[blitz] gui for MHI - ready to use

[peceha]

Hi,
it was only tested with Prisma Megamix and MASPlayer and it worked so I think it is safe to use

This is only GUI which is using MHI to play mp3
It can be downloaded from here:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php...54043806292006

You will need id3tag.library from aminet (won't start without it).
You can use IR remote to control the gui (Arduino code for remote can be found here https://github.com/marekhac/HippoPlayerIR )

Short video how it works at the moment:
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to add a radio you have to edit your playlist file manually. Just open it in text editor and add some radios url's, eg:

//5.9.65.9:8140
//185.85.28.161:8000
//212.71.250.12:8168
//uk5.internet-radio.com:8011
//uk2.internet-radio.com:8054

make sure the playlist has ".pl" extension !!!!

[Daedalus]

Nice work!

[peceha]

Thanks

[vulture]

yup, nice! thx m8!

[peceha]

Thanks,
a newer version can be downloaded.
Link in first post.

[vulture]

Excellent! Any remote chance you support the shoutcast protocol? I know, a long shot, probably not your purpose at all, I just thought I'd ask

[peceha]

Why not - will give it a try.
But only mpeg audio will be handled since I'm using MHI to "contol" Prisma card (no info can be found how to use pisma.library)

[vulture]

yes, of course, I'll be using it with MAS Player and that's all it can handle anyway!

[peceha]

First attempt to shoutcast.

It takes few seconds to start playing but it's only "one time startup" time. Once decoder is loaded everything works fast.
Weak sound on the video but Prisma is already receiving radio broadcast
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[vulture]

Awesome!

[peceha]

There is an updated link in the first post.

Radio is working. All you have to do is type an address in "search" filed.
For the moment the only "valid pattern address" is e.g.:
//5.9.65.9:8140
//185.85.29.166:8000

2 slashes at the beginning, address, colon, port - NOTHING ELSE - if you try something else strange things may happen

Then confirm with RETURN.
The GUI will disable some of its gadgets and you need to press PLAY button to actually hear the radio.

Please note that it is in very early stage and there is about 5 seconds silence before playback starts

To change the radio station just type another address , press RETURN and PLAY button (no need to press STOP in between)

To go back to normal mode (listining to mp3) just clear the search gadget end press RETURN or press BACKSPACE when the window is active (it will clear search gadget and press RETURN for you)

DO NOT USE anything from top menu while in "radio mode" - I have not implemented any restriction yet so program may crash.

Remote control can be used to change VOLUME, STOP and PLAY while in radio mode.

[vulture]

Excellent! Gonna try it tonight!

[vulture]

Any idea why the gui can't find the yap_port and quits?

[peceha]

Hmmm..you shouldn't be seeing this.
I have only one amiga to test the program and it runs Just fine. Will try to fix it today.

[vulture]

thx!

[peceha]

I hope i fixed that.
There are only 2 people testing the program I'm aware of (beside me) - one with Prisma, one with MASPlayer but only the first one has network card and he won't be able to approach his amiga until monday , so only me remaining

Previous version worked on my Amiga so I decided to post it - unfortunately there was something wrong (I know what and should be ok now)

The link is in first post.

Will appreciate if you post back some observations

[vulture]

Same error as before. Right after the gui appears I get the "GUI: can't find yap_port" error and it exits.

[peceha]

Hmmm....
since I don't have other amiga anywhere I was forced to start WinUAE
And it is working - I mean the program starts and loads the songs (cannot play them because there is no Prisma card emulation I think)

There is one more thing I can check - I have a spare 060+PPC card (it is laying unused since I got used to 030)

Will put that card inside and try to run it

[vulture]

Alright, thanks! One question, id3tag.library is 5.6 from aminet, right?

[peceha]

id3tag.library take from here:
http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/id3tag_lib

I swapped the cards (my Amiga feels faster , hehehe) and the program stars, so I really cannot figure out why it is refusing to start on your side.

Just to confirm:
In the archive you have 3 files: grajek, start, start.icon
You can put them where ever you want but 2 of them must be together (grajek and start). If you remove grajek from a folder then you for sure get a msg that "GUI: YAP_PORT cannot be found"