https://userbase.kde.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Mscoolnerd&feedformat=atomKDE UserBase Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T00:43:00ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.40.2https://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/QuickStartGuide/GettingStarted&diff=227177Amarok/QuickStartGuide/GettingStarted2011-12-24T02:12:22Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* First Time */</p>
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=== Getting started === <!--T:1--><br />
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==== Starting Amarok ==== <!--T:2--><br />
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If you already know your way around your operating system, you probably also know how to start '''Amarok''', and you can [[#First Time|continue]]. Else, continue reading.<br />
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===== From Plasma ===== <!--T:4--><br />
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If you are running the [[Special:mylanguage/Plasma|Plasma Workspace]], you can start '''Amarok''' by either:<br />
* pressing on [[Special:mylanguage/Kickoff|Kickoff]] and then <menuchoice>Multimedia -> Amarok</menuchoice>.<br />
* invoking [[Special:mylanguage/KRunner|KRunner]] (<keycap>Alt + F2</keycap> by default), entering <code>amarok</code> and then pressing <keycap>Enter</keycap>.<br />
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===== From the file manager ===== <!--T:30--><br />
Open a multimedia file that '''Amarok''' is known to play.<br />
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==== First Time ==== <!--T:8--><br />
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The first time you use '''Amarok''', a dialog box will come up asking you to specify your locale:<br />
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[[Image:Amarok_Locale_Selection.png|250px|center]]<br />
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Next, a First Start dialog box will come up asking you to specify where your music is located. If you have a music directory already [[Special:mylanguage/System Settings/Account Details#Paths|configured in your system]], '''Amarok''' should detect it and ask you to use it:<br />
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[[Image:FirstRunCollection2.png|250px|center]]<br />
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If you select <menuchoice>No</menuchoice> in this dialog, you will be presented with another one which allows you to select your music folder:<br />
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[[File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png|400px|center]]<br />
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See [[Special:mylanguage/Amarok/QuickStartGuide/TheMusicCollection#Setting_up_a_collection|Setting Up a Collection]]<br />
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Once you have selected the folder where your music is, '''Amarok''' will scan the folder and sub-folders, creating the collection. This can take some time, depending on the number of tracks and the speed of the location.<br />
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==== Closing Amarok ==== <!--T:14--><br />
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If you want to close '''Amarok''':<br />
* Type <keycap>Ctrl + Q</keycap> when you are in the '''Amarok''' window, or<br />
* Select the <menuchoice>Quit</menuchoice> option in the <menuchoice>Amarok</menuchoice> menu, or<br />
* Right-click on the blue wolf icon in the '''System Tray''' at the bottom of your screen. You will be presented with the following:<br />
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[[Image:Amarokrightmenu.png|thumb|center]]<br />
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If you close the '''Amarok''' window by clicking <menuchoice>Close</menuchoice> on the window border, '''Amarok''' will continue to run in the background and only show the blue wolf icon in the '''System Tray''':<br />
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[[Image:amaroksystray.png|center]]<br />
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If you log out of your session or shut down your computer without quitting '''Amarok''', some of your settings will not be saved.<br />
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</translate></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarok_Locale_Selection.png&diff=227176File:Amarok Locale Selection.png2011-12-24T02:11:32Z<p>Mscoolnerd: </p>
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<div></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/Manual/Playlist/AutomaticPlaylistGenerator&diff=227175Amarok/Manual/Playlist/AutomaticPlaylistGenerator2011-12-24T01:38:39Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* APG Presets Toolbar */</p>
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=== Automatic Playlist Generator === <!--T:1--><br />
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The '''Automated Playlist Generator (APG)''' automatically generates playlists based on constraints you set. These constraints can be set based on song data (artist, genre, year) or access time (last played). There are also special constraints to determine how '''Amarok''' is going to look for songs. You will find the ''APG'' in your '''Media Sources''' pane, <menuchoice>Playlists -> Automated Playlist Generator</menuchoice>. <br />
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==== APG Presets Toolbar ==== <!--T:3--><br />
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[[File:Amarok-apg-presets-toolbar.png|center]]<br />
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This is the '''APG Presets''' toolbar. From left to right we have the following buttons:<br />
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* {{Plus}} Adds a blank preset that can be modified.<br />
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* {{Icon|document-properties}} Opens up the '''APG Preset Editor''' window to edit the currently selected preset constraints.<br />
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* {{Minus}} Removes the selected preset from the list; can ''not'' be undone.<br />
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* {{Icon|document-import}} Import a preset from a .xml file. Has the potential to be malformed if edited outside '''Amarok'''; use the constraint tester.<br />
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* {{Icon|document-export}} Export the selected preset to a .xml file that can be imported.<br />
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* {{Icon|go-next}} Loads '''APG''' with the selected preset and automatically generates a playlist.<br />
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==== Working with Presets ==== <!--T:6--><br />
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[[File:APGpresetsMatchAllGroup.png|400 px|center|thumb|APG Preset Editor window]]<br />
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Presets are sets of rules that '''Amarok''' '''APG''' will use when generating playlists. These rules are going to be referred to as ''constraints'' from now on; every preset is determined by the constraints which create it. Groups of constraints hierarchically and logically organized are called constraint trees.<br />
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===== Constraints ===== <!--T:9--><br />
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Constraints are the building blocks of constraint trees. They are simple statements that the '''APG''' will use to add songs to the playlist it generates. To add a constraint to the currently selected preset constraint tree click the {{Icon|document-properties}} button in the '''APG Preset toolbar''' and click the <menuchoice>Add new</menuchoice> option on the '''APG Preset Editor''' window. Note that this will add the constraint under the selected item (constraint or constraint group).<br /><br /><br />
Many different kinds of constraints can be added; each works in a different way inside the tree.<br />
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===== Constraint Types ===== <!--T:11--><br />
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'''Amarok''' '''APG''' supports several types of constraints:<br />
{| <!--}--><br />
! Constraint !! Description</translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Match Tags</menuchoice> || The most important constraints, because they can be set to virtually any information regarding the file, including: artist name, album name, genre, year, last played, and score.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Playlist Duration</menuchoice> || Set the running time (in HH:MM:SS format) that the playlist should have</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Playlist Length</menuchoice> || Determine how many songs should be in the playlist</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Checkpoint</menuchoice> || Tell '''Amarok''' where to start and stop looking for tracks</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Prevent Duplicates</menuchoice> || Prevent '''Amarok''' from selecting the same tracks, songs from the same artist, or the same album<br />
|} <!--{--><br />
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Note that you can change how constraints work in various manners, such as setting the fuzzy-exact slider, which determines how closely the constraint is going to be followed.<br />
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Another way to modify constraints that is present on <menuchoice>Match Tags</menuchoice> with a textbased tag is found in the line below the <menuchoice>Field</menuchoice> option box. In the text field to the right you write the text to be matched and in the option box at the left of the value you can select <menuchoice>contains</menuchoice> (which will consider any songs that have the according text in their tag), <menuchoice>matches</menuchoice> (which will consider songs whose corresponding tag match exactly the one in the text box), <menuchoice>starts with</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>ends with</menuchoice>.<br />
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Similarly, you can also edit the way value-based constraints (such as the <menuchoice>Playlist Length</menuchoice> constraints and the playcount <menuchoice>Match Tag</menuchoice> constraint) behave by changing the option close to the text to settings such as <menuchoice>fewer than</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>equals</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>more than</menuchoice>.<br />
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Another way to change constraint behavior is to check the <menuchoice>invert</menuchoice> checkbox on them, this makes them behave the opposite way, a "Match Tag: artist contains '''''name'''''" becomes "Match Tag: artist not contains '''''name'''''".<br />
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===== Constraint Groups ===== <!--T:14--><br />
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Constraint groups can be added from the <menuchoice>Add new</menuchoice> option from the '''APG Preset Editor''' window, constraints under a group are logically linked, the same applies to groups under groups.<br />
There are currently two kinds of constraint groups: "Match all" groups and "Match any" groups. "Match all" groups require that all the constraints under them are met by the song. "Match any" groups require that at least one of the constraints under them are met by the song. To add a constraint under a specific group highlight it on the preset editor and use the <menuchoice>Add new</menuchoice> option.<br />
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==== Using your Presets ==== <!--T:16--><br />
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Once you set up a preset, you just have to select it on the '''APG Presets''' panel in the '''Automated Playlist Generator (APG)''' and click {{Icon|go-next}} the toolbar to run '''APG''' with the selected preset. You will then have a playlist matching your criteria, like this:<br />
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[[Image:Generatedlist.jpeg|thumb|300 px|thumb|center|Playlist generated by the constraint tree below.]]<br />
[[Image:Generatingtree.jpeg|thumb|400 px|center]]<br />
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<div></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/Manual/Playlist/QueueManager&diff=227173Amarok/Manual/Playlist/QueueManager2011-12-24T01:28:39Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* How to Edit the Queue */</p>
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=== Queue Manager === <!--T:1--><br />
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Tracks are loaded in the '''Playlist'''. In normal track progression, when a song is over, the next one played is the one below the just-played one. The ''Queue'' is one way to change the order in which the songs are played.<br />
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==== How to Create a Queue ==== <!--T:3--><br />
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It is very easy to make a Queue; just select one or more tracks and move in the center of '''Amarok''', to the ''Pop-Up Dropper'' (PUD), or right-click and scroll to <menuchoice>Queue Track</menuchoice>.<br /><br /><br />
As you select or add songs to the Queue each of them takes a number. The number indicates the order in which songs will play.<br />
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===== Example ===== <!--T:5--><br />
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[[File:PlaylistPic.png|center|300px|thumb|First, select the track]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:PlaylistQueue.png|center|250px|thumb|Then right-click for context menu]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:Queue.png|center|450px|thumb|Or queue track by dragging to the PUD]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:QueueEnd.png|center|300px|thumb|Queued tracks in playlist]]<br />
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==== How to Edit the Queue ==== <!--T:7--><br />
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If you want to make any changes in the ''Queue'' you can use the '''Queue Editor'''. Start the '''Queue Editor''' from the menu in <menuchoice>Playlist -> Edit Queue</menuchoice>.<br />
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===== Queue Editor ===== <!--T:10--><br />
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[[File:Amarok2.4QueueEditor.png|left|250px]]<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" <!--}--><br />
! Button !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|go-up}} || Move selected track ahead in the list.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|go-down}} || Move selected track below in the list.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Minus}} || Remove selected song from the Queue.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|edit-clear-list}} || Remove all songs from the Queue.<br />
|} <!--{--><br />
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{{Prevnext2<br />
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| prevtext=Playlist Filtering | nexttext=Dynamic Playlist<br />
| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
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<div><languages/><br />
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=== Queue Manager === <!--T:1--><br />
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<!--T:2--><br />
Tracks are loaded in the '''Playlist'''. In normal track progression, when a song is over, the next one played is the one below the just-played one. The ''Queue'' is one way to change the order in which the songs are played.<br />
<br />
==== How to Create a Queue ==== <!--T:3--><br />
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It is very easy to make a Queue; just select one or more tracks and move in the center of '''Amarok''', to the ''Pop-Up Dropper'' (PUD), or right-click and scroll to <menuchoice>Queue Track</menuchoice>.<br /><br /><br />
As you select or add songs to the Queue each of them takes a number. The number indicates the order in which songs will play.<br />
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===== Example ===== <!--T:5--><br />
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[[File:PlaylistPic.png|center|300px|thumb|First, select the track]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:PlaylistQueue.png|center|250px|thumb|Then right-click for context menu]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:Queue.png|center|450px|thumb|Or queue track by dragging to the PUD]] <br /> <br /><br />
[[File:QueueEnd.png|center|300px|thumb|Queued tracks in playlist]]<br />
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==== How to Edit the Queue ==== <!--T:7--><br />
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If you want to make any changes in the ''Queue'' you can use the '''Queue Editor'''. Start the '''Queue Editor''' from the menu in <menuchoice>Playlist</menuchoice> <menuchoice>Edit Queue</menuchoice>.<br />
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===== Queue Editor ===== <!--T:10--><br />
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[[File:Amarok2.4QueueEditor.png|left|250px]]<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" <!--}--><br />
! Button !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|go-up}} || Move selected track ahead in the list.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| {{Icon|go-down}} || Move selected track below in the list.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Minus}} || Remove selected song from the Queue.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|edit-clear-list}} || Remove all songs from the Queue.<br />
|} <!--{--><br />
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</translate></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/WorkingWithMediaDevices&diff=227171Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/WorkingWithMediaDevices2011-12-24T00:47:07Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* Managing the Media */</p>
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==== Working with Media Devices ==== <!--T:1--><br />
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Use '''Amarok''' to play music from media devices such as MTP devices, iPods, and generic USB devices.<br /><br /><br />
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[[File:Amarok_media_devices.png|center|350px]]<br />
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===== Connecting Media Devices ===== <!--T:4--><br />
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Connect your media device using the USB cable. The device notifier applet will automatically pop up with a list of all available media devices. Click on the {{Icon|emblem-mounted}} icon to access your device.<br /><br /><br />
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[[File:Amarok_connecting_media_devices.png|center|300px]]<br />
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===== Play Music from the Media Device ===== <!--T:7--><br />
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Or just wait until your device shows up in '''Amarok''', which will take anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or more, to scan the device for music tracks. Until then the vfat volume will show 0 tracks.<br /><br /><br />
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[[File:Amarok_loading_media_devices.png|center|300px]]<br />
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After the scan, '''Amarok''' will display all the music tracks available in the Media Device, which you can then move to the '''Playlist''' to play them, or copy or move to your '''Local Collection'''.<br />
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[[File:Amarok_Tracks_media_devices1.png|center|350px]]<br />
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===== Managing the Media ===== <!--T:12--><br />
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[[File:Amarok-managing-media.png|350px|center]]<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5"<br />
! Menu Item !! Description<br />
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| <menuchoice>Add to playlist</menuchoice> || Adds all the selected tracks from the media device to the current '''Amarok''' playlist.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Replace the playlist</menuchoice> || Clears the current '''Amarok''' playlist and adds instead all the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Configure Device</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit configuration options for the device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Disconnect Device</menuchoice> || Disconnects the device from the computer.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Copy to collection</menuchoice> || Copy all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Move to collection</menuchoice> || Move all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Move to trash</menuchoice> || Moves all the selected tracks from the media device to the trash.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Delete tracks</menuchoice> || Deletes all the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|- <br />
| <menuchoice>Organize Files</menuchoice> || Organizes tracks based on the configuration for the device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Edit track details</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit details of the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|}<br />
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==== Working with Media Devices ==== <!--T:1--><br />
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<!--T:2--><br />
Use '''Amarok''' to play music from media devices such as MTP devices, iPods, and generic USB devices.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<!--T:3--><br />
[[File:Amarok_media_devices.png|center|350px]]<br />
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===== Connecting Media Devices ===== <!--T:4--><br />
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<!--T:5--><br />
Connect your media device using the USB cable. The device notifier applet will automatically pop up with a list of all available media devices. Click on the {{Icon|emblem-mounted}} icon to access your device.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<!--T:6--><br />
[[File:Amarok_connecting_media_devices.png|center|300px]]<br />
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===== Play Music from the Media Device ===== <!--T:7--><br />
<br />
<!--T:8--><br />
Or just wait until your device shows up in '''Amarok''', which will take anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or more, to scan the device for music tracks. Until then the vfat volume will show 0 tracks.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<!--T:9--><br />
[[File:Amarok_loading_media_devices.png|center|300px]]<br />
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<!--T:10--><br />
After the scan, '''Amarok''' will display all the music tracks available in the Media Device, which you can then move to the '''Playlist''' to play them, or copy or move to your '''Local Collection'''.<br />
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<!--T:11--><br />
[[File:Amarok_Tracks_media_devices1.png|center|350px]]<br />
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===== Managing the Media ===== <!--T:12--><br />
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[[File:Amarok-managing-media.png|350px|center]]<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5"<br />
! Menu Item !! Description<br />
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| <menuchoice>Add to playlist</menuchoice> || Adds all the selected tracks from the media device to the current '''Amarok''' playlist.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Replace the playlist</menuchoice> || Clears the current '''Amarok''' playlist and adds instead all the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Configure Device</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit configuration options for the device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Disconnect Device</menuchoice> || Disconnects the device from the computer.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Copy to collection</menuchoice> || Copy all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Move to collection</menuchoice> || Move all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Move to trash</menuchoice> || Moves all the selected tracks from the media device to the trash.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Delete tracks</menuchoice> || Deletes all the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|-<br />
| <menuchoice>Edit track details</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit details of the selected tracks from the media device.<br />
|}<br />
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| prevtext=External Database | nexttext=Cover Manager<br />
| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
[[Category:Multimedia]]<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]<br />
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<div></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/RemoteCollections/Ampache&diff=227168Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/RemoteCollections/Ampache2011-12-24T00:29:32Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* Ampache Client */</p>
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===== Ampache ===== <!--T:1--><br />
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'''Amarok''' is able to play music from an '''Ampache''' media server. If you want to install a server, see [http://ampache.org/wiki/os_foundation here] for more information. Installation directions are [http://ampache.org/wiki/install here].<br />
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===== Ampache Client ===== <!--T:3--><br />
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Activate the '''Ampache''' service using <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok... -> Internet Services</menuchoice> before '''Amarok''' 2.4.1, 2.4.1 on: <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok... -> Plugins</menuchoice>.<br />
{|class="tablecenter vertical-centered" <br />
| [[File:remotecollections_ampache_client.png|thumb|300px|Before 2.4.1: Click on the wrench icon to open the configuration dialog]]<br />
| [[File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogPlugins.png|thumb|300px|2.4.1 on: Click on the wrench icon to open the configuration dialog]]<br />
|}<br />
Select "Add Server": <br />
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[[File:remotecollections_ampache_client1.png|center|350px]]<br />
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Configure the service with the data entered on the server:<br />
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[[File:Amarok_ampache_Client2.png|center|350px]]<br />
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Now the '''Ampache''' service should appear in <menuchoice>Media Sources -> Internet</menuchoice>.<br />
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| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
[[Category:Multimedia]]<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]<br />
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<div></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Album.png&diff=227165File:Album.png2011-12-23T23:27:02Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Album.png&quot;: Updated to 2.5</p>
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<div></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/Manual/AmarokWindow/MediaSources&diff=227164Amarok/Manual/AmarokWindow/MediaSources2011-12-23T23:18:30Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* Local Music */</p>
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=== The Media Sources pane === <!--T:1--><br />
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The ''Media Sources'' pane on the left by default is where you access your local collection as well as other services: ''Local Music'' on top, which is the primary interface to your local collection and connected media such as mp3 players and CDs.<br />
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There is a section for all ''Internet Services'' that you have enabled. Here, you can browse listings of radio stations and podcasts; listen and/or subscribe to them, interact with your [http://www.last.fm last.fm] account, purchase music from online stores such as [http://www.magnatune.com/ Magnatune] and download independent artists' music from [http://www.jamendo.com/ Jamendo] and more.<br />
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The ''Playlists'' section allows you to create and manage ''Dynamic Playlists'', access your ''Saved Playlists'' as well as the ''Automatic Playlist Generator''.<br />
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The ''Files'' section displays an integrated file browser and the ''Podcasts'' section offers you access to your podcast subscriptions.<br />
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[[File:Media sources1.png|300px|center]]<br />
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==== Menu Interface ==== <!--T:6--><br />
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The ''Navigation menu'' consists of the ''Filter bar'', ''Bookmark button'' and ''Breadcrumbs navigation bar''.<br />
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===== The Filter Bar ===== <!--T:8--><br />
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[[File:Mediasources8.png|300px|center]]<br />
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The ''Filter Bar'' filters the content according to the text in the box.<br />
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===== Bookmarks ===== <!--T:11--><br />
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To access this feature, click on the {{Icon|bookmark-new-list}} icon above the ''Filter bar''.<br />
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[[File:Mediasources10.png|200px|right]]<br />
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! Menu Item !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Bookmark Media Sources View</menuchoice> || Adds the current ''Media Sources'' view configuration to the bookmark list.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Copy Current View Bookmark to Clipboard</menuchoice> || Copies bookmark to the KDE clipboard.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Bookmark Manager</menuchoice> || Displays a list of all available bookmarks in a new window, with options to edit them.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| ''Bookmark List'' || Lists all your bookmarks for faster selection.<br />
|}<!--{--><br />
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===== Local Music ===== <!--T:14--><br />
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Displays the music from your default collection folder, sorted as specified. Both the regular (non-merged) view and ''Merged'' view of the same collection are shown, with the same sorting. Click the icon {{Icon|view-list-tree}} to toggle between views.<br />
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{|class="tablecenter"<br />
| [[File:Amarok2.4.1Non-MergedViewCollection.png|245px|center|thumb|Regular non-merged view]] || [[File:Amarok2.4.1MergedViewCollection.png|240px|center|thumb|Merged view]]<br />
|}<br />
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Click the icon {{Icon|view-list-tree}} to change the sorting criteria, using the following menu:<br />
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[[File:Media sources3.png|150px|right]]<br />
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! Menu Item !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Artist/Album</menuchoice> || Shows the collection sorted by artists and album names. If two entries have the same artist they will be sorted by album.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
| <menuchoice>Album/Artist</menuchoice> || Shows the collection sorted by album and artist names.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Genre/Artist</menuchoice> || Shows the collection sorted by genre and artist. If two entries have the same genre they will be sorted by artist.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Genre/Artist/Album</menuchoice> || Shows the collection sorted by genre, artist and album. If two entries have the same artist they will be sorted by album.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Levels</menuchoice> || Designate the window cascade order of your elements.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Show Years</menuchoice> || Check if you want years to be displayed.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Show Track Numbers</menuchoice> || Check if you want track numbers to be displayed.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Show Cover Art</menuchoice> || Check if you want cover art to be displayed.<br />
|}<!--{--><br />
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==== Internet ==== <!--T:20--><br />
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Shows your internet collection, added and configured in <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok... -> Plugins</menuchoice>(before Amarok 2.4.1, it was: <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok... -> Internet Services</menuchoice>). More [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/ConfiguringAmarok#Internet_Services|about configuring Internet Services]]. There are some scripts which add Internet Services; see [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/ConfiguringAmarok#Scripts|Scripts]] for more information.<br />
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[[File:Mediasources4.png|350px|center]]<br />
! Menu Item !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Cool Streams</menuchoice> || Lists quality radio streams.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Jamendo</menuchoice> || Connects with '''Jamendo''', a growing free music database.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Last.fm</menuchoice> || Connects with '''Last.fm'''; embedding the site experience in '''Amarok'''.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Librivox.org</menuchoice> || Connects with '''Librivox''' an extensive collection of free audio books.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Magnatune.com</menuchoice> || Connects with '''Magnatune''' a great online music store.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>MP3 Music Store</menuchoice> || Connects with '''Amazon MP3 Store''' an online music store.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Podcast Directory</menuchoice> || Shows a large list of podcasts. If you choose to subscribe, the podcast menu will be automatically updated.<br />
|}<!--{--><br />
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==== Playlist ==== <!--T:23--><br />
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Media Sources Playlists menu:<br />
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[[File:Mediasources5.png|300px|center]]<br />
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! Menu Item !! Description</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Dynamic Playlists</menuchoice> || Dynamically updating parameter-based playlist; more on this [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Playlist/DynamicPlaylists|here]].</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Saved Playlists</menuchoice> || Saved and imported playlists; more on this [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Playlist/SavedPlaylists|here]].</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| <menuchoice>Automated PLaylist Generator</menuchoice> || Creates playlists by specific criteria; more on this [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Playlist/AutomaticPlaylistGenerator|here]].<br />
|}<!--{--><br />
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==== Files ==== <!--T:26--><br />
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The '''Amarok''' ''file browser'' helps you add music to your collection, or simply play tracks from your hard drive.<br />
Navigate through your files using the icon buttons: {{Icon|go-previous}} (previous), {{Icon|go-next}} (next), {{Icon|go-up}} (up), {{Icon|go-home}} (home), or {{Icon|folder-remote}} (places), very similar to a web browser menu; or click on anywhere in the ''breadcrumbs'' to go directly to that level.<br />
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[[File:Mediasources6.png|300px|center]]<br />
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If you would rather search or filter for something rather than navigating to it, use the ''filter field'' to find the desired content. Just partially write the name of the file and it will be displayed as in this example.<br />
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[[File:Mediasourcesex.png|350px|center]]<br />
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==== Podcasts ==== <!--T:31--><br />
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Lists your subscribed podcasts; from here you can listen, organize, add, import or unsubscribe podcasts.<br />
[[File:Mediasources7.png|350px|center]]<br />
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| <menuchoice>Add Podcast</menuchoice> || Add a podcast URL: ''RSS 1.0/2.0'' or ''Atom feed''.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|folder-new}} || Add a folder to the podcast navigation menu.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Visible Sources</menuchoice> || Selects what category of podcasts you can view.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| <menuchoice>Merged View</menuchoice> || Displays the podcasts in a merged or unmerged view.</translate><br />
|-<br />
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| {{Icon|view-refresh}} || Checks all podcasts for updates and downloads any available.</translate><br />
|-<br />
<translate><br />
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| {{Icon|document-import}} || Imports an OPML file from your hard drive.<br />
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|}<!--{--><br />
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{{Prevnext2<br />
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| prevtext=Toolbar | nexttext=Context Pane<br />
| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
[[Category:Multimedia]]<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]<br />
</translate></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Media_sources3.png&diff=227163File:Media sources3.png2011-12-23T23:05:32Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Media sources3.png&quot;: updated to 2.5</p>
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<div>Amarok 2.4 Collection sorting menu</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarokripcd.png&diff=227161File:Amarokripcd.png2011-12-23T21:50:22Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarokripcd.png&quot;: update to 2.5</p>
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<div>[[Category:Amarok]]</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Mediasources.png&diff=227160File:Mediasources.png2011-12-23T21:40:00Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Mediasources.png&quot;: updated to 2.5</p>
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<div>[[Category:Amarok]]</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Amarok/QuickStartGuide/TheMusicCollection&diff=227159Amarok/QuickStartGuide/TheMusicCollection2011-12-23T21:25:30Z<p>Mscoolnerd: /* Setting up a collection */</p>
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=== The Music Collection === <!--T:1--><br />
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==== The Media Sources pane ==== <!--T:2--><br />
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The '''Media Sources''' pane is the place where you browse and display your complete collection of music. This includes the tracks on your local hard disk, as well as those on any external devices or media connected to your computer, such as audio CD, USB devices, media players, network disks or Internet sources.<br />
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==== Setting up a collection ==== <!--T:4--><br />
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Do you have music tracks in ''mp3'', ''Ogg'' or ''FLAC'' format on your computer? Begin by telling '''Amarok''' where to find those files, so it can create your collection. In the top-level menu: <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok -> Collection</menuchoice>.<br />
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[[File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png|300px|thumb|center|Configure Collection Dialog, as of version 2.5]]<br />
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A tree-view of your home directory is shown above. Click the check box where your music is stored; usually <menuchoice>home -> Music</menuchoice>. Then choose <menuchoice>Fully Rescan Entire Collection</menuchoice>. This will take some time, so do not be alarmed if '''Amarok''' seems slow for a while. Once the scan is complete, it is best to quit '''Amarok''' using the top-level <menuchoice>Amarok</menuchoice> menu, or <keycap>Ctrl + Q</keycap>, and then restart it. Your newly-added music should show up under the '''Local Collection''' section.<br />
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More about configuring your collection [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/ConfiguringAmarok#Collection|here]].<br />
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{{Tip|The set of multimedia formats recognized by '''Amarok''' is not restricted to those mentioned above; is controlled by the [[Special:Mylanguage/Phonon|Phonon]] back end.}}<br />
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==== Adding Media Devices to the Collection ==== <!--T:7--><br />
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Underneath the search bar near the top of the '''Media Sources''' pane you see the different devices and/or content categories within the '''Content Browser'''. If you insert an Audio CD in the CD drive it will appear in the '''Media Sources''' pane, along with media players, thumb drives, and other USB devices. After an external device has been mounted, it will show automatically within the '''Media Sources''' pane.<br />
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Below is a screenshot showing three connected sources with music: Audio CD, mp3 player, and the '''Local Collection'''.<br />
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[[Image:Mediasources.png|250px|thumb|center]]<br />
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==== Ripping a CD into the collection ==== <!--T:10--><br />
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If you don't have any music files on your computer, it's easy to ''rip'' them (copy the tracks from your CDs to your collection). Just pop in a CD, and right-click on the banner of the CD device in the '''Content Browser''' to play, or copy to your collection, which will rip and ''tag'' your tracks (see image below). If you copy music from an audio CD to your '''Local Collection''', the ''message bar'' at the bottom of the '''Amarok''' window will indicate that it is busy copying. The ripping may take several minutes. Once the rip is complete, the message in the message bar disappears and the music appears in the content browser of your '''Local Collection'''. If the ripped music does not appear in your '''Media Sources''' pane it's best to quit '''Amarok''' from the <menuchoice>Amarok</menuchoice> top-level menu, or <keycap>Ctrl + Q</keycap>, and then restart it. Now you should see it in your collection. The screenshot below shows how you move tracks from your audio CD, iPod or other device to your collection, using the context (right-click) menu.<br />
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[[Image:Amarokripcd.png|250px|thumb|center]]<br />
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In the above context menu, you can also see the choice to <menuchoice>Edit Track Details</menuchoice>. Use this option if you have a track that needs a tag edited. This becomes important when you rip music to .WAV format, losing some of the tags. If quite a bit of your collection needs tagging, consider dedicated tagging software, such as<br />
* [http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardTagger Picard]<br />
* [http://easytag.sourceforge.net EasyTag]<br />
* [http://kid3.sourceforge.net Kid3]<br />
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Correct tagging is important to help '''Amarok''' show your tracks in the appropriate albums and proper sort order. Learn more about [[Special:mylanguage/Amarok/QuickStartGuide/Glossary#Tags|ripping and tagging]].<br />
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==== Accessing other media sources ==== <!--T:14--><br />
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You might have wondered why the '''Media Sources''' pane is not called the 'Collections' pane. '''Amarok''' gives you access to much more music than just your collection -- Internet shops, audio books, podcasts, music files stored outside your collection, and previously stored playlists. The '''Amarok''' ''breadcrumb navigation'' is the key to all of this. The starting icon for the breadcrumb navigation is the home folder icon at the extreme top left of the '''Media Sources''' pane. This icon expands and contracts as you browse through the '''Media Sources''' pane, allowing you to easily navigate your collection by clicking your desired folder in the breadcrumb bar.<br />
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[[Image:Amarokbreadcrumb.png|250px|thumb|center]]<br />
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If you click the '''Amarok''' home folder you see the '''Media Sources''' pane on the left below, containing icons to available resources. If you click <menuchoice>Files</menuchoice> (left image below, second item from the bottom), you will see something similar to the image on the right, below. Notice how the breadcrumb bar expands and how the content of the selected folder is shown in the '''Media Sources''' pane (right image below). Clicking the '''>''' symbols among the breadcrumbs allows you to view the folders available at that level of the folder structure. The '''Amarok''' file browser gives you access to your entire file system, even outside your '''Local Collection'''.<br />
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{| class="tablecenter" border=1<br />
! Media Sources pane<br />
! Files icon clicked<br />
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| [[Image:Amarokmediasources-home.png|250px|thumb]] || [[Image:Amarokmediasources-files.png|250px|thumb]]<br />
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The functions of the icons in the '''Amarok''' Home folder (left above) are:<br />
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{| border=1<br />
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| [[Image:Action-collection-amarok48.png|48px]] || <menuchoice>Local Music</menuchoice> || Your '''Amarok''' collection<br />
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| [[Image:Applications-internet.png|48px]] || <menuchoice>Internet</menuchoice> || Internet shops such as ''Magnatune'', ''Jamendo'' and ''Last.fm''. First configure your internet resources in: <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok -> Internet Services</menuchoice><br />
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| [[Image:View-media-playlist.png]] || <menuchoice>Playlists</menuchoice> || Saved playlists -- see also [[Special:mylanguage/Amarok/QuickStartGuide/Playlists|Playlists]]. Also playlists on media devices<br />
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| [[Image:Folder-amarok.png]] || <menuchoice>Files</menuchoice> || Your file system<br />
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| [[Image:Hi48-action-podcast-amarok.png]] || <menuchoice>Podcasts</menuchoice> || Access to Podcasts via RSS feed<br />
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Clicking <menuchoice>Local Music</menuchoice> in the root of '''Media Sources''' (image above) or in the breadcrumb bar returns you to your collection, showing you a list of all the available resources, artists, albums and tracks that you have previously defined as part of your collection. The breadcrumb bar indicates that you are viewing '''Local Music'''.<br />
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There are two ways to listen to streams. <br />
* If you have a favorite station, get the stream URL and add it: <menuchoice>Playlist -> Add Stream</menuchoice>. If you then save your playlist, later you can find it again in '''Playlists''', as a ''Saved Playlist''.<br />
* Browse through the scripts available in our '''Script Manager''', <menuchoice>Tools -> Script Manager</menuchoice> up to Amarok 2.4.0, after 2.4.1 <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Amarok -> Scripts</menuchoice>. There are some excellent collections available, which will show up in the '''Internet''' section of your '''Media''' pane.<br />
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Podcasts have their own section in the '''Media''' pane, above. If you have an RSS or Atom feed URL, click the {{Plus}} and add it there. If you have an OPML file to import, that choice is available also. Use the context (right-click) menus to <menuchoice>Add to playlist</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Configure</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Remove Subscription</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Update Channel</menuchoice>, or mark an episode as <menuchoice>New</menuchoice>. If you are interested in browsing through a large collection of podcasts, check out the '''Podcast Directory''' available through the '''Script Manager''', referred to above.<br />
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More about configuring '''Amaroks''' '''Internet Services''' [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/ConfiguringAmarok#Internet_Services|here]].<br />
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The hard disk of your computer, audio CDs, external devices and the Internet are the basic resources for your collection. After your collection has been set up, it is likely that your collection will hold a large number of albums and tracks, much more than can be shown on a single window.<br />
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How to change the display of your collection, below:<br />
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The area of the '''Media Sources''' pane below the search bar is called the '''Content Browser'''. Three media sources are indicated in the image of a '''Content Browser''' below: CD, Local Collection and a Media Player:<br />
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[[Image:CD_Collection_Sansa.png|250px|thumb|center]]<br />
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Clicking the banner for a device (the blue bar for the Sansa above) shows or hides the content of that device. The direction of the arrow on the right indicates whether the contents for that device is hidden or shown. The content on a particular device can, in turn, be hidden or shown using the same principle, clicking on the appropriate artist or album. An arrow pointing down on the left of an artist or an album indicates that the contents has been expanded. An arrow pointing right indicates that more content for that category is available but currently hidden. In the image above, the information for ''Mike Oldfield - The Songs of Distant Earth'' CD has been expanded, showing the individual tracks. On the other hand, the albums and tracks in the '''Local Collection''' are hidden. By clicking these arrows you also can expand or hide information.<br />
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The order in which tracks are sorted in the '''Content Browser''' can be customised by using the {{Icon|preferences-other}} button at the top of the '''Media Sources''' pane:<br />
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[[File:Amarok2.4CollectionSortingMenu.png|400px|center|thumb|The Collection sort options]]<br />
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The sort order is indicated on the top left of the '''Media Sources''' pane, just below the '''Search''' text box. The default order is '''Artist / Year - Album'''. The display order of the '''Content Browser''' can be temporarily switched between the user-defined sort order (described above) and a ''Merged view'' in which which artists are listed alphabetically, no matter on which media the music is stored. To toggle the ''Merged view'', click the {{Icon|view-list-tree}} icon at the top right-hand of the '''Media Sources''' pane:<br />
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To search your collection, type your search term into the '''Search bar''' at the top of the '''Local Music''' section. Not only can you search by artist, album or track name, but any part. You might create a nice playlist by searching for '''''winter''''', for instance, or merely find a track when you only remember one word of the title. You can also search by rating, playcount, even filetype. See [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/SearchInCollection|Search in Collection]] for more details.<br />
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{{Warning|Use this option with care; the tracks will be deleted from your hard drive, not sent to the Trash.}}<br />
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You can delete any item from your collection by right-clicking on it and choosing the bottom item <menuchoice>Delete Tracks</menuchoice>. A confirmation dialog will appear, preventing the accidental deletion of any tracks. More than one item can be selected with <keycap>Ctrl + click</keycap>.<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
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=== The Amarok window === <!--T:1--><br />
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The '''Amarok''' window is designed to let you rediscover your music. So, it gives you as much information about your music as possible. While many users will enjoy the default layout, it is fully customizable.<br />
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Upon installation, '''Amarok''' will look like this:<br />
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[[File:AmarokNew2.4.png|400px|thumb|center|Amarok 2.5, newly installed]]<br />
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The '''Amarok''' window has four main parts: <br />
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# under the top-level menus is the ''Toolbar'' which lies above three panes:<br />
# your '''Media Sources''' (music collection and other media) in the left pane,<br />
# the '''Context''' pane in the center, and<br />
# the '''Playlist''' in the right-hand pane.<br />
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Playing music using '''Amarok''' usually takes two steps:<br />
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# Create a playlist by selecting some of the tracks in your collection, which you will find listed in the '''Media Sources''' pane, and send your music to the '''Playlist''' pane.<br />
# Play the music in your playlist, using the '''Playlist''' pane and/or the Toolbar.<br />
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Also, you may want to transfer some of your music to a mobile music player, such as an iPod. The next sections will explain how.<br />
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[[Category:Amarok]]<br />
[[Category:Multimedia]]<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]<br />
</translate></div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amaroksystray.png&diff=227156File:Amaroksystray.png2011-12-23T21:12:16Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amaroksystray.png&quot;: Updating to more recent screenshot of 2.5</p>
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<div>Amarok icon in the ''System Tray''.<br />
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Screenshot was token by [[User:Gallaecio|me]], and I release it to the public domain, as Creative Commons defines it: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ )<br />
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[[Category:Amarok|System Tray]]</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarokrightmenu.png&diff=227155File:Amarokrightmenu.png2011-12-23T21:08:37Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarokrightmenu.png&quot;: Updated to most recent screenshot of 2.5</p>
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<div>Rightclick menu.<br />
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[[Category:Amarok|System Tray Menu]]</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&diff=227154File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png2011-12-23T20:57:05Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&quot;: Reverted to version as of 20:55, 23 December 2011</p>
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<div>Config Dialog: Collection, Amarok 2.4.1</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&diff=227153File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png2011-12-23T20:56:39Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&quot;: Updated for 2.5 - The default options for a new user are different</p>
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<div>Config Dialog: Collection, Amarok 2.4.1</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&diff=227152File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png2011-12-23T20:55:06Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarok2.4.1ConfigureDialogCollection.png&quot;: Updated for 2.5 - The default options for a new user are different</p>
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<div>Config Dialog: Collection, Amarok 2.4.1</div>Mscoolnerdhttps://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=File:Amarok2.4.png&diff=227142File:Amarok2.4.png2011-12-23T20:36:56Z<p>Mscoolnerd: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amarok2.4.png&quot;</p>
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<div>Full screenshot of Amarok with Free Music</div>Mscoolnerd