Hi Esther, Ah thank you for the explaination and the clarification. Invaluable as always.
I did try to import the OPML file as you suggested, but nothing appeared in the Podcast section of ITunes. TC James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:41 AM Subject: Re: Importing podcasts into ITunes Hi James, Try using Command-O (shortcut for "Add to Library" under the iTunes File Menu), and then selecting your OPML file in the resulting dialog window. iTunes 9 has removed some options in the File menu -- I assume in attempts to simplify things since most people seemed to be confused about the distinction between "importing" and "adding to library". There is now no shortcut for "import" (used to be Command-Shift-O), and the only importing option is to import as a playlist. Also, another question: when you tried importing your OPML file as a playlist, did it have a file type extension of .opml? You realize that the OPML file only provides the information about where podcasts are on the feed, so it's a good way to transfer over your podcast subscriptions. It's not a good way to transfer over the actual podcasts, if you have are trying to get the actual episodes transferred, and these are no longer up on the podcast feeds. For example, many of the BBC podcasts only keep the last week's episode available on the feed. So exporting an OPML file from iTunes on one machine and importing it to iTunes on another machine is a good way to transfer podcast subscriptions. It isn't a good way to transfer the podcasts themselves, except for the ability to pull down whatever podcasts are still on those feeds once the new feeds are identified to iTunes. If I wanted to move over the many weeks of podcast episodes from BBC Radio 4's "In Out Time with Melvyn Bragg" I'd have to add them to the new iTunes library. Importing an OPML file would let me start subscribing to the same podcast sites on a new computer, but wouldn't help me at all to get episodes that are no longer available at the podcast feeds -- at best I will only get the latest episode of "In Out Time". If you want the actual episodes, select all podcasts in your (old) iTunes library and add them to your (new) iTunes library. They will show up in the correct locations under Podcasts. But you'd still have to turn on your subscriptions. HTH Cheers, Esther James & Nash wrote: > >Hi everyone > >I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't figure this out. I have >scoured the internet and thought I'd found a solution, but apparently not. > >I am trying to import some podcasts in an OPML file and from my searches, I >have found that ITunes can do this. However, when I tried to import it as a >playlist as was suggested on one of the Mac forums, it does not appear in >the podcast listing or in any other list. > >Have I done something wrong? > >Thanks for any help and thanks for reading. > >TC >James >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
