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BartMan01:

--- Quote from: glynor on August 21, 2008, 08:12:29 pm ---Had to test it because I don't actually use Ratings that much, but nope.  It isn't.   I think this is iTunes' fault and not MC's though.  I'm pretty sure I remember a discussion way back about ratings in iTunes/iPods.  I think that Apple for whatever reason didn't like the ID3 standard for ratings and devised their own.  I believe that for other iPods, MC "hacks it" and converts the tags on the fly to support the iPod rating scheme and then back again on the other side when you re-sync.

Yet another reason we need an "emulate iPod" method of some kind to get us through the rough patches when Apple decides to break stuff.

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The issue with ratings is that Apple does not store them in the file tags - they are only stored in the iTunes library.  The only way to transfer ratings back an forth is manually via playlists - but pretty sure it could be automated via the API.

Magic_Randy:

--- Quote from: glynor on August 04, 2008, 02:15:51 pm ---
3. Ingesting new content into iTunes.  This, at least, is pretty easy.  I found a great little application called the iTunes Library Updater (iTLU) which is free and works great.  You can set a bunch of folders for it to scan, specify file extensions to import, and save these settings into a Profile.  It allows you to automatically:
[*]Open iTunes.
[*]Add new media to iTunes (scans the watch folders and can include subdirectories automatically).
[*]Remove orphaned media from iTunes.
[*]Update track info to match new info in files.
[*]Once this is done, it'll start the iPod sync.
[*]And, if you want, you can have it close iTunes down when it is all done.
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glynor,

Just for your information, there is another application that is similar to iTLU. It is iTSync. http://www.itsyncsoftware.com/

I don't currently have it installed, but I have used it before.

Biggest advantage of iTLU = free
Biggest disadvantage of iTLU = the author is not really interested in it and is not moving it forward. I don't know what happens if Apple changes something.

Biggest advantage of iTSync = continue to develop and test on new versions of iTunes
Biggest disadvantage of iTSync = not free, and bigger versions require an upgrade. I paid for 2 versions last year and there is a 3rd one requiring a fee that is out now (I did not buy the 3rd one). Does show how spoiled we are with JRiver.

stubbsy:
Well it's near on 2 months since the iPhone 3G launched and still very little progress on getting it to work with MC  :'(

Given MC 13 is soon to show it's shiny new face I'm sure hoping that it's emphasis on new non music features doesn't mean the iPhone problem persists.  It would be a royal PITA to have to dump MC and go back to iTunes and yet without iPhone 3G support (and yes I know the bad guy here is Apple) it would be a big ask to pay for the MC12 -> 13 upgrade.

JimH:
Tell Apple.  They've locked it down.

punkapotente:
So does this mean JR has given up on this topic and be won't be seeing iPhone 3G support in MC13?

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