CDG feature

[new feature]

I'm not sure if the CDG feature is there, but would be a great feature. If we can stream the graphic, can you show me how to turn it on?

[George Boudouris]

Hi

Passion Audio Player tries to use Directshow filters if it hasn't built in format support.

What i'm trying to say is that if Windows Media player can play these .CDG files the Passion Audio Player will be able too using the same Directshow filters

Try installing this filter if your system hasn't directshow filter for these .CDG files and it will probably work:

sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89149

I haven't tried this filter so i can't guarantee anything.

However i would be glad if you could email me a file that you want to play at [e-mail] to try it too, or you could just give me a link to a site that has some of these files so that i can answer you for sure

Thanks for posting

[JM-DG]

Hi George!

There seems to be a bit of confusion to what the abbreviation "CDG" actually means. Some search phrases often used to find this site include "download CDG files", "burn CDG files", "create CDG files", etc..

The abbreviation CDG, which is actually a shortened version of CD+G, stands for "Compact Disc plus Graphics" which is the most popular type of karaoke disc. These discs contain standard audio sound tracks that have graphics (images and lyrics) written in the normally unused "subchannel" portion of the tracks.

If you would examine the contents of a karaoke CDG disc you would find that it contains files of the .cda extension just like any standard audio disc. If you play a CDG disc in a standard CD player you will be able to hear the audio. You must have a (CDG) player in order to display the graphics on a monitor or television screen.

The .cdg file extension is used for a variety of purposes. This leads to the confusion of what a CDG file is. The MP3+G format uses a .cdg extension for the graphic file of the file pair that makes up each MP3+G song track. Some karaoke software applications create BIN files but give them the .cdg extension. These are just a couple examples.

The tracks that are ripped from a CDG disc are not CDG files. They are typically ripped to the MP3+G format (compressed format for playing with software players from a hard drive) or BIN files (full sized files used to make copies of CDG discs or to create custom compilation discs).

So if we look at passion audio player, the .cda file extension is supported trough Bass_CD.dll. Therefore I doubt that DirectShow Filters will be able to decode the video part of the song.

I'm just trying to bring some enlightment to this conversation

<edit>However I do not know if it could be displayed instead of the CD-artwork... </edit>

Thanks for reading.
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JM-DG

[George Boudouris]

If Windows Media Player can play .CDG files through Directshow, then Passion Audio Player 99% can play them too
Trust me