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robt · 27-08-2016, 16:33

Does anyone know, is there a way to create a shortcut to a radio url playlist used by Minimstreamer?

Currently I have to navigate through folder view>BBCRadio>tag view>BBC Radio>1 playlist>BBC Radio

and then I can see the playlist and select.

I know I can create favourites but its different on each control point I use (Kazoo, Kinsky, LMS and direct navigation on Revo and Roberts radios).

Is there anyway that Minimserver can present the folder structure in a more user friendly way?

simoncn · 27-08-2016, 18:17

Thie simplest way is to use 1 playlist>BBC Radio. Another option is [folder view]>BBCRadio>BBC Radio.

robt · 28-08-2016, 10:20

Hi Simon

Thanks for that, but I'm not sure exactly what you mean? Huh

simoncn · 28-08-2016, 18:12

(28-08-2016 10:20)robt Wrote: Hi Simon

Thanks for that, but I'm not sure exactly what you mean?

From the top-level menu, select '1 playlist'. This should show you the BBC Radio playlist which you can select and open to see the radio stations.

robt · 28-08-2016, 22:28

The "1 playlist" doesn't appear in the top level on any of the control points the I use. I can find a playlist called "BBC Radio" in the playlist folder and can select from there which is a bit shorter a path than I have been using..

simoncn · 29-08-2016, 06:59

(28-08-2016 22:28)robt Wrote: The "1 playlist" doesn't appear in the top level on any of the control points the I use. I can find a playlist called "BBC Radio" in the playlist folder and can select from there which is a bit shorter a path than I have been using..

I'm surprised that you don't see '1 playlist' at the top level. Do you see 'n albums' and 'n items' at the the top level? Which control points are you using?

robt · (This post was last modified: 29-08-2016 20:44 by robt.)

Quote:I'm surprised that you don't see '1 playlist' at the top level. Do you see 'n albums' and 'n items' at the the top level? Which control points are you using?

I do see the albums and items entry, but not "1 playlist"

I've attached a screen shot from Kazoo, although the top level is the same in Kinsky, Asset Control and anything else I've tried..

There is a playlist called "BBC Radio" amongst the 153 playlists I have. Is this what you were referring to?

simoncn · 29-08-2016, 22:54

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't realise that you had other playlists as well. You could rename the BBC Radio playlist so that it sorts at the top of your list of 153 playlists (for example: +BBC Radio or ^BBC Radio).

robt · 30-08-2016, 06:44

(29-08-2016 22:54)simoncn Wrote: Thanks for the clarification. I didn't realise that you had other playlists as well. You could rename the BBC Radio playlist so that it sorts at the top of your list of 153 playlists (for example: +BBC Radio or ^BBC Radio).

Thanks for that, now I understand.

Can I confirm that Minimserver uses m3u or m3u8 files as playlists? I have a couple of pls files which seem to be ignored.

simoncn · 30-08-2016, 07:23

(30-08-2016 06:44)robt Wrote: Can I confirm that Minimserver uses m3u or m3u8 files as playlists? I have a couple of pls files which seem to be ignored.

Yes, that's correct. See the sections at the start of this page for a complete list of the filetypes that MinimServer reads from the library.