Thread: Release CENTRAFUSE BETA 2 (1.3)

Originally Posted by SOS

Tried it out for an hour or so. Must say, it´s fast, but not quite production ready IMO.

It is a BETA, isn't it!!!

Originally Posted by SOS

Media Manager, whenever you push something, it doesn´t automatically open it, so I have to press the "right" button. The fewer button presses the better in a car. I know double-click works, but that´s difficult when driving.
Where is the one-click option in the setup?

Surely this would prevent you from easily adding a folder to the playlist?

Originally Posted by SOS

When browsing down through a list, there is no fast way to skip a LOONG way down, except pressing "down" a 100 times. I have a LOT of artist and albums.... it takes for ever, and is difficult in the car.

I have about 2500, I let it read ID3 and selected by Genre... Works well for me. As I only recently added ID3 to my ripped CD MP3s, I also have sorted by folder for genre, too. Maybe you should try this? It seems no worse than RR IMHO

Originally Posted by SOS

The "direct-load" feature is gone. I think CF is way to playlist oriented, a lot of us guys don´t sit around making playlists for all kinds of driving, some times I change my mind and decide to hear something else. I have to clear the queue, find my album (through a LOT of clicks), add it and load the queue. It takes WAY to many clicks from the homepage until i have a new album loaded

Have you tried pressing the 'Load' button after selecting the artist. Seems to work same as 1.2 to me!

Originally Posted by SOS

In general I find that the Media Manager has become a lot worse than before. More complicated, more clicks required, bad overview and problematic to use while driving.

I don't agree - It seems no more than 1.2 - took me 5 clicks to get an album, from within a genre I wanted and have it loaded and running

Originally Posted by SOS

I simply don´t like the bright grey color of the skin, but that´s a one man oppinion I just think the skin looks kinda "cheap" with that "easy-on-the-eyes-cool" blue, and that cheap 80´s plastic grey

Why don't you make your own skin then? How many people for example kept MediaCar's original 'blue' skin - That's the beauty of car pc apps like this - if you don't like the way it looks, you can change it!

Originally Posted by dodgetimes2

Ahh.... I don't have SAPI setup on this PC. Still can't find an exit button though.

Home>Tools>Exit

I saved the attached file from the email to the root directory but i still keep getting no license found error, what am i doing wrong?

Originally Posted by A-Z

I saved the attached file from the email to the root directory but i still keep getting no license found error, what am i doing wrong?

make sure your .lic file is named "youremail@addy.com_centrafuse.lic"
and put it into C:\Program Files\Flux Media\Centrafuse

stevieg:

I have about 2500, I let it read ID3 and selected by Genre... Works well for me. As I only recently added ID3 to my ripped CD MP3s, I also have sorted by folder for genre, too. Maybe you should try this? It seems no worse than RR

I already have all music in folders sorted by artist though, I never browse music by genre. I know all my music... I have 8000 mp3´s and my examples are from the homepage, which means a lot of clicks....

Have you tried pressing the 'Load' button after selecting the artist. Seems to work same as 1.2 to me!

I tried pressing it when I had an empty queue/playlist, and it just told me the playlist was empty, so I assumed that would not work.

I don't agree - It seems no more than 1.2 - took me 5 clicks to get an album, from within a genre I wanted and have it loaded and running

Try counting from the homepage when already listening to some other music, which is where I am when I have a musical change of heart. It´s is IMO a very lengthy and annoying process...

Why don't you make your own skin then? How many people for example kept MediaCar's original 'blue' skin - That's the beauty of car pc apps like this - if you don't like the way it looks, you can change it!

This is still a forum, which entitles me to an opinion :-) If you´re the only one besides ebomb that likes the design then I think they could use all the input they can get, if I´m the only one who doesn´t like the skin then too bad for me, I will have to make/use another skin.
I am not a graphic artist nor do I have any skills in that direction, but I do have an personal aestetic sence, and I think the skin is a bit cheesy looking, atleast in the environment I know it will be used in my neighborhood.

Originally Posted by SOS

stevieg:


I already have all music in folders sorted by artist though, I never browse music by genre. I know all my music... I have 8000 mp3´s and my examples are from the homepage, which means a lot of clicks....


I tried pressing it when I had an empty queue/playlist, and it just told me the playlist was empty, so I assumed that would not work.


Try counting from the homepage when already listening to some other music, which is where I am when I have a musical change of heart. It´s is IMO a very lengthy and annoying process...


This is still a forum, which entitles me to an opinion :-) If you´re the only one besides ebomb that likes the design then I think they could use all the input they can get, if I´m the only one who doesn´t like the skin then too bad for me, I will have to make/use another skin.
I am not a graphic artist nor do I have any skills in that direction, but I do have an personal aestetic sence, and I think the skin is a bit cheesy looking, atleast in the environment I know it will be used in my neighborhood.

i always browse via directory, i'm listening to something now just press the music manager button (was not clear which one it was right away though) then i see al my dirs, just press up or down untill i see the album i want then press the album and then load and it plays and i have 20000 mp3's in my list... 1700 albums works fine, (this is on my desktop in the car i have a selected selection) so depending how far down the list the album is its 3-6 clicks.

i do agree that i never make playlists. i hope the plugins are ready soon, coz the main reason i was using CF was that it was all in one. (gps, phoco etc)

Originally Posted by camsgs3

make sure your .lic file is named "youremail@addy.com_centrafuse.lic"
and put it into C:\Program Files\Flux Media\Centrafuse

Ive done this as stated in the bug report, as well as uninstall/reinstall and still the same "no license found error".

I finally got to work with the help of anky1, he suggested show the file extensions, and rename proper extension. Hope that helps the others with same problem.

Have now been waiting 4 hours for email after signing up for beta.