluehost dot com>

Found it..
I was going about it wrong. The data files are raw PCM files.
I am tinkering with Audacity to get the right conversion.
YAY! I can easily copy the files straight from IsolatedStorage!!!
I will let you know what settings worked for me!
-Ross

epicyear said:
I was going about it wrong. The data files are raw PCM files.
I am tinkering with Audacity to get the right conversion.
YAY! I can easily copy the files straight from IsolatedStorage!!!
I will let you know what settings worked for me!
-Ross
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How do you convert it. I used Audacity to convert to wav but there 's something wrong.
When import raw data, i used sample rate 16000, when export sound file, the duration is longer than origin.

Here's how to playback Tunein Pro recordings on your PC

I have a Droid Bionic but I'm sure this will apply to many devices
I uploaded a bunch of Tunein Pro recordings from my phone to my PC using AndSMB but I couldn't play them back. The files have no file extension and are labeled as a group of numbers (ex. 20120804-163017). After searching quite a bit most people were saying to simply rename the files by adding the ".mp3" extension which didn't work for me. I had a feeling that the problem is that Tunein is adding its own meta data to the file making other audio players not recognize it.
In order to get these files to play on my PC I downloaded a free program called MP3 Repair Tool v1.5 from Dr. Tag. You can get it here:
Just google "dr tag mp3 repair tool" and it will probably be the first link.
What you need to do is rename the file to end in ".mp3" and navigate to the folder within the repair tool. Select the file, check "Remove" and select to remove anywhere from 75 - 100 frames from the beginning of the file. You can play around with other values but this range worked for my files. It will create a "repaired" file and it should play.
Have fun! I hope this proves useful to anyone else.

Wish I could do that right on the device...

[Bug Report], NEXT Video button not working for LAN Mounted Files.

I can not advance to the Next Video using the advance button on remote LAN mounted files. Ok for local files.
When I press the Next button when playing a video it advances to the next file for local directories. If I do the same for a remote mounted directory (on my PC) the button does not work except for one specific condition described below
I am using Android 4.2 also tested on 4.1 and 4.4. My File Explores is "ES3 File Explore" but also tested on two others. I have MX Player Pro. My devices are Stick /TV devices for primary use as media player.
The only except is if the File names are in sequence by number it is OK. Movie012.mp4 will advance to Movie013.mp4. It will not advance to Movie014.mp4(if Movie013.mp4 is missing.) It wil not advance to different suffix Movie013.AVI or any other file that is not named Movie..
Victor

Well, what/how are your files named?

CDB-Man said:
Well, what/how are your files named?
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Locally on the device any names are OK.
On my Windows PC I use as a file server files named,
Movie001.mp4
Movie002.mp4
Movie003.mp4 Work ok
Movie001.mp4
Movie003.mp4 Wont work
Movie001.mp4
Movie002.avi
Movie003.mp4 wont work
Movie.mp4
SCIfiMovie.MP4
xxMovie.mp4 wont work
So 99% of the time it wont work. Only if you have a perfect sequence of file names will it work. And remember this is not a problem for local files. It is really a strange situation and probably not a high priority.

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Locally on the device any names are OK.
On my Windows PC I use as a file server files named,
Movie001.mp4
Movie002.mp4
Movie003.mp4 Work ok
Movie001.mp4
Movie003.mp4 Wont work
Movie001.mp4
Movie002.avi
Movie003.mp4 wont work
Movie.mp4
SCIfiMovie.MP4
xxMovie.mp4 wont work
So 99% of the time it wont work. Only if you have a perfect sequence of file names will it work. And remember this is not a problem for local files. It is really a strange situation and probably not a high priority.
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The problem is that MX Player doesn't has native SMB support. So, MX Player will not be aware of the list of files on that directory. It will try the next file based on the previous files name. If there is no similar files with next number, it will decide that it has reached the end of the file list & will quiet. This is to avoid infinite request. This is why the first sequence of your example works & others won't.
It will be resolved when MX Player gets SMB support.

Related: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/video-folders-network-folders-t2906996

Need help restoring playlists from .pla files

Recently I had to factory reset my Samsung Galaxy SIII. I backed up most of my stuff to my SD Card (don't own a computer and therefore Samsung Kies is no option). I now need to restore all of my playlists. I have them all saved in a folder called playlists currently on my SD card and they are all .pla files. The thing is I can't figure out where to put them to restore them. I have tried making a new playlist in Music to see where it default saves so I can paste my playlists to the same location but I can't see the folder. I downloaded the app ES File Explorer and searched for one of the test playlists and it located it in Emulated/0/Playlists however I can't access that folder or even see it. I have tried selecting the setting that allows me to view hidden files but that still doesn't let that folder show up. I can't figure out how to do this! Can someone please help, these playlists represent hours and hours of work and I use them for my job so I can't lose them! I'd appreciate any help to be written in laymens terms as I really don't understand a lot of the technical stuff so please keep it simple for me!
Thanks!

I wrote up a tutorial on how to get playlists working below. This can also be used to convert your .pla playlists to .m3u playlists so you may continue to use them. Use Lizzy's tool listed below and you will be able to accomplish this.
Create a Playlist in Windows for Android 10+ created 4/17/20
1. Get your music file names standardized first
a. Use standard format
i. Artist – Track Title
ii. Fix Tags using MP3 Tag
b. Make sure they are in the storage folder you will use before transferring to the phone
2. Create your playlist in Windows Media Player
a. Android 9 or prior - Default save is .WPL file which can then be played
b. Android 10+ needs a .m3u file to read in Google Play Music several techniques work
i. Save as .m3u using Windows Media Player
1. Easiest to do but file cleanup can be a little more complex
ii. Save as .wpl and convert to .m3u using - WPL to M3U Converter and Editor v3.1
1. softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/WPL-To-M3U-Playlist-Converter-and-Editor.shtml
2. Have to select he file location for this to work (tool forces you)
iii. Save as .wpl and convert to .m3u using java library + tools – Lizzy-1.1.1.Zip
1. sourceforge.net/projects/lizzy/
2. Use the script provided by Lizzy and make sure you install Java Runtime
a. Transcode -o "Ethan 12-18.m3u" "Ethan 12-18.wpl"
b. If a file name contains spaces use “ “ see example above
c. Now that you have a .m3u file you have to clean it for android consumption by opening it in notepad
i. The files listed after “#” don’t matter as they are comments
ii. Make sure all the other file names conform to the following standard
../folder/filename.mp3
1. The “folder” will be inside the “Music” folder on your android device once you move the music over
a. If there is extra folder information just use replace all with “..”
b. Windows media player will default to using all “\” and must use replace all with “/”
c. Perform any other fixes needed using Replace all feature until the rows are uniform in format
d. The resulting lines should look like the examples below:
i. Using Windows Media Player to make .m3u
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
../New 2012/Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Fun - We Are Young.mp3
../New 2012/Fun - We Are Young.mp3
ii. Using Conversion Software from .wpl to .m3u
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Whistle.mp3
../New 2012/Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft_ Sia.mp3
../New 2012/Florida Georgia Line - Cruise.mp3
../New 2012/Fun - We Are Young.mp3
2. Now you are ready to copy your music over to the android
3. Move the playlists over as well and enjoy!
4. These should automatically load in Google Play Music
a. If you have issues with this try doing a force stop
b. Clear the cache
c. Clear the storage
d. Then open Play Music again