Suggestion: Play Next Function

Hi everyone, I had an idea earlier about a play-next feature. where you could select a song from a different album than the one you are currently playing, function-click or right click a song and click play next.
Simple idea. I just thought it would be very very useful to me and many other's. Hope you all agree.

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SUGGESTION: "Play next"-function in iTunes

Sometimes, when I listen to music, I often get a feeling like "Oh! that reminded me of a song, I'm going to play that after this is done". Often I get reminded of many songs, that I maybe haven't heard in a while etc. However, I usually forget to listen to the songs because I forget to change when the current song is done.
I've been wondering a while why there isn't such a feature in iTunes that lets you make a list of upcoming songs you want to hear, then go back to where you were when you made the upcoming list. This isn't really easy to describe, so I've made a picture illustrating the basic of the idea.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6964/itunesvx5.gif
1. "Oh I wanna hear this song next!" Left click the song -> Play next / put in line/add to list/queue etc.
Then when you press the "play next"-button, a number will show where the "now playing"-icon normally is. If it's the first, it will say 1, if it's the second it will say 2 and so on.
2. When you put a song in the "upcoming-list", it will show in the box (not an ideal placement if you've got a lot of playlists though).
3. The "*" is for returning to the normal playlist again. If you've got shuffle mode on, it can be any of the songs in your library, and if shuffle is off, it'll be the song that comes after the song you were playing when making the list (in my case, that would be "04 - Anna Lee", see picture marked as "4")
Other functions could be an option deciding how many times you want to play the songs on the list. If it's an exceptionally great song you haven't heard in a while, maybe you want to play it 3 times in a row. This could be done by left-clicking the song in the list -> play several times -> enter number.
Options when left-clicking an item in the list:
"Delete from list"
"Play several times"
"Move down"
"Move up"
+ more
Does anyone else think this sounds like a good idea, or is it just plain out a stupid suggestion?
Custom-built Windows XP

hi,
what you are describing is almost like the party shuffle option. while a song is playing, you can see the forecast of the next songs and change it before they actually play.
i'm often doing what you are trying to acheive using this feature... you should give a try.

The "Play Next" function in the search drop down menu does not work

I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but my search drop down box is no longer working. It does show results but I cannont select them of add the songs to Play next on the playlist. I have iTunes 11.1.3.8
Thanks for your time

Pat,
Your menus look fine on my system, too. It is possible that your user is working on a system with javascript turned off, either on her own computer or, if she is in a company, turned off by the network administrator. Ask her how she is viewing your website...laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet, etc., to help you pinpoint what your solution will be.
     If her javascript is turned off (not to be turned on...), one strategy around this is to create pages linked to your top level menu items. On those pages, you can make text links (not dropdowns) to the menu items that show on the drop-downs. This could be paired with the next idea, as a sort of belt-and-suspenders solution.
    A less obtrusive way: Add a secondary, substitute text menu that only appears when javascript is turned off by using <noscript> </noscript> tags around the secondary menus.
     Be wary of solutions that require you to tell different users different things.
Beth

Play next succesive 10 frames

I need to specify this:
from the current playhead position which might for example be
on frame 25,
and which it is resting on a stop frame
upon the release of a button on stage
tell the swf movie which might happen to be on frame 25,
(although I could be on any frame)
to play the next 10 frames (for example frames 26-35) then
stop, (there will be no stop frame here (for example frame 35)
and then go to a specific specified frame in the movie and
play until it happens upon another stop frame.
instead of a simple go to and play frame command, I need to
begin playing from current position and play the next 10 frames,
stop and or redirect to a different specifed frame
another way to describe__ play next 10 successive frames from
current stop position and stop.
At which point I can redirect to a new frame

_gary_,
> also got this recommendation
Let's step through it.
> stop();
First, a stop(). Good. The timeline stops.
> button_btn.onRelease = function() {
Next, a function assigned to the Button.onRelease event of a
Button
instance.
> var startFrame = _root._currentframe
Scoped to this function, a variable that points to the
MovieClip._currentframe property of the main timeline.
> gotoAndPlay(_root._currentframe+1)
An invocation of the gotoAndPlay() function with the main
timeline's
current frame plus one. MovieClip.nextFrame() might do just
as well, here.
> _root.onEnterFrame = function() {
Now, a function assignment to the MovieClip.onEnterFrame
event of the
main timeline.
> if(_root._currentframe == startFrame+10) {
This should make sense. We're checking if the main
timeline's current
frame is whatever it was, plus 10. If so ...
> stop();
... stop. Which is fine, but the onEnterFrame loop keeps
going. I
recommend setting _root.onEnterFrame to null at this point.
> }
> }
> }
> what i need to happen is for the original image at frame
> 10 (100%alpha), to disolve to black and then to 0%
alpha,
It's certainly possible to accomplish what you're after by
using
timelines (that is, tweens), but if you're reaching this far
into
ActionScript territory, why not take a few steps farther and
manipulate the
MovieClip._alpha property of these movie clips themselves?
I don't know what your comfort level is with ActionScript,
or with
progamming in general, so forgive me if I go into too much
detail. It helps
if you get yourself squared with objects and what they mean
in this
environment. Just about everything in ActionScript can be
referred to as an
object, and objects are defined by their namesake classes.
Arguably the
most important object to really "get" is defined by the
MovieClip class.
See this article for something of a primer.
http://www.quip.net/blog/2006/flash/actionscript-20/ojects-building-blocks
Basically, you just have to break down your goals into
smaller and
smaller parts, until you're left with easily digestible
sub-goals. If there
is no gotoAndPlayUntil() function -- which there isn't, as
you've seen --
then you have to think, "Okay, what am I really asking Flash
to do?" In
this case, you need to ascertain when a certain frame is the
current frame,
then invoke the stop() function (or the MovieClip.stop()
method) at that
time. You'll need to check for the current frame repeatedly
-- in fact,
once every frame would be a good approach -- hence, the
multiple suggestions
toward the MovieClip.onEnterFrame event.
David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
Dev essays:
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Select a song to play next (after current song)

I love iTunes, but for me it's just missing one thing....
I can't (at least I don't know how) select a certain song from my playlist to play AFTER the current song is finished... If it would have that function, or a way to do this, it would be ALL I need for a music player.
Is there a way in iTunes to select the song to play next?
And/or arrange your playlist in the way (the order of songs) you want?
Message was edited by: AppleOD

*Is there a way in iTunes to select the song to play next?*
iTunes doesn't have the "queuing" option you describe (except within the Party shuffle function which queues songs and within which you can drag songs into order). If you'd like to see an option like this in some futer version of iTunes you can send feedback/feature requests directly to Apple at this link: Apple Product Feedback
*And/or arrange your playlist in the way (the order of songs) you want?*
Open the playlist and click on the number column (extreme left). Click on the song you want to move, hold down the mouse button and drag the song to where you want it to be. Make sure neither Shuffle or Repeat are switched on in the playlist, either of those can prevent you reordering tracks.

Selecting What Child Of A SerialElement To Play Next

Is there a smart way to pick which child to play next in a serial element without modifying the internal SerialElementTransitionManager class? I understand the SerialElement by definition just plays elements in sequence, but it would be handy to be able to choose which child to play instead of having to deal with seeking using duration or chapter cuepoints. It seems the seeking fix suggested here (https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FM-952) is a bit clunky and thought there might be a different workaround that involved just changing the currently playing child and not seeking to a time.
One option I've been playing with is looping through a serial elements children (which I've made all proxy elements) and blocking the PlayTrait of all the children I want to skip over. This doesn't seem to be a very good solution either especially since I'm only able to move forward in time and can't skip backwards.
Thoughts?

Another possible approach here would be to use a custom ProxyElement rather than a SerialElement. This custom ProxyElement would maintain a list of children (similar to SerialElement), but it would only expose one child (the active child) by setting it as the proxiedElement. When that child dispatches the "complete" event, then it would change the proxiedElement to the next child. Unlike with SerialElement, you could choose which child gets set as the next child, and in general have more fine-grained control over the behavior of the children. We have a simple example of this in the ExamplePlayer sample, called SwitchingProxyElement.
That being said, it's important to understand that the advantage of SerialElement is that it was built to handle serial transitions between elements no matter what set of traits each child element has. For example, if you transition from a playable element to a non-playable element, or a temporal element to a non-temporal element (or vice-versa, or with the various permutations of these traits), then SerialElement does the right thing. However, if your child elements are all playable/temporal, then the transition is fairly straightforward, and could easily be implemented in a custom ProxyElement.

Play Next on iPhone

Hi all,
in iTunes for Windows, there is a feature which allows to add songs for playing next. As well, I recognized this functionality in the Remote App for iOS when I am playing songs via Home Share. It's possible to add songs to "Play Next".
Nevertheless I didn't recognize this feature when I am using the standard music app on my iPhone? Does such a feature exist?
Thanks!

From what i've read & experienced, no this feature doesn't exist. Apparently it used to exist on the very first iPod with the ability to create a playlist called "on the go". That actually let you add song by holding the select button directly from the library.
I would say the work around until they get with it & add to current iDevices is the ability to create playlists on the device. Not nearly as easy / intuitive as "up next" feature, as you have to go back to the playlist to edit & cannot add a song directly from the library.
Under "playlists" use the "new playlist" option.

Itunes 11-Turn off play next or how to make a song play now?

itunes 11-turn off play next or how do you make a song play NOW

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HT1349 When listening to songs on my itunes acct (without ipod attached), I can only play one song at a time. It doesn't automatically play next song on list. It happens with all playlists. It only started happening when I downloaded the latest itunes upd

When listening to songs on my itunes acct (without ipod attached), I can only play one song at a time. It doesn't automatically play next song on list. It happens with all playlists. It only started happening when I downloaded the latest itunes update.

Are all songs checked in your playlist?

I was making a movie on iMovie, and was trying to use the green screen to make a split screen. I pressed on the green screen button, but the second clip didn't play next to the first, and only the audio played.

I was making a movie on iMovie, and was trying to use the green screen to make a split screen. I pressed on the green screen button, but the second clip didn't play next to the first, and only the audio played. I tried again with some different clips and some worked and some didn't. This hasn't happened before. What should I do? (I am using iMovie '09)

No guarantess but try smc and pram resets,

Itunes stops working after say half hour of use and will not play next song, the only way to get it working again is to close and reopen, then it works fine till next time, but the problem keeps returning

itunes stops working after say half hour of use and will not play next song, I have to close and reopen, it works fine till next time, it keeps happening on a regular basis, HP pavilion laptop, g6 series,
Window 7 64 bit

Hello davewood26,
The following article provides steps that can help get iTunes stabilized.
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
Cheers,
Allen

Nokia C3-01, suggestions for next S/W update

I am using Nokia C3-01 from 2 weeks. It is nice phone with touch and type combination. I would like to add some suggestions for next software update.
1. Brightness control
2. When writing a text message, tapping # change only alphabet from capital to lower case, but missing numeric. I have to press 3-4 times to write numeric in text. Also have no 'option' to insert numeric. If I change other language (not English, which is automatic), then I can get numeric by tapping #. Nokia, please care it for next firmware update.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You can do a long press on the keys to get the numeric value instead of pressing it three to four times. This works for all Nokia since years, if they have keys
Or do a long press on the # key. This gives you the option to activate numeric input. Also a quite old feature for Nokia phones.

Videos automatically playing next show

I use my iPad to watch full seasons of tv shows. In the past month, not exactly sure when, but when I finish a show the iPad is automatically going to the next video in the season and playing it. It used to go back to the list of videos and let me choose what to play next.
I'm not sure if this started with one of the IOS updates, I'm on IOS 8.1, haven't updated to 8.1.1 yet.
I'm thinking there's a setup for this somewhere, just can't find it.....
thanks ahead....

Currently, I don't think that there is any way to set it to stop after one video and I think that it is a result of the latest iOS. Unless iOS 8.1.1 fixed it, I would have to think that its a bug unless for some bizarre reason, Apple thought that it made sense to have it work this way. I am running 8.1.1, but I don't watch videos this way, so I have never tested it.
You can either uodate and see if that fixes it, or I think that this workaround will work until you figure it out or it gets fixed. Pull up the control center and launch the timer app and set it for When Timer Ends>Stop Playing.

Nano 6G: When I play next song, an extremely loud sound will play for 0.3 sec.

I am extremely annoyned to the fact that when I play music on my iPod Nano 6G (The small one with touch feature), I will play next song by double clicking sleep button then suddenly an an EXTREMELY LOUD DEADLY SOUND will play as if the iPod wants to kill my eardrums. This happens in 1:500 ratio I guess. Did anyone experience this before? I tried playing the song with iTunes, Media Player and other players then I click NEXT to try if it happens but not.

Oh sorry - just answered my own question - somehow the songs were marked "Skip on shuffle" (went to "Get Info" for all songs, under Options....not sure how they got marked that way, but the issue seems to be resolved on both Mac and iPhone....

What's the earliest version of iTunes to include the playnext and add to play next feature when right clicking a song?

What's the earliest version of iTunes to include the play next and add to play next feature when right clicking a song?

I started out with version 11 and loved it right up to the latest update.
I'm beyond my partying days so DJ has nothing for me but I realy loved the drop down with "what's next", the "play next" and the "add to play next" feature and best of all "SHOW DUPLICATES".
I have an eclectic taste in music and a very extensive music collection to go with it. The "show duplicates" feature allowed me to shrink my library by well ove 1,000 songs and eliminated hearing the same song several times when playing randomly. ie, I have the complete Rolling Stones collection and was able to get rid of no fewer than 7 coppies of "Satisfaction".
With all the duplicates lined up you can sample each one and avoid deleting different versions also.
I'm eagerly waitng for the next update to see if my problems with 11 will be fixed. The current update drops out sections of songs (Whipping Post by the Alman Bros. was over in 3 minutes) and I tried repairing and a complete uninstall, reinstall to no avail.

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