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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: JimH on November 25, 2019, 03:09:53 pm

Title: NEW in MC26
Post by: JimH on November 25, 2019, 03:09:53 pm
NEW:  Cloudplay on Remotes (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124186.0.html)

NEW:  TitanTV Guide Support (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,125390.msg868450.html#msg868450)

NEW:  DLNA Audio Path (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,125100.0.html) display and DSP changes in Audio Path.

NEW:  HEIF/HEIC Image support (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,120583.msg861972.html#msg861972)

NEW:  E-Books (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124234.0.html)

NEW:  Comics (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124233.0.html)

NEW:  Playlist Ratings (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123250.0.html)

NEW:  Cloudplay on Remotes (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?action=post;msg=859868;topic=124186.0)

NEW:  Radio JRiver on  Remotes (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124187.msg859878.html#msg859878)

NEW:  Showtime (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124045.0.html) -- Theater View video enhancements to add pre-movie videos.

NEW:  Adobe Photoshop compatibility (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,122763.msg852364.html#msg852364)

NEW: Aspect Ratio sub-menus under "Window" context menu in TV playback.  The settings are saved on per-channel basis.

NEW: Added a button to show the device on the handheld sync page (or sync complete page).

NEW: Added the library server command File > Download from Library Server (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123622.0.html) to download selected files.

NEW:  Thumbnails are copied from the previously installed copy of MC when an upgrade install is done.

NEW:  Added an optional waveform bar (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123053.0.html) to the player window (right-click) that uses data from analyze (you'll need to analyze again to get the information).

NEW:  Made the waveform colors customizable in the skin (WaveformBarA / WaveformBarB in PLAYERBAR / Display)

NEW:  Added the option to look up lyrics to the import tool.

NEW:  Added the media key mode "Hot keys (ignore volume)" (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123064.0.html) to leave volume commands for the operating system.

NEW:  Added context menu "Window/Screen Resolution", to allow changing display settings (screen resolution and refresh rate) during live TV playback.

NEW:  Added the ability to set the text alignment used for thumbnail lists.

NEW:  Added the media subtype Animation.

NEW:  Added the toolbar buttons "Fill Track Numbers From List Order", "Rename, Move, & Copy Files", and "Fill Properties From Filename".

NEW:  Added the program run-time to the Reporter view.

NEW:  Added the media subtype Entertainment.

NEW:  Added finer granularity to the bass management cross-over selections in Room Correction.

NEW: You can specify what files to include in the share for Library Server in Options > Media Network > Set rules for included files (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123074.msg852349.html#msg852349)

NEW:  Added support for a few new ID3V2 tags: "TORY", "TMED", "TSRC", "TSOT".  No built-in fields are added for these.  So one needs to create the following custom fields: "Original Release Year", "Release Medium", "ISRC", and "Title Sort".  FLAC tags for these are also supported.  Some of these are also supported in mp4 files.

NEW:  MC will read "set" tag in newer format (one with child element <name>) as well as in older format (without child element <name>) from NFO sidecar files.

NEW:  Added channels to Radio Paradise in Theater View (both streaming and adding Radio Paradise individually).

NEW:  Parse the XMP value title for the name field.

NEW:  Added an IsUpperCase expression.

NEW:  Composer views (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123204.0.html) will use a Composers folder for cover art and look there (instead of the artist, etc. views).

NEW:  Added a Cover Art lookup from Google for composer images.

NEW:  Added a way to rate playlists from Standard View.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: rec head on November 25, 2019, 05:56:42 pm
I'm curious about how "NEW: You can specify what files to include in the share for Library Server in Options > Media Network > Set rules for included files" will work. I hope there are different settings for PC clients vs remotes vs Android clients. Settings for each device that connects would be better.
Title: NEW: You can say the wake word, then "Hits" to play a shuffled list of all your
Post by: pfm555 on December 02, 2019, 09:38:14 am
Is this reference to something new, "wake word"  in version 26 or does it pertain to smart speakers i.e. alexa or new support for google?
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: RoderickGI on December 02, 2019, 06:58:55 pm
New, using Windows Voice Recognition.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: prodj77 on December 04, 2019, 11:02:24 pm
Awesome news!! I purchased for the first time JRiver v.25 on September and now I am waiting very excited the v.26 with the Waveform feature. Please keep working to add the feature to select diferent color for the waveform. By the way, the current position bar it's very thin and sometimes it's hard to click on it, I would like that you make it thicker. Thanks for your effort  ;).
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: vulture_g7 on December 06, 2019, 03:25:52 pm
what prodj said. Also, showing at mouse tooltip the pointer's time code as well as the current time code would be very useful.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: Awesome Donkey on December 06, 2019, 04:33:10 pm
Please keep working to add the feature to select diferent color for the waveform.

This is skin dependant, and you can set values for colors in the main.xml file for each skin in MC26 for this. I've already done the waveform seekbar color modifications to my Modern Cards skin forks and marko has been updating his skins for the waveform seekbar as well, for example.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: prodj77 on December 07, 2019, 01:27:38 am
Thanks for the explanation Awesome Donkey!. I am so excited to have and test this new and useful feature. Also I would like you that the developer add the optional feature to move the Previous, Pause, Stop, Next, and Position/WaveForm Bar at bottom, due that I have a 32" monitor and for me is more easy control the current playback of JRiver at bottom while I'm clicking between apps in the task bar of Windows.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: flac.rules on December 13, 2019, 10:17:44 am
I don't have access to whatever "NEW: Adobe Photoshop Elements compatibility" points to, but is there any more specifics here, is it an elements only thing? How about regular photoshop and lightroom?
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: sd43 on December 13, 2019, 06:44:40 pm
Thanks jachin99. That's way beyond my ability. I was thinking more along the lines of some simple UI that allows one to enter a BD title and then goes and reads an external Bdinfo file from a database. It returns time in/time out to respective particles. This for a small library membership fee of course. We could probably collect enough file info from among the JRiver membership itself. Just an idea, I probably have not thought this through. Thanks again
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: nickt1 on December 14, 2019, 03:16:45 am
I use JRiver exclusively for audio play back and always look forward to upgrade time which I see as a subscription to develop the software which is far more democratic than simply charging a lump sum like some of the other players do.
Usually the upgrades include a bit more revealing and detailed sound which is always welcome.
The 26 upgrade ,after comparing it to 25 back to back, however seems to go much further ,at least on my HRT HD DAC, it seems to make a deal of windows system changes? The sound is overall bigger as though the DAC is getting more voltage? The sound also seems a good deal cleaner with less digital glare much in the same way you get with a power supply upgrade.
Overall a great result and $30 well spent!
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: jaygiles69 on December 14, 2019, 05:51:30 am
And still no regional option for UK users changing the T.V seasons title to series as in we have TV Program Series and Episode..and still no movie box set option...
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: DrKNo on December 16, 2019, 05:50:31 am
NEW: Added support for a few new ID3V2 tags: "TROY", "TMED", "TSRC", "TSOT".  No built-in fields are added for these.  So one needs to create the following custom fields: "Original Release Year", "Release Medium", "ISRC", and "Title Sort".  FLAC tags for these are also supported.  Some of these are also supported in mp4 files.

Let me say thank you here again. It is amazing that JRiver is so receptive to suggestions. I am pretty much positive that I would not have gotten this request filled elsewhere.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: MrGrymReaper on December 16, 2019, 03:47:23 pm
Still no mention of Trakt.tv support. A service which you can sync your watch status and/or collection metadata with. This allows you to share through social media your media collection's (library's) meta data. You can rate what you have watched this gets synced, then based on it and what others have liked. The service will recommend media that you may like to watch also.

Given the popularity of the service it may be a useful way to implement a recommendation engine feature into JRiver Media Centre also you can help to promote each other.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: thezone on December 17, 2019, 03:47:03 pm
I use JRiver exclusively for audio play back and always look forward to upgrade time which I see as a subscription to develop the software which is far more democratic than simply charging a lump sum like some of the other players do.
Usually the upgrades include a bit more revealing and detailed sound which is always welcome.
The 26 upgrade ,after comparing it to 25 back to back, however seems to go much further ,at least on my HRT HD DAC, it seems to make a deal of windows system changes? The sound is overall bigger as though the DAC is getting more voltage? The sound also seems a good deal cleaner with less digital glare much in the same way you get with a power supply upgrade.
Overall a great result and $30 well spent!

I'm surprised that there would be any "sound quality " improvement from one upgrade to the next? How is this at all possible?
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: arcspin on December 17, 2019, 05:09:47 pm
Still no mention of Trakt.tv support.

A big +1
Trakt.tv support would be awesome!
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: jachin99 on December 17, 2019, 10:27:50 pm
I think trakt also provides trailers for movies in theaters also.  I don't use it personally but it might be a bonus.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: jaxtherogue on December 20, 2019, 02:26:29 pm
How/where do I invoke the Composers view?

Thanks!
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: JimH on December 20, 2019, 03:56:58 pm
How/where do I invoke the Composers view?

Thanks!
Please try this thread:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123204.0.html
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: ivanj on January 07, 2020, 11:34:23 am
 Regarding this new feature: NEW: Added the toolbar buttons "Fill Track Numbers From List Order" - does this mean I can transfer my playlist to a USB thumb drive and play the files in the playlist order they were arranged in my car, for example?
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: lordquilton on January 07, 2020, 04:36:07 pm
I'm surprised that there would be any "sound quality " improvement from one upgrade to the next? How is this at all possible?
This is interesting to me too. I've been using version 19 for seven years now, all I need from the player is the best audio experience (Direct Sound from ASUS Xonar Essence STX).
Can anyone from the development team confirm that improvements in this area continue to be made?
Otherwise I see no motivation for me to upgrade.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: Awesome Donkey on January 07, 2020, 05:08:09 pm
MC is capable of outputting bit-perfect audio and I'm not sure how that could be improved. That said there's been additions and improvements related to audio over the last couple years like the SoX resampler, memory playback, HDCD decoding, etc.

P. S. If best sound quality possible is your goal, using DirectSound isn't the way to get it since DirectSound goes through Windows' mixer. Better to use something like WASAPI exclusive or ASIO that bypasses the system mixer. You won't get bit-perfect audio output with DirectSound.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: ST on January 07, 2020, 06:37:12 pm

Hi, can someone confirm whether MC26 can still detect Reaper’s DAW Rearoute in the device setting. I am currently using MC24 and the Rearoute is available in two of the PC but not in the NUC. I am reluctant to install a new version for fear of losing the Rearoute and won’t be revert to the old version. Meanwhile, I could not stream Youtube or music from MC24. I suspect it could be due to the Rearoute. Is it possible for the developers to test out with Reaper? 

I send audio from MC to the round Rearoute.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: JimH on January 07, 2020, 06:38:46 pm
You can install MC26 and try it.  It won't affect older versions of MC.  Uninstall the older version when you're happy with the new one.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: jeffguy on January 07, 2020, 06:46:17 pm
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the new WaveBar functionality!

AMAZING!!
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: willmcd on January 08, 2020, 01:48:13 am
Hi Jim,

I am interested in finding out more on the "Photoshop Compatibility" feature and the link is not yet working. Can you please fix the links in your 1st post?

Thanks
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: ST on January 09, 2020, 05:03:10 am
You can install MC26 and try it.  It won't affect older versions of MC.  Uninstall the older version when you're happy with the new one.

Thank your for the suggestion. I will get another PC and try out.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: zpawelz on February 01, 2020, 10:05:30 am
Hi I found this post, and I am also interested in this - can you please make visualization looking like analyzer? :)
i think the "Analyzer" inside of JRiver's DSP Studio looks much better than any of the other "visualizations" available. Would it be easy to simply add this as a visualization option?
(https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=107237.0;attach=22334;image)
Title: Re:Features in Versions 22-26
Post by: ttan98 on February 05, 2020, 06:34:26 pm
Hi,
I have a very old version of JRiver V21. I use Spotify and Youtube a lot, and listen to music mainly plus videos, I not so sure about versions 22 to 26 whether they have the features built into them that allow me to access these 2 features directly from JRiver hence enable me to get BETTER sound quality output? Thinking of UPGRADING.
Your response, please. Thanks.
Title: Re:Features in Versions 22-26
Post by: RoderickGI on February 05, 2020, 06:37:46 pm
Your response, please. Thanks.

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/WDM_Driver
Title: Re:Features in Versions 22-26
Post by: ttan98 on February 05, 2020, 09:02:20 pm
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/WDM_Driver
If I install WDM then if I run Spotify it uses JRiver as the audio driver right, what happen if I use Xmos U208 driver, not quite understand. if not explain. Thanks.
Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: RoderickGI on February 05, 2020, 10:04:12 pm
If I install WDM then if I run Spotify it uses JRiver as the audio driver right, what happen if I use Xmos U208 driver, not quite understand. if not explain. Thanks.

Did you read the Wiki article? I mean, properly read and understand it?

Do that, then read this: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124041.msg858884.html#msg858884

If you still have questions, start a new thread where we can discuss your specific issue, rather than tack on to this new features thread.

Title: Re: NEW in MC26
Post by: JimH on February 07, 2020, 06:21:04 am
Split Anything Better than Perfect? (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124109.0.html)