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MC21: Windows v. Mac
shAf:
(sorry if this has been asked before, but searching the subject on this forum is difficult and turned up very little that is current)
As my 3 year-old Windows 8 computer is currently taking 3 days to 'recover and restore' after booting to a solid blue screen rather than login, I contemplate replacing it with more reliable hardware (e.g., Apple Mini). At this point I consider MC running on the Windows platform tried & true, but I wonder if MC for the Mac wouldn't suit my purposes(?) (playng & organizing music, RIP'ing music, playing MKV video) ...
Edit: I should also add that my Windows preferred audio output is "bitstreamed" via HDMI
TIA ... Your thoughts and advice is much appreciated! :)
mwillems:
The sticky thread at the top of the MC20 Mac board comparing windows and mac is mostly up to date: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=97363.0
The only major change from what's in that thread is image support has been added (as far as I know).
shAf:
--- Quote from: mwillems on September 10, 2015, 08:03:27 am ---The sticky thread at the top of the MC20 Mac board comparing windows and mac is mostly up to date: ...
The only major change from what's in that thread is image support has been added (as far as I know).
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Thanks mwillems :)
I did see that in the MC20 forum, but imagined there may be additional plans for MC21 ... for example, I see that CD RIP'ing is considered finished, but I wonder if it's as polished(?) The Mac OS files system is strange to me, and the MC interface to it isn't the same as for Windows. E.G., how would I use an external encoder (AAC) for RIP'ing and converting audio?
glynor:
I updated it a bit and moved it here.
By the way:
--- Quote from: shAf on September 10, 2015, 08:19:34 am ---The Mac OS files system is strange to me, and the MC interface to it isn't the same as for Windows.
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The OSX filesystem isn't the weird one. Windows is the weird one.
OSX is UNIX and uses a standard POSIX filesystem layout (like Linux and BSD and all other POSIX shells). When you open a command line, you get a Bash prompt, just like on Linux. There are some Mac-specific oddities to the filesystem, like that all external drives are mounted in /Volumes instead of /mnt and whatnot. But these are mostly changes to make things easier to understand for novices (and you can mount things in /mnt if you want).
And, of course, HFS+ is awful, but... That doesn't impact the way you use the filesystem at all.
I'm not sure what you're asking about the "MC interface" to the filesystem. Specific questions might be easier to answer.
shAf:
--- Quote from: glynor on September 10, 2015, 12:11:43 pm ---I updated it a bit and moved it here.
By the way:
The OSX filesystem isn't the weird one. Windows is the weird one.
...
I'm not sure what you're asking about the "MC interface" to the filesystem. Specific questions might be easier to answer.
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Thanks Glynor ... I believe I know what you mean regarding "strange" but it's also relative to,what one is used to. I find it nice to be able to edit the file system from within MC for Windows such that MC's catalog can update automatically, while there's no equivalent for the Mac version.
Regarding setting up the external encoder, I've never tried it it with the Mac...everything is managed with the Windows version while my Mac simply simply has access to the library server. It should be easy(?) to download a similar encoder (Mac), put the executable somewhere and point MC at it because MC allows a separate dialog field for the arguments to use.
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