There is a marked difference between MJ8 and MC9, in terms of media handled, features, etc.
(In my view, some of the great additions were: ASIO support, windows media integration, TV card and video/picture support... and I'm sure I must be forgetting a few other key things)
I am not sure I saw such a feature jump between 9.0 and 9.1 (9.1 added panes and a few other features, which is fine for a 'point' release).
Now, I would like to understand what the idea behind version 10 is? I don't mind helping finance the development, but I would like to have an idea, ahead of time, of what I'm buying into... especially because, on some aspects, MC9/9.1 was never finished (hairstyle never really delivered, the TV module is not well integrated and lacks some features to be really useful -EPG and upside down video in timeshift mode-, the photo album, DVD playback, WMV etc. are not really best in class, and external remote controllability is not where it ought to be without MCIO...). I was expecting there would be an MC9.2, and that 9.3 would be a mature well polished all-media application with a flowrishing developper community (plenty of plugins, etc.)
Don't get me wrong: MC9 was/is a very ambitious product, and I understand that it takes time to make it perfect, and that some tradeoffs are inevitable. Currently, This is the best audio media manager for my needs, although I prefer other solutions for other media or system integration...
I'm not sure that MC10 will add features/fixes which will be of interest to me, so I guess I need some motivation to stay involved
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