Re: [Banshee-List] video player

[Matt Sturgeon <mttza1 gmail com>]

Anyway, banshee dosnt even write tags to files by default - it uses
it's database to sort files. Although most users check the little box
"Write metadata to files" and banshee then uses its database, but
updates file tags for other applications also (its a little bit mor
complex, but oh well).

On 14 January 2011 00:12, zekopeko <zekopeko gmail com> wrote:
> 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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