Linux Bash script to convert m3u to pla

[Demimurych]

So sorry about my engl.

I made script to convert .M3U play list format to iriver .PLA playlist format.

http://demi.wdisk.net/arh/iriver-convert.zip

Examples:
iriver-convert --if=Le.m3u # convert Le.m3u to Le.m3u.pla
iriver-convert --if=Le.m3u --of=Le.pla # convert Le.m3u to Le.pla
iriver-convert # help screen

[Tokyo_Yank]

Thanks! I would love this script, if I can make it work.

Could you give an example, also explaining the location of your music files?

For me, I want to do this:

1. Move music files to player
2. From XMMS or Rhythmbox, locate the music on my player and make a temp playlist. Maybe the playlist can be on the player, or /home/user , I don't care
3. convert the m3u to pla, writing output directly to the player.

On my T20, using Fedora Core 5, I tried the line below, but it didn't work:

$ ./iriver-convert --if=/home/user/trial1-edit5.m3u --of=/media/T20/Playlists/trial1.pla --mp=/media/T20/

I think my playlist is bad. But it gives many errors such as
./iriver-convert: line 120: recode: command not found
./iriver-convert: line 122: .//media/T20/Playlists/trial1.pla: No such file or directory


If you show me an example, especially describing the path in your m3u, and the working directory where you run iriver-convert, I think I can make it work.


Also, have you considered PLS format for playlists? .. Fedora Core 5 ships with Rhythmbox, which only exports PLS playlists. (Yes, I know the solution is to install XMMS, and I will do it soon) Here is the PLS standard: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772

thanks again

[Demimurych]

sry about my engl.

1. Mount u iriver.
2. Make play list from the songs on u iriver. ITS IMPORTENT.
3. Save play list on hard drive
4. Runs script


For example:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/iriver
ls /mnt/iriver/
music
ls /mnt/iriver/music/
Ramstain
Enigma
xmms /mnt/iriver/music/Enigma/*

make playlist
save

runs script
iriver-conver --if=/tmp/tmp.m3u --of=/tmp/new.pla --pl=/mnt/iriver



Understend ?

[Demimurych]

Oh,
AND u need recode utility

For FC5
ftp://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux...1.fc5.i386.rpm

[Demimurych]

Lilte cahnge script.

Now script try to find recode utility.
If not find then exiting

[Tokyo_Yank]

Hi.. thanks for your help. I got it to work. For other people with FC5, with a UMS T20 player, here's what I did:

open a terminal
When you first install the code:
# yum install recode (It's in extras, the # means do this as root)

When you want to use it:
--> Use your preferred software to write a m3u file. (See NOTE below)
--> Make sure the m3u file is in the same directory as the iriver-convert script (key point). cd to that directory in your terminal
% ./iriver-convert --if=my-playlist.m3u --of=new.pla --mp=/media/T20
% mv new.pla /media/T20/Playlists
--> It should work!

NOTE--Program to write m3u file
Demimurych of course recommends XMMS
% yum install xmms xmms-mp3 (xmms-mp3 needs livna repos; search fedorafaq if you don't know what that is)



Any other m3u program should work, but I could not get the script to work with a m3u file from easyTAG. *) the m3u uses full path names, like XMMS **) the m3u had only 1 entry, the XMMS m3u had 144, otherwise they seem the same. ***) the script finished, but my T20 said "Link Error The File Does Not Exist!" when I tried to open it

Here is the m3u file:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:247,01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3
/media/T20/music/chieftains film cuts - irish/01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3

Here is the pla file:
iriver UMS PLAuick List

%\music\chieftains film cuts - irish\01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3


Anyway, thanks Demimurych for the script. I am curious if this script will also work for the HDD players.. if 'maybe', I'll look for a linux thread over there to link here..

[Demimurych]

Originally Posted by Tokyo_Yank

NOTE--Program to write m3u file
Demimurych of course recommends XMMS
% yum install xmms xmms-mp3 (xmms-mp3 needs livna repos; search fedorafaq if you don't know what that is)



Any other m3u program should work, but I could not get the script to work with a m3u file from easyTAG. *) the m3u uses full path names, like XMMS **) the m3u had only 1 entry, the XMMS m3u had 144, otherwise they seem the same. ***) the script finished, but my T20 said "Link Error The File Does Not Exist!" when I tried to open it

Here is the m3u file:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:247,01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3
/media/T20/music/chieftains film cuts - irish/01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3

Here is the pla file:
iriver UMS PLAuick List

%\music\chieftains film cuts - irish\01-The Chieftains-Film Cuts-O'Sullivan's March.MP3


Anyway, thanks Demimurych for the script. I am curious if this script will also work for the HDD players.. if 'maybe', I'll look for a linux thread over there to link here..

pls mail me m3u play list file from easyTAG.
I try to find my eerors and correct script
demimurych@mail.ru