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Karellen at 08:49, 12 July 2020

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	~~== See also ==~~
	~~{{#dpl: \| category = Karaoke }}~~

	[[Category:Development-Archived]]		[[Category:Development-Archived]]

Karellen at 08:47, 12 July 2020

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	{{~~Karaoke note~~}}		{{warning\|'''Commencing from v16, the karaoke feature in Kodi has been removed.'''}}

	<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />
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	Same as with CDG, the karaoke song consist of two files: the music file (usually MP3 but could be any playable type), and a separate text file with the same file name as the music file, but with .lrc extension. This is the most popular format in the Asia, and the most widespread lyrics format in the Internet. The source of those files are either original karaoke CDs where text in CD-G format was replaced by text in LRC by the person who ripped it, or a home-made music often made from MIDI files. There is also a lot of legitimate lyrics web sites where the lyrics in LRC format are available for download, usually for free.		Same as with CDG, the karaoke song consist of two files: the music file (usually MP3 but could be any playable type), and a separate text file with the same file name as the music file, but with .lrc extension. This is the most popular format in the Asia, and the most widespread lyrics format in the Internet. The source of those files are either original karaoke CDs where text in CD-G format was replaced by text in LRC by the person who ripped it, or a home-made music often made from MIDI files. There is also a lot of legitimate lyrics web sites where the lyrics in LRC format are available for download, usually for free.

	The main feature of this format is that the lyrics are stored in the text file, usually in UTF-8 encoding. This means nothing but text (i.e. no graphics), and that the rendering software (Kodi) must have all necessary fonts installed. However since the rendering device uses real scalable fonts to render the text, the lyrics visualization quality is very good, especially on large screens. Being a text file it could also contain meta information (artist and song name, overall song delay and so on), is easy to edit/fix, and easy to create. Under Linux such files could be ~~[[HOW-TO: Create karaoke lyrics\|~~created]] in five minutes using free software.		The main feature of this format is that the lyrics are stored in the text file, usually in UTF-8 encoding. This means nothing but text (i.e. no graphics), and that the rendering software (Kodi) must have all necessary fonts installed. However since the rendering device uses real scalable fonts to render the text, the lyrics visualization quality is very good, especially on large screens. Being a text file it could also contain meta information (artist and song name, overall song delay and so on), is easy to edit/fix, and easy to create. Under Linux such files could be created in five minutes using free software.

	=== MP3+TXT (UltraStar) ===		=== MP3+TXT (UltraStar) ===
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	=== Setting up default background mode ===		=== Setting up default background mode ===
	Default background mode is "no background". If you wish to use visualization, video or a picture as background, it should be enabled in ~~[[AdvancedSettings.xml#.3Ckaraoke.3E\|~~advancedsettings.xml]].		Default background mode is "no background". If you wish to use visualization, video or a picture as background, it should be enabled in advancedsettings.xml.

	For video background the video file must be available in supported format. Currently all the formats which could be played by Kodi are supported with exception of DVD and DVD images. Video playback is in alpha phase, so currently only one video could be selected as background. Using highly compressed video is not recommended; MPEG2 is recommended for fast machines and MPEG1 for slow machines. Educational videos like National Geography look very good for background. Stripping audio is not needed, as any available audio stream will be ignored.		For video background the video file must be available in supported format. Currently all the formats which could be played by Kodi are supported with exception of DVD and DVD images. Video playback is in alpha phase, so currently only one video could be selected as background. Using highly compressed video is not recommended; MPEG2 is recommended for fast machines and MPEG1 for slow machines. Educational videos like National Geography look very good for background. Stripping audio is not needed, as any available audio stream will be ignored.

	When playing CDG+MP3 files, note that they usually have their own background which you can turn on/off in ~~[[AdvancedSettings.xml#.3Ckaraoke.3E\|~~advancedsettings.xml]] as well.		When playing CDG+MP3 files, note that they usually have their own background which you can turn on/off in advancedsettings.xml as well.

	== Where to get Karaoke files ==		== Where to get Karaoke files ==
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	Alternatively there are some online retailers offering downloadable MP3+G files. See http://www.tricerasoft.com for a good example. From sites like this you can download the files already in MP3+G format and play them directly using Kodi. There is also a bunch of web sites selling huge collections of MP3+G songs on multiple DVD disks.		Alternatively there are some online retailers offering downloadable MP3+G files. See http://www.tricerasoft.com for a good example. From sites like this you can download the files already in MP3+G format and play them directly using Kodi. There is also a bunch of web sites selling huge collections of MP3+G songs on multiple DVD disks.

	'''MP3+LRC'''. At this moment we do not know about any vendor which would sell legit MP3 karaoke files with LRC lyrics. A lot of LRC karaoke files and music are available on Asian (mostly Chinese) web sites, either freely or commercially, but their legality is questionable. However, LRC lyrics alone are freely available at a lot of web sites, and relatively easy to create~~, see the article in this wiki on [[HOW-TO create LRC karaoke lyrics files]]~~.		'''MP3+LRC'''. At this moment we do not know about any vendor which would sell legit MP3 karaoke files with LRC lyrics. A lot of LRC karaoke files and music are available on Asian (mostly Chinese) web sites, either freely or commercially, but their legality is questionable. However, LRC lyrics alone are freely available at a lot of web sites, and relatively easy to create.

	'''MP3+TXT'''. A few Creative Commons licensed songs come with UltraStar Deluxe. These will work on POSIX platforms as well as Windows. You can do a [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search on Creative Commons licensed MP3 files] to find songs you can legally share with others. You'll probably need to create your own lyrics files though. You can also check Ultrastar, Ultrastar Deluxe and Performous forums for more songs and/or lyrics. If you legally own songs on CD, you can rip them to WAV for personal use using Open Source tools like CDex or Asunder or K3B and then convert to MP3 with tools like Audacity or Sox. Some software may convert directly to MP3.		'''MP3+TXT'''. A few Creative Commons licensed songs come with UltraStar Deluxe. These will work on POSIX platforms as well as Windows. You can do a [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search on Creative Commons licensed MP3 files] to find songs you can legally share with others. You'll probably need to create your own lyrics files though. You can also check Ultrastar, Ultrastar Deluxe and Performous forums for more songs and/or lyrics. If you legally own songs on CD, you can rip them to WAV for personal use using Open Source tools like CDex or Asunder or K3B and then convert to MP3 with tools like Audacity or Sox. Some software may convert directly to MP3.
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	The following advanced settings are added for karaoke support. All they must be stored in the advancedsettings.xml file in the <karaoke> section:		The following advanced settings are added for karaoke support. All they must be stored in the advancedsettings.xml file in the <karaoke> section:
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Karellen: Karellen moved page Karaoke to Archive:Karaoke: Deprecated feature

2018-06-17T03:32:51Z

Karellen moved page Karaoke to Archive:Karaoke: Deprecated feature

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Ned Scott at 07:34, 13 November 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />

Ned Scott: /* See also */

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Ned Scott at 23:25, 12 November 2015

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	~~<big>~~{{~~redv~~\|~~'''NOTICE'''\| '''~~Kodi Jarvis ~~(V16~~) ~~no longer supports~~ karaoke~~!'''~~}}~~</big>~~











	~~{{greenv~~\|~~'''NOTICE'''\| Karaoke option requires enabling '''advanced''' settings level. See [[Settings#Settings_levels]].}}~~


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	<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />This page provides information about karaoke playback in Kodi and provides advanced setup details.<section end="intro" />

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 == See also ==

Ronie at 22:49, 12 November 2015

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Ronie at 22:47, 12 November 2015

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	~~[[Category:Manual]]~~
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	{{greenv\|'''NOTICE'''\| Karaoke option requires enabling '''advanced''' settings level. See [[Settings#Settings_levels]].}}		{{greenv\|'''NOTICE'''\| Karaoke option requires enabling '''advanced''' settings level. See [[Settings#Settings_levels]].}}