CD-Text support in XBMC

2003-10-13, 05:13

yeah cd-text would be nice to have i make a lot of mix cds and so they're obviously not on the cddb, but i think this is might be hard to implment i'm not a programmer so i have no idea what needs to be done. it's just that a lot of cd players don't have cd-text so it must be tricky.

Hullebulle · 2003-10-13, 06:52

i think it depends on the hardware if the cd/dvd drive can read cd-text (the info is not stored within the standart data track). i don't know if xbox dvd drives support cd-text.

**Bobbin007** · 2003-10-13, 10:25

wiso and i have tested it, its not supported.

code for it is in libcdrip.

dougthug · 2004-01-15, 05:10

it would be great if xbmc could read the cd-text off audio cds. also, once i put in an audio cd, after a successful cddb lookup, it wants to re-query everytime i change tracks. it would be nice if it did not do that. none the less, great work. thanks.

**Gamester17** · 2004-01-15, 14:22

i think cd-text was investigated and turned out that the xbox hardware did not support it, i don't know if this limitation was tied to a specific dvd-rom drive or the xbox ata/ide controller (who knows, maybe it could possible work with the newer samsung drives but not the older thomson and philips?), maybe a developer can shed some more light on that issue?

**Bobbin007** · 2004-01-16, 19:46

wiso and me investigated this some time ago. it seemed that the xbox drives do not support cd-text. the code is still available in libcdrip, but not integrated into xbmc. so if any other developer wants to test it again...?

greets

bobbin007

Athlon · 2004-01-28, 23:29

Quote:

dougthug says: it would be great if xbmc could read the cd-text off audio cds. also, once i put in an audio cd, after a successful cddb lookup, it wants to re-query everytime i change tracks. it would be nice if it did not do that. none the less, great work. thanks.

i've the same trouble, please can you put a short cut cddb button (on/off) in music menu ?
thanks
nb: i've already said in some topics, this event happens only with home brew cd audios. cddb works fine with original cdda of the trade.

Mog · 2004-09-16, 19:38

looking at the xbmc sources, i can see that (a variant of ? ) libcdio is used for cd related things
i recently noticed that libcdio has been updated and released at version 0.70 and that this version supports cd-text *

( it seems that version 0.62 is in the current xbmc build )
reading elsewhere, i gather that not all cd drives can support cd-text, regardless of software,
but maybe it is worth looking into again?

Mog · 2004-10-05, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by (gamester17 @ jan. 15 2004,12:22)

i think cd-text was investigated and turned out that the xbox hardware did not support it, i don't know if this limitation was tied to a specific dvd-rom drive or the xbox ata/ide controller (who knows, maybe it could possible work with the newer samsung drives but not the older thomson and philips?), maybe a developer can shed some more light on that issue?

ok, i have good news! *

i now have cd-text working on my v1.4 xbox which has a samsung dvd drive *:thumbsup:

i have also tried connecting up a couple of other dvd drives, and they work as well
i have done this by taking the 0.70 libcdio release, and making the necessary changes both there, and within xbmc

when i get the time, i will submit my changes on sourceforge for general consumption/evaluation etc...

2003-10-13, 06:52	#2
Hullebulle Fan Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,972	i think it depends on the hardware if the cd/dvd drive can read cd-text (the info is not stored within the standart data track). i don't know if xbox dvd drives support cd-text. __________________ read the xbmc online-manual, faq and search the forums before posting! do not e-mail the xbmc-team asking for support! read/follow the forum rules! note! team-xbmc never have and never will host or distribute ms-xdk binaries/executables!

2003-10-13, 10:25	#3
Bobbin007 Team-XBMC Developer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 403	wiso and i have tested it, its not supported. code for it is in libcdrip. __________________ Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.

2004-01-15, 14:22	#5
Gamester17 Team-XBMC Project Manager Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,582	i think cd-text was investigated and turned out that the xbox hardware did not support it, i don't know if this limitation was tied to a specific dvd-rom drive or the xbox ata/ide controller (who knows, maybe it could possible work with the newer samsung drives but not the older thomson and philips?), maybe a developer can shed some more light on that issue? __________________ Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.

2004-01-16, 19:46	#6
Bobbin007 Team-XBMC Developer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 403	wiso and me investigated this some time ago. it seemed that the xbox drives do not support cd-text. the code is still available in libcdrip, but not integrated into xbmc. so if any other developer wants to test it again...? greets bobbin007 __________________ Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.

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2003-10-13, 05:13	#1
kinghowdy0 Guest Posts: n/a	yeah cd-text would be nice to have i make a lot of mix cds and so they're obviously not on the cddb, but i think this is might be hard to implment i'm not a programmer so i have no idea what needs to be done. it's just that a lot of cd players don't have cd-text so it must be tricky.

2004-01-15, 05:10	#4
dougthug Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1	it would be great if xbmc could read the cd-text off audio cds. also, once i put in an audio cd, after a successful cddb lookup, it wants to re-query everytime i change tracks. it would be nice if it did not do that. none the less, great work. thanks.

2004-09-16, 19:38	#8
Mog Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	looking at the xbmc sources, i can see that (a variant of ? ) libcdio is used for cd related things i recently noticed that libcdio has been updated and released at version 0.70 and that this version supports cd-text * ( it seems that version 0.62 is in the current xbmc build ) reading elsewhere, i gather that not all cd drives can support cd-text, regardless of software, but maybe it is worth looking into again?

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