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Title: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: keither on December 09, 2009, 12:39:15 pm

So I did some searching, and I'm trying to figure out if this is possible.

Can I use MC to share my library with iTunes running on my wife's MacBook?  I'd prefer NOT to have copy my entire library to her hard drive just for her to listen to a few albums while I'm not at home.  I know I can share to X-box and other copies of MC, but can I make my MC library appear as a shared iTunes library?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: DWAnderson on December 10, 2009, 05:25:46 pm

No.

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: prod on December 11, 2009, 05:27:07 am

You could sync your MC library with iTunes on the same machine and then share the resulting iTunes library.

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: keither on December 11, 2009, 06:32:57 am

Heh... I could, except I don't have iTunes on that machine and would prefer not to add the bloat.

Ah well.

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: prod on December 11, 2009, 08:30:06 am

Yeh, wouldn't we all

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: glynor on December 11, 2009, 09:27:26 am

I use Firefly Media Server (http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/) to share my MC library with the iTunes-using schlums at work.  It works well enough, and doesn't have the stupid arbitrary 5-user limit like iTunes.

Title: Re: Share MC Library to iTunes (via network)?
Post by: keither on December 11, 2009, 02:22:26 pm

Glynor FTW.

That's AWESOME.  Thanks, man.