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= Media Devices =
==== Working with Media Devices ==== <!--T:1-->


==Introduction==
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Use '''Amarok''' to play music from media devices such as MTP devices, iPods, and generic USB devices.<br /><br />


This page describes how to use amarok to play music from various media devices such as MTP devices, Apple ipods, and generic devices.
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[[File:Amarok_media_devices.png|center|350px]]


[[File:Amarok-playing-through-media-devices.png|800px|center]]
===== Connecting Media Devices ===== <!--T:4-->


==Browsing Covers==
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Connect your media device using the USB cable. The device notifier applet in '''KDE''' 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 />


With Cover Manager, browsing covers is easy. You can view covers for any artist by selecting from list on left, or use the search box to find the right album. On statusbar, you can see how many covers are currently listed and how many albums are missing covers. You can also set the Cover Manager to only show albums with or without cover. By left-clicking on cover art and selecting <menuchoice>Display Cover</menuchoice> you can view the cover image in the original size.
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[[File:Amarok_connecting_media_devices.png|center|300px]]


== Fetching Missing Covers ==
===== Play Music from the Media Device ===== <!--T:7-->


If there are albums with missing covers, you can try to automatically fetch them all from the Internet. Just select <menuchoice>Fetch Missing Covers</menuchoice> from the top side of the window and Cover Manager will try to find covers. If there are many albums missing covers, the process may take some time.
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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 />


== Changing Cover Art ==
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[[File:Amarok_cover_manager_newcover.png|300px|right]]
[[File:Amarok_loading_media_devices.png|center|300px]]
If there is an album with an incorrect cover, you can fetch new one from the Internet. Right-click on the cover and select <menuchoice>Fetch Cover</menuchoice>. A dialog window for finding a new cover will open. Amarok automatically tries find the correct album art by searching with artist name and album name. Usually that works very well as with the example and you will most likely see a correct cover on results as in the example. If no correct cover is found, you can try to enter a custom search phrase or change the source of images by clicking on <menuchoice>Configure...</menuchoice> You can select where to search, including Last.fm, Google Images, Yahoo! Image Search or Discogs. After finding a cover for album, just click <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> and changes will apply.


Alternatively you can use a image from your hard drive. If you want to store the image in the Album folder, title it cover.jpg or cover.png for best results. As before, right-click on the incorrect image and click on <menuchoice>Set Custom Cover</menuchoice>.
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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'''.


If you don't like the cover art at all, you can unset it by right-clicking on the image and selecting <menuchoice>Unset Cover</menuchoice>.
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[[File:Amarok_Tracks_media_devices1.png|center|350px]]


{{Tip|You can find this menu without Cover Manager too. Just right-click on the album or song from your playlist or collection and hover the <menuchoice>Album</menuchoice> section.}}
===== Managing the Media ===== <!--T:12-->


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| <menuchoice>Add to playlist</menuchoice> || Adds all the selected tracks from the media device to the current '''Amarok''' playlist.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Replace the playlist</menuchoice> || Clears the current '''Amarok''' playlist and adds instead all the selected tracks from the media device.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Configure Device</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit configuration options for the device.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Disconnect Device</menuchoice> || Disconnects the device from the computer.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Copy to collection</menuchoice> || Copy all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Move to collection</menuchoice> || Move all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Move to trash</menuchoice> || Moves all the selected tracks from the media device to the trash.</translate>
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| <menuchoice>Edit track details</menuchoice> || Opens a dialog box to edit details of the selected tracks from the media device.
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===== Troubleshooting Media Device support ===== <!--T:27-->
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As of Amarok 2.8, the following devices should work with Amarok:
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* Generic Media Players connected through the UMS protocol.
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* iPods/iPhones, depending on their support by the libgpod library. The status depends on the version of this library installed on your system, please refer to [http://www.gtkpod.org/wiki/Home the libgpod support listing] on their homepage.
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* limited support for devices using the MTP protocol, the support for new Android devices is currently implemented for the next Amarok version.
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Working with Media Devices

Use Amarok to play music from media devices such as MTP devices, iPods, and generic USB devices.

Connecting Media Devices

Connect your media device using the USB cable. The device notifier applet in KDE will automatically pop up with a list of all available media devices. Click on the icon to access your device.

Play Music from the Media Device

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.

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.

Managing the Media
Menu Item Description
Add to playlist Adds all the selected tracks from the media device to the current Amarok playlist.
Replace the playlist Clears the current Amarok playlist and adds instead all the selected tracks from the media device.
Configure Device Opens a dialog box to edit configuration options for the device.
Disconnect Device Disconnects the device from the computer.
Copy to collection Copy all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.
Move to collection Move all the selected tracks to the Local collection or to any other media devices connected.
Move to trash Moves all the selected tracks from the media device to the trash.
Delete tracks Deletes all the selected tracks from the media device.
Organize Files Organizes tracks based on the configuration for the device.
Edit track details Opens a dialog box to edit details of the selected tracks from the media device.


Troubleshooting Media Device support

As of Amarok 2.8, the following devices should work with Amarok:

  • Generic Media Players connected through the UMS protocol.
  • iPods/iPhones, depending on their support by the libgpod library. The status depends on the version of this library installed on your system, please refer to the libgpod support listing on their homepage.
  • limited support for devices using the MTP protocol, the support for new Android devices is currently implemented for the next Amarok version.


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