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2 ' j Changing CD track information 13 What Do Really Need to Know about itunes? 2 mporting your existing media files 15 mporting playlists from another application 16 What Do Need to Know about Purchasing Content Online? 18 Understanding itunes 4 ; Types of audio content supported by itunes 4 Understanding lossless and lossy 5! Changing your default audio format 5 Types of video content supported by itunes 8 j j How itunes organizes and stores media 8 j Configuring Your Library Storage Settings 9 \ Selecting a location for your itunes media 9 i Adjusting your CD import settings 12! Getting the Most Out of the itunes Store 20 How to set up an itunes Store account 20 What you can do with content purchased from the itunes Store 23 Purchasing items with bonus content 24

3 Creating an itunes Store Wish List 25 Creating an itunes Store playlist 26 Sharing itunes Store items on Facebook and Twitter 27 Getting Social with Ping 29 How Should Organize My Content? 46 Setting up Ping 29 Renting video content from the itunes Store 32 Working with Season Passes for "TV shows 33 Setting itunes to automatically download new episodes 33 Managing your Season Passes 34 Purchasing high-definition content 35 Subscribing to podcasts from the itunes Store 36 Subscribing to podcasts 36 Viewing your podcast subscriptions 37 Managing podcast download settings 37 Authorizing and deauthorizing your computer 39 Authorizing itunes on your computer 39 Deauthorizing itunes on your computer 40 Resetting your authorization count 41 Using Other Digita Media Stores 43 Types of digital media stores supported 43 Purchasing audiobooks from Audible.com 44 Organizing Music Content 48 Filling in required tags 48 Filling in optional tags 49 Tagging multiple tracks simultaneously 52 Filtering and browsing your itunes library 53 Organizing compilation albums 55 Marking tracks as part of a compilation 55 Setting itunes to group compilations 56 Adjusting the column headings 57 Sorting your library 58 Album by Artist and Album by Year 58 Overriding sorting for ndividual tracks 58 Using the Grid and Cover Flow views 60 Rating tracks and albums 62 Rating tracks while listening to them in itunes 62 Rating albums 63

4 Adding lyrics to your music 64 Adding lyrics manually 64 Adding lyrics automatically 65 Organizing Video Content 66 Adding Types of video content 66 Tagging video content 66 Organizing movies 67 Organizing TV shows 67 Organizing music videos 70 Adding more information to your videos 70 Artwork to Your Media 71 Listening to nternet Radio in itunes 89 Streaming to Remote Speakers with AirPlay 92 Playing Videos in itunes 94 Playing videos in a window versus full-screen 95 Selecting high-definition or standard-definition TV shows 96 Using chapter markers in videos 99 Selecting alternate audio tracks 100 Enabling subtitles and closed captioning 100 Where to find album artwork 71 Adding album artwork manually 72 Getting album artwork automatically 75 How Can Use Playlists to Manage My Library? 104 How Do Play My Content in itunes? 78 Using Standard Playlists 106 Sorting and manually reordering tracks in playlists 106 i Saving the play order 107 Playing Music in itunes 80 Using itunes DJ 80 Using Sound Check 82 Using Crossfade 84 About gapless playback 85 Using the itunes Visualizer 87 Finding out which playlists contain a given track 108 ; Organizing playlists into folders 109 Using Smart Playlists to Manage Music Content 110 Creating a basic Smart Playlist 110 Using ratings and play counts in a Smart Playlist 112

5 Limiting the number of tracks in asmartplaylist 115 Advanced Smart Playlists 117 Removing tracks from Smart Playlists 120 Setting tracks to remember their playback position 141 Setting audiobooks to be excluded from shuffled playback 142 Using Genius Playlists and Mixes 121 Enabling the Genius feature 121 Creating Genius lists 125 Saving your Genius list as a playlist 126 Using Genius recommendations 127 How Do Manage the Content onmyipod? 144 Creating Genius Mixes 128 How Do Manage Podcasts, Audiobooks, and itunes U Content? 130 dentifying Your ipod Model 146 Managing Music and Video Content on Your ipod 150 Synchronizing your content to your ipod automatically 150 Managing content on your ipod manually 156 Synchronizing checked items 160 Synchronizing movies 161 Managing Podcasts and itunes U Collections 132 Podcasts versus itunes U 132 Subscribing to podcasts from outside of the itunes Store 132 Setting how many episodes to keep 133 Exempting specific episodes from automatic deletion 135 Managing Audiobooks 136 Converting and importing your own audiobooks 136 mporting audiobooks from CD 138 Synchronizing TV shows 163 Transferring rented movies and TV shows 165 Managing Podcasts on Your ipod 167 Syncing Photos to Your i Pod 169 Syncing Games to Your Click-Wheel ipod 173 Enabling Disk Use on Your Click-Wheel ipod 175 Syncing Calendars and Contacts to Your Click-Wheel ipod 176 Storing Notes on Your Click-Wheel ipod 179

6 ' ' Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and Bookmarks with an ios Device 179 Syncing contacts 179 Syncing calendars 181 Synchronizing bookmarks 182 Synchronizing and Managing Applications on an ios Device 183 Syncing Books and PDF Files with an ios Device 185 Creating and Using Genius Playlists Purchasing Content on ios Devices Connecting Your ipod, iphone, oripadtoatv Types oftv connections supported 213 Adjusting Your Device's Video Settings for Optimal Display 2^ Using Multiple Apple Media Devices on One Computer 186 How Do Get My Own Movies onto My ipod? 218 How Do Get the Most Out ofmyipod? 188 wrr.«aai~-tw flte «g3b«~»e> ; H»dMM»K vbik f&l*..zz--z-z--^ UN D rw-wm K^jHt^m t>*-^'m«tm C'CnwBtU*^ OowtwWfutwwit s o*. ''' Hnn MNM o. M% m Vm^^itr^ 'iww"*^,-^ ''^orti^p*. How Content s Organized on the ipod 190 Rating Content on the Go 190 Using Shuffle Settings Effectively 192 Configuring shuffle settings on the ipod classic and click-wheel ipod nano 193 Configuring shuffle settings on the iphone and ipod touch 195 Viewing Lyrics on the Go 196 Adjusting Audiobook Playback Speed 198 Listening to Music Videos 200 Using the On-The-Go Playlist on Click-Wheel ipods 200 Creating and Editing Playlists on ios Devices 202 About Converting Video for the ipod 220 Video formats supported by the ipod 220 Recommended video conversion settings 221 Converting DVDs 222 Using HandBrake for one-step DVD conversion 223 mporting digital copies from DVD 226 Converting unprotected DVD VOB files 228 Converting Video Files 228 Converting video files with QuickTime and itunes 228 Converting video files with third-party tools 230

7 Converting Home Movies 231 Types of digital home video formats 231 Converting standard digital video 232 Converting MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 home video 232 Converting VHS recordings 233 Synchronizing Content with an Apple TV 254 Accessing Content from Multiple itunes Libraries 255 Purchasing and Renting Content on the Apple TV 258 Configuring your Apple TV for the itunes Store 259 Previewing and purchasing content 262 Adding movies to your wish list 262 How Do Get Content from My ipod Back to My Computer? 234 Qwom **d configure th«m*dl» to bt copltd b«tow. g ^ HnM mtrmhintllbf MpttdtoJTuMi. ( Cotfafan... ) t& Hill *}*4*Aiwi«btcop»4lorrt»*t. ( CwiByOT..."*) PotfcMU W tplkxki w* tm copmif la Tvflu. CttftWyOT-.r*) f& AwJtdboftht loumuelmftumltbtufkitdunxnm, ( ConBffOT- 1 6c«t M«f mutfc Keeping track of your favorite TV shows 263 Renting movies and TV shows with your Apple TV 264 Using On-The-Go and Genius Features on the Apple TV 265 Displaying Slide Shows on Your Apple TV 267 Using Your Apple TV with AirPlay 270 Using Your iphone or ipod Touch as an Apple TV Remote 272 Using a Third-Party Remote with the Apple TV 274 Transferring Purchased Content Transferring Content Manually Third-Party Programs for Transferring Music and Video Content Copying Photos How Do Manage a Large itunes 280 Library? R 1 jw

8 Upgrading to itunes Media Organization 282 Moving Your itunes Library to an External Hard Drive 284 Specifying a different itunes Media folder location 285 Moving and consolidating your itunes media 286 Moving the itunes database to a new folder 288 Moving Your itunes Library to a New Computer 290 Managing Your itunes Media in Multiple Locations 291 Creating Multiple itunes Libraries on One Computer 292 Sharing Your itunes Library on a Network 294 Sharing your itunes library for playback by other users 294 Sharing and copying your itunes library content among multiple computers on a home network 296 Restart 304 Reinstall 305 Restore 306 Common Problems and Solutions 307 Your device is not detected by itunes 307 Your songs skip on the ipod or do not play at all 309 Advanced Troubleshooting 311 Downgrading your ipod firmware 311 Starting your click-wheel ipod in disk mode 312 Hard-restoring your dick-wheel ipod 313 Hard-restoring your iphone, ipod touch, or ipad 314 How Do Use Scripts to Get More Out of itunes? 316 What Can i Do When Have Problems with My ipod, iphone, oripad? 302 mtml rchttcat ft Vdea tirol of! J. Oct 21 MM mcdfiulty)usa Dan) imtoffui n or*r toam in tn* * mvwm mttt dm n ftarrim ind cuctwwnm in nm> lut JW lit ha^tfuntu^iumt^tpiuujaj^nt ««}- frm»et«lm«aj -«*iolu^ui riteftav duing1m hi H1OC»0OHltltWtt> P(W^"S^»U<»HOlMll^th*BflO*tiOriB- HAiftnraa t> DfBn hr uhtm*fc MiMD&eiwwiftwrHdnK *~ Basic Troubleshooting Reset Retry About Scripts and itunes 318 Cool AppleScripts for Mac itunes Users 318 Find duplicate tracks in itunes 318 Easily use multiple itunes libraries 321 Convert lossless to AAC for your ipod 322 Other cool AppleScripts 323 Cool JavaScripts for Windows itunes Users 324

9 MPEGStreamclip j Recovering Music j Syncopation ipod & itunes Resources 326 News and Technical nformation 326 Apple ilounge Doug's AppleScripts for itunes iphone Atlas ipodhacks Macworld The Unofficial Apple Weblog Content Providers 328 Music 328 itunes 328 3hive ( 329 GarageBand ( 329 mfiles ( 329 Amazon.com ( 329 emusic ( 329 Podcasts 329 Downloadable Video Content 329 Streaming Audio and Video 330 SongGenie GimmeSomeTune 332 Tagging videos 332 AtomicParsley 332 MetaX 332 Parsley is Atomically Delicious 332 Adding album artwork 332 CoverScout 333 iart 333 Add-on visualizers 333 JewelCase 333 G-Force 333 WhiteCap 333 SoftSkies 333 Converting audiobooks 334 Audiobook Builder 334 MarkAble 334 Accessing Mac-formatted ipods on Windows machines 334 MacDrive 334 Video conversion 334 HandBrake EyeTV 335 ipod content 335 Rescue 335 j CopyTrans 335 ipod Access 335 Senuti 335 ipod Access Photo 336 CopyTrans Photo 336 Third-Party Software 331 Adding lyrics 331 j Synchronizing itunes libraries 336 TuneRanger ndex 337 Sing That itune! for Macs 331 Sing That itune! for PCs 331