From cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu Wed Feb 6 17:43:09 2008 From: cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu (Carol F. Bruml) Date: Wed Feb 6 17:43:19 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? Message-ID: Quick question: What does the exclamation point that appears after some, but not all, of the tune numbers in my iTunes Library mean? Does it indicate that the album artwork has been downloaded, or does it indicate something else, altogether? And then, the complicated question(s): I am now having problems with a second iPod (80 Gig iPod Video), which says it has synched, but which is missing somewhere near half the tunes in each playlist that I have checked, so far. Why would this happen? It has been suggested that there is corruption in my iTunes Library database - or a problem with the iPod itself. The software and preferences are brand-freshly installed. If there is corruption in the Library itself, how does one find and repair that sort of problem (which I have never heard of before)? Should I just try creating new playlists, on the assumption that perhaps the lists are in some way damaged? Can I do that by dragging the contents from one of the present ones to a new list, or do I have to start over by dragging the contents from the main Library file, which would be MUCH more time-consuming? This new/refurbished iPod also had problems with synching in the first place, and kept stopping, balking during the sync process, and telling me that its hard drive could not be read from or written to. Hmmm...two similar messages on different machines, makes me wonder about the Library. However, this one is still returnable. Should I keep trying, or return it? Note: all of the problems with both iPods occurred right after I upgraded iTunes to version 7.6. I don't know any easy way to go backward to an earlier version; if you try to revert to an earlier version of iTunes, you get the message that the Library cannot be opened because it was created by an earlier version of the software. I do, presumably, have either one or two recent, earlier versions on my backup drives. I also have the entire iTunes Library, backed up about a month ago, before all this happened. Please advise. Carol From tpogue at comcast.net Wed Feb 6 17:47:41 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Wed Feb 6 17:47:50 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0A6C5FB3-627C-4884-A4CA-A3667F47969A@comcast.net> It sounds like some of your tunes are going to someplace other than your main hard drive. If you click on the tune with the exclamation point will it play? That keeps happening to me but if I click on the exclamation point iTunes will go find it. I keep my library on my main drive but sometimes one will slip over to an external drive. Who knows why. terry On Feb 6, 2008, at 8:43 PM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > Quick question: What does the exclamation point that appears after > some, but > not all, of the tune numbers in my iTunes Library mean? Does it > indicate > that the album artwork has been downloaded, or does it indicate > something > else, altogether? > > And then, the complicated question(s): I am now having problems with a > second iPod (80 Gig iPod Video), which says it has synched, but > which is > missing somewhere near half the tunes in each playlist that I have > checked, > so far. Why would this happen? > > It has been suggested that there is corruption in my iTunes Library > database > - or a problem with the iPod itself. The software and preferences are > brand-freshly installed. If there is corruption in the Library > itself, how > does one find and repair that sort of problem (which I have never > heard of > before)? > > Should I just try creating new playlists, on the assumption that > perhaps the > lists are in some way damaged? Can I do that by dragging the > contents from > one of the present ones to a new list, or do I have to start over by > dragging the contents from the main Library file, which would be > MUCH more > time-consuming? > > This new/refurbished iPod also had problems with synching in the first > place, and kept stopping, balking during the sync process, and > telling me > that its hard drive could not be read from or written to. Hmmm...two > similar > messages on different machines, makes me wonder about the Library. > However, > this one is still returnable. Should I keep trying, or return it? > > Note: all of the problems with both iPods occurred right after I > upgraded > iTunes to version 7.6. I don't know any easy way to go backward to an > earlier version; if you try to revert to an earlier version of > iTunes, you > get the message that the Library cannot be opened because it was > created by > an earlier version of the software. I do, presumably, have either > one or two > recent, earlier versions on my backup drives. > > I also have the entire iTunes Library, backed up about a month ago, > before > all this happened. > > Please advise. > > Carol > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From kestevens at mac.com Wed Feb 6 18:07:32 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Wed Feb 6 18:07:47 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Whoever told you your Library database was corrupted was probably correct. The exclamation point indicates an entry in the database cannot be matched with a music file. I suggest you rebuild the library and playlists. This would also cause the sync problems as the music with the exclamation point would not be synced. Good luck. On Feb 6, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > Quick question: What does the exclamation point that appears after > some, but > not all, of the tune numbers in my iTunes Library mean? Does it > indicate > that the album artwork has been downloaded, or does it indicate > something > else, altogether? > > And then, the complicated question(s): I am now having problems with a > second iPod (80 Gig iPod Video), which says it has synched, but > which is > missing somewhere near half the tunes in each playlist that I have > checked, > so far. Why would this happen? > > It has been suggested that there is corruption in my iTunes Library > database > - or a problem with the iPod itself. The software and preferences are > brand-freshly installed. If there is corruption in the Library > itself, how > does one find and repair that sort of problem (which I have never > heard of > before)? > From reploglemd at earthlink.net Wed Feb 6 21:28:44 2008 From: reploglemd at earthlink.net (Scott Replogle) Date: Wed Feb 6 21:29:53 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here's my take on this frustrating problem from my own experience with upgrading the OS and having to move song files. The exclamation point means that the iTunes library can't find where the audio file is located. It knows the tune belongs in the library and in the playlist but can't find it to play or to sync it with an iPod. If you try to play the playlist containing such songs it will skip them, the same thing it does when you try to sync them. If you double click on a song with an exclamation point it should ask you if you want to locate it and will then allow you to go through your audio files to find the one that should be connected to the song in the playlist. If you select the song and hit the "open" button, the song file will be reconnected to the song in the iTunes library/ playlist and start playing. If it doesn't work that way then I would agree that the library is corrupted and probably can't be repaired without rebuilding everything. Doug Adams has an iTunes applescript for this problem of orphaned or "dead" song files. It's called Bring Out Yer Dead. You can find it here: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/index.php by searching for Bring Out Yer Dead (the title is a Monty Python reference in case you were wondering). There are some other scripts for the same thing that I haven't tried. I asked Doug Adams if this could be done in bulk or for a script that would fix the entire library but he said he didn't think that would be possible. It has to be done one at a time. If your problem is orphaned song files, creating a new playlist will not solve it as you can't add a song with an exclamation point to a playlist. You could import or drag all the song files from wherever they're located into iTunes and they will then show up (assuming the library isn't corrupted) but you will have to then delete the songs with exclamation points and replace them in each playlist. This is not a problem for a few hundred songs but it's a royal pain if you have have tens of thousands of songs and hundreds of playlists. Scott Replogle Dr. Reptile http://web.mac.com/drreptile/ On Feb 6, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > Quick question: What does the exclamation point that appears after > some, but > not all, of the tune numbers in my iTunes Library mean? Does it > indicate > that the album artwork has been downloaded, or does it indicate > something > else, altogether? > > And then, the complicated question(s): I am now having problems with a > second iPod (80 Gig iPod Video), which says it has synched, but > which is > missing somewhere near half the tunes in each playlist that I have > checked, > so far. Why would this happen? > > It has been suggested that there is corruption in my iTunes Library > database > - or a problem with the iPod itself. The software and preferences are > brand-freshly installed. If there is corruption in the Library > itself, how > does one find and repair that sort of problem (which I have never > heard of > before)? > > Should I just try creating new playlists, on the assumption that > perhaps the > lists are in some way damaged? Can I do that by dragging the > contents from > one of the present ones to a new list, or do I have to start over by > dragging the contents from the main Library file, which would be > MUCH more > time-consuming? From michaelprete at cox.net Wed Feb 6 23:49:38 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Wed Feb 6 23:49:47 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5DC0B275-90EF-460B-AEEB-0040EE517513@cox.net> On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:07 PM, Ken Stevens wrote: > Whoever told you your Library database was corrupted was probably > correct. > The exclamation point indicates an entry in the database cannot be > matched with > a music file. I suggest you rebuild the library and playlists. > This would also cause > the sync problems as the music with the exclamation point would not > be synced. How does one "rebuild library and playlists."? ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From kestevens at mac.com Thu Feb 7 07:58:44 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Thu Feb 7 08:01:04 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself? In-Reply-To: <5DC0B275-90EF-460B-AEEB-0040EE517513@cox.net> References: <5DC0B275-90EF-460B-AEEB-0040EE517513@cox.net> Message-ID: Are you using a Mac or a Windows machine? Try this, on a Mac hold down the "option" key (Windows key on a PC) and launch iTunes. You should get a dialogue box saying "Choose iTunes Library" Choose "Create Library" This will give you the ability to name a new library and indicate where it will be stored. Give it a unique name, like Mike's library,. I recommend you store it in your Music Folder. Now you will have a blank library. If all your music files are in your Music Folder then simply choose "Add to Library" under the "File" Menu and navigate to your Music Folder. If you have music files stored in various folders choose "Consolidate Library" under the "Advanced" menu. This will copy all your music into one Music Folder. You will have dupes still in their original folders that you can go back and delete. Now you can make new playlists. > > On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:07 PM, Ken Stevens wrote: > >> Whoever told you your Library database was corrupted was probably >> correct. >> The exclamation point indicates an entry in the database cannot be >> matched with >> a music file. I suggest you rebuild the library and playlists. >> This would also cause >> the sync problems as the music with the exclamation point would not >> be synced. > > How does one "rebuild library and playlists."? > > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu Fri Feb 8 04:15:15 2008 From: cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu (Carol F. Bruml) Date: Fri Feb 8 04:16:46 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes Message-ID: When I updated iTunes to 7.6, my iTunes Library seems to have partially disassociated itself from the correlating iTunes Music folder. About 2/3 of my tunes in the Library have exclamation points next to them, which means that the Library cannot find the actual Tune...When you've got 40 gigs of music, that's a LOT of problems. Is there any easy way to get the Library to reassociate itself with the Music folder? If not, is there any easy way to reassociate whole albums at a time, rather than single songs at a time? I did NOT move the Music folder, but it's Not on my main hard drive, and the upgrade of the version seems to have knocked its location out of iTunes' brain. I have reset that in Preferences, but still need to get the music problem fixed. Ideally without spending several hundred hours doing it. Carol From michaelprete at cox.net Fri Feb 8 08:21:15 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Fri Feb 8 08:21:55 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Feb 8, 2008, at 5:15 AM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > When I updated iTunes to 7.6, my iTunes Library seems to have > partially > disassociated itself from the correlating iTunes Music folder. About > 2/3 of > my tunes in the Library have exclamation points next to them, which > means > that the Library cannot find the actual Tune...When you've got 40 > gigs of > music, that's a LOT of problems. > > Is there any easy way to get the Library to reassociate itself with > the > Music folder? > > If not, is there any easy way to reassociate whole albums at a time, > rather > than single songs at a time? > > I did NOT move the Music folder, but it's Not on my main hard drive, > and the > upgrade of the version seems to have knocked its location out of > iTunes' > brain. I have reset that in Preferences, but still need to get the > music > problem fixed. Ideally without spending several hundred hours doing > it. My iTunes app seemed to constantly nag me to back up my "valuable iTunes library folder". If you didn't ignore that sage advice, you can simply reconstruct your library from that folder. If you have no back up, you might try Doug's iTunes Applescripts. He may have a script that would help you with your task. ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From tpogue at comcast.net Fri Feb 8 08:35:17 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Fri Feb 8 08:35:56 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:21 AM, Michael Prete wrote: > My iTunes app seemed to constantly nag me to back up my "valuable > iTunes library folder". If you didn't ignore that sage advice, you > can simply reconstruct your library from that folder. > > If you have no back up, you might try Doug's iTunes Applescripts. He > may have a script that would help you with your task. > > > ------------ > Michael Prete Time Machine backs mine up. But, speaking of Doug's Applescripts. I wanted one that would move the books that imported into Music into Audiobooks. I downloaded one called Make Bookmarkable which I was told would do that. It worked when I first downloaded it and not it is not. It must be me since it worked right at first. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I select the books in the Music folder that I want to move and then run the script. Nothing..... From michaelprete at cox.net Fri Feb 8 12:47:36 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Fri Feb 8 12:47:58 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> On Feb 8, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Terry Pogue wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:21 AM, Michael Prete wrote: > >> My iTunes app seemed to constantly nag me to back up my "valuable >> iTunes library folder". If you didn't ignore that sage advice, you >> can simply reconstruct your library from that folder. >> >> If you have no back up, you might try Doug's iTunes Applescripts. >> He may have a script that would help you with your task. > Time Machine backs mine up. And have you tried using it to recover a working iTunes Library from a past moment? Does it work as expected? Easy to do? > But, speaking of Doug's Applescripts. I wanted one that would move > the books that imported into Music into Audiobooks. I downloaded one > called Make Bookmarkable which I was told would do that. It worked > when I first downloaded it and not it is not. It must be me since it > worked right at first. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Nope. You haven't supplied much info, for anyone to help, but I'm not the one anyway. I think that Doug of Applescript fame is contactable through that web site, either directly or through forums. Give him some more basic information always needed to obtain help: Computer model (not just "iMac", there are tons of those), the OS version, version of all applications relevant to issue (iTunes, maybe QuickTime, perhaps iPod model, etc) and brief description of what you are trying to accomplish, the specific steps you took, what happened, including exact error messages...like that. > I select the books in the Music folder that I want to move and then > run the script. > Nothing..... In order to be certain, I'd have to look it up, which I'm too lazy to do right now. My recollection is that "Make Bookmarkable" script was not designed to "move" anything. It was designed to change the file type. Audio Book files which are able to resume where you last stopped have a different ending on the file extension. If you rip a book from a CD, you will have something.mp3 files. If you get an Audio Book file, it will be something.aa and will be "bookmarkable". ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From tpogue at comcast.net Fri Feb 8 13:07:06 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Fri Feb 8 13:08:17 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> Message-ID: On Feb 8, 2008, at 3:47 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > n order to be certain, I'd have to look it up, which I'm too lazy to > do right now. My recollection is that "Make Bookmarkable" script was > not designed to "move" anything. It was designed to change the file > type. Audio Book files which are able to resume where you last > stopped have a different ending on the file extension. If you rip a > book from a CD, you will have something.mp3 files. If you get an > Audio Book file, it will be something.aa and will be "bookmarkable". I think the deal was the Applescript changed the file type and thus the book was moved from Music to Audiobooks where all the other file types reside. terry From michaelprete at cox.net Fri Feb 8 22:51:50 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Fri Feb 8 22:52:26 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> Message-ID: On Feb 8, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2008, at 3:47 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > >> n order to be certain, I'd have to look it up, which I'm too lazy >> to do right now. My recollection is that "Make Bookmarkable" script >> was not designed to "move" anything. It was designed to change the >> file type. Audio Book files which are able to resume where you last >> stopped have a different ending on the file extension. If you rip a >> book from a CD, you will have something.mp3 files. If you get an >> Audio Book file, it will be something.aa and will be "bookmarkable". > > I think the deal was the Applescript changed the file type and thus > the book was moved from Music to Audiobooks where all the other file > types reside. The original poster stated that the files didn't move. Perhaps your assumption about "thus the book was moved from Music to Audiobooks..." is inaccurate. But I haven't heard if the file type was indeed changed to xxx.aa, and whether the changed file type resulted in the quality of "bookmarkable". ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 07:17:43 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 07:17:52 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> Message-ID: <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> On my system the "Make Bookmarkable" script copies each file and replaces m4a suffix with m4b. It then reimports them into iTunes and puts the original m4a files in the trash. The books then show up under the Audio Books section. On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > >> >> On Feb 8, 2008, at 3:47 PM, Michael Prete wrote: >> >>> n order to be certain, I'd have to look it up, which I'm too lazy >>> to do right now. My recollection is that "Make Bookmarkable" >>> script was not designed to "move" anything. It was designed to >>> change the file type. Audio Book files which are able to resume >>> where you last stopped have a different ending on the file >>> extension. If you rip a book from a CD, you will have >>> something.mp3 files. If you get an Audio Book file, it will be >>> something.aa and will be "bookmarkable". >> >> I think the deal was the Applescript changed the file type and thus >> the book was moved from Music to Audiobooks where all the other >> file types reside. > > The original poster stated that the files didn't move. Perhaps your > assumption about "thus the book was moved from Music to > Audiobooks..." is inaccurate. But I haven't heard if the file type > was indeed changed to xxx.aa, and whether the changed file type > resulted in the quality of "bookmarkable". > > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From becca_price at yahoo.com Sat Feb 9 07:56:39 2008 From: becca_price at yahoo.com (Becca) Date: Sat Feb 9 07:57:24 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> Message-ID: <537198.62719.qm@web39610.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Ken Stevens wrote: > On my system the "Make Bookmarkable" script copies each file > and > replaces m4a suffix with m4b. It then reimports them into > iTunes and > puts > the original m4a files in the trash. The books then show up > under the > Audio Books section. I wish this script was available for Windows systems. I'm regularly getting mp3 cds with 70+ files these days, and it's just not worth the effort to manually make these changes. I sort my play lists by putting an "A" at the beginning of my audiobook playlist names, and an "M" for my music playlists. it's a kludge, but it works. -becca "In a text based environment, there's nothing *but* semantics" -Furp ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 08:28:06 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 08:29:53 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <537198.62719.qm@web39610.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <537198.62719.qm@web39610.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <88B2E5C3-726A-4210-8A65-6DFB5AE075F3@mac.com> You might want to enter "bulk change file suffix windows" into Google. You will get a bunch of shareware programs to rename files in bulk. Maybe you can download trial version. You want to look for one that replaces the suffix and leaves the name alone. One word of caution, you may want to try this after you have converted a test file to AAC format. I am not sure MP3 can be made bookmarkable. If it works you can ask iTunes to convert all your MP3 files to AAC without a lot of work. Ken On Feb 9, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Becca wrote: > > --- Ken Stevens wrote: > >> On my system the "Make Bookmarkable" script copies each file >> and >> replaces m4a suffix with m4b. It then reimports them into >> iTunes and >> puts >> the original m4a files in the trash. The books then show up >> under the >> Audio Books section. > > I wish this script was available for Windows systems. I'm > regularly getting mp3 cds with 70+ files these days, and it's > just not worth the effort to manually make these changes. I sort > my play lists by putting an "A" at the beginning of my audiobook > playlist names, and an "M" for my music playlists. it's a > kludge, but it works. > > -becca > > "In a text based environment, > there's nothing *but* semantics" > > -Furp > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From tpogue at comcast.net Sat Feb 9 08:34:45 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Sat Feb 9 08:35:00 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> Message-ID: On Feb 9, 2008, at 10:17 AM, Ken Stevens wrote: > On my system the "Make Bookmarkable" script copies each file and > replaces m4a suffix with m4b. It then reimports them into iTunes > and puts > the original m4a files in the trash. The books then show up under > the Audio Books section. Ken, When As I said it worked the first couple of times I used it. But when I decided I do it again on some recent ripped CDs it didn't. Not only did it not work but the imported CDs have disappeared They are not in Music or in Audiobooks. I checked Preferences>Advanced>Import and I have it set to AAC. Should that be changed? I'm just trying to get my books out of Music into Audiobooks. I have very very little music. terry From tpogue at comcast.net Sat Feb 9 08:46:28 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Sat Feb 9 08:46:41 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> Message-ID: <9902E194-9C33-4D7D-A13E-DC2FDFD091E7@comcast.net> On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Terry Pogue wrote: > Ken, When As I said it worked the first couple of times I used it. > But when I decided I do it again on some recent ripped CDs it > didn't. Not only did it not work but the imported CDs have > disappeared They are not in Music or in Audiobooks. I just checked Dougs Applescripts site and he has an announcement that for some reason you could not select multiple tracks and have Bookmarkable work. That was true for me but it was hardly worth mentioning until this other issue gets resolved. But, he has a new script with a workaround. Sooo, I downloaded that and ran it on a couple of files. There gone. They are not anywhere. Darn. I guess I'd better stop playing around with this or I'm going to have to import all again. terry From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 09:22:33 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 09:22:47 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <9902E194-9C33-4D7D-A13E-DC2FDFD091E7@comcast.net> References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> <9902E194-9C33-4D7D-A13E-DC2FDFD091E7@comcast.net> Message-ID: Ok, I just tried it again. I ripped two tracks from CD as AAC files. I then tried to convert both to bookmarkable. After one was converted I got "event timed out" error, but the first track was converted. I then tried the second track and it worked. Both tracks are now listed under Audio Books and I have the original m4a files in the trash. When I rip a book I "join the tracks" (Advanced Menu) into one AAC file per CD. I did this because I was losing the last word of the narration of each segment. Joining the tracks solved this problem. Because the file is "bookmarkable" having one large file per CD isn't a problem. On Feb 9, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Terry Pogue wrote: > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Terry Pogue wrote: > >> Ken, When As I said it worked the first couple of times I used it. >> But when I decided I do it again on some recent ripped CDs it >> didn't. Not only did it not work but the imported CDs have >> disappeared They are not in Music or in Audiobooks. > > I just checked Dougs Applescripts site and he has an announcement > that for some reason you could not select multiple tracks and have > Bookmarkable work. That was true for me but it was hardly worth > mentioning until this other issue gets resolved. But, he has a new > script with a workaround. Sooo, I downloaded that and ran it on a > couple of files. There gone. They are not anywhere. Darn. I guess > I'd better stop playing around with this or I'm going to have to > import all again. > terry > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From tpogue at comcast.net Sat Feb 9 11:16:05 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Sat Feb 9 11:16:19 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> <9902E194-9C33-4D7D-A13E-DC2FDFD091E7@comcast.net> Message-ID: <801F236C-29C8-4069-8996-0BB53714D724@comcast.net> Well, shoot. It's not working for me. I also join the tracks using Audiobooker (applescript) With Doug's new fix which I downloaded it doesn't time out and it now says done. But I can't find it in iTunes anywhere. When you say that the m4a is in the trash, what trash? The one on the system (desktop) or is there a trash in iTunes itself? terry On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Ken Stevens wrote: > Ok, I just tried it again. I ripped two tracks from CD as AAC > files. I then tried to convert both to > bookmarkable. After one was converted I got "event timed out" > error, but the first track was converted. > I then tried the second track and it worked. Both tracks are now > listed under Audio Books and I have > the original m4a files in the trash. > > When I rip a book I "join the tracks" (Advanced Menu) into one AAC > file per CD. I did this because I > was losing the last word of the narration of each segment. Joining > the tracks solved this problem. > Because the file is "bookmarkable" having one large file per CD > isn't a problem. > From drev at bellsouth.net Sat Feb 9 12:00:36 2008 From: drev at bellsouth.net (henri) Date: Sat Feb 9 12:01:32 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re:Multiple libraries on different disks In-Reply-To: <20080209065222.46D5FC5C4C1@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20080209065222.46D5FC5C4C1@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: A couple months ago I posted here, asking if it was possible to have multiple libraries on different drives, and every reply posted was wrong. Yes, iTunes can create new libraries but all in the same music folder. After my experimentations I verified this with an Applecare call. My music folder was getting too large for my macbook and over time I had collected MP3, AAC, AAIF files in no real order. I wanted to separate into different types of files in separate libraries, in separate music folders that could be placed on different drives, and put the least used on an external drive. Libra 2.0 is the solution and has worked flawlessly so far. http://homepage.mac.com/sroy cheap too! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/itunes/attachments/20080209/8935c616/attachment.html From kirkmc at mac.com Sat Feb 9 12:08:18 2008 From: kirkmc at mac.com (Kirk McElhearn) Date: Sat Feb 9 12:08:33 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re:Multiple libraries on different disks In-Reply-To: References: <20080209065222.46D5FC5C4C1@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: On Feb 9, 2008, at 9:00 PM, henri wrote: > A couple months ago I posted here, asking if it was possible to have > multiple libraries on different drives, and every reply posted was > wrong. Yes, iTunes can create new libraries but all in the same > music folder. After my experimentations I verified this with an > Applecare call. Well, that's not exactly true. You can put them on different drives, but you'd need to change preferences each time you change libraries to tell iTunes where to find the music files... Kirk Author of: iPod & iTunes Garage http://www.mcelhearn.com/ipod.html - - - - - - Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on Macs, iPods and more From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 12:18:40 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 12:18:54 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re:Multiple libraries on different disks In-Reply-To: References: <20080209065222.46D5FC5C4C1@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: I have two libraries on separate drives, one for music and one for podcasts. The podcasts library in on an external drive. To switch between the two I hold down the option key when launching iTunes and that gives me the option of choosing which library. The podcast library has its own music folder on the external drive. This should work for you, try creating a new library and choose to put it on the external drive. Now you can only use one library at a time but you can have two libraries on separate drives. On Feb 9, 2008, at 1:00 PM, henri wrote: > A couple months ago I posted here, asking if it was possible to have > multiple libraries on different drives, and every reply posted was > wrong. Yes, iTunes can create new libraries but all in the same > music folder. After my experimentations I verified this with an > Applecare call. > > My music folder was getting too large for my macbook and over time I > had collected MP3, AAC, AAIF files in no real order. I wanted to > separate into different types of files in separate libraries, in > separate music folders that could be placed on different drives, and > put the least used on an external drive. > > Libra 2.0 is the solution and has worked flawlessly so far. > http://homepage.mac.com/sroy cheap too! > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/itunes/attachments/20080209/e96c6362/attachment.html From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 12:29:58 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 12:30:11 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescripts /Was iPod woes, now it's iTunes woes In-Reply-To: <801F236C-29C8-4069-8996-0BB53714D724@comcast.net> References: <983A9EC3-E01D-43FC-8605-F3C5459AB510@cox.net> <4EB8AE82-0AE7-4BC8-A465-9CE063E05128@mac.com> <9902E194-9C33-4D7D-A13E-DC2FDFD091E7@comcast.net> <801F236C-29C8-4069-8996-0BB53714D724@comcast.net> Message-ID: <25464C9A-4F13-47B2-91D6-B6220421DEB9@mac.com> They are in the system trash. Put m4b into spotlight and see it that finds the files. Other than that I don't know what to say. On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > Well, shoot. It's not working for me. I also join the tracks using > Audiobooker (applescript) With Doug's new fix which I downloaded it > doesn't time out and it now says done. But I can't find it in iTunes > anywhere. > When you say that the m4a is in the trash, what trash? The one on > the system (desktop) or is there a trash in iTunes itself? > terry > > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Ken Stevens wrote: > >> Ok, I just tried it again. I ripped two tracks from CD as AAC >> files. I then tried to convert both to >> bookmarkable. After one was converted I got "event timed out" >> error, but the first track was converted. >> I then tried the second track and it worked. Both tracks are now >> listed under Audio Books and I have >> the original m4a files in the trash. >> >> When I rip a book I "join the tracks" (Advanced Menu) into one AAC >> file per CD. I did this because I >> was losing the last word of the narration of each segment. Joining >> the tracks solved this problem. >> Because the file is "bookmarkable" having one large file per CD >> isn't a problem. >> > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From tpogue at comcast.net Sat Feb 9 14:41:02 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Sat Feb 9 14:41:50 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescript Message-ID: Well, I found this on his site. So maybe I need to go back and see if I can find Protected AAC. Still, I did rip them myself from CDs. terry ? I have some audio books on CDs that I want to import into iTunes so I can put them on my iPod. Is there way to make them "bookmarkable"? Yes. Import the tracks on the CD using iTunes AAC encoder. Then, use the script Make Bookmarkable to change the file type of the tracks' files to "m4b "; this will make them "bookmarkable". (Note this side- effect: when files are converted to this file type, they will be listed in iTunes as "Protected AAC". However, this is merely the way iTunes displays the tracks by virtue of seeing them as "m4b" files. The tracks are not protected if you ripped them yourself.) Note that just changing the files' extensions to "m4b" is not enough. The actual file type (an internal property of the file) must be edited. That's what Make Bookmarkable does. Another method that I have heard of is to use iTunes "Join CD Tracks" feature (via the Advanced Menu) on the CD tracks, and then running the Make Bookmarkable script. Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the script Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, intelligent track ordering and user-editable track naming. From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 9 15:38:52 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 9 15:39:00 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescript In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <32D60E9F-3ED9-42FD-B2A4-0BED2A1ED6AF@mac.com> I don't know what Protected AAC means. I have never seen it. I think he is wrong I just ripped a audio book track from a CD and manually changed the suffix to m4b. I then needed to take it out of my iTunes library and import it. Its listed under Audio Books and the bookmarking feature works. I did upgrade to version 2.2 of Make Bookmarkable and eliminated the "timed out" error. I think your files must be in your music folder. Try dragging the files back into iTunes. On Feb 9, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > Well, I found this on his site. So maybe I need to go back and see > if I can find Protected AAC. Still, I did rip them myself from CDs. > terry > > ? I have some audio books on CDs that I want to import into iTunes > so I can put them on my iPod. Is there way to make them > "bookmarkable"? > > Yes. Import the tracks on the CD using iTunes AAC encoder. Then, use > the script Make Bookmarkable to change the file type of the tracks' > files to "m4b "; this will make them "bookmarkable". (Note this side- > effect: when files are converted to this file type, they will be > listed in iTunes as "Protected AAC". However, this is merely the way > iTunes displays the tracks by virtue of seeing them as "m4b" files. > The tracks are not protected if you ripped them yourself.) > > Note that just changing the files' extensions to "m4b" is not > enough. The actual file type (an internal property of the file) must > be edited. That's what Make Bookmarkable does. > > Another method that I have heard of is to use iTunes "Join CD > Tracks" feature (via the Advanced Menu) on the CD tracks, and then > running the Make Bookmarkable script. > > Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the script > Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, intelligent > track ordering and user-editable track > naming._______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From michaelprete at cox.net Sat Feb 9 23:33:06 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Sat Feb 9 23:33:16 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescript In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3D403A52-F02F-4DAC-BF23-DFE66C411392@cox.net> On Feb 9, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the script > Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, intelligent > track ordering and user-editable track naming. Thanks, Terry. The Read Me file looks very encouraging. Have you actually used it yourself? I have a friend who bought her iPod, and eventually an eMac primarily to be able to rip library audio book CDs to the iPod. She has vision problems and this is a great way for her to continue feeding her addiction to novels. When she returns from a trip to Patagonia tomorrow, I'll have to help her install and experiment with this script. ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From tpogue at comcast.net Sun Feb 10 05:56:35 2008 From: tpogue at comcast.net (Terry Pogue) Date: Sun Feb 10 05:57:23 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescript In-Reply-To: <3D403A52-F02F-4DAC-BF23-DFE66C411392@cox.net> References: <3D403A52-F02F-4DAC-BF23-DFE66C411392@cox.net> Message-ID: <33EB91B5-FE9A-44CC-818D-9EB8F79008C2@comcast.net> I use Audiobooker all the time. I have for a couple of years. Would you like me to send it to you? terry On Feb 10, 2008, at 2:33 AM, Michael Prete wrote: > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > >> Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the >> script Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, >> intelligent track ordering and user-editable track naming. > > Thanks, Terry. The Read Me file looks very encouraging. Have you > actually used it yourself? > > I have a friend who bought her iPod, and eventually an eMac > primarily to be able to rip library audio book CDs to the iPod. She > has vision problems and this is a great way for her to continue > feeding her addiction to novels. When she returns from a trip to > Patagonia tomorrow, I'll have to help her install and experiment > with this script. > > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From rmobrien at mac.com Sun Feb 10 13:18:34 2008 From: rmobrien at mac.com (Mark O'Brien) Date: Sun Feb 10 13:18:55 2008 Subject: [iTunes] applescript In-Reply-To: <3D403A52-F02F-4DAC-BF23-DFE66C411392@cox.net> Message-ID: I haven't been following this thread, but found some useful advice on converting audio books from CD to the iPod at this site some time ago: Mark On 2/10/08 2:33 AM, "Michael Prete" wrote: > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Terry Pogue wrote: > >> Additionally, you may want to import your CD tracks using the script >> Audiobooker whose features include multiple CD support, intelligent >> track ordering and user-editable track naming. > > Thanks, Terry. The Read Me file looks very encouraging. Have you > actually used it yourself? > > I have a friend who bought her iPod, and eventually an eMac primarily > to be able to rip library audio book CDs to the iPod. She has vision > problems and this is a great way for her to continue feeding her > addiction to novels. When she returns from a trip to Patagonia > tomorrow, I'll have to help her install and experiment with this script. > > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From i.am.list.boy at gmail.com Sun Feb 10 14:01:59 2008 From: i.am.list.boy at gmail.com (i.am.list.boy@gmail.com) Date: Sun Feb 10 14:02:45 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist Message-ID: <3EA1F8C5-6CB9-4483-9996-31FDAC3ACEAD@gmail.com> Question I have: I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of songs each time I sync it. But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. Anyone else in my boat? Russell From michaelprete at cox.net Sun Feb 10 16:24:49 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Sun Feb 10 16:25:01 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist In-Reply-To: <3EA1F8C5-6CB9-4483-9996-31FDAC3ACEAD@gmail.com> References: <3EA1F8C5-6CB9-4483-9996-31FDAC3ACEAD@gmail.com> Message-ID: <54CC554D-7EB5-4DE7-A72F-9B115F5002CB@cox.net> On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:01 PM, i.am.list.boy@gmail.com wrote: > Question I have: > > I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music > from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. > > I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of > songs each time I sync it. > > But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new > batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. How did you set up your Smart Playlist? ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From i.am.list.boy at gmail.com Sun Feb 10 17:32:33 2008 From: i.am.list.boy at gmail.com (i.am.list.boy@gmail.com) Date: Sun Feb 10 17:32:45 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist In-Reply-To: <54CC554D-7EB5-4DE7-A72F-9B115F5002CB@cox.net> References: <3EA1F8C5-6CB9-4483-9996-31FDAC3ACEAD@gmail.com> <54CC554D-7EB5-4DE7-A72F-9B115F5002CB@cox.net> Message-ID: Umm, not sure if this is what you're asking but File/New Smart Playlist, then: rule: "Playlist is X" with Limit of 300 MB selected by random and also "Live updating" checked. Whatever "Live updating" means. On Feb 10, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:01 PM, i.am.list.boy@gmail.com wrote: > >> Question I have: >> >> I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music >> from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. >> >> I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of >> songs each time I sync it. >> >> But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new >> batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. > > How did you set up your Smart Playlist? > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From i.am.list.boy at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 07:17:16 2008 From: i.am.list.boy at gmail.com (i.am.list.boy@gmail.com) Date: Tue Feb 12 07:18:46 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist In-Reply-To: <54CC554D-7EB5-4DE7-A72F-9B115F5002CB@cox.net> References: <3EA1F8C5-6CB9-4483-9996-31FDAC3ACEAD@gmail.com> <54CC554D-7EB5-4DE7-A72F-9B115F5002CB@cox.net> Message-ID: Umm, not sure if this is what you're asking but File/New Smart Playlist, then: rule: "Playlist is X" with Limit of 300 MB selected by random and also "Live updating" checked. Whatever "Live updating" means. On Feb 10, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:01 PM, i.am.list.boy@gmail.com wrote: > >> Question I have: >> >> I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music >> from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. >> >> I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of >> songs each time I sync it. >> >> But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new >> batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. > > How did you set up your Smart Playlist? > > ------------ > Michael Prete > > More will be revealed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From i.am.list.boy at gmail.com Sat Feb 16 08:01:43 2008 From: i.am.list.boy at gmail.com (i.am.list.boy@gmail.com) Date: Sat Feb 16 08:01:55 2008 Subject: [iTunes] file location Message-ID: <40731CC5-073F-43B5-8205-22D190C0E27D@gmail.com> Is there any sort of hack/plugin that allows a column showing song files' locations? I know I can right click, hit "show in Finder" but I was hoping for something to help with sorting out files on my local hard drive vs. those on one of my externals. Trying to clean things up... From cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu Sat Feb 16 09:03:17 2008 From: cfb2 at alumni.cwru.edu (Carol F. Bruml) Date: Sat Feb 16 09:04:04 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing In-Reply-To: <20080210220243.8381DCB0FB2@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: I have several concertos, symphonies, etc., that I imported before I knew how to merge the movements within them, so they would play as a single continuous piece, even when my iTunes or iPod are set to randomize the order of songs. I do not see any way to merge these pieces into single segments within iTunes. Is there any other software available that will let one merge tunes (merge movements of a piece) into single pieces, AFTER the tunes are imported, or do I need to try to find the CDs and import them again? Carol From kestevens at mac.com Sat Feb 16 09:14:51 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sat Feb 16 09:15:26 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5FFDD54C-825F-48EE-A5E9-62078AA86716@mac.com> Here is a link that may help you. http://aldoblog.com/2008/01/how-to-join-multiple-tracks-into-a-single-audiobook-file/ Ken On Feb 16, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > I have several concertos, symphonies, etc., that I imported before I > knew > how to merge the movements within them, so they would play as a single > continuous piece, even when my iTunes or iPod are set to randomize > the order > of songs. > > I do not see any way to merge these pieces into single segments within > iTunes. Is there any other software available that will let one > merge tunes > (merge movements of a piece) into single pieces, AFTER the tunes are > imported, or do I need to try to find the CDs and import them again? > > Carol > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From becca_price at yahoo.com Sun Feb 17 08:24:21 2008 From: becca_price at yahoo.com (Becca) Date: Sun Feb 17 08:24:30 2008 Subject: [iTunes] charging the new nanos Message-ID: <828703.3647.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> When I used to connect my old Mini to my computer for charging, I'd get a little icon showing that the battery was charging, and when it was complete. This was true too for the old-style nano, but doesn't seem to be so for the new, square-ish nanos. So how do you tell whether it's recharged fully or not? also, I had a charging cord for my mini that worked off wall power. The connector is the same as for the new nano, but the new nano doesn't seem to charge off it. I'd like to get a wall-charging cord for my nano, but now I'm hesitant... how do I tell whether it will work with the new nano or not? thanks, Becca "In a text based environment, there's nothing *but* semantics" -Furp ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ From kestevens at mac.com Sun Feb 17 13:36:52 2008 From: kestevens at mac.com (Ken Stevens) Date: Sun Feb 17 13:37:09 2008 Subject: [iTunes] charging the new nanos In-Reply-To: <828703.3647.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <828703.3647.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: From what I can see you should be able to charge from either the USB port on your PC or from the wall charger. All iPods with a dock connector (the connector on the bottom of your Nano) can use the wall charger. You should see a battery with the lightening icon while the battery is charging. A battery with the plug icon indicates the battery is charged. Ken On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Becca wrote: > When I used to connect my old Mini to my computer for charging, > I'd get a little icon showing that the battery was charging, and > when it was complete. This was true too for the old-style nano, > but doesn't seem to be so for the new, square-ish nanos. So how > do you tell whether it's recharged fully or not? > > also, I had a charging cord for my mini that worked off wall > power. The connector is the same as for the new nano, but the > new nano doesn't seem to charge off it. I'd like to get a > wall-charging cord for my nano, but now I'm hesitant... how do I > tell whether it will work with the new nano or not? > > thanks, > > Becca > > "In a text based environment, > there's nothing *but* semantics" > > -Furp > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From writeinlight at gmail.com Fri Feb 22 08:31:33 2008 From: writeinlight at gmail.com (Daniel Carter) Date: Fri Feb 22 08:31:57 2008 Subject: [iTunes] burned CD winds up with a name that's different from the name which was typed for the playlist In-Reply-To: References: <828703.3647.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: problem: when I type a name for a new playlist, that name does not show up on the CD that is burned. instead, every new CD that I burn is stuck with a name given to an old, deleted, playlist. how may I remedy this? thanks, Daniel From writeinlight at gmail.com Fri Feb 22 14:54:27 2008 From: writeinlight at gmail.com (Daniel Carter) Date: Fri Feb 22 14:54:44 2008 Subject: [iTunes] burned CD winds up with a name that's different from the name which was typed for the playlist Message-ID: problem: when I type a name for a new playlist, that name does not show up on the CD that is burned. instead, every new CD that I burn is stuck with a name given to an old, deleted, playlist. how may I remedy this? thanks, Daniel From michaelprete at cox.net Sat Feb 23 14:46:25 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Sat Feb 23 14:46:31 2008 Subject: [iTunes] burned CD winds up with a name that's different from the name which was typed for the playlist In-Reply-To: References: <828703.3647.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <55C85FDC-40F3-4684-A4C3-CDA97CF18BE5@cox.net> On Feb 22, 2008, at 9:31 AM, Daniel Carter wrote: > problem: > > when I type a name for a new playlist, that name does not show up on > the CD that is burned. instead, every new CD that I burn is stuck > with a name given to an old, deleted, playlist. how may I remedy this? I have iTunes v 7.6 on a G5 iMac. I have never seen any connection between the name of the Playlist and information on a burned CD. The term "Playlist" refers to the name you create on the left column of iTunes, and is simply a reference for a collection of songs you choose to group together. The information on a CD can be altered by selecting a song and then selecting "Get Info" from the File menu. This menu offers many categories, including Album, Artist, Track #, etc. But not "Playlist". I can only guess that you may have named your playlist the same name as the name of the album, and then assumed that the "playlist" info was transfered. When you are looking for this information to appear from the burned CD, where are you looking? Are you playing it on another computer? A CD player that has an LED display? ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From drev at bellsouth.net Sun Feb 24 09:56:33 2008 From: drev at bellsouth.net (henri) Date: Sun Feb 24 09:56:54 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re: iTunes Digest, Vol 38, Issue 5 In-Reply-To: <20080222225501.CB002EC7294@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20080222225501.CB002EC7294@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: I asked this of an Apple Genius recently. He is an amateur musician. He told me Garage Band (iLife suite) will do the job nicely. I haven't tried it yet myself. Audacity, a free app, has been well-reviewed as well. Message: 5 Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:03:17 -0500 From: "Carol F. Bruml" Subject: [iTunes] Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing I have several concertos, symphonies, etc., that I imported before I knew how to merge the movements within them, so they would play as a single continuous piece, even when my iTunes or iPod are set to randomize the order of songs. I do not see any way to merge these pieces into single segments within iTunes. Is there any other software available that will let one merge tunes (merge movements of a piece) into single pieces, AFTER the tunes are imported, or do I need to try to find the CDs and import them again? Carol From wilsonng_gum at yahoo.com Sun Feb 24 19:37:44 2008 From: wilsonng_gum at yahoo.com (Wilson Ng) Date: Sun Feb 24 23:28:07 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist In-Reply-To: <20080222225502.00F47EC7295@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: On 2/23/08 8:55 AM, "itunes-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com" wrote: > Subject: Re: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a > playlist >> Question I have: >> >> I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music >> from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. >> >> I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of >> songs each time I sync it. >> >> But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new >> batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. I have something similar to this. I added the following line: Last played is not within the last 2 weeks Every time I sync my nano, it will update itself automatically by removing the songs that I just played within the last 2 weeks and then adding new songs that haven't been played in a while. This guarantees a fresh new playlist. You can adjust the time length accordingly to something like not played within the last 30 days or whatever. :-D Wilson - Guam, U.S.A. - - - P L E A S E C U T A L O N G D O T T E D L I N E - - - You can bend my ear We can talk all day Just make sure I'm around When you've finally got something to say. -- TOAD THE WET SPROCKET From michaelprete at cox.net Mon Feb 25 01:02:43 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Mon Feb 25 01:03:38 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re: iTunes Digest, Vol 38, Issue 5 In-Reply-To: References: <20080222225501.CB002EC7294@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: <0E468868-E870-45F8-A5D0-781553FB6810@cox.net> On Feb 24, 2008, at 10:56 AM, henri wrote: > I asked this of an Apple Genius recently. He is an amateur musician. > He told me Garage Band (iLife suite) will do the job nicely. I > haven't tried it yet myself. > Audacity, a free app, has been well-reviewed as well. > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:03:17 -0500 > From: "Carol F. Bruml" > Subject: [iTunes] Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing > > I have several concertos, symphonies, etc., that I imported before I > knew > how to merge the movements within them, so they would play as a single > continuous piece, even when my iTunes or iPod are set to randomize > the order > of songs. > > I do not see any way to merge these pieces into single segments within > iTunes. Is there any other software available that will let one > merge tunes > (merge movements of a piece) into single pieces, AFTER the tunes are > imported, or do I need to try to find the CDs and import them again? I would think that reimporting them would be easier in the long run, assuming you have access to them. ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From i.am.list.boy at gmail.com Mon Feb 25 03:13:07 2008 From: i.am.list.boy at gmail.com (i.am.list.boy@gmail.com) Date: Mon Feb 25 03:13:55 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9A7DE695-DD73-4EBE-9FF4-03A66BD0EB27@gmail.com> That brings up another question: does iTunes know if I've played something on my Nano? In other words, does the Nano keep track of play count, and then pass it on to iTunes the next time it docks? On Feb 24, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Wilson Ng wrote: > On 2/23/08 8:55 AM, "itunes-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com" > wrote: > >> Subject: Re: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a >> playlist > >>> Question I have: >>> >>> I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music >>> from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. >>> >>> I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of >>> songs each time I sync it. >>> >>> But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new >>> batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. > > > I have something similar to this. I added the following line: > > Last played is not within the last 2 weeks > > > > Every time I sync my nano, it will update itself automatically by > removing > the songs that I just played within the last 2 weeks and then > adding new > songs that haven't been played in a while. This guarantees a fresh new > playlist. > > You can adjust the time length accordingly to something like not > played > within the last 30 days or whatever. > > > > :-D Wilson - Guam, U.S.A. > > - - - P L E A S E C U T A L O N G D O T T E D L I N E - - - > You can bend my ear > We can talk all day > Just make sure I'm around > When you've finally got something to say. -- TOAD THE WET SPROCKET > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iTunes mailing list > iTunes@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/itunes From wilsonng_gum at yahoo.com Wed Feb 27 02:24:12 2008 From: wilsonng_gum at yahoo.com (Wilson Ng) Date: Wed Feb 27 02:23:57 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a playlist Message-ID: Yes, when the song finishes on your iPod, it will update the "Last Played" tag on that song and the play count. When you sync to your computer, it will update the iTunes library. Then the smart playlist will kick in and it will remove songs from the playlist and update it with a fresh batch of songs. So if you played 17 songs, it will remove those 17 songs and add 17 new songs. You can also use your iPod to change the ratings of any of your songs. When you sync back to iTunes, it will update the ratings as well..... Gotta love those smart playlists. :-D > That brings up another question: does iTunes know if I've played > something on my Nano? > In other words, does the Nano keep track of play count, and then pass > it on to iTunes the next time it docks? > > > > > On Feb 24, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Wilson Ng wrote: > >> On 2/23/08 8:55 AM, "itunes-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com" >> wrote: >> >>> Subject: Re: [iTunes] Smart Playlist to pull different music from a >>> playlist >> >>>> Question I have: >>>> >>>> I have created a Smart Playlist to randomly pull 300 MB of music >>>> from a playlist which holds 5 GB of songs. >>>> >>>> I want this playlist to load my 1st Gen Nano with a "fresh" set of >>>> songs each time I sync it. >>>> >>>> But I'm missing something, as I can't seem to get it to get a new >>>> batch of randomly selected music when I sync it the second time. >> >> >> I have something similar to this. I added the following line: >> >> Last played is not within the last 2 weeks >> >> >> >> Every time I sync my nano, it will update itself automatically by >> removing >> the songs that I just played within the last 2 weeks and then >> adding new >> songs that haven't been played in a while. This guarantees a fresh new >> playlist. >> >> You can adjust the time length accordingly to something like not >> played >> within the last 30 days or whatever. >> :-D Wilson - Guam, U.S.A. - - - P L E A S E C U T A L O N G D O T T E D L I N E - - - You can bend my ear We can talk all day Just make sure I'm around When you've finally got something to say. -- TOAD THE WET SPROCKET From becca_price at yahoo.com Wed Feb 27 16:30:18 2008 From: becca_price at yahoo.com (Becca) Date: Wed Feb 27 16:30:27 2008 Subject: [iTunes] iTunes is being strange... Message-ID: <314662.243.qm@web39605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> When I first boot up my computer and open iTunes and connect my iPod Nano, everything is just fine. But if I disconnect the iPod and reconnect it later without closing iTunes and rebooting the computer, I get a message saying something to the effect that the iPod is detected but cannot be connected, and to disconnect it and reconnect it again. I tried doing that several times, and it still won't connect my iPod... and ultimately it wound up deleting *everything* on my iPod and telling me that my iPod was corrupted. I had to do a restore... well, actually, I had to restore 3 times before it 'took'. This happens even when it isn't my iPod. I tried to recharge my daughter's nano without rebooting the computer, and it froze her iPod... fortunately it didn't wipe it. But it seems like I can only connect one iPod one time per booting of my computer. This is fairly new behavior, only in the last few days. I'm using Windows XP. I've got the most recent version of iTunes, and the software on both nanos is up to date. any idea of what's going on and how to fix it? thanks, Becca "In a text based environment, there's nothing *but* semantics" -Furp ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping From michaelprete at cox.net Wed Feb 27 19:21:05 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Wed Feb 27 19:21:54 2008 Subject: [iTunes] iTunes is being strange... In-Reply-To: <314662.243.qm@web39605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <314662.243.qm@web39605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6873549A-971A-4EEE-B139-27462AF118F6@cox.net> On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:30 PM, Becca wrote: > any idea of what's going on and how to fix it? Becca, I have a Mac rather than a PC, so I can't be sure this is the same. But on a Mac, before you disconnect the ipod, you MUST first eject it (unmount it). On my computer there is an icon to the right of my device name (Michael's iPod) that is a pyramid shaped object with a horizontal line under it. This icon is also on a button on the bottom right hand corner of my iTunes window. When I put my cursor over that icon and wait a moment, a little box appears explaining what I'm point to will do. When I point at this icon, it says "Eject". When I click on either of these eject icons, my ipod disappears from its listing within the iTunes window. Then I know I can disconnect it. If you do not eject the ipod before disconnecting it, you can potentially corrupt the data. Perhaps its the same on the Windows version? ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed. From becca_price at yahoo.com Thu Feb 28 08:10:37 2008 From: becca_price at yahoo.com (Becca) Date: Thu Feb 28 08:10:44 2008 Subject: [iTunes] iTunes is being strange... In-Reply-To: <70159E85-6065-4B92-AC8E-E25B2FF4D90E@mac.com> Message-ID: <683009.22630.qm@web39614.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Ken Stevens wrote: > When you disconnect your iPod do you eject it first? The only > time this > has happened to me is when I accidently unplugged it without > ejecting > it. oh, yes - I'm very careful about this. my iPod reset itself twice today, in the middle of listening to an audio book, so I'm wondering if somehow the software on the iPod got corrupted... although the restore should have taken care of that, I would think. -becca "In a text based environment, there's nothing *but* semantics" -Furp ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ From dougadams at mac.com Thu Feb 28 09:09:45 2008 From: dougadams at mac.com (Doug Adams) Date: Thu Feb 28 09:09:52 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re: Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing In-Reply-To: <20080228161051.9A2341004455@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20080228161051.9A2341004455@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:10 AM, itunes-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:03:17 -0500 > From: "Carol F. Bruml" > Subject: [iTunes] Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing > > I have several concertos, symphonies, etc., that I imported before I > knew > how to merge the movements within them, so they would play as a single > continuous piece, even when my iTunes or iPod are set to randomize > the order > of songs. > > I do not see any way to merge these pieces into single segments within > iTunes. Is there any other software available that will let one > merge tunes > (merge movements of a piece) into single pieces, AFTER the tunes are > imported, or do I need to try to find the CDs and import them again? > > Carol Try the app Join Together. Cheers, Doug -- Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes http://dougscripts.com/itunes/ From kirkmc at mac.com Thu Feb 28 09:12:17 2008 From: kirkmc at mac.com (Kirk McElhearn) Date: Thu Feb 28 09:13:16 2008 Subject: [iTunes] Re: Can one permanently merge "tunes" after importing In-Reply-To: References: <20080228161051.9A2341004455@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: <6130B2B7-F7EC-48DC-AD34-B81D6CF47831@mac.com> On Feb 28, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Doug Adams wrote: > Try the app Join Together. > Great app... Kirk Co-author of: Mastering Mac OS X - Tiger Edition http://www.mcelhearn.com/tiger.html - - - - - - Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on Macs, iPods and more From michaelprete at cox.net Fri Feb 29 21:24:53 2008 From: michaelprete at cox.net (Michael Prete) Date: Fri Feb 29 21:24:59 2008 Subject: [iTunes] iTunes is being strange... In-Reply-To: <683009.22630.qm@web39614.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <683009.22630.qm@web39614.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <966FA143-030E-4025-A3D2-A45A9E2B41A6@cox.net> On Feb 28, 2008, at 9:10 AM, Becca wrote: > --- Ken Stevens wrote: > >> When you disconnect your iPod do you eject it first? The only >> time this >> has happened to me is when I accidently unplugged it without >> ejecting >> it. > > oh, yes - I'm very careful about this. > > my iPod reset itself twice today, in the middle of listening to > an audio book, so I'm wondering if somehow the software on the > iPod got corrupted... although the restore should have taken > care of that, I would think. So would I. And since it hasn't, and since your iPod resets itself, I think you got some serious problems. You could attempt to erase the ipod using Disk Utility. I would choose the "Write zeros" option for erasing, even though it takes lots longer, and then perform another restore. Then re-sync it and see what happens. If it still misbehaves, then I would bring the iPod into an authorized repair center or start saving for a new one. ------------ Michael Prete More will be revealed.