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[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
This is rather weird.

As i said, i asked someone else to try with 100 files and it worked for them...

What file formats do these files of your have? flac (if i remember properly?)

The only issues I can see here are either a stealth bug/feature of the system not allowing 512 MB devices to see more than 50 files, or there is something wrong with your specific phone (try resetting it)

I posted this issue on the dev forum. Let's see what MS has to say...

Before you do anything else, wait for the 1.0.14.0 version.

I have identified a bug in the desktop client. It has been fixed I hope.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] Wagierek:
All files I transferred are mp3s.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
And all have the mp3d extension properly added at the end?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] Wagierek:
Yep.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Well, according to some MS guy, there are no limitations around the number of files detected by an app.

Wait for the next update (I discovered a race condition which messed up file detection), so maybe it will work then.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
App has been hidden in the store until further notice.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
version 1.0.14.0 is now published.

the app is once again visible in store.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] Albieri[SPAM]:
Do not know if it was given this idea, but you can view the list of songs by folders instead of sort by song name, author?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
They are all in the same folder. It is easier to code this way, but I can introduce "logical" folders so you can create additional ways of sorting music.

I will try and deliver this feature with the next update.

thanks.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] Albieri[SPAM]:
thank you very much. my songs are separated into folders, but not all have tags to be recognized.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I wonder if i should remove the app from the marketplace and only distribute it through this forum as sideload with dev unlock...
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] thals1992:
You could always do both....

Upload the xap here at the same time you submit it to MS for certification.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I am getting mixed reviews. Apparently, people with high end phones have no problem with it, while ppl with SD cards don't understand what they need to do.

This is both Microsoft's problem (god damned file association limitations) and their inability to understand english, and it is kinda annoying.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] thals1992:
You can always just ignore them or do a Dummies tutorial that's a video to mock them ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
bugfix update soon...
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
bugfix update is now live.

Next major update, expected to land in 1 month from now:

Complete skydrive explorer.

Folders and filters for music.

Improved tag detection.

One of my colleagues claims he wants to make a video player as well...
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I found a tiny bit of spare time to implement the skydrive explorer. Today I finished the WP7 version. The Wp8 comes tomorrow. I will submit te update by monday. Should be available by next friday.

Sunday: apparently my productivity increased greatly after a week of math...and I have the new tag detection passing the tests.

This will be incorporated in the update after the next update...

It will do the following...

Detect tags from your files (including SD card files) for all formats.

You should be able to get lyrics for supported formats.

Album art in local storage will not longer be a place holder.. (thus reducing xap file size)

Those who already have the app can run a tool (in the tools page) which will re-run the tagging process for music already present in their collection. Any newer music will be indexed correctly.

^^this is now live+SD card fix.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Just so you know. I am working on getting the app ready for 8.1
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] djtonka:
New API or trying solve t he equalizer?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
new api. gotta rewrite from scratch.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] thals1992:
Not sure if good thing or bad thing. -_-
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
well the good news is there won't be any need for separate modes anymore...

Equalization should also be somewhat easier to accomplish. I will have a nice menu designed for sound effects but this won't land in the first version.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] cooki1977n:
Hello,

I'm french, sry for my inglish.

I have a Lumia 1320 and i want listen flac and ogg with your player.

BUT, i don't arrive to transfert musique on SD card with the desktop client.

I creat new folder "Media Player" in my SDcard.

I click on Select Files, ok

I select many files. it's appear on the windows of client.

After, I click on Send to SD card...

A message appear " you can past on the folder..."

But I don't past anithing... And no tracks tranfering.

:crying:

I don't understand what the problem.

thks for your help.

[edit]

I test to transfert manually and for the track of test in FLAC, it's ok!

???
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
flac and ogg can be transfered manually, just mp3s and wavs need the desktop client.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] cooki1977n:
ok. thks.

and after my test, I can't erase the tracks.

How I do that?

(edit)

this album don't pass... codec is not good... ( MOD EDIT: Please do not post links to boot legged material )

Delete the app.

If you upgrad the app. I take... but for now... doesn't work.

Thks
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
You have to erase them from windows explorer.

I can not guarantee the integrity of tracks downloaded from unauthorized webites. Sorry.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] fdl_chris:
I'm a native English speaker, and even I don't fully understand the rules and complete workings of your app!

To be honest, your app's description and "guidelines" on the WP app site are just not clear enough and somewhat contradictory. For example, it wasn't until page 10 of this forum thread that I found out that .ogg and .flac files can be copied across manually, and it's only in-built app supported files like .mp3 and .wav that have to be copied using your Desktop Client. It doesn't say this on the WP app and users will assume ALL media files have to be copied using the Desktop Client. You didn't make things like clear enough either on the WP site or in the first post of this thread. Users are having to sift through too many pages of this thread or ask you specific questions to the fundamental working of your app.

I completely appreciate and admire your work on this inspiring media player, but you need to be able to write a good set of user-steps, guidelines, or even a manual in order for it to be a more successful app. Only then, will it be easier to use.

But this is stating the obvious. If anything, after putting all this in place and users still don't understand, at least you can turn round and say: "RTFM"!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
This will change soon enough :)

This messy situation is simply caused by microsoft's very limited API for windows phone 8 when it comes to media, which will change in windows phone 8.1

Sorry for all the confusion this situation caused.

I will probably redistribute the app under a different name to make sure everybody gets a clean start again.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
The app is now hidden in the store until further notice. If you want to download it, use the links in the OP.

The 8.1 one should be ready (at least the music player, that is) by next monday.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] CSMR:
Fast work!

How well does the file picking work in WP8.1?

E.g. can you copy a folder system of music to microSD card, have the user select a folder through the file picker, and play back all music in the folder and subfolders?

(I'm hearing that the app cannot see the public files and folders on the SD card without user approval through the file picker.)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
The app detects all the music if you keep it as a subfolder or in the root of your "Music" directory, at least for now. I haven't gotten to the part where you can select folders at random yet, but if windows 8 store apps are any indication of it, you would need to open the folder outside your music folder every time, although I am not 100% sure.

I can directly access the pictures, music and video folders, and there is some capability which handles removable storage (i don't know if that gives free access to SD cards or some sort of other removable storage). AT the moment my focus is on finishing support for the music folder (just finished the playlist engine last night).

Anyway, I will add new features s time goes by so the initial release is not the complete version.

One of the more popular requests, folder views, will be added too :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Due to some issues with the runtime, the 8.1 version is delayed a little bit until proper testing can be done.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] icer19:
105 425464

can i install this directly on my windows 8 laptop?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
No, you can not.

I will make a tablet/laptop version though.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Due to some logistical issues the app has been delayed for till mid May. Don;t worry, I will have more time to weed bugs out.

Updated OP.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] byobge:
Eagerly awaiting this app, or any functional alternative to the mess that is 8.1 Xbox Music. (Maybe it's all a fiendishly clever ploy on MS's part - deliberately create a "functionality vacuum" in the Music experience as a way to spur on third-party developers?)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Almost ready :)

xbox music stole a lot of features from the 7.8/8.0 app.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] oelapoel:
I still haven't been able to transfer files using desktop app. I also read that local storage has been disabled on the new version, is it correct?

I am really confused on this app, and looks like I am not the only one since some other people also brought it up on some of the quotes.

I am however excited on the new version coming up too, I hope things will be better. Do we have an ETA date? cheers
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
The new version is only available for windows phone 8.1 and it comes as a separate app due to the breaking changes that occurred in windows phone 8.1 background audio infrastructure (plus, a clean start is desired).

I will send the app for certification on the 15th of may. Should be available a few days latter.

For windows phone 8, local storage needs a folder called "media player" on the SD card, or a folder called "media player" in your skydrive. If your desktop client doesn't work for whatever reasons, simply change the extensions of your music files by adding a D for mp3s, wmas, wavs (flac and ogg keep the same extension), and then copy the files to your SD card to Media Player folder (subfolders are not supported), so basically, for SD card users, mp3 becomes mp3d, wav becomes wavd, wma becomes wmad.

If your phone does not have an SD card, upload your music to skydrive. From there you can either do mass download from the same Media Player named folder, or you can use the explorer to download manually.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Marketplace rejected app.

Fixing this issue will take a while.

NVM it is fixed.

I will just do some internal testing then submit it for publication on 15th.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TheHouseBunny:
This looks good, I've been looking for a good Music app for my Lumia 1520.

Will it support covers? If so can it read .jpg/.png from the folder the mp3/flac is in?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I've delayed the release for 8.1

there is a tiny problem i need to fix first and i can't use a debugger for it >.<

At the moment it detects album art from the file itself.

I can make it so that it opens the jpg/png from the folder it is in instead.

If I can fix the small issue till sunday, it might even be in the first release.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TheHouseBunny:
That would be great.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
The app is now live, but hidden from the store.

Please use the download link in the OP to get it.

And report any bugs you come across here.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TXFI:
I'm not exactly sure how to use it - all my music is on the SD card (Lumia 1520) and I haven't been able to figure out how to get those to be visible in the app?

Suggestions:

- allow user to change and/or disable the background image, the current one makes it a little difficult to see the controls etc.

- make the control buttons in the bottom of the screen bigger, possibly even move them to the top

- remove "Windows Phone Media Center" text from the top, it's kind of redundant because I already know what app I started

Thanks for the app, keep up the great work!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Are you referring to the 8.1 or the 8.0 version?

I can not randomly access files in your SD card in 8.1. Move all your music in the MUSIC folder on your SD card. You can keep any folder structure you have.

I've tested the app with SD cards. It works fine if all your music is in the MUSIC folder. just copy paste them there, it will detect the entire structure with folders etc.

I'll add an option to remove the background.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TXFI:
Yes, sorry, the 8.1 version. My music is on the SD card like this:

D:\Music\Folder1\Artist\Album\(bunch of mp3s)

D:\Music\Folder2\Artist\Album\(bunch of mp3s)

D:\Music\Folder3\Artist\Album\(bunch of mp3s)

I can browse these directories just fine in the Media Center app but it does not list any songs and the buttons "Play folder", "Enque folder" and "View files"-menu option don't do anything. The same music plays OK in the native player.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Oh I see now.

I will fix the issue in the next update.

there is one now certificating with the background options :)

Just a quick question: if you move inside one of these folders, do you see the files properly?

That would probably be tomorrow. (Monday, 19-th)

I'll also differentiate between SD card locations and phone memory locations xD

Thank you for your feedback :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TXFI:
No, I can only see the folder names, none of the mp3s are ever listed.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
OK.

To view the file names you need to go to "view files" which is obviously not gonna work due to various reasons, however, if you move inside a folder you should be able to see files properly even without the update which "fixes" the initial issue. The only thing which wasn't going to work was the detection of files on the root of the music folder, which is a tad more problematic.

Anyway, I';ve uploaded a new version which fixes this, at least so does the emulator say.

the version should be 2014.518.2051.191 for the version which fixes this.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] TXFI:
I installed the new version and it kept on crashing after a few seconds from starting it. It stopped crashing after I was fast enough to go change the background to black - not sure why that fixed it.

Issues:

- weird full screen of grey static appears every now and then. Couldn't figure out how to reproduce reliably yet.

- the app stopped showing the name and album cover of currently playing song

Suggestions:

- either remove "Windows Phone Media Center" from top. If you prefer keeping it, rename it to "Media Center" to match the app name and change the font and font color to match the text below it (Home, Favorites, etc.)

- Set the View Files -view as default so that one can select individual files to be played from that folder without opening the bottom menu. Menu could have "Hide Files" instead

- Toggle Play button in the bottom to look like the universal Pause button when pressed and the other way around

- Replace "Teleport back to music folder" with two buttons: "Back" (goes to previous folder) and "Root" (goes to \Music) that way you can also remove the Go Back button from the bottom

- Add a fifth button to the bottom of Folder explorer: "Play selected"

- Remove "Folder" text that's under each folder name. Show files with different color to differentiate from folders (e.g. folders in green, files in white)

- Add exact version number+date to About

Questions:

- what does the Note button in the bottom right (left from elapsed time) is supposed to do?

- what is the "unknown" text supposed to show (I assume for properly tagged files?) under each individual file in Folder explorer - View files? It would be great to have an option to hide it to be able to show more files per screen.

Thank you very much for your efforts and super-quick responses.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I will look into this.

There is a back button for that purpose in the app bar on the file explorer.

I can't reproduce the issue with the black cover, although I might have found something which might fix the crash after a few seconds problem.

The note button goes to now playing in case there is no album art to tap.

the button above it shuffles the now playing list

the button above that toggles repeats

and the button above that toggles randomization, which will cause the player to play random files from now playing, no longer following the displayed order.

The template shows the title and album. If album is unknown or for some reason couldnt be fetched, it will show unknown instead.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Look for a new update :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] JLowe:
Very nice featured player. I am using a Nokia lumia 1020 with the WP 8.1 preview firmware and have my music stored on the internal sd in subfolders of "music". The Nokia has in the music folder already subfolders:

Music/artists

Music/albums

Music/songs

I have my music stored here

Music/artists/[artistname]/[song.mp3]

I can't access my music with your folder browser, nothing shows up.

Atm i don't have any flac-files installed.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I will look into the folder explorer problems.

You can still load your music from the songs view until then.

And if it is properly tagged, the album, artist and genres views will also do the trick.

I will come back with updatea latter today
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] byobge:
Hi,

Just downloaded v1.1.0.12, trying it out now on my Lumia 820, running 8.1 Developer Preview (v8.10.12382.878).

I was able to move an mp3 album downloaded from Amazon to my SD card, and Media Center correctly read & displayed my "collection," and navigating to the album and playing it were intuitive & easy actions.

Song transitions are a little off, though - the gaps between gapless tracks are still there, though they're SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than they are in any other music player I've heard on any of my Windows Phones before, which gives me Hope - is gapless playback still a goal?

In addition to the silence, there's a fairly loud but brief click/thunk/something-or-other as well. But there's a similar issue with all other music players under 8.1 - seems like between songs, a .1-second-or-so chunk of the previous song gets played - so this may well be an OS issue and not your problem to solve. (Just now heard a transition "clunk" that was clearly identifiable as a segment from the previous track - so this is definitely the OS issue and not something you've introduced.)

Also (and I'm predicting a "no" answer to this, but I'd be happy to be wrong :)), should Media Center be able to play DRM-protected music, a la Zune Xbox Music Pass, Rhapsody, Spotify, et al? I've been loving the subscription model for years now, but I'd go back to buying my music directly for a good gapless player.

Let me know any other details I can provide - I'm grateful for all your work in this area.

bobg
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Thank you for your feedback.

I will also look into the DRM issue, but i do not think this is going to be an easy battle.

I think i know how to fix the click sound at the beginning of the songs.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
I;ve submitted a new version.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] JLowe:
Here's a short feedback from your latest version (19.5.14) how to play flac albums from my internal storage card.

If I put them into the usual subfolders which I see in the main music-directory which is

C:\Data\Users\Public\Music\Artists\[artist-album]\[track.flac]

C:\Data\Users\Public\Music\Album\[artist-album]\[track.flac]

This won't work for me. Can't access them.

It's possibe to access the flac tracks if I put them into the main music folder

C:\Data\Users\Public\Music\[track.flac]

works if I access them with the folder browser

A copied subfolder works well too with the folder browser

C:\Data\Users\Public\Music\[artist-album]\[track.flac]

For playing a flac music-folder my steps are:

1. Collection /folder browser

2. Phone memory root

3. push the directory text

4. push the icon for "play folder" (2nd icon from the left, you can check it with the 3 dots menu upper left)

5. change the view "Home"

The album cover is displayed

Can't jump in the track itself, the lower band isn't working for me

Can't pause the track

Minor: The time starts with 0:0, 0:9, 0:10 instead of 00:01

Minor: Considering to link flac-files to your player when I am in a file explorer and just want to listen to this flac-file

Very, very nice work!!! :)

Working well with Bluetooth. The tracks will be displayed on the LC of the Sony SBH50

My data: Nokia Lumia 1020 with the WP 8.1 preview firmware 8.10.12382.878
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
There should be a newer version :)

I've scrapped the in-house file browser in favor of the system built-in one.

According to the marketplace, the version I uploaded 2 hours ago is now live. Check the link to update.

As for jumping in the tracks, that is disabled for flac and ogg, I haven't yet found a reliable way to seek through those files without draining the battery. They are not hardware accelerated and the file is decompressed as it is played, to improve performance and avoid memory related issues.

I will look into this once I fix the usability bugs.

EDIT: this is weird.

The APPX in the marketplace is still not updated...

yep, the marketplace is yet to figure out I've updated the app. Please try again in a few hours xD
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
Apparently, if you haven't got version 2014.519.1721.3737 (1.0.0.15 in changelog) yet, you need to uninstall your app and re-download it.

The marketplace is too dumb to notice the update....
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
The annoying sound at the end of a track is caused by an API bug. Xbox music does the same.

I've reported the bug to microsoft.

Please remember this is still a test build on a beta operating system!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] JLowe:
No worries ? concerning latest version from today:

I was able to choose a folder and replay was ok. But when i stopped the album and wanted to choose a different flac album i couldn't play it. It always played the album which i first selected.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] mcosmin222:
So you queue the first folder, press the pause button, select the second folder and used the "play" button it started from the first folder instead?