Wishlist: Reverse VirtualCD (archiving library)

[Teknojnky]

I would like to see something added which makes it easier to 'archive' a library to cd/dvd.

I would imagine it would function similarly to virtual CD, however it would be reverse and marked differently in the database.

Here is something how I imagine it:

I would like to start archiving files to DVD.

I would like MM to burn these tracks and keep a record of what track is burned to what dvd. (disc id's etc)

I would like a field or status somewhere to indicate that the track is archived (and where).

I would like the burn wizard to be part of the 'archiving' process.

I would like a context menu to add or 'send to' the selected node/tracks to the 'archive'.

I would like MM to let me add tracks to the 'archive' and then tell me when I have enough tracks to fill a whole disc (cd or dvd selectable).

I would like MM to include a backup snapshot of the library database in each burned archive. Obviously the newer the burn, the more recent the library database would be. This would be for recovery purposes...

Recovery/import wizard:
Should your library/files ever get lost/corrupted/crahsed, MM should allow you to insert the most recent 'archive' disc, import the library and restore any/all tracks select from the disc and all previously archived discs.

Thats all I can remember for now!

[Teknojnky]

Another thing that would be *SUPER COOL* would be par2 support.

http://parchive.sourceforge.net/docs/sp ... -spec.html

Meaning MM would (optionally) automatically use a par2 client and burn the associated par2 files to the dvd.

This would be a huge increase in reliability as with parity data stored it would be possible to restore even in the case of scratched discs.

[MeMeMe]

Wow, what a great idea.

[CC]

I second that. I think this would be an excellent way of improving MM.

[Guest]

Thats actually what I was looking for when I came through MM: A solution for archiving into DVD while keeping track of the files and all the metadata about them in a single database.

[Groovehustler]

I see we have similar ideas for backup our MP3 collection.

This is not gonna be an easy script to write on my search to find a solution for this i stopped at this software

http://www.softinterface.com/Compare-Da ... Access.HTM

My idea was all the info of your collection is stored in the microsoft access file in the folder My documents/music/mediamonkey/mediamonkey

If i compare an old libary with the current and a software tool find the differances between them. I could copy them to an empty libary.

So in the end i have a libary which have only the differances and could start to copy the files to a new folder to be burned on DVD.

I didnot manage or put enough time to get it working properly but mabye its for you a path worth checking out.

The trick that works already in MM is the following ;

- Select your collection and browse by artist or album and view all
- Sort the files by the fieldname added
- Select all the tracks that are added since your last backup
- Copy all to a new empty playlist
- Now you can see how many files there are and also how big they are all together fit for a dvd
- Then you open an new empty playlist and move the files until you have a full dvd ready to burn
- The next step if you want to save some part of the original folder structure. You sort on filepath and add extra info in an unused tag of an MP3 by hand
(I don't no if mediamonkey has this automation function but with Tagscanner
http://www.download.com/TagScanner/3000 ... 54245.html
i still use for tagging my general tags of my MP3 i can insert to all my MP3, the folder name and above folder to a field name i like. The software need only one fix. Everything works great swaping parts of the file name to a desired field. Only the automation function removes the inserted cover art. I still use this a lot for the basic tasks before i add a mp3 to Mediamonkey. In MM i tag the fields genre and other fields

- The last fase you have a playlist that has the right amount of files to fill
a dvd and you copy them to a new folder on your HD

- To recover your files. you copy the files back to the hd and sort them on the field where you entered the parts of the folder structure and start moving them back to the new folders

I hope this gives you some new ideas to find a beter sollution to the above methode.

A lot of greetings and keep up the goodwork

[Jason Dunn]

I'd love to see something like this!

[Eli]

I think this is a VERY important feature for anyone with a large collection. Especially with PAR2 support.

[Eli]

Teknojnky, just wanted to let you know I re-used alot of your ideas:
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16447

[Morgg]

I am really interested in this feature. What happened to it? Is it being considered? Thanks!