iTunes (Next major update wishlist)

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Features I would like to see:
  • Drag, Drop and Burn on CD/DVD

  • 40X CD-R Burning (if not already supported)

  • Fast MP3 recording

  • Rip offline and tag with Deferred CD lookup

  • Create custom CD Labels with graphic borders

  • Print up to 150 song titles on one MP3 CD cover

  • Scalable Artist/Album panes in "Browse" view

  • Completely unrelated but give us a damn Scroll Wheel Mouse, Apple. I have thousands of songs <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> !!!

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  • Reply 1 of 44
    coolhandpetecoolhandpete Posts: 350member
    The custom-CD labeler would work great with iPhoto, with the ability to drag & drop a picture and have iTunes (or iPhoto) fit the picture onto the shape of a CD, plus have a liner notes feature where a user could create a songlist and perhaps a narrative for the backside. Great for unsigned bands or making mix CD's for friends. I find myself fudging the process with Office X or Appleworks all too often.



    -- PEte
  • Reply 2 of 44
    r. h.r. h. Posts: 56member
    You know, I think I'd only be perfectly satisfied with it, if it turned out to be that one player which delivered that feature that I've been looking for since the dawn of mp3s... completely seamless transitions between tracks. Two or three of the CDs that I ripped to mp3s have tracks that just flow into each other as though they were one composition -- which some of them really are, of course. But none of the mp3 players I've ever used (PC or Mac) can recreate that seamless transition perfectly. I even diddled around with the iTunes crossfade effect, which is cool and all, but it still doesn't quite make the cut.



    [Edit: Oh yeah... and I think I'll have to second that request for a scrollwheel mouse. ]



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  • Reply 3 of 44
    synsyn Posts: 329member
    a built-in streamer or plug-in archtecture allowing one would be great too...
  • Reply 4 of 44
    sarcsarc Posts: 14member
    CPU Usage ...iTunes just can't suck 10% CPU of a 733G4 ... it's just an MP3 player ...

    WinAmp sucks 0.5-5% ...max ...

    Don't mean to cause a flame war, but it really need some optimization in this area.





    sarc
  • Reply 5 of 44
    arakageetaarakageeta Posts: 141member
    I would like to make playlists of playlists. I listen to a lot of electronic music but also like the random play. Quite a bit of electronic music comes on albums where each song flows into the next. In these situations, I would like to force iTunes to link to the next song instead of pulling some other randome song-- sort of a conditional random play.



    I really really don't think it would be all that hard to implement. Programmers out there-- it would only take another level of encapsulation, correct? C++ programs, see what i mean? :

    list&lt; list&lt;song&gt; &gt; instead of list&lt;song&gt;
  • Reply 6 of 44
    greg motegreg mote Posts: 15member
    iTunes must remember the state of everything when quit. I want to be returned to the exact song at the exact instant I left it. Also I would like the same shuffling; I want to be able to reshuffle only when I ask for it to be done.
  • Reply 7 of 44
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Sarc:

    <strong>CPU Usage ...iTunes just can't suck 10% CPU of a 733G4 ... it's just an MP3 player ...

    WinAmp sucks 0.5-5% ...max ...

    Don't mean to cause a flame war, but it really need some optimization in this area.





    sarc</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yep, I agree.
  • Reply 8 of 44
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    If the next version of itunes keeps all of the current features, but lessens the amount of cpu usage significantly, will be a very happy camper.

    It slows my 333 iMac to a crawl..well it could be worse, but when itunes is playing things are as sluggish as they were with the Public Beta of X.



    Only one more year until i get my new machine...
  • Reply 9 of 44
    capt. obviouscapt. obvious Posts: 345member
    I'd like to establish a 'Favorite Streams' list (a nice feature of Audion's).



    I'd like to specify 1 or more partitions / volumes, and have iTunes sync the library w/ the current contents of the specified source(s); I'd like a button, menu item, or key combo to trigger the re-sync at will.
  • Reply 10 of 44
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by Sarc:

    <strong>CPU Usage ...iTunes just can't suck 10% CPU of a 733G4 ... it's just an MP3 player ...

    WinAmp sucks 0.5-5% ...max ...

    Don't mean to cause a flame war, but it really need some optimization in this area.





    sarc</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I agree because I will be mostly using iTunes at school on my TiBook.



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  • Reply 11 of 44
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    [quote]Originally posted by Capt. Obvious:

    <strong>I'd like to establish a 'Favorite Streams' list (a nice feature of Audion's).



    I'd like to specify 1 or more partitions / volumes, and have iTunes sync the library w/ the current contents of the specified source(s); I'd like a button, menu item, or key combo to trigger the re-sync at will.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    Maybe i'm misunderstanding, but if by streams, you mean the radio from the radio tuner, you can already do this. just drag the channel over to a playlist.
  • Reply 12 of 44
    -rick-rick Posts: 6member
    What iTunes really needs: Built-in file management--



    - I want to be able to rename all the actual files based on the ID3 tags for nice consistancy (i.e. so I can quickly locate the song on the drive). Building in/integrating the capabilities of AudiferousID3 would be way cool.



    - I want to use iTunes to have actual file management capabilities. If I don't want it in iTunes, I don't want it on my drive. So when I delete a song from my library, also remove the file (the usual warning option should be present, of course). Currently I use the AppleScript that Apple put out <a href="http://www.apple.com/applescript/itunes/"; target="_blank">www.apple.com/applescript/itunes/</a>, but I'd like to see this fully built-in. (Of course, iPhoto needs this feature more badly than iTunes ;-).



    - Oh yeah, I second the "use less CPU" request, too! ;-)



    -Rick
  • Reply 13 of 44
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Arakageeta:

    [quote]sort of a conditional random play.<hr></blockquote>



    This is why God gave us playlists.



    I agree 100% with the advanced file management and this right here, which is IMO vital:

    "I'd like to specify 1 or more partitions / volumes, and have iTunes sync the library w/ the current contents of the specified source(s); I'd like a button, menu item, or key combo to trigger the re-sync at will."
  • Reply 14 of 44
    crawlingparanoiacrawlingparanoia Posts: 443member
    iTunes needs the following:

    ?Greatly reduce CPU usage

    ?LAME support

    ?Return all lost SoundJam features

    ?Get rid of the brushed-metal look (I can't stand it)
  • Reply 15 of 44
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Why is this in the OSX forum?
  • Reply 16 of 44
    crawlingparanoiacrawlingparanoia Posts: 443member
    Good question...
  • Reply 17 of 44
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Yeah, it seems that iTunes doesn;t have full ID3v2 capabilities. Sure, I can encode to v2.3 but what real difference does it make if iTunes can't do anything with it. I think this echoes the File-Management requests.
  • Reply 18 of 44
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    One thing iTunes is great for is making sure all the ID3 tags are correct. You should be able to still manipulate those if you wish while adding the more advanced file management features.
  • Reply 19 of 44
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Why do people hate the brushed metal look of iTunes and QuickTime so much? Just wondering, since I personally like it. Do you want a more Aqua looking thing with horizontal lines of alternating brightness (like the menubars in OS X)?



    BTW, for those of you who don't like brushed metal, there are a number of files on resexcellence.com that change the background, just in case you didn't know.



    As for my suggestions, I'd like to be able to find any songs that are in my library but not in a playlist. Also I'd like to be able to search for all my music files at any time, not just the first time it's opened after installation. Finally, it would be nice for the installer to be able to install it on any drive, not just the current startup drive, because I have two drives on my computer and I had to install the system software on the larger external drive and boot from it just to install iTunes on it.
  • Reply 20 of 44
    meijinmeijin Posts: 5member
    Zero gap between songs.



    This is not the same as crossfading. I'm talking about zero gap -- what you hear when you listen to a CD like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club or tons of classical CDs where songs go across track listings. (Also happens in some electronica)



    Do this, and iTunes is perfect for my needs. Less CPU utilization is always nice, of course.
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