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Force directed layout based on number of mp3s with same genres ... Easier to deal with, plus less chance of killing mp3s! Currently. Can read and write mp3 tags ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Trax


1
Trax
  • Better Mp3 Organizing Through Visualization

2
Motivation
  • Organizing CDs or records is a lot more fun
    than organizing computer files that's just a
    proven fact!
  • Chuck Eddy, Senior Music Editor, The Village
    Voice
  • My humble attempt to help poor music obsessives
    out
  • Create an editable and browsable map of the
    genres styles of an mp3 collection
  • Supports
  • Browsing through genres and associated artists
  • Creation and playing of playlists
  • Labeling of mp3s genre

3
Design Details
  • Mp3s classified according to multiple genres
  • Graph built up from tags of mp3s
  • Force directed layout based on number of mp3s
    with same genres
  • From genres, can browse to associated artists and
    create playlists

4
Design Sketch
5
Current Situation
  • Saving all modified mp3 info to xml file
  • Easier to deal with, plus less chance of killing
    mp3s!
  • Currently
  • Can read and write mp3 tags
  • Can read and write to xml file
  • Using Prefuse can display graphs using force
    directed layout
  • Just need to get them working together!
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