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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: Daveburt on December 22, 2014, 02:43:34 am
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Hi folks,
I may need to read a little more, but I'm having problems building a playlist (music) in MC 20... :(
I realize JRiver is a huge undertaking with many variables, but I thought I'd make a suggestion that would make things easier on the playlist front.
I know I'd appreciate it!
I usually work from "Theater View", but even switching to the basic screen I found it nearly impossible to build a playlist...
Anyway, I'll work from the Theater view premise to offer suggestions I feel would make building playlists more user friendly.
After a lot of fiddling, I found it pretty easy to get to the playlist feature in theater mode, but still found it virtually impossible to add files to said playlist.
FWIW, here's my suggestion... ;)
If you select "Playlist", offer an option in the top menus to add files. Have the program split the screen with all media on one side and the (future/current) playlist on the other.
Then allow you to drag/drop files to the selected playlist...
I really like MC, and would love to see it become the MC of choice.
Ease of use, and "idiot proofness" is really important...
The versatility and audio/video functions of the program are awesome!
But, it seems like the interface is becoming less intuitive... :-\
Thanks,
Dave
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In standard view, if you go to "Playlist", right click, then select "Add Playlist" a box comes up and you can drag and drop into the box. You can even select more than one at a time from the "Files", "Artists", etc menus (using the shift and control key.
I use Theater view, but not for that.
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Theater View is for use in a home theater environment. I.E. From your couch with a remote control and large TV screen. Given that, it isn't the best environment for building complex playlists. It is used more to add one or two songs gradually to build a list. Like at a party where people ask for certain songs. These kinds of playlists are normally thrown away after.
For permanent playlists I would not even try to use Theater View. Use standard view as that is what it is designed for. Library management is much easier.
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Hi Folks,
Using standard view from my couch is a little difficult, due to my input device and eyes... ::)
I do see what your saying though, and it makes sense not to offer playlist building in Theater Mode.
I may have to install MC on my desktop and build playlist from there.
Thanks,
Dave
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What I have done for several years is to have a small monitor by our Win7 HTPC and a large screen and Remote for Theater View watching from the couch. We do all library and misc MC work on the small screen with a mouse/keyboard.
MC is very good at working with dual monitors.
Cheers,
Rod
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Also, not sure if you are aware but you can use MC on multiple computers you own and "share" a library between them. So you can put it on another windows computer and do the tag editing there. Linux or Mac require a separate license, but they can be networked to share a library as well.
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Also, not sure if you are aware but you can use MC on multiple computers you own and "share" a library between them. So you can put it on another windows computer and do the tag editing there. Linux or Mac require a separate license, but they can be networked to share a library as well.
The last time I tried to edit tags on a 'Client' I had a lot of difficulties. Mostly the tag changes would not 'stick'. They showed ok on the Client but when I checked on the Server they weren't there. I have read of others having similar difficulties.
My last attempts were using MC19 so perhaps, and hopefully, this problem has been corrected in MC20.
Cheers,
Rod
Added on edit:
Actually it was back in MC17 when I tried doing a lot of tagging from a Client. Here is the thread I started on the issue: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=72125.0
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My last attempts were using MC19 so perhaps, and hopefully, this problem has been corrected in MC20.
My comments were directed at the OP, but reading the thread again I can see how it looked like I was saying it to you. :)
But you are correct, tagging on a client has been hit or miss for me in the past as well. I just don't do it anymore and I'm not sure if it has been fixed or not. Probably back in the MC17 days for me as well.