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JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« on: October 30, 2014, 04:07:03 pm »

This is the latest version of MC20 for Mac.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted.

Download: http://files.JRiver.com/mediacenter/channels/v20/latest/MediaCenter200029.dmg

20.0.29 (10/30/2014)

1. Fixed: Video playback uses full resolution rendering on Retina screens for improved quality.
2. Fixed: Crashes when importing videos.
3. Fixed: Showing video in display view was crashing.
4. Fixed: CUE file parsing updated to better handle link filenames.

20.0.28 (10/29/2014)

1. NEW: Video playback support!  It's brand new on Mac so there may be some issues.  Please test and report, thanks.
2. Fixed: Drop box not working in Add Library View / View As, also the drop box for Bitstreaming choices was not working.
3. Fixed: File name paths containing single quotes were failing to move/copy.
4. Fixed: Possible fix for text entry of Asian characters.  Please test and let us know.
5. Fixed: App is now signed to comply with latest Yosemite requirements.
6. Fixed: Some handheld syncs would fail due to very long filenames.
7. Fixed: AIFF files that have a tag that's one byte longer than the metadata will still import (previously we would fail to read the tags).

20.0.24 (10/18/2014)

1. Fixed: An inserted CD was not reliably being found by Media Center.
2. Fixed: The options dialog disappears and the app appears frozen if the user clicks on Media Center outside the dialog window.
3. Fixed: Web page links that wanted to open a new window were being ignored, now they open in an external browser.
4. Fixed: Backspace and tab keys weren't working right within web pages.
5. Fixed: Problems with developer certificate caused installation issues on some systems.
6. Fixed: Files not added to the sync queue when dragged onto the icon in the action Window.

20.0.14 (9/9/2014)

1. NEW: Audio CD ripping and playback.
2. NEW: Added "Add (artist)" to the playback commands so a full artist can be added to Playing Now.
3. NEW: Added Cover Art Scale to the Display View menu with an option to show the cover at 100%.
4. NEW: Added 'Date First Rated' field.
5. NEW: Added M3U8 as a playlist format for a handheld.
6. NEW: Added a volume command 'Enable volume when bitstreaming' to force the volume slider to stay active even if it's bitstreaming.
7. NEW: Added ListEqual(...) expression function to compare two lists (regardless of ordering).
8. NEW: Added Play > Add (album) to add full albums to Playing Now.
9. NEW: Description is shown in the tooltip if it's not empty.
10. NEW: Added a startup volume option for each zone.
11. NEW: Added 'Shuffle Selection' to playlist and Playing Now right-click menus.
12. NEW: Added the ability to show and hide zones (right-click the zone in the tree).
13. NEW: Added Play > Add (after current album) to play files after the current album ends.
14. Changed: English vs Metric can be selected in the language menu.
15. Changed: Selected values are at the top of the drop list in the Smartlist editor.
16. Changed: MC sets Bit Depth and Sample Rate for SACD files on import.
17. Fixed: Reporter "Audio Analyzed" always reported 100%.
18. Changed: Audio Analysis of files with only silence will mark the files as "No Audio" instead of trying to boost the volume by an extreme value.
19. Fixed: Crashing when dragging tracks to playlists, handhelds, etc.
20. Fixed: Tracks could not be dragged onto the handheld action window's "drop here" icon area.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2014, 08:53:28 am »

Playback options don't work [reported this on v20.0.24]

When I configure my playback options, I have:

(Default) [Core Audio]
Airplay [Core Audio]
Bose USB Audio [Core Audio]
Built-in Output [Core Audio]

The only one that works is Built-in Output [Core Audio] which plays through  the internal PC speakers. I can't  configure it to play through my external speakers.

When I pick Bose USB Audio [Core Audio] (or (Default) [Core Audio]) I get a Playback problem dialog box saying:

Playback could not be started on the output 'Core Audio' using format '44.1kHz 2ch' which makes no sense to me.

I have a brand new Macbook Pro Retina so the hardware is capable. It does has Yosemite but this issue is not related to that as I could not make it work before the upgrade.

BTW, it does work with iTunes, Youtube, etc so it should not be a hardware or driver issue.

Randy
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2014, 04:32:51 am »

>>>After launching the app, using it, and closing it, it will generally not launch again; the only solution is to reboot the computer.
This has been happening since the initial release of v20, while MC 19 never had this problem.>>>>

Actually one of the kind forum members pointed me to a solution: even though the app is closed, in fact, as long as the MC icon in the menu bar (on the top right) is visible, all is needed to restart is click on it and chose "Show Media Center".
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2014, 06:54:49 am »

Please start a thread on this.  It's not normal.  Provide more details.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2014, 09:15:07 pm »



... every time I run it, doesn't matter what i set the defaults to in Security & Privacy preferences
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2014, 08:47:52 am »

The app still crashes when you select fonts in the options menu. Will this be fixed?
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2014, 06:48:14 pm »

when going from "Playing Now" view to any other view on AUDIO, the artwork gets stuck, only a relaunch will do.

This is happening since the last update.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2014, 07:20:52 am »

Hi,

Webgizmo doesn't show up in Safari. I installed this version, and the safari window stays empty. Made a new webadress using the river wiki webgizmo: no result.

Am using: OS X 10 / Yosemity on all macs
Media Center installed on Mac Mini (2014)
Using Safari on iMac (2009, 2009 and 2013)

Until this version, worked like a charm.

Robert.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2014, 07:56:30 pm »

when going from "Playing Now" view to any other view on AUDIO, the artwork gets stuck, only a relaunch will do.

This is happening since the last update.

I've also noticed this.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2014, 10:36:04 pm »

Albums that have .cue files in their folders will import both the individual tracks and the .cue file references, thus duplicating every track.  Verified this only happens in 20.0.29 by reverting my library and rolling back to 20.0.14.

Only tested and verified this for albums that contain individual tracks + .cue files -- not sure how it handles single .wav or .flac albums w/ .cues.

My huge library nearly doubled in size on the initial auto-import of 20.0.29 and kinda freaked me out.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2014, 11:36:48 am »

The key command for Quit doesn't work anymore.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2014, 11:42:12 am »

The app still crashes when you select fonts in the options menu. Will this be fixed?

It's not crashing here. It let's you pick a font in Options > Tree & View > Select font.  I wonder what could be different?  What version of OSX are you running?
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2014, 12:34:16 pm »

New Mac 20 Update causes two instances of Media Center to open at same time. How to un-install M20?

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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2014, 01:16:05 pm »

It's not crashing here. It let's you pick a font in Options > Tree & View > Select font.  I wonder what could be different?  What version of OSX are you running?

Only happens on Yosemite. It's fine on Mavericks.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2014, 01:25:41 pm »

Only happens on Yosemite. It's fine on Mavericks.

Thanks.  We reproduced it here.  Investigating...
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2014, 08:05:14 am »

Playback options don't work [reported this on v20.0.24]

When I configure my playback options, I have:

(Default) [Core Audio]
Airplay [Core Audio]
Bose USB Audio [Core Audio]
Built-in Output [Core Audio]

The only one that works is Built-in Output [Core Audio] which plays through  the internal PC speakers. I can't  configure it to play through my external speakers.

When I pick Bose USB Audio [Core Audio] (or (Default) [Core Audio]) I get a Playback problem dialog box saying:

Playback could not be started on the output 'Core Audio' using format '44.1kHz 2ch' which makes no sense to me.

I have a brand new Macbook Pro Retina so the hardware is capable. It does has Yosemite but this issue is not related to that as I could not make it work before the upgrade.

BTW, it does work with iTunes, Youtube, etc so it should not be a hardware or driver issue.

Randy
Any idea's?  Currently I have to use iTunes for playback. I'll start a separate thread on this.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2014, 09:58:47 pm »

20.0.24 crashed on an old mac mini running 10.6.8. JRiver 20.0.14 runs fine. Has this crash been fixed in the newer versions?
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2014, 11:36:45 pm »

20.0.24 crashed on an old mac mini running 10.6.8. JRiver 20.0.14 runs fine. Has this crash been fixed in the newer versions?
The video support requires OpenGL 3 at this time and we've discovered that 10.6.8 doesn't support that.
We're working on a resolution however it is possible we'll require 10.7 in the future.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2014, 06:28:26 am »

20.0.24 crashed on an old mac mini running 10.6.8. JRiver 20.0.14 runs fine. Has this crash been fixed in the newer versions?
We're working on it.  We know the reason.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2014, 09:15:29 am »

So, what is the latest version that supports 10.6.8. That is the highest my mac mini can support.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2014, 12:12:06 pm »

So, what is the latest version that supports 10.6.8. That is the highest my mac mini can support.
20.0.14 until we get a fix posted
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2014, 08:17:13 am »

It seems occasionally the app locks up, crashes and deletes my entire library as I have added it. I am using 20.0.29. I just finished with the album art this time and lost everything. *sigh* I have to re-add the entirety of my folder locations and rebuild the library every time this happens. It resets all options and everything to original settings. I don't know what to do.
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Re: JRiver Media Center 20.0.29 for Mac -- Available Here
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2014, 08:32:33 am »

It seems occasionally the app locks up, crashes and deletes my entire library as I have added it. I am using 20.0.29. I just finished with the album art this time and lost everything. *sigh* I have to re-add the entirety of my folder locations and rebuild the library every time this happens. It resets all options and everything to original settings. I don't know what to do.
Even a crash won't remove your library or settings.  Maybe you're running the installer instead of the program.  Please start a thread if you need help.
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