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FredThompson
23rd September 2006, 14:35
I've tried making .asx files to use MPC with a mix of source files. All file types were enabled, either through MPC or ffdshow, yet the playlist failed.

.asx was originally for asf files only. Is this still the case, did I mess up, or is there a playlist format for MPC which will support all file types?
int10h
23rd September 2006, 14:47
MPC has a XML format, and can use PLS (in a limited way).
LoRd_MuldeR
23rd September 2006, 15:29
Did you try to use a simple .m3u playlist?
FredThompson
24th September 2006, 22:21
No, I haven't tried any playlist other than .asx at this point. What I'd really like to have is a web page with a link to each individual segment which would act similar to chapter points on a DVD. During playback, each segment should immediately lead to the following and the last segment loops back to the first.
LoRd_MuldeR
24th September 2006, 22:48
Well, try .m3u or .mpcpl and tell us if that works.
FredThompson
24th September 2006, 23:43
I will. Wish me luck!
awx
25th September 2006, 06:28
MPC has a XML format, and can use PLS (in a limited way).
Can you point to some info about this XML format? I know a little about .mpcpl files but nothing about any XML playlist support in MPC.
LoRd_MuldeR
25th September 2006, 23:02
Can you point to some info about this XML format? I know a little about .mpcpl files but nothing about any XML playlist support in MPC.

I think he means the .asx playlists. Such files are XML based.


<ASX version = "3.0" >
<Entry>
<title>Suite-Pee Live</title>
<Ref HREF = "mms://a352.v13817b.c13871.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/352/13871/v0001/sony.download.akamai.com/13871/wm.sony.global/Columbia/SystemOfADown/SystemOfADown_SuitePeeLive_VidFull_300.wmv"/>
</Entry>
</ASX>


I doubt MPC supports another type of XML based playlists.
awx
27th September 2006, 04:12
Hmm, yeah I know about .asx already. Wish there was something better.
FredThompson
29th September 2006, 03:58
Well, MPC can save playlists, right? Play with it and see what haoppens. I was hoping to dig into that and see what can be done but there just hasn't been any time yet. The only way I can see to make the chapter access method I described is a set of playlists, each will start with with the specified chapter list and be a loop. Ugly, crude, but it might work.