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Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

scanorama99 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:14:51 GMT

nice!

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

elephant — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:14:23 GMT

Inside the BM-Link installation folder is an Applescript directory that contains a one-page PDF that states:

Support for Custom AppleScript in BM-Link

NOTE! This is a feature made available for your convenience only, no support is given for custom written scripts.

This feature is used for the included Front Row support. To use your custom script you must disable it in the preference pane.

BM-Link v1.5 contains support for executing a custom AppleScript in response to commands received through the IR-eye connected to the BeoLink PC2 box.

In order to activate this function you need to set a user default setting in BM-Link, this is done with the following command in the Terminal

defaults write se.odlund.BMLink.MLServer \ IRAppleScriptPath <Path To Script>

Where you change <Path To Script> into the real path of the script. This applescript must contain the following function.

on IrCommand(source, command, linkbit) end IrCommand

The parameter source is the name of the source to which the IR-command is sent (TV, RADIO, ...), command is the name of the command (PLAY, STOP, UP, DOWN, ...) and finally linkbit is an integer telling wether the the command received was a link command or not. (Some sources and commands are integers instead of strings, this is because only the most common ones are translated into strings)

If something is returned from the script it will be printed out to the console. This can be used for debugging.

BM-Link need to be restarted in order to make the user default setting take effect, but after this the script file is reloaded if a change is detected.

Included is an example script with basic control of QuickTime Player.

The directory also contains the example script.

If I get time I may test QuickTime via BM-Link sometime today ... or more likely the weekend

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

scanorama99 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:07:02 GMT

I am not really a programmer here, but does someone suggest here that you have a "script" or alike that can be used to to unleash other apps than just frontrow and itunes by responding to beo4 arrow and sources commands like linkplayer do?

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

ppcmac — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:42:51 GMT

Hi,

you have asked for fast scrolling in Beo4VRC for a while.

The new version 1.2 now supports fast scrolling and fast forward/backward using Front Row 2 and Leopard.

I've download and test the new version today. Much pretty better, than the old one.

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

brendon — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:22:40 GMT

It does not do fast scrolling. Just simple commands (up,down,left right).

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

jk1002 — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:49:01 GMT

I think I know how you did that. Didn't anyone mention here that one can link in his own apple script into BM Link?

Would you post an example? Maybe that way fast scrolling could be implemented by repeating the down keystroke a few times.

Thanks

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

brendon — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:24:43 GMT

I have applescript written that does not require me to use Ireds. No additional hardware required :)

Brenon

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

jk1002 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:51:35 GMT

If mediacentral works is difficult to anwser, while Ired simulates keystrokes that match what the mac remote has, you typically send these to a specific application.

If you are patient and invest a few hours to learn you can come up with your own VRC. The template I have took me probably a weekend or so and I researched a lot to find a solution for fast scrolling.

The B&O puck will not work, as the Ired software is written for IRtrans. You would need to connnect it to the mac and then find some sort of driver which is not there.

Cheers

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

brendon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:10:14 GMT

@Francis the creator of the Beo4VRC software has not email ime back and its been week.

Anyway, I have question do you know if I must have an IRtrans to make MediaCentral work? Here is my current setup:

Mac Mini PPC (no IR)
Beoport
Bang& Olufsen IR Puck plugged into Beoport
The new BM-LINK that I can control Front Row with Beo4 remote

Do you think I can purchase Ired Software only and have with in this set to control Mediacentral with help of Beo4_VRC? Or do I have to purchase the IRTrans LAN control in order for this to work?

Basicly will the B&O puck remote work for me in these instance.

Thanks

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

francis — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:30:52 GMT

Brendon,

I could try to help you with the translation. You should send me your document via PM as I'm not shure to have the same version stored here on my computer.

However, the first thing I would suggest is to contact the programmer. It is not unlikely that he already has an English version. For contact details see the "Impressum" on his website.

Francis

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

brendon — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:29:33 GMT

Can any explain the manual for the Beo4VRC Software to me. I have used google translater but it seems to be missing some key points during the translation. I'm currently trying to activate it to use Media center

Thsnks

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

soundproof — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:36:46 GMT

jk1002:
>>The NAS does should show up as a Shared or Network Storage.<<

No coverflow though. Check out the media streaming section in the infrant support forums.
For movies it doesnt do that yet, however this is not super critical since Front Row pulls in whatever is in the movie folder, even if there is an alias inside, it follow its path.

But for TV Shows, Itunes would be very nice though.

If you set the library path for iTunes to the media folder on the ReadyNAS, then you get coverflow functionality, as the mac just treats the NAS as an extra harddisk.
The server also shows up as a resource under SHARED, but I access it from the main LIBRARY section of iTunes.

You're right as to Movies. I open those using VLC for playback (which I consider a superior platform to QuickTime for many kinds of files I'm watching).

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

jk1002 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:04:16 GMT

>>The NAS does should show up as a Shared or Network Storage.<<

The infrant can also show up in Itunes as a shared library, at least for music that works for sure. No coverflow though. Check out the media streaming section in the infrant support forums. For movies it doesnt do that yet, however this is not super critical since Front Row pulls in whatever is in the movie folder, even if there is an alias inside, it follow its path.

But for TV Shows, Itunes would be very nice though.

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

brendon — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:29:29 GMT

soundproof

I have my NAS (2TB) already so I'm to the get step. I might just have to purchase it ad see how it works.

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The NAS does should show up as a Shared or Network Storage.

Re: Beo4VRC vs BM-LINK

jk1002 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:45:43 GMT

If you are saying the Ready NAS streams movies, you mean you share the movie folder, correct? Or does it show up in Itunes within the shared library?

I have my Imac Library shared and as I am writing this I have a video playing on my powerbook via Itunes.

Could you ask your friend how the fast scrolling behaves?