Short:        Use your iPod Shuffle with your Amiga
Author:       Thomas Meigel
Uploader:     amishuffle mnet-online de
Type:         util/misc
Version:      0.6.0
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1

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                       amiShuffle 0.6.0 
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With amiShuffle you can (re-)build the database of your iPod shuffle to manage 
your shuffle like other USB MP3 players with your Amiga. You simply copy MP3 
files onto your iPod shuffle. You only need to run amiShuffle after you added 
or removed files from your iPod. Therefore it is not necessary to use iTunes or 
similar programs in order to add or remove music files to your iPod shuffle.

Please send suggestions and bug reports to:
amishuffle@mnet-online.de

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                       Usage 
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First initialize your iPod shuffle with iTunes. This is needed to create the 
file structure and some database entries. Future versions of amiShuffle will 
support the initialization of an empty iPod shuffle. 
Then move your music files to the shuffle. Your can store them direct in the 
root or in any (sub-)directory.
And at last just call amiShuffle to generate the proper iTunes-database 
entries. Use the following syntax to call amiShuffle:

amiShuffle <device> [<directory>]

<device> 
device name of your iPod shuffle, e.g. "ipod:"

<directory> 
(optional) path where your music files are stored, e.g."music/favorites". If 
you set no <directory> amiShuffle uses <device> to search for music.

example:
amiShuffle ipod: albums/Exiter

Please make shure, that your stack size is at least 20.000 bytes. If you are 
using a small stack increase its size (STACK 20000).

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                                 Requirements
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Any Amiga with USB.

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                                 Usefull Links
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http://www.ipodlinux.org/ITunesDB

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                                 History
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0.6.0 official release
        features:
        - supported filetypes: mp3, aac, wav 
        - deletes iTunesStats, iTunesPState and iTunesShuffle files if necessary

0.5.0 (first) non-official release
        dosent support any input-parameter

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                                 Future plans
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0.7.0 add support of volume settings for every music file

0.8.0 add support of stop- and start-time for every file

0.9.0 scan multiple directories for music 

1.0.0 initialize empty iPod shuffles

1.1.0 add (full) audiobooks support

1.5.0 add GUI

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                                 Disclaimer
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN 
NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE 
LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY 
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN 
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN 
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 
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