Can someone make me a imageabs2 code please?

My album art is either folder.png or folder.jpg and its path is:

'F:\music\'$if($meta_test(album artist),$meta(album artist),%artist%)/['['%date%']']%album%/

tool++: does this work?

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Sorta does, but it completely breaks the scaling.

How can I make sure it scales it to 100px?

change the first two parameters to 100,100 instead of 25,25.

the way i've figured it out is like this -

$imageabs2(
// width to scale
100,
// height to scale
100,
// horizontal offset?
0,
// vertical offset?
$add($mul(%_height%,$sub(%tracknumber%,2)),$muldiv(%_height%,5,6)),
//width to show. 0 = show all
0,
//height to show. 0 = show all
0,
// h margin
$sub(%_width%,123),
//v margin
0,
//source
$replace(%path%,%filename_ext%,folder.jpg),
)

New version :



See details here.

How did you get the background to be like that? They are pictures? Are they smaller pieces of pictures that you have to piece together or can you post a whole one behind many tracks? I may be able to redo my display if you can post a whole picture behind it.

My foobar..

@Idec

I think the pic's the wallpaper and he's enabled transparency...

With singlecolumnplaylist, you can use the the $imageabs2() function much the same way as people do for albumart in order to create background wallpaper for your playlist. All you need to do is hook into %list_index% instead of %tracknumber% or %_itemindex% and place the code up at the top before any text is displayed.

Draikin:

I appreciate your response. However, the blank CD cases show up fine for me, it's just the actual album covers that do not show up. I guess I'm just looking for confirmation on where exactly I should place my album art. I have placed album covers with the name folder.jpg in each of album folders, but nothing has shown up so far.

looks to me like its one big image using $imageabs2()
the square effect can be done in photoshop with a filter or 2

Then wouldn't the text and other parts of the screen be transparent as well?



I see. That is pretty cool. Maybe I'll give it a try.

This is what I get



Code

$if(%_isplaying%,$drawrect(108,0,0,0,brushcolor-0-0-0 pencolor-0-0-0)
$imageabs(108,0,'images\bg1.png',)
,
$ifequal($mod(%_playlist_number%,2),0,
$drawrect(110,0,0,0,brushcolor-250-250-250 pencolor-240-240-240)
,
$drawrect(110,0,0,0,brushcolor-255-255-255 pencolor-240-240-240)
)
)

$padding(2,0)

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(calibri,8,bold glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,255-255-255),$font(calibri,8,bold,164-171-179))
$alignabs(112,0,%_width%,21,left,top)?

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(calibri,8,bold glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,255-255-255),$font(calibri,8,bold,180-180-180))

[Disc %discnumber% ][%tracknumber%. ]

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(calibri,8,bold glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,255-255-255),$font(calibri,8,bold,129-138-150))

$if($meta_test(album artist),%artist%' - ')

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(calibri,8,bold glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,255-255-255),$font(calibri,8,bold,120-120-120))

%title%

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(calibri,8,bold glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,255-255-255),$font(calibri,8,bold,180-180-180))

$align(right,center)%length%

$if(%_isplaying%,$font(Kroeger 05_55,6, glow-129-138-150 glowblur-10,203-206-211),$font(Kroeger 05_55,6,,180-180-180))

$alignabs(124,0,%_width%,21,left,bottom)

tool++ & nappyhead:

Sorry before I was just trying to help you modify your existing code to display the art but I appear to have caused more confusion than I have helped. So I downloaded your config from this post, tossed it in a test panel, plugged in my own albumart string, and adapted it to fit your layout.



If you add this line into your code before the line that loads artoverlay.png, I think you will achieve what you desire. I realize the structure varies from your own coding but it has the benefit of auto-scaling when you change your line height.

Hi.

How do I make this work for cover art that is in the same folder as the music files and named folder.jpg?

Try this:


Place it after the first two $imageabs() functions but before the //$if($strcmp( function

To those who would like to adapt their configuration to display folder.jpg from the music directory here is how to adapt my $imageabs2() formula to fit your needs:



First measure the size you need the art to be. This can easily be done with any image editing tool. Replace the "100,100" at the beginning with the dimensions you need the image to be.

Now measure how many pixels you need the image shifted down from the top of the first row. Again, this should be easy to figure out with any image editing tool. Replace the "4" in "$add(%_height%,4)" with the number of pixels you need to shift the image vertically.

Now measure how many pixels you need the image shifted right from the left edge of the panel. Again, this should be easy to figure out with any image editing tool. Replace the "4" in ",,%_height%,4,," with the number of pixels you need to shift the image horizontally.

If you want to use something other than folder.jpg, like %cdid%.jpg or [%album artist% - ]%album%.jpg simply replace the "folder.jpg" in "$replace(%path%,%filename_ext%,folder.jpg)"

If you group your playlist by artist instead of album, like in the example in the previous post, simply change the "%_itemindex" in "$mul(%_height%,%_itemindex%)" to "%tracknumber%". Track number will work for both configurations however itemindex has some distinct advantages such as when dealing with albums out of order or items with no track number at all.

Once you have created your $imageabs2() function, sift through your existing code and locate the existing $imageabs() functions that display your art. You dont have to worry about replacing or modifying much, simply place the $imageabs2() function after the $imageabs() function and the folder.jpg will be overlayed on top of anything your script would have loaded before. Pay attention to the filenames of your existing config and make sure you put the $imageabs2() after any "nocover", "background", or other base image.. but before any "overlay","glass", or other transparency image.

NOTE: The above information is for displaying album art next to the track information. If you would like to display the art in your group header you should use something like this:


several edits to clarify instructions

Thanks.

That worked..

Nice one :]

I think I'm missing something. I use %totaltracks% a lot. It helps when I'm looking through a list of albums. Unfortunately, only about half of my library is tagged with it. Any easier way of tagging this per-album, instead of by hand?

:edit:
Nevermind. Figured it out. :X

It's not $imageabs2 - Those are two pictures placed with normalen $imageabs and offset code (not mine, just modified)

The right image is sth like this:



And the left image:



There's a lot of stuff between them. I'll copy the code later if you want.

To make the pictures I took a part of my system wallpaper, changed the colors, made a texture out of it and then I added a patchwork texture in Adobe Photoshop.

How did you manage to emulate columns (track length & rating) with single column plugin?

TIA.

Alessandro

Simply by using $padding(x,y) function

$drawrect, $alignabs

My new foo screen including album cover in playlist and a clock displaying elapsed time.

i do NOT know why images are not showing. i have them in the foobar directory. $imageabs2() is displaying the cover art from each directory just fine. i have the library libs.

snively: Can you be more specific? You said cover art is being displayed, what images are not? What component are you displaying them with? What code are you using to try and display the image?

well..



isn't working, however this is:



i don't get it. ya the images are in the correct directory (c:\program files\foobar2000\images).

Did you enable per-user settings when you installed foobar? If so, your images should be in:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\foobar2000\images

i didn't even know i had that on. slap me. thanks..

how did you made that circle thingy? is there some smart way or you just overwrite 12 images depending on timeelapsed?

My new config. Partly inspired by CepiPerez's excellent config. Thanks man. It's still not quite finished, and considering how quickly I normally get a new idea and start all over again... it might not get finished at all, but I'm definitely going to work on it some more.

Can you share your config?!

Sure, just be aware that it's not done yet. There's a few things for me to work out yet, but I'm WAY too tired now and I'm going to bed in about 3 minutes. Also, there might be leftover code in there from something else that I tried to do and then forgot about. Like I said, tired. I think I included everything you need in this archive. There's two button-sets, because I'm not using the one in the screenshot right now, so I put both in there.

http://www.zshare.net/download/raanfoonew-7z.html

wow!!! guys, the appearence is changing continuouly!!!
I've fast saw from 50 page, to right here!!! and feel the diference!!!

I want to change my visual based in foo_uie_single_column_playlist!!!
I'll do this soon...

tool++, if you can zip your foobar folder (with everything included), and post to us... I think many people will be happy, including me....
thanks!

I'm a fat old lazy guy!!!

uploads thread with zip file

good post randal1013
the topic you poste need more movimentation, don't you think?
the idea is good!

OLD:


UPDATED: Sept 29

Now with bitrate display and fixed positioning for date. Also now shows proper characters while playing on track.


I've modified Snowsfall's config for a slightly (read: massively) wider config. All of the work goes to his credit, I have just done some modifications. Thanks!

Row Height: 22
Group Rows: 4
You may have to set the year code depending on your resolution. I tagged it both above and below in the group display category.
/////////////////////////////////Group By


////////////////////////////////Item Display



/////////////////////////////////Group Display

I think there's a rule that doesn't allow posting whole foobar directories.

I could be wrong.

I'm just wondering.. is anyone else able to highlight a bunch of songs in singe columns playlist and then right click and select the "sort" option?

First of all, just a minor thing, I used to use
but now use
since it does the same thing and is shorter and less to look through.

I would take you up on your offer, but I've decided against using the single column component. I already spent a lot of time and effort getting mine how I wanted it in 0.8.3 and now that there is a new way that allows me to do the same thing in way less time and using way less thinking, it would be kinda degrading to the setup I put so much into. Maybe you could call me old-fashioned. Thanks anyway, though.



Ayreon rocks! They are tied with Dream Theater for my favorite artists.

Does anyone know if the $imageabs2 function for single column playlist works with wildcards so that you can set it to load an image, such as folder.*, so as to allow one's images to be in varying formats, such as .png, .jpg, etc.

Worked like magic, thank you very much. You rock!!!!!!


NH

trying to adapt kypen's code, but... i'm terrible at this.
picture here



trying to read up on the foobar wiki, but... yea. I'd appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

oh, and my code isn't really any different from that above besides some minor row height/color changes.

I may be completely off, but, try adjusting your row height upwards.

This makes the album headers expand to an appropriate size, but it makes the individual song lines huge.

you should increase the group rows for your headers and decrease the row heights for the songs

for example mine is set at

Row Heights 22

Group Row 2 (but i dont have any pics in my header so you'll want to go higher)

ahhh, i'm so awful... how do I change group height? i see the setting for "row height" in the "settings" dialog and I checked the wiki, but no go :/

I promise that I won't ask another question about this...

thanks ahead of time for all of your help.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. you dont have the latest single column. group height was added. get it and try the code again.
and dont be afraid to ask more questions