Problems concerning sonata playlists and freevo cover art

Question

Hi!
I'm setting up a media center PC and I'm having some problems with the playlists created by sonata. Another problem I have is not getting freevo to download cover art.
First: When ever I try to make a playlist through the "Current" tab in Sonata it creates a m3u file with every song that's listed in the current window. I'm used to being able to pick one or a couple of songs and then adding it a specified playlist. Is this impossible in sonata? And if I try to play the m3u file created (the one with every song listed) through freevo I get a message that the directory is empty. What am I doing wrong??
Second: I'm having big problems getting freevo to download cover art to my music. I can download info on movies from imdb, but info for the music doesn't work. I store the cover art downloaded by sonata in the different album folders and these covers show up in freevo. But if I have to play every new song i download first in sonata to get the cover art working in freevo I'll go crazy. It's supposed to work the same way in freevo as in sonata isn't it???
It also seems that mplayer can't play m3u files. Using the mentioned sonata made m3u file in mplayer does nothing. Mplayer starts but nothing happens.
My goal is to be able to make playlists through sonata and then play these lists using freevo. I don't want to get up from the couch. 
Here's my local_conf.py:
# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
# local_conf.py - System configuration
# $Id: local_conf.py.example 10508 2008-03-12 07:24:34Z duncan $
# Notes:
# This file contains your freevo settings, overriding the settings in
# freevo_config.py. freevo_config.py, which is usually installed in
# /usr/share/freevo, contains all the core settings. To change the settings copy
# this file to ~/.freevo/local_conf.py or /etc/freevo/local_conf.py
# It does not contain all the possible settings that you can change, see
# freevo_config.py for all the possible settings. Also it does not contain
# settings for the plug-ins, plug-ins contain their configuration information and
# the can be listed with:
# | freevo plugins -l
# and the settings can se shown with
# | freevo plugins -i <name of plug-in>
# E.g.: when you want a alsa as mplayer audio out, just put in local_conf.py:
# | MPLAYER_AO_DEV = 'alsa9'
# The vertical line indicates code.
# This is no normal config file, it's Python code. Because of that, you
# need to follow some rules to avoid crashes. The examples should explain
# the settings, but make sure a line starting with a variable has NO SPACES OR
# TABS at the beginning.
# Freevo - A Home Theater PC framework
# Copyright (C) 2002 Krister Lagerstrom, et al.
# Please see the file freevo/Docs/CREDITS for a complete list of authors.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
# CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
# Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
CONFIG_VERSION = 5.23
# ======================================================================
# General freevo settings:
# ======================================================================
# LOCALE='iso-8859-15'
# AUDIO_DEVICE = '/dev/dsp' # e.g.: /dev/dsp0, /dev/audio, /dev/alsa/?
# AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE = '/dev/dsp1' # e.g.: /dev/dsp0, /dev/audio, /dev/alsa/?
# MIXER_MAJOR_CTRL = 'VOL' # Freevo takes control over one audio ctrl
# 'VOL', 'PCM' 'OGAIN' etc.
# MIXER_MAJOR_MUTE_CTRL = 'PCM' # used in alsamixer.py There are systems where
# volume and mute use different controls
# MIXER_DEVICE = '/dev/mixer' # mixer device
# MIXER_CONTROL_ALL = 1 # Should Freevo take complete control of audio
# MIXER_VOLUME_MAX = 90 # Set what you want maximum volume level to be.
# MIXER_VOLUME_DEFAULT = 40 # Set default volume level.
# MIXER_VOLUME_TV_IN = 60 # Set this to your preferred level 0-100.
# MIXER_VOLUME_VCR_IN = 90 # If you use different input from TV
# MIXER_VOLUME_RADIO_IN = 80 # Set this to your preferred level 0-100.
START_FULLSCREEN_X = 1 # Start in fullscreen mode if using x11 or xv.
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CONFIRM = 1 # ask before shutdown
# Physical ROM drives, multiple ones can be specified
# by adding comma-seperated and quoted entries.
# Format [ ('mountdir1', 'devicename1', 'displayed name1'),
# ('mountdir2', 'devicename2', 'displayed name2'), ...]
# Set to None to autodetect drives in during startup from /etc/fstab,
# set to [] to disable rom drive support at all
# ROM_DRIVES = None
# Hide discs from the wrong menu (e.g. VCDs in audio menu) and empty discs.
HIDE_UNUSABLE_DISCS = 1
# Attempt to set the speed of the ROM drive. A good value for keeping the
# drive silent while playing movies is 8.
# ROM_SPEED = 0
# Perform a whole system shutdown at SHUTDOWN! Useful for standalone boxes.
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_ENABLE = 0
# Command to execute to shutdown the system
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CMD = "sudo shutdown -h now"
# SYS_RESTART_CMD = "sudo shutdown -r now"
# ======================================================================
# AUTOSHUTDOWN CONFIGURATION
# ======================================================================
# replace the default shutdown plugin
# plugin.remove('shutdown')
# plugin.activate('autoshutdown', level=90)
# activate the timer
# plugin.activate('autoshutdown.autoshutdowntimer')
# -- autoshutdown menu item configuration --
# SYS_SHUTDOWN_CONFIRM
# Set to True to popup dialog boxes for confirmation.
# this applies to menu items only.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_CONFIRM = True
# -- autoshutdown timer configuration --
# TIMER_TIMEOUT
# Set the timeout in minutes after which the system
# is shutdown. The allowed idle time and the running
# processes (see below) are evaluated to determine if
# a shutdown is allowed. Menu navigation in freevo will
# reset the timer.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_TIMER_TIMEOUT=30
# -- autoshutdown behaviour configuration --
# PRETEND
# Set to True to disable the actual shutdown command.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_PRETEND = False
# PROCESS_LIST
# List the processes that will prevent an automatic
# shutdown. If there are important programs that
# should not be interrupted, then add them to this
# list. Set to None if a shutdown is always allowed.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_PROCESS_LIST = [
# 'emerge',
# 'tvgids',
# 'transcode',
# 'cdrecord',
# 'mplayer',
# 'top'
# DEFAULT_WAKEUP_TIME
# Set the default time at which to wakeup if there
# are no recordings scheduled. The time is specified
# in localtime 24 hour format. Set to None to disable
# default wakeup time.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_DEFAULT_WAKEUP_TIME = "13:00"
# FORCE_DEFAULT_WAKEUP
# Set to True to always wakeup at the default wakeup
# time. Set to False to only wakeup at the default
# wakeup time when no recordings are scheduled.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_FORCE_DEFAULT_WAKEUP = True
# ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME
# The number of minutes that may be spent idle until
# the next scheduled recording or default wakeup. That
# is, if the gap between "now" and the next recording
# or default wakeup is less than the allowed idle time
# then a shutdown is not performed but the system is
# left running. If the period from now to the next
# recording or default wakeup is more than the allowed
# idle time, then the system is shut down and a wakeup
# is scheduled. Use this to minimize the number of
# shutdown/boot sequences when many short programs are
# recorded in a short period of time. Note that this
# variable is used by both the timer and the menu.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME = 45
# -- Choice of wakeup method
# The wakeup can be done via acpi-alarm or nvram-wakeup.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_METHOD = 'acpi'
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_METHOD = 'nvram'
# -- autoshutdown acpi-alarm configuration
# This method uses the wakeup on alarm function that most BIOSs have.
# The wakeup time is set by a simple
# "echo 2004-08-02 20:15:00 >/proc/acpi/alarm"
# On most mainbords you will have to ENABLE "Wake on Timer", "Resume on Alarm",
# "RTC Alarm Resume" or similar things for the acpi wakeup method to work.
# If you want to use acpi, you need to create a small script:
# !/bin/sh
# echo "$1" >/proc/acpi/alarm
# You have to be root or use sudo for this to work.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_WAKEUP_CMD = sudo /PATH/TO/set_acpi.sh
# -- autoshutdown nvram-wakeup configuration --
# The nvram-wakeup utility is used to write the
# wakeup alarm to the RTC in bios. Read the
# nvram-wakeup documentation about this topic,
# a working nvram-wakeup configuration is needed.
# WAKEUP_CMD / NVRAM_OPT
# Path to nvram-wakeup and options. Options can
# be used to specify a config file.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_WAKEUP_CMD = "/usr/bin/nvram-wakeup"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_NVRAM_OPT = "--syslog"
# WAKEUP_NEEDS_REBOOT
# Set to True if the bios needs a reboot to catch
# up with the rtc alarm that nvram-wakeup sets. The
# boot loader options should be set too. Read the
# nvram-wakeup documentation about this topic.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_BIOS_NEEDS_REBOOT = True
# -- if the bios needs a reboot --
# BOOT_LOADER
# Set to "GRUB" or "LILO" Only needed if bios needs
# a reboot to initialize the RTC wakeup call.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_BOOT_LOADER = "GRUB"
# REMOUNT_BOOT_CMD / REMOUNT_BOOT_OPT
# Grub needs to write to /boot/grub/grub.conf. Set
# the command and options to remount the /boot
# partition writeable. Set to None if this is not
# needed.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_REMOUNT_BOOT_CMD = "/bin/mount"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_REMOUNT_BOOT_OPT = "/boot -o remount,rw"
# GRUB_CMD / GRUB_OPT
# Grub-set-default command and options that will
# reboot and poweroff the system.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_GRUB_CMD = "/sbin/grub-set-default 0"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_GRUB_OPT = "0"
# LILO_CMD / LILO_OPT
# Lilo command with options that will reboot and
# poweroff the system.
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_LILO_CMD = "/sbin/lilo"
# AUTOSHUTDOWN_LILO_OPT = "-R PowerOff"
# ======================================================================
# Events
# ======================================================================
# You can add more keybindings by adding them to the correct hash.
# e.g. If you want to send 'contrast -100' to mplayer by pressing the '1' key,
# just add the following line:
# EVENTS['video']['1'] = Event(VIDEO_SEND_MPLAYER_CMD, arg='contrast -100')
# See src/event.py for a list of all possible events.
# Some events to jump to menus
# EVENTS['menu']['GUIDE'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_TVGUIDE) # Not working
# EVENTS['menu']['VIDEOS'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_VIDEOS)
# EVENTS['menu']['MUSIC'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_MUSIC)
# EVENTS['menu']['PICTURES'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_IMAGES)
# EVENTS['menu']['GAMES'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_GAMES)
# EVENTS['menu']['RADIO'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_RADIO) # Not working
# EVENTS['menu']['POWER'] = Event(MENU_GOTO_SHUTDOWN)
# Use arrow keys for back and select (alternate way of navigating)
# MENU_ARROW_NAVIGATION = False
# Process keyboard events from SDL. You want this unless you use only lirc
# or event devices below.
# USE_SDL_KEYBOARD = True
# Keymap to map keyboard keys to event strings. You can also add new keys
# here, e.g. KEYMAP[key.K_x] = 'SUBTITLE'. The K_-names are defined by pygame.
# List of /dev/input/event# devices to monitor. You can specify either the
# device node (e.g. '/dev/input/event1') or the name of the device (e.g.
# 'ATI Remote Wonder II'). If you monitor your keyboard both here and with
# USE_SDL_KEYBOARD, then you will get duplicate events.
EVENT_DEVS = []
# Keymap to map input events to event strings. You can change current mappings
# and add new ones here, e.g. EVENTMAP['KEY_COFFEE'] = 'SUBTITLE'. Key names
# are defined by the Linux input layer (input.h). An axis is described by a
# pair, one for positive and one for negative movement, e.g.
# EVENTMAP['REL_Z'] = ('LEFT', 'RIGHT')
# Use Internet resources to fetch information?
# For example, Freevo can use CDDB for album information,
# the IMDB movie database for movie info, and Amazon for cover searches.
# Set this to 0 if your computer isn't connected to a network.
USE_NETWORK = 1
# Directory location to save files when the normal filesystem
# doesn't allow saving. This directory can save covers and fxd files
# for read only filesystems like ROM drives. Set this variable to your
# old MOVIE_DATA_DIR if you have one. It needs to be set to a directory
# Freevo can write to.
# OVERLAY_DIR = os.path.join(FREEVO_CACHEDIR, 'vfs')
# Umask setting for all files.
# 022 means only the user has write access. If you share your Freevo
# installation with different users, set this to 002
# UMASK = 022
# Suffix for playlist files
PLAYLIST_SUFFIX = [ 'm3u' ]
# Use md5 in mmpython to create unique disc ids. Enable this if you have
# problems with different discs having the same id.
# MMPYTHON_CREATE_MD5_ID = 0
# Keep metadata in memory
# Setting this variable will keep all cache files in memory. Startup will be
# slower, but for large directories, this will speed up the display.
# 0 = Only keep current dir in memory. Use this if you have too much data
# and not enough RAM
# 1 = Once loaded, keep cachefile for directory in memory
# 2 = Load all cachefiles on startup
# WARNING: you should not run 'freevo cache' when freevo is running.
# MEDIAINFO_USE_MEMORY = 1
# Cache images. This uses a lot of disc space but it's a huge speed
# enhancement. The images will be cached in OVERLAY_DIR
CACHE_IMAGES = 1
# ======================================================================
# Plugins:
# ======================================================================
# Remove undesired plugins by setting plugin.remove(code).
# You can also use the name to remove a plugin. But if you do that,
# all instances of this plugin will be removed.
# Examples:
# plugin.remove(plugin_tv) or
# plugin.remove('tv') will remove the tv module from the main menu
# plugin.remove(rom_plugins['image']) will remove the rom drives from the
# image main menu,
# plugin.remove('rom_drives.rom_items') will remove the rom drives from all
# menus
# See freevo_config.py for a list of loaded plugins
plugin.remove('tv')
plugin.remove('headlines')
plugin.remove('idlebar.tv')
plugin.remove('idlebar.diskfree')
plugin.remove('file_ops')
plugin.remove('tv.generic_record')
plugin.remove('tv.view_recordings')
plugin.remove('tv.mplayer')
plugin.remove('tv.manual_record')
plugin.remove('tv.scheduled_recordings')
plugin.remove('tv.view_favorites')
plugin.remove('video.moviecovers')
# User setup
plugin.activate('audio.coversearch')
# plugin.activate('video.moviecovers')
plugin.activate('video.details')
# list of regexp to be ignored on a disc label
IMDB_REMOVE_FROM_LABEL = ('season[\._ -][0-9]+', 'disc[\._ -][0-9]+',
'd[\._ -][0-9]+', 'german')
# list of words to ignore when searching based on a filename
IMDB_REMOVE_FROM_SEARCHSTRING = ('the', 'a')
# When searching for a movie title in imdb, should the result be
# autoaccepted if it is only one hit?
# 0 = show menu even if it is only one hit (gives you an opportunity to cancel)
# 1 = autoaccept
IMDB_AUTOACCEPT_SINGLE_HIT = 1
SCREENSAVER_DELAY = 30 # of seconds to wait to start saver.
SCREENSAVER_CYCLE_TIME = 60 # of seconds to run a screensaver before starting another saver.
plugin.activate('screensaver')
# Use ivtv_record instead if you have an ivtv based card (PVR-250/350)
# and want freevo to do everthing for you. TV_SETTINGS must be set
# correctly. To use you need to set the following two lines:
# plugin.remove('tv.generic_record')
# plugin_record = plugin.activate('tv.ivtv_record')
# Enable this for joystick support:
# plugin.activate('joy')
# Headlines
# You are free to use any rss feeds in the HEADLINES_LOCATIONS below
# These are just working examples for the Freevo feeds.
# To turn off Headlines add plugin.remove('headlines')
# plugin.activate('headlines', level=45)
# HEADLINES_LOCATIONS = [
# ('Freevo news releases', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projnews.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo file releases', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projfiles.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo summary+stats', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projsummary.php?group_id=46652'),
# ('Freevo donors', 'http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projdonors.php?group_id=46652'),
# CD Ripping
# CD_RIP_TMP_DIR = '/tmp/'
# CD_RIP_TMP_NAME = 'track_%(track)s_being_ripped'
# CD_RIP_PN_PREF = '%(artist)s/%(album)s/%(track)s - %(song)s'
# CD_RIP_CDPAR_OPTS = '-s'
# CD_RIP_LAME_OPTS = '--vbr-new -b 192 -h'
# CD_RIP_OGG_OPTS = '-m 128'
# CD_RIP_FLAC_OPTS = '-8'
# CD_RIP_CASE = None # Can be title, upper, lower
# CD_RIP_REPLACE_SPACE = None # Can be '_', '-', etc.
# CD Burning
# CDBURN_AUDIO_DAO = 1
# CDBURN_MKISOFS_PATH = '/usr/bin/mkisofs'
# CDBURN_CDRECORD_PATH = '/usr/bin/cdrecord'
# CDBURN_TEMP_DIR='/tmp/'
# CDBURN_DEV = '/dev/cdrom'
# CDBURN_SPEED = 32
# Re-encode
# This plug-in transcodes a video to a different format
# plugin.activate('video.reencode')
# REENCODE_CONTAINER = 'avi'
# REENCODE_RESOLUTION = 'Optimal'
# REENCODE_VIDEOCODEC = 'XviD'
# REENCODE_VIDEOBITRATE = 1000
# REENCODE_AUDIOCODEC = 'MPEG 1 Layer 3 (mp3)'
# REENCODE_AUDIOBITRATE = 128
# REENCODE_NUMPASSES = 1
# REENCODE_VIDEOFILTER = None
# Freevo Music Player Daemon
# http://www.musicpd.org/
# plugin.activate('mpd')
# Freevo Bluetooth Phone Settings
# This plugin uses The Python bindings for Bluez bluetooth stack.
# It can be downloaded from http://org.csail.mit.edu/pybluez/download.html
# or installed with the package manager of your operating system.
# To this plugin to work you need the j2me midlet installed in a compatible
# phone.
# plugin.activate('freevused')
# if RFCOMM port is already binded wait this seconds to retry binding
# FVUSED_BIND_TIMEOUT = 30
# Translation of commands from j2me client to events of Freevo
# FVUSED_CMDS = {
# 'PREV': 'UP', # 1st row left
# 'STRT': 'SELECT', # 1nd row center
# 'NEXT': 'DOWN', # 1st row right
# 'RWND': 'LEFT', # 2nd row left
# 'PAUS': 'PAUSE', # 2nd row center
# 'FFWD': 'RIGHT', # 2nd row right
# 'VOL-': 'MIXER_VOLDOWN', # 3rd row left
# 'STOP': 'EXIT', # 3rd row center
# 'VOL+': 'MIXER_VOLUP', # 3rd row right
# 'VOLM': 'MIXER_VOLMUTE', # 4th row left
# 'SLCT': 'ENTER', # 4th row center
# 'MAIN': 'MENU' # 4th row right
# Freevo Button Bar Plug-in
# plugin.activate('buttonbar')
# You'll also need to map the 'RED', 'GREEN', 'YELLOW'
# and 'BLUE' events to keys for example (don't use this
# it overrides some default keys)
# KEYMAP[key.K_F5] = 'RED'
# KEYMAP[key.K_F6] = 'GREEN' #Already mapped to record
# KEYMAP[key.K_F7] = 'YELLOW'
# KEYMAP[key.K_F8] = 'BLUE'
# Freevo Screensaver Plug-in
# SCREENSAVER_DELAY = 120 # of seconds to wait to start saver.
# SCREENSAVER_CYCLE_TIME = 60 # of seconds to run a screensaver before starting another saver.
# plugin.activate('screensaver')
# plugin.activate('screensaver.balls') # Bouncing balls all over the screen
# plugin.activate('screensaver.bouncing_freevo') # The freevo logo bouncing around the screen
# ======================================================================
# Freevo directory settings:
# ======================================================================
# You can change all this variables in the folder.fxd on a per folder
# basis
# Example:
# <freevo>
# <folder title="Title of the directory" img-cover="nice-cover.png">
# <setvar name="directory_autoplay_single_item" val="0"/>
# <info>
# <content>A small description of the directory</content>
# </info>
# </folder>
# </freevo>
# Should directories sorted by date instead of filename?
# 0 = No, always sort by filename.
# 1 = Yes, sort by date
# 2 = No, don't sory by date for normal directories,
# but sort by date for TV_RECORD_DIR.
DIRECTORY_SORT_BY_DATE = 0
# Should directory items be sorted in reverse order?
# DIRECTORY_REVERSE_SORT = 0
# Should we use "smart" sorting?
# Smart sorting ignores the word "The" in item names.
DIRECTORY_SMART_SORT = 1
# Should files in directories have smart names?
# This removes the first part of the names when identical
# DIRECTORY_SMART_NAMES = 1
# Should Freevo autoplay an item if only one item is in the directory?
DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_SINGLE_ITEM = 0
# Force the skin to use a specific layout number. -1 == no force. The layout
# toggle with DISPLAY will be disabled
# DIRECTORY_FORCE_SKIN_LAYOUT = -1
# Format string for the audio item names.
# Possible strings:
# a=artist, n=tracknumber, t=title, y=year, f=filename
# Example:
# This will show the title and the track number:
# DIRECTORY_AUDIO_FORMAT_STRING = '%(n)s - %(t)s'
# DIRECTORY_AUDIO_FORMAT_STRING = '%(t)s'
# Use media id tags to generate the name of the item. This should be
# enabled all the time. It should only be disabled for directories with
# broken tags.
DIRECTORY_USE_MEDIAID_TAG_NAMES = 1
# The following settings determine which features are available for
# which media types.
# If you set this variable in a folder.fxd, the value is 1 (enabled)
# or 0 (disabled).
# Examples:
# To enable autoplay for audio and image files:
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# To disable autoplay entirely:
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = []
# Make all items a playlist. So when one is finished, the next one will
# start. It's also possible to browse through the list with UP and DOWN
# DIRECTORY_CREATE_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# Add playlist files ('m3u') to the directory
# DIRECTORY_ADD_PLAYLIST_FILES = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
# Add the item 'Random Playlist' to the directory
# DIRECTORY_ADD_RANDOM_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio' ]
# Make 'Play' not 'Browse' the default action when only items and not
# subdirectories are in the directory
# DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ ]
# ======================================================================
# Freevo movie settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where the movie files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
# can also be a list of (title, file)
VIDEO_ITEMS = [
('movies', '/home/per/movies'),
('movies extra', '/extra/movies'),
('tv', '/home/per/tv'),
('tv extra', '/extra/tv'),
# Some people access movies on a different machine using an automounter.
# To avoid timeouts, you can specify the machine name in the directory
# to check if the machine is alive first
# Directory myserver:/files/server-stuff will show the item for the
# directory /files/server-stuff if the computer myserver is alive.
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played wih MPlayer.
# VIDEO_MPLAYER_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'wmv', 'bin', 'rm',
# 'divx', 'ogm', 'vob', 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p',
# 'mp4', 'viv', 'nuv', 'mov', 'iso',
# 'nsv', 'mkv' ]
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played wih Xine.
# VIDEO_XINE_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'rm', 'divx', 'ogm',
# 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p', 'mp4', 'mov', 'cue' ]
# Preferred video player
VIDEO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
# Only scan OVERLAY_DIR and VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR for fxd files containing
# information about a disc. If you only have the fxd files for discs in
# one of this directories (and subdirectories), set this to 1, it will
# speed up startup, 0 may be needed if you have fxd files with disc links
# in your normal movie tree.
# VIDEO_ONLY_SCAN_DATADIR = 1
# try to detect a movie with more than one file and join them as one
# item
VIDEO_AUTOJOIN = 1
# try to find out if deinterlacing is needed or not
# VIDEO_DEINTERLACE = None
# Instruct player to use XVMC for playback
# VIDEO_USE_XVMC = None
# Pass field dominance parameter to MPlayer
# VIDEO_FIELD_DOMINANCE = None
# PRE and POST playing commands. Set these to a runnable command if
# you wish to do something before and after playing a video, like
# dimming the lights
# VIDEO_PRE_PLAY = None
# VIDEO_POST_PLAY = None
# ======================================================================
# Freevo audio settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where the Audio (mp3, ogg) files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
# can also be a list of (title, file)
# To add webradio support, add fxd/webradio.fxd to this list
AUDIO_ITEMS = [
('music', '/home/per/music'),
('music extra', '/extra/music'),
('playlists', '/home/per/.mpd/playlists'),
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are played as audio.
# AUDIO_SUFFIX = [ 'mp3', 'ogg', 'wav','m4a', 'wma', 'aac', 'flac', 'mka' ]
# Regular expression used to recognize filenames which are likely to be
# covers for an album
# This will match front.jpg and cover-f.jpg, but not back.jpg nor cover-b.jpg:
# AUDIO_COVER_REGEXP = 'front|-f'
# Format strings used to seach for audio cover images.
# Fist matching GIF, JPG or PNG image will be used as cover.
# Examples:
# AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ 'cover-%(artist)s-%(album)s', 'mycover' ]
# AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ '%(album)s', '../covers/%(album)s', '../covers/nocover' ]
# Preferred audio player
AUDIO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
# Show video files in the audio menu (for music-videos)
AUDIO_SHOW_VIDEOFILES = False
# ======================================================================
# Freevo image viewer settings:
# ======================================================================
# Where image files can be found.
# This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items itself
# can also be a list of (title, file)
IMAGE_ITEMS = [
('pictures', '/home/per/pictures'),
# The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
# are used for the image viewer.
# IMAGE_SUFFIX = [ 'jpg','gif','png','jpeg','bmp','tiff','psd' ]
# The viewer now supports a new type of menu entry, a slideshow file.
# It also has the slideshow alarm signal handler for automated shows.
# It uses a new configuration option:
# IMAGE_SSHOW_SUFFIX = [ 'ssr' ]
# The viewer can exclude certain types of images based on the regular expression list
# eg IMAGE_EXCLUDE = [('thm','tn_')]
# IMAGE_EXCLUDE = None
# Mode of the blending effect in the image viewer between two images
# Possible values are:
# None: no blending
# -1 random effect
# 0 alpha blending
# 1 wipe effect
IMAGEVIEWER_BLEND_MODE = -1
# When viewing images on a TV screen where the pixels are not square
# the images need to be scaled according to the aspect ratio of the TV
# Use this setting for 16x9 TVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(1024) / float(720))
# Use this setting for 4x3 TVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(768) / float(720))
# Use this setting for Monitors including HDTVs
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
# IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
# ======================================================================
# Freevo games settings:
# ======================================================================
# MAME is an emulator for old arcade video games. It supports almost
# 2000 different games! The actual emulator is not included in Freevo,
# you'll need to download and install it separately. The main MAME
# website is at http://www.mame.net, but the version that is used here
# is at http://x.mame.net since the regular MAME is for Windows.
# SNES stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Freevo relies
# on other programs that are not included in Freevo to play these games.
# NEW GAMES SYSTEM :
# =================
# The GAMES_ITEMS structure is now build as follows :
# <NAME>, <FOLDER>, (<TYPE>, <COMMAND_PATH>, <COMMAND_ARGS>, <IMAGE_PATH>, \
# [<FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC>])
# where :
# - <TYPE> : Internal game types (MAME or SNES) or
# generic one (GENERIC)
# - <COMMAND_PATH> : Emulator command
# - <COMMAND_ARGS> : Arguments for the emulator
# - <IMAGE_PATH> : Optionnal path to the picture
# - <FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC> : If the folder use the GENERIC
# type, then you must specify here
# the file suffix used by the emulator
# GAMES_ITEMS = [
# ('MAME', '/home/media/games/xmame/roms',
# ('MAME', '/usr/local/bin/xmame.SDL', '-fullscreen -modenumber 6',
# '/home/media/games/xmame/shots', None)),
# ('SUPER NINTENDO', '/home/media/games/snes/roms',
# ('SNES', '/usr/local/bin/zsnes', '-m -r 3 -k 100 -cs -u', '', None )),
# ('Visual Boy Advance', '/home/media/games/vba/roms/',
# ('GENERIC', '/usr/local/vba/VisualBoyAdvance', ' ', '', [ 'gba' ] )),
# ('MEGADRIVE', '/home/media/games/megadrive/roms',
# ('GENESIS', '/usr/local/bin/generator-svgalib', '', '', '' ))
# GAMES_ITEMS = None
# These settings are used for the MAME arcade emulator:
# Priority of the game process
# 0 = Don't change the priority
# >0 - Lower priority
# <0 - Higher priority
# GAMES_NICE = -20
# MAME cache directory
# GAMES_MAME_CACHE = '%s/romlist-%s.pickled' % (FREEVO_CACHEDIR, os.getuid())
# ======================================================================
# Freevo SKIN settings:
# ======================================================================
# XML file for the skin. If SKIN_XML_FILE is set, this skin will be
# used, otherwise the skin will rememeber the last choosen skin.
# SKIN_XML_FILE = 'blurr'
# Select a way when to switch to text view even if a image menu is there
# 1 = Force text view when all items have the same image and there are no
# directories
# 2 = Ignore the directories, always switch to text view when all images
# are the same
# SKIN_FORCE_TEXTVIEW_STYLE = 1
# Force text view for the media menu
# (The media menu is the first menu displayed for video, audio, images
# and games).
# SKIN_MEDIAMENU_FORCE_TEXTVIEW = 0
# ======================================================================
# Freevo OSD settings:
# ======================================================================
# System Path to search for fonts not included in the Freevo distribution
# OSD_EXTRA_FONT_PATH = [ '/usr/share/fonts/truetype' ]
# Font aliases
# All names must be lowercase! All alternate fonts must be in './share/fonts/'
# OSD_FONT_ALIASES = { 'arial_bold.ttf' : 'VeraBd.ttf' }
# For non-european character sets the OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME and
# OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE can be set. The size is a scaling ratio, ie 1.2.
# Setting OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME='batang.ttf' and OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE=1.0
# allows Korean characters.
# OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME = None
# OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE = None
# Number of seconds to wait until the busy icon is shown in the menu.
# Busy icon can also be shown right away when there is more than a certain
# number of files in a directory.
# Set this to None to disable this.
# (seconds, files)
# OSD_BUSYICON_TIMER = (0.7, 200)
# Number of pixels to move the display to centre the OSD on the display
# OSD_OVERSCAN_LEFT = OSD_OVERSCAN_RIGHT = 0
# OSD_OVERSCAN_TOP = OSD_OVERSCAN_BOTTOM = 0
# Setting the cursors when freevo is run in fullscreen mode
# OSD_X11_CURSORS = '/usr/lib/X11/cursors/black.cursor /usr/lib/X11/cursors/blank.cursor'
# Execute a script on OSD startup.
# OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP = ""
# Execute a script on OSD close.
# OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_CLOSE = ""
# Stop the osd before playing a movie with xine or mplayer. Some output
# devices need this. After playback, the osd will be restored
# OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 0
# Dim text that doesn't fit instead of using ellipses.
# OSD_DIM_TEXT = 1
# OSD sound effects
# OSD_SOUNDS_ENABLED=False
# OSD_SOUNDS= {
# 'menu.navigate': None,
# 'menu.back_one': None,
# 'menu.select' : None
# ======================================================================
# Freevo remote control settings:
# ======================================================================
# Location of the lircrc file
# For remote control support, Freevo needs a lircrc file, like this:
# begin
# prog = freevo
# button = select
# config = SELECT
# end
# Check contrib/lirc for examples and helpers/freevo2lirc.pl for a converter
# script.
# LIRCRC = '/etc/freevo/lircrc'
# Joystick support
# 0 = Disable joystick support
# 1 = Use js0,
# 2 = Use js1,
# ... etc
# JOY_DEV = 0
# JOY_SENS = 32000
# JOY_LOCKFILE = /path/to/joystick/lockfile
# Freevo can support as many buttons as your controller has
# as long as there is a corresponding entry in JOY_CMDS.
# You will also need to plugin.activate('joy').
# FYI: new kernels use /dev/input/jsX, but joy.py will fall back on /dev/jsX
# JOY_CMDS = {
# 'up' : 'UP',
# 'down' : 'DOWN',
# 'left' : 'LEFT',
# 'right' : 'RIGHT',
# 'button 1' : 'PLAY',
# 'button 2' : 'PAUSE',
# 'button 3' : 'STOP',
# 'button 4' : 'ENTER',
# Here are the PS3 joy stick mappings
# JOY_CMDS = {
# 'button 5' : 'UP',
# 'button 7' : 'DOWN',
# 'button 8' : 'LEFT',
# 'button 6' : 'RIGHT',
# 'up' : 'UP',
# 'down' : 'DOWN',
# 'left' : 'LEFT',
# 'right' : 'RIGHT',
# 'button 14' : 'SELECT', # <circle>
# 'button 16' : 'EXIT', # <square>
# 'button 15' : 'STOP', # <x>
# 'button 1' : 'ENTER', # <select>
# 'button 11' : 'VOL+', # <L1>
# 'button 9' : 'VOL-', # <L2>
# 'button 2' : 'MUTE', # <L3>
# 'button 10' : 'MUTE', # <R2>
# 'button 4' : 'PLAY', # <start>
# 'button 13' : 'PLAY', # <start>
# 'button 17' : 'MENU', # <ps>
# ======================================================================
# TVtime settings:
# ======================================================================
# Location of the TV time program
# Default: Use the value in freevo.conf
# TVTIME_CMD = CONF.tvtime
# ======================================================================
# MPlayer settings:
# ======================================================================
# MPLAYER_AO_DEV = 'oss:/dev/dsp' # e.g.: oss,sdl,alsa, see mplayer docs
# MPLAYER_VO_DEV_OPTS = '' # e.g.: ':some_var=vcal'
# DVD_LANG_PREF = 'en,se,no' # Order of preferred languages on DVD.
# DVD_SUBTITLE_PREF = '' # Order of preferred subtitles on DVD.
# Priority of mplayer process. 0 is unchanged, <0 is higher prio, >0 lower prio.
# prio <0 has no effect unless run as root.
# MPLAYER_NICE = -20
# Mplayer options to use the software scaler. If your CPU is fast enough, you
# might try a software scaler. You can disable it later for some larger files
# with the mplayer option '-nosws'. If you have -framedrop or -hardframedrop
# as mplayer option, the software scaler will also not be used.
# A good value for this variable is:
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = "-subfont-text-scale 5 -fs -sws 2 -vf scale=%s:-3,"\
# "expand=%s:%s " % ( CONF.width, CONF.width, CONF.height )
# older versions of mplayer may need
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = '-xy %s -sws 2 -vop scale:-1:-1:-1:100' % CONF.width
# MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = ''
# Mplayer arguments for different media formats. (eg DVDs, CDs, AVI files, etc)
# Uses a default value if nothing else matches.
# MPLAYER_ARGS = { 'dvd' : '-cache 8192',
# 'vcd' : '-cache 4096',
# 'cd' : '-cache 1024 -cdda speed=2',
# 'tv' : '-nocache',
# 'ivtv' : '-cache 8192',
# 'avi' : '-cache 5000 -idx',
# 'rm' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
# 'rmvb' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
# 'webcam' : 'tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=352:height=288:outfmt=yuy2:device=/dev/video2',
# 'default': '-cache 5000'
# Number of seconds before seek value times out. This is used when
# seeking a specified number of minutes into a movie. If you make
# a mistake or change your mind, the seek value will timeout after
# this many seconds.
# MPLAYER_SEEK_TIMEOUT = 8
# Autocrop files when playing. This is useful for files in 4:3 with black
# bars on a 16:9 tv
# MPLAYER_AUTOCROP = 0
# Try to set correct 'delay' and 'mc' values for mplayer based on the delay
# from mmpython.
# This should correct av sync problems with mplayer for some files, but
# may also break things. (I don't know, that's why it's disabled by default).
# WARNING: When seeking, the playback is out of sync for some seconds!
# MPLAYER_SET_AUDIO_DELAY = 0
# Mplayer video filter for interlaced or progressive videos. If you have
# a slow pc, do not use post processing
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = ''
# MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=fd'
# For pal and dvb-t recordings, the following looks good
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=md/de,phase=U'
# MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=de/fd'
# MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=de'
# For the autodetect TOP/BOTTOM field first in mplayer
# (if this feature present in mplayer)
# MPLAYER_HAS_FIELD_DOMINANCE = 1
# ======================================================================
# Xine settings:
# ======================================================================
# You need xine-ui version greater 0.9.21 to use the all the features
# of the xine plugin
# XINE_VO_DEV = 'xv'
# XINE_COMMAND = '%s --auto-play=fq --hide-gui --borderless --geometry %sx%s+0+0 --no-splash' % \
# (CONF.xine, CONF.width, CONF.height)
# XINE_ARGS_DEF = "--no-lirc --post='pp:quality=10;expand'"
# XINE_AO_DEV = 'oss' # alsa or oss
# Set to False if xine doesn't have '--no-lirc' option
# XINE_HAS_NO_LIRC = True
# Set to True is xine supports get_time this enables the position to be saved
# XINE_BOOKMARK = False
# ======================================================================
# Freevo TV settings:
# ======================================================================
# This is where recorded video is written.
# XXX the path doesn't work from the www cgi scripts!
# TV_RECORD_DIR = None
# This will enable duplicate recording detection
# TV_RECORD_DUPLICATE_DETECTION = True
# This will enable only new episodes to be recorded
# TV_RECORD_ONLY_NEW_DETECTION = True
# ================================================================================
# Watching TV
# ================================================================================
# XXX You must change this to fit your local conditions!
# NORM: ntsc, pal, secam
# INPUT: television, composite1
# CHANLIST: One of the following:
# us-bcast, us-cable, us-cable-hrc, japan-bcast, japan-cable, europe-west,
# europe-east, italy, newzealand, australia, ireland, france, china-bcast,
# southafrica, argentina, canada-cable, russia
# TV_SETTINGS = 'NORM INPUT CHANLIST DEVICE'
# Video input device
# Usually /dev/video0, but might be /dev/video1 instead for multiple boards.
# FreeBSD uses the Brooktree TV-card driver, not V4L.
# TV_DRIVER = 'v4l'
# TV_DEVICE = '/dev/video0'
# TV_INPUT = 0
# ================================================================================
# Listening to radio
# ================================================================================
# Radio device default is None, /dev/video24 for ivtv
# RADIO_DEVICE = '/dev/radio'
# Radio commands:
# plugin.activate('audio.radioplayer')
# plugin.activate('audio.radio')
# for fmtools
# RADIO_CMD = 'fm'
# RADIO_CMD_START = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q %s 65535')
# RADIO_CMD_STOP = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q off')
# for ivtv-radio
# RADIO_CMD = '/usr/bin/ivtv-radio -d /dev/radio0 -i /dev/video24'
# RADIO_STATIONS = [
# ('DRS 1', '94.80'),
# ('VIRUS', '104.30'),
# (u'Radio Zürisee', '90.20'),
# Additional options to pass to mplayer in TV mode.
# eg. To turn off deinterlacing:
# TV_OPTS = '-vop pp=ci'
# TV_OPTS = ''
# TV_SETTINGS = '%s television %s %s' % (CONF.tv, CONF.chanlist, TV_DEVICE)
# Size (in MB) of the timeshift buffer. (ie: how long you can pause tv for.)
# This is set to a low default because the default buffer location is
# under FREEVO_CACHEDIR and we don't want to blow /var or /tmp.
# TIMESHIFT_BUFFER_SIZE = 128
# TIMESHIFT_ENCODE_CMD = 'mp1e -m3 -c%s -p%s -r14,100' % \
# (TV_SETTINGS.split()[3], AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE)
# TIMESHIFT_BUFFER = '%s/timeshift.mpeg' % FREEVO_CACHEDIR
# TV_DATE_FORMAT = '%e-%b' # Day-Month: 11-Jun
# TV_TIME_FORMAT = '%H:%M' # Hour-Minute 14:05
# TV_DATETIME_FORMAT = '%A %b %d %I:%M %p' # Thursday September 24 8:54 am
# This is the filename format for files recorded using Freevo.
# You can use any of the strftime variables in it, provided you
# put two '%%' at the beginning.
# Some examples:
# %%A - Full weekday name.
# %%H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
# %%M - Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
# %%m - Month as a decimal number [01,12].
# %%d - Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
# %%p - Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.
# More can be found at: http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-time.html
# TV_RECORD_FILE_MASK = '%%m-%%d %%H:%%M %(progname)s - %(title)s'
# If using the persistent recordserver
# TV_RECORD_SCHEDULE = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/schedule.pickle'
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITES = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.pickle'
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITES_LIST = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.txt'
# RECORDSERVER_IP = 'localhost'
# RECORDSERVER_PORT = 18001
# RECORDSERVER_SECRET = 'secret1'
# If the recordserver runs as root, set the uid to the given one
# after startup. The gui must also match one of the users group ids
# RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
# RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
# Remove old recordings if GB free is less than specified value
# RECORDSERVER_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD = 0
# start every recording X minutes before scheduled,
# and stop X minutes after scheduled - default to zero minutes.
# This must be a value in seconds although at the moment only has
# the percision of one minute.
# TV_RECORD_PADDING_PRE = 0
# TV_RECORD_PADDING_POST = 0
# Number of minutes before or after the start time of a favorite where
# a program matching the name, day of week etc should still be considered a
# favorite. For example a favorite has a start time of 21.00, but the program
# has been brought forward by the broadcaster by 10 minutes to 20.50, with
# a margin of less than 10 this program will not be recorded as the start time
# is outside the margin. But if the margin is set at 10 minutes or greater this
# program will be considered a favorite and recorded. Probably about 45 minutes
# is the best bet, better a false positive than a false negative.
# TV_RECORD_FAVORITE_MARGIN = 45
# PRE and POST recording commands. Set these to a runnable command if
# you wish to have special mixer settings or video post processing.
# VCR_PRE_REC = None
# VCR_POST_REC = None
# VCR_AUDIO = (':adevice=%s' % AUDIO_DEVICE +
# ':audiorate=32000' + # 44100 for better sound
# ':forceaudio:forcechan=1:' + # Forced mono for bug in my driver
# 'buffersize=64') # 64MB capture buffer, change?
# TV capture size for viewing and recording. Max 768x480 for NTSC,
# 768x576 for PAL. Set lower if you have a slow computer!
# For the 'tvtime' TV viewing application, only the horizontal size is used.
# Set the horizontal size to 400 or 480 if you have a slow (~500MHz) computer,
# it still looks OK, and the picture will not be as jerky.
# The vertical size is always either fullscreen or 480/576 (NTSC/PAL)
# for tvtime.
# TV_VIEW_SIZE = (640, 480)
# TV_REC_SIZE = (320, 240) # Default for slower computers
# Input formats for viewing and recording. The format affect viewing
# and recording performance. It is specific to your hardware, so read
# the MPlayer docs and experiment with mplayer to see which one fits
# your computer best.
# TV_VIEW_OUTFMT = 'yuy2' # Better quality, slower on pure FB/X11
# TV_REC_OUTFMT = 'yuy2'
# XXX Please see the mencoder docs for more info about the settings
# XXX below. Some stuff must be changed (adevice), others probably
# XXX should be ("Change"), or could be in some cases ("change?")
# VCR_CMD = (CONF.mencoder + ' ' +
# 'tv:// ' + # New mplayer requires this.
# '-tv driver=%s:input=%d' % (TV_DRIVER, TV_INPUT) +
# ':norm=%s' % CONF.tv +
# ':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo
# ':chanlist=%s' % CONF.chanlist +
# ':width=%d:height=%d' % (TV_REC_SIZE[0], TV_REC_SIZE[1]) +
# ':outfmt=%s' % TV_REC_OUTFMT +
# ':device=%s' % TV_DEVICE +
# VCR_AUDIO + # set above
# ' -ovc lavc -lavcopts ' + # Mencoder lavcodec video codec
# 'vcodec=mpeg4' + # lavcodec mpeg-4
# ':vbitrate=1200:' + # Change lower/higher, bitrate
# 'keyint=30 ' + # Keyframe every 10 secs, change?
# '-oac mp3lame -lameopts ' + # Use Lame for MP3 encoding, must be enabled in mencoder!
# 'br=128:cbr:mode=3 ' + # MP3 const. bitrate, 128 kbit/s
# '-ffourcc divx ' + # Force 'divx' ident, better compat.
# '-endpos %(seconds)s ' + # only mencoder uses this so do it here.
# '-o %(filename)s') # Filled in by Freevo
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS setting to handles multiple arbitrary groups of devices
# for viewing or recording. It is possible to have different Freevo
# channels use different Video Groups.
# See the wiki for more details:
# http://doc.freevo.org/MultiTunerConfig
# http://doc.freevo.org/Analoguemulti
# This example is when you have one IVTV type card installed
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS = [
# VideoGroup(vdev=TV_DEVICE,
# adev=AUDIO_DEVICE,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# input_num=0,
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# group_type = 'ivtv',
# desc='PVR-350 Video Group'),
# This example is for two normal TV cards to allow you to use one card to
# view a programme and the other card to record at the same time
# TV_VIDEO_GROUPS = [
# # Use this group for watching tv
# VideoGroup(vdev='/dev/video0',
# adev=None,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# desc='Watching Video Group',
# record_group=1),
# # Use this group for recording tv
# VideoGroup(vdev='/dev/video1',
# adev=None,
# input_type='tuner 1',
# tuner_norm=CONF.tv,
# tuner_chanlist=CONF.chanlist,
# desc='Recording Video Group',
# record_group=None),
# Settings for ivtv based cards such as the WinTV PVR-250/350.
# TODO: Add descriptions and valid settings for each option.
# bitrate in bps
# stream type
# Options are: 0 (mpeg2_ps), 1 (mpeg2_ts), 2 (mpeg1), 3 (mpeg2_pes_av),
# 5 (mpeg2_pes_v), 7 (mpeg2_pes_a), 10 (dvd)
# TV_IVTV_OPTIONS = {
# 'input' : 4,
# 'resolution' : '720x480',
# 'aspect' : 2,
# 'audio_bitmask' : 233,
# 'bframes' : 3,
# 'bitrate_mode' : 1,
# 'bitrate' : 4000000,
# 'bitrate_peak' : 4000000,
# 'dnr_mode' : 0,
# 'dnr_spatial' : 0,
# 'dnr_temporal' : 0,
# 'dnr_type' : 0,
# 'framerate' : 0,
# 'framespergop' : 15,
# 'gop_closure' : 1,
# 'pulldown' : 0,
# 'stream_type' : 10,
# TV Channels. This list contains a mapping from the displayed channel name
# to the actual channel name as used by the TV watching application.
# The display name must match the names from the XMLTV guide,
# and the TV channel name must be what the tuner expects (usually a number).
# The TV menu is supposed to be supported by the XMLTV application for
# up to date listings, but can be used without it to just display
# the available channels.
# This list also determines the order in which the channels are displayed!
# N.B.: You must delete the XMLTV cache file (e.g. /var/cache/freevo/TV.xml.pickled)
# if you make changes here and restart!
# Format: [('xmltv channel id', 'freevo display name', 'tv channel name'), ...]
# If this variable is set to None (default), Freevo will try to auto-detect
# the channel list based on the xmltv file. This doesn't work for all
# xmltv grabber, e.g. the German list doesn't contain station lists. In this
# case Freevo will output the possible list for you to add them manually.
# If auto-detection doesn't work or you want to edit the list, run
# freevo tv_grab -query.
# Setting this variable to [] will deactivate the tv guide. If you don't have
# a tv card, you may also want to add plugin.remove('tv') to remove the whole
# tv menu.
# All channels listed here will be displayed on the TV menu, even if they're
# not present in the XMLTV listing.
# Timedependent channels:
# The TV_CHANNELS-list can look like this:
# TV_CHANNELS = [('21', 'SVT1', 'E5'),
# ('22', 'SVT2', 'E3'),
# ('26', 'TV3', 'E10'),
# ('27', 'TV4', 'E6'),
# ('10', 'Kanal 5', 'E7'),
# ('60', 'Fox Kids', 'E8', ('1234567','0600','1659')),
# ('16', 'TV6', 'E8', ('1234567','1700','2359'),
# ('1234567','0000','0300')),
# ('14', 'MTV Europe', 'E11') ]
# As you can see the list takes optional tuples:
# ( 'DAYS', 'START','END')
# 1234567 in days means all days.
# 12345 would mean monday to friday.
# It will display "Fox Kids" from 06:00 to 16:59 and "TV6" from 17:00 to 03:00.
# 03:00 to 06:00 it won't be displayed at all.
# TV_CHANNELS = None
# A lambda function to sort the TV_CHANNELS
#TV_CHANNELS_COMPARE = lambda a, b: cmp(int(a[2]), int(b[2]))
# TV_FREQUENCY_TABLE - This is only used when Freevo changes the channel natively.
# This is only the case if you are using V4L2 and any of the following plugins:
# timeshift, ivtv_record, ivtv_basic_tv.
# For the standard frequancy tables see src/tv/freq.py. To add your own just
# replace tuner_id in the following example with a valid tuner id (ie: '5' or
# 'BBC1') and a frequency in KHz. You may have as many entries as you like,
# anything here will simply override a corresponding entry in your standard
# frequency table and you can also have entries here that are not present in
# there.
# TV_FREQUENCY_TABLE = {
# 'tuner_id' : 55250,
# Program to grab xmltv listings. To get a grabber, you need to download
# xmltv. A possible value for users in the USA is tv_grab_na
# Use the tv_grab helper to grab the listings and cache them. Start
# 'freevo tv_grab --help' for more informations.
# XMLTV_GRABBER = ''
# If you want to run tv_sort on your listings add the path to tv_sort here.
# tv_sort will make sure all your programs have proper stop times, otherwise
# programs might get cut off at midnight.
# XMLTV_SORT = ''
# Number of days the grabber should get
# XMLTV_DAYS = 3
## ONLY ADJUST THIS IF YOUR GUIDE TIMES ARE INCORRECT ##
# GMT offset for XMLTV feeds that don't contain timezone information
# An example of this is the OzTivo feed which has the timestamps
# in the XML pre-adjusted for your timezone
# XMLTV_TIMEZONE='+0100'
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin commdetect server settings:
# ======================================================================
# COMMDETECTSERVER_UID = 0
# COMMDETECTSERVER_GID = 0
# COMMDETECTSERVER_IP = 'localhost'
# COMMDETECTSERVER_PORT = 6667
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin rss server settings:
# ======================================================================
# RSSSERVER_UID = 0
# RSSSERVER_GID = 0
# RSS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 3600
# RSS_FEEDS = '/etc/freevo/rss.feeds'
# RSS_VIDEO = '/media/video'
# RSS_AUDIO = '/media/podcasts'
# ======================================================================
# Freevo builtin WWW server settings:
# ======================================================================
# To activate the built in web server, uncomment the following line
# plugin.activate('www')
# Web server port number. 80 is the standard port, but is often
# taken already by apache, and cannot be used unless the server
# runs as root. Port 8080 is the default, change to 80 if
# needed.
# WEBSERVER_PORT = 8080
# Username / Password combinations to login to the web interface.
# WWW_USERS = {
# "user1" : "changeme",
# "optional" : "changeme2"
# Divide the TV guide into intervals of this length (in minutes)
# WWW_GUIDE_INTERVAL = 30
# Precision for TV guide (in minutes)
# WWW_GUIDE_PRECISION = 5 #
# Show this many blocks at once
# WWW_GUIDE_COLS = 6
# WWW_STYLESHEET = 'styles/main.css'
# WWW_JAVASCRIPT = 'scripts/display_prog-head.js'
# Integrate personal web pages into the web server
# WWW_PERSONAL_PAGE = [
# ('My Page', 'a single personal web page', 'page.html'),
# ('My Site', 'site description', 'site/'),
# ======================================================================
# Internal stuff, you shouldn't change anything here unless you know
# what you are doing
# ======================================================================
# Config for xml support in the movie browser
# the regexp has to be with ([0-9]|[0-9][0-9]) so we can get the numbers
# VIDEO_SHOW_REGEXP = "s?([0-9]|[0-9][0-9])[xe]([0-9]|[0-9][0-9])[^0-9]"
# Remote control daemon. The server is in the Freevo main application,
# and the client is a standalone application in rc_client/
# ENABLE_NETWORK_REMOTE = 0
# REMOTE_CONTROL_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
# REMOTE_CONTROL_PORT = 16310
# Remote control daemon. Similar to the one above, but uses TCP instead
# of UDP. It is possible to send commands with a telnet client.
# ENABLE_TCP_NETWORK_REMOTE = 0
# REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
# REMOTE_CONTROL_TCP_PORT = 16311
# XMLTV File
# This is the XMLTV file that can be optionally used for TV listings
# XMLTV_FILE = '/tmp/TV.xml'
# XML TV Logo Location
# Use the "makelogos.py" script to download all the
# Station logos into a directory. And then put the path
# to those logos here
# TV_LOGOS = OS_CACHEDIR + '/xmltv/logos'
# ======================================================================
# Idlebar and plugins
# These are the default idlebar settings, there are many more see:
# freevo plugins -l for a complete list
# To turn off use plugin.remove('idlebar.cdstatus')
# clock display
# %A - Full weekday name.
# %a - Abbreviated weekday name.
# %B - Full month name
# %b - Abbreviated month name
# %I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].
# %H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
# %M - Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
# %m - Month as a decimal number [01,12].
# %b - Name of Month
# %d - Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
# %p - Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.
# %y - Year without century as a decimal number [00,99].
# %Y - Year with century as a decimal number.
# ======================================================================
# plugin.activate('idlebar')
# plugin.activate('idlebar.tv', level=20)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.cdstatus', level=25)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.diskfree', level=30)
# plugin.activate('idlebar.clock', level=50)
# CLOCK_FORMAT = '%a %d %H:%M'
# Debugging and logging settings
# logging can be one of:
# CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG or NOTSET
# debugging is a number from 0 to 9, 0 is no debugging 9 is most
# LOGGING = logging.DEBUG
# LOGGING_RECORDSERVER = logging.DEBUG
# DEBUG = 1
# messages go to stdout
# DEBUG_STDOUT = 0
# messages from starting a child application
# DEBUG_CHILDAPP = 1
# timing messages
# DEBUG_TIME = 0
I've been reading wikis and googling now the entire weekend so I hope someone here can help me.

Answer 1

Perre wrote:I'm used to being able to pick one or a couple of songs and then adding it a specified playlist. Is this impossible in sonata?
It's clearly not impossible, just different than you expect. Create your playlist as you want it to appear in the Current tab (meaning don't dump every single song from your library in there, just the ones you want) and then save the playlist.
Perre wrote:And if I try to play the m3u file created (the one with every song listed) through freevo I get a message that the directory is empty. What am I doing wrong??
Look at save_absolute_paths_in_playlists in your mpd.conf.