Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 10:46:05 -0700 From: grady@scam.XCF.Berkeley.EDU To: freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: questions about developing an mpeg3 database and interface Message-ID: <199805171744.KAA17788@hub.freebsd.org>
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Inspired by the 8hz mpeg3 encoder, I've started encoding my CDs. Ultimately,
it would be cool to have all the CDs on file, with a database describing
them, and a GUI to choose by title, style, etc. For the moment,
I'm putting things in a simple, tagged, colon-separated format. But
before I go re-inventing the wheel, is there a standard format I should
be using? (I looked at xmpeg3's tracks.idx format; is that based on a
standard? It looks to be the similar to mine, although the tags are
different.)
Ultimately, this should all go in some sort of real database.
Since relational queries would be useful, I might try mSQL. Does
anyone have experience with it? Or mysql?
What about a graphical interface -- is there anything better than xmpeg3?
Something that provides CD-type controls (pause, play, fast-forward, etc.)?
I'm using mpg123 right now to play the files, and I'll try out the other
players, but does anyone else have an opinion on them?
BTW, I had been using OSS, since I bought it about 6 months ago, but I
noticed that my machine started crashing occasionally while playing
mpeg3s, so I switched to Luigi's sound driver, which has worked
flawlessly! Thanks a lot, Luigi!
Steven
grady@xcf.berkeley.edu
PS I just ran into a bug, it appears. Having read some data using tosha,
I switched to the FreeBSD 2.2.6 disc 1, to install some packages, but I'm
now unable to mount the filesystem ("cd0(ahc0:2:0): BLANK CHECK asc:64,0
Illegal mode for this track") -- I suspect the driver is in a hosed state
that will only resolve itself when I reboot. Has anyone else seen this?
--
"But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of
the _old_ gods! He demands sacrifice!"
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