DYNAMIC MP3 PLAYER
FILE UPDATE [01/06/09] – I have updated the file so the application works if a user uses, http://yoursite.com or http://www.yoursite.com.
FILE UPDATE [12/28/08] – Three major updates:- The playlist can now be opened and closed by the user. There is also options in the xml to have the playlist start opened or closed, and whether it is enabled for the user to open/close.
- There is now also the option to have the player automatically go to the next song or stop after a song has finished playing.
- You can now set the option to specify the original order of the playlist. Instructions are included in the help file.
This file uses .php & .xml
DESCRIPTION
Quickly drag & drop your .mp3 files into folders and the ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’ will automatically add your songs to the to the player list. ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’ will also automatically read each .mp3’s ID3 data and populate the player with the information.
If your songs do not contain ID3 data, or you wish to change the ID3 data, you can edit & save new ID3 data to your .mp3 files through the ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’.
You can test this functionality by typing the secret password ‘pass’ after selecting a song. (You set your own password within the .fla file). The song will turn red and then you can select a textfield and edit the information. The new information will only be save if you hit the ‘Enter’ key. To exit the edit mode, just retype your password. NOTE : Since .php can not be used on FlashDen, this preview does not actually save the ID3 data.
Add as many songs as you want!
Easily resize the player to any size you want! (There is a minimum size of 350×250, but no maximum)
Just scale & position the main movie clip in the .fla, and it will dynamically reposition and scale all of it’s assets to your specification when published!
There are numerous options that can be set in the XML … but wasting 2 hours of time entering in all of the song data isn’t one of them!
SPECS
Extremely Easy Setup
‘Dynamic MP3 Player’ automatically reads your .mp3 files and their ID3 information!
Just drag & drop folders of your .mp3 files into the ‘songs’ folder. The .php script automatically reads the contents of the folders and populates the ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’ with the songs. Another .php script then pulls the ID3 data from each song to populate the information for each song.
If you need to add or change ID3 data, you can use a ‘secret’ password to put the player in edit mode and permanently change the ID3 data of the song.
An 80×80 pixel image that is placed within each sub-folder of songs is automatically read and used as the image for those songs within the ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’.
Resize the ‘Dynamic MP3 Player’ within the .fla by just scaling the main movie clip. All of the objects within the player will dynamically resize/reposition itself. (The minimum size is 350×250. There is no maximum size).
Use the .xml file to:
- Set the path of your .php files
- Choose which columns/sort buttons you want to use within your player
- Set the initial width of the columns/sort buttons. (Percentage based)
- Set the minimum width of each column/sort button. (The columns can be dynamically resized by the user)
- Set multiple color options for the different pieces of the player
FUNCTIONALITY
Search Function
The search field will search your collection of songs for any part of text that mathes the search. Depending on what columns/sort buttons you have chosen to show, the search will scan all visible columns of the songs.
Sort Functionality
You can sort your songs by the sort fields specified in the .xml file. (You can name them anything you want, but the data is pulled from the ID3 tags: Title, Length, Artist, Album, Genre). If you click the sort field once, it will sort from first to last. If you click it again, it will sort from last to first.
You can also change the width of the sort fields by clicking and dragging the center line between the sort buttons.
NOTE : All movie clips have been custom made. There are no components used within this file
Next & Previous Buttons
The Next & Previous buttons on the player will jump to either the next or the previous song of what is currently playing. I will also only jump to songs that have been filtered, if you have filtered the songs by the search field.
Editing the ID3 Tags
You can set up your secrit password within the .fla file. The temporary password for you to use is ‘pass’. The password is case-sensitive so be aware if your caps lock is on.
You don’t have to type the word in any specific place, just have a song selected and type the secret password in. It will then enter Edit mode.
In Edit mode, just select the field you would like to change, then change the text and hit enter. If you do not hit enter your new information will not be saved. When you do hit enter, the .php script will save the information into the ID3 tags of the .mp3 file.
To exit Edit mode, just re-type the password again.
NOTE : Since .php files cannot be used on FlashDen, this files data will not be saved.
The XML File
The .xml file is only used to specify the path of your .php scripts and to set the look & functionality of your player.
You do not have to put any information about .mp3’s that you wish to play within the .xml file.
View the help file Dynamic MP3 Player Help File
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