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[JohnT]

This is the latest version of MC20 for Mac.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted.

Download: http://files.JRiver.com/mediacenter/channels/v20/latest/MediaCenter200122.dmg

20.0.122 (6/22/2015)

1. Fixed: Send to > External Application now works as expected.
2. Adjusted audio feeder Mach thread policy to minimize dropouts under high cpu load.

20.0.116 (6/3/2015)

1. Changed: Custom Resources, Custom Webpages, and Custom Art will now be stored in "~/Library/Application Support/J River/Media Center 20/Data".
2. Fixed: Custom Webpages now load.

20.0.115 (6/2/2015)

1. Changed: Skins folder moved to Application Support so user added skins are preserved when an update is installed.

20.0.113 (5/29/2015)

1. Fixed: Crash importing/playing from network drives on 10.6.8 systems.
2. Changed: Tweaked the audio buffering system to hopefully address audio skipping issues some users are experiencing. Please report results.

20.0.112 (5/28/2015)

1. Changed: Updated the FFmpeg version used for file analysis, transcoding and video playback.
2. NEW: Full support for native DTS-HD decoding.
3. Changed: Use native cache folder on Mac for Media Center's conversion cache: ~/Library/Caches/com.jriver.mediacenter/conversion_cache
4. Changed: Increased audio feeder thread to real-time priority to hopefully address audio skipping issues some users are experiencing. Please report results.

20.0.94 (4/14/2015)

1. Fixed: Audio CD Ripping would sometimes create duplicate track entries in the database.
2. Changed: Streamlined auto-import to reduce extraneous activity when mass changes are made within Media Center.
3. Fixed: Freezes or crashes could occur when importing or converting large batches of WMA format files.
4. NEW: External audio encoders are now supported.
5. Fixed: The group component of the benchmark was slow for the last few builds.
6. Changed: Updated Slovak language file (thanks Peter Lukac).
7. Changed: Updated Japanese translation (thanks Kazuo).
8. Fixed: Handheld device Eject was unreliable.
9. Changed: Revised upward the estimated bitrate of lossless codecs. Makes predictions of how much transcoded music a handheld device can hold more accurate.
10. NEW: Third party DSP plugins (like VST effects) can now be enabled for DLNA and format conversion.

20.0.87 (3/28/2015)

1. Fixed: Tracks on device not in sync were not getting deleted even when the option was enabled.
2. Fixed: Artist or Album names beginning with a period would cause problems syncing with handheld devices.  Now underscores are used in place of leading periods in folder names on the device created during a sync operation.
3. Fixed: After playing a track directly from CD, a message could pop-up saying the disc could not be identified.
4. Fixed: WebKit plugins are now disabled.  Plugins (e.g. Silverlight) could cause crashes and freezes when MC was displaying web pages.
5. Fixed: The drive was identified as /:\ on the CD misread Information dialog.
6. Fixed: Syncing files with conversion enabled would cause files to re-convert on every sync.
7. Fixed: Tracks on device not in sync were not getting deleted even when this option was enabled.
8. NEW: When songs in MC's library are stored on a network share drive, the drive is now bookmarked by MC so if it's not mounted after a reboot, MC will automatically re-mount the drive when needed.
9. Fixed: CD ripping would sometimes fall out of secure mode.
10. Fixed: Many Retina mode scaling improvements.
11. Changed: If there's a custom library field created called Tooltip and it evaluates to non-empty, it will be used for the text of the tooltip.
12. Fixed: Requesting a File List or Cover Art over MCWS for a very slow executing Smart List (ie. Missing Files) could result in all MCWS queries being delayed until the request was completed.
13. Fixed: MOV/MP4 files could have the wrong information in the Compression field.
14. Fixed: Multichannel DSD wrapped by DoPE was overflowing the buffer resulting in noise or crashes.
15. Fixed: Podcasting could download duplicate tracks (only maybe fixed, so testing appreciated).
16. Fixed: Some w64 files did not import/play.
17. NEW: ID3 tags from w64 files are properly imported.
18. Fixed: Playing FLAC+CUE files could result in some tracks being skipped in the recent builds.
19. Changed: A/V sync is maintained more aggressively at the start of video playback.
20. Fixed: Seeking a Linked Zone over Gizmo would cause MC to hang.
21. Fixed: The player evaluating "Playlist Remaining Time" could hang (only maybe fixed, testing appreciated).
22. NEW: Linked zones can optionally enter a playback rate so that a zone that plays slower or faster can be corrected (the 'Adjust Link Timing' dialog allows entering a rate).
23. Fixed: Very short convolution filter would not load properly at all times.
24. Fixed: Pressing Enter key following in-place editing no longer initiates a "Play" command.
25. Fixed: Playing/importing APE files from read-only drives was not working (regression).

20.0.80 (3/2/2015)

1. Fixed: App signing issue on some systems.

20.0.74 (2/21/2015)

1. Fixed: When syncing files to a linux based handheld device (i.e. Android), forward slashes within artist or album names would cause the destination path to be wrong.
2. Fixed: External storage cards on handheld devices were not always showing up in MC without doing a manual re-detect of devices.
3. Fixed: Many CD ripping problem fixes.
4. Fixed: Auto-import was sometimes importing image and 'data' files which aren't supported.
5. Fixed: A CUE parsing issue where the last track would not work because the playback range was parsing incorrectly if the CUE file spanned multiple tracks.
6. Fixed: Reading a SACD ISO with empty data packets could cause a crash.
7. Changed: Made the SACD ISO parser a little more forgiving.
8. NEW: Added a 'Total Tracks' field to the library.  Currently updated from MP3 files, MP4 files, FLAC files, and during CD ripping.
9. NEW: Added a 'Total Discs' field to the library, which is updated from MP3, MP4, and FLAC files.
10. Changed: Updated German translation (thanks Bytestar).
11. NEW: Support for playing HTTP Live Streaming streams (both video/audio and audio-only).
12. Changed: Updated Japanese translation (thanks Kazuo!).
13. Fixed: CD ripping was always using secure mode regardless of user setting.
14. Fixed: Prior to any CD play or rip activity, the options dialog did not always show the installed CD drives.
15. Fixed: If CD ripping was started from the list header button, the initial ripping action window would still show after ripping was complete.
16. Fixed: During Handheld sync, if no files were being uploaded (just deletions taking place), sync process would stall out with "Working..." displayed in action window.
17. Fixed: Use defaults for empty media file location base paths read from the registry.
18. Changed: Updated the FFmpeg version used for file analysis, transcoding and video playback.
19. Fixed: WMA files would not play on some OS X 10.6 systems.

20.0.67 (2/9/2015)

1. Fixed: Occasional crash at startup due to splash screen.
2. NEW: Video conversions now supported!
3. Fixed: Crashes in the file converter when using DSP plugins.

20.0.64 (1/29/2015)

1. Fixed: SACD playback was broken for the last few builds.
2. Fixed: Avoids importing files from within app bundles and installer packages.  Avoid importing images.

20.0.63 (1/28/2015)

1. Fixed: Display view sometimes would become detached and could remain showing over the top of other views (really fixed this time).
2. Fixed: Video display in action window would display over the top of other action window views.

20.0.62 (1/26/2015)

1. Changed: When both a Windows and a Master license are installed, Media Center now shows the installed license type as Master.

20.0.60 (1/22/2015)

1. Fixed: Purchase links were not going to the new page.

20.0.59 (1/21/2015)

1. Changed: Updated French translation (thanks p.v.).
2. Changed: Added a 3dB cut to the Headphones effect so that increases from cross-feed won't lead to clipping.

20.0.58 (1/20/2015)

1. NEW: Selecting audio streams in Video files.
2. NEW: Chapter selection in the OSD and context menus for videos.

20.0.57 (1/16/2015)

1. Fixed: DSP Studio presets could not be saved/loaded/deleted.
2. Fixed: Display view sometimes would become detached from Media Center and could remain showing over the top of other views.

[Weedos123]

Still seem to be be having trouble with multi-channel dsf files are not playing properly, which has been the case in all post 20.0.80 versions.  Stereo dsf and all multi-channel pcm files play fine. The files are not the problem as they play perfectly in other software (Decibel, Audirvana, etc).  Previous versions, I have tried had just white noise, the current one though does produce music of sorts, its just distorted and too fast.  I have tried different buffer settings all to no avail, so conclude it must be a bug in the software, unless anyone else has any ideas?

Paul

[johnjen]

with this build I'm seeing a volume pop up bar appear in the middle of the player upon occasion…
I've never seen this before.

JJ

[dfortney]

Using keyboard media keys (play/pause, fwd, rev, ...) rarely works.

[Afrosheen]

anyone experiencing unusual amount of "audio streaming error" with JRemote with this version?

[conib]

MC 20.0.122 running on OSX 10.6.8:

Inserting an audio CD into the CDROM drive causes MC's Drives & Devices to display an item labeled "Compact Disc (/dev/rdisk4)" in its drop down, but when that item is selected, the tab at the top reads "No disc in drive", and below that, a "Refresh" button is displayed above the text "Insert a disc and refresh".

Where the disc data should be displayed is the message (in very large type):

There is no disc.
Insert a disc and double-click here to refresh.

Double-clicking does not help MC find the audio CD.

The inserted disc does appear at /dev/rdisk4 and its tracks do all show up in /dev/rdisk4*.

When the audio CD is ejected (via Finder), the "Compact Disc (/dev/rdisk4)" item disappears from MC's Drives & Devices.  (However, the tab at the top still reads "No disc in drive", and below that, the "Refresh" button as well as the "Insert a disc and refresh" text is still displayed.)

I have tested this failure with two audio CDs (so far).  I have subsequently successfully dubbed those two CDs in iTunes, and in the past I've played them on various CD/DVD/BluRay players and they are fine.

[blgentry]

Using keyboard media keys (play/pause, fwd, rev, ...) rarely works.

Are you referring to the special keys on the mac keyboard, that are double labeled with function (F1, F2, etc) and icons for play, pause, etc?  Those keys have always worked on my Mac (Macbook Pro 2011, OSX 10.9.5). On mine F8 is labeled with Play/Pause.  But I don't like those keys personally.  Just personal preference.  Instead I've made some custom mappings that work really well for me.  I can start a new thread with my mappings if you're interested.  Things like <space bar> for Play/Pause, that kind of thing.

Brian.

[dfortney]

Are you referring to the special keys on the mac keyboard, that are double labeled with function (F1, F2, etc) and icons for play, pause, etc?  Those keys have always worked on my Mac (Macbook Pro 2011, OSX 10.9.5). On mine F8 is labeled with Play/Pause.  But I don't like those keys personally.  Just personal preference.  Instead I've made some custom mappings that work really well for me.  I can start a new thread with my mappings if you're interested.  Things like <space bar> for Play/Pause, that kind of thing.

Brian.

Yes those are the keys... they used to work 100% of the time pre-20 and even a couple versions into 20 but ever since have been unreliable at best.  To me this is the most important feature that needs to be addressed.  I would even be happy with any 3rd party method of configuring those keys to be directed specifically and only at JRiver.  I don't think I would want to re-assign any other keys to do the same thing.  I use space bar far too often for other things that need a space bar.

[bMinor]

I can start a new thread with my mappings if you're interested.  Things like <space bar> for Play/Pause, that kind of thing.

please do
thanks!

[danfl75]

Yes those are the keys... they used to work 100% of the time pre-20 and even a couple versions into 20 but ever since have been unreliable at best.

Just installed 122. I use the keyboard media keys, and they work >95% of the time on my system: 2012 Mac Mini, Mavericks, wireless KB. My problem is usually with the volume keys (f10-12), and they either all work or all don't. It seems related to Firefox browsing, and I can fix them. Just had it happen while playing around just in MC, and I get a white overlay on the screen with the speaker symbol grayed out. I fixed it by stopping and starting Firefox. I think the rev, play/pause, fwd (F7-9) are affected at same time, but I'll have to check next time. Maybe more details on your system and use patterns for MC and other apps would help someone resolve this?

The sound quality is even better than 116. I am so freakin happy about that! MC is the foundation of my musical world.

The issue with hover over the blue EQ symbol not working after changing DSP settings remains, but if I double-click on the blue EQ, the menu pops up. Maybe it's a feature?

I've just started using streaming, and I do see the new mid screen volume pop up. Dark grey background with light grey lettering like the MC frame. NBD, just new behavior. No issues with errors so far.

Song title and artist do not display when using ogg vorbis (with data ) stream from RP:
http://stream-dc1.radioparadise.com/rp_192m.ogg

Gap delays still don't work, but only when clicking on a file from the library or a playlist. They do work when a song ends and the next one begins. I thought clicking on files used to be affected and I'd prefer that. The transition is too jarring without a >0.2 sec gap.

[dfortney]

My use pattern is to launch MC20 and it lives fullscreen on my macbook pro display off to the side while my main display is the 27" cinema display.  In every case the media keys do not work until I specifically click onto the MC20 window and use the keys once while that window is selected then they seem to continue working at least for a little while but I have also seen where they will work for a bit then say the next day or later in the day they just don't work again and usually when I am trying to answer a phone call and pause the music.  what happens is iTunes springs to life and starts playing whatever track it wants and so i end up with 2 songs playing with no easy way to shut them off while trying to answer the phone. it results in a huge hassle of waiting for iTunes to become responsive to my frantic clicking on the X and then trying to also stop MC20.

I also have tried solving this by a script that disables media keys to iTunes someone posted which usually atleast prevents iTunes springing to life but still does nothing to make MC20 catch the keys.

So the symptom is in MC20 not grabbing control of the keys until some certain sequence of clicking on the window and trying to use the keys at the same time.  Perhaps just moving this key registration code to occur on launch would fix it but it might need to periodically check and make sure nothing else has stolen the keys back.  It should probably also perform whatever the disable media keys to iTunes script is doing as well just to avoid both programs responding.