m3u list

copper54 · 24th January 2006, 15:27

hi,
i want to develop a home server app
one function is of cause making playlists ... i want to use m3u PL... now 2 questions:

whats the meaning of the numbers behind #extinf?

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:206,Grease
/home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-011 - Grease - Frankie Valli.mp3
#EXTINF:215,You Light Up My Life
/home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-003 - You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone.mp3
#EXTINF:254,Baby Come Back
/home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-007 - Baby Come Back - Ohio Players.mp3

are are there c++ opensources for m3u PL reader an writer ???

thx 4 answers

Benski · 24th January 2006, 15:54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3u
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_%28file_format%29

DJ Egg · 24th January 2006, 16:03

The numbers are the length of the song in seconds.

The # is equivalent to a comment, and only players which support ExtendedInfo (eg. tracklength & tag title) will see/read them.

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772
http://www.google.com/search?q=m3u

24th January 2006, 15:27	#1
copper54 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	m3u list hi, i want to develop a home server app one function is of cause making playlists ... i want to use m3u PL... now 2 questions: whats the meaning of the numbers behind #extinf? #EXTM3U #EXTINF:206,Grease /home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-011 - Grease - Frankie Valli.mp3 #EXTINF:215,You Light Up My Life /home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-003 - You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone.mp3 #EXTINF:254,Baby Come Back /home/phononet/mp3/Top100/1978 TOP 100/1978-007 - Baby Come Back - Ohio Players.mp3 are are there c++ opensources for m3u PL reader an writer ??? thx 4 answers

24th January 2006, 16:03	#3
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,867	The numbers are the length of the song in seconds. The # is equivalent to a comment, and only players which support ExtendedInfo (eg. tracklength & tag title) will see/read them. http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772 http://www.google.com/search?q=m3u Playlist -\|- Twitter

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24th January 2006, 15:54	#2
Benski Ben Allison Former Winamp Developer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,057	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3u http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLS_%28file_format%29