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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Mac => Topic started by: sinus on November 08, 2013, 05:59:39 am

Title: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 08, 2013, 05:59:39 am

How can I transfer my playlists from iTunes to JRiver MC19?

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: jtwrace on November 08, 2013, 06:11:13 am

Quote from: sinus on November 08, 2013, 05:59:39 am

How can I transfer my playlists from iTunes to JRiver MC19?

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=83767.msg572203#msg572203

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 13, 2013, 06:26:21 am

Quote from: jtwrace on November 08, 2013, 06:11:13 am

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=83767.msg572203#msg572203

When I run the script in Automator with the playlist file created in iTunes, it did not return any results. (in regard to above topic)

Any alternative solutions?

Where can I find detailed explanation for transfering playlists?

thank you..

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: jtwrace on November 13, 2013, 06:27:42 am

http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Playlists

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 14, 2013, 07:56:38 am

Despite jtwrace all efforts to help I still can't get playlist (songs) from iTunes properly.

Even though I can transfer a playlist from iTunes to MC the songs don't transfer. So the only thing I get is a name for the playlist but the playlist remains empyt.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: MrC on November 14, 2013, 01:32:31 pm

Can you zip the iTunes playlist and attach it here to a reply, and I'll take a look.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 18, 2013, 03:45:28 am

Attached is a M3U list.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: MrC on November 19, 2013, 11:35:42 am

The Automator script converted the file correctly.  You just need to use MC to import it (File > Import Playlist).

Note: the paths inside the playlist must be correct, or MC won't import the files.  Open the playlist with a text editor and check them.  It isn't clear from this thread if this playlist came from a local iTunes or one on another machine.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 20, 2013, 04:36:52 am

I am using an external Hard Drive, both iTunes and Mc are reading files from this Disk.

The paths inside the playlist appears to be correct in the Text Editor. When I import the playlist to MC it shows up under the "imported playlists" but no songs appear under the playlist.

I have tried it on another laptop with local music files in case of an external path problem. But it failed exactly as before.

I assume I am following all the steps correctly. But surely something missing or going wrong.

Is there a chance that I can not do the conversion right in the Automator?

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: MrC on November 20, 2013, 01:08:05 pm

This seems to be an MC Mac problem.  Neither MC18 nor MC18 are importing Unix/Mac style paths in an M3U playlist.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on November 22, 2013, 05:53:07 am

Currently I'm using MC 19.0.74.

Will there be a fix for this problem? A lot of people are waiting this issue to be resolved to move from iTunes to JRiver.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: mwheelerk on December 05, 2013, 11:34:48 pm

Quote from: sinus on November 22, 2013, 05:53:07 am

Currently I'm using MC 19.0.74.

Will there be a fix for this problem? A lot of people are waiting this issue to be resolved to move from iTunes to JRiver.

Any updated information on the way to do this?

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: sinus on December 26, 2013, 04:46:21 am

Is there any progress about this situation? Is there an alternative way to sort out this problem?

It's been over a month now and I'm still unable to use my MC.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: JimH on December 26, 2013, 07:22:11 am

Quote from: MrC on November 20, 2013, 01:08:05 pm

This seems to be an MC Mac problem.  Neither MC18 nor MC18 are importing Unix/Mac style paths in an M3U playlist.

If MrC is correct, it's a bug.  You can report it as a post in the thread that announced the build.  Make sure you are using the latest build first.

Title: Re: Playlist transfer
Post by: JohnT on December 27, 2013, 01:10:59 pm

It's probably the same thing as reported in this thread:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=85293.0 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=85293.0)
It should be fixed in an upcoming build after the Holidays.