iTunes (Next major update wishlist)
Features I would like to see:
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- 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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Comments
-- PEte
[Edit: Oh yeah... and I think I'll have to second that request for a scrollwheel mouse. ]
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WinAmp sucks 0.5-5% ...max ...
Don't mean to cause a flame war, but it really need some optimization in this area.
sarc
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< list<song> > instead of list<song>
<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.
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Yep, I agree.
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...
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>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.
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I agree because I will be mostly using iTunes at school on my TiBook.
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<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.
- 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
[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."
?Greatly reduce CPU usage
?LAME support
?Return all lost SoundJam features
?Get rid of the brushed-metal look (I can't stand it)
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.
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.