2005-01-04, 06:55
i know sid isn't exactly a high-ranking media type but the support for sid is only limited by what you have listed as a filename/extension. there is so much more to sid than you have listed - *.sid.
yes, xbmc has sid support but there are other sid files beside *.sid; other sid files are *.mus and *.str - which are not on here.
my two cents to this problem, add those file extensions to the mix - *.mus and *.str. that's not all though. there is also another interesting point to this matter that you may like (or hate). sid was made to be in stereo with this method. here is the basic overlay:
-- filename.mus file alone (without a matching filename.sid in that directory) plays in mono since there is only 3 channels to sid.
-- however if both filename.mus and filename.sid are in the directory then they play together. mus on the left side speakers and sid on the right side speakers. they have to be played exactly at the same time (mixed at the same time) to sound correct.
that's only 1 aspect. if you listen to a sid file and don't stop it manually, it'll play silence for a long long time (until you stop the song - the silence is infinite).
solution: have it monitor the output db, if it's quiet for more than 5 seconds (or an option settable length) then go to the next song on the list. i really don't know any sid songs that have a quiet space in them for more than 2 seconds.
i know the old school fans will thank me for saying something and i am sure the q-link fans will have a ball with this as well.
thanks!
chris
yes, xbmc has sid support but there are other sid files beside *.sid; other sid files are *.mus and *.str - which are not on here.
my two cents to this problem, add those file extensions to the mix - *.mus and *.str. that's not all though. there is also another interesting point to this matter that you may like (or hate). sid was made to be in stereo with this method. here is the basic overlay:
-- filename.mus file alone (without a matching filename.sid in that directory) plays in mono since there is only 3 channels to sid.
-- however if both filename.mus and filename.sid are in the directory then they play together. mus on the left side speakers and sid on the right side speakers. they have to be played exactly at the same time (mixed at the same time) to sound correct.
that's only 1 aspect. if you listen to a sid file and don't stop it manually, it'll play silence for a long long time (until you stop the song - the silence is infinite).
solution: have it monitor the output db, if it's quiet for more than 5 seconds (or an option settable length) then go to the next song on the list. i really don't know any sid songs that have a quiet space in them for more than 2 seconds.
i know the old school fans will thank me for saying something and i am sure the q-link fans will have a ball with this as well.
thanks!
chris