PLAYBOYSTER

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===[ INTRODUCTION ]=============================================================

Playboyster is a tool for creating playlists (those *.m3u files). Designed 
especially for those who burn their own mp3-cds and like to have playlists 
included on the disc. Playboyster recursively scans directories and creates 
playlists (playlist filenames are taken from the directory names). 
Handles Winamp 1.x/2.x-style playlists. If you use 2.x style playlists and 
utilize the ID3-tags, a full CD-R of mp3s loads into Winamp in a flash! 

You can create playlists with most mp3-players, but when you want to create 
separate lists for each album etc. it's no fun. Solution: use Playboyster. 


===[ USAGE ]====================================================================

Select a directory where you want the scan to begin. The scan is recursively 
(meaning that all subdirs will be scanned) and only notices *.mp3 files. 

Filenames for the playlists are created from the subdirectory names under the 
directory you choosed. 

For example, if you select "D:\MP3\" as starting  directory, subdirectory 
"D:\MP3\In Flames - Colony\" would result a playlist file called 
"In Flames - Colony.m3u". 

Or, if you have subdirectories as "D:\MP3\Mercyful Fate\Don't Break The Oath\",
a playlist file called "Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath.m3u" would be 
created. 

"D:\MP3\Metallica\S&M\Disc 1\" becomes "Metallica - S&M - Disc 1.m3u" and so on. 

Select a output directory where the playlists will be created. 
If you rather want the playlists to be created in each subdirectory, 
choose PUT PLAYLISTS IN SCAN DIRS in settings-menu. You will be asked for a 
playlist filename (if you leave this empty, default will be used).

Select base path. If you select SCAN DIR, EXCLUDE DRIVE, filepaths are saved 
without the driveletter (e.g. "D:"). Use this if you want your playlists to work 
from burned CD-Rs. Alternatively, you can enter the path to the blank field. 

Next, select your playlist-style. Winamp 1.x playlist is just a plain list of 
all files. Winamp 2.x playlists store the track lengths in seconds and other 
wanted info of the file, artist and title for example. This means that when 
using 2.x playlists, Winamp doesn't have to count the song length or read its 
ID3-tag. So, if you click "_All.m3u" (a file containing all mp3s of a CD-R) 
playlist, you can immediately see the song lengths, artists and titles of all 
the songs on the disc. This is handy especially with CD-ROMs which get all 
these information way too slow. 

If you use 2.x style playlists, you can enter your favourite playlist (ID3) 
formatting style in the text field. Works the same way as in Winamp but 
doesn't have to be the same. E.g. "%1 : %2 (%4)" could result 
"In Flames : Ordinary Story (1999)" in the playlist. 

Found in Winamp:
Preferences -> Plug-ins -> Input -> Nullsoft MPEG ... -> ID3 v1 title formatting

Then just click CREATE PLAYLISTS and go check your output directory. 

If CREATE LIST OF ALL FILES in the settings-menu is checked, a playlist 
called "_All.m3u" is created containing all the mp3s in the directory. 

If PUT PLAYLISTS IN SCAN DIRS in the settings-menu is checked, playlists will 
be created in the scanned subdirectories (List of all files is still created to 
the output directory).

If SHOW LOG WINDOW in the settings-menu is selected, you can monitor what 
playlists are created. 

SAVE SETTINGS saves all settings including the scan and output-paths. 

