Upgrade to Music Collector 10 for Windows
Music Collector 10 for Windows is live!
Improved handling of digital music files, plus many more functional and visual enhancements. Read on for the full list of What's New in V10.
Upgrading to version 10
You can upgrade from any previous version to the new version 10 PRO for only US $24.95.
Yes, that's right, we will always give you the PRO edition, even if you own a Standard one now.
Just enter your current license key in the box on the right and click the "Upgrade Now" button.
What's new in Music Collector 10 for Windows?
(click to jump to the specific section)- Improved Add/Link Music Files screen.
- Improved Update File Links screen.
- New: Cover Flow view, browse album covers in a 3D image browser.
- New: Backdrop support, set album background images for use in the details panel.
- New: Format and Country icons, plus customizable images for other list items
- Re-Designed Loan Manager, loan *and* return albums in batch, by barcode, etc..
- New: Support for Box Sets, group albums in Box Sets and set special box-level data.
- Improved Add Albums Automatically screen.
- Improved layout of Edit Album screen + calendar tool for entering date fields.
- New V10 templates for Details View and Add Auto Preview
- New startup "splash" screen featuring Kacey.
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Improved Add/Link Music Files screen
- New tab "Import iTunes XML": an alternative for scanning folders.
Export your iTunes Library to XML, including all meta data and import it directly. Afterwards, you can use the same Adding/Linking capabilities to add/link the found music files to your Music Collector database. - Improved Scan Folder tab: scanning your music folders for *new* files (files not linked to your database yet), is now *much* faster.
- When linking music files to existing albums, it now uses all available meta-tag information, plus it fills all applicable album level fields.
Improved Update File Links screen.
- Update/repair your file links (e.g. after moving files) with the redesigned Update File Links screen (in Tools / Maintenance)
- Simplified user interface, just use either the Automatic or the Manual button to indicate the new file locations, then click Update to "make it so".
- The "Automatic" system is now more intelligent in dealing with non-unique filenames. It now also uses the containing folder names for matching.
- New "Manual" method for just replacing the old base folder with a new one.
- New "File Type" filter
New: Cover Flow view
- The Cover Flow is a 3rd viewing option in the main screen, next to List and Images.
- Browse through your albums by cover image, in a cool looking 3D image browser.
New: Backdrop support
- Set Backdrop images (manually) in the Edit Album screen. Use the Find Backdrop Online screen to easily find suitable background images.
- Backdrop images are used as the background in the new V10 template.
New: Format and Country icons,
plus customizable images for other list items
- Set your own image for any list item, e.g. for Genres, Artists...
- Set a 16x16 image that will appear in the tree and list on main screen.
- Set a larger template image for use in Details View templates.
- Music Collector now comes with many included pick list images that are automatically used in the tree, list and Details Panel templates, for:
- Formats
- Countries
Re-Designed Loan Manager
- Complete re-design of the Loan Manager screen.
- Two panel design with separate Outstanding Loans and Loan History panels.
- Switch between separate Loan and Return modes for easy returning and loaning of albums.
- Clear indication of over-due albums.
- Improved barcode scanner support:
- Scanners can now be used to return and loan CDs.
- Batch scanning support (e.g. with the OPN-2001, Flic or CLZ Barry).
- Automatic overdue notifications when starting Music Collector.
New: Support for CD Box Sets:
- Use the Box Set field to combine multiple CDs in a Box Set group.
- Add additional information at the Box Set level, e.g. set a box set image, barcode, notes, purchase date, condition, etc...
- Box Set information will show up in the special box set panel at the top of the Details View templates.
Improved Add Albums Automatically screen.
- The 3 different Add methods (by CD-ID, by Artist/Title and by Barcode) are now split over 3 tabs, resulting in a cleaner and simpler layout.
- When using Add Anyway, the CD Scan result is used for the created album.
- When using Edit Search Criteria, the CD Scan results are now preserved.
Improved Edit Album screen
- Better layout:
- The main personal fields (status, index, quantity, rating) are now in a "sticky" panel at the bottom, which is available on all tabs.
- Wider entry boxes for Composition, Conductor, Orchestra and Chorus.
- New calendar tool for easier entry of date fields, plus an easy button to set a date field to today's date.
New V10 templates for Details View and Add Auto Preview
- Format and Country are now shown with images (see above)
- New Box Set panel at the top showing box level information (see above)
- V10 template is available in 8 styles: Blue, Black, White and Orange,
all with Kacey or Logo background
New startup "splash" screen featuring Kacey
