There are some new formats out there that offer better quality than MP3. Support for them would be nice. They could at least provide support for Mp3+ which is backwards compatible with Mp3 codecs. It's similar in principle to HDCD in that it embeds extra high frequency information in the bit-stream in such a way that a non Mp3+ codec will simply read the Mp3 part as a regular Mp3. It's not an issue for iPod, which can be upgraded, but it might be a concern if you want to burn some disc for an Mp3 capable CD/DVD player (which likely isn't upgradeable. An Mp3+ isn't supposed to take up any more room than an Mp3 of the same bit rate.
Also, HDD's keep getting bigger and cheaper, so why not up the maximum bit-rate? Apple stops at 320kbps but I think (not sure) you can get MP3 all the way up to 384 or 448 ? At the latter size it would be nearly a third of the bitrate of a CD, but if you have the HD space, why not?
<strong>Why do people hate the brushed metal look of iTunes and QuickTime so much? </strong><hr></blockquote>
I think it's a little too big (too much wasted space) I would welcome a third, middle view between minimized and maximized that fully displayed libraries and playlists but reduced this amount of wasted space.
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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. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Adding music to my iTunes library can occasionally be painful. I must either decide between Quicktime launching all MP3 files or iTunes launching them. The latter's problems deal with previewing music before the download is complete. You see, iTunes would create a new file every time I do so. I decided to add my iTunes Music Library to my Shared Folders settings on Limewire. There I can drag and drop songs from "Shared" to "iTunes Music Library" easily.
Updated/ Organized Wishlist Features
CD/ DVD Burning:Drag, Drop and Burn on CD/DVD
40X CD-R Burning (if not already supported)
CD/ DVD Ripping:
Fast MP3 recording
Rip offline and tag with Deferred CD lookup
Create custom CD Labels with graphic borders (Convergence feature with iPhoto)
Print up to 150 song titles on one MP3 CD cover
Interface Inhancements:
Scalable Artist/Album panes in "Browse" view
Option to remember state of last use
Interface with less wasted space
Application Inhancements:
Plug-in Architecture
Reduced CPU usage
Advanced ID3 Tag editor
Built-in File Management (Option to remove file when deleting item from playlist)
Sync with multiple drives (mirrored folders, etc.)
MP3+ Support
Higher bit-rate Support
MP3 Editor (Megamix anyone?)
Option for Color Spectral Analyzer like those found in aftermarket car radios
I'd like a transport (like the minimized main iTunes window) that always stays on top and allows me to skip tracks without actually switching apps or taking more than one mouseclick. My natural keyboard lets me do this in OS X, but I have not found a way to do it in OS 9.
Just for the hell of it, I'd like the iPod controls to be able to control iTunes when it's plugged in. Kind of like a wired remote. Important? No. Useful? Probably not. Neat? Sure.
The ONLY thing I ask for is when you rip a CD that it will give it a track number on the file name (not the ID3 tag). Is that so much to ask Apple? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
i am not a regular apple user, however, i agree with all your comments and would like to state that the colour scheme is a bit boring and find making a playlist whilst listening to another impossible?
does anybody else have the same problem <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
I would like to see the ability to encode/ decode the Ogg Vorbis codec, and the LAME codec. The only software that I know of that will support Ogg Vorbis... as of now anyway.... is Audion. Its such a cool codec.
<strong>The ONLY thing I ask for is when you rip a CD that it will give it a track number on the file name (not the ID3 tag). Is that so much to ask Apple? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Why? That's like going from bad file management to worse.
-CD-FREAKIN-TEXT. DUH! It sucks to have discs without track names and artist info.
-A way to "fix" the library. I have thousands of broken links from stuff that was moved around on my internal drive. I'm lazy and I don't want to lose all my ratings.
That's all for now, will dredge up my iTunes 5 thread here.
What I would really like is an update to the music store. I would like to buy a particular cd for a person instead of giving a gift certificate. I once wanted to buy a rolling stones album for my cousin, but I couldnt do that though iTunes so i bought the actual CD instead.
I think this would be a good addition because it allows people to do "old-school purchasing" for a friend or family member.
Maybe the engeneers could tweak it for CPU USAGE the thing is sorta slugish on my 2 ghz P4 and takes 90 seconds to load on my sub-1ghz box, I figure it should take less time than photoshop to load because all it does is play/stream/download music.
See how in iCal if you click the Search Results button, a pane appears at the bottom? I want that but with an extended graphic E.Q. I want a bigger range, like 20 band or more. And I don't want it in a floating window. (Retain the old one make mine as an option).
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.
ctrl-click any song in itunes and there is an option to have it open the enclosing folder of the file.
Or Command-R. Now what I want is to able to select more than one song and it will open either all enclosing windows are a Finder window with all the songs. Now that would be a new area for the Finder. This "window" would NOT be a folder as all the files would be in different folders. It would be a search window. Since that's the way the Finder seems to be going, more as a browser less as a folder viewer, that would be a good way to kick off further evolution of the Finder (continuing in Tiger)
Yeah more EQ bands and make it a Drawer. Just kidding!! Drawers are so weird.
CPU usage is an interesting and important point but you have to consider that iTunes does more than most other players. I'm sure as time goes on it will get more efficient, and perhaps this might be in conjunction with QuickTime 7. Anyone know how CPU usage went from iTunes 1, to 2, to 3, to 4, all the way to 4.5? Would be interesting to note.
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Also, HDD's keep getting bigger and cheaper, so why not up the maximum bit-rate? Apple stops at 320kbps but I think (not sure) you can get MP3 all the way up to 384 or 448 ? At the latter size it would be nearly a third of the bitrate of a CD, but if you have the HD space, why not?
<strong>Why do people hate the brushed metal look of iTunes and QuickTime so much? </strong><hr></blockquote>
I think it's a little too big (too much wasted space) I would welcome a third, middle view between minimized and maximized that fully displayed libraries and playlists but reduced this amount of wasted space.
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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. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Adding music to my iTunes library can occasionally be painful. I must either decide between Quicktime launching all MP3 files or iTunes launching them. The latter's problems deal with previewing music before the download is complete. You see, iTunes would create a new file every time I do so. I decided to add my iTunes Music Library to my Shared Folders settings on Limewire. There I can drag and drop songs from "Shared" to "iTunes Music Library" easily.
Updated/ Organized Wishlist Features
- CD/ DVD Burning:Drag, Drop and Burn on CD/DVD
- CD/ DVD Ripping:
- Interface Inhancements:
- Application Inhancements:
- Playback Improvements:
[ 04-27-2002: Message edited by: sjpsu ]</p>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 (Convergence feature with iPhoto)
Print up to 150 song titles on one MP3 CD cover
Scalable Artist/Album panes in "Browse" view
Option to remember state of last use
Interface with less wasted space
Plug-in Architecture
Reduced CPU usage
Advanced ID3 Tag editor
Built-in File Management (Option to remove file when deleting item from playlist)
Sync with multiple drives (mirrored folders, etc.)
MP3+ Support
Higher bit-rate Support
MP3 Editor (Megamix anyone?)
Option for Color Spectral Analyzer like those found in aftermarket car radios
Seamless transitions between tracks
Option of same shuffling (reshuffling on need)
I'd like a transport (like the minimized main iTunes window) that always stays on top and allows me to skip tracks without actually switching apps or taking more than one mouseclick. My natural keyboard lets me do this in OS X, but I have not found a way to do it in OS 9.
does anybody else have the same problem <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
<strong>The ONLY thing I ask for is when you rip a CD that it will give it a track number on the file name (not the ID3 tag). Is that so much to ask Apple? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Why? That's like going from bad file management to worse.
<img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
please
-CD-FREAKIN-TEXT. DUH! It sucks to have discs without track names and artist info.
-A way to "fix" the library. I have thousands of broken links from stuff that was moved around on my internal drive. I'm lazy and I don't want to lose all my ratings.
That's all for now, will dredge up my iTunes 5 thread here.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...ghlight=itunes
Lots of good ideas in that thread, maybe we should resurrect it since an iTunes 5 thread comes out every week.
And of course they'll add something cool we didn't know we needed, like Party Shuffle, Smart Playlists, etc. And they should update the visualizer!
I think this would be a good addition because it allows people to do "old-school purchasing" for a friend or family member.
Originally posted by gammera3D
Color labels for mood.
please
mood rings? what will you want next? Pet rocks?
Originally posted by -Rick
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.
ctrl-click any song in itunes and there is an option to have it open the enclosing folder of the file.
Yeah more EQ bands and make it a Drawer. Just kidding!! Drawers are so weird.
CPU usage is an interesting and important point but you have to consider that iTunes does more than most other players. I'm sure as time goes on it will get more efficient, and perhaps this might be in conjunction with QuickTime 7. Anyone know how CPU usage went from iTunes 1, to 2, to 3, to 4, all the way to 4.5? Would be interesting to note.