[mythtv-users] Can MythMusic use iTunes mp3s??

Steven Sartorius ssartor at bellatlantic.net
Sun Feb 8 20:12:18 EST 2004


on 2/8/04 17:28, thor at mythtv at lamedomainname.com wrote:

> On Sunday 08 February 2004 14:28, Steven Sartorius wrote:
>> Subject line kind of says it all.  I've got a working MythTV setup
>> (CVS from Saturday 2/7) and I'm wondering whether I can use MythMusic
>> to access my iTunes mp3s.
> 
> If they're mp3's, almost certainly.
> 
> If they're aac m4a's, in another release or two. If they're m4p's, then
> probably never (DRM means removing your rights :-)  ).
> 
>> To test, I mounted my iMac's iTunes folder
>> via NFS at /mnt on my myth box.  When I point MythMusic at this
>> directory and 'Scan for New Music' I get lots of network activity but
>> nothing seems to happen (i.e. I killed it after an hour 'cause it was
>> still going).
> 
> Scanning mp3's can take a _long_ time, especially if they're variable
> bitrate files. You might try copying over a subset to a temporary
> directory as a trial run.
> 
 That's a good idea -- I'll give this a try and report back!

Thanks,

Steve



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