Hi Teresa and Kevin,
There is a better solution and a way to jump to a specific time for
any selected track in iTunes (video as well as audio). Go to Tim
Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads page web site and get the "RestartAt"
AppleScript:
http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html
The download comes with full instructions for use. Basically,
AppleScripts allow you to design commands that function just like the
commands from your menu bar. You copy the AppleScript into a Library/
iTunes/Scripts folder in your home directory. (The first time you use
AppleScripts you'll have to create the Scripts folder). Then, any
AppleScripts in this folder show up under a separate AppleScripts menu
on your iTunes menu bar. You use these scripted commands the same way
you do any other menu bar commands: highlight a track that you are
playing in the songs table, then navigate to the AppleScript menu on
iTunes menu bar (I use Control+F2 and left arrow past the "Help" menu
to get there). Arrow down to the "RestartAt" menu option and press
return.
A dialog box will appear giving the (current) default position to
start playback. You can type in any other time in to the text box and
press return, and your playback will start from that position. If you
simply press return, playback resumes at the current position.
I'll just note that anyone interested in this script should download
it before all Mac homepages go away on November 8, 2010. I'm not sure
whether Tim plans to move this page with the various VoiceOver related
items that were assembled in the early days of this list. You can also
assign a shortcut key combination to any AppleScript. I'm a bit
pressed for time, so if you want to read more details about using the
RestartAt AppleScript, you can check my archived post on ringtone
creation in iTunes (that uses this), or you can search for other
entries in the Mail Archive by using the search text box on the page
of the ringtone creation post link:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg09299.html
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Oct 25, 2010, Kevin Shaw wrote:
Hi Teresa,
The short answer is no, however if you hit Command-I and then
Command-5, the Get Info window will have an option to "Remember
Playback Position." Now, every time you move away and back to the
file, it will play from where you left off.
I'm surprised there is no "Jump to Time" feature in iTunes, nor is
there the ability to create location markers. Two useful things I
think they should implement.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
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