Topic: Too Easy V -- Things we should have done because they were so simple (Read 48069 times)

rec head · « **Reply #50 on:** January 30, 2019, 06:20:28 am »

Quote from: Hendrik on January 30, 2019, 05:45:27 am

Graphics Cards don't support CEC, you would need additional hardware to facilitate that.

I'm glad they don't. Things are finicky enough the they are now.

The Big Labinski · « **Reply #51 on:** January 30, 2019, 06:51:32 am »

Quote from: Hendrik on January 30, 2019, 05:45:27 am

Graphics Cards don't support CEC, you would need additional hardware to facilitate that.

Thanks for this information - everything is clear now.

SkGe · « **Reply #52 on:** January 30, 2019, 07:05:34 am »

So as a user of this program for several years, is the only one after the OS which i use all the time. Mainly as a pc user my use is 99% for audio. Tagging, modify, adding playlists, rename, etc.
My thoughts and wishes for next/upcoming versions are:
1. Audio/Thumbnail View add possibilty to change the position of the text as on detail view, (left, center, right);
2. Audio/Thumbnail View when you use a text to show under thumbnail is always centered, and because different names are longer/shorter the view have a discrepency, so instead make it from top not centered;
3. Audio, ability to have a double line instead of one, and can be able to add 2 layers of text, aka, name and bellow composer;
4. Linkable field make how it works as on internet explorer, clickable names, isteand of as a link before;
5. Default image for artist which they don't have a image;
6. Playlist, posibility to have a automatic image on playlist, a group of albums, or something, you have truncate on thumbnail so you can use this method;
7. Tag window, be able to have one or more buttons for different template, now you have to go customize/manage/edit...;
8. Remove the text bellow of image on tag window, make it like old ways;
9. Forum site, a separate section with expression, where people can gather and have a database of different expression, is helpful and easy this way instead searching on different post;
10. And the last one, keep going because you done a wonderful things with this software. I know i use it like all the people around here.

kadish · « **Reply #53 on:** January 30, 2019, 08:05:44 am »

Ability to view and set ratings in Mini View. Love rating my music but like having Mini View to save on screen space.

mattlauck · « **Reply #54 on:** January 30, 2019, 10:53:59 pm »

Quote from: Matt on January 28, 2019, 08:16:28 am

Coming in MC25, we'll have this:
NEW: Added a new relationship to the database to store one for each album artist (auto).

Thanks for the idea

THIS IS AMAZING!
Album Artist (auto) will be perfect.

This and the new related (linked) artists is going to make my workflow (and life) so much better in MC 25.

Thank you!

Moe · « **Reply #55 on:** January 31, 2019, 11:41:04 am »

I'm not sure how easy this would be, doesn't seem like it would be difficult but who knows.

Lock/freeze columns

biblio · « **Reply #56 on:** January 31, 2019, 07:34:27 pm »

Could the sync action window have a bit more of a description of the current action/process instead of just x%?

biblio · « **Reply #57 on:** February 01, 2019, 03:56:13 am »

import more than one m3u at a time!

I was selecting my whole list of playlists to import and it took me a few goes before i realised it wasn't importing all the lists i selected.

magnust · « **Reply #58 on:** February 01, 2019, 03:56:27 am »

Visual indication if the clip protection activates

(let the settings cog wheel blink?)

BryanC · « **Reply #59 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:00:25 pm »

I hesitate to put this in the Too Easy category but it would be very helpful if opening the smartlist editor did not completely block the ability to interact with the rest of MC in standard view.

When I am creating custom smartlists sometimes I like to browse around the current state of the smartlists to see which new rules I would like to add (for instance, excluding specific artists or genres). As it stands now I have to close the smartlist editor window in order to browse the current tracks and then reopen it to add any changes. It would also be nice to be able to use the playback buttons while editing a smartlist.

zxsix · « **Reply #60 on:** February 01, 2019, 04:22:47 pm »

More details shown about audio and video compression of MKV files.
One example:
MC compression field shows: mkv video (video: hevc, audio: truehd)
Mediainfo.exe shows video: hevc, 10bits, HDR audio: TrueHD with Dolby Atmos / AC-3 Dolby Digital

4K logo overlay on corner of movie cover art if dimensions field = 3840x2160

tzr916 · « **Reply #61 on:** February 02, 2019, 09:11:05 am »

1. User defined MC Library backup schedule.
2. User ability to remove/move "Watch All" in theater view > video.

audioriver · « **Reply #62 on:** February 02, 2019, 11:21:42 am »

Ability to disable and further configure the mouse wheel. It remains a problem especially during streaming/video/TV playback.

JimH · « **Reply #63 on:** February 03, 2019, 01:18:30 am »

Split Ability to change fonts

lepa · « **Reply #64 on:** February 03, 2019, 03:30:19 am »

Preview panel when editing Thumbnail Text. Currently you have to navigate a lot when testing complex expressions. It would save time if you could see the results immediately where you are editing it.

mattkhan · « **Reply #65 on:** February 03, 2019, 03:26:15 pm »

Provide a view which shows

* which clients are connected
* what is being streamed to them

As far as I know, at present, you can only see zones in playing now so playing something on panel or jremote is not a visible activity on the server.

Matt · « **Reply #66 on:** February 04, 2019, 07:12:46 pm »

Split the unmute discussion:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,119414.0.html

Matt · « **Reply #67 on:** February 05, 2019, 07:58:57 am »

Quote from: zxsix on February 01, 2019, 04:22:47 pm

4K logo overlay on corner of movie cover art if dimensions field = 3840x2160

This is a good idea.

Coming in the next build:
NEW: 4k content shows a custom icon in Theater View.

Moe · « **Reply #68 on:** February 05, 2019, 12:41:12 pm »

If this is possible, I think it would be very easy to implement.

I'd love a new field called something like "Number of audio streams". This would automatically display the number of audio streams contained in a file, such as an MKV. I am hoping that this information is readily accessible much in the same way that the "Channels" field is. I have a lot of movies with multiple language tracks, director commentaries, Rifftrax, etc. and it would be nice to quickly be able to see files with multiple audio streams.

Thanks!

JimH · « **Reply #69 on:** February 05, 2019, 02:23:57 pm »

Quote from: Moe on February 05, 2019, 12:41:12 pm

If this is possible, I think it would be very easy to implement.

I'd love a new field called something like "Number of audio streams". This would automatically display the number of audio streams contained in a file, such as an MKV. I am hoping that this information is readily accessible much in the same way that the "Channels" field is. I have a lot of movies with multiple language tracks, director commentaries, Rifftrax, etc. and it would be nice to quickly be able to see files with multiple audio streams.

Thanks!

Just add a custom tag. The wiki has information.

Moe · « **Reply #70 on:** February 05, 2019, 03:25:25 pm »

Quote from: JimH on February 05, 2019, 02:23:57 pm

Just add a custom tag. The wiki has information.

I was hoping to have the field automatically filled in, like how channels is filled in automatically. I realize I can make a custom tag, but that field would have to be filled in manually.

unreel · « **Reply #71 on:** February 05, 2019, 05:18:38 pm »

Would be great to be able to drag the playback controls / seek bar down the screen so its not covered by the masking system that I use with my projector.

Shalmaneser · « **Reply #72 on:** February 05, 2019, 08:00:00 pm »

I have to admit that the learning curve for the J MC GUI is somewhat steep for me. Partly it's due to the depth and range of features. If I were to approach a revamp, I'd collect some data on the usage frequency of each feature from the installed base of users. Then I'd revamp the GUI to make those features highly accessible. E.G. a single click/keystroke. My pet peeve is how deeply buried the audio settings are. Nothing like trying to set equalizer 2 or output format settings from four or five moves deep. I'm the first to say it's probably just me, but I've never been a fan of highly vertical GUIs, preferring very horizontal design, even at the expense of screen space. Modern monitors are huuuge by comparison to a decade past.

biblio · « **Reply #73 on:** February 05, 2019, 08:55:42 pm »

Quote from: Shalmaneser on February 05, 2019, 08:00:00 pm

I have to admit that the learning curve for the J MC GUI is somewhat steep for me. Partly it's due to the depth and range of features. If I were to approach a revamp, I'd collect some data on the usage frequency of each feature from the installed base of users. Then I'd revamp the GUI to make those features highly accessible. E.G. a single click/keystroke. My pet peeve is how deeply buried the audio settings are. Nothing like trying to set equalizer 2 or output format settings from four or five moves deep. I'm the first to say it's probably just me, but I've never been a fan of highly vertical GUIs, preferring very horizontal design, even at the expense of screen space. Modern monitors are huuuge by comparison to a decade past.

If there was ever a telemetry option i'd tick it. The only features I use are audio based though.

mimizone · « **Reply #74 on:** February 05, 2019, 09:25:03 pm »

In a DLNA server configuration,
Apply DSP/format transcoding not only by file type but also by sample rate.

The request is specifically only for DFF/DSF files.
Some renderer can play native DFF/DSF up to DSD64 but not beyond.

The custom (input->output samplerate) setup is feasible for PCM already via the Output Format screen in the Sample Rate options.

So for instance:

Input -> Output
DSD64 -> DSD64 (unmodified)
DSD128 -> to PCM (ex: 192Khz) or DSD64

the option could be a few other lines in the DSP Studio>Output Format>Sample Rate list with entries for DSD Sample Rates? But that is potentially not coherent with the DLNA Servers configuration window and could be confusing maybe?

or the option could be to have dff64/dff128/dsf64 etc... show up as different file types in the "Audio Formats to convert" list? that would make the list a bit longer (10 additional lines if we go up to dsd1024). It's also not really the file types. Which may be confusing and feel more like a hack.

I'll vote for option 1 if I had the choice.

Gedeon · « **Reply #75 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:01:24 am »

In the "Get Info" from internet dialog to scrap, let, not only choose the language but media type too in a drop-down dialog, so users can change from TV Show to Movie ... or the correct mediatype.

Listener · « **Reply #76 on:** February 06, 2019, 11:19:27 am »

A library tools item to combine a list of files (preserving gaps or lack of gaps). It would be good if tags were transferred in the process. (I realize that the name tag would be different for each of the input files but other tags might be the same.)

Foobar2000 has such a command and I used it in the past to glue together the movements of classical music works into a single file. Also useful for movie musical and soundtrack albums. On a smartphone or portable DAP such glued files are easier to select and play than a series of separate files.

xpto · « **Reply #77 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:50:50 pm »

Here's a "Too Easy" request:

Make the "Import Details" window that appears when you press "Details" in the "Import Summary" at least twice as big horizontally. Maybe even three time as big.

Currently all is packed into that small window and looks pretty unreadable.

It always needs resizing to look at what was imported and from where.

Another option is too have the window adapt horizontally to the biggest path that was imported -> no more resizing needed

xpto

xpto · « **Reply #78 on:** February 07, 2019, 09:55:54 am »

"Too easy" request for the bottom toolbar.

I would like to configure what is displayed at the bottom toolbar similar to what is already possible on the top toolbar.

I'm not referring to "Customize toolbar" - that's already available for the bottom and top toolbars.

I am referring to "Customize Display" - which is available for the top toolbar/display.

Nothing fancy like the top toolbar/display with Play Mode (Main), Play Mode (Alternative) or Stopped Mode.

I just need a single field where I can specify an "Expression Language" expression for what I need to appear at the bottom.

MC is king of customization (and I love it that way!) but it's missing this hopefully "too easy" bit.

Thanks

xpto

Matt · « **Reply #79 on:** February 07, 2019, 10:13:43 am »

Quote from: xpto on February 06, 2019, 03:50:50 pm

Here's a "Too Easy" request:

Make the "Import Details" window that appears when you press "Details" in the "Import Summary" at least twice as big horizontally. Maybe even three time as big.

Currently all is packed into that small window and looks pretty unreadable.

It always needs resizing to look at what was imported and from where.

Another option is too have the window adapt horizontally to the biggest path that was imported -> no more resizing needed

xpto

This will be coming soon. Thanks for the idea.

History:
Changed: Made the "Import Details" dialog bigger.

xpto · « **Reply #80 on:** February 07, 2019, 11:01:26 am »

Thank Matt for the "Import Details" resizing.

One last "Too easy" request from my side.

When right clicking on the items on the tree add "Open in new tab" as an option.

Currently I need to:

1. identify what I need in a new tab - playlist, smartlist or other.
2. open a new tab by clicking on the "micro-sized tab" that appears right to my currently open tab. BTW, this is invisible in many skins.
3. get back to the playlist, smartlist I wanted to open in step 1.

It would be easier if all is done in one step.

Thanks

xpto

Moe · « **Reply #81 on:** February 07, 2019, 11:04:22 am »

Quote from: xpto on February 07, 2019, 11:01:26 am

Thank Matt for the "Import Details" resizing.

One last "Too easy" request from my side.

When right clicking on the items on the tree add "Open in new tab" as an option.

Currently I need to:

1. identify what I need in a new tab - playlist, smartlist or other.
2. open a new tab by clicking on the "micro-sized tab" that appears right to my currently open tab. BTW, this is invisible in many skins.
3. get back to the playlist, smartlist I wanted to open in step 1.

It would be easier if all is done in one step.

Thanks

xpto

Click with your mouse wheel and it will open in a new tab.

xpto · « **Reply #82 on:** February 07, 2019, 11:20:09 am »

Quote from: Moe on February 07, 2019, 11:04:22 am

Click with your mouse wheel and it will open in a new tab.

Yep, that works Moe.

Thanks for the tip.

xpto

tyler69 · « **Reply #83 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:18:23 pm »

Volume percentage indicator in Panel. It could be put on the right side of the volume slider.

Plutotype · « **Reply #84 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:29:44 pm »

Too easy:

Global subtitles setting for "shift"...which will be used as default setting for the whole movie library.

Why is this important:

- render subtitles on black bars only ( not messing up the picture )
- size vs shift vs viewing distance vs black bars
- set once and forget
- can be achieved also by moving default 0 shift setting so that this renders subtitles closer to bottom of the screen

SpeedD408 · « **Reply #85 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:38:35 pm »

How about picture-in-picture? I would thing most of us have multiple tuners and thus we can record multiple shows, why can't we watch two shows at once? Primary would get audio and a function key or remote key could flip primary and secondary streams.

lepa · « **Reply #86 on:** February 10, 2019, 02:08:22 am »

Could the "dots" in the theaterview's playing now be at least optional, please. They just flowing in the air there and I would rather have the textual information which is shown when I select volume or position row as a simple implementation.

RD James · « **Reply #87 on:** February 11, 2019, 02:23:05 am »

When you click "streaming" in the tree, it auto-expands like everything else.

JimH · « **Reply #88 on:** February 11, 2019, 02:56:57 am »

Split Server Extensions

drmimosa · « **Reply #89 on:** February 11, 2019, 10:41:10 am »

Folder icons ("view" icons, really) for DLNA browsing (TVs, VLC Apple TV app, etc) are just that, folders. How about using the Panel icons or an option for custom DLNA icons?

lepa · « **Reply #90 on:** February 11, 2019, 02:24:31 pm »

Quote from: drmimosa on February 11, 2019, 10:41:10 am

Folder icons ("view" icons, really) for DLNA browsing (TVs, VLC Apple TV app, etc) are just that, folders. How about using the Panel icons or an option for custom DLNA icons?

Too Medium solution: User selectable icon for every Item in view. We already have "Set rules for file display" why not add "Set icon for item" which would override the default icon.

flac.rules · « **Reply #91 on:** February 11, 2019, 04:59:25 pm »

I think these things are easy:

- Being able to rate playlists
- Being able to transcode an external device on a client on a a client-server setup.
- Support stacking in JRemote/Gizmo/Outside the main program.

RD James · « **Reply #92 on:** February 13, 2019, 12:40:20 am »

"Maximize device volume during playback" option for ASIO.
Without this option, ASIO is still prone to breaking on devices which do not bypass the device volume via ASIO automatically.

kstich · « **Reply #93 on:** February 13, 2019, 01:07:11 am »

Too Easy Request

Add options to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar, and minimize to system tray when someone clicks “X” (the close icon) instead of actually closing the software.

Use case, I use the WDM driver and all audio is routed through J River. I would like to prevent the application from closing, as sometimes guests close the software when they really need it for playback. A “prevent application close - send to tray instead” option would prevent that.

Thanks!

JimH · « **Reply #94 on:** February 13, 2019, 01:13:41 am »

Quote from: kstich on February 13, 2019, 01:07:11 am

Too Easy Request

Add options to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar, and minimize to system tray when someone clicks “X” (the close icon) instead of actually closing the software.

Use case, I use the WDM driver and all audio is routed through J River. I would like to prevent the application from closing, as sometimes guests close the software when they really need it for playback. A “prevent application close - send to tray instead” option would prevent that.

Thanks!

Try running Media Server on system startup (in MC options). You could read what that does here:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Server

It would keep the server running, if that helps.

RD James · « **Reply #95 on:** February 13, 2019, 01:18:30 am »

Quote from: JimH on February 13, 2019, 01:13:41 am

Try running Media Server on system startup (in MC options). You could read what that does here:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Server

It would keep the server running, if that helps.

The issue is that Media Server keeps running but closing the Media Center interface stops playback.
Minimizing to tray on close would keep playback running.

thorsten · « **Reply #96 on:** February 13, 2019, 07:42:36 am »

Hi there,

As using the built in convolver feature:
Would it be possible in dsp/convolver to show 2 or 3 different files, where one can open easily different configurations so that there is a rather easy on-the-fly comparison possible?

Right now, I have two .txt files with different ending (e.g. _1 and _2) and I always have to use the keyboard for changing from one configuration to another. It works, but is a hassle to use.

Keep up with the great work and eagerly awaiting MC25,

Thorsten

JimH · « **Reply #97 on:** February 13, 2019, 07:46:17 am »

Quote from: thorsten on February 13, 2019, 07:42:36 am

As using the built in convolver feature:
Would it be possible in dsp/convolver to show 2 or 3 different files, where one can open easily different configurations so that there is a rather easy on-the-fly comparison possible?

I believe you could do that with Zones. The wiki has a topic. Ctrl-T toggles between zones.

thorsten · « **Reply #98 on:** February 14, 2019, 01:57:23 am »

Jim,

Zones might work, but then I have to run them in sync and have to load the playlist in both zones. In german we say: pest or colera

4 jumping cats · « **Reply #99 on:** February 14, 2019, 05:25:16 pm »

The ability to show all of the embedded artwork in a flac file is long overdue, mp3tag can do it so why not jriver?

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