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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Mac => Topic started by: Awesome Donkey on July 30, 2014, 05:27:18 pm

Title: Feature requests
Post by: Awesome Donkey on July 30, 2014, 05:27:18 pm
I'll start this off with a major feature request to address a limitation related to how the Mac handles hidden folders beginning with periods.

- Add a warning when trying to import hidden folders that begin with periods. I've had issues since MC was released for both Mac and Linux where MC can't import hidden folders that begin with periods (e.g. Phil Collins' ...But Seriously album). It affects the Linux version too, so this could kill two birds with one stone. This topic (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=86885.0) covers this limitation.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: kiwi on July 31, 2014, 12:52:38 pm
- support output to multiple different airplay devices, i.e. selecting specific airplay devices for each zone
- ensuring synchronization of music between linked zones
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Bluemoon on August 01, 2014, 07:38:29 am
System-wide JRMP audio device to use with other apps. Something similar to Win JRMP audio engine.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: azteca x on August 01, 2014, 09:01:46 am
System-wide JRMP audio device to use with other apps. Something similar to Win JRMP audio engine.

This exactly.  Would be great for Spotify, Soundcloud, other web streams.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: mvilla on August 01, 2014, 09:54:50 am
This exactly.  Would be great for Spotify, Soundcloud, other web streams.

+1
In particular Qobuz, Spotify

Good to have more flexibility in upsampling [eg I can convert to DSD but keep HD files as they are]

Massimo

PS: already purchased as I trust you :-)
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: shAf on August 01, 2014, 03:00:46 pm
Same price as for the Windows version.  I'll purchase and look forward to the new features, but paying the same price would imply video support in this version ... no?   ?

TIA   ;D
Title: Feature requests
Post by: Weedos123 on August 03, 2014, 05:34:37 am
How about the ability to use Exasound's asio drivers for OS X. For those of us with Exasound's dacs
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: nathan_berg on August 03, 2014, 06:27:30 am
DSD ISO support for External DAC i.e. "Geek out".... JRiver's play back just hisses
;-(

I am now using Audirvana for its Plug N play easy

I have been happy to upgrade to MC20 as a Loyal User, and will sit on the side lines until something eventuates...

Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jhwalker on August 04, 2014, 07:12:35 pm
DSD ISO support for External DAC i.e. "Geek out".... JRiver's play back just hisses
;-(

I am now using Audirvana for its Plug N play easy

I have been happy to upgrade to MC20 as a Loyal User, and will sit on the side lines until something eventuates...



Must be a problem with your setup - I play DSD ISOs now with both the Geek Out and iFi Micro iDSD - works like a champ.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Wouter2 on August 06, 2014, 05:11:26 am
Just purchased the upgrade. I am very happy with the current feature set, the program does (almost) everything I need admirably and I am happy to support further development. Here are my priorities:

- proper Mac look and feel
- Airplay integration

I am aware that both are a bit of a challenge from the developer's point of view - but in my opinion they are crucial.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: lobo85 on August 07, 2014, 05:01:59 am
The ability to upconvert DSD signal to a higher DSD signal such as DSD 64 to DSD 128 such as in foobar2000. As well as volume manipulation during DSD playback from a DSD based source such as DSF/DFF or SACD-ISO.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Didymos on August 07, 2014, 08:31:43 am
System-wide JRMP audio device to use with other apps. Something similar to Win JRMP audio engine.
Hi everybody!
I'm waiting for it as well! Something similar to Channel D Playthrough Audio Driver.
Greetings.
Title: Re: JRiver 19 v. JRiver 20
Post by: bblilikoi on August 07, 2014, 01:38:24 pm
Aloha,

I got messages that I've successfully installed JRiver 20 but there was no new icon or application.  My JRiver still says "Media Center 19."  It does look like the control page is brighter than before, however. 

Also, please explain to me how to rip and burn via JRiver.  I've been doing so with iTunes, then copying files to an external HD, then importing to JRiver. 

Thanks!

Garrett
Eugene, OR
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: 6233638 on August 07, 2014, 01:57:30 pm
20 has not been released yet.
Your license is valid for both 19 and 20, and you will be able to update to 20 once it is available.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: johnjen on August 07, 2014, 06:50:04 pm
My feature request is for a full featured player over ethernet.

JJ
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: MartinG on August 09, 2014, 02:52:00 am
As already stated at another place in this forum: The program still does not have a look and feel of a real MAC program. Version 19 is much better than version 18, but definitely not ready or to call perfect.
There are also still some tag issues with importing or exporting files, so that I still use XLD for conversion. Most important to me is the program stability. Forget about features and make it rock stable. The program here and then still crashes, even though this is only in rare cases.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: mikechouto on August 09, 2014, 11:48:23 am
Please fix chinese input problems the bug has been in the mac version since the first release still unfixed!!!
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: farreln on August 09, 2014, 12:38:03 pm
Ability to play more web based streaming music sources - for example NPR First Listen which spawns an additional pop-up window.

Norman
Amboy, WA
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Awesome Donkey on August 09, 2014, 02:24:20 pm
Okay, another request...

- Get the detach display working on Mac.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: marcusturle on August 11, 2014, 11:06:52 am
Have just upgraded.

Paste tagging for the Mac version of MC would be extremely useful.

Also a facility for splitting FLAC files on import (currently, MC seems to show the individual track details but without actually splitting the file, which is odd).

Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: nathan_berg on August 11, 2014, 11:07:15 am
dsd streaming force detection mode
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: chf on August 11, 2014, 11:32:45 am
I also just bought the MC 20 upgrade for Mac, and the main feature that I would like to see is built-in support for multiple Airplay Devices + add support for them via Gizmo.

I have now enabled such functionality by using Airfoil, MC 19 and 2 different remote apps per device (JRemote + AF Remote on iOS and Gizmo + RemoteLess on android).
It would be nice to see this all embedded in MC and 1 remote app to have true house-wide audio.

Cheers,
Charles
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: justin42 on August 11, 2014, 04:56:45 pm
Ripping for Mac would be nice. If not possible, how about a single-use PC license for those of us who rip CDs on another computer? Right now I rip on my PC using Exact Audio Copy and then copy the FLAC files over to my Mac. Would be nice to rip right in JRiver on my PC; could probably even set the target folder to my networked drive on my Mac. But don't want to buy JRiver twice just to do this! Thank you!
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Awesome Donkey on August 11, 2014, 08:25:48 pm
Ripping for Mac would be nice. If not possible, how about a single-use PC license for those of us who rip CDs on another computer? Right now I rip on my PC using Exact Audio Copy and then copy the FLAC files over to my Mac. Would be nice to rip right in JRiver on my PC; could probably even set the target folder to my networked drive on my Mac. But don't want to buy JRiver twice just to do this! Thank you!

They're working on ripping and burning for Mac actually.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: justin42 on August 12, 2014, 08:16:14 am
They're working on ripping and burning for Mac actually.

Awesome news.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jtwrace on August 13, 2014, 06:38:14 am
I would LOVE to see a built in function to print the album inventory in PDF. 
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Wybe on August 13, 2014, 08:31:57 am
Ripping for Mac would be nice. If not possible, how about a single-use PC license for those of us who rip CDs on another computer? Right now I rip on my PC using Exact Audio Copy and then copy the FLAC files over to my Mac. Would be nice to rip right in JRiver on my PC; could probably even set the target folder to my networked drive on my Mac. But don't want to buy JRiver twice just to do this! Thank you!

Why not (for now) use XLD for ripping on your Mac? XLD also supports AccurateRip. I'm using Metadatics
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: mvilla on August 13, 2014, 12:17:10 pm
I would LOVE to see a built in function to print the album inventory in PDF. 

+1
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: tdipower on August 13, 2014, 12:26:31 pm
Hi.

Function request:
Mac look and feel, and full screen option.
And the possibility to read other then just the music library on the mac from a windows library.

:)
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Fred1 on August 15, 2014, 02:20:44 am
Would be great to actually have:

Tools / Send to / Send to (external)

This is in the menu, however it isn't working.

I have countless live albums to edit out the long applauses but i can't open the external editor (Fission) with the current title from inside MC.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Fred1 on August 15, 2014, 06:52:37 am
Need the ability for MC to receive input from apps that have macro abilities like Keyboard Maestro, QuickSilver or TextExpander.

As it is now, none of these apps can do their job with MC.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Matt on August 15, 2014, 08:00:30 am
Would be great to actually have:

Tools / Send to / Send to (external)

This is in the menu, however it isn't working.

I have countless live albums to edit out the long applauses but i can't open the external editor (Fission) with the current title from inside MC.


Please start a thread with more details.  It's working here.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Matt on August 15, 2014, 08:43:56 am
Please start a thread with more details.  It's working here.

Sorry, I was on the Windows version.  It's not working here for the Mac version.  We'll take a look.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: mojave on August 15, 2014, 08:58:23 am
I would LOVE to see a built in function to print the album inventory in PDF.
In case you didn't know, you can copy and paste into Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc and then create a PDF. You can use the Audio > Files View and Select All (Ctrl+A), Copy, and then Paste into a spreadsheet. Add columns to the View if you want more tags.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: silentshade on August 20, 2014, 09:17:14 am
Bought an upgrade.
1. Fix this flac split by cue when Moving file bug!!!! http://yabb.JRiver.com/interact/index.php?topic=79313.msg538984#msg538984
2. + for more mac look and feel. The x button shouldn't exit application
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Awesome Donkey on August 26, 2014, 12:17:23 am
Here's OS X Yosemite stoplight window button images for Noire if you guys are interested. Already been tested in MC19 on Yosemite.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jlyness on August 28, 2014, 07:48:18 am
Please add working copy and paste tags. Been missing this terribly on MC18 and MC19.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Matt on August 28, 2014, 08:06:01 am
The ability to upconvert DSD signal to a higher DSD signal such as DSD 64 to DSD 128 such as in foobar2000. As well as volume manipulation during DSD playback from a DSD based source such as DSF/DFF or SACD-ISO.

This is there already.  Pick 2x DSD from the Output Format page of DSP Studio.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: tyler69 on August 28, 2014, 08:56:48 am
But as far as I understand that would upconvert everything to 2xDSD. What if one wants to upconvert 1xDSD to 2xDSD but play 192 PCM native for example?
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: 6233638 on August 28, 2014, 09:04:38 am
But as far as I understand that would upconvert everything to 2xDSD. What if one wants to upconvert 1xDSD to 2xDSD but play 192 PCM native for example?
The solution for that right now would be to create additional zones, and use Zone Switch, switching on sample rate/file type.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: lobo85 on August 28, 2014, 09:14:25 am
This is there already.  Pick 2x DSD from the Output Format page of DSP Studio.
This does not work when outputting to a DAC, foobar has a method called SDM conversion in their ASIO component driver that allows even DSD 64 to be upsampled to a higher rate of DSD up to 512 or higher I beleve and then bitstreamed to the DAC.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: tyler69 on August 28, 2014, 09:36:58 am
The solution for that right now would be to create additional zones, and use Zone Switch, switching on sample rate/file type.

Another one might be:

I'd like to add one request/idea to the two I already made:

namely one I already asked also in this thread: http://yabb.JRiver.com/interact/index.php?topic=90247
Although Matt said, he wants to keep the two functions seperate because of the current structure of internal processing, I'd really like to see:
- Encoding options depending on input sample rate
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: 6233638 on August 28, 2014, 09:40:54 am
Oh, I agree that it would be a simpler solution from an end-user's standpoint.
But if you want something that works just now, that's what you have to do.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Fred1 on August 28, 2014, 01:59:11 pm
Please add working copy and paste tags. Been missing this terribly on MC18 and MC19.

+1
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Awesome Donkey on August 28, 2014, 02:02:48 pm
Perhaps a fix for the glitches when scrolling in panes (artist and album) could be requested?
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: meizy on August 30, 2014, 06:57:21 am

Theater View...?
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Rob_C on September 01, 2014, 11:46:47 am
Support for DSD256 (11.2mHz) and 768kHz PCM!
Please!


Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: Rob_C on September 01, 2014, 12:13:18 pm
Also, the folks at iFi-audio report that MC for Windows has a fix for DSD streaming that eliminates the rather loud crackle-pop when switching from PCM to DSD streaming or switching between DSD sample rates.  Note that this only happens when MC is configured for DSD streaming (DoP).  If this is true can this fix be applied to the Mac version as well?

Edit:  iFi-audio reports that this feature is labeled "Play a little silence on DoP stop".
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: azteca x on September 01, 2014, 03:02:09 pm
-AAC conversion (using the apple AAC or qAAC)
-ability to create/sync lossy copy of lossless files for mobile devices.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jst-007 on September 01, 2014, 04:43:24 pm
When exporting all playlists, I'd like to have the export-options of a single export:

- Export-Path
- File-Format
- Relative Paths as option
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jaredean on September 03, 2014, 07:36:46 pm
I would love to have songs show up as notifications when the song changes.  I love that feature of Winamp on a PC and even have a keystroke setup so i can hit CTRL+Space and it will pop-up and let me know the song i'm listening to.  Someone on this forum wrote a cool script to do it, but i haven't been able to get it to work in mine...would love it as a feature...

jared
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: egoista on September 05, 2014, 07:59:12 pm
Hello.

Would love to have Chromecast streaming feature for Mac as video playback comes in v.20.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: kensn on September 05, 2014, 09:17:57 pm
I would love to have songs show up as notifications when the song changes.  I love that feature of Winamp on a PC and even have a keystroke setup so i can hit CTRL+Space and it will pop-up and let me know the song i'm listening to.  Someone on this forum wrote a cool script to do it, but i haven't been able to get it to work in mine...would love it as a feature...

jared

My inactivity plugin will pop up a display on track change..

The version 18 will work with 19 or 20 also. Might check it out. http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=65985.0 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=65985.0)

Ken
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jaredean on September 08, 2014, 10:47:57 am
My inactivity plugin will pop up a display on track change..

The version 18 will work with 19 or 20 also. Might check it out. http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=65985.0 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=65985.0)

Ken

Ken, I've looked at the link you sent and it seems like it is an excellent solution to my issue, but it also seems like it is PC only.  Do you have a MAC version of it?

jared
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: kensn on September 08, 2014, 11:17:56 am
Nope... Did not notice it was the Mac forum... Sorry. :-[

Ken
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jlyness on September 09, 2014, 06:11:52 pm
+1 for a fix for DSD over DoP popping sound. Just got an iFi micro iDSD, love the sound, but the popping is terrible when stopping or changing sample rates on DSF files. Can the play silence on DSD over DoP stop feature from Windows, or some other fix, please be included in MC20 for Mac? Thank you.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: mink70 on September 12, 2014, 05:16:46 pm
+2 for alleviating the DOP pop.

But even more, ASIO support for OSX would be a dream!
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jtwrace on September 13, 2014, 09:23:49 am
I know I've mentioned this previously in MC19 but will reiterate.  Once you click on "Tools" it would be nice to go to any other heading name and it automatically show what's under rather than having to click on each heading name. 

Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: tigerphin on September 14, 2014, 01:32:02 am
Please fix chinese input problems the bug has been in the mac version since the first release still unfixed!!!

Chinese Input, Please. :(
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: arin on September 18, 2014, 04:20:07 am
As I couldn't find anyone else who requested this feature, I really would like to see support for jpg files: I've got thousands of covers of all my albums that are waiting to be seen on my Mac as I already do in MC Windows. And as I heard about a possible demise of iPhoto by Apple, that would be double-welcomed!;)
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: jhenrywaugh on September 26, 2014, 04:27:42 pm
I would love to be able to associate different zones with specific Airplay devices!!!

Copy/paste functionality for tag editing would be nice, as well.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: 6233638 on September 26, 2014, 05:07:41 pm
I would love to be able to associate different zones with specific Airplay devices!!!
Never going to happen unless Apple release an open SDK.
Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: JimH on September 26, 2014, 06:09:48 pm
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Title: Re: Feature requests
Post by: egoista on November 23, 2014, 08:38:20 pm
trakt.tv support, please.