Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Rhythmbox - IPOD use case

[Klaus Reichl <Klaus_Reichl chello at>]

Mats Taraldsvik writes:
 > Hi,

Hi,

 > 
 > On Mon, 2008-11-17 at 22:03 +0100, Klaus Reichl wrote:
 > > Hi Everybody,
 > > 
 > > I bought my IPOD by mistake (I do like the HW design, more and more hate
 > > the SW), however, after running rhythmbox on it a could think of a new
 > > spring.
 > > 
 > > What I'd like to see is:
 > > 
 > > 1) (amarok inspired): no interrelationship between different computers
 > > and target (MP3 Player)
 > > 
 > >    => iTunes and Rhythmbox are wrong in the sense that they argue 
 > >       the illusion of comfort because of the interrelationship between 
 > >       the ONE computer and the player
 > > 
 > >    This illusion is wrong and plays for $$ SHOPS
 > > 
 > >    => I would like to download to IPOD target from where ever I am
 > >       and paid for service independent of the backing computer
 > >       e.g. Home Computer summarizing MY CDs
 > >            Company Environment for shared buyings
 > >            Laptop for own offerings
 > >            - worked on my Laptop last summer pulling in some CDs
 > > 	     all other (located on my main computer) where killed by
 > >              iTunes)
 > > 
 > > 2) (this is my idea):
 > >    => save the Music in arbitrary format (OCC in my case)
 > > 
 > >    => automatically translate it to whatever the target (player) 
 > > 	is capable of storing.
 > > 
 > >    So here is what I'm currently doing:
 > > 
 > >    * Download CD to computer in OGG or alike 
 > > 	(goal: backup without lossage)
 > > 
 > >    * Convert OGG => MP3 (sound-convert)
 > > 
 > >    * Burn the (alternative directory) to IPOD
 > > 
 > >    What I'd like:
 > > 
 > >    * Download CD to arbitrary format
 > > 
 > >    * Burn it to IPOD transparantly (converting from OGG -> MP3
 > > on-the-fly).
 > > 
 > >    This would be real cook, n'est pas?
 > > 
 > 
 > Not sure if this is what you are asking, but Rhythmbox already converts
 > transparently between music formats, depending on your settings. In my
 > case, my music collection in lossless flac-format, and Rhythmbox
 > converts to ogg vorbis when I transfer files from the library to my
 > SanDisk Sansa Clip. (ogg- and flac-capable flash player, btw, but I have
 > the 2GB version, where flac would consume too much space)

Maybe I'm not UP-TO-DATE with my version, however, I never say this
feature yet.  That's exactly what I was searching for (beside others).

My version is Debian etch rhythmbox 0.9.6-8 upgraded to Debian lenny RB 0.11.6-1
now.

 > 
 > 
 > > cuK
 > 
 > Mats
 > > 
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cuK
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