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by **jon** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:40

Attached is a pre-release of a new version of the MP3 plugin, if anyone wants to try it out. It should fix the problems described in this thread, and also now supports Unicode filenames and tags correctly.

All feedback and comments welcome.

[Edit: Fixed a minor problem with Genres, file version of new plugin is now 2.0.0.2 - if you got 2.0.0.1 please re-download]

[Edit: Removed attachment as newer versions come with Opus now.]

by **AlbatorV** » 15 Jun 2007, 00:14

Hi Jon,

i find a bug with the "Edit tags" option in context menu.
with english pack, "Edit Tags with Directory Opus" appear in mp3 type file config with action "not definied". but item are not display in context menu.
with french pack, "Editer les Tags avec Directory Opus" appear but sometimes not correctly (with square character or or simply, string are cut) with action "non defini" but item are not display in context menu.

i'm using DO in usb device.

it's possible to add some features:
- can write only id3v1
- can copy id3v1 to id3v2 and id3v2 to id3v1
- add button to delete all tags (only v1 or only v2 or v1/v2)

by **leo** » 15 Jun 2007, 00:18

Are there still things which only work with id3v1 and are confused by files with both id3v1 and id3v2 (which the plugin can create)?

by **mluna** » 23 Jun 2007, 08:21

this is probably hardly the place to put this question, but are there any plans to upgrade the built in opus 'play' window .wav player? i use it for playing .mp3s sometimes, but extremely rarely does it show any id tag information as does the new plugin and on vary rare occasions, it puts the whole of opus at max cpu usage, often requiring i restart opus.

it's no bother, but i was just curious and sorry for the hijack...
thanks!

by **leo** » 24 Jun 2007, 00:47

If the Opus sound player is using a lot of CPU then it could be a codec issue as I think Opus just asks Windows to play the file. Does the same thing happen in Windows Media Player with the same files?

by **mluna** » 24 Jun 2007, 20:37

both windows media player (ugh) and kmplayer (swoon) play the .mp3 file without issue, but if i use the .wav player opus box, the box itself, in vista x64, invokes the busy cursor and task manager says opus is taking 33~40% cpu. listers can be used just the same though.

by **mluna** » 26 Jun 2007, 19:39

hi, is it ok if here i ask for a seekbar in the mp3 viewer pane?

thanks!

by **leo** » 27 Jun 2007, 00:21

You can ask here, but if might be forgotten about. If you ask here instead it'll go into the requests database.

by **Canopus** » 18 Jul 2007, 12:23

I updated the mp3 plug-in to 2.0.0.2 as I thought that as well as fixing the tag viewer issue it may have fixed a play issue I just noticed today, but, it hasn't. The issue:

I have one mp3 collection that can be played in all my players, but, DOpus will not play a single track. I did not convert the files to mp3 myself so thought it may be a Header issue so used Foobar2000 to rebuild the Headers which normally works, but, it did not resolve the play issue. I had successfully burned all these mp3 files to CD in CDA format to play on anything so just experimented by ripping that CD to mp3 again at 256 kbps 44 kHz which was the same bit rate as the original mp3 files and found they would not play in DOpus either. I then ripped the CD again to mp3 at 224 kbps and they would play in DOpus. Trying again at 320 kbps playing in DOpus fails again. These are all non VBR files. All mp3 VBR files seem to play in DOpus including one I found at 257 kbps VBR and ones at higher bit rates.

I'm not sure where the issue begins, but, it seems all non VBR mp3 files of 256 kbps and over will not play in DOpus.

Anyone else seeing this?

by **leo** » 19 Jul 2007, 04:34

Does Windows Media Player play the files?

by **Canopus** » 19 Jul 2007, 05:07

Yes, all the tracks play in Windows Media Player and also in Foobar2000 and Real Player.

by **jon** » 19 Jul 2007, 05:11

Since you have three programs that can play them, may I suggest you use them? Opus is a file manager, not a music player

by **Canopus** » 19 Jul 2007, 05:11

Also, updating DOpus to 9.0.0.7 which includes mp3 plugin 2.0.0.3 doesn't solve the issue either.

by **Canopus** » 19 Jul 2007, 05:15

jon wrote:Since you have three programs that can play them, may I suggest you use them? Opus is a file manager, not a music player

Well yes, I know that and do so, but, it is often convenient to play an mp3 track in DOpus to check out if it's the correct one for managing without having to fire up a player so I thought I'd report the issue which is an odd one. :roll:

by **samito** » 17 Nov 2009, 16:08

Hi,
I'm new with Opus. I'm trying out Opus 9.5
Is it possible to play MP3s with Opus?
Thanks
Samito

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