... so I thought I would mention some of my biggest requests for this release in pretty much random order:
1. The ability to syncronize your library with your unit. Three options ;
a) Copy content from the device which isn't already in your computer library.
b) Copy content from the computer to the device which the device doesn’t already have (pretty much available in 2.4)
c) Copy content from both sides
2. The ability to browse by album art;
And this in the manner WMP11 does it;
a) With stacking (
and ability to add a widescreen photo of the band furthermost viewable).
b) With separate album views in an artist mode. (i.e. WMP11)
c) With separate album views in an album mode. (i.e. WMP11)
3. The ability to tag album art from various web sites built into the program itself;
a) iTunes (available through plug-in)
b) Last.fm
c) Urge (or metaservices.windowsmedia.com)
d) Google and Live.com
4. Easier and more viewable way to manage playlist ;
WMP11 has
a great idea which can be adopted quite easily. It should anyway be a way to hide the playlist fast and easy.
5. Use the same system for multiple artists-album as WMP11;
WMP11 hit the nail with
this one;
a) You have an artist which the album is sorted via.
b) You have Contributing Artists which tells us who played the song on the record and doesn’t affect the sorting of artists.
c) You have Composer which tells who made the song.
The sites mentioned in point 3 should be calibrated to get the information in this manner through MediaMonkey.
Also notable is the grey area for extra-information which isn’t that important if you’re just browsing music.
6. The ability to play a song faster or slower than normal.
7. Clean up the options dialog. It’s messy and should be made more easy viewable.
8. Easier and more continuity in the way to sync, burn and rip in MediaMonkey ;
In addition to point 1, there should be an easier way to do these things with continuity helping the user finding it’s way through the extensive functions in MediaMonkey. Again, look at WMP11, but you don’t need to make “modes” such which MS has done.
9. Update the design and customization areas;
Although the abilities in MediaMonkey are good, they can be even better. Give us the possibility of extensive skinning of the interface and give us the ability to shrink the player to i.e. my iTunes colored miniplayer (featured in the Artwork section of this forum)
All in all I think we’ll be up for some great changes and I hope both developers and users look and comment on this post whether it’s critique or salvation of my wishlist for MediaMonkey v3.0
Best regards,
Morten Norheim
... so I thought I would mention some of my biggest requests for this release in pretty much random order:
[b]1. The ability to syncronize your library with your unit. Three options [/b];
a) Copy content from the device which isn't already in your computer library.
b) Copy content from the computer to the device which the device doesn’t already have (pretty much available in 2.4)
c) Copy content from both sides
[b]2. The ability to browse by album art[/b];
And this in the manner WMP11 does it;
a) With stacking ([url=http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5931/mediamonkeysuggestsjq4.jpg]and ability to add a widescreen photo of the band furthermost viewable[/url]).
b) With separate album views in an artist mode. (i.e. WMP11)
c) With separate album views in an album mode. (i.e. WMP11)
[b]3. The ability to tag album art from various web sites built into the program itself[/b];
a) iTunes (available through plug-in)
b) Last.fm
c) Urge (or metaservices.windowsmedia.com)
d) Google and Live.com
[b]4. Easier and more viewable way to manage playlist [/b];
WMP11 has [url=http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5931/mediamonkeysuggestsjq4.jpg]a great idea[/url] which can be adopted quite easily. It should anyway be a way to hide the playlist fast and easy.
[b]5. Use the same system for multiple artists-album as WMP11[/b];
WMP11 hit the nail with [url=http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/9048/mediamonkeynskelistewg4.png]this one[/url];
a) You have an artist which the album is sorted via.
b) You have Contributing Artists which tells us who played the song on the record and doesn’t affect the sorting of artists.
c) You have Composer which tells who made the song.
The sites mentioned in point 3 should be calibrated to get the information in this manner through MediaMonkey.
Also notable is the grey area for extra-information which isn’t that important if you’re just browsing music.
[b]6. The ability to play a song faster or slower than normal.[/b]
[b]7. Clean up the options dialog. It’s messy and should be made more easy viewable.[/b]
[b]8. Easier and more continuity in the way to sync, burn and rip in MediaMonkey [/b];
In addition to point 1, there should be an easier way to do these things with continuity helping the user finding it’s way through the extensive functions in MediaMonkey. Again, look at WMP11, but you don’t need to make “modes” such which MS has done.
[b]9. Update the design and customization areas[/b];
Although the abilities in MediaMonkey are good, they can be even better. Give us the possibility of extensive skinning of the interface and give us the ability to shrink the player to i.e. my iTunes colored miniplayer (featured in the Artwork section of this forum)
All in all I think we’ll be up for some great changes and I hope both developers and users look and comment on this post whether it’s critique or salvation of my wishlist for MediaMonkey v3.0
Best regards,
Morten Norheim