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Idea: parsing iTunes Library.xml - krutsch - 09-06-2016 04:40
Just a thought: why not consider parsing iTunes Library.xml?
So, I could use iTunes to create/manage playlists, download music, rip CDs, et al., and then sync/copy the whole thing to my NAS drive and make it all available to my UPnP/DLNA streamers?
Of course, you would need to fix-up the leading paths, et al., but it's all doable.
Thoughts?
RE: Idea: parsing iTunes Library.xml - simoncn - 09-06-2016 16:55
(09-06-2016 04:40)krutsch Wrote: Just a thought: why not consider parsing iTunes Library.xml?
So, I could use iTunes to create/manage playlists, download music, rip CDs, et al., and then sync/copy the whole thing to my NAS drive and make it all available to my UPnP/DLNA streamers?
Of course, you would need to fix-up the leading paths, et al., but it's all doable.
Thoughts?
Thanks for this suggestion. This is beyond the scope of MinimServer and I don't have any plans to work on it.
RE: Idea: parsing iTunes Library.xml - Marantz - 20-06-2016 08:39
@krutsch: If you're running iTunes on OS X you can export your playlists via AppleScript. I also manage my entire Library with ~30.000 songs with iTunes. All my music is stored on an external HDD attached to an ODROID PC running Ubuntu.
RE: Idea: parsing iTunes Library.xml - krutsch - 05-07-2016 17:19
(20-06-2016 08:39)Marantz Wrote: @krutsch: If you're running iTunes on OS X you can export your playlists via AppleScript. I also manage my entire Library with ~30.000 songs with iTunes. All my music is stored on an external HDD attached to an ODROID PC running Ubuntu.
Thanks for the reply. I do this today with a Mac OS app called: Playlist Export, available on the Mac OS App Store.
RE: Idea: parsing iTunes Library.xml - Manul - 12-08-2016 17:51
I've written a short Python script that parses the iTunes xml file, substitutes the path and outputs an m3u8 file for every playlist - if anybody's interested I can post that here. Together with rsyncing the actual Music folder this works well for making my iTunes library available through MinimServer.