Hello Bernard,
I'll cc this to the Macvisionaries list in case there are future
questions about iTunes control. To move quickly through a track or
movie in iTunes under Windows use Control-Alt-Right Arrow and Control-
Alt-Left Arrow. If you look under the Help menu on the iTunes menu
bar you should find an entry for keyboard shortcuts. This is one of
the sequence of playback shortcuts. To navigate by chapters in an
audiobook (purchased from the iTunes Store or from Audible.com) you
can use Control-Shift-Right Arrow and Control-Shift-Left Arrow (in
Windows). I don't think there's a way to jump directly to a specific
time in the Windows version of iTunes, although if you play a track
through QuickTime (the underlying player application that iTunes uses)
it's possible to go to specific times. Mac users can use the same
iTunes shortcuts listed above, substituting the Control key with the
Command key (e.g., Command-Option-Right and Left Arrow to fast forward
or rewind in a track; Command-Shift-Right Arrow to advance by chapters
in an audio book that has chapter markers and Command-Shift-Left Arrow
to move to earlier chapters). The Mac keyboards from the last few
years also let them use the F7, F8, and F9 keys as media keys (Fn+F7
to rewind, Fn+F8 to play/pause, and Fn+F9 to fast forward). The media
keys work for other audiovisual programs, too (e.g. movies, third
party software like Real audio or VNC, etc.), not just iTunes, and can
also control programs that don't have focus (e.g, if I have iTunes
playing in the background while I'm composing my mail, I can press Fn-
F7 to rewind in the track).
If you just want to jump small distances, hold down the Control and
Alt keys and tap your arrow keys; you'll get about 5 minute jumps with
each tap. If you hold down the keys, the rate of fast forwarding or
rewinding accelerates the longer the keys are pressed.
Mac users can get the RestartAt AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's
VoiceOver downloads page at:
http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html
This allows you to start playing your iTunes tracks at any specified
time, and the command can be bound to a keystroke.
For more Mac-specific options and details about ways to fast forward
and rewind in iTunes, check one of the old Macvisionaries list posts
on Rewinding and Fast Forwarding in iTunes:
http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/msg/9477875096ee36fc
HTH
Cheers,
Esther
On 27 Mar 2010, at 00:21, Bernard Hemmings wrote:
ah sorry the pc version.
At 08:56 PM 27/03/2010, you wrote:
Ar we talking about your iphone or pc here? I just want to clear
it upbefore I answer.
On 27/03/2010, at 8:24 PM, Bernard Hemmings wrote:
> I have decided to make itunes my default player but perhaps I
acted a bit rashly.
> In winamp i can jump to any time point in to say a book or I can
move left or right through the file I am listening to.
> so can I jump to say 15 minutes and 20 seconds in to a long mp3
file or can I lold down a key like on the iphone and move fast
through the audio.
>
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