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VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 10 Aug 2009 04:47

In Preferences/Interface I have "MSN now playing" enabled, to show what songs im listening to in my status on windows live messenger plus, but it only shows "playlist" as the song playing.. because i am playing an .m3u playlist.. is there any way to fix this?

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 10 Aug 2009 16:03

It shouldn't work like that, unless the song you are playing has playlist wrote to its metadata.

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 15 Aug 2009 23:44

these are normal songs.. and if I play them individually.. they display correctly in my "now playing"

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 16 Aug 2009 19:35

Does your .m3u playlist contain some metadata? (you can open it with any text editor)

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 16 Aug 2009 21:06

the first few lines:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:240,Symphony X - In the Dragon's Den
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\Symphony X Discografia (www.heavytorrents.org) by elmonigote\Twilight in Olympus\04 In the Dragon's Den.mp3
#EXTINF:261,Samael - Sound Of Galaxies
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\Samael\Era One & Lesson In Magic #1\Samael - 2006 - Era One [cd1]\03-Sound Of Galaxies.mp3
#EXTINF:0,03-lil_wayne-party_like_a_rock_star_(remix)_feat._jim_jones_and_chamillionaire-cr.mp3
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\Lil Wayne Discography + Mixtapes\Lil Wayne - Best Rapper Alive Part 3\03-lil_wayne-party_like_a_rock_star_(remix)_feat._jim_jones_and_chamillionaire-cr.mp3
#EXTINF:0,03-lil_wayne-kush.mp3
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\Lil Wayne Discography + Mixtapes\Lil Wayne - The Carter 3 Mixtape\03-lil_wayne-kush.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Dream Theater - Another Day
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Music/Dream%20Theater%20Discography/%281992%29%20Images%20and%20Words/02%20Dream%20Theater%20-%20Another%20Day.mp3
#EXTINF:43,Kelly Bailey - Triage at Dawn

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 17 Aug 2009 22:00

Thanks. I will test this out tomorrow. (I have to compile debug VLC for testing)

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 17 Aug 2009 23:36

Thanks. I will test this out tomorrow. (I have to compile debug VLC for testing)
Ok thanks.. did you not need the whole thing?

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby wlw_wl » 18 Aug 2009 03:56

Thanks. I will test this out tomorrow. (I have to compile debug VLC for testing)
You could just post the source :D

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 18 Aug 2009 18:23

Ok thanks.. did you not need the whole thing?
I need the playlist to replicate it.
You could just post the source
Add msg_Dbg( p_intf, (const char*)psz_tmp ); above SendToMSN( (const char*)psz_tmp ); in modules\misc\notify\msn.c and it will display (or flood) the name to message log when playing. And I have to get libtaglib_plugin.dll to build or test won't do any good.

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 18 Aug 2009 20:54

Do you want the playlist and .dll file?

You want me to add that code there still? and it will fix this or what?

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 21 Aug 2009 20:34

ownershipx: you don't have to do anything. I have everything I need to figure this out.

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 21 Aug 2009 23:10

Okay.. now something weird has happened.. now it displays the songs in the write place and the correct labels,, but most of the time when i double click to playlist file to start it, it freezes and i have to end the process and try again several times. I didnt do anything extra to it since i first posted...

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 22 Aug 2009 23:10

Does removing the %appdata%\vlc folder help?

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 23 Aug 2009 05:36

Now it frezes 80% of the time when i load it up.. and doesnt display songs anymore. this is so erratic..

I will try that for your and report back.. thanks!

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby RaptorX » 23 Aug 2009 22:14

Hi,

What a coincidence, I just noticed today that same issue with the msn pluggin in vlc 1.0.1...

In my case I try to open a folder containing all my music... MSN shows the name of the folder and vlc crashes right there, no exception. That is in my windows boot, I will try tonight on my slackware to see if there is any difference.

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 24 Aug 2009 01:17

correct.. have you tried removing %appdata%\vlc folder (its hidden.. you need to enable seeing hidden folder)

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby RaptorX » 24 Aug 2009 19:12

in slackware, with the "telepathy" plugin I have no troubles... it seems to be only in the windows version.

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 24 Aug 2009 20:12

Indeed. I have switched to Windows 7 and Windows Media player 12.. thanks for all the help though guys!

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby vartaxe » 26 Sep 2009 13:45

hy,

if i activate the msn now playing feature and try to open a .m3u file like 00-queens_of_the_stone_age-over_the_years_and_through_the_woods-2005.m3u that contains
01-queens_of_the_stone_age-go_with_the_flow.mp3
02-queens_of_the_stone_age-regular_john.mp3
03-queens_of_the_stone_age-monsters_in_the_parasol.mp3
04-queens_of_the_stone_age-tangled_up_in_plaid.mp3
05-queens_of_the_stone_age-little_sister.mp3
06-queens_of_the_stone_age-you_cant_quit_me_baby.mp3
07-queens_of_the_stone_age-i_wanna_make_it_wit_chu.mp3
08-queens_of_the_stone_age-leg_of_lamb.mp3
09-queens_of_the_stone_age-i_think_i_lost_my_headache.mp3
10-queens_of_the_stone_age-mexicola.mp3
11-queens_of_the_stone_age-burn_the_witch.mp3
12-queens_of_the_stone_age-song_for_the_deaf.mp3
13-queens_of_the_stone_age-no_one_knows.mp3
14-queens_of_the_stone_age-long_slow_goodbye.mp3
it hangs up... using xp with sp3 vlc 1.0.1 with the option disabled it works normally... weird :s any help please or is it a bug, iv'e found this post viewtopic.php?f=33&t=61668 but can't reply there...

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby ownershipx » 26 Sep 2009 16:38

I have found that WMP 12 works best, now playing with xfire, yahoo, and Windows Live Messenger flawless.

I still use VLC for movies though, its the best ;)

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby VLC_help » 27 Sep 2009 15:14

vartaxe: only the playlist causes a crash?

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messenger

Postby vartaxe » 27 Sep 2009 17:09

yes only when loading .m3u

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Re: VLC 1.0.1 MSN Now Playing issue with Windows Live Messen

Postby vartaxe » 27 Dec 2010 04:11

still no news on this? still the same thing here... btw if i disable the display the now playing song title in msn it won't hang up...


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