Playing iTunes on remote player

[DaveB]

Dean - So I am finally getting back to expanding the system. Here is the setup;
1. Master server with iTunes repository via the Tray app on the same machine.
2. Remote PC called AV1 with mulitple sound cards that feed the four sources on my distribution matrix amp and running the CQSL Player.

Here is the issue; I select a track from the GUI (media is set to use the itunes repo with the player called AV_Play1 on the AV pc). Dynamic selection will come later, but I get the following error. The music will not queue. Should it? Maybe I need to use a different player/renderer

Code:

11/18 18:02:07-AV1, CQCServer, WMPAudioPlayerThread_1
{
    CQCMedia, CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp.1067, Failed/Cannot Do, Error: 5910/0/0
    Could not build the filter graph for file 'C:\My Music\Music\The Beatles\1\1-01 Love Me Do.m4a'
    Unspecified error
      CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp - 1103
}
11/18 18:02:07-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_3
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 18:02:07-AV1, CQCServer, WMPAudioPlayerThread_1
{
    CQCMedia, CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp.851, Failed/App Status
    An exception occured in the audio player processing loop, restarting loop
}
11/18 18:02:11-AV1, CQCServer, WMPAudioPlayerThread_1
{
    CQCMedia, CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp.1067, Failed/Cannot Do, Error: 5910/0/0
    Could not build the filter graph for file 'C:\My Music\Music\The Beatles\1\1-02 From Me to You.m4a'
    Unspecified error
      CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp - 1103
}
11/18 18:02:11-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_2
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 18:02:11-AV1, CQCServer, WMPAudioPlayerThread_1
{
    CQCMedia, CQCMedia_WMPAudioPlayer.cpp.851, Failed/App Status
    An exception occured in the audio player processing loop, restarting loop
}

[Dean Roddey]

You are trying to play MP4 files using the DirectShow engine on the audio player. If you want to play unprotected MP4 files only, you can generally find DirectShow filters you can install to allow that to work. If you want to play protected MP4 files you'll have to install iTunes on that machine where the player is running, authorize the machine for iTunes, and install the CQSL player with the QuickTime engine selected.

[DaveB]

Got it - i will installitunes and try using Quick Time. I will let you know how it goes.

[DaveB]

Dean - iTunes is set up and running great on the AV1 box. I am now utilizing the QT player witht eh QSL player.

I get the following errors;

Code:

11/18 21:25:33-AV1, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CQCKit, CQCIntfView_ThisFacility.cpp.204, Status/App Status
    CQCIntfView is starting up. Version=4.2.16
}
11/18 21:48:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 21:51:04-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CIDLib, CIDLib_Vector.hpp.430, Failed/Bad Parms, Error: 2/0/0
    2 is not a valid index for the TVector<TElem> object. Count=1
      CQCIntfEng_View.cpp - 4588
}
11/18 21:51:04-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CQCKit, CQCIntfEng_View.cpp.4598, Failed/Cannot Do
    One or more of the action commands could not be posted.
}
11/18 21:50:37-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 21:51:15-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_1
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 21:51:36-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_1
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/18 21:52:39-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CIDLib, CIDLib_Vector.hpp.430, Failed/Bad Parms, Error: 2/0/0
    3 is not a valid index for the TVector<TElem> object. Count=0
      CQCIntfEng_View.cpp - 4588
}
11/18 21:52:39-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CQCKit, CQCIntfEng_View.cpp.4598, Failed/Cannot Do
    One or more of the action commands could not be posted.
}
11/18 21:52:47-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_1
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}

[Dean Roddey]

Make sure that the CQC service is running in a regular administrative account on the system where the players are running, else they won't be able to access the files on the remote machine.

You are also exposing the files via C:\whatever paths in iTunes, so they will only work on the same machine where iTunes is running. You will need to set up iTunes to look at the files via a shared directory, then the players will see them via that shared directory and can get to them.

[DaveB]

Ah - The directory must be the issue. The /music folder on the server is shared, but the remote needs to have the link. I will keep pushing forward and report back.

[DaveB]

Another thought - iTunes is running on the server, not the remote. The Music directory is on the server and the tray app is running on the server. Does any of that need to be running on the remote?

[Dean Roddey]

You need to have the path to the actual media files showing up as via the shared directory. So, if you look at the properties of a track, the path to the file should be via the shared directory because the drivers have to go to get the media files directly themselves and stream it.

All the tray monitor is doing is providing metadata, it's not involved in the media files themselves.

[DaveB]

Great - Thanks. I will check that all out. I determined through this process that I am having issues with my Router. I need to get that resolved first, which probably will help the music situation.

[DaveB]

You need to have the path to the actual media files showing up as via the shared directory. So, if you look at the properties of a track, the path to the file should be via the shared directory because the drivers have to go to get the media files directly themselves and stream it.

All the tray monitor is doing is providing metadata, it's not involved in the media files themselves.

Dean - iTunes is working on the remote AV1 machine. The player is configured to utilize QT. The music file path for all tracks is:

\\giga\music\jimmy buffet\bufett hotel\ a lot to drink about.m4a

I am getting the following error from the player on AV1:

Code:

11/19 19:35:39-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_2
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/19 19:36:25-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CIDLib, CIDLib_Vector.hpp.430, Failed/Bad Parms, Error: 2/0/0
    2 is not a valid index for the TVector<TElem> object. Count=1
      CQCIntfEng_View.cpp - 4588
}
11/19 19:36:25-GIGA, CQCIntfView, MainThread
{
    CQCKit, CQCIntfEng_View.cpp.4598, Failed/Cannot Do
    One or more of the action commands could not be posted.
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl.cpp.1211, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 received cookie 1,2,1D7,1,2 for queing
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.213, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 is stopping any current playback
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.226, Status/App Status
    Driver QuickTime has stopped any current playback
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.242, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 loading new file on 'QuickTime' engine
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCServer, CIDOrbSrvWorkThread_4
{
    CQSLAudPlS, CQSLAudPlS_DriverImpl2.cpp.283, Status/App Status
    Driver AV1_Play1 failed to load new audio file
}
11/19 19:36:53-AV1, CQCQTAudSrv, MainThread
{
    CQCQTAudSrv, CQCQTAudSrv_ThisFacility.cpp.1068, Status/Cannot Do, Error: 4103/0/0
    Could not create the QT movie object. Error=-43
      CQCQTAudSrv_ThisFacility.cpp - 1202
      CIDOrb_ThisFacility.cpp - 536
      CQCMedia_QTCtrlIntfClientProxy.cpp - 136
}

Do I need to make a local directory share on the AV1 machine??