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newportnews · Oct 15, 2003, 12:20 PM

Ever since installing 7B85 (I am in ADC... legit means) I have noticed that there is a long lag (2-5 seconds) between the time I click on the iTunes window and the time it is ready to be used. This happens in minimized mode and when the window is closed.

Sometimes I even get the beachball as iTunes is coming up.

Is this a universal problem... or am I alone here?

addiecool · Oct 15, 2003, 12:28 PM

Same here. I also found lags when switching songs. Also the visuals frame rate has dropped compared to jaguar.

Maybe a new itunes update (iTunes 5?) on 16th will fix these problems....

Lakercj · Oct 15, 2003, 12:33 PM

I've been having similar problems also sometimes when i am using iTunes the system locks up and requires a restart. I hope there is an update tomorrow with the windows release
Chris

addiecool · Oct 15, 2003, 12:56 PM

There must be an update tomorrow. iTunes 4.0.1 performs badly in panther on my and my friends machine...

mikemako · Oct 15, 2003, 01:36 PM

Does anyone actually know anything about an "iTunes 5" coming out tomorrow? All I have heard was that they are releasing iTunes for Windows. Are the "iTunes 5" comments just a hopeful guess?

mitchell_pgh · Oct 15, 2003, 01:58 PM

iTunes 1 - January 9, 2001

< 10 months later >

iTunes 2 - November 3, 2001

< 8 months later >

iTunes 3 - July 17, 2002

< 8 months later >

iTunes 4 - April 28, 2003

< 6 months later? >

iTunes 5 - October 16, 2003

seems a bit early...

fg · Oct 15, 2003, 02:18 PM

This lag is so annoying. I don't think iTunes 5 will be released tomorrow but I do think an update for the mac will come that is more tuned for panther.

Well, I really hope so because the lag is pissing me off.

/F

mitchell_pgh · Oct 15, 2003, 02:34 PM

a nice .5 upgrade would be perfect...

gorickey · Oct 15, 2003, 02:44 PM

From MacRumors.com:

..."One series of notes claim that iTunes 4.1 (not iTunes 5) will be arriving tomorrow alongside Quicktime 6.4. The new version of iTunes is said to allow the syncing of voice notes between the iPod and your Mac... suggesting that voice recording would be coming to the iPod..."

We'll have to wait and see I guess....

voodoo · Oct 15, 2003, 03:15 PM

At what time is this iTMS event tomorrow?

gorickey · Oct 15, 2003, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by voodoo:
At what time is this iTMS event tomorrow?

The event takes place on Thursday, October 16th at 10am Pacific Time

mitchell_pgh · Oct 15, 2003, 04:06 PM

A nice bump would be nice, but I sure hope they don't change anything...

Streaming music from my home computer to my work computer was very cool...

for about a week.

Busemann · Oct 15, 2003, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:

Streaming music from my home computer to my work computer was very cool...
.

Yeah, I want that feature back - more hack-proof this time

voodoo · Oct 15, 2003, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by gorickey:
The event takes place on Thursday, October 16th at 10am Pacific Time

Thanks

That would make it... 1700 hours Iceland time (Mid Atlantic Permanent Summertime = MAPS)

karbon · Oct 15, 2003, 06:44 PM

This is my only problem with Panther! I hope there'll be an update to iTunes tomorrow.

Other than that, Panther rocks! I just have to say it, but Apple is better then I've ever seen them before. And I've been an avid Mac fan since 1990!

RevEvs · Oct 15, 2003, 06:59 PM

Been getting the same problem. Good to hear its not just me.

revs

i am yujin · Oct 15, 2003, 08:36 PM

I get frequent song skips when I browse and use iTunes. Anybody else get this?

malique · Oct 15, 2003, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by Lakercj:
I've been having similar problems also sometimes when i am using iTunes the system locks up and requires a restart. I hope there is an update tomorrow with the windows release
Chris

same here, twice, esp. under heavy system load. I am happy not to be alone. iTunes 5 maybe tomorrow

SomeToast · Oct 16, 2003, 01:30 AM

Originally posted by Busemann:
Yeah, I want that feature back - more hack-proof this time

With on-the-fly downsampling.

Full-bitrate streaming is next to useless.

exa · Oct 16, 2003, 03:01 AM

Interesting, I've had no problems with iTunes and 7B85...

Link · Oct 16, 2003, 05:29 AM

I don't recall having problems with the interface lagging.. well not much more then the interface itself.

I *DID* have problems with the sound.. switch apps and it starts cutting out.. anything cpu intensive.. more cutting out!

ShotgunEd · Oct 16, 2003, 05:44 AM

I noticed that iTunes skipped under panther when I had the trackpad button depressed on my iBook. EG, if i browse the library using keys its, fine, but using the trackpad button to press the scoll arrow causes skips.

Its bizarre, and definitely exclusive to panther. Hopefully fixed with an iTunes update of some kind.

Wevah · Oct 16, 2003, 11:35 AM

Really? I'm getting cutting out and static bursts from time to time (often under load) on 10.2.8.

(Still.)

eevyl · Oct 17, 2003, 05:20 AM

Still lagging a bit when switching to iTunes 4.1 in 7B85...

weird

KidRed · Oct 17, 2003, 02:43 PM

No problem here on b74. iTunes is quite fast.

RevEvs · Oct 20, 2003, 06:26 PM

I just deleted all stuff related to iTunes, and all caches and then reinstalled - seems better now - but has only been a few min since i reinstalled. Hopefully it wont go back to the beachballing and lag.

revs