Bugzilla – Bug 4490
handling of tagging
Last modified: 2011-11-06 23:24:28 UTC
Hi, I would like to see an option to select the types of tags that are read by slimserver during scanning. As an example I have a few songs (borrowed from someone) that have ape tagging, and even some album art inside the files which I do not use. Removing all tags then, syncing back to idv1 and 2 is cumbersome. It might also improve performance when only one type of tag is actually read? I personally also do not use tags such as lyrics, composer, comments, etc. Having the option of NOT scanning for this type of info might also improve scanning speed?
A good idea, although it seems unlikely it would improve scanning speed very much.
is this not what this is for in 6.5.1: ? DISABLED AUDIO FILE EXTENSIONS SlimServer will look in the Music Folder for all supported file types (audio files and cue sheets). To disable specific file types from being processed when scanning the Music Folder, enter a comma separated list of file extensions below. E.g.: cue, mp4, aac It is found under server settings->file types. Please given 6.5.1 a try and let us know if that does what you need.
No this is not what I meant by this. If 'tweaking' the scan engine by adding user customization to which tags and fields are and aren't scanned does NOT improve scan speed or decrease database sise or whatever, so if there is no significant 'win' in this feature, then probably this request can be closed.
yes, sorry. the overhead is mostly in the access of the files, as opposed to the amount of tags being stored. The server would still be stuck parsing all tags in order to differentiate the wanted and not wanted info. of course, there is some possible saving in memory use, and the time to add each tag. Hard to say offhand how much that is without profiling. In all probability, simply using a good tag editor to clear out any tags that you don't want will offer the same benefits and maybe more as it doesn't require the overhead of new complexity of checking prefs in slimserver during the scan. if tags aren't there, nothing is done.
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