Tuneout - Using iTunes + Spotify

jabberwocky650 commented 3 years ago

Thanks for making this amazing tool - I downloaded and installed Tuneout based on the provided instructions, but am having trouble getting the tool to work within OBS across both iTunes and Spotify:

Summary: everything on iTunes side is working, however cannot generate song text data via Spotify.

for iTunes, everything is working properly - I am getting correct text and cover art for audio playing via iTunes.
for Spotify, I am getting correct cover art, but cant seem to make any text populate.
Within the Tuneout folder, I see "np.txt" and "art.png". I also see a 'tmp' folder, which contains files "art.tmp" and "spotify.jpg". When I play music via Spotify, the "np.txt" file does not update - the text file seems to only update via iTunes.

(via https://github.com/dzomb/tuneout): "It'll ask you to select a text file, but the first time you run it, just type in a name that doesn't already exist, and just use that same file every time. You can then add that text file to OBS and, when iTunes (or any other Music player - just change where it says "iTunes" to the name of the player, like "Spotify") is playing music the file will have the text in it. Also make sure iTunes is running." - tried to find where it says iTunes, no luck.

Looking for any insight you may have here - really enjoy using Tuneout so hopefully can find a solution. appreciate the time!

jabberwocky650 commented 3 years ago

Ideally, I'd like to use both iTunes and Spotify, but if thats not viable I would at least like to switch the 'default' to Spotify (currently it seems to be functioning properly for only iTunes)

purrloftruth commented 3 years ago

np.txt should automatically contain the info for Spotify if the program is working correctly. It's been about 5 years since I last actively maintained this software, and it's possible some code on Spotify's side has changed. While I'm no longer actively maintaining this software, I'm happy to accept pull requests that fix the issue.

jabberwocky650 commented 3 years ago

Hey Ruth,

Appreciate the response! Understood that you are no longer supporting this software, but if possible, would love to resolve this issue - not sure what you mean exactly by 'pull requests '(first time on GitHub), but let me know if there is anything I can provide that may be helpful towards a resolution. Let me know your thoughts (no worries if you cannot work on this) - appreciate your time and effort here!

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 10:09 AM Ruth Harris @.***> wrote:

np.txt should automatically contain the info for Spotify if the program is working correctly. It's been about 5 years since I last actively maintained this software, and it's possible some code on Spotify's side has changed. While I'm no longer actively maintaining this software, I'm happy to accept pull requests that fix the issue.

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purrloftruth commented 3 years ago

This seems to be a decent resource on this if you’ve never contributed to a project on GitHub before:

https://youtu.be/a_FLqX3vGR4

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Hey Ruth,

Appreciate the response! Understood that you are no longer supporting this software, but if possible, would love to resolve this issue - not sure what you mean exactly by 'pull requests '(first time on GitHub), but let me know if there is anything I can provide that may be helpful towards a resolution. Let me know your thoughts (no worries if you cannot work on this) - appreciate your time and effort here!

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 10:09 AM Ruth Harris @.***> wrote:

np.txt should automatically contain the info for Spotify if the program is working correctly. It's been about 5 years since I last actively maintained this software, and it's possible some code on Spotify's side has changed. While I'm no longer actively maintaining this software, I'm happy to accept pull requests that fix the issue.

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