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TCPMP- File Associations

Does anyone know why TCPMP will not open when accessing mobile Youtube videos? When I try to open a link at m.youtube the stock HTC "Steaming Media" player always opens.
I have:
-a HTC S730
-WM6
-TCPMP Ver. .72RC1
-Installed FLV Plugin 0.4.2
-Associated Files-Flash Video, MMS Protocol, Mpeg, HTTP, AIF, M3U, NSV, OGG, Matroska, Musepack and PLS -and at one point all files
-Done a soft reset
-uninstalled and reinstalled both TCPMP and the plugin
I expect that the TCPMP would open...?? Please correct me if Im wrong.
The reason I want to use the TCPMP player vs the Streaming Media player is that the Streaming Media player has poor A/V quality and Im hoping TCPMP will improve it. Thanks.

You might want to take a look in This thread, might help.

Thanks for the reply. Ive read through the tread, different problem.
Ive downloaded the files and followed the instructions @ ytpocket again. Still opening files with Streaming Media..!!!! Its driving me nuts.

Hmm, if no one has responded by time I wake up i'll take a peak into it I never really use You Tube on my phone and if I do I find the default to be sufficient.
In the mean time double check all the menu options in it to see if you can change the default association, I know you mentioned associated files but the program needs to tell the OS that it will take over instead of the other, this might be accomplished with a simple registry change but again not sure.

Music - album art and the library

I had issues getting album art to work (read it here before as well)
I have tested some different methods, but now finally got it:
- connect as usual with activesync, then explore to the location you want to have you files and copy the stuff.
- when you want to have album art to show up with your albums/songs, you need to make sure that you have a cover (folder.jpg or whatever name) in the same folder when copying: thus not after the fact, as it will never work.
- in the library go to "all songs", you will actually see the files appearing during copying, together with the album art.
an additional _htc<name>.jpg will be created as well, I suppose this one is actually being used by the library. Creating this file manually does not work - in my experience anyway.
Give it a try if you have similar troubles. For me, this is the only way for it to work properly.

bakman said:
I had issues getting album art to work (read it here before as well)
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Why not just use wmp to sync? work flawless for me...
You can drap and drop any picture to album to create album art...
create playlist, then drag and drop the mp3(or drop the whole album), then sync.

Idiot steps...?
I am almost sorry to ask this question but please forgive my stupidity:
Can someone bullet the tasks necessary to add an album with art to my Diamond. I have had a go with Windows Media PLayer but have never synched music to my PDA before. I ended up with an album synched but it didn't appear in the Diamond player when I went to library all my Media Player library seemed to be listed but nothing would play.
Sorry for being so stupid...
Sam.

crash74 said:
Why not just use wmp to sync? work flawless for me...
You can drap and drop any picture to album to create album art...
create playlist, then drag and drop the mp3(or drop the whole album), then sync.
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i have the same problem, wmp syncs ok the music but dont the music art

I've create a folder for each MP3 and inserted a bmp 200x200

andres_lol said:
i have the same problem, wmp syncs ok the music but dont the music art
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I must confirm having kind of the same issue.
Step proces which seems to fail:
1. Update Artwork directly on desktop through WMP
2. Drag and drop "album" to WMP Sync
3. Sync and check all files in WMP Mobile4
4. Confirm : All music and Artwork visible.
5. TouchFlo Music screen: All music there, though missing Artwork.
Question - assumption (not found in Manual)
Artwork Jpeg's limited in size? Should not be as these files are not bigger than 50Kb --> Bug?
Hope someone finds the workaround.

bakman said:
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- when you want to have album art to show up with your albums/songs, you need to make sure that you have a cover (folder.jpg or whatever name) in the same folder when copying: thus not after the fact, as it will never work.
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does it mean I have to copy all mp3´s together with the associated .jpg from a folder on my PC to a folder of my mobile device, OR do I have to copy the .jpf first and the insert the .mp3 from my PC?
I don´t get the exact order!

what i do in the wmp...
- I select "album" in the wmp
- Drag and drop the folder which contain mp3
- Drag and drop the picture which i want to have it as album art, on top of the album which i had just drop
- WMP should should show ur album with the picture which you selected. (pic 1)
- Drag the whole album into the syn list and sync away....
In the diamond music folder, you should have what it show in the pic 2...

Mediaplayer syncing doesnt work for me.
@horstborsch; your first statement is correct. you must have a .jpg in your album in your pc-folder before copying, then when you copy the folder to your diamond, the album art will show up (choose "all songs" in the player)

bakman said:
Mediaplayer syncing doesnt work for me.
@horstborsch; your first statement is correct. you must have a .jpg in your album in your pc-folder before copying, then when you copy the folder to your diamond, the album art will show up (choose "all songs" in the player)
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Another possibility why it does not work is the length of the "artwork" naming - file transfered to the Diamond.
As I can see , I only have visibility on jpgs if it starts with ~HTC - xxxx.jpg
Am looking now hosw to fix, but it should be flawless when synchronizing directly with WMP. All other "manual" implications are simply not fitting the expectations as I never hand any issue with my Tytn II

ceevee369 said:
Another possibility why it does not work is the length of the "artwork" naming - file transfered to the Diamond.
As I can see , I only have visibility on jpgs if it starts with ~HTC - xxxx.jpg
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This htc<xxx>.jpg file is created automatically when you copy the files (or when you open the music library). I see the files+art appearing in realtime when I go to "all songs" and copy the folder.

I have same problem.
WMP sync carrying artwork into WMP Mobile fine.
But no artwork in Touch Flo 3D music app.
I want WMP sync to work not have to copy folders onto device.
Its well sad.
We have to beat this one.
I'm going to google!

Pocket player 3.6 --> forget about Diamond player
Give the 30 days trial a chance to show you how well integrated it is with the Diamond and forget about WMP and the Manila missing albums and art files.
It is just rubbish in my humble opinion
Only thing I can not figure out anymore how to set-up Pocket Player as main player disabeling the on-board Touchflo/ WMP player
Main issue is when using a bluetooth headphone with A2DP, this only controls the WMP- touchflo UI and not Pocket player. Changing volume works, but skip FF RW and pause-play interacts with WMP & touchflo only
Any advice is helpfull - googled it but no workaround identified

dunno if thisis the right thread, but it took me already to to page 200000 of the forum. I was just wondering if there is a problem with album art and *.wma files. drm-something
has anyone solved this problem or am i just a stupid fool using *.wma?

updating library?
Hey there!
I am using Tag&Rename for all my mp3 to edit via IDtags and embedding the cover art.
So all my mp3 on the XDA Diamond show the cover in the player.
But I do have an other problem or I didn't figured it out (Just have my Diamond for 2 days).
I transfered new songs via Winamp on my Diamond (used as USB device) - How can I now update the library that I will find the new ones?
Thanks Sebastian

All I want is for the touchflo 3D music player to display the folder.jpg just like windows media player. Can it do this?

The reason for this behaviour has been posted elsewhere, but I can't find it now. A clever bloke on PocketNow explains things here...link.
Apparently, when WMP syncs it copies over a copy of the mp3 file without album art embedded and a separate jpg of the album art. You can't stop it doing this!
HTC Audio Manager in Touch Flo 3D is programmed to find the album art in its embedded form in mp3 files. You can't do anything about that either!
So he very clearly walks us through a work round. It works very well and doesn't take very long. But you would want to get fairly organised about what music you want on your device as you wouldn't want to have to do this frequently. Essentially he suggests using an app called "Flash Renamer" to rename all the jpg files on your device because they start with complex numerical filenames. Then you use an app called "Mp3Tag" to embed the artwork into the mp3 files on your device.
Also when you want to change your music you have to start all over again by deleting the music on your device. Otherwise WMP will sync additional copies of the same mp3's, as the file on your device is different to the one it wants to sync (that is, the device file has been changed by the workround to one with artwork embedded).
The workround is good and also keeps WMP Mobile functional if you prefer to use that.
Again the workround is here...link.

Once again I have to ask - why isnt folder.jpg sufficient. I cannot be bothered will all of this embedding art in files nonsense

Ok can anyone advise how to show more than one album at a time . I can get the album to show but only one

Anyone any ideas?

Tilt issue...

I am using one of Dutty's cooked roms for my Tilt and it comes pre-loaded with "HTC Streaming Media Player" and I have downloaded and installed TCPMP player and I have used resco file explorer to associate all files with youtube video extensions to be default opened by TCPMP but when I click on a link on youtube to play a video the HTC player keeps comming up I have even done the registry edit for the default program and it is set to TCPMP and I have done a soft reset still not working any ideas? Yes the flash plugin for TCPMP is installed and working. I have also defined default applications to open just about every file extension. Thanks guys

Here are some instructions to do what i think you're trying to do:
http://ytpocket.com/install.php
But if you're lazy like me, just install youtubeplay

lost fileassociation for .mp3

Hi,
after try and fail of the Vibe player (or something similar), because i don't like the media player the fileassociation is lost.
How can i rearrange the files back to the MP?
And another question is there any player wich is similar to Winamp?
or any other good advice for playing mp3?
THANKS!!

OK... To find out how to change the File Assocs was easy. When i start investing some more time in it.
But(Why is there always a but?) when changing the File Assoc now mediaplayer starts, but with an error. It says that the Path is not correct.
In the properties of the playlist item i can see that "/Internal Storage/Music/ is missing so i entered these values manually in front of the %1 parameter.
But... that doesnt change anything. The Path will no be recognized.
How can i do that?
Thanks!

So... at least i found out myself...
Just set the %1 in parameters into doublequotes (").
That was all...
And for refreshing WMP library just close WMP.
Delete MSMETADATA and WMDRM directories from Internal Storage.
Start WMP again and refresh library.

mp3 file associations - RSS Hub and TF3D player
1st_Xypher,
I have a related issue with mp3 file assocations.
For me, I use RSS Hub to automatically download my mp3 podcasts, but the problem is, is when I click on the podcast in RSS Hub (after it is downloaded, WMP is launched to play it).
I don't want WMP to launch and play the podcast, I want TF3D player to play the podcast.
So, I think I have to:
1) change the mp3 file assocation in Windows mobile to TF3D - but I have no idea where to do this. I have looked in the registry but I am a bit of a lamen.
2) Mod the registry for RSS Hub, but again, I don't know how to do this.
Do you experience similiar issues with RSS Hub? and do you have any suggestions?
Thanks.

I have the same problem.
My file association for MP3 is gone. No idea how to get it back.
All my ringtones that ive used now dont work and the phone uses the default windows ringtone when i get a call.
sigh

The same thing happened to me when I installed a media player. I used total commander to fix the association, it worked.
However, media player can play .mp3 but I cannot use .mp3 as ringtones???I can select them, but they will not play. The default phone ringtones are .wma, how can I use .mp3 ones??

Bump...this is so important..!!

Garret said:
The same thing happened to me when I installed a media player. I used total commander to fix the association, it worked.
However, media player can play .mp3 but I cannot use .mp3 as ringtones???I can select them, but they will not play. The default phone ringtones are .wma, how can I use .mp3 ones??
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Use the File Explorer(Not 3rd party File Explorere) from /Start/Programs, goto the Music folder where you place your .mp3 file. Click & Hold, a drop-panel appeal select "Set as ringtone"

Hmm...thanks man, but there is no such choice...
I only get:
"cut,copy, rename,delete,send, beam file" .....
any other ideas guys??

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Why don't you try Schaps Advanced Config?? on the right context menu there's an option File Associations??
That should do the trick....so start advanced config and tap on 'menu' and then File associations
Hope this will help you all..
Greetzz Jeroen

...the association is fixed, I can select and play .mp3 files now with media player BUT when I select them as contact ringtones (in the contacts information tab) they WON'T FUNCTION...no sound, NOTHING...while the default .wma ringtones work fine...

other ideas??

i got a similar problem but its with image files. I recently installed coreplayer and it took the file extentions jpg jpeg png etc over i removed them from coreplayer and now none work with i click on them. I will give this mentioned total commander a try and that other one. I hope one of them works!!!

HTC Audio Manager crashing (this with two different Dimond, 3 different HSPL, 4 OSs)

Hi All,
A few days ago, a client of mine brought me back his diamond saying that the music player was not working.
After more than 8 hours of trying to fix this issue by trying everything I could find on this forum and every possible solution my imagination could think of, I'm left no other choice than asking the community for help.
When ever I put a large amount of files on the storage card (around 3Gb) and use the TF3D interface to play the music, Audiomanger_eng.exe crashes (sometime other files crash but I forgot the names).
Now, I have tried pretty much everything:
1. I tried both WMP 11 to transfer the files and the direct copy/paste of the files to the storage card.
2. I tried putting another set of songs coming from a different PC
3. I tried having all the songs together in the same folder (that caused even more issues as album arts were overlapping) and I tried the WMP function to get each songs in its correct subfolder (ie: artist... Album...).
4. I tried deleting the database file of the AudioManager (which causes it to rescan all the files which it does but then crashes as it tries to play certain songs)
5. I tried on two different Diamonds, using 1.93 in English (HK), 1.93 in French, TOM_DiamondProject_v3.2, Dutty's latest rom. Through this I tried the original HARD SPL of HTC and also Olinex and another guy's one. (All the test I did using these various ROM created approximatively the same error though varied slightly from one ROM to the other)
6. I have also tried a million soft reset and hard resets.
7. I have tried loading the music in Windows Media Player Mobile which works perfectly but does not change anything to the problem I have with the TF3D player.
8. Following stevedpl7's comment, I went in the file explorer, created a new folder called My Music, then I cut and paste all the music from Storage/Music to Storage/My Music, went to the application data/HTC/AudioManager_eng/ and deleted the database file: AudioManager_Eng.vol, then I did a soft reset. When I now go to the music Tab, it crashes before I even get a chance to play a song. In the music list, I can see all the transferred files.
9. And many other small things....
Any idea or suggestions?

Just a quick question about where you are putting the music files?
I have exactly the same problem if i save my music foldes to Internal Storage\Music (which is where WMP saves them by default)
However when i created a 'My Music' folder in the Internal Storage\My Documents All worked fine. So Try....
Internal Storage\My Documents\My Music\''your music here''
As i said you may well have to create the 'My Music' folder, on my Diamond only My Pictures and My Videos were there by default.
Hope this helps.

I have the same problem, the only thing I can put it down to is the new 1.93 ROM from HTC, as it was working fine until I flashed the phone with this ROM.
I have tried the solutions above and it still isn't working, so if anybody else has further ideas please let me know, if not I'll wait for the official word back from HTC and post their solutions up here also.

Sadly, it didn't work either for me
Thanks you Stevedpl7 for the info, sadly I have tried and the problem even got worse
I went in the file explorer, created a new folder called My Music, then I cut and paste all the music from Storage/Music to Storage/My Music, went to the application data/HTC/AudioManager_eng/ and deleted the database file: AudioManager_Eng.vol, then I did a soft reset.
When I now go to the music Tab, it crashes before I even get a chance to play a song. I the music list, I can see all the transfered files.

Are those files made from scratch on your or the customer's PC, or were they downloaded from the Internet? I know that some downloaded MP3s are defective, furthermore some players do not understand all variations of the MP3-format like VBR, joint stereo et al. There is no strict "standard" for MP3, the technology has developed over the years and no one has made an attempt to define "levels" as they did with MPG-2 or with DivX. So there is always a level of uncertainty whether a player is able to play all files. A resampling with a MP3-software or even converting them from MP3 to WMA might help.
It's always a good idea to use WMP on the PC to create MP3 or WMA. Not because it excels in quality, but because it uses very standard features in the format.
Have fun!

Lost_in_translation said:
Are those files made from scratch on your or the customer's PC, or were they downloaded from the Internet? I know that some downloaded MP3s are defective, furthermore some players do not understand all variations of the MP3-format like VBR, joint stereo et al. There is no strict "standard" for MP3, the technology has developed over the years and no one has made an attempt to define "levels" as they did with MPG-2 or with DivX. So there is always a level of uncertainty whether a player is able to play all files. A resampling with a MP3-software or even converting them from MP3 to WMA might help.
It's always a good idea to use WMP on the PC to create MP3 or WMA. Not because it excels in quality, but because it uses very standard features in the format.
Have fun!
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They are mainly downloaded MP3s and a few WMAs. When I transfer the files using WMP, some are converted. The thing is that all these files work fine in Windows Media Player on the Phone.

I just realised that there is a possibility that if your MP3's has the album artwork embedded into the files. the audio manager would crash.
currently i'm doing a trial and error of it and have yet to fully test everything out just yet.
would anyone like to comment or verify if the embedded artwork might be the cause of crashes?

I think you are right. I have tried putting one song with the artwork embeded and it crashes the software!!!

erm. and yet. i did manage to sneak in one album with an embedded artwork. :\
but that was 1. i tried it with another album with the embedded artwork and had a crash.

I'm now thinking about giving up and installing TF3D config tool to hide the music tab and then install the old audio manager to play the music
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407145&highlight=audiomanager
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749
This is painful...

just spent 3 hours trying to figure out which mp3's work and which doesnt.
like wth... i dont get it. someone please assist in explaining how audio manager works ?

Same problem here, anyone knows how to solve this?

Note even the original demo tunes work
Audiomanager worked fine before (1.37 ROM), but when I updated to 1.93.413.3 SVE not even the "built in" demo tunes work. It just hangs on the first tune... Removing the .vol file does not solve the problem. Windows Media player can play the tunes without problems.

Use MP3Tag to mass delete all coveralbum info from your MP3 files on the PC side and then resync everything back using WMP. This solved all freezing problems with the TF Audio Manager for me. MP3Tag can be found here: http://www.mp3tag.de/

coredump said:
Use MP3Tag to mass delete all coveralbum info from your MP3 files on the PC side and then resync everything back using WMP. This solved all freezing problems with the TF Audio Manager for me. MP3Tag can be found here: http://www.mp3tag.de/
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Confirmed that this method does work

Works but people embed album art coz they want it to show up in the AudioManager in the first place. Now the only way to do is, is to extract the album art, rename it to folder.jpg and put it in the song's album folder. This is a really huge hassle especially if u've got tons of files embedded with album art....

Did you find a solution in the end ?
This issue is not tolerable for such a ppc... .
So if I happen to copy too many albums or mp3 files, my phone would crash and won't be the music ?

cornwall said:
Did you find a solution in the end ?
This issue is not tolerable for such a ppc... .
So if I happen to copy too many albums or mp3 files, my phone would crash and won't be the music ?
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U have to remove your embedded album art from your mp3 first before transferring, and then extract that album art and put it in the same folder as the mp3 with the name folder.jpg. A huge hassle for people who have a huge collection of mp3s with embedded artwork.
Anyways, I've written to HTC Tech Support about this and "strongly suggested" to them a ROM update for this issue.

Audio Manager crash with mp3 in VBR mode ! I've converted my mp3 in CBR mode, and all went ok !

Is there a better solution to this than removing the embedded artwork?