foobar2000 media info [0.2.5]

[Codename]

This plugin can extract 22 (twenty-two!) media info macros from the foobar2000 v0.9 media player.
This plugin was tested and created to work only with foobar2000 0.9.X
It will not work for foobar2000 0.8.x

Latest plugin version: 0.2.5 - August 10 2007

Installation

• Close both HyperIM and foobar2000 if they are running
• Download the file attachment from the bottom of this post named him_foobar_0.2.5.zip
• extract the file foo_2hyperim.dll into the foobar Components directory, beside the rest of the components (foo_<name>.dll files)
• extract the file him_foobar.dll into the Plugins directory of HyperIM
• start foobar2000; start HyperIM, tick the new "foobar media info" plugin from the "Enable macros from..." plugin list.
• create a dynamic status, start playing a song in foobar, and enjoy the new 22 macros available in HyperIM!

Plugin features
- extracts 22 now playing details from foobar2000!
- customizable macro names, progress bar, playing state values
- now works ok even with streaming media from foobar!

[Codename]

Version 0.2.5 - August 10 2007
* added three more macros: playlist index, ID3 track number, ID3 total tracks
* fixed the unworking macros (foobar version, playlist size...)
* a more natural order of macros in the macro menu
* other smaller improvements

Version 0.2.0 - July 22 2006
* added config dialog to be up to date with the rest of the media player plugins  (custom macro names, progress bar, state values etc.)
* fixed crash that occured if current song had no ID3 details to provide
* added feature: details will update after streaming media is connected
* dynamic info from streaming media works well now

[lowlIfe]

How about implementing macros for 'codec' or 'extension'? I think they're pretty usefull...

[Kreator]

The footbar plugin kinda works....didn't show the status the first time but when the song changed it worked...doesen't matter...another thing...when you update the macros it's the same thing...no change until the next song

[Shaddox]

It doesn't work anymore.

Code:

Failed to load DLL: foo_2hyperim.dll
Reason: This component is not compatible with this version of Windows and needs to be recompiled with a newer version of the foobar2000 SDK; please contact the author of this component to obtain an updated version of this component.

I'm using foobar 0.9.6.5 on a Windows 7 machine.

[Codename]

That message is bull****. I think it's maybe like the third time foobar changes their SDK and breaks compatibility with already compiled code.
A good programming style would be to *not* completely break compatibility and force other developers to recompile their plugins at every few minor build updates of the main program. It's just a waste of time and effort to force us, developers, to remember what they tried to do at some point in the past using the SDK available at that time.

If I do what they suggest it would mean that the plugin will not work with the versions of foobar that implement their previous SDK. Which might be more or less people.

How come the iTunes SDK is perfectly compatible for more than 3.5 years, since day one, without any hassles or recompiling? And it went like 5 or six major revisions release in that time without a single need to recompile my plugin or even bother to see what's new in their SDK.

[killapornia]

umm, any new update to this plugin for foobar 1.0.. its not compatible..

thanks

[laur3ooo]

If, at least for the moment, the plugin is not going to be update for the latest foobar2000 sdk, permit me to post a link to another program that does pretty much what HyperIM does and still works with foobar2000 (sdk 0.9.x and 1.x). This program is a bit hard to work with for the beginner user, it has been designed for mirc (and has it's drawbacks because of it ). Anyway you can find it here: http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/amip/download

Also if you use foobar and Yahoo messenger you can also use foxy tunes although this option's a little cotrived. it would work like this foobar2000->FoxyTunes (in Firefox, Thunderbird or compatible browser)->Yahoo Plugins->Yahoo status.

Hope i helped you in any way, and i am still waiting for a renewal of the f2k plugin since HyperIM is the best program.

[Fulvian]

AMIP does not support YM headphones icon. That's the main drawback.

[laur3ooo]

Also AMIP's component configuration interface inside foobar2000 is deprecated and people need to use an external java (boy i hate javavm) configuration utility which on Vista/Win7 needs to be run with admin privileges.