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aliciaviola:
MC 27 (newest release) creates dropouts when I am typing something in the search field while playing a file. The activity monitor shows that the CPU that normally is low rises during the typing up to more than 100 percent. That didn't happen in any of the former versions (auto-import is disabled - Mac Pro, Mojave 10.14.6., 48 GB memory, Radeon RX 570 Graphic Card).
MC has a problem if another program like WaveLab or iZotope RX are open at the same time and have files with different sample rates (for example: 44 kHz MC - 48 kHz Wavelab). If I am playing a file in WaveLab and thereafter one in MC with a different sample rate, MC plays the file in the wrong speed and pitch.

Finally there still is the problem with special characters, for instance in the title tag field. It's appears correct if I am typing file names in MC (ä=ä, á=á....) and it's proper, too, when I copy and paste words or sentences from Chrome. Copy and paste from Safari results in broken names (älter = a lter or désirée = de sire e). Same thing if I am importing files with special characters - the characters appear broken in MC. Same when I am moving or renaming files with MC (Shortcut F6). The special characters in MC look all right - the resulting file has broken words.
If a folder has the name Dylan, Bob and I move a file from MC (F6) into this folder it's no problem. If the folder has the name Dylan, Bob (*1941) MC doesn't move the file into this folder but creates a new one named Dylan, Bob (_1941) and moves it to this new folder.
All this never has been improved, corrected or solved up to now.
I am a long-time MC user and a happy one but no other program on my MAC including all music programs ever had such a problem (iTunes, WaveLab Pro, Isotope RX, Metadatics....).
Please, finally find a solution.
Frank

Fred1:
The problem with special characters in MC for Mac exists as long as the Mac-version is on earth. I fear it will never be solved.

Awesome Donkey:
It's probably not an easy thing to fix.

The folder thing might be an issue with macOS' file system with specific characters. Like for example you can't use folders with preceding periods in the name (like for example a folder containing Metallica's ...And Justice For All) because the OS (both macOS and Linux) treats those folders as hidden folders and MC won't be able to import them. I have to use underscores for those artists and album folders instead of the periods (so ...And Justice For All has to become ___And Justice For All for it to work correctly) to avoid issues like that.

aliciaviola:
If this is no easy thing to fix: why is MediaCenter the only MAC program I ever had that has this problem - for many years now?
And: the only characters that don't work, for instance, in WaveLab Pro while saving files (that comes from the Windows world, too) is :.
The system then gives a warning that forbidden characters are used. / divides a file in two parts.
That's all. All other characters work, can be written and read without any problem.
Sorry, I hope it sounds not too aggressive. I love MC and  - even if it's still not a full MAC looking program - it's simply the best one can get.
You make a great job.
But we pay our money for each new version so that the program can continue to develop and keep getting still better.
I'm not giving up my hope yet ...
Frank

One more thing: it would be great if there should be a TV solution for other TV sticks, too.

Awesome Donkey:

--- Quote from: aliciaviola on September 29, 2020, 06:39:49 am ---If this is no easy thing to fix: why is MediaCenter the only MAC program I ever had that has this problem
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The answer is MC isn't a typical Mac app, it uses its own system for window drawing, skinning, etc. This would also apply, I'm assuming, to unicode/UTF-8 font handling as well. It's something that might have to be addressed character-by-character or something like that. I've yet to encounter any issues with special characters so far in MC for Mac, but I guess I'm not using any problematic characters.

Bob is probably the one to answer this one.


--- Quote from: aliciaviola on September 29, 2020, 06:39:49 am ---One more thing: it would be great if there should be a TV solution for other TV sticks, too.

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Television is only possible on Linux and macOS with DLNA compatible tuners like some HDHomeRun devices. Any other devices completely lack driver support outside of Windows, so they can't work. If you meant TV sticks like the Fire TV stick I also don't foresee JRiver supporting Fire TV sticks with JRiver for Android either, just the Nvidia Shield TV.

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