MelScrobbleX

Flak suggested over on XMPP that I should add the ability to upload images using FTP for people who want to host their own pictures on the host and I did. It took hours since I was experimenting with various solutions, but they didn’t quite turn out well. Eventually I found a framework that would [...]

In a suggestion, the person wants to take a screenshot made from a video player like Media Player Classic and upload it. Then, insert the Image URL in the Message field with the image tag automatically. The problem is that Windows, unlike Mac OS X has no built in Application Scripting to automate the process. [...]

In any type of scrobbler, it keeps a history of what titles had been successfully scrobbled. Taking the idea from MAL Updater OS X, I implemented it in MelScrobbleX. It will store every successful scrobbler (automatic or manual) and media microblog updates that have “Completed” checked. These entries are then stored in a SQLite database. [...]

This is a minor bug and enhancement release that fixes VLC media detection and adds a multi-line message box. 0.3.4 Alpha is currently downloadable on the Downloads page at the MelScrobbleX ohloh Project Page. If you have the application, you can install the update from the MelScrobbleX menu > Check for Updates.

This is a minor release that adds Quicktime and VLC Anime detection (player selection is done in Preferences), New Icon and the Media Type that is selected stays persistent. To download, head to the Github download page: ... [More] http://github.com/chikorita157/MelScrobbleX/downloads If you have the application, you can install the update from the MelScrobbleX menu > Check for [...] [Less]

This is the new icon for MelScrobbleX 0.3.3a+ and MelScrobble 0.2.1a. Why an Owl? It’s the Melative Mascot as Ryan mentions. This owl used in this particular icon is baed on North African Owl, Shuko from Sora no Woto. It was vectored and then colors in with different effects with the Melative Logo hanging out [...]

MelScrobbleX 0.3 Alpha is now released for Mac users. This adds Send to Twitter feature and Automatic Scrobbling (with Growl Notifications). To download, head to the Github download page: http://github.com/chikorita157/MelScrobbleX/downloads If you ... [More] have the application, you can install the update from the MelScrobbleX menu > Check for Updates. Update: MelScrobbleX 0.3.1 was uploaded to fix [...] [Less]

Not perfect, but it works. Now to add Growl Notifications…

Soon, Melative will implement OAuth, which is a new open authorization system. OAuth has an advantage over basic auth and cookie authorization. No usernames and password are stored on the computer. Instead, the user types in the username and password and it spits out a token which the program uses to communicate with the API. [...]

Resolved the issues with extra whitespaces in Anime Detection causing deformed updates on Melative. For more details, see the commits below MelScrobble Form1.vb @ -290,6 +290,8 @@ Public Class Form1 290 290 'Output to fields 291 291 MediaTitle.Text = ... [More] Regex.Replace(file, "( \-)? (episode |ep |ep|e)?(\d+)([\w\-! ]*)$", "") 292 292 Segment.Text = Regex.Replace(Regex.Match(file, "( \-)? (episode [...] [Less]