Great explanation thanks. I would also assume that both programs also have some form of text file output also.

To look any deeper I would need to install the programs here and take a look at them working in real time.

The site only has a demo on it that does not work with all the features and ...

imediapix seems to ring a bell, If I am correct it is a mini automation system?

Does it output all the xml data?

Does it update for each song?

Maybe there is a demo of the program you can send me over and I will design you a small plugin to display the current song. If it shows more data then ...