Asset R5 Discussions

[HighEnder]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Hi Spoon,

today I had a problem I want to share with you.
I added a couple of new files. However after searching in my file tree GENRE -> CONDUCTER I did not find the file.
Then I forced Asset to reorganize the database by pressing the button "Refresh all".
The result was a nightmare. The result did not show any album.

The number of files was wrong, also.
I shut down the PC and tried it again. In former times with this BETA version I got a better result.
However this time it was impossible to start Asset.

To make a long story short. I had to deinstall Asset from my PC and then I had to install version 4.3 and on top the Beta 5.2.
Now I am fine again.

From my point of view it is still a bit inconvenient for the user.


Markus
P.S. The root cause why Asset did not find my requested conducter was, that I did not put a name in the field.

[dbfan]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Remote Desktop connect to whs then install this windows 7 version over the top of the existing.

[Declaration]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Hi Spoon,
do you have a Version for WHS2011

Mike

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

> I did try using the resize function in Asset

This does not resize the embedded art, only the browsing art which the Oppo does not use in this instance.

[Techwiz]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Appreciate the suggestion of album art image resizing. I don't have my album art embedded in each FLAC and MP3 file. The image files sit as a separate file in each album folder. I did try using the resize function in Asset, the Oppo still did not show the album art for the FLAC files I played. Perhaps there is a DLNA implementation issue with the Oppo. At the moment the Oppo isn't showing album art when I play FLACs through Plex media server. I may have something else going on here.

[mville]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

- Renderer is Oppo BDP-103

2. The Oppo still does not display the album art on its "now playing" screen for any of my tracks listed in Asset (this was also the case with v4.2 and previous). I know Asset can see my album art since BubbleUPnP pulls the images up reliably. I also know the Oppo will show album art for a folder of FLAC files since it will display the folder's album art when I use Plex Media Server. I have checked and "Up Stream Artwork" is checked

I have an OPPO BDP-83SE and could not get album art displayed on the "now playing" screen when streaming my mp3 files from Asset. I discovered that this was down to the abum art file size was too large for the OPPO BDP-83SE to handle.

Reducing album art file size to < 60kb (when converting from flac to mp3) resolved the issue and album art now appears on the "now playing" screen. I suspect a similar problem is occurring with your OPPO BDP-103.

Here's how I was converting from flac to mp3 and reducing the album art file size (and limiting pixel size):

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

If the control point shows the art work (when browsing) then the player should also, because the exact same values are used, nothing special is sent to a player in UPnP.

[Techwiz]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

I've installed R5 Beta 2 and I have a couple observations.

- Control point is BubbleUPnP on Android (v2.1.1.1)
- Renderer is Oppo BDP-103
- Network is a mix of wired and wireless

1. When I push tracks from my PC to the Oppo using BubbleUPnP the metadata in my FLAC files now is shown on the Oppo (this was not the case with v4.2 using this scenario). Very pleased.

2. The Oppo still does not display the album art on its "now playing" screen for any of my tracks listed in Asset (this was also the case with v4.2 and previous). I know Asset can see my album art since BubbleUPnP pulls the images up reliably. I also know the Oppo will show album art for a folder of FLAC files since it will display the folder's album art when I use Plex Media Server. I have checked and "Up Stream Artwork" is checked.

Any thoughts?

[alk630]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

I managed to reproduce the earlier problem I had in post *64 again this evening. It occurred after first setting Asset to run as a service with a different identification name (Asset UPnP: ADRIAN-SERVER), then switching back to a local account with the default name (Asset UPnP).

After adding around ten music albums to my collection, then reinstalling Asset 5.0 Beta 2, it reverted back to running as a service with both the service identification name and the local account identification name displaying as Media Devices. Again, there are 4 instances of Asset-uPNP.exe *32 running (2 under local User Name and 2 under SYSTEM) with ALL instances of the process file location pointing to the same default installation folder.



Please advise on any further information you may require to help sort out this problem.

[alk630]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

The problem above seems to have been resolved by uninstalling and reinstalling again. It seems it may have been something to do with Asset running as a service at some point in the past with a different identification name than the local service, which has the default name. I cannot reproduce this problem as yet, but will keep an eye on things.

[alk630]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Nope, that's what I initially thought too, but it's not the case. There is only one instance of Asset installed in the default location. All the Asset-uPNP.exe *32 process file locations point to this same folder.

[Spoon-]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Yes you have 2 lots of Asset running (each Asset runs 2 assets). For this to happen they must be installed to different folders.

[alk630]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Something weird is going on with the latest Asset 5.0 Beta 2.

Some weeks ago, while using version 4.3, I changed the name of the Asset UPnP identification to different name 'Asset UPnP: ADRIAN-SERVER'. At some point after that the Asset UPnP indentification reverted to the default 'Asset UPnP' without me changing any of the settings (presumably after updating to release 5.0). In the last couple of days after installing 5.0 Beta 2, the old name identification name has reappeared along with the default, even though only the default is specified in the configuration page.

I always uninstall the current version of Asset before installing a new version.

Here is a screenshot of what appears in Kinsky:



When I reboot the computer running Asset, and look in the Windows 7 x64 task manager, there are 4 instances on Asset-uPNP.exe *32 running (2 under local User Name and 2 under SYSTEM) and the same if I then use the <Restart Asset> option.

Something is not working as it should be here....

[Niko]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Install reissued, it should fix this problem.

Hi,

this reply concerns my post *46 and *54 under this thread, and I'm glad to inform you that with the actual Beta 2 the majority of my findings has been addressed. In detail:

re. 1. of post *46: Browse Tree seems to be corrected as other users report.
re. 2. of post *46: Compilations handling changed, but actually worde than in V 4.3. (suggestions to that I'll post separately).
re. 3. of post *46: Results of sort order using Artist-, Album Artist- and Album-Sort tags seems actually consistent.
re. 4. of posts *46 and *54: Not yet tested fully, shall revert.
re. 5. of post *46: DB rebuild speed with "refresh all" seems to have increased now between 30% and 50% (about 12.000 tracks with about 750 albums).

So let met tell you that I'm very glad finding that my choice in selecting a suitable UPnP solution proved once more as correct. Nowadays it has become very seldom that software of such a quality at a considerable price is available on the market. Congratulations !


Best regards,

Niko

[HighEnder]

Re: Asset UPnP R5

Hi Spoon,

from the first check it seems to be perfect for me.:smile2:
Everything is looking like it should be.
The only fly in the ointment was that I have to reset up my tree our of my jpg.-backup from the screenprint I set to you. I would recommend to inform the users about this issue if they want to use the new release R5.

I will continue testing the version.

Best regards
Markus