Music Browser Support

 



You will find here a few informations for configuring and using Music Browser Plugin.
If you still have problems or for any questions, suggestions, please post a message at The Green Button (english forum) or at MCE France Forum (french forum)


 

 CONFIGURING MUSIC BROWSER

After the plugin installation, you will need to launch Music Browser (localized in the Music strip of Media Center) for the first time. A xml configuration file called MusicBrowser.config is then created in the directory C:\ProgramData\MusicBrowser. Edit this file with your favourite text edior, the following items can be changed :

  • InitialFolder : Enter the path for the folder that contain your music files. The special name "MyMusic" reffers to the curent user's music folder. You can also enter a virtual folder.
  • Lang : Select your language here. Enter en, fr and du for english, french and dutch respectively.
  • TransparentBackground : Select True if you want the Media Center background, False is you preffer the default Music Browser background (see the screenshots page)
  • DefaultView : Select your favourite view to display your folders and files. Three views are available : List, Thumb and Poster.
    When changing this setting, don't forget to delete the Cache folder.

 FREQUENTLY ASKEQ QUESTIONS

  • Q : I just find the file registration.xml and some .png files, where is the config file ?
    A : you're not in the suitable directory. The correct path is C:\ProgramData\MusicBrowser\
  • (hidden folder).
  • Q : My file extension is not reconized by the plugin, what can I do ?
    A : Just go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.yourextension and set the PercievedType to "audio".
  • Q : How do I get nice pictures for my folders/files ?
    A : For each folder, Music Browser looks for files folder.jpg, folder.jpeg, cover.jpg. For each file in a folder, Music Browser looks first for embeded picture (id3v2 tag). If not, it takes the folder picture.
  • Q : I have multiple folders for my music files. How can I configure the InitialFolder item ?
    A : Just create a virtual folder file. For instance create a file "C:\MyMusicFolders.vf" which contains the lines
          folder: D:\MyFirstFolder\
          folder: H:\
          folder: F:\MyThirdFolder\

    (don't forget to set the correct path in the config file)