Quick CF 1.6 loading question - Page 2

mbkowns · 05-30-2006, 02:29 PM

I know winamp does that and I know most frontends build a database. What I am saying is I think centrafuse should build a temp index that does what winamp does byfile name and then later build up the music and give a status bar of that going on somewhere. Leaving my car running for 40 minutes to just index music is crazy! Then another 20 minutes or more to add to a playlist. I feel what I said above is a good solution to that problem. I am adding music to a playlist now as I type I will post back with more times on that.

veetid · 05-30-2006, 03:02 PM

The initial building of the library is only meant to be run once, so I have no problems with it taking 30 minutes for some people with very large collections, larger than most people.

The whole plan that has been stated is you can afterwards use the import tool to add music to your library. If you want to add a new usb or cd of music files to your system, load the import, highlight the drive or folder, and copy away. This will append only the new music to your collection.

I also still plan to build the service to monitor the music folders for when files are copied over the network.

When you rip a CD it is also automatically added to the library. So no need to be rebuilding all the time, not designed for that.

david

mbkowns · 05-30-2006, 03:16 PM

Okay here is adding that music to a playlist... God Damn!

So it took 22 minutes to load the playlist.

David I think something can be done about this becuase that is un usable really...

mbkowns · 05-30-2006, 03:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by veetid

The initial building of the library is only meant to be run once, so I have no problems with it taking 30 minutes for some people with very large collections, larger than most people.

The whole plan that has been stated is you can afterwards use the import tool to add music to your library. If you want to add a new usb or cd of music files to your system, load the import, highlight the drive or folder, and copy away. This will append only the new music to your collection.

I also still plan to build the service to monitor the music folders for when files are copied over the network.

When you rip a CD it is also automatically added to the library. So no need to be rebuilding all the time, not designed for that.

david

David but I feel that is a poor way to do it. You should make it so it loads a temp playist that just straight reads the files like winamp does. Then later have it run the file by file index after and let it go in the background and report the status somewhere by the music title. This way you can que up and play music while it indexes. You gotta see that if I did this in my car the time would be about double so 40 minutes to load a playlist and over a hour to index the music. Completely crazy

If you have no answer but saying that this acceptable your product limits those that have large collections and that seems like a bad idea to me.

nodnarb · 05-31-2006, 10:27 AM

@mbkowns ok, you have 118gb of music,+5gb for windows, +4,000KB for centrafuse(irrelevant). you need at least another 5 GB for windows to run at optimum speed(if you have a good chip) another 5gb to run all the background stuff. Plus you need a decent amount of memory to run CF (I have 512 and it uses 75-80% of my RAM. Plus what else do you have installed, GPS, Radio, Games I would say if you do not have any of that, then you need at least 130 GB hardrive, 512MB RAM at the minimum. check this stuff out, the problem may be at your end. If this all checks out, I will shut my mouth.

mbkowns · 05-31-2006, 12:29 PM

I have a 250 gb media drive IDE and I also have a 80 gb SATA 7200 drive for windows. Drive space isn't the problem or memory becuase my car computer loads it faster in other fronted ends and winamp but it makes sense why it is slower with CF. I just wish he could impletment a way to make it do all the big work in the background and allow it to just start playin music right away.