thank you and some questions...

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(28-01-2012 09:10)simoncn Wrote:  I could add that. My only concern is how many other naming conventions for this file might be out there. I saw a post on another forum saying that J River Media Center will use any .jpg file as the cover art, as long as it is the only .jpg file in the folder. This seems like a more attractive solution, as it doesn't require hard-coding a list of possible filenames. Do your folders have a single .jpg file named cover.jpg?

Some albums I do have other jpg under the folder for other info, such as the back cover, liner note image etc.

I think maybe let user to input their cover art filename, just like foobar2000. For example:

search for folder.jpg, then cover.jpg:
folder.jpg, cover.jpg

search for the first jpg:
*.jpg

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btw, forgot to ask, does minimServer supports "search" request from a UPnP controller? That is because iPad controller app SongBook 11' HD does not work (can't show any item/album) with minimServer. I heard SongBook use "search" to find album on UPnP server.

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well, I might as well ask all I wanted!

I tried almost all major UPnP AV server out there, most are rubbish (including J.RiverMC as it down-scale album art)!

The only usable are Asset UPnP and foobar2000 upnp. The 1 good point for Asset UPnP is it supports "search" so it works with SongBook 11' HD iPad app, which is the must beautiful looking controller app, but very very slow in operation even on a iPad2.

But foobar2000 upnp is my primary server due to 1 unique feature: remote streaming. In foobar2000 upnp there is a Internet streaming setting with a username and password. On the controller side, it seems only PlugPlayer can work with it. In PlugPlayer there is a "manually add a server" option, and I input the remote server URL as:
http://username:password@mymusic.server.com:port/DeviceDescription.xml

Then I can access all my song anywhere!

Just something to think about!