REQUEST: IPOD integration...

**timwiththebo** · 08-18-2005, 10:38 AM

I know this has been mentioned a couple of times before in various other threads but never as a high profile thread of its own!

The aim is to use the winamp ipod plugin found here so that RR can play all your music files straight from the ipod.

The following was posted by bertybassett in another thread:

yeah I can confirm if you plug your ipod into the Ml_plug then yes you can access the mp3/4s ok from winamp.

and Dox talks about the playlist integration here:

I've just created an m3u playlist on the PC by adding tunes from the "ipod" in media library and peaking into it with notepad it's file references point to the ipod. I've imported the playlist into media library, and it's still referencing the file on the ipod.

There's a section in the config dialog for updating usage/rating info back and forth between the PC and the ipod, and tick box in "misc" that says "Smart Playlist Live Updating (very experimental)" so there are obviously some kinks still being worked out. But it seems to work flawlessly...

So in throwing this feature request to Guino, it seems he doesn't think it should be too hard but requires some help from us ipod owners:

I don't have an ipod to try it out with the library... RR does support standard winamp library... as for the Other lists it may just be the case of loading the right index file.. if you provide me with the .NDE and .IDX files for the ipod, I can probably try to add extra support for it.

Could someone who understands what he is asking for please help me out and explain. I can't find anything on .NDE or .IDX files, what are they?

I'm hoping a few of us can work together to get this up and running. My programming skills are nonexistent but I do have an ipod and will help out in testing as much as possible.

**lagunatl2k** · 08-18-2005, 11:16 AM

If roadrunner could work with ipod would make this the perfect front end

**chiefwigms** · 08-18-2005, 12:51 PM

i sent him my idx files (everything in the c:\blah\winamp\plugins\mlpod dir, but apparently the files he needs are stored else where...

I PM'd will @ the Winamp support forums (he's the creator of the plugin), but haven't received a response... I too would love to have this feature! The laptop I'm using only has 10GB on it, but most of my mp3's are on my 40GB ipod

**DiNASTY** · 08-18-2005, 02:25 PM

guino,

I can loan you my 20gig touchwheel iPod for this feature if you need it. PM me with an addy and i'll send it your way.

**RoyN** · 08-18-2005, 04:55 PM

woot!

**timwiththebo** · 08-18-2005, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by DiNASTY

I can loan you my 20gig touchwheel iPod for this feature if you need it. PM me with an addy and i'll send it your way.

Now there's an offer you can't refuse Guino!

Thanks for that DiNASTY, not only an awesome skinner but an awesome bloke too!

**guino** · 08-19-2005, 12:48 AM

PM sent...

**timwiththebo** · 08-22-2005, 08:08 AM

Right, I got a PM from Guino asking to find the file that indexes all the songs on the ipod.

I thought I could find a piece of software that would monitor all the files on my hard drive and would notify me when a file is changed/added. Unfortunately I couldn't get anything I downloaded to work and couldn't find any obvious file that was being changed/added when I connected my ipod.

Can anyone help here?
Does anyone know any software that has the functionality I mentioned above?
Can anyone work out what file is indexing the songs on the ipod?

Come one guys, lets make this happen!

**timwiththebo** · 08-22-2005, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by DiNASTY

guino,

I can loan you my 20gig touchwheel iPod for this feature if you need it. PM me with an addy and i'll send it your way.

Hi DiNASTY,
Did you get any interest from Guino about this?

**RoyN** · 08-22-2005, 09:33 AM

Hi Tim

since guino hasnt psted here yet, tell us, is he going to be using that plugin or some native support?

I gather that if he is looking at index files and such he will probably be doing his own support?