Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:13 pm by must_try_harder
Update after more testing. I have spent a few hours today experimenting with different files.
First a little background. The SlimBox categorises files into five types – Audio, Image, Video, Text and Flash. The last two are only partially implemented, and I’ll ignore them for this discussion. So we have basically three types of files, analogous to those in Serviio.
I gathered a suite of test files using all the formats (by which I mean file extensions) that I have to hand for these three categories. I then put all these on a USB stick, plugged it into the SlimBox and checked each type for visibility and (if visible) playability. I then transferred the USB stick to the server, set it as the only Library folder and used the SlimBox through Serviio to check for changes in file names, as well as visibility and playability. Results were as follows:
Audio
Only two types were tested, MP3 and WMA. Both were visible and playable directly connected to the Slimbox. Through Serviio, both were still visible and playable. The only difference is that the filename of the WMA had a .mp3 appended after the .wma
Image
Only two types were tested, JPG and PNG. Both were visible and playable directly connected to the Slimbox. Through Serviio, the JPG was both visible and playable. The PNG was visible – albeit with .jpg appended after the .png – but was not playable.
Video
Eight types were tested; AVI, MP4, M4V, WMV, MKV, DIVX, MOV and VOB. All except M4V and WMV were visible and playable directly connected to the Slimbox. Through Serviio, all except the MOV had .mov appended after their rightful extensions. Only the MOV and M4V would play.
I should emphasise that the names of the files on the USB stick have never changed, it is only the view through Serviio (and subsequent handling) that is incorrect.
As they say, the plot thickens .....
