Topic: Media Center 11.0.29 Alpha Available (Read 5357 times)

Matt · « **on:** July 16, 2004, 03:47:56 pm »

We're just starting work on Media Center 11. From time to time, we'll share our progress.

Think of these early builds like the hole in the ground before you start building a house. Much like the hole, it's hard to get excited about these builds, and if you're not careful with them, you'll get hurt.

When upgrading from MC 10, you will lose your settings. Some plugins will not work yet.

Please uninstall builds prior to MC 11.0.12 before installing. (no need to uninstall 11.0.12) As always, backup your library.

ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/music/MediaCenter110029.exe

11.0.29 (7/16/04)

1. NEW: Added "Preview Mode" to play only the intro to songs. (Player Menu > Player Options / right-click on DSP Studio button)
2. NEW: Revamped Options > Playback screen.

11.0.28 (7/15/04)

1. Fixed: Setup completion utility could crash when finalizing setup after a restart.

11.0.27 (7/15/04)

1. Fixed: On fresh install, toggling scrollbars for Track Info page could cause the page to be replaced by an error page.
2. Changed: Handheld plugins installed for Media Center 9.1 / 10 will also show up in Media Center 11.
3. Fixed: Sort items removed from Customize Current View dialog could reappear after an "Apply" in some cases.
4. Fixed: Cover Art for individual files could not be retrieved by Theater View, Album View, or other programs using the SDK.
5. NEW: Added basic image editing. Select an image and pick Tools > Image > Edit Image... from the menu. (still a work in progress)

IanG · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2004, 05:30:49 pm »

Image editing now works as expected - thanks!

Ian G.

xen-uno · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2004, 10:46:05 am »

Not using 11 yet, but on 10 there needs to an option to (auto) turn off x-fading on audio CD's. Since it probably won't be implemented in 10, how 'bout 11?

10^-27

Matt · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2004, 10:56:18 am »

Quote from: xen-uno on July 17, 2004, 10:46:05 am

Not using 11 yet, but on 10 there needs to an option to (auto) turn off x-fading on audio CD's. Since it probably won't be implemented in 10, how 'bout 11?

10^-27

Maybe start a thread, because I'm not sure why a guy would want this. For now, could the "Alternate Playback Settings" (Alt+1) mode do the trick?

cncb · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2004, 09:56:27 pm »

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned already, but Media Center is missing from the right-click menu in Windows Explorer. I can no longer select files and import them this way.

Vermaje · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2004, 02:40:25 am »

Question :

Why MC11 do not use the file "playlistx.jmd" of MC10 ?

(When I copy this file into Windows\Application Data\J River\Media Center 11\Library, MC11 gives all names of playlists, but this playlists are ... blank !)

Thanks

Matt · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2004, 08:52:37 am »

Quote from: Vermaje on July 19, 2004, 02:40:25 am

Question :

Why MC11 do not use the file "playlistx.jmd" of MC10 ?

(When I copy this file into Windows\Application Data\J River\Media Center 11\Library, MC11 gives all names of playlists, but this playlists are ... blank !)

Thanks

You can't safely pick and choose library files to move around, because the different pieces work together. Use the Library Backup / Library Restore feature for tasks like this.

Polonio · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2004, 09:03:37 am »

I don't know if now is the right time to ask for appareance feature...

But I wuold really appreciate new icons for "Album thumbails view" and "Detailed view" toolbars buttons. Right now, all list style views share the same icon... what seem very unusable to me...

drosoph · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2004, 09:57:59 am »

Couple of quick requests:

Since a new backup is created on each import, can we set the number of MAX Backups to retain?
[Date (Month #)] Field -- Please ?
Media Server -- Allow us to select which fields are included, if I elimiinate Lyrics/Bios I can reduce the downlaod size by about 80% !!!
Full EXIF Parsing Support -- To allow custom field creation from these tags, as well.
On Duplicate checking, allow a "Selection~" tag so that I can select the Low Bitrate, or Smallest Filesize, or Oldest File, etc
A new version of the SlideShow plugin that works with V11 would be sweet !
Auto-Import Functionality (Use Media Scheduler to import basedon the new intelligent import wizard)
While I'm at it ... Why not throw my Pie-in-the-Sky request -- CD+G Support Plugin!

What do the following fields mean?
Playback Range
Mix Album
Text

Vermaje · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2004, 03:32:06 pm »

Playlist !
Restore backup => Ok

Thank You

(Backup MC10 et Backup MC11 are not different ??)

drb · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2004, 04:18:47 pm »

Are there any changes in overall graphical appearance of MC 11? is it different from MC 10? I am paranoid to install alpha and beta versions. If somebody has a screenshot (if different from MC 10) please post it here.

Thanks.

cheers,
drb

xen-uno · « **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2004, 05:25:38 pm »

Matt > For now, could the "Alternate Playback Settings" (Alt+1) mode do the trick?

Yessir...forgot about that. I can't see why anyone would want x-fade on audio CD's. Two cases where x-fading is objectional: MC Audio burn with DSP (ie gapless); factory CD's where track blending occurs natively. May not be worth another thread...no one else has chimed in on this.

10^-27

Dragyn · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2004, 12:22:42 am »

This needs to be back up to the top......and why isn't this stickied like the rest?

Anyway, same name in comments, different case, is confusing tag info and panes.

Oh and check this out..

Vis Studio -> Flush -> Color

Added EDEAE4, save, and it translates it to E4EAED ....pretty cool, eh? I have to edit it in notepad to keep it right.

Dragyn · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:20:31 pm »

using [Dimensions] (Calculated Field) in a thumbnail view shows "CIRCULAR: Dimensions" instead. I think this was shown somewhere else but can't remember why.

Matt · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2004, 08:31:24 am »

Just a heads up that latest version of G-Force now works with MC 11.

It's available under Display Plugins here:
http://accessories.musicex.com/mediacenter/accessories.php

Dragyn · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:29:46 pm »

adding a file to a access control'd rule after a file has been added to 'playing now', will still show the file even though it can't be played (after refresh).

pipsqueak · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:37:15 pm »

bug...

when editing images i can usually select a bunch of files and resize them (this works with jpg, jpeg that ive tried).

With bmp the resize option isnt there. i need to resize a jpeg first then can resize a bunch of bmp's by calling up the last function i used.

pip

matshif · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:58:03 pm »

Thanks for G-Force

How about White Cap?

Michel Lefebvre · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2004, 02:43:23 pm »

Small question:

The X-10 MP3 plug-in does not show in the Plug-In Manager when I try to install it. Is it supposed to work at this point or is it still a bit early for that one?

I miss using MC with the outdoor speakers and the the RF remote while sunning in the back yard... We all know that most IR remotes don't work too well in the sun LOL!

Thanks!

Michel.

Dragyn · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2004, 12:34:10 pm »

Doing anything disk related takes forever on large libraries. just to do a simple 'rename from properties' takes a lot longer than normal. the actual renaming process is fast though.

I think it may have to do with extra library fields and the time it takes to update per file.

DougHamm · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2004, 11:14:17 am »

When using the Windows Media engine for playing back videos, I get strange (but consistent) results on both my computers. Typically audio plays but the video is blank, or if the video does play, it won't go full-screen properly. Also right-clicking over the video won't bring up the context menu. All works fine using the DirectX engine, but then DRM and multichannel WMA aren't there.

If I go into WMP9 and _disable video mixing renderer_ then it works, but with 100% CPU on even the simplest video.

Thanks,

-Doug

TAFKAFEX · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2004, 11:56:10 am »

After importing my files from scratch I found all the previous unassigned 'Date (year)' fields having the year '2004' in it.

Made it a little bit difficult to find the real '2004' tracks.

Found a solution erasing all the fields 'Date' with date AND time in it.

equalizer · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2004, 04:07:35 pm »

Simple feature request.

1) Playing now crop file (where you right click a file, and have only that one left after croping)

I've been getting a MS Visual C++ Runtime error when i play a file, a few seconds after song starts it pops up, and lasts until the song stops.

Media Center Registered 11.0.29 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2, v.2149 (Build 2600)
AMD Athlon 2127 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1572 MB, Free - 1147 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2149 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rc2.040610-1520) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2149 (xpsp_sp2_rc2.040610-1520) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2149 (xpsp_sp2_rc2.040610-1520) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping / Drive H: SONY CD-RW CRX210E1 Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive I: Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive J: Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive H: SONY CD-RW CRX210E1 Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:48 MaxSpeed:48 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None

drosoph · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2004, 12:26:23 pm »

Quote from: Dragyn on July 21, 2004, 02:20:31 pm

using [Dimensions] (Calculated Field) in a thumbnail view shows "CIRCULAR: Dimensions" instead. I think this was shown somewhere else but can't remember why.

Yeah, I found that very annoying too

paulr · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2004, 02:13:53 pm »

Quote

After importing my files from scratch I found all the previous unassigned 'Date (year)' fields having the year '2004' in it.

Made it a little bit difficult to find the real '2004' tracks.

Found a solution erasing all the fields 'Date' with date AND time in it.

So this is what was going on?!? There was another post about dates changing to 2004, and I have seen this, but couldn't come up with a repeatable cause. For a while there, I thought I was losing my mind!

This is definitely a bug.

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Author Topic: Media Center 11.0.29 Alpha Available (Read 5357 times)

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