M3U4U
What is M3U4U?
Utility for creating a shadow folder structure with M3U playlists.
What is an m3u-file?
It is a
text file containing a list of complete file path to several files.
Example.
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\01 - Trip Like I Do.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\02 - Busy Child.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\03 - Cherry Twist.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\04 - High Roller.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\05 - Comin' Back.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\06 - Keep Hope Alive.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\07 - Vapor Trail.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\08 - She's My Pusher.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\09 - Jaded.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\10 - Now is the Time.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\11 - Bad Stone.mp3
F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method -
Vegas\12 - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do.mp3
How does it work?
It reads a
folder structure and the files contained there and creates new folder structure
somewhere else where specified files types are listed as an M3U-playlist with
that folders name instead.
Example.
Consider
the following folder structure and files
Running
the utility with the following parameters
Will render the following structure and files.
Shift location
By using
the possibility to shift the location, the m3u-files will be using the Location
Shift as base file path. This is useful for generating paths needed from
another computer/player than on the computer that is generating the files, like
when using a NAS with a SONOS system etc.
Example of shifted m3u-file.
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\01 - Trip Like I Do.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\02 - Busy Child.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\03 - Cherry Twist.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\04 - High Roller.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\05 - Comin' Back.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\06 - Keep Hope Alive.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\07 - Vapor Trail.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\08 - She's My Pusher.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\09 - Jaded.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\10 - Now is the Time.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\11 - Bad Stone.mp3
\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal
Method - Vegas\12 - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do.mp3
Options
By checking
the option Only include files with the following
extensions, a semicolon separated filter will be applied.