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iTunes Playlist Import
SuperMum:
Nope. Just having playlists in JRiver doesn't work. I have an iPhone and sync my music from iTunes to my phone.
I want to play my music on Windows with JRiver (because iTunes is too buggy) and play it on iPhone with music app there.
So, there's a requirement to build playlists in iTunes and have them automatically copied to JRiver, the same way you can have JRiver automatically copy the music and video files from the iTunes library to JRiver.
iTunes has an option to always save a copy of playlists to an XML file, so automatically copying playlists shouldn't be a technical challenge for JRiver to do.
schnaawj:
I am a new user to JRiver and set my music files up the following way and was wondering if other people have done this without any problems
I rip my CD collection with dBpoweramp to an ALAC (Apple lossless) files
I buy my music in iTunes
I let iTunes organize my music files (ripped and purchased)
All my itunes playlists are smartlists
When I add songs I update their Genre, ratings and grouping fields and they automatically update my smartlists
I sync my phone with iTunes.
In JRiver I pointed my main library to my iTunes files (many of the iTunes files were missing portions of their meta data, so I had to fix them. (figured I'd only have to do this once).
In JRiver I created the same smartlists as in iTunes
So far JRiver is monitoring the itunes folders ok
The only issue I am experienceing is the need to update the meta data in itunes and JRiver when adding new songs to the library.
Anyone else doing something similar or better?
UncleMilt:
--- Quote from: Matt on April 12, 2018, 10:43:59 am ---Just thought I could detail how playlist export and import from iTunes works with Media Center.
With iTunes, you can export your playlists by picking right-click > Export...
It will export to a text file.
Then you can drag that text file from Explorer into Media Center and it will import all the data and play nicely.
If you drop the playlist onto the "Playlists" node of the tree it will make a playlist from the drop.
--- End quote ---
I have successfully exported playlists from my wife's iTunes.
iTunes Library is resident on the C: drive of her laptop - with iTunes file path structure.
My MC music Library is a superset of her iTunes, but on multiple drives with single artist crossing multiple drives, as well.
Importing playlists work well if file path in playlist equals file location in MC, but if paths are different, then MC imported play will be missing that track.
Example: iTunes playlist has 625 tracks - resulting imported playlist only 218 tracks.
Right now, I manually identify missing tracks and hunt them down in my MC Library...one at a time...
Is there any way to have database power of MC! look at tracks to be imported - and suggest tracks that have comparable track name, track number, artist and album? regardless of differing track MC file path??
I know MC has the database "horsepower", I just am not sure how to do it? :-)
Anxious to find a solution, as I have friends who wish to share playlists but file path issue remains a barrier
Most Grateful,
UncleMilt
JimH:
The Library Tools can help. Here's the wiki:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Library_Tools
UncleMilt:
--- Quote from: JimH on February 22, 2019, 03:09:26 pm ---The Library Tools can help. Here's the wiki:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Library_Tools
--- End quote ---
Learning something new everyday with JRiver! My tagging process will never be the same..
Per Doctor Who...
"With downloaded {Imported?} playlists, MC will look for matching tracks in your library first, then online (presently using our Performer Store of 40,000,000 tracks). Samples or full length, depending on your Performer account status. Amazon is also searched and previews are available."
Is there a way to use Doctor Who "feature" to look for matching tracks on an Imported Playlist?
Again most grateful
UncleMilt
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