Thread: AMP v1.0 Worklog

So, at this point, what do you guys think AMP needs to more functional in a vehicle environment?

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I can do the iTunes visualizations too.. But they won't respond to music. What do you think?

I'll look into it. I did a little research on Google Earth, and it's apparently written in some type of Qt portible framework, which wouldn't make it inherently easy to communicate with. I found some utitility, via google, that will import your GPS device with Google Earth. But, apparently, you'd have to map out your entire trip before hand to get all the good views? I don't know. I know nothing about G Earth (downloading it now for the first time)

lol, everytime I check the forums I get nervous thinking someone will have posted some huge bug Thank god it's not like that!

Well, it depends on what you mean by integrating. If you mean just load the program, I can do that and have it up in 5 minutes. But if you mean like have a miniature GPS window, and all the controls, it will take some research. A lot of the problems is that these cross-platform programs are written (obviously, by definition) specifically for the Mac, so they don't take advantage of some of the great Mac things, like being able to communicate with other programs.

The easy way to communicate with other programs is via AppleScript. I never really used it before, but I'm picking up what I need as I go along. (AppleScript is supposed to be easy, but I think it's a PITA, all the little english devices you have to use, etc). RoadNav isn't AppleScript-able, so I have no real idea how I could integrate it. The best I could figure is have it run in a smaller window, and give myself some pixels on the side of it to have the AMP controls (like so you could quickly jump back to do music, etc. You know what I mean?

Hmm. To be honest, I know absolutelty nothing about the state of GPS & Mac environments. What are the current GPS options for the Mac? Can GE / RoadNav integrate with any GPS receivers now? It seems for GE you have to have the pro version or whatever to do that? I think this New Mac GPS to Google Earth Program gets around that? I'll have to play with all that and see what's going on.

I'm sure I can do something like what you are talking about, but I don't want to say any specific time I'll try to get that done. I need to learn a lot about it first, and get myself a GPS unit. Can anyone reccemend one?

I have a question. For anyone using AMP w/ radioSHARK.

Since AMP remembers whatever volume you set it to, I assume you'll set the volume of AMP to be the ideal volume for you. So, when AMP starts radioSHARK, I have it set radioSHARK's volume to max, because I assume that radioSHARK plays out via the system audio output, and thus its' volume will be appropriately modulated.

So, does it sound inappropriately loud since I set radioSHARK's volume to max? Or should it have a seperate volume control? (Seems redundant to me -- but then again I have no idea how it sounds)