I have access to a few used ELO touchscreens what software should I use

[willybeamish]

I was wondering what might be the best Jukebox software for a touchscreen computer. Mind you the screen is only 15".

[egosbar]

touchjams mate , try the free full version trial for 7 days , ive used em all and this one is the best in my opinion

[BobA]

I like e-touch jukebox software.

[willybeamish]

What about software to run the games they would have at the bar...blackjack or find the missing blank in this picture.? Do they have emulation for that kind of stuff or do you run the actual cd rom game?

[willybeamish]

So im looking at this elo and debating on what to do with it  ...Im getting the idea that you cant run Megatouch games at all because of thier proprietary hardware?? Id like to be able to have some games and a jukebox feature..I was told to try out Game ex...as this can do both.

[drventure]

For jukebox functions, I'm a big fan of AlbumPlayer

www.albumplayer.com

It's not free, but it's got some great skins that don't just look like rounded glowing early 90's web buttons 

And it works really well with touchscreens.

It's not perfect, but the developer is very open to ideas and is very responsive. I'm even working with him on adding web video support.

[willybeamish]

For jukebox functions, I'm a big fan of AlbumPlayer

www.albumplayer.com

It's not free, but it's got some great skins that don't just look like rounded glowing early 90's web buttons 

And it works really well with touchscreens.

It's not perfect, but the developer is very open to ideas and is very responsive. I'm even working with him on adding web video support.

Seems like a very fair price for everything that it can do

[drventure]

For jukebox functions, I'm a big fan of AlbumPlayer
www.albumplayer.com
It's not free, but it's got some great skins that don't just look like rounded glowing early 90's web buttons 
And it works really well with touchscreens.
It's not perfect, but the developer is very open to ideas and is very responsive. I'm even working with him on adding web video support.

Seems like a very fair price for everything that it can do

I thought so. I'm not sure I'd want to actually "manage" my music collection with it, though, just FYI. Personally, I use JRiver Media Center for that. But there's MP3Tagger, and a whole host of media library apps and taggers out there, some free, some not.

I +really+ hoped that JRiver would work with a touchscreen. They have a fantastic home theater mode, but it's really designed to be used with a remote control that has the typical nav button setup (up, down, left, right, select). It just flat sucks on a touchscreen.

[willybeamish]

Now quick question..if you have a main computer in the house that contains all your music and want to share it to the jukebox via network and not keep anything local on it, is there a front end or software that can do this??? Bonus points my main computer is a imac with a 1TB drive in it 

[drventure]

Well, there are a couple ways to accomplish that.

First, if you have a UPNP server running on your main PC, there are ways to stream media content directly to remote devices. JRiver actually does a really good job of that (it's one of their primary focuses, streaming music and video to Ipads, phones, other media center pc's, etc).

But that can be pretty daunting to setup and keep running.

Another alternative is to keep your music library located centrally (on a server drive, or one particular computer), then "share" that drive with other computers over your network. AlbumPlayer (and most likely any file based MP3 jukebox software) can do that, assuming the server can share folders with Windows machines. If your network is wired, that won't be a problem, but if your doing wireless, you may need to make sure you've got the bandwidth to move large files around or you might get skips and stutters while playing. Most Wireless G and N routers should be fine for music though, and Wireless N should be good for video, assuming you get good connections.

And finally, I just put a great big Ol' harddrive locally in my jukebox and just copy, verbatum, my MP3 collection to it.

Then, I just sync it up every once in a while.

It might be a little more effort, but that way, I have a defacto backup of all my tracks, and I don't have to worry about wireless network connections, etc when I just want to play some tracks.

[willybeamish]

Well, there are a couple ways to accomplish that.


Another alternative is to keep your music library located centrally (on a server drive, or one particular computer), then "share" that drive with other computers over your network. AlbumPlayer (and most likely any file based MP3 jukebox software) can do that, assuming the server can share folders with Windows machines.

I might give this a shot if I can get the windows and mac to play along and share folders of course. Ive been looking into gameex for the moment only because its free but I like the way Touchjams seems to work well with touchscreens and also J River maybe.

[drventure]

Well, I can't recommend JRiver for use on a touchscreen. They have a supposedly "touchscreen" friendly skin, but it's really not. However, for managing/cleaning up a media library (and definitely for Home Theater), it's fantastic.

Touchjams probably works fine, I've just couldn't get past those awful buttons/skins. but that's just personal preference.

[willybeamish]

I just was messing around with GameEx its not bad a bit slow because this Elo is underpowered. The jukebox is not bad I like the touch jam look alot more. Maybe I'll try the demo tomorrow..

[Turvey]

Both the SK and SKG jukebox software will play MP3s stored on other computers on the same network. I have no idea about getting a Mac and a Windows to speak to each other though 

[willybeamish]

Both the SK and SKG jukebox software will play MP3s stored on other computers on the same network. I have no idea about getting a Mac and a Windows to speak to each other though 

It was actually pretty easy from my windows touch screen to the mac. All I did was map a drive directed towards my Music folder on the mac. Im currently setting up Album Player demo..maybe down the road ill purchase it when I have extra cash. Its pretty easy to use and its doing a good job of finding album covers as well.

[egosbar]

Well, there are a couple ways to accomplish that.


Another alternative is to keep your music library located centrally (on a server drive, or one particular computer), then "share" that drive with other computers over your network. AlbumPlayer (and most likely any file based MP3 jukebox software) can do that, assuming the server can share folders with Windows machines.

yah touchjams is great with touchscreens , new update came out and im really happy that an add to top button was put on the playlist page, was a pain moving a song up one at a time in a large playlist , i think a new update coming out soon so i cant wait for  that one
the album art tagging feature is flawless it only missed one album cover and i changed about 20
the skinning looks complex but ive done one now and the builder added it to he website under egosbar 4;3 screen ,
anyone have any cool buttons they can share , id be interested in skinning another

I might give this a shot if I can get the windows and mac to play along and share folders of course. Ive been looking into gameex for the moment only because its free but I like the way Touchjams seems to work well with touchscreens and also J River maybe.

[drventure]

If you do end up with album player, you might want to check out my "Now Playing Screensaver" (it's stickied on the AP forums).

Basically, it's a plain ol' screensaver that detects if AP (or Windows Media player or JRiver Media Center) is running and if so, what track is currently playing.

Then it jumps out to Yahoo and Flicker and grabs a few images, and displays them in a "pan and zoom" style while the song plays.

It's kinda fun and gives you something to look at other than the jukebox front end screen all the time.

[egosbar]

Well, I can't recommend JRiver for use on a touchscreen. They have a supposedly "touchscreen" friendly skin, but it's really not. However, for managing/cleaning up a media library (and definitely for Home Theater), it's fantastic.

Touchjams probably works fine, I've just couldn't get past those awful buttons/skins. but that's just personal preference.

skinning this jukebox is doable , ive made a skin its called egosbar on the touchjams website under the 4-3 screen, ive made it four album view and worked on the buttons so they look like the are on when you click them , i need to update it as ive improved it and will do it soon im still working on it , i agree the buttons on most jukes dont look good enough and im looking for more realistic buttons ,

if anyone has any web buttons that are good i can easily add the button picture to replace the current ones , ive searched websites and also google images and also tried a few web button programming software

real pictures of play pause forward rewind i can add so good quality photos of buttons would be good , the buttons im not really keen on are the side buttons , so a good button down the left side would be good too , im searching but not finding anything , ive looked on stereo sites google images etc
 i definitely love the program and im waiting on the new update soon , if you need help skinning a skin ill be happy to help you out

[rberger3]

I use xlobby, great program and they have a free version and great with touchscreen.  Android.apk program as well, although i haven't figured it all out yet.

here is the site for the free version.

https://sites.google.com/site/xlobbyhelp/oldxlobbyversions

[orion]

I use xlobby, great program and they have a free version and great with touchscreen.  Android.apk program as well, although i haven't figured it all out yet.

here is the site for the free version.

https://sites.google.com/site/xlobbyhelp/oldxlobbyversions

I used to use Xlobby too and spent a lot of time making my own skin. The plugins get out of date and stop working so keeping on top of making it work is a real pain. Also I couldn't figure out how to make it play music purchaced from iTunes. I gave up and switched to Album player. If your into skinning, please feel free to have a go at mine. Not all the features work anymore.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,93382.0.html

[toeknee1973]

I, like EBAR, like TOUCHJAMS as well.... I've done several Jukes now with dual and single screens and installations are a breeze. TJ also has internet radio, supports karaoke and videos. The setup is pretty straight forward too.

                 check out my juke..with TouchJams.......

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=118260.0