Re: [Banshee-List] video player

[zekopeko <zekopeko gmail com>]

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Michael.S.G. <OzFalcon bden org> wrote:
>> TV Shows are like albums and
>> episodes are like songs. It makes more sense to have a level of
>> consistency that also brings organization to the design.
>
> I agree.
>
> <Audio>
> Artist: Queen
> Album: The Works
> Song: 01.Radio Ga Ga
>
> <Video>
> Artists: Doctor Who
> Album: Season Five
> Song: 13.The Big Bang
>
> But how do you sort video? You can't tag it like mp3's - So Banshee can't
> sort it properly.

Some formats support embedding metadata. mp4 , mkv come to mind.

Banshee will be able to sort it since it will take "tags" from various websites.

>
> IMHO, Banshee should steer away from being a "Media Center" and should
> concentrate
> on being a "Music Center". Thankfully Podcasts, Internet Radio etc. are
> Extensions and can
> be turned off (either because they are not needed or due to a current bug or
> something).
> (It's a shame "Video" can't be turned off or Deleted from the playlist
> window though).
>
>

Olivier is making it an extension so you should be able to disable it.

>
> I would much rather see Banshee Focused on one thing (Music) and do it
> Flawlessly.
>
> Oz
>
>
>
>
> On 14/01/11 02:02, zekopeko wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Alex Launi<alex launi gmail com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:40 PM, zekopeko<zekopeko gmail com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You made the same mistake I did. This isn't a media centre for TVs and
>>>> projectors. So there is no need to have lots of cover art. Banshee
>>>> should display the relevant information in an organized fashion.
>>>
>>> I'm sorry, why not? This seems like a great space for Banshee to grow
>>> into.
>>> If we're going to do some UI redesigning, designing for anything other
>>> than
>>> growth would be folly. What are the differences between a UI for a media
>>> center designed for TVs/projectors, and one for the PC? What about other
>>> form factors? Tablets, netbooks, etc. We don't need to address all of
>>> these
>>> (tablets and phone would certainly have a different UI than one for a
>>> TV),
>>> but really I don't see where one would design differently for a TV vs.
>>> the
>>> PC.
>>
>> I disagree. The form factor and input methods are completely
>> different. You use a mouse and keyboard for Banshee but use a remote
>> for a media centre. Look at what Moovida did. They use Banshee for
>> media management and a separate UI for a media centre. Apple does the
>> same. iTunes for media management and Front Row for a media centre
>> (although I'm not sure if iTunes and Front Row integrate with each
>> other).
>>
>> Banshee using video is far closer to iTunes then XBMC/Front Row.
>>
>> Considering Banshee's architecture a far better approach would be to
>> build a new UI on top similar to how Moovida and Apple did it and
>> allow it to be accessed from Banshee's main interface.
>>
>> Either way my point against Olivier's mockup was the clutter that
>> overuse of thumbnails would produce. TV Shows are like albums and
>> episodes are like songs. It makes more sense to have a level of
>> consistency that also brings organization to the design.
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