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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 21 for Windows => Topic started by: JimH on February 02, 2016, 06:20:17 pm
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We've done a couple of "small change" request threads. Here's the last one.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=98734.0
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In the Too Complex thread (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=92860.0), we were told how unintuitive MC could be.
So here's the challenge for those who want intuitive software.
Suggest a change that will make MC easier to use (but NOT a feature request).
If you can meet the following guidelines, we'll try to make the change.
A change needs to be:
1. Easy to implement (less than an hour)
2. Generally useful to most users
3. Something that doesn't remove existing functionality and that isn't controversial
In other words, it must be clearly better.
and
4. Something that can be described in 10 lines or less (not complex)
PLEASE don't post anything else in this thread (no "+1" posts or comments). Start a new thread if it doesn't fit the requirements.
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Red icon in tray icon to Show a recording in progress.
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Provide the existing context menu functionality available in other branches of Standard View to the Television branch of the tree for Recordings.
I'd like to be able to manipulate tags, names and cover art of TV recordings in situ without having to jump back to Video.
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Please enable the use of the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function against [Media Type] = "TV", rather than only against [Media Type] = "Video".
Done
This will allow me to use my custom EPG data view to selectively enhance the EPG data I have before a recording is made, and thereby improve the Guide display, recorded TV program selection based on rules, file naming, metadata and Cover Art collection, particularly where EPG data contains errors or insufficient data initially that can be corrected by enhancing the records with information from TheTVDB.
See http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=102069.msg708252#msg708252
Note, I'm not sure if this would take less than an hour, if all implications are taken into account.
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Please enable editing of the Episode name when using the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function, in the same way that the Series name can be edited.
Done
The ability to edit the Episode name is important when the naming used in TheTVDB is slightly different, enough to prevent a match. Of course this can be done now by renaming the Episode before doing the lookup, but the same could have been said for Series name. It is inconvenient to back out of the "Get Movie & TV Info..." dialogue, rename the Episode, and then go back into the dialogue and complete the search, particularly if more than one "guess" is required.
While a user is not going to know for sure what change would provide a match, often it is just a matter of punctuation, and an educated guess can result in a match.
An alternative would be to implement fuzzy logic for use in matching the Episode name, but I believe that would take more than one hour.
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So, I have one that seems like it should be easy (or even a bug maybe), that's worth throwing in the ring.
Make Thumbnailing use Automatic playback mode all the time, even if Tools > Options > File Types > Playback Method is set to External Program.
Done
To explain:
Right now, I use MC for work on a couple machines. I have a Library of work files: videos I may need to edit, source clips, source graphics, sounds, etc. I keep many of the File Types on this machine set to External Programs, so that when I double-click a MOV file it can open in MPEG Streamclip, TS files in VideoReDo, and a PNG in Photoshop, and whatnot.
The problem is that this breaks Thumbnailing. No new files (at least video files, I'd have to make some new images and go check for image file types) get video thumbnails when they're imported. To get them to have generated thumbnails, I have to go back into File Types, change them all back to Automatic, then run the thumbnail update manually on the files, and then go back in and switch the File Types back again. Which is super-annoying (and means I mostly live without thumbnails for newer files).
It seems like for thumbnailing, it wants to really be in control of its destiny anyway, so it should always use Automatic. External Program certainly doesn't work, so at least when that is picked, it should use Automatic instead.
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No voting, please.
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Make Thumbnailing use Automatic playback mode all the time, even if Tools > Options > File Types > Playback Method is set to External Program.
I'm a little confused by this one.
I set my APE files to play with an external player.
Then I imported a few in my test library. The cover art came in fine.
So are you sure we aren't doing this already?
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I'm a little confused by this one.
I set my APE files to play with an external player.
Then I imported a few in my test library. The cover art came in fine.
So are you sure we aren't doing this already?
I can see it's specific to videos.
Hopefully it'll be changed next build:
Changed: When playback is set for an external program on video files, thumbnailing still uses the internal engine (previously it wouldn't thumbnail).
Does that mean we're done with this thread now? Hah!
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Not sure if this is an "hour" type project or not, but it might be so I'll throw it out. I would love some kind of (optional) logging for tag changes, file renames, database changes, etc. It could be a "report" like the import function provides after an import, or it could just write a text file to disk like the help logging (I'd prefer the latter, but most people would probably find the former more useful).
I live in a house with a few other people using and editing the library and it would be nice to be able to see the changes that people make in an organized way (and revert them if necessary). Related, sometimes I see tag changes being applied at the bottom of the screen and I'm not sure exactly what they are, and this would help with that. I'm just trying to get ahead of my family inadvertantly making large tag changes where they don't even know what they did much less how to walk it back. It would make me a very happy camper.
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In Theaterview, live OTA TV. When listening to a program and we go to the guide, a live PIP of the current show would be reaaaaly nice !
Edit.
Sorry. Waited and moved from 20.132 to 21.25. PIP appears in Pause, and pressing Play brings me back to full screen.
I never thought to hit Pause again ::)
MC never ceases to amaze me ;D
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Please enable the use of the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function against [Media Type] = "TV", rather than only against [Media Type] = "Video".
Next build:
Changed: Television entries in the database can be run through the Get Movie & TV Info... tool.
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I would love for us to be able choose which tags are updated from the database (menu the same as CTRL-shift-v)
not sure if easy or if more of a feature request, but I'll try anyways :)
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If a single track is selected, and "fill track numbers from list order is selected", change the track number to 1 and skip the error.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75405336/ListOrder.jpg)
Done
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If a single track is selected, and "fill track numbers from list order is selected", change the track number to 1 and skip the error.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75405336/ListOrder.jpg)
That one is just so easy, so what the heck!
Next build:
Changed: When picking "Fill Track Numbers From List Order" with only one track selected it will set the track number to one instead of complaining that two tracks need to be selected.
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In the PixOS skin.... when the track is selected/highlighted, please make the rating stars easy to read.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75405336/ratingstars.jpg)
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Just for the eye candy ... bring back 3D views for Theater Mode (the ones that pivot -- still in Standard View). It disappeared after version 16, if imported it just flat 2D now, sort of worthless .. I think its just been forgotten .. only if if its really easy that is
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You're making Matt really happy. Thanks.
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I have no idea how easy this is as I guess it depends how errors are trapped but it's quite a simple change so I'll log it anyway
Change the messages in the convolution window so that some common errors are surfaced to the UI.
atm it says "Status: Not Valid" to cover every situation apart from "a filter is loaded and working". It would be useful to change this to something like
Inactive: a config file is not set/loaded
Not Loaded: no attempt has been made to load a cfg file yet
Bad Config File: a config file has been loaded but is actually invalid in some way (bonus credit if the parser can surface the actual problem!)
Active (<insert timestamp for when the cfg was loaded>) + existing "n paths" message : a config file was loaded and will be applied (assuming the convolution box is checked and something is playing obviously), the timestamp is important so you know *when* the cfg was loaded (as it doesn't reload changes to the cfg file on the fly)
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some more ideas that sound simple but no idea if it fits in 1hr
- add checkboxes to allow the user to choose which channels are shown in the analyser
- add up the total allocated buffer sizes and report the buffer latency in the audio path somewhere in the dsp studio window
- provide time of day timestamps in the generate logs output (or just extend the date format in the existing 1st log line from "03/02/2016 16:20" to "03/02/2016 16:20:21.123" (am assuming the 1st column in the logs is ms precision btw)
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Fix dark skins for experimental tag window.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=101448.msg707910#msg707910
Thanks
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Multiple instances + media server : add a number to the MC server taskbar icon.
I recently started to use multiple instances. For the MC server, there is no way of knowing which one is the one I want to close (I have a main server, but open a second instance to do cleanups on a different database). The main server has to remain active, there is TV recording occuring, can't close the wrong one...
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A simple text file log of Failed Recordings and why they failed, is missing from JRiver MC21, yet present in every other hardware DVR and software system.
It is essential for replacing WMC as a TV system.
Thanks!
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Three things that go together...
1. An option/toggle to set the default between display view and detach display when double clicking on album art in the tree.
2. Additional cover art scale options; 600x600, 800x800 and 1000x1000. This would act as an absolute size limit with no upscaling or downscaling, especially when resizing the detach display window.
3. Add option to open album art (depends on the default set in request number 1) in the right click menu > Cover Art. Something like "Show cover art". This is useful for those whom don't have the tree open or use hotkeys to use display view or detach display.
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Three things that go together...
1. An option/toggle to set the default between display view and detach display when double clicking on album art in the tree.
2. Additional cover art scale options; 600x600, 800x800 and 1000x1000. This would act as an absolute size limit with no upscaling or downscaling, especially when resizing the detach display window.
3. Add option to open album art (depends on the default set in request number 1) in the right click menu > Cover Art. Something like "Show cover art". This is useful for those whom don't have the tree open or use hotkeys to use display view or detach display.
An option somewhere in "Options":
Never Show Cover Art
(Currently, no matter what setting exists, if you open an unimported folder using Windows Explorer, it shows the cover art full screen.)
Thanks !
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1. Theater view: Ability to enable/disable AUTOMATIC edl commercial skipping via a check box in Tools>Options and/or on the fly with a remote button (like down arrow toggle).
2. Theater view: Show commercial skip markers in timeline.
3. Client: Theater View button to "refresh cover art from server".
4. Server/Client: Theater View button to "restart MC" (NOT restart the PC).
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In Theaterview, live OTA TV. When listening to a program and we go to the guide, a live PIP of the current show would be reaaaaly nice !
Doesn't this already happen? If I'm watching TV and press "Guide", I get taken to the Guide and the program I'm watching gets shown in the bottom right. Or do you mean the currently selected show in the guide?
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In Standard View for each Playlist/Smartlist/Playlist Group there's a 'Notes' field where you can add your own relevant info. I like it and it's helpful to store any info you so desire.
"Click here to add notes" is the default message in that field just below the "Created on:" timestamp.
If you add an http:// URL to that field you cannot click on it as if it were a hyperlink. It's just text, not an hyperlink. Example: http://www.imdb.com/genre/animation
Instead, you need to highlight it, copy it to clipboard and paste it in your browser.
It would be intuitive, if you type an http:// link in that 'Notes' field for it to become automatically clickable.
Thanks
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In Standard View and inside the Content Pane if you select a range of items - by clicking on the 1st, shift-clicking on the last - and now you press on one of the "Links", say "IMDB" all what happens is that it passes the 1st item you selected to the "Link" you pressed.
It would be intuitive if it would act on each one the list of items in the range you selected, essentially repeating the "Link" action for each of the items in the range.
Perhaps a small dialog box would be needed if the number of items in the range exceeds some predefined value: "Are you sure you want apply "Link" action to more than xx items?" or similar.
Thanks
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I'd like to suggest adding a method to eject discs while in Theater View.
My main HTPC has a slot-load DVD drive with no physical eject button exposed. An "EJECT" item under the "DVD" menu would be great so we can eject discs without dropping into Windows to do so.
Thanks!
Done
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Last message for today.
The Media Sub Type "Short" cannot be queried by the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function.
This was recently extended to Media Sub Type "Concert" which is a welcome addition.
I find it not intuitive to have to change Media Sub Type "Short" to "Movie", run "Get Movie & TV Info", and then back to "Short" just to be able to get the relevant metadata.
Thanks
Done
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Doesn't this already happen? If I'm watching TV and press "Guide", I get taken to the Guide and the program I'm watching gets shown in the bottom right.
You are right. Post edited : http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=102992.msg715090#msg715090 Thank you !
I think this is the second time I post this request ;-)
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You are right. Post edited : http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=102992.msg715090#msg715090 Thank you !
I think this is the second time I post this request ;-)
NP :-)
You can make the PIP keep playing by unchecking Tools > Options > Theater View > Pause Playback when Entering Theater View
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For a TV recording, populate [Date] with [Date Created] as an initial default or if the "Get Movie & TV Info" scrape returns a null value as part of the Auto-Import process.
This would save messing about for sports recordings at the very least.
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The Media Sub Type "Short" cannot be queried by the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function.
This was recently extended to Media Sub Type "Concert" which is a welcome addition.
I find it not intuitive to have to change Media Sub Type "Short" to "Movie", run "Get Movie & TV Info", and then back to "Short" just to be able to get the relevant metadata.
Thanks
That one was pretty easy, so what the heck!
Next build:
Changed: Files marked as "Short" can be looked up with the Get Movie & TV Info... tool.
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I'd like to suggest adding a method to eject discs while in Theater View.
That was pretty easy too!
Next build:
NEW: Added an "Eject disc" command to the Theater View disc tool selection menu.
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Awesome! This is why I already love this product. Thank you!
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Awesome! This is why I already love this product. Thank you!
Hey, we aim to please.
And just a little disclaimer that the eject command will eject all the attached drives since there isn't a specific drive selected.
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Sorry, 10 lines or less:
1. Program asks if you want to quit if there is a download in progress.
2. Option to prevent new panes from flashing.
3. Option to use the madVR OSD instead of the JRiver mouse UI with full-screen video to stay in exclusive mode.
4. Prevent auto-complete from filling in information from files that users should not be able to see.
5. Per-zone Playing Now customization. I don't need to see disc # and track # for videos. Director is not a useful field for music.
6. Consolidate auto-import errors into a single pane, instead of an error message that blocks playback commands.
7. Support rules to exclude files from import, to prevent import errors in the first place.
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A check mark to indicate which column preset the user is using. You’ve got them for active columns and column alignment.
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Sorry, 10 lines or less:
1. Program asks if you want to quit if there is a download in progress.
2. Option to prevent new panes from flashing.
3. Option to use the madVR OSD instead of the JRiver mouse UI with full-screen video to stay in exclusive mode.
4. Prevent auto-complete from filling in information from files that users should not be able to see.
5. Per-zone Playing Now customization. I don't need to see disc # and track # for videos. Director is not a useful field for music.
6. Consolidate auto-import errors into a single pane, instead of an error message that blocks playback commands.
7. Support rules to exclude files from import, to prevent import errors in the first place.
I moved your requests to a different thread. The list was long and some were outside the scope of this thread.
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In Theaterview, live OTA TV. When listening to a program and we go to the guide, a live PIP of the current show would be reaaaaly nice !
Edit.
Sorry. Waited and moved from 20.132 to 21.25. PIP appears in Pause, and pressing Play brings me back to full screen.
I never thought to hit Pause again ::)
MC never ceases to amaze me ;D
The default should be changed so it doesn't pause. It seems to confuse everyone.
Same for the default time-shifting on analog devices as it will allow the colossus to bitstream AC-3
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I've moved a couple of multiple request posts to new threads. Please read the first post in this thread.
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Library:
Backup/Restore: Add TV, Video and audio checkboxes for ability to separate them and import/export on other PCs
File library and Tags: Similar to the Import log, have one for tag changes
Import library a little smarter when files are moved around outside of MC but still within the watched folder especially if the filename doesn't change and only the folders.
Ability to manually change the date imported field
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Ok, thanks Matt, good to know about the "Tooltip" library field. I wasn't aware of this functionality.
Also, thanks for this one:
Next build:
Changed: Files marked as "Short" can be looked up with the Get Movie & TV Info... tool.
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For TV:
-Ability to go back a few days in theater view guide. Would be very handy
-In standard Television view in the drop down for days go up to 21 days + ADD: Series Name, Description and Season/Episode to make it easier to work on subscriptions.
-For subscriptions please combine by search rules and by time as it would make it a lot more flexible to adjust subscriptions.
- Respect Tuner Priority from both the Managed device list and preferred tuner even when tuners are in use ESPECIALLY for recordings.
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Wow! I've wondered about this for a while and had no idea [Tooltip] was available. Would you mind sharing the template that MC uses for the tooltip by default? By template, I mean that text that is displayed if [Tooltip] doesn't exist.
It uses a pile of C++ code for the default template. I suppose most of what it's doing is possible with an expression, but it's over my head to try to draw that up right now.
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Can Music Videos also be enabled for lookups? (media type: video, sub type: music)
Done
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Here's one: when editing the rules in a smartlist, provide a tooltip or "?" or something to give a user a clue about using the "("'s and "["'s to logically group the rules in the Rules pane. I kept trying to figure out how to AND and OR rules and only accidentally stumbled on the ('s and ['s ... there is no visual clue on that pane to let a user know that they can do this. It's a great capability - but it's completely invisible if you don't know it's there.
Bill
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For TV:
-Ability to go back a few days in theater view guide. Would be very handy
-In standard Television view in the drop down for days go up to 21 days + ADD: Series Name, Description and Season/Episode to make it easier to work on subscriptions.
-For subscriptions please combine by search rules and by time as it would make it a lot more flexible to adjust subscriptions.
- Respect Tuner Priority from both the Managed device list and preferred tuner even when tuners are in use ESPECIALLY for recordings.
Most of these (except the first one) are on my list. They can not be achieved within one hours of coding.
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TV Subscriptions: When there is a potential conflict it should be listed under the remarks column in standard view under recording rules.
We already get a prompt but it would be nice to also flag it in the Remarks as a reference. If you don't double click on the subscription you will have forgotten about it.
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In the Convert Format tool, provide the option to simply remux JTV files to TS format, with no conversions. Just a straight remux.
I don't think this is complex. MC can open and demux JTV files, and can write TS format files with all TV formats, so it is only the remux that it in question.
I have been able to do this easily using "Graph Studio Next", and have found two muxing and file writing DirectShow filter sets from ATI and Elecard that, when combined with the JRiver JTV file reader, can be used to remux JTV to TS files. It is easy, but clumsy and time consuming. Only 5.1 channel AAC and AC3 audio formats present any form of challenge.
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A very small request that will certainly help new users setting up TV, and making changes to the EPG data setup.
I just implemented the new time-out for running an external program to load EPG data. When I got to the point shown in the attached image I wasn't sure whether to press Cancel, or Scan. I didn't really need to scan my channels again, as I had just changed the time-out and re-activated my original EPG Collector task in the TV setup.
So, could the button next to the Scan button be renamed "Done", as that more closely represents what the button does, and won't have user wondering if all their changes are about to be lost if they press that button. Thanks.
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Hi Matt & all @ JRiver,
Would it be possible to have the [Album Artist] field as linkable?
Kami
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I cleaned the list a little and split some discussion.
Please don't start discussion here. Please use another thread if you have a comment.
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Split dtc's DSD requests (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103044.0) because they don't qualify for the "Too Easy" model. Please read the first post and stick to it, thanks!
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Option to restart jriver after recording is done
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A very small request that will certainly help new users setting up TV, and making changes to the EPG data setup.
I just implemented the new time-out for running an external program to load EPG data. When I got to the point shown in the attached image I wasn't sure whether to press Cancel, or Scan. I didn't really need to scan my channels again, as I had just changed the time-out and re-activated my original EPG Collector task in the TV setup.
So, could the button next to the Scan button be renamed "Done", as that more closely represents what the button does, and won't have user wondering if all their changes are about to be lost if they press that button. Thanks.
The Cancel button is really the cancel button. It cancels.
To edit your profile without rescanning, you should just select the profile and click Configure button, instead of running Setup.
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In Theater View TV Guide, if I press Record on a program in the past, initiate a subscription, or provide a popup asking if I want to set one up i.e "This program is in the past, would you like to subscribe to it?" Yes or No? Rather than just "This Program is in the past". I know that.
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I have another little one:
When doing a Get Movie & TV Info on a TV Show episode or Movie which already contains [Genre] tags, can you do so additive-ly, instead of replacing the existing [Genre]?
I have a few different sets of shows (mostly Kids stuff and News) which get automatically assigned Genres by tag on import rules, so they go to the right Views in MC. But if an occasional automatic lookup fails, then when I re-do the auto-lookup after fixing the issue, it blows away this set [Genre] tag and moves them out of the Views where they should go.
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Refer the image for the suggestion.
(http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=102992.0;attach=19978;image)
In summary, it would be really handy if I could make a quick selection from a drive/folder history list when doing rename/move/copy work. Quick one?
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Add active preset name to Rename, Move & Copy files window header bar
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Make music transfers to the cloud easier.
The idea is to send a flac playlist to a cloud service in mp3.
Actually it is only possible to send to an external program, which change the flac to mp3, and manully send it to the cloud service.
A direct way (send to) with a conversion in mp3 would be very nice (and would make MC more mobile...)
Thanks
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Video aspect ratio correction.
I have a couple of movies in my library with the wrong aspect ratio that I would like to correct manually.
Thank you.
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Video aspect ratio correction.
I have a couple of movies in my library with the wrong aspect ratio that I would like to correct manually.
Thank you.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Video_Playback_Aspect_Ratio
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/OSD
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In summary, it would be really handy if I could make a quick selection from a drive/folder history list when doing rename/move/copy work. Quick one?
I use presets that include the base path in the name, if you don't have tons of different paths, would this work for you?
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On screen volume:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103030.msg715397#msg715397
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Please make it so that 2 albums with the same name but different artists don't merge together when viewing albums with JRemote or Gizmo. Hope it's easy. I would think it would benefit all the users with substantial music collections. Thanks for the consideration.
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In standard view under the ‘View’ drop-down menu I’m afforded the ability to ‘Load’ or ‘Save’ a view.
(View > Load / Save View > Load or Save…)
Unfortunately, one has to edit the registry to remove these views once saved.
Perhaps the option to delete these saved views could be included.
Done
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Please make it so that 2 albums with the same name but different artists don't merge together when viewing albums with JRemote or Gizmo. Hope it's easy. I would think it would benefit all the users with substantial music collections. Thanks for the consideration.
I've struggled with this myself. I kept thinking that some combination of view settings would fix it, but I haven't found a way to make it happen, and an identically specified view scheme in JRiver itself correctly separates the two albums.
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Please make it so that 2 albums with the same name but different artists don't merge together when viewing albums with JRemote or Gizmo. Hope it's easy. I would think it would benefit all the users with substantial music collections. Thanks for the consideration.
Works perfectly fine here. Just need to make sure a view separates them somehow, either by nesting Artist -> Album, or by making it an "Artist - Album" kind of view that includes both information automatically.
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I've struggled with this myself. I kept thinking that some combination of view settings would fix it, but I haven't found a way to make it happen, and an identically specified view scheme in JRiver itself correctly separates the two albums.
I agree it's really odd that "Albums" in standard view separates albums with the same name, but the exact same view in JRemote/Gizmo doesn't.
I've built a new view that uses an expression: [Album Artist (auto)] - [Album]
I defined that view directly in "customize views for JRemote.." and it works correctly: Separates albums with the same name into individual albums as they should be.
Brian.
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Shortcut keys for "Get Movie & TV Info" and get Series and Season cover images which would also work in Theater View
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I agree it's really odd that "Albums" in standard view separates albums with the same name, but the exact same view in JRemote/Gizmo doesn't.
I've built a new view that uses an expression: [Album Artist (auto)] - [Album]
I defined that view directly in "customize views for JRemote.." and it works correctly: Separates albums with the same name into individual albums as they should be.
Brian.
Yep that does it, thanks! It is odd that Standard view and the Remotes parse the same expression differently, but it's hard to get too wound up when there's a 100% workaround ;D
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Can Music Videos also be enabled for lookups? (media type: video, sub type: music)
That's pretty easy!
Next build:
Changed: Videos with the subtype 'Music' can be looked up on the Get Movie & TV Info tool.
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In standard view under the ‘View’ drop-down menu I’m afforded the ability to ‘Load’ or ‘Save’ a view.
(View > Load / Save View > Load or Save…)
Unfortunately, one has to edit the registry to remove these views once saved.
Perhaps the option to delete these saved views could be included.
Hey, that was pretty easy too!
Next build:
NEW: The 'Load / Save View' menu has a delete option to delete a given view.
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Video aspect ratio correction.
I have a couple of movies in my library with the wrong aspect ratio that I would like to correct manually.
Thank you.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Video_Playback_Aspect_Ratio
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/OSD
I'm talking about aspect ratio correction in small increments on x and y axis' independently. For example, I want to stretch a picture horizontally by 5 or 10%. It can be implemented in OSD similar to Zoom function.
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I think it would be more User friendly to make a couple of small changes to description used on the settings page for "Cover Art" storage.
Currently Tools>Options>File Location>Cover Art" describes the Cover Art setting as "Audio mode: In a specified folder" or "In the Same Folder as File (as Folder.jpg)", or "In same folder as file". Even though it says "Audio Mode" this setting also applies to Video\Television (i.e. Series, Season cover art, and TV Station Logos).
I think it would help new Users figure out the program setup/configuration better to rename this from "Audio mode" to "Audio and Video" or "Audio and Video Cover Art".
Even better would be to have three separate choices for where to save Audio>Album Cover Art, Video>Movie Cover Art, and Video>Television Cover Art.
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I think it would be more User friendly to make a couple of small changes to description used on the settings page for "Cover Art" storage.
Currently Tools>Options>File Location>Cover Art" describes the Cover Art setting as "Audio mode: In a specified folder" or "In the Same Folder as File (as Folder.jpg)", or "In same folder as file". Even though it says "Audio Mode" this setting also applies to Video\Television (i.e. Series, Season cover art, and TV Station Logos).
I think it would help new Users figure out the program setup/configuration better to rename this from "Audio mode" to "Audio and Video" or "Audio and Video Cover Art".
Even better would be to have three separate choices for where to save Audio>Album Cover Art, Video>Movie Cover Art, and Video>Television Cover Art.
I'd also like to see a setting for "data" cover art, i.e. it would also be nice if one could use the cover art tools for data files as well. As it currently stands, if you want to add cover art to a data file like an ebook or video game rom you need to temporarily switch the file's media type to Video and then switch it back to data after adding the cover art. It shows just fine after that, but it's a weird workaround.
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I think it would help new Users figure out the program setup/configuration better to rename this from "Audio mode" to "Audio and Video" or "Audio and Video Cover Art".
Even better would be to have three separate choices for where to save Audio>Album Cover Art, Video>Movie Cover Art, and Video>Television Cover Art.
even old users like me didn't know that video art followed the audio rule?? thanks
I have a question though, what benefit is there at all to put art lumped into one big folder like that?? Not for speed off of an SSD you have thumbnails for that. I can see lots of negatives, but no positives. I use video very sparingly so maybe I'm missing something?
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even old users like me didn't know that video art followed the audio rule?? thanks
I have a question though, what benefit is there at all to put art lumped into one big folder like that?? Not for speed off of an SSD you have thumbnails for that. I can see lots of negatives, but no positives. I use video very sparingly so maybe I'm missing something?
It is confusing - I hope I got it right. If not, then that further supports the need to clarify and/or improve this settings/area.
The Television cover art goes into separate folders named "Series" and "Seasons", Audio Album art is saved in folder named "Albums", but oddly, the "TV Logos" go into a folder named "Files" (not as intuitive).
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It is confusing - I hope I got it right. If not, then that further supports the need to clarify and/or improve this settings/area.
The Television cover art goes into separate folders named "Series" and "Seasons", Audio Album art is saved in folder named "Albums", but oddly, the "TV Logos" go into a folder named "Files" (not as intuitive).
ok but still why do people want to put art anywhere else than the sub folder for the media itself ... sorry it baffles me
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The default location is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 21\....
I don't know why others do it, but for me when I want to use the "add cover art from file" or the "add Channel logo from file", I don't want to have to drill down seven layers to get to the art. Also, I routinely/automatically backup my "Documents" folder so I keep my cover art there as a subfolder (e.g. "Documents\Cover Art") so the cover art is backup up with my Documents files. And sometimes the art is wrong or not matching my Movie jacket, so I can manually find it on the internet then download to the proper folder (and not need to go seven folder layers deep).
What I would like is to have my cover art saved like this:
Documents\Cover Art\Movies
Documents\Cover Art\TV Series
Documents\Cover Art\TV Seasons
Documents\Cover Art\TV Logos
Documents\Cover Art\Audio Album
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The main reason, I suspect, for the TV Series and Season Cover Art to go into a separate folder is that there isn't necessarily a place to put it with the actual Episode media files. There may not be a Series and Season folder associated with the Episodes. Certainly for recorded TV, that is the case. The folder structure is built entirely around the details of the recording, as per the EPG data. Well, for JTV format recordings anyway.
No Series and Season folder structure is enforced when doing TV recordings, but I guess MC could do that, based on rules. But if the EPG doesn't have the Series and Season information, the rules would fail, and then you would have a mess to clean up. But a case could probably be made for moving the TV recording folder setting from "Options/Television" to "Options/File locations", and then adding a rule for the naming of a folder structure, just as with other media. But the rules would need to cope with missing EPG data.
Movie and Audio Cover Art can be next to the media file though. But TV Logos, which are just Cover Art for the channel files, don't have any place to go. Well, not a place you would want people digging around in to add Cover Art.
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In the TV Guide, when you press Record, it currently goes back to the program currently being watched, with no "Record" notification.
If I want to subscribe, I then have to go back to the program I've pressed record on, and press it again.
Request: If record is pressed on a non currently playing program, a popup displays recording and focus stays on that program. If record is pressed again, a popup flashes "subscribed".
EDIT: Done. Thanks :-)
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This feels simple, but may not quite fit the criteria (Time???) Posting anyway....
In a full-screen slideshow, allow a click / flick to the left or right to go forwards / backwards one.
I'm using MC on a Windows 10 tablet at the minute, and this is the sort of deceptively small tweak which would make the touchscreen experience feel much better :)
-Leezer-
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This feels simple, but may not quite fit the criteria (Time???) Posting anyway....
In a full-screen slideshow, allow a click / flick to the left or right to go forwards / backwards one.
I'm using MC on a Windows 10 tablet at the minute, and this is the sort of deceptively small tweak which would make the touchscreen experience feel much better :)
-Leezer-
You can flick the image left and right today. Have you tried?
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That was pretty easy too!
Next build:
NEW: Added an "Eject disc" command to the Theater View disc tool selection menu.
Hey Matt, not to pester you, but I'm on .45 now and I cannot find any "eject disc" command in Theater View?.... maybe I'm an idiot.
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Hey Matt, not to pester you, but I'm on .45 now and I cannot find any "eject disc" command in Theater View?.... maybe I'm an idiot.
When there's a disk in the drive, it'll show up in Theater View under Video.
I put a DVD in and I have Video > DVD in the Theater View menu.
Picking DVD gives me a list of choices.
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You can flick the image left and right today. Have you tried?
Ack...
This would appear to be a combination of Windows 10 tablet mode interfering, and a (IMHO) overlarge swipe requirement.
10" 1280x 800 tablet.
Swiping from the extreme right either brings up the Windows 10 charms bar, or does nothing. I presume this is Windows' fault?
Swiping from approx 1/4 of the way in works, but needs a pull almost across the screen. (Shorter swipes either don't work at all, or make the image bounce a little)
I'm not sure what the required swipe length is, but with this tablet, it's way too far.
I'd personally prefer a tap rather than swipe, but it does work.
Mildly related, all on the tablet image slideshow theme:
1. On an image slideshow, swiping left on the first image will stop playback. An option for looping would be nice :)
2. You need to tap at the top to bring up the player menu. This isn't consistent with the above- All swipes or taps? (Accepting both would be nicer :D )
3. There's no easy way to rate images from a fullscreen slideshow on a tablet that I've found. Perhaps a tap at the bottom of the screen to popup ratings stars?
-Leezer-
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When there's a disk in the drive, it'll show up in Theater View under Video.
I put a DVD in and I have Video > DVD in the Theater View menu.
Picking DVD gives me a list of choices.
I grabbed one of my kid's movies to test, and I don't have any such menu in theater view (see attached). I also do not have anything under Video -> DVD on the main menu, either; clicking DVD there just plays the disc in the drive. Not sure...
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I grabbed one of my kid's movies to test, and I don't have any such menu in theater view (see attached). I also do not have anything under Video -> DVD on the main menu, either; clicking DVD there just plays the disc in the drive. Not sure...
You'll need build 46 or newer. It's not out yet.
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Understood, sorry for the derail.
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In Theatre View, some more buttons would be useful:
+ Go to last watched or listened to (when you are in the middle of a multi episode season), OR
+ Go to the last containing folder
+ Sort by date added
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I'm not sure what the required swipe length is, but with this tablet, it's way too far.
Next build:
Changed: It takes half as much flick to switch images as before.
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This sounds like a quick fix, but who knows.
When clicking on any video file, have playing now window open in detached mode
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This sounds like a quick fix, but who knows.
When clicking on any video file, have playing now window open in detached mode
You meant to say, add an option for this :)
I would hate it but seems fair to make it possible
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Upon closing Media Center, it should really "remember" the state of items in the left bar (Playing Now, Audio, Playlists, Drivers & Devices, etc) that were opened manually by the user. So if I reopen Media Center a day or so later, these items are automatically re-opened again, where I left off.
I always manually "open" all of these items as soon as Media Center loaded. I don't really understand why they are closed by default.
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This sounds like a quick fix, but who knows.
When clicking on any video file, have playing now window open in detached mode
This reminds me of a question I've always meant to ask.
MC is built as one window (in Standard View).
Is it correct that (outside of popup dialog boxes for information) MC is specifically and intentionally built to be one window, so it is not possible to modify it to (optionally) have - say - Playing Now - as a separate window on the Task bar ?
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Split Views by ABCDEFG ... (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103200.0)
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Please enable editing of the Episode name when using the "Get Movie & TV Info..." function, in the same way that the Series name can be edited.
Done
Was this one really done, or was it mistakenly marked as Done? Because I am running the latest MC21 Beta and can't see the new functionality.
See original post for details.
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Middle mouse click on a tab toggles between list and thumbnail display, or cycles thru all list styles for a given view.
Done.
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Making it possible to offset subtitles so they are below the actual video, so they can be shown on top of the black bars in movies that are 1:2.35 instead of over the picture.
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Split Access Key discussion (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103229.0)
Remember that anything requiring discussion or something considered controversial is not appropriate for "Too Easy" requests.
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Middle mouse click on a tab toggles between list and thumbnail display, or cycles thru all list styles for a given view.
Good idea!
Coming next build:
NEW: Middle-click on a tab header will roll through the list styles.
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On bluray rips with subtype "TV Show", sort titles by number instead of size.
Start playing the lowest numbered title over 15 minutes.
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Thrilled that you are incorporating my middle mouse click on tabs idea... thanks! Here is another one:
Allow “slow” double-click to initiate a rename for tree items – this renaming technique works for every other user named-field in all places on the standard view.
Done.
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Allow “slow” double-click to initiate a rename for tree items – this renaming technique works for every other user named-field in all places on the standard view.
Coming next build:
NEW: Slow-double click on tree items will rename them (if they're renamable).
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Before I sync my handheld, there is a handy Details and Options link in the action window:
(http://i.imgur.com/Q6s5CIc.png)
However, after the sync is completed the links are replaced with Eject:
(http://i.imgur.com/RMWz1xL.png)
I'd like to request that the Details link remain alongside the Eject link even after the sync is complete. Often times I will start syncing playlists to my handheld while I am still making playlists to speed transfers (so the transfer can begin before I'm completely finished making the playlists). I often use the "Check Resync" on the handheld details page to refresh the tracks and begin a new sync while I am updating playlists. It's currently convoluted to get from elsewhere in the library to the handheld details page so I can resync and having that link always available to use would be a big help. My current solution is to utilize tabs but sometimes the tab assigned to the handheld details page will act funky if a handheld device is ejected and thus needs to often be recreated.
Additionally, after the sync is complete it makes sense conceptually to still have a "Details" links so you can see that all of the tracks were synced correctly (sometimes they will fail if you have for instance, a shoddy microsd card/reader, your directory structure is invalid, or your conversion format != supported format).
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A click on an acronym or other terms that can be confusing, to go to a glossary with definitions, as some of us are trying to set this up and learn a new language (computerese) at the same time as setting up JRiver. For example, RMCF, which I googled and found it to be Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.
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A like button for comments, so the moderators can see if a question or comment has other people with the same question or comment. I am finding there is a lot of repeated frustrations, and really would rather just like another comment rather than me reposting the same one again in a different way.
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Wow… 2 for 2 on suggestion incorporation. Let’s go for 3!
In all MS office apps, and in JRiver Theater View for that matter, you can increase/decrease the zoom level when you hold down the control button while scrolling the mouse wheel. Add this same capability to standard view to easily increase/decrease thumbnail size.
(and yes, I do realize I can scroll the wheel over the thumbnail slider to accomplish this right now, but this would be even easier).
Done. [3 for 3]
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Ability to play ogg / flac streams, xspf playlists.
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Option to disable the smooth scrolling effect used throughout MC.
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Ability to play ogg / flac streams, xspf playlists.
is this relating only to xspf playlists -- I have had no problem streaming flac using the WDM driver.
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Option to disable the smooth scrolling effect used throughout MC.
Also support scrolling by pages if Windows is set to do that.
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An option to turn pull down menu (background color) solid. Currently the pull downs are transparent/opaque and really hard to read from across the room (think 10ft view). When I click on "Tools" the pull down should contrast against the white screen instead of blending in to it. Hope that makes sense!
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In all MS office apps, and in JRiver Theater View for that matter, you can increase/decrease the zoom level when you hold down the control button while scrolling the mouse wheel. Add this same capability to standard view to easily increase/decrease thumbnail size.
Coming next build:
NEW: Ctrl + mouse wheel will adjust the thumbnail size in a list.
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Hi Matt & all @ JRiver,
Would it be possible to have the [Album Artist] field as linkable?
Kami
I'm not positive I know what you're talking about, but the Album Artist (auto) field already has a link in it (that searches for matches).
Is it possible you're just showing the Album Artist field instead of the Album Artist (auto) field?
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Can you make the selected channel-program in TV Guide "stand out" more so it is easier to see what is currently selected?
In the screenshot below, it is not too hard to tell that "The Burbs" is selected in this example since the background is dark (I wanted to capture a screenshot with a lighter background to show the problem better but couldn't get one). A lot of times I find it hard to see which program/channel the selection currently at. It depends on the background image and skin, etc..
It would be nice to have the Text of the selected channel show in a different color, show as Bold test, or make the background of the selected program a different color.
Ideally this change would be an option (on/off) as some won't like it.
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I have a list of radio stations on Audio > Connected Media > My connected Media. Would it be easily possible to include them in the library backup file? Names, Genre, Filename, Cover art, etc. should be included. Would save a lot of time after a library restore.
Done.
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I would like a progress bar or some other kind of feedback in the Action Window when Copying or Moving files. Currently it happens with no visual feedback, and if the file is large, it can temporarily show up as missing in the library, which is confusing. Sometimes I don't realize MC is working and I close it, which breaks my library.
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^ This is a long standing issue/request. Some of us use alternate methods for moving large files, or large quantities of files because of this. Unfortunately, I don't think this request is "too easy". Too bad, because I'd enjoy that as a new feature.
If you'd like to discuss alternative techniques, start a thread on it and we can talk about it there..
Brian.
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Allow for the creation of particles based on a (non-contiguous) range of chapters, in addition to the present option of defining them by timecode ranges. Let's say I'm watching a TV series episode with six chapters: an introduction, opening theme, part 1, part 2, ending theme, and next episode preview. In this case, I would only be interested in chapters 1, 3, and 4.
Allow particles to be edited once created. Could be useful in case one wishes to duplicate a given particle to make minor changes.
Subordinate stack items appear unstacked every time MC is restarted. Not only that, but entering the context menu for stacks after discovering this shows the "stack" option greyed out and the "unstack" option active, indicating that MC still erroneously thinks they are stacked.
Allow for pre-selection (forcing?) of DVD/IFO/VOB subtitle tracks prior to playback. Unlike how it is when dealing with BDMV's and pretty much every notable container format, MC is currently incapable of "remembering" the last selected streams when dealing with DVD's or DVD's ripped in folder structure after playback has been stopped. Perhaps this can be done via a sidecar?
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add a link from frequent asked questions to the category:metadata and tags links page. ;D
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Can we get a "filmstrip" list view?
Same as a thumbnail view but it scrolls horizontally instead of vertically and the thumbnail size scales to fit the height of the view.
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Small request: Making sure those little and very nice feature additions requested by the community are publicised somewhere in one common area maybe a new sticky called NEW FEATURES!! :)
CTRL+Mouse, etc...All great ideas thx folks!!
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Done.
Add a check box option to "Use gapless for skipped track" in Options -> Audio. When I skip a track I don't want JRiver to crossfade it. (But I want it when it switches automatically after a song ends)
And you might want to take the Stop, Seek & Skip options in the Video Section as this is where it's mostly being used (Especially The Jump behaviour...) I was looking for it the other day, knew it existed but couldn't find it for commercial skipping adjustment.
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I have a list of radio stations on Audio > Connected Media > My connected Media. Would it be easily possible to include them in the library backup file? Names, Genre, Filename, Cover art, etc. should be included. Would save a lot of time after a library restore.
Coming next build:
Fixed: Web media sites didn't live through a library backup / restore.
It was just a mistake that they didn't.
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Add a check box option to "Use gapless for skipped track" in Options -> Audio. When I skip a track I don't want JRiver to crossfade it. (But I want it when it switches automatically after a song ends)
That one isn't real hard, but I don't really understand the point.
I like cross-fading. I like cross-fading if I switch manually or I switch automatically.
If you can get 10 +1 votes we'll consider it. Start a thread for it if you like.
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Remove the "Would you like to resume from your last playback position?" prompt in theatre view and include an option to default to "Resume" or "Start from Beginning" somewhere in options. When controlling MC via a client, this prompt becomes unintuitive because the client has no known method to pass it. One must remote in or access the server directly to select whichever option.
Include some way for streams (audio, subtitles) to be selected via a client during playback.
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Remove the "Would you like to resume from your last playback position?" prompt in theatre view and include an option to default to "Resume" or "Start from Beginning" somewhere in options. When controlling MC via a client, this prompt becomes unintuitive because the client has no known method to pass it. One must remote in or access the server directly to select whichever option.
Options>General>Behaviour>Resume playback using bookmarks => set it to Automatic, then the message will never be shown. Also read this carefully: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Bookmarking
Include some way for streams (audio, subtitles) to be selected via a client during playback.
EDIT: BTW, I can select Audio Streams and Subtitles on my Client via the On Screen Display (OSD) and by right clicking on the video playing and using the menu shown. Plus Ctrl-Shift-L toggles the Audio Stream.
Of course the video stream needs to have multiple Audio Streams in order to change the selection, and Subtitles must also be available. Also, as my Client can only play stereo, it doesn't matter whether I select 7.1, 5.1, or stereo AC-3, MC will always down mix and play stereo on the Client, as per my settings.
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For Theater View Playing Now window, add mouse scroll capability to all elements of window (I almost never use a remote). For example, when cursor is positioned over…
Done. Volume Slider: Scroll increases/decreases volume. Also Scroll+alt (or Scroll+shift) increases/decreases volume for cursor located anywhere in any Theater View window
Alternately, put Navigation/Volume control ICONS (not text for controls) on all Theater View windows (I realize this alternate idea probably does not meet the 1 hour of code time criteria)
Done. Track Position: Scroll increases/decreases track position (per “Jump behavior” time increments specified in Audio settings)
Rating Stars: Scroll increases/decreases star count
Done. Cover Art: Scroll cycles thru display modes: Cover Art, Bubble Fountain, Display View, and "Blank" (i.e. nothing obscures the Artist slide show)
Also request option to set default Playing Now default view to blank. I hate always having to wait for the cover art to fade out whenever I navigate away and back to Playing Now (which is a lot!)
Thanks for your consideration!
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Volume Slider: Scroll increases/decreases volume. Also Scroll+alt (or Scroll+shift) increases/decreases volume for cursor located anywhere in any Theater View window
Next build:
Changed: Mouse wheel will be honored over the volume slider in Theater View's Playing Now.
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I see you incorporated part of my last multi-suggestion post just now. Thanks! (I'll take that as win and that now makes it 4 for 4... Ha!)
Does that mean all the others suggestions are kaput, or are you still considering them? Scrolling to cycle thru the display choices I especially favor - waiting for the cover art to fade-out is very irritating each time you navigate away and back, and I have to believe many others feel the same. Your online media slide show is one of those standout features that really makes MC spectacular, and anything that gets in the way of that is a bad thing IMHO.
Ok, I'll stop lobbying now. Thanks again for listening to your users... much appreciated.
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I Have an idea ... take 10 of the 100's of suggestions above and do 1 NOT easy one that will take 10 times as long to do ;D
I have a bunch of TOO HARD requests, now first of all ....... no worries I am leaving now :P
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Notify user that audio analysis is stuck and on which file. Not sure best way to notify (I'll leave that to you), but it *seems* to be a problem I'm experiencing and I have too many files to guess what it is.
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Add an option to find missing tracks or make MC21 smarter at finding them if the filename wasn't changed and still in the monitored library folders...Or offer the option to manually try to find it.
As an example if a file has been relocated in a different folder outside MC and the filename wasn't changed MC should find it. If not then prompt the user to try to relocate it. (That's probably the only thing Itunes does well...)
Even if I make that change within MC on one PC it won't reflect on another PC and create duplicate files that I have to manually delete and re-associate.
(I know several ways of doing this in MC but wish it was a one step process)
Library backup/restore not an option either as library contents are different except for music on other PCs.
thx
My Fix broken Link was set to NO....
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In Theater View, selecting a show from TV guide brings up the show summary & other metadata with options to watch, record, etc. You then have to click watch to watch the show. This is totally non-intuitive to me, that is, when I select a show from the guide, I expect it to immediately play the selected show (which is how every electronic guide I have ever used works).
But recognizing that many users may like the current behavior, I request that a right (or middle click) launches the selected show immediately. This way you have instance access to either the show or info/options depending on the mouse button clicked.
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In Display View, the Player Bar shows instantly when the cursor touches a screen edge (which is great). However, there is a 1 second delay before the Player Bar auto-hides again after moving the cursor off the Bar.
Propose that the Player Bar auto-hides the instant the cursor moves off it. I am unable to think of a single advantage of having a delay, even an admittedly short one.
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Options>General>Behaviour>Resume playback using bookmarks => set it to Automatic, then the message will never be shown. Also read this carefully: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Bookmarking
Hey, this worked! Thank you! :D
EDIT: BTW, I can select Audio Streams and Subtitles on my Client via the On Screen Display (OSD) and by right clicking on the video playing and using the menu shown. Plus Ctrl-Shift-L toggles the Audio Stream.
Of course the video stream needs to have multiple Audio Streams in order to change the selection, and Subtitles must also be available. Also, as my Client can only play stereo, it doesn't matter whether I select 7.1, 5.1, or stereo AC-3, MC will always down mix and play stereo on the Client, as per my settings.
This, however, doesn't. Going to my client and using the OSD doesn't give me any streaming options.
To clarify, the client is basically just being used as a remote control for the server, which is what truly handles the playing of all the media. The client is not being used to play the media itself.
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Hopefully a simple one....
3D BD rips should go into the "Ripped BD Video" folder not the "Other Videos" folder (I realise these need to be mkv for playback but it seems convenient to rip a copy of the disc for backup purposes)
Done.
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Add an option to find missing tracks or make MC21 smarter at finding them if the filename wasn't changed and still in the monitored library folders...
MC does this with "update for external changes". This works *inside* MC's auto import folders.
As an example if a file has been relocated in a different folder outside MC and the filename wasn't changed MC should find it. If not then prompt the user to try to relocate it.
That's a totally different case, and I think this is a terrible idea. When I move things out of MC's auto import folders, it's on purpose. I don't want MC scanning to try to find them. That's intrusive and counter to MC's design.
If you have some concrete problem that makes this happen, please start a new thread to discuss it. Since technically, I'm not even supposed to be responding to this here! :) (no discussion in this thread)
Brian.
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MC does this with "update for external changes". This works *inside* MC's auto import folders.
That's a totally different case, and I think this is a terrible idea. When I move things out of MC's auto import folders, it's on purpose. I don't want MC scanning to try to find them. That's intrusive and counter to MC's design.
If you have some concrete problem that makes this happen, please start a new thread to discuss it. Since technically, I'm not even supposed to be responding to this here! :) (no discussion in this thread)
Brian.
Part of the requirements in these threads are that the change be non-controversial, so I think it's worth noting if a proposed change would break your workflow or mess up a use case. I'm on the same page as you Brian, I'm not sure what this adds that a combination of fix broken links and update for external changes wouldn't fix right now, and it would have some potential negatives too.
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I think I found what my issue is...
My fix broken link was set to No....I had turned it off and forgot about it....
Thx for posting Brian!!!!
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Request:
Make the "Repeat", "Shuffle", and "Audio Path" icons/links visible on the Player Bar so they can be used/accessed when in "Full Screen" Display View.
Explanation:
When you are in Display View (say listening to a Playlist) and you move the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Player Bar visible, the icons/links for the "Repeat, Shuffle, or Audio Path" are not available. You have to switch to "Window Mode" to see/use these icon/links.
It looks to me like there is enough space on the Player Bar (in Full screen mode) to just move these three icons/links up under the "Windowed Mode and Close" icons/buttons rather than, as currently placed, on the same line as the position bar. Or don't move them, just make them visible in Full screen mode if that is easier.
Thanks
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Make the "Repeat", "Shuffle", and "Audio Path" icons/links visible on the Player Bar so they can be used/accessed when in "Full Screen" Display View.
This depends on the skin designer I think, as there are skins that have those elements on the Display View Player Bar. There may be others, but I just confirmed that Aruba, Fusion X, Onyx, and PixOS all have what you are looking for right now.
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This depends on the skin designer I think, as there are skins that have those elements on the Display View Player Bar. There may be others, but I just confirmed that Aruba, Fusion X, Onyx, and PixOS all have what you are looking for right now.
Thanks for pointing that out. I'm using Noire. I also tried Noire Glass - which has the same problem (doesn't show the links).
So perhaps Devs could fix this for Noire - if it's a small change.
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In Theater View, selecting a show from TV guide brings up the show summary & other metadata with options to watch, record, etc. You then have to click watch to watch the show. This is totally non-intuitive to me, that is, when I select a show from the guide, I expect it to immediately play the selected show (which is how every electronic guide I have ever used works).
But recognizing that many users may like the current behavior, I request that a right (or middle click) launches the selected show immediately. This way you have instance access to either the show or info/options depending on the mouse button clicked.
I agree but you can just press the PLAY button on the remote (not Ok/select) once it is highlighted and it will start playing that channel live without going to the show summary info page.
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Thanks for the info... I did not know that.
Unfortunately, I almost never use a remote control. My HTPC is also my CAD workstation and general use computer, so I am using my mouse virtually 100% of the time to operate MC, which is why all my suggestions are mouse driven.
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In the standard "Panes view" Ability to make the display View bigger vertically not just horizontally as per the snapshot attached
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Middle click to close tabs.
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Turn on Blu-ray closed captions without having to go into options. For example: with a single remote click.
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Just press Escape a couple times to get out of Theater View quickly. Small mouse-only controls are unlikely to happen.
I think the requester is using a touchscreen tablet without a keyboard (he mentioned a surface pro 4 in a follow up post) and is looking for something like Windows Modern apps have (oversized minimize and close buttons that can be pressed with a finger). I'm not sure how necessary any of that is when the theater view home button exists, though.
For folks using touch interfaces: turn on the home button in theater view options. It will let you get to the home screen in one press, and let you leave theater view from anywhere in the interface in three presses maximum on the touch screen, so it's relatively quick. The home button is off by default though, so folks may not know it exists and just wind up pressing back six or ten times in a row to get the home screen which (if that were the only option) would be an enormous pain.
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Option in settings to toggle Off/On play first track when changing Car Radio playlists in standard view, via the car radio buttons. Will be 'better' for me I know that, might be quick to do I cannot say. *Default ON.
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A way to change the interval for background auto-import. As it stands, MC decides on its own whether or not to import at any given time, and I have no idea how much time exists between auto-import operations.
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Quick & easy DoP fixes:
1. Always set the device volume to 100% with DoP playback/bitstreaming. It can break playback on some devices if you don't do this.
2. Add an option to set the ASIO device volume to 100% during playback just like the option for WASAPI. (not just for DoP)
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Hopefully a simple one....
3D BD rips should go into the "Ripped BD Video" folder not the "Other Videos" folder (I realise these need to be mkv for playback but it seems convenient to rip a copy of the disc for backup purposes)
This should be done in the latest build. It was just a bug that they were going to outer space.
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In Theater View, selecting a show from TV guide brings up the show summary & other metadata with options to watch, record, etc. You then have to click watch to watch the show. This is totally non-intuitive to me, that is, when I select a show from the guide, I expect it to immediately play the selected show (which is how every electronic guide I have ever used works).
But recognizing that many users may like the current behavior, I request that a right (or middle click) launches the selected show immediately. This way you have instance access to either the show or info/options depending on the mouse button clicked.
Pressing "Play" rather than "OK" plays the selected program rather than going to the info screen.
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Split Control Key Commands (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103663.0)
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Make the Theater View dimming feature universal. With an option to set the delay timing if it's not too involved.
I have a few reasons for requesting this…
I use Theatre View exclusively on my HTPC.
I have a Plasma TV and am therefor mindful of burn-in/image retention.
Many Blu-ray audio discs present the user with a static image for the duration of the album except for track title changes. The same with many DVD-Audio discs.
This would also be useful when pausing during a movie or an image slideshow.
It would present the user with a consistent experience and not require the need to configure the operating system’s screen saver to work with Media Center.
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Can we get an option to disable the "There are no files. Double-click here to play the entire library." thing?
I've never intentionally activated this and it stops the current playback, then freezes the player for several minutes before playback actually starts, so that I can then stop it and get back to what I meant to do.
The most it should do is play a random album or start a random play doctor session, not play the entire library.
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Can we get an option to disable the "There are no files. Double-click here to play the entire library." thing?
I've never intentionally activated this and it stops the current playback, then freezes the player for several minutes before playback actually starts, so that I can then stop it and get back to what I meant to do.
Why don't you start a new thread on that. What you're seeing (long delay) isn't normal. Antivirus is my first thought.
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HEVC profile for the video converter
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Split Set the library to load on startup (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=104017.msg718870#msg718870)
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My biggest complaint with MC is that the audio stream and subtitle selections are buried in sub-menus. I have no idea how much effort it would take, but is the any chance of putting audio and subtitle selection options on the top menu rather than just in the Player sub-menus? Sure would make the player more user friendly.
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My biggest complaint with MC is that the audio stream and subtitle selections are buried in sub-menus. I have no idea how much effort it would take, but is the any chance of putting audio and subtitle selection options on the top menu rather than just in the Player sub-menus? Sure would make the player more user friendly.
Have you tried pressing up or down while playing? A selection of menus, including those two, appear in those menus.
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Don't know if this easy, but it would be awesome to have what might amount to a back button. The main situation I would want to address is when you have a playlist you are making on the fly and an accidental touch wipes that out putting whatever you touched into playing now. It would be great to go back and restore that list. Thanks for the consideration.
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There is a back button on the interface, just below and right of the play button. Backspace also backs up.
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TV Channel Logos are stored (default) at User>UserName>Appdata>Roaming>J River>Media Center 21>Files
My suggestion is for future MC versions to rename folder "File" to "Logos" to make it easy for Users to figure out where their TV Logos are stored, and to be consistent with the other folder "naming conventions" such as "Albums", "Artists", "Seasons", "Series" (where the folder names describe the folder's contents).
Obviously a very minor detail, but possibly helpful to those users trying to figure how the program works (and who may want to work within, or backup, the "TV Logo" folder).
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Would it be possible to add a separate option for a fade in after resuming playback from a pause (not tied to pause setting)? I like fade in after pause but I also like when playback stops immediately after I press pause. :)
Thanks
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New Tag Window always opens the General, File, and Image Tab boxes. Possible to change to last opened "state"?
I though this was a configuration issue on my end, but double checked and its not. Short of removing the fields from these tabs, it seems to never "remember". This is a sort of a pain.
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Can we get a "filmstrip" list view?
Same as a thumbnail view but it scrolls horizontally instead of vertically and the thumbnail size scales to fit the height of the view.
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Alternative Mode Setting (Alt+M), some kind of notifikation (icon or text) that you are in alternative mode.
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Just a minor "view improvement" suggestion.
I think it would look better if JR were to move the TV Options button to the top of the TV view. That would also make it easier to find/see (for new Users) and puts it closer to the other settings buttons - which seems like a natural place for this button. And it will make the page look better. IMO.
(http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/mshumack/TV_OptionsButton_zpsep2rnboj.jpg)
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I know JRiver doesn't do well playing hulu, Netflix etc. inside of the program but a good workaround is to launch these programs from JRiver using applications like Auto Hotkey. However, once they are launched, Hulu for example is easiest to navigate with a mouse. Is there a way JRiver could add an auto hotkey like function to make the arrows on an MCE remote or regular point and click remote act as a mouse scroll wheel?
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I know JRiver doesn't do well playing hulu, Netflix etc. inside of the program but a good workaround is to launch these programs from JRiver using applications like Auto Hotkey. However, once they are launched, Hulu for example is easiest to navigate with a mouse. Is there a way JRiver could add an auto hotkey like function to make the arrows on an MCE remote or regular point and click remote act as a mouse scroll wheel?
I don't think this one is appropriate for the Too Easy thread (because that isn't likely to be an hour or two of engineering time). But it isn't a bad idea. You should start a separate thread on the topic.
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How about this one? It looks to me like it might be a quick change if accepted.
• When getting Movie & TV Info on multiple selections, under Actions and Options, keep the same selection from when it was last run.
• Maybe have an option check to enable or disable this behaviour.
This would be very useful to me at the moment because I'm automatically retagging just one field (genre) on a large number of movies, and it would save me a couple of clicks each time.
Just my penn'orth.
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It doesn't already? I generally use the default, but... I agree, if it doesn't remember the previous selection, it should. No option is needed.
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• When getting Movie & TV Info on multiple selections, under Actions and Options, keep the same selection from when it was last run.
I must be being dense.
I pick a few movies. I right-click and pick Get Movie & TV Info... It gives me a dialog to ask about what I'm hoping for.
I click OK and it finds the information and keeps the selection the same.
I don't see it reset the selection ever.
Thoughts? Thanks.
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I think Toucan means the checkbox selections in the dialogue.
Based on your inclusion of this Matt;
I click OK and it finds the information and keeps the selection the same.
It seems you are thinking about the selection of the data retrieved, as you don't need to click OK to see the checkboxes.
I just ran a quick test, and the check boxes always reset back to the defaults, as per the attached image.
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Exactly.
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Exactly.
Oh. Thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to stamp that out soon.
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Lovely jubbly. Thanks.
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Playing Now popup on track change! This has been shelved for way too long! :(
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Oh. Thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to stamp that out soon.
Coming next build:
Changed: The checkbox states of the dialog shown when doing Get Movie & TV Info will remember the states of the checks.
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How about adding Glynor's custom "Watched/Played field" feature. http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=85974.5
It would be a nice feature, and I'm sure Glynor wouldn't mind. Of course the instructions are available in the linked thread, but it would be nice to have this built-in (and a lot of new User will never find the thread with the instructions.
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With 21.0.69 (4/5/2016)
2. NEW: Pressing Ctrl+I will jump the list to the playing song (if it's in the list)
was introduced. Could we have the same with double clicking on the bottom (outside) the text where the current selection is shown? Just for convenience :)
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In regards to watched.
I still would really like a progress bar. i can add to the thumbnail text and theater view.
Thanks
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Ability to customize the Action Window. Or at least re-look the stock options.
This was asked before, and the recommendation was to customize the toolbar: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=30587.0;wap2 However, the toolbar can get cluttered quickly, and the Action Window is good relastate below the Tree that I don't think is being used to its full potential any longer.
How many people still Burn Discs? I would think not many.
Even Rip Disc must be dwindling in use once you rip your initial collection. CD sales are down drastically across the board.
Personally, I think options like Rename, Move & Copy and Convert Format which are somewhat buried in the right click menu would be much more useful.
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It wouldn't be a quick thing to do, but it's an interesting idea.
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I have one. Hope it's easy:
Please add [Rating] as one of the OSD menus in Display View. I have started rating my movies and often play my music in this mode so that I see a simple screen with large cover art.
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One more:
It may be possible to activate? Double-tap the Media Server in tray to show MC.
Done
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It may be possible to activate? Double-tap the Media Server in tray to show MC.
That's a good idea.
Coming next build:
NEW: Double-click on the media server tray icon will show Media Center.
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That's a good idea.
Coming next build:
NEW: Double-click on the media server tray icon will show Media Center.
Thanks! :)
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I'd like to have a new Option for Mixing: "No upmixing, just (JRRS-)downmixing". The reason is simple: I prefer to listen to 2ch without upmixing, but I absolutely need downmixing for 5.1ch to my 4.0-setup. At the moment, I have to change the options for mixing everytime I start a movie after listening to music etc. Annoying.
Best regards
CompEx
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I'd like to have a new Option for Mixing: "No upmixing, just (JRRS-)downmixing". The reason is simple: I prefer to listen to 2ch without upmixing, but I absolutely need downmixing for 5.1ch to my 4.0-setup. At the moment, I have to change the options for mixing everytime I start a movie after listening to music etc. Annoying.
Best regards
CompEx
You can alleviate this problem by using ZoneSwitch.
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ZoneSwitch doesn't help a lot. I also have Music in Surround and Movies in Stereo and with ZoneSwitch I have to switch, whenever I listen to a new combination of Music/Movie and Stereo/Surround (if I understand ZoneSwitch correctly). With the Mixingoption I proposed ("No upmixing, just (JRRS-)downmixing") I only need to select the option once and then, I'll never have to switch anything. That's a lot more convenient than ZoneSwitch.
Best regards
CompEx
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The ability to randomize the rows in the grid (not just the playing now grid but any data grid) with a button or a heading column called "Randomize" or "Shuffle the grid" as easy as though I were sorting it on any other column. I would just be "sorting" it on a column called Random.
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ZoneSwitch doesn't help a lot. I also have Music in Surround and Movies in Stereo and with ZoneSwitch I have to switch, whenever I listen to a new combination of Music/Movie and Stereo/Surround (if I understand ZoneSwitch correctly). With the Mixingoption I proposed ("No upmixing, just (JRRS-)downmixing") I only need to select the option once and then, I'll never have to switch anything. That's a lot more convenient than ZoneSwitch.
I agree, there are a lot of problems that zone switch doesn't solve.
What I'd like to see is rule-based DSP like zone switch enables, but playing to a single audio device, and operating on a single playlist.
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It appears to me that in recent upgrades, the ability to manipulate metadata in tagging in the devices & storage area before importing is no longer available for the folder as a whole. I find that it is very helpful to be able to change tags before importing. For example, I get a remaster of an album I already have and the tagging scheme is the same. Then, I have to go through each file individually to change where I could do this only once before importing in the past. Can this feature be restored?
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For example, I get a remaster of an album I already have and the tagging scheme is the same. Then, I have to go through each file individually to change where I could do this only once before importing in the past.
I'm not sure what feature you are describing; perhaps someone else is familiar. But the example you give is actually very easy to solve very quickly:
1. Highlight all files of the original album.
2. edit > copy
3. Highlight all files in the remaster album
4. Edit > Paste tags
Then edit the album name if you'd like.
Brian.
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I've put this in the developer thread, but any chance of Record, Subscribe, Cancel MCWS commands for TV?
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I put this is the feature request thread, but calling it out here, as I think it is a Too Easy request...
When selecting Tools | Import | Import Single Folder...
Please allow automatic audio analysis, or at least make it a checkbox option.
Thank you.
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I put this is the feature request thread, but calling it out here, as I think it is a Too Easy request...
When selecting Tools | Import | Import Single Folder...
Please allow automatic audio analysis, or at least make it a checkbox option.
Thank you.
I'll take a crack at that tomorrow for MC22. Wish me luck!
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I'll take a crack at that tomorrow for MC22. Wish me luck!
Good luck Matt!
Then you can take a look at adding it to the TV recordings import process, at the end of each recording, along with the other options available with Auto-Import, such as getting Series and Season Cover Art from the internet, Get Movie & TV Info, without tag overwrite (or optionally with it? not sure). There was a TV thread about this stuff recently. . . Here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=104610.0
Or specifically my comments here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=104610.msg727874#msg727874
Should be Too Easy, huh?
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Thanks. I used to be able to click on the white space below the individual files and you could do entire folder edits. I will try your method.
I'm not sure what feature you are describing; perhaps someone else is familiar. But the example you give is actually very easy to solve very quickly:
1. Highlight all files of the original album.
2. edit > copy
3. Highlight all files in the remaster album
4. Edit > Paste tags
Then edit the album name if you'd like.
Brian.
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I would really like to have presets for stereo downmixing (voice, music, film, film with louder center, etc...) or access to the downmixing matrix and the possibility to create those presets. Of course those presets would need to be avaiable through the osd in theaterview.
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I mainly use the audio -> files menu for playing music. I would love if there were an easy way to sort by artist, album, track number in one click. Sometimes this gets out of order and confuses friends and family.
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I would love improvements in the dvd ripping and disc info look up. I often put the disc in and it is immediately recognized for what it is, that is the disc name pops up just fine with artwork etc. However almost always when I rip the disc I have to search for the info again and it often doesn't find the right info. I am not sure if these are different engines but it would be great if this could be copied from the disc when ripping instead of having to re-search.
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I don't know if this is an hour or more...
I would like to see an easier way to assign output channels in an active crossover setup. An example is a stereo configuration with active three way crossovers. It would be great if you could map or link the channels then apply low, mid, high crossover points, delays, etc without having to go through the parametric eq menu and copying channels and applying filters independently to each. A nice gui would help too. So if I am using a 7.1 sound card it would be nice if there were a gui where you could select the desired output channel configuration (2, 5.1, 7.1) with the ability to drag unused channels to where you would like them to be linked.
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I'd love to see the size (dimensions) of Cover Art that's embedded in the flac files easily accessible somewhere.
Right now I have to right-click, Cover Art->copy first file, open Photoshop, file->new, just to see the dimensions. I try to keep all of my Cover Art at 1000x1000px or more so I can make it full screen while playing, but some of the older files still need to be updated. Can this be put somewhere? Maybe if I hover over the cover art for more than 1 second it can pop up like a tool tip? Or when I'm looking at the tags and it says "Inside File" maybe it could just say "Inside File (650x650px, 178kb)"?
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I mainly use the audio -> files menu for playing music. I would love if there were an easy way to sort by artist, album, track number in one click. Sometimes this gets out of order and confuses friends and family.
Start a new thread on this and I'll show you how to do it. In one click.
Brian.
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I'd love to see the size (dimensions) of Cover Art that's embedded in the flac files easily accessible somewhere.
Two library fields contain this information: [Image Height], [Image Width] . Just display those in any view you want to see them in. Or look at them in the Tag Action Window.
I have a custom view I built for maintaining cover art. See it here:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103486.msg719041#msg719041
Brian.
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Two library fields contain this information: [Image Height], [Image Width] . Just display those in any view you want to see them in. Or look at them in the Tag Action Window.
I have a custom view I built for maintaining cover art. See it here:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=103486.msg719041#msg719041
Brian.
Thank you! That will save me hours of future copying and pasting work. Really appreciate it!
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Could we please make Images (Large Thumbnail) show in the playing now view.
thank you
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In the "Theater View" slideshow allow for multiple artists pictures using the semi-colon (Wink in the "Artists" tag. It was this way at one time, but got changed somewhere. Now it only shows pictures of the first artist listed.
After some further research, it appears the semi-colon feature still works, but can be a bit one-sided in the artwork shown. For instance when playing Trio, by Emmylou, Dolly, & Linda there are way more pictures of Dolly. Like 10-1. If I list one of the other artists first I will get a more equal presentation, though the last listed artist is not ever shown (at least not before the track ends). Could use a little tinkering.
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Automatically make MKV chapters available to select and play as video particles.
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Ctrl and Left click (and if it works: mouse button 3) on the small arrow in front of (for example) Album to open the album in a NEW tab.
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Not sure if this has been asked before, or if it is already there somewhere... but it would be nice if there were a way to get from the internal Web browser interface to an external browser, e.g. Right click and select launch in default browser.
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Make the Car Radio buttons refresh their source smartlist when pressed instead of caching the current list. Car Radio is a fantastic way to set up a group of quick access buttons on the UI but is currently hamstrung.
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When scraping multipart TV episodes, instead of scraping the name exactly like it says on TVDB "Episode Name (1)" and "Episode Name (2)". Make MC interpret that as "Episode Name: Part 1" and "Episode Name: Part 2".
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When scraping multipart TV episodes, instead of scraping the name exactly like it says on TVDB "Episode Name (1)" and "Episode Name (2)". Make MC interpret that as "Episode Name: Part 1" and "Episode Name: Part 2".
No thank you. I prefer the names to be identical to what is in TheTVDB. Particularly when the Episode names aren't the same, and the (1) and (2) are intended to show the episodes are related, but they aren't always "Part 1" and "Part 2".
Doctor Who has many examples of this. Also check Criminal Minds, Season 4, Episodes 25 and 26. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2; Season 4, Episodes 20 and 21. There are lots of others.
The TheTVDB method is the standard which I use, and I would prefer that MC does as well. See "Episode Arc Notation" here: http://www.thetvdb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Episodes
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I would really like to have presets for stereo downmixing (voice, music, film, film with louder center, etc...) or access to the downmixing matrix and the possibility to create those presets. Of course those presets would need to be avaiable through the osd in theaterview.
Could you possibly setup Zones as your presets?
I have Audio and Video as Zones but I could see adding other more defined Zones and use tags or Groups for Zone Switch.
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SpaceBar triggers play/pause in PartyMode.
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In Theater View, add Search as an option on the top line of all (or at least most) screens so we don't have to back out to Home to use it.
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Add a default view option where I can choose which view JRiver goes into not just at startup but also when I back out of theater view. This would prevent computer illiterate users from being confused by standard view when they exit theater view. In standard view, I can see where someone would get a little intimidated by all of the settings, and be afraid to mess something up, with display view, a new program would just pop up over while in fullscreen.
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Make the subroller item : player>jump to in theaterview directly callable through an MCC command
Ex: Like MCC 22001 parameter 2 calls directly the "playing now" so would MCC 2201 parameter # directly call and display the jump to dialog
Dunno if that's a "too easy" request ...
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Difficult for a normal user to know if this meets the qualifications, but it has been bugging me since MC12:
Is it possible to have specific list styles per level in a heirarchy in theater view?
More here: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,106674.0.html