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iTunes 8.1 Now Available for Download

crashing

Um, I'm not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but 8.2 is crashing about 20 seconds after i launch it. Each and every time.
Not an issue with previous version.
 
Kilamite said:
Just me, or does the interface seem lighter colour wise?
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It's not.

Xavier said:
Nice iTunes plus cd import levels!
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...which are identical to the import settings I've been using in iTunes since forever. At least people who never ever change their import options will have a better quality default.

greggy said:
Um, I'm not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but 8.2 is crashing about 20 seconds after i launch it. Each and every time.
Not an issue with previous version.
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Maybe you should stick with 8.1 then instead of futureversions of doom. :p
 
????

I always wonder how they can get it to be "faster and more responsive".

I mean, it isn't hardware advancement.

- better code perhaps...if so, why wasn't it that way to in previous version
 
Yes

Yes, you're right. I accidently went several months into the future and got 8.2 which isn't compatible with the current version of the internet. My mistake. :)


But, as an update, it now seems ok, crashing has ceased.
 
Ya...I don't see how importing CDs into 256k AAC is a new feature....if it's AAC plus, then that'll be a nice feature...
 
I haven't noticed it being any faster, but I did notice it said "verifying iPhone" before syncing. I might just have not ever noticed it before, but if this is new, could it be something to thwart jailbreaking?
 
grayskies said:
I always wonder how they can get it to be "faster and more responsive".

I mean, it isn't hardware advancement.

- better code perhaps...if so, why wasn't it that way to in previous version
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That could be said of any software. But as you add more features and changes and expand upon an app, the code will inevitably get a little messy, and can be cleaned up a little, made more efficient. Snow Leopard, actually, is going to be (in part) a huge effort to clean up the OS.
 
Well I compared loading my library on 8.0.2 vs 8.1 and 8.0.2 took 4 seconds to load my library while 8.1 took 2 seconds, not bad (keep in mind my iTunes folder is 218.26 GB, most of it is TV shows and movies, only 7.87GB music)
 
Wow, iTunes 8.1 is insanely fast.

Just 2 bounces on the dock before it instantly opens (note, this is on an original Macbook Core Duo). Scrolling through a library is instant.
 
iTunes 8.1 now imports with the following settings by default (ie: iTunes Plus):

256kbps with VBR turned on
 
grayskies said:
I always wonder how they can get it to be "faster and more responsive".

I mean, it isn't hardware advancement.

- better code perhaps...if so, why wasn't it that way to in previous version
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Because programmers are human, and writing the most efficient possible code is actually really quite difficult.
 
I usually am pretty skeptical when people say that things are quicker, but this update has *definitely* made iTunes open quicker. I've just tested between two identical Macbooks, and while 8.0.2 takes 4 bounces on the dock to open, 8.1 is only 2. This is with a pretty similar sized library (both around 25gb music only). Not scientific, but I reckon there is a definite improvement. :)
 
kjs862 said:
Maybe post jobs era... wed releases ?
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We're not in a post Jobs era. Steve is just taking a leave of absence. It's not like he's retired, or dead.

Anyways, I'm actually finding that 8.1 is slower then 8.0.2 was. Under 8.0.2, it took 2 seconds for iTunes to open, and under 8.2 it takes 5 seconds. I have 55 GBs worth of media in my library, and this is on a late 2007 iMac.

Don
 
the overall theme of iTunes definitely seems slightly brighter. check the upper left traffic light buttons for ex.
 
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