1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

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1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

Postby schnorginator » 12 May 2009 06:33

xp x86 sp3 - though probably not windows specific

When you open the playlist, having started playing a file, vlc will perform a google image search on the file name and other metadata and download the first image it finds as the album art. This should not be done without user permission and should off by default. And why was this "feature" added at all?

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Re: 1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

Postby Lotesdelere » 12 May 2009 07:41

Known bug, already reported:
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2506

I do agree that it's a major issue in v1.0.0 and I'm surprised it hasn't been fixed yet since it's working fine in v0.9.x.

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Re: 1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

Postby danshaku » 15 May 2009 18:09

The link does not work anymore.
Now I see the following error message:
Error: Invalid Ticket Number

Ticket 2506 does not exist.

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Re: 1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

Postby ivoire » 16 May 2009 09:34

The trac (http://trac.videolan.org) was out for maintenance, it's working now and the bug is fixed.

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Re: 1.0.0-rc1 performs Google image search for filenames

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 16 May 2009 10:33

Well, kind of, yes.
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