Media Pictures (mediapics) - Revision history

Niz23 at 09:47, 9 September 2008

2008-09-09T09:47:37Z

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 # Use UpdateMedia daemon which indexes the media files for the media folders and eventually downloads the image for a mp3 or any file which has id3 tags.
-The media pictures are stored on /home/mediapics. The are two picture files created : the cover art "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>.<ext>" and the thumbnail "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>_tn.<ext>"
 == The database ==
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 If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.
 The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.
 [[Category: Programmer's Guide]]

Marie.o: Added information about which database the tables are stored in.

2008-01-14T18:40:52Z

Added information about which database the tables are stored in.

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	== The database ==		== The database ==

	In the database schema from the following picture, you can see that you can associate a picture to a file and one picture for each of the file's attributes.		In the database schema from the following picture, you can see that you can associate a picture to a file and one picture for each of the file's attributes. The database used is pluto_media.

	[[Image:MediaPics-database-ver3.png]]		[[Image:MediaPics-database-ver3.png]]

Marie.o at 16:17, 12 January 2008

2008-01-12T16:17:22Z

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	LinuxMCE ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:		LinuxMCE ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:

	1. Use LinuxMCE-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.		# Use LinuxMCE-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.
			# When you rip a DVD and using CDDB, the cover art of the DVD is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored DVD file. Same thing when you only play a DVD.
	2. When you rip a DVD and using CDDB, the cover art of the DVD is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored DVD file. Same thing when you only play a DVD.		# Use UpdateMedia daemon which indexes the media files for the media folders and eventually downloads the image for a mp3 or any file which has id3 tags.

	3. Use UpdateMedia daemon which indexes the media files for the media folders and eventually downloads the image for a mp3 or any file which has id3 tags.

	The media pictures are stored on /home/mediapics. The are two picture files created : the cover art "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>.<ext>" and the thumbnail "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>_tn.<ext>"		The media pictures are stored on /home/mediapics. The are two picture files created : the cover art "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>.<ext>" and the thumbnail "/home/mediapics/<picture_id>_tn.<ext>"
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	The filegrid from Orbiter is populated using File_Grid_Plugin's FileListGrid::ToData method. The way the pictures are shown in Orbiter is:		The filegrid from Orbiter is populated using File_Grid_Plugin's FileListGrid::ToData method. The way the pictures are shown in Orbiter is:

	a. if the file has a picture associated, that picture will be shown		* if the file has a picture associated, that picture will be shown
			* if no picture is associated directly to the file, FileListGrid will look over file's attribute and display the picture which of the attributes with the type having the minimum PicPriority.
	b. if no picture is associated directly to the file, FileListGrid will look over file's attribute and display the picture which of the attributes with the type having the minimum PicPriority.

	== Orbiter and how it gets the pictures ==		== Orbiter and how it gets the pictures ==
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	For filegrid for music, movies and videos, Orbiter sends a "Populate datagrid" command to Datagrid_Plugin which routes the command to "File_Grid_Plugin" which has the datagrid generator "File_Grids_Plugin::FileList" method registered for DATAGRID_Directory_Listing_CONST datagrid. Then Orbiter send a "Request Datagrid Contents" command to Datagrid_Plugin which will call FileListGrid::ToData.		For filegrid for music, movies and videos, Orbiter sends a "Populate datagrid" command to Datagrid_Plugin which routes the command to "File_Grid_Plugin" which has the datagrid generator "File_Grids_Plugin::FileList" method registered for DATAGRID_Directory_Listing_CONST datagrid. Then Orbiter send a "Request Datagrid Contents" command to Datagrid_Plugin which will call FileListGrid::ToData.

	By default, USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is defined in FileListGrid. This will activate the code which gets the right picture for each file from the specified folder, using the database. If is done using a single ~~sql~~ query and the data will be pre-cached and used for each file.		By default, USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is defined in FileListGrid. This will activate the code which gets the right picture for each file from the specified folder, using the database. It is done using a single SQL query and the data will be pre-cached and used for each file.

	If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.		If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.
	The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.		The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.
	[[Category: Programmer's Guide]]		[[Category: Programmer's Guide]]

Rwilson131 at 02:11, 6 September 2007

2007-09-06T02:11:31Z

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	If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.		If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.
	The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.		The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.
			[[Category: Programmer's Guide]]

Juliet at 08:11, 19 March 2007

2007-03-19T08:11:06Z

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	<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

	LinuxMCE ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:		LinuxMCE ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:

Juliet at 12:20, 15 March 2007

2007-03-15T12:20:09Z

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	<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>== Introduction ==		<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>== Introduction ==

	~~Pluto~~ ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:		LinuxMCE ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:

	1. Use ~~pluto~~-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.		1. Use LinuxMCE-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.

	2. When you rip a DVD and using CDDB, the cover art of the DVD is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored DVD file. Same thing when you only play a DVD.		2. When you rip a DVD and using CDDB, the cover art of the DVD is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored DVD file. Same thing when you only play a DVD.

Wikiadmin: spelling corrections

2006-12-10T15:24:18Z

spelling corrections

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	<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>== Introduction ==		<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>== Introduction ==

	Pluto ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (mp3, mov, ~~dvd~~). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:		Pluto ''media pictures'' are the picture files associated to media files (.mp3, .mov, DVD). There are three ways to associate a picture to a media file:

	1. Use pluto-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.		1. Use pluto-admin, Files & Media > Media Files Sync a choose a media file. You can upload a picture and associate it with a media file or choose an attribute of one or more media files and set a picture file for it/them.

	2. When you rip a ~~dvd~~ and using CDDB, the ~~coverart~~ of the ~~dvd~~ is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored ~~dvd~~ file. Same thing when you only play a ~~dvd~~.		2. When you rip a DVD and using CDDB, the cover art of the DVD is automatically downloaded and associated with the stored DVD file. Same thing when you only play a DVD.

	3. Use UpdateMedia daemon which indexes the media files for the media folders and eventually downloads the image for a mp3 or any file which has id3 tags.		3. Use UpdateMedia daemon which indexes the media files for the media folders and eventually downloads the image for a mp3 or any file which has id3 tags.

Wikiadmin: /* The database */

2006-05-12T13:05:56Z

The database

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	In the database schema from the following picture, you can see that you can associate a picture to a file and one picture for each of the file's attributes.		In the database schema from the following picture, you can see that you can associate a picture to a file and one picture for each of the file's attributes.

	[[Image:MediaPics-database.png]]		[[Image:MediaPics-database-ver3.png]]

	The filegrid from Orbiter is populated using File_Grid_Plugin's FileListGrid::ToData method. The way the pictures are shown in Orbiter is:		The filegrid from Orbiter is populated using File_Grid_Plugin's FileListGrid::ToData method. The way the pictures are shown in Orbiter is:

Wikiadmin: /* Orbiter and how it gets the pictures */

2006-05-12T12:45:15Z

Orbiter and how it gets the pictures

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	== Orbiter and how it gets the pictures ==		== Orbiter and how it gets the pictures ==

			For filegrid for music, movies and videos, Orbiter sends a "Populate datagrid" command to Datagrid_Plugin which routes the command to "File_Grid_Plugin" which has the datagrid generator "File_Grids_Plugin::FileList" method registered for DATAGRID_Directory_Listing_CONST datagrid. Then Orbiter send a "Request Datagrid Contents" command to Datagrid_Plugin which will call FileListGrid::ToData.

			By default, USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is defined in FileListGrid. This will activate the code which gets the right picture for each file from the specified folder, using the database. If is done using a single sql query and the data will be pre-cached and used for each file.

			If USE_PRECACHED_DATABASE_MAP is not defined, the picture for each file will be retrieved from the id3 tags for each files.
			The profiling performed on this code shown that using pre-cached database data is faster the using id3 tags in this case.

Wikiadmin at 12:27, 12 May 2006

2006-05-12T12:27:51Z

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	b. if no picture is associated directly to the file, FileListGrid will look over file's attribute and display the picture which of the attributes with the type having the minimum PicPriority.		b. if no picture is associated directly to the file, FileListGrid will look over file's attribute and display the picture which of the attributes with the type having the minimum PicPriority.

			== Orbiter and how it gets the pictures ==