Request for .opus audio codec support

[oneshiftybiscut]

Hello there,

I would like to request support for the .opus audio codec to be added to Seer.
It's completely free to use, open source, and rapidly gaining popularity as a lossy alternative to MP3, with many preferring it over MP3 for its improved efficiency.

There is a lot of documentation walking through how to incorporate it into programs/projects, and I think it would be a really great addition to Seer's functionality. At the moment activating Seer on a .opus file just displays the file's metadata.

I would try to tackle creating a plugin/script for it, but figure it's best to ask for official support here first!
Thanks for your consideration, and for developing such a fantastic utility! :)

.opus codec documentation
.opus Wikipedia page

[ccseer]

send me a sample file please

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[oneshiftybiscut]

Sure thing, here is a FLAC file that I converted with dbpoweramp to .opus.
I encoded the .opus file in the highest quality possible (VBR 512 kbps) which I only mention in case bit rates matter or it causes any errors when testing.

Unfortunately Github does not allow me to share audio files directly, so I uploaded them to a temporary file host. Let me know if for whatever reason those links or the files themselves do not work, and thank you for your help!

J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 VII. Badinerie (FLAC).flac (8.76 MB)

J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 VII. Badinerie (OPUS).opus (5.95 MB)

Edit: This is what activating Seer on a .opus file looks like at the moment:

[oneshiftybiscut]

Hello, just following up to see if the file worked/you were able to access it?

[rafaelbeckert]

WhatsApp audio file format when downloaded *.ogg need to test too

[ccseer]

https://github.com/ccseer/Seer/wiki/Customizing-Settings-via-user.ini

[ccseer]

[oneshiftybiscut]

Fantastic, I was able to get it working with your instructions.
Thank you so much, this is awesome!

EDIT: One follow-up question: is there any way to have Seer display the album artwork saved in the folder that the currently playing file is saved in (artwork is called "cover.jpg") if it is not embedded within the file itself?

I am not sure if that would fall under the folder -> extra_support settings, but I was unable to find anything in the documentation about it.