Hi. Yes interaction did the trick, and now it is working as a charm. Thanks alot for the help. Kindest regards, Jesper. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesper Holten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: I can't get the hang on smart playlist.
> Hi. > Thanks alot. Should I mark the whole library of songs before I make the > playlist or should I interact with the table of songs? Or just be > standing on the music library? > Kind regards, Jesper. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Esther" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:52 PM > Subject: Re: I can't get the hang on smart playlist. > > >> >> Hi Jesper, >> >> For general information about making smart playlists, you can check >> this posted introduction to smart playlists in the Mail Archive for >> this list: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg01294.html >> >> Actually, since that post was written, improvements in iTunes 9 have >> made the construction of smart playlists more flexible, and you're no >> longer limited to making playlists that either match just any of your >> rules or all of your rules. However, to get on to your specific >> question, you can make your smart playlists in iTunes as follows: >> >> 1. Command-Option-N to create a new smart playlist (or find this >> option in the File menu on the iTunes menu bar if you don't remember >> the shortcut: VO-M to go to the menu bar, press "F" to go to the File >> menu, arrow down to "New Smart Playlist"; if there are shortcut keys >> they will be announced following the name of the command). >> >> 2. In the "Smart Playlist" dialog window you'll hear "Smart playlist, >> selected by". VO-Right arrow to the "Rules Section" and interact (VO- >> Shift-Down Arrow). >> >> 3. At the start of the first rule you'll be at a pop up button that is >> set to "Artist". VO-Space on this button and press "K" to change the >> pop up to "Kind" and press return. (You can navigate the pop up menu >> options with your arrow keys or by typing the first few letters of the >> keyword you want). >> >> 4. VO-Right arrow past the pop up button for "contains" (and leave >> this at this setting) to the text field. Type in the kind of music >> you want to select -- e.g. "AIFF" or "AAC". At this point I would >> usually press return to get out of the smart playlist dialog window by >> committing my selections and just choose a name for my playlist at the >> next prompt, however, you might want to explore the rest of the menu >> options. >> >> If you VO-Right arrow after typing in your text, you'll come to "Add" >> and "Group" buttons at the end of the rule. The "Add" button is for >> adding another rule -- for example, you might want this smart playlist >> to contain only music of a selected genre, or only recently added >> music. The "Group" button is a new feature of iTunes 9 that allows >> you apply groups of rule selections under your first rule. For >> example, let's say that you wanted a smart playlist that contained >> only AAC files in the Jazz and Classical genres. Before iTunes 9 you >> would have had to create two smart playlists, one that matched the two >> rules that "Kind" contained AAC, and that "Genre" contained "Jazz", >> and a second that matched the rules that "Kind" contained AAC and that >> "Genre" contained "Classical". Then you would have had to make a third >> smart playlist out of the two individual playlists with the rules that >> your music either fell into the Jazz playlist or the Classical >> playlist (e.g., you matched any of the two following rules: "Playlist" >> is <name of Jazz playlist> or "Playlist" is <name of Classical >> playlist>). Under iTunes 9, you no longer have to make smart playlists >> out of playlists; you can handle this with the "Group" button. After >> selecting the rule "Kind" contains AAC, you would press (VO-Space) the >> "Group" button. Again, you would hear "Artist" pop up button. >> However, if you VO-left arrow back through the entries, you'll find >> that the new, group rules section begins with a pop up button that is >> set to "all" (of the following rules), but which you can reset to >> "any" using VO-Space and your arrow keys. If I set that button to >> "any", and then VO-Right arrow to the "Artist" pop up button and >> change it to "Genre", I can type in the rule "Genre" "contains" Jazz >> (where "Jazz" is typed into the text field). I can add a second rule >> to the group by pressing (VO-Space) the "Add" button at the end of the >> first rule, and making this "Genre" "contains" Classical. If I then >> press return after typing "Classical", I'll have made a smart playlist >> which contains all AAC files that meet the group rules of either >> containing "Jazz" or "Classical" as part of the genre. >> >> If you don't want to create additional rules (or group rules), you can >> just stop interacting with the rules sections (VO-Shift up arrow) >> after typing in your text (e.g. "AAC" or "AIFF"), then VO-Right arrow >> to explore the other options in the smart playlist. For example, you >> can limit your smart playlist by size, total playing time, or number >> of items, Navigate to the "Cancel" or "OK" buttons to cancel or >> commit your changes. On dialog windows that I am familiar with, I >> tend to just press return at the place where I am finished instead of >> finding the "OK" button, and I press the escape key to cancel. >> >> When you save the smart playlist you'll be prompted to type in a >> name. Probably, there will be a suggested default name like "AAC" or >> "AIFF" which you can change. >> >> Hope this helps. If you want to edit the smart playlist, you can use >> the context menu after you select your playlist in the sources table. >> You can also use VO-J to easily jump between the songs table >> corresponding to your playlist and your selection in the sources table. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> >> Jesper Holten wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi all. >>> I have just bought an ipod touch and now I need to put my library of >>> music >>> on the ipod. However, since I have my musuc collection in Aif format >>> I need >>> to convert to another format, either lossless or aac or mp3 in order >>> to fit >>> it on my ipod. >>> Thus far, I have converted to aac all my files, in the way that >>> there exists >>> one big library with all aif and aac files in the same library. >>> I would like to accomplish 2 smart playlists one containing all my Aif >>> files, the other containing my aac files. After research on the net >>> I have >>> found out that Maybe it can be done, but I just cannot get it to >>> work, when >>> I try to make a smart playlist. >>> After interacting with the rules section of the dialobogx what >>> parameters >>> to set. I have tried diffferent things, but after concluding the setup >>> Itunes says that nothing has been put into the rule. >>> If any of you could help me with some step-by-step instructions, I >>> will >>> greatly apprreciate your help. >>> Kindest regards, Jesper. >>> >>> >>> > >> >> >> >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
