Asset uPNP & DLNA

[dvdr]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

In the case of a PC running Windows XP with a NAS drive attached...I take it the PC would have to remain on when browsing and/or serving files with Asset?

Yes.
I do not know about your configuration (why would you need a NAS and a Windows PC and not just a Windows PC running Asset and holding the audio files) - but consider the following: you need to configure asset to access the NAS-Drive via LAN (for example by assigning a drive-letter in Windows to your NAS drive or the audio-folder within the NAS).
I would assume, that access speeds (indexing files etc.) for Asset are then limited by network-speed. If that is no problem for you, then go ahead and do that.
BTW: as far as I know, some NAS-drives allow connection via SATA, so you could get best of both worlds...

[Shutterman]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

1. Yes, but asset would have to run on a Windows, or Windows Home Server system.

In the case of a PC running Windows XP with a NAS drive attached...I take it the PC would have to remain on when browsing and/or serving files with Asset?

2. If your device allows to browse as the trees defined by the upnp server, some do, some do not.

Yes...I believe it does allow for browsing trees as defined by the server.

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

1. Yes, but asset would have to run on a Windows, or Windows Home Server system.
2. If your device allows to browse as the trees defined by the upnp server, some do, some do not.

[Shutterman]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

Forgive what may seem to be obvious questions to those more experienced, but I'm new to the world of streaming audio.

My uPNP device is a DLNA compliant preamp (Denon AVP-A1 HDCI). I want my preamp to be the device that decodes FLAC files that I'm considering putting on a NAS drive. This would enable me to not have the a PC running when I wish to listen to music. The main shortcoming to this device (i.e., the Denon preamp) is the GUI. It is horrible to navigate with, and is incredibly slow.

What I'd like to know is, can Asset provide any benefit in my situation? That is:

1. Can Asset be configured to bitstream FLAC files from a NAS drive, such as those from ReadyNAS, Qnap, or Illustrate's RIP NAS, etc.?

2. Will Asset's GUI either replace or improve on my device's GUI?

Thanks.

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

The setup GUI would not run on any of the devices you mention.

[TomP]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

The GUI will be on the PC where asset runs, on WHS the GUI will be in the Console.

Hi Spoon,
My question was really whether the GUI will work with Slim Duet or Sonos? and whether any kind of remote control is possible with such as the iPAQ 214?

Thanks...TomP

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

Will the GUI and Asset work with Slim duet and / or Sonos ZP90? and what kind of control is possible (eg. iPAQ 214 WM6 or PC desktop without remote)

The GUI will be on the PC where asset runs, on WHS the GUI will be in the Console.

>Also, how far off do yuo think R2 will be?

A fair while.

[marty]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

Hi,

I have tested 0.97 with PS3. There are still the menu-problems but if you have found the songs they are played well.

Greetings

Marty

[TomP]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

A GUI will land in the next 2 weeks, with ReplayGain for decoded streams. Also service optional installs for normal Windows will be offered (currently WHS is the service).

Also Asset with default some trees for the new GD3 Symphony which allows extended Classical browsing (style of classical, instruments, orchestra, soloists, etc), note a compatible ripper is required to populate these advacned tags (which CD Ripper R13.2 will be)...

Folder browsing is not scheduled until R2.

Hi Spoon,
Will the GUI and Asset work with Slim duet and / or Sonos ZP90? and what kind of control is possible (eg. iPAQ 214 WM6 or PC desktop without remote)

Also, how far off do yuo think R2 will be?

Thanks...TomP

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

A GUI will land in the next 2 weeks, with ReplayGain for decoded streams. Also service optional installs for normal Windows will be offered (currently WHS is the service).

Also Asset with default some trees for the new GD3 Symphony which allows extended Classical browsing (style of classical, instruments, orchestra, soloists, etc), note a compatible ripper is required to populate these advacned tags (which CD Ripper R13.2 will be)...

Folder browsing is not scheduled until R2.

[JFP]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

@dvdr

Thanks for your thorough explanations,
I've tried this and it's fine although I would have to add a new tag
to my 49000 classical files.
I'll resort to this method if there's no other way.

But I was wondering if, in addition to the Media Library db,
Asst UPnP could also refer to the MediaFoldersWatch file
just like Sonos does with the "music shares" folders
to display indexed data in the "folders" field.

Also, I would be glad to see an upcoming version
of Asset UPnP with some kind of GUI.

JF

[dvdr]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

@jfp

I have a suggestion for you: Asset uPNP and dBpoweramp support the "Style" tag. So I suggest you do the following: browse into your "Renaissance"-folder, highlight all flac-files, right-click, choose the dBpoweramp-option "Edit ID Tag", and edit the Style-field (or create it, if no style-tag is yet present by adding it with the + sign on the bottom), enter the value Renaissance, hit ok.
That applies this value to all these files.
Browse to the Baroque-folder, apply style baroque and continue to mass-tag all your classical files that way.
You then will be able to browse these files in advance search!

The good thing about Asset uPNP is, that is highly user customizable. You could also create a custom tag yourself - for example "Period" - but then you would have to edit different entries in the configuration text files of Asset uPNP .


For both ways you can also decide to add a custom browsing tree by editing the AssetUPnPDefinedBrowseTree.txt file with entries like

Period
Period\Album
Period\Album\Artist
Period\Artist
Period\Artist\Album
Period\Composer
Period\Composer\Album
Period\Composer\Artist
Period\Composer\Conductor

or

Style
Style\Album
........

and so on - whatever kind of browsing paths you want to introduce...


Whichever way you choose: Asset uPNP will let you do that - that's why I personally am so thrilled by this development ... :smile2:

[JFP]

Re: Asset uPNP

Hello Spoon

I'm a heavy user of DbPowerAmp CD ripper & converter,
as I have already ripped tens of thousands files of my cd collection to flac.
This software is great and to my opinion, way above the competition.
Using a Sonos system, I reached the 65k limit very soon.
So Asset UPnP was exactly what I was looking for,
I tried it today (V 0.97) and it works "right out of the box"
My system : Quad core Vista 32bit Ultimate SP1

I will even try to convert Asset-uPNP.exe to a service.

I have a question though : being used to the Sonos music collection fields,
I would like to see a "folder" field in the Asset UPnP menu.
That's because I've sorted my music files by period (Renaissance,Baroque,20e Century,etc..)
How can I manage to do it ?

I can confirm : album art is not visible in Sonos except a small image in the album menu.
I've posted a request on the Sonos forum following you're advice.

Thanks for your work on this UPnP server.
I'd gladly buy it if it was shareware.

JFP, Brussels, Belgium

[iam]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

Try posting to some of these

Mike

Your posting on the Sonos forums made me discover Asset, so thanks for that. I have just uploaded my wishes to the Asset thread on Sonos forums. I keep wondering whether there are really so little people with big libraries and a Sonos system!

[Mike Harris]

Re: Asset uPNP & DLNA

Iam

I am with you on this (no pun intended). There are a couple of threads on the Sonos forums pushing this thread (under Digital Music & General General Discussions forums)

http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=11671

and

http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=11786

Try posting to some of these (or create a new one) as we try and get more users into the idea of expanding their view on the Music collection. S
poon has done a great job so far, but I think he is at the point where the various hardware platforms diverge and each works in a slightly different way.

Mike