New to Minimserver - a few questions

[stampie]

(08-05-2013 10:32)simoncn Wrote:  

(06-05-2013 22:02)stampie Wrote:  I'm using FLAC files. I also tried Plex, Serviio, and Logitech Media Server on the Synology - n-Stream caches images for all of them (although some seem to reduce the image quality). Hopefully, you can take a look at them and see what their approach is.

I've tried Serviio and Plex, and I've looked at the data they are returning. Based on this, my best guess is that n-stream requires DLNA profile information to be sent with album art URIs to enable caching.

MinimServer 0.72 supports sending DLNA profile information with album art URIs in the following cases:
1) Album art images embedded in MP3 files
2) Album art images embedded in AIFF files
3) Album art images in standalone Folder.jpg or Folder.png files

In your case, MinimServer is using the album art images embedded in your FLAC files in preference to your separate Folder.jpg files, and these embedded images are being sent without DLNA profile information.

As a test to confirm whether this is the cause of the problem, could you try either adding an album in MP3 or AIFF format, or removing embedded album art from one of your FLAC albums? This should cause MinimServer to send DLNA profile information with album art URIs for that album.

Hi Simon, results as follows:

(Used two albums to test, both with 600*600 art c. 200kb in size)

(Current) FLAC files with embedded art + Folder.jpg = NOT cached
FLAC files with embedded art (NO Folder.jpg) = NOT cached
FLAC files NO embedded art + Folder.jpg = cached
MP3 files with embedded art + Folder.jpg = NOT cached
MP3 files NO embedded art + Folder.jpg = cached

I also tested the same files with no images at all; as expected no images are shown in n-Stream.

I cleared the cache between each test and then re-checked once I had set it all back to confirm original behaviour still occurring.

Hope this helps!?
Nick