Bugzilla – Bug 731
allow playback of song to begin and end at defined times
Last modified: 2010-04-14 19:25:14 UTC
Modify Slimserver to allow user to define playback start and finish times, e.g. song to begin playback at 0:02.5 seconds or to end at 4:55.55 seconds. Often times a song will have a lead-in or a trailer that the user will not want to play, like an introduction or applause at the end.
as a workaround, try out the SongScanner plugin (works for any non-transcoded tracks). It doesn't have per song settings for start and stop, but it does who the time index for better navigation. Slimserver also supports the cue of CUE sheets which CAN for FLAC files, specify a start and stop time.
This is related to bug 30.
*** Bug 1873 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
How about a plugin (I don't quite understand why a plugin wouldn't work?) that writes a new (or "updates" an existing...) CUE sheet with the user specified start and/or end time for any given track(s)? UI: Via the Player, a user could enter the new start and/or end times using the numeric keypad off of the intended track ("Manually Set Track Start Time/End Time" would appear as an option when you up/down arrow)... the web interface could be fancier if neccesary... a link off of a tracks "detail" page? Is something like this even possible?
*** Bug 30 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
iTunes can provide this information as well.
How does iTunes do it? Via an external database... CUE sheets, or file metadata? Just curious.
iTunes keeps the information in its internal db and you can edit it when you get info on a song.
Routine bug db maintenance; removing old versions which cause confusion. I apologize for the inconvenience.
This is already supported, using the fragment URL notation for CUE support.