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List:       amarok
Subject:    Re: One collection, multiple computers
From:       Ben K <benkloester () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-11-23 22:43:58
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There was once a script that synced amarok playcounts from last.fm values,
but I think it was for 1.4.

The ideal way to deal with this would be to use a plugin-architecture for
things like tags and playcount (and possibly rating), and then the data can
be provided by and interface that abstracts either eg last.fm or the amarok
DB , or any other provider that keeps this kind of info.

With respect to ratings on last.fm I cheat and tag things "5stars" "4stars"
etc, though this is hardly ideal. There's also 'Love', which would seem to
match a 5 star rating, but that's not much use without other ratings.

Also, two way syncing of playcount from amarok to last.fm is a no-no if you
are scrobbling - you'd double count. One way syncing from lfm to Amarok is
sufficient given that Amarok scrobbles plays to lfm anyway.

2 way syncing of tags would be sweet, and I suspect could be achieved with a
script of some kind.

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Colin Kern <colin.kern@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Ben K <benkloester@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Why not open a last.fm account and import your current stats, then just
> make
> > sure that all of your variaous installations of amarok scrobble? Then
> you'll
> > have play statistics from all your players/devices in the one place.
>
> I have a last.fm account that I've been using for years, and this
> would be an almost perfect solution IF I could use those statistics
> stored on last.fm in Amarok's dynamic playlists and automatic playlist
> generator. But as far as I can tell, that's not possible.  If Amarok
> kept its local play count synced with my last.fm's play count, and
> also mirrored last.fm tags with local labels (both of these should
> ideally be a two-way syncing), that would be great!  But even then,
> you can't store ratings on last.fm :(
>
> Thanks,
> Colin
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There was once a script that synced amarok playcounts from <a \
href="http://last.fm">last.fm</a> values, but I think it was for 1.4. <br><br>The \
ideal way to deal with this would be to use a plugin-architecture for things like \
tags and playcount (and possibly rating), and then the data can be provided by and \
interface that abstracts either eg <a href="http://last.fm">last.fm</a> or the amarok \
DB , or any other provider that keeps this kind of info.<br> <br>With respect to \
ratings on <a href="http://last.fm">last.fm</a> I cheat and tag things \
&quot;5stars&quot; &quot;4stars&quot; etc, though this is hardly ideal. There&#39;s \
also &#39;Love&#39;, which would seem to match a 5 star rating, but that&#39;s not \
much use without other ratings.<br> <br>Also, two way syncing of playcount from \
amarok to <a href="http://last.fm">last.fm</a> is a no-no if you are scrobbling - \
you&#39;d double count. One way syncing from lfm to Amarok is sufficient given that \
Amarok scrobbles plays to lfm anyway.<br> <br>2 way syncing of tags would be sweet, \
and I suspect could be achieved with a script of some kind.<br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Colin Kern <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:colin.kern@gmail.com">colin.kern@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> \
wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On \
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Ben K &lt;<a \
href="mailto:benkloester@gmail.com">benkloester@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

&gt; Why not open a <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank">last.fm</a> account and \
import your current stats, then just make<br> &gt; sure that all of your variaous \
installations of amarok scrobble? Then you&#39;ll<br> &gt; have play statistics from \
all your players/devices in the one place.<br> <br>
</div>I have a <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank">last.fm</a> account that \
I&#39;ve been using for years, and this<br> would be an almost perfect solution IF I \
could use those statistics<br> stored on <a href="http://last.fm" \
target="_blank">last.fm</a> in Amarok&#39;s dynamic playlists and automatic \
playlist<br> generator. But as far as I can tell, that&#39;s not possible.  If \
Amarok<br> kept its local play count synced with my <a href="http://last.fm" \
target="_blank">last.fm</a>&#39;s play count, and<br> also mirrored <a \
href="http://last.fm" target="_blank">last.fm</a> tags with local labels (both of \
these should<br> ideally be a two-way syncing), that would be great!  But even \
then,<br> you can&#39;t store ratings on <a href="http://last.fm" \
target="_blank">last.fm</a> :(<br> <br>
Thanks,<br>
<font color="#888888">Colin<br>
</font><div><div></div><div \
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