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screenshots from Version 7.0. Keep in mind that these are only
preliminary and are subject to change (and probably will!) in the
final release.
If you have any comments or questions about these screens, please
feel free to post them in the newly created forum for Version 7.0 |
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Artist List View
(Updated 7/22/04)
Notice the new navigation buttons
on the left hand side. You can now jump to any screen from any
screen with a single click or touch.
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Album Cover View
(Updated 7/22/04)
Albums can be sorted by Artist Name or Album Title.
Each album now includes the name of
the Album and the Artist too.
And notice the six playback buttons
towards the bottom left...you can now Restart, Pause, or skip to the
Next song and adjust the Volume regardless of what main screen is displayed.
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Selected Album
View
(Updated 7/22/04)
To select a song from an album, simply
click or touch the title on the right hand side and then click or
touch PLAY. You song will instantly be added to the queue. |
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Selected Artist
View
(Updated 7/22/04)
You can easily view all of the Albums
for any one individual Artist. And now you can sort them either
alphabetically or by year!
And check out the navigation buttons
now...just another way you can customize The PC Jukebox to make it
stand out from your buddy's. |
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Genres
(Updated 7/22/04)
Version 7.0 of The
PC Jukebox will support Genres. Simply select the Genre you want
(the list is built dynamically from your Music Library so only valid
Genres are listed) and all of the other selection screens will be
filtered by your selection. |
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Lyrics View
(Updated 7/22/04)
Yep, The
PC Jukebox will now support synchronized lyrics turning it into a full
fledged karaoke machine! The current line is highlighted in the
lyrics box and is also displayed at the bottom of the screen.
And look at the navigation buttons at the
left and top...each one can be individualized simply by right clicking
on them. You can get as creative as you want now! |
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Auto DJ
(Updated 7/22/04)
Auto DJ mode will enable The PC
Jukebox to select a song at random after a specified period of
inactivity. And you can specify a subset of your Music Library
for the songs to be selected from too. The selections can come
from another Music Library you have created, a specific Genre, Artist,
Year, or Decade, or even one of your own custom Playlists.
And you can use these settings for the
standard Random Mode too! |
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Edit Album Info
(Updated 7/22/04)
This screen is now integrated into the
program instead of in a pop up window. Notice you can now
specify a Year and a Genre for all of the songs on the Album.
Need to update just one song?
Just double click on it in the list and... |
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Edit Song Info
(Updated 7/22/04)
...You can edit all of the properties
of an individual song. You can add a Track#, a Comment and
Lyrics here too. All of these will now be available throughout
the rest of the program. |
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Change Album Cover
(Updated 7/22/04)
If your Album Cover art isn't right,
you can right click on it anywhere in the program and The PC Jukebox
will go online and look for other possible matches. When you
find the right one, just select it from the list and click Update
Album Cover. The art will now be embedded into your MP3 wherever
it may go! |
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History
(Updated 7/22/04)
Your playback History is recorded each
time you play a song. You can now access it at any time with a
single touch of the History navigation button. |
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Top 20
(Updated 7/22/04)
The old Top Ten list has been upgrade
to a Top 20 one. This screen is also now integrated, just like
all the rest. |
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Now
Playing The classic
screen is still available and can be shown automatically after a
preset number of seconds or called up at any time by touching the 'Now
Playing' button at the top of every screen.
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Playback Controls/Equalizer
No more pop up windows in Version 7.0.
The Equalizer and Playback Controls have been integrated into one
screen. You can get to them at any time by clicking their button
on the left.
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Search Screen
This
screen has also be integrated and updated to better reflect the
current skin. Enter
your criteria, pick a song from the list and add it to the queue. |
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Options Screen This
screen has also been integrated and updated to reflect the current
skin. You can still hide or show any screen elements and turn on
(or off) any of the many custom features. Have fun!!
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Lyric Synchronizer
This small application will allow you to
make synchronized lyric files that The PC Jukebox can read in the
Lyrics screen shown above. You simply need to load up a song
that has static lyrics in its MP3 tag and just mark when each line
should be displayed as it's played. You will only need to this
once for each song. You can also make fine adjustments when your
through.
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