Hi Esther, I'll try your suggestion, but what happens is that I change the tpe to audiobook and still only find the audiobooks in music and when I look at them, they changes are not saved.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <discuss@macvisionaries.com> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:35 PM Subject: Re: New iTunes 8 Features for Audiobooks [was Re: another itunesquestion] Hi David, Where do the changes not "stick"? Is this where the Nano Updates (if the changes were not present when the first sync was made)? In that case I would try forcing a change by adding something different to the file -- it could just be in the "Comment" field, or tack on a hyphen to the end of the Book title name. Cheers, Esther On Sep 26, 2008, at 3:27 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > Hi ester, > > I tried this but when I went back to look, the changes did not stick. > > On Sep 26, 2008, at 8:58 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi Jeff, Simon, and Others, > > Jeff asked about putting his imported audio book tracks into the > Audiobooks category of iTunes. Simon is quite right in his > explanation that, until now, only certain files, such as audio books > purchased from Audible.com or from the iTunes Store, would appear > under the Audiobooks category of iTunes (and hence, in this category > on the iPod). > > However, there is a new feature of iTunes 8 that will allow you to > move imported audio book tracks that you have ripped from CDs or > which were MP3 files added to your library, into the Audiobooks > section of iTunes and keep them separate from your Music library. > This involves editing your selected tracks with the "Get > Info" (Command-I) command, and changing the value of a new popup > button for "Media Kind" from its default value of "Music" to > "Audiobooks". When you apply this change, your selected tracks will > automatically be moved from "Music" in your Source list to > "Audiobooks". The corresponding tracks on your iPod will also be > shifted from the "Music" menu entry to "Audiobooks" the next time > you sync your iPod, and the changes to the iTunes database are read. > > The easy way to apply this change is to edit multiple tracks at once > with "Get Info". Editing multiple tracks has also been given new > options in iTunes 8 to make the editing process easier. I'll > describe how to change these settings, and then make suggestions for > a few other things you may want to check or amend while you are > using 'Get Info" that can help keep your library better organized. > > 1. Start iTunes, and navigate (with VO-right arrow) to the Sources > Table, then interact (VO-Shift-Down Arrow) > 2. Navigate to "Music" (by pressing the first few letters "M U" or > by using VO-down arrow or up arrow). > 3. Stop interacting (VO-Shift Up Arrow) > 4. Navigate to the "Text List" button with VO-left arrow (four > times) and press this button (VO-space) to ensure that you are in > list view mode. (You can skip this step if you have issued this > command before and know that a list of your tracks -- rather than > albums -- will be displayed in the Songs Table. There is also a > keyboard shortcut, Command-Option-3, to set your View to list mode.) > 5. Navigate to the "Search Text Field" (VO-right arrow from the > "Text List" button, or VO-left arrow from the "Sources Table") > 6. Type in the name of your audio book and press return > 7. Navigate to the Songs Table (VO-right arrow) and interact (VO- > Shift-Down Arrow) > 8. Select all tracks (Command-A) > 9. Get Info (Command-I) > 10. A dialog window will appear asking you if you are sure you want > to edit multiple items. Press return to indicate that you do. > 11. A dialog window will appear for Multiple Item Information. In > iTunes 8 you will hear a summary announcement of the items you can > edit for your entry tab setting, The first time you use Get Info > this will be the Info tab for Album, Artist, Composer, and other > details. This is a great place to clean up the entries for your > iTunes library to ensure that Artist names have the same spelling > and that consistent naming was used for the audio book titles on > different CDs. However, we won't use this tab to change your audio > book status. > 12. Use item chooser (VO-I) and type in "tab". You'll get a list of > the 4 available tabs under the Get Info menu, including your current > tab. VO-Down Arrow to the Options tab and select it (VO-space or > return) > 13. Navigate (VO-Right Arrow) past "Media Kind" to its popup > button. Change this (VO-space) from "Music" to "Audiobook" > 14. Continue to navigate with VO-Right Arrow past "Remember > Position" to its popup button. Change this (VO-Space) to "Yes" > 15. Continue to navigate with VO-Right Arrow past "Skip when > Shuffling" to its popup button. Change this (VO-Space) to "Yes" > 16. You can VO-Right Arrow through the entire Options menus. You'll > hear "checked check box" beside every entry that you flagged to > change, > so you can review your selections. The "Remember Position" option > will bookmark the last played position. The "Skip when Shuffling" > option will keep these tracks from being mixed in with music track > playback. Either press return or navigate to the "OK" button and > press it (VO-Space) to register your changes. > > Other tips: If you need to get back to a dialog window from the > main iTunes window, or vice-versa, bring up the Window Chooser menu > with VO-F2 (issued twice). There are tips in the archives about the > "Make Bookmarkable" AppleScript. This is a handier way to put audio > cd tracks that you rip from CDs into the Audiobook menu, and you can > even set up a keyboard shortcut for it, but the present method will > work in general. > An even better way to select your albums, and tracks is to use the > File Browser menu in iTunes, which you can toggle on and off with > Command-B. I haven't described it here, because it would require > different navigation instructions, and would also require me to make > assumptions about how your tracks have been tagged. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > > On Sep 26, 2008, at 8:18 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> Geoff, >> >> Yes, you should be able to do this. Unless Itunes recognises the >> book you are importing as an audiobook of a certain format like AAC >> which is the format audible.com uses, it will place it in the music >> folder with all your songs. This is my understanding and experience >> so far. I think there may be a setting in the import menu of Itunes >> to set the import format to AAC but you will have to check that >> out. THis setting has to be chosen I think every time you import >> your books because you may not wish to use this format for >> importing music in between. >> >> First, find your book in the music folder. If you remember the >> title of the book file you have imported, you can interact with the >> song list in the music folder and type a few letters in the name >> column of the table which might make it faster for you to locate >> it. Once you have found it and VO is on the title, press the vo >> +shift+m for the contextual menu. From this menu choose add to >> playlist submenu, expand it with right arrow and start typing the >> name of your audio books folder after which you should find it. >> Press enter on it and your book will be added to your audio books >> folder you have created. Remember that the book file will still >> remain in your music folder so when you sink it with your ipod, it >> will still be among your songs. However, it will also be in your >> audiobooks playlist so that you can find it more easily. Removing >> your book file from the music folder will probably remove it >> altogether from Itunes. >> >> Hope this will help. Simon >> On 26 Sep 2008, at 15:36, jeffrey greene wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys, >>> Ok, well i imported some of my audio books into itunes. For some >>> reason they went into the main music library instead of audio >>> books. I didn't think this would be an issue and i made an audio >>> books playlist. But, when syncing my music playlist and audio >>> books playlist to my ipod the music and books all end up in the >>> same folder mixed together. Is there a way i can move my audio >>> books from music library to audio books in itunes, and hopefully >>> keep audio books and music separate on my ipod? >>> Thanks, Jeff Greene >>> >>> -- >>> Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. >>> Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. >>> >> >> > > > > >
