llGetParcelMusicURL and llGetParcelMusicTitle
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Catherine Omega
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06-21-2004 18:45
Fixing llSetParcelMusicURL so that it works the same as setting the stream URL manually ought to be a priority, but when that's done, we should have a mechanism to get both the current URL and the current stream title.
This would allow for decent jukebox systems, though of course, XML-RPC would be necessary for a really good one.
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Grim Lupis
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06-21-2004 19:37
A parcel jukebox system is in the works.
Or rather, it will be as soon as my new colo host actually gets my friggin server set up! :-/
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Oz Spade
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06-21-2004 20:25
I endorse these ideas/features.
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Kex Godel
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Re: llGetParcelMusicURL and llGetParcelMusicTitle
06-22-2004 06:48
From: someone Originally posted by Catherine Omega
we should have a mechanism to get both the current URL and the current stream title.
The stream title is not readily available to the SL servers. The servers simply forward a URL to your client; they have no idea about the stream's content. To make the title available would mean the SL servers themselves would also have to pull a stream from the source, meaning they would have to read (and toss out) a lot of data just to look for the title to make it available by script. The URL shouldn't be a problem since that information is stored on SL's servers. |
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Catherine Omega
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06-22-2004 14:29
Yes, Kex. I know. I thought that was implied.  Heh. I agree, it's not a lot of payoff for the effort required, but it could be useful. |
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Oz Spade
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06-22-2004 17:08
I thought whatever SL was using for streaming (was it FMOD?) has a built in function to get the title?
Thought I saw that somewhere, could be mistaken.
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Catherine Omega
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06-22-2004 18:19
Yeah, Oz... FSOUND_Stream_Net_SetMetadataCallback. Unfortunately, if it IS called, it would be called on the client only -- the server certainly doesn't have anything to do with fmod.
The only way to get that information to a script would be for the server to page the stream, which would be kind of inconvenient, if you think about it.
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Jon Morgan
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06-22-2004 19:44
Are scripts strictly server-based?
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Chip Midnight
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06-22-2004 19:46
Would be cool to have a way to get the current song title from shoutcast too.
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Eggy Lippmann
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06-23-2004 04:21
From: someone Originally posted by Jon Morgan
Are scripts strictly server-based? Yes and No. Scripts definitely exist and run on the server, but some functions cause the server to order the viewer to perform a strictly client-side function, like llTargetOmega. The object may spin, but the rotation stored on the server never changes. This causes all sorts of weird problems... |
