foo_pod - Foobar2000 meets the iPod, iPod -> Foobar2000 0.8 Options

[ryeosborne]

HELP!

I am sure this has been answered elsewhere countless times probably, but I am having some foo_pod issues. I have the new version...this is my first time trying the program. I plugged in the iPod and started transferring files, and then when to open the iPod in iTunes to edit and create playlists, and iTunes recognizes my iPod but doesn't display the songs. It knows they are there because the slider gets really small when in the main "Library" folder, indicating a large number of tracks, and it gets smaller in the various playlists. But it looks as if the iPod is completely empty. Just the white and light blue bars appear, making the Library look empty. What's wrong? Did foo_pod automatically edit my database making it impossible to use with iTunes? HELP!

[mobyduck]

I think you should at least tell us iPod model, firmware release, foo_pod version and iTunes version.

Also read 1 or 2 pages back in this thread to find some useful information.

HTH.

Alessandro

[hunted]

I think you should at least tell us iPod model, firmware release, foo_pod version and iTunes version.

Also read 1 or 2 pages back in this thread to find some useful information.

HTH.

Alessandro

Also note the searchbox at the bottom of the thread that allows you to search the thread.

[ryeosborne]

Also note the searchbox at the bottom of the thread that allows you to search the thread.

Really? No kiddin!

Anyways...the iPod is a 4th Gen 40gig, the firmware is the most recent, the foo_pod version is the most recent, and the iTunes version is the moth recent.

Thanks to anyone who can help. I think it might be a problem with the iPodDB file. Foobar can read it, iTunes can't...it shows that there is space taken up on the iPod (says 3 gigs free), but won't show what is taking up that space. It won't show the songs.

[mobyduck]

the iPod is a 4th Gen 40gig, the firmware is the most recent, the foo_pod version is the most recent, and the iTunes version is the moth recent.

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....ndpost&p=339432

HTH.

Alessandro

[corganzero0]

Does this plugin work for other MP3 players, or just iPod?

[nonchalant]

hey thanks for this... I found out that the "tracknumber" ID3 tag was not updated leading to the out-of-sequence issue... well from what ive seen now v0.9.9m works well with the 5G ipod at least music wise anyway. thanks for the great tool!

I'm not sure what the playlist sorting problem is - I haven't seen anything like that on my iPods, so it could be something that has changed on the 5G.

As for the rebuilding the iTunesDB, it could be a filename length problem.  Different iPod models have different maximum filename length (note that this length includes the filename + the directory name(s)).  From my experience, this maximum length has gotten shorter with newer iPods, so it is possible that the 5G can only play songs that have the filename length that iTunes uses.

If you want to do a test, copy a song called "a.mp3" to iPod_Control/Music/F00/a.mp3, rebuild the database, and see if it plays.  If that works but your other songs don't, it is probably a filename length issue.

[Aero]

hey thanks for this... I found out that the "tracknumber" ID3 tag was not updated leading to the out-of-sequence issue...  well from what ive seen now v0.9.9m works well with the 5G ipod at least music wise anyway. thanks for the great tool!

Thanks for the report. Are you using iTunes (6?) as well, and are you using the 4.7/4.8 or 4.9 database format in foo_pod?

[Aero]

Does this plugin work for other MP3 players, or just iPod?

iPod only.

[nazgulord]

Ok guys, I'm truly sorry if this has been answered before, but is there any way to stop those popup windows coming up when I transfer files to my iPod? I can't use my computer without interruptions until it finishes.

Thanks,

nazgulord.

[ReD-BaRoN]

I've gotten lost in the iTunes and firmware upgrade issues with iPod. What will I lose with foo_pod if using the latest iTunes (6) and 4G firmware (1.2).

Thanks!

[Aero]

I've gotten lost in the iTunes and firmware upgrade issues with iPod.  What will I lose with foo_pod if using the latest iTunes (6) and 4G firmware (1.2).

According to nonchalant, foo_pod seems to work ok with iTunes 6. I haven't even downloaded iTunes 6 yet, so I can't confirm this.

[nonchalant]

Hi Aero,
yeah im using itunes 6, and the 4.7/4.8 DB format in foo_pod. foo_pod works great from what ive seen so far. a little thing i noticed was with deleting files; i import the ipod into foobar's playlist and choose the "delete" option from the right-click context menu. it still appears in the foobar playlist; i thought it may have been just a screen update issue but its actually still on the ipod. but i can go into itunes 6 and delete it. no biggie though.
thanks!

hey thanks for this... I found out that the "tracknumber" ID3 tag was not updated leading to the out-of-sequence issue...  well from what ive seen now v0.9.9m works well with the 5G ipod at least music wise anyway. thanks for the great tool!

Thanks for the report. Are you using iTunes (6?) as well, and are you using the 4.7/4.8 or 4.9 database format in foo_pod?

[ST8]

Is there any chance of getting the ipod ratings to pull off %__rating% (techinfo) the same way copy_portable was modified earlier? This would solve the ratings issues with the sql version of quicktag i *think*.

[richard123]

I've gotten lost in the iTunes and firmware upgrade issues with iPod.  What will I lose with foo_pod if using the latest iTunes (6) and 4G firmware (1.2).

I used iTunes 6 to load my new Nano. foo_pod had no problem reading the list of files on the Nano, deleting some and adding others.

Given iTunes problems in reading some foobar tags (see my thread on the subject), I'm not likely to go back to iTunes.

[Bl@ck_warrior]

Hi everybody , i would like to know if there is a possibility to add video on the ipod video using foo_pod or another software instead of itunes because i don't like itunes at all .
If it doesn't exist yet, will it be possible to add this feature or not ?
It would be great

This post has been edited by Bl@ck_warrior: Nov 23 2005, 19:54

[Hoppa]

Now I have a few questions:

Do the g5 ipods work with foo_pod?
Does the 4.8 version of iTunes work with the g5?

The offtopic one:

Is the g5 generation worth getting? as I've
heard people with very split decisions.

Cheers!
>Hoppa<

[Bl@ck_warrior]

the ipod vidéo ? yes ot works with foo_pod but not for the video =(

[Aero]

Is there any chance of getting the ipod ratings to pull off %__rating% (techinfo) the same way copy_portable was modified earlier? This would solve the ratings issues with the sql version of quicktag i *think*.

This has been brought up before, and I seem to remember there was a good reason not to make it technical info, as opposed to metadata. But I'll look into it...

[Aero]

Is the g5 generation worth getting? as I've
heard people with very split decisions.

Here is my take:

If you have a 3G iPod or earlier and want a color screen or a newer iPod, a 5G iPod is very tempting. They have bigger screens than the iPod Photos and are significantly thinner. I have seen the video playback, and it looks pretty nice. I wouldn't necessarily buy the overpriced iTunes Video Store movies/videos, but it is pretty easy to transcode your own video content.

But here is why I won't buy one...

4G and iPod Photo users have been left out in the cold by Apple's horrible firmware support. It is bad enough that updates have all but stopped for older iPods (this is nothing new, as owners of 3G and older models can attest), but to stop releasing updates after the disasterous last release is intolerable. I wouldn't even consider upgrading until Apple at least releases usable firmware for the older iPods.

There are also some technical things that don't sit well with me, like the lack of Firewire support and omission of the headphone accessory jack. And to be completely petty, the position of the headphone jack off-center just seems wrong to me.

I think the next iPod will be the one to watch - it seems like Apple rushed the 5G out so they could get into the video market. If Apple can fix some of the issues and provides even minimal support for older iPods, I'd consider a 5G+ iPod. But until then, I'm not really interested.

[Yamabushi]

Aero,

As a 4G owner I agree with your sentiments. And while I have thanked you before, I want to say thank you again for foo_pod. It's truly been indispensable!

As many are probably already aware there is good progress being made in porting Rockbox to the iPod. I look forward to being able to play Ogg Vorbis and many other formats on my player. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

Cheers,
Pete

[RudElph]

How about support of Motorola E1 ROKR?
ITunesDB is almost the same except a few changes
If you interesting in it I can send you more info

[ReD-BaRoN]

Aero,

As a 4G owner I agree with your sentiments. And while I have thanked you before, I want to say thank you again for foo_pod. It's truly been indispensable!

As many are probably already aware there is good progress being made in porting Rockbox to the iPod. I look forward to being able to play Ogg Vorbis and many other formats on my player. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

Cheers,
Pete

Do you have more information on this? A URL or something?

Thanks,
Brian

[Yamabushi]

Do you have more information on this?  A URL or something?

Thanks,
Brian

Here you go Brian: RockBox (iPod)

There is some more info in their forum as well.

Cheers,
Pete

[Tall-Guy]

I alreday I open a thread about this problem, but i'm afraid I opened it in the wrong place since this problem concering foo_pod and foo_pod alone.
So i'm going to reask the question here.

I have a strange problem when i'm trying to copy AAC files (VBR, Replay Gain) into the ipod.
I select all the files I want and then send them with the foo_pod menu.
When I refresh my ipod songs list (again, using foo_pod) I can see the song are copied.
But then, when i'm unpluging my ipod(ejecting it with foo_pod), some song will not be in the ipod itself, even though I saw it on foobar.

If I try to REcopy the files, it work 99% of the time, but in every copy I lose some files this way.

Maybe Itunes need to be open for foo_pod to work? or is it standalone? anyone famlier with this problem?