Converting from another software manuf to you?

[momentarylapseo]

I am currently running a competitors software (SaxNDot)....however, getting REALLY tired of a lack of releases/bad GUI...lack of options...etc etc etc. I would really be interested in this software, but it appears to not want to open my ZIP files? I am running over 45,000 titles...so conversion would be ....a headache to say the least. Anyone know if there will be a patch/plugin for this?

[mindonstrike]

It appears 3.1 is what you are looking for http://mtu.com/support/news.htm

3.006 should work for your zip files. I haven't seen any problems with them since that release.

Sam

[momentarylapseo]

OK...well...I downloaded the trial version (3.006)...and no luck there. Hmmph. Well, maybe I'll wait a little longer. I've noticed some other company's software reads my stuff ok...so a little baffled as to why the MTU hoster won't :(

[Eric Whitehouse]

Is it because your files have been zipped using MP3+G Toolz rather than Winzip ? Just curious.

[nreel]

Get Winrar 3.42

This program has, in the TOOLS Menu, a CONVERT ARCHIVES option.

Upon opening the CONVERT ARCHIVES Window, select the COMPRESSION Button.

This will open a SET DEFAULT COMPRESSION OPTION Window. Under the GENERAL Tab, you will see ARCHIVE FORMAT with two choices that are RAR and ZIP. Click the Radio button for ZIP (you don't want to convert all your ZIPs to RARs). Click OK and this will take you back to the CONVERT ARCHIVES Window.

Now, you can select a DRIVE or a FOLDER or an individual File to convert.

With the above settings, you will not alter the functionality of your ZIPs. But, now, they will all Play in Hoster.

I think it took about 6 hours to Convert all my ZIPs. But try a few and see how you like it.

Occasionally, during the conversion process, Winrar will FLAG a few ZIPs that it cannot Convert. In this case, unzip the FLAGGED ZIPs and use WINRAR to ZIP them. Again, be sure to select the ZIP format and not RAR when adding files for archiving. Also, it is best to use a separate Folder for these FLAGGED ZIPs and use WINRAR on them one PAIR at a time.

This means that you can still use Mp3toolz 3.0...I hate 4.0...to compress and rename the files within and then, just add an extra step of using Winrar to Convert.

[admin]

momentarylapseo, in Hoster 3.110 we added a lot of new error checking for ZIP files. Most users are reporting their ZIP files importing without problems.

To our knowledge, only files zipped with Toolz's "Max Compression" (I believe that is the right Toolz name) will fail. We use the industry standard UNZIP program used by Toolz also. However, Toolz added a "slightly better" compression (Max) in their ZIP operation that there is no unzip program for at this time... at least that our research has discovered.

Try the Hoster 3.110 demo and see if your ZIPs will work.

[xxyzz]

Max Compression--Is this going to be worked on in a future version? I can rezip them but don't want to unless I have to.

[nreel]

Posted by Admin

Toolz added a "slightly better" compression (Max) in their ZIP operation that there is no unzip program for at this time... at least that our research has discovered.

What is it about, "no unzip program for at this time" that your don't understand?

MTU did not write the ZIP and UNZIP programs. So, how is it that MTU would know when and if the "ZIP" people would deal with a, completely and seperate, company's (TOOLZ) programming of a NEW Compression rate?

[Eric Whitehouse]

If you can't unzip them, start again with the original discs.
Sorry you choose to use toolz max compression in the first place when you ripped the "original" disc. I think it's the only way around this problem.
Good Luck.

[nreel]

If you absolutely do not want to use WINRAR to Convert the ZIPs so that Hoster will Import them, then, you could use Toolz to CONVERT ZIP ---> BIN and Import as HDBIN (Hard Drive BIN Trk).

It takes a little longer, but you will be able to Import with no problem.

To use Toolz, copy all the ZIPs that you want to Import into an empty WORK Folder. Open Toolz, Click on Zip to BIN. Navigate to the WORK Folder where you copied your ZIPs. Toolz does its thing. Upon Toolz completing the conversion to BIN, delete all the CDG and MP3 files (Toolz unzips the 2 ZIP files so that it can CONVERT to BIN) that are now in your WORK Folder.

Open Hoster.
Click IMPORT TRACKS
Click IMPORT HARD DRIVE FILES
Click CDG
Navigate to the WORK Folder
Click the 1st Trk Listed
Click ADD TRACKS
All Tracks for each Disc will add to the Import List if Hoster can identify the BRAND and DISCID. If not, set them to the correct info.
Click NEXT to set a BOOKID ROOT
Click IMPORT FILES

If you are using Toolz 4.xxx, with DEFAULT Compression, the Trks will work with Hoster. The problem with Toolz 4.xxx is that it is a PAIN to use.

If you use Toolz 3.xxx, it is MUCH easier to use, but you will, still, need to convert the ZIPS with WINRAR for Hoster to properly Import the ZIPs.

So, you have two choices. Either use Toolz 4.xxx and Import into Hoster with no problems or use Toolz 3.xxx and convert the ZIPs to BIN and Import via HDBIN.

I use the 2nd choice. And, I have WINRAR and convert my ZIPs for Storage. If I need to Re-Import, I pull the ZIP from storage, unzip with WINZIP (8.1 or Better)...I do not use Toolz to unzip as WINZIP is faster and more convenient...and I use Toolz to CONVERT to BIN and Re-Import.