Re: iTunes and time jump, can it be done?
Esther, thank you so much for your help with this. I tried this script this morning and it does exactly what I have been wanting for so long. I put on an episode of the Mac Break Weekly podcast last night and fell asleep after about a half hour. This morning, I was able to use the script to advance forward 30 minutes very quickly. This is just great! Thanks again. On Dec 27, 2009, at 8:49 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Lynn, > > The easiest way to do what you want is to download the "RestartAt" > AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads page: > > http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html > > I'm going to shortcut my explanation and point you to the last > detailed description I wrote of how to use this from the > macvisionaries archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg09299.html > (Re: finding playback position in ituens, was creating ringtones) > > Skip the first 3 paragraphs (which were about setting start and stop > times for making ringtones), and start reading at paragraph 4, which > begins, "An easier way to make these adjustments is to get a copy of > the "RestartAt" AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads > page…" > > The rest of the post describes how AppleScripts work, and how you can > set this up. Basically, for any track that you start playing in > iTunes (whether podcast, audiobook, music, movie, etc.), if you select > the track, and then run "RestartAt" (which will appear as a menu > option in an AppleScript menu on your iTunes menu bar once you > download the AppleScript and put it in your Library/iTunes/Scripts > folder), you'll be prompted for the time at which you want to start > playing the track. If you carriage return, it will use your current > position (which you'll also be informed of in the dialog window). > > HTH. Just make sure that you actually started the track playing and > paused it before you run the script. There's a shortcut sequence that > used to guarantee the track was selected, but with all the recent > tweaks in iTunes behavior, I wouldn't want to try running down the > sequence and checking the circumstances under which that works right > now -- simpler to just tell you to make sure the track is "active". > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Lynn Schneider wrote: > >> Hi everyone. Is there a way to do a time jump in iTunes? I like to >> put on a podcast to relax myself before I fall asleep, and many >> times I will have listened to an hour or so of the podcast before >> drifting off, so the next day, I want to skip ahead to a specific >> time. I know about command-option-right and left arrows, but that >> is very slow. I did see something while poking around in the >> information menu that says start time and end time, but I can't >> quite get that to work. Any assistance with this would be most >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Lynn Schneider >> MSN Messenger canepri...@hotmail.com >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >> . >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: iTunes and time jump, can it be done?
Esther your the best, are these apple scripts functional with SL? I would like to thank you for all of your postings they have become a Mac bible for me. Best wishes for the new year and thanks in advance for any upcoming posts. Pete On Dec 27, 2009, at 8:49 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Lynn, > > The easiest way to do what you want is to download the "RestartAt" > AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads page: > > http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html > > I'm going to shortcut my explanation and point you to the last > detailed description I wrote of how to use this from the > macvisionaries archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg09299.html > (Re: finding playback position in ituens, was creating ringtones) > > Skip the first 3 paragraphs (which were about setting start and stop > times for making ringtones), and start reading at paragraph 4, which > begins, "An easier way to make these adjustments is to get a copy of > the "RestartAt" AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads > page…" > > The rest of the post describes how AppleScripts work, and how you can > set this up. Basically, for any track that you start playing in > iTunes (whether podcast, audiobook, music, movie, etc.), if you select > the track, and then run "RestartAt" (which will appear as a menu > option in an AppleScript menu on your iTunes menu bar once you > download the AppleScript and put it in your Library/iTunes/Scripts > folder), you'll be prompted for the time at which you want to start > playing the track. If you carriage return, it will use your current > position (which you'll also be informed of in the dialog window). > > HTH. Just make sure that you actually started the track playing and > paused it before you run the script. There's a shortcut sequence that > used to guarantee the track was selected, but with all the recent > tweaks in iTunes behavior, I wouldn't want to try running down the > sequence and checking the circumstances under which that works right > now -- simpler to just tell you to make sure the track is "active". > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Lynn Schneider wrote: > >> Hi everyone. Is there a way to do a time jump in iTunes? I like to >> put on a podcast to relax myself before I fall asleep, and many >> times I will have listened to an hour or so of the podcast before >> drifting off, so the next day, I want to skip ahead to a specific >> time. I know about command-option-right and left arrows, but that >> is very slow. I did see something while poking around in the >> information menu that says start time and end time, but I can't >> quite get that to work. Any assistance with this would be most >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Lynn Schneider >> MSN Messenger canepri...@hotmail.com >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >> . >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: iTunes and time jump, can it be done?
Hi Lynn, The easiest way to do what you want is to download the "RestartAt" AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads page: http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html I'm going to shortcut my explanation and point you to the last detailed description I wrote of how to use this from the macvisionaries archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg09299.html (Re: finding playback position in ituens, was creating ringtones) Skip the first 3 paragraphs (which were about setting start and stop times for making ringtones), and start reading at paragraph 4, which begins, "An easier way to make these adjustments is to get a copy of the "RestartAt" AppleScript from Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver Downloads page…" The rest of the post describes how AppleScripts work, and how you can set this up. Basically, for any track that you start playing in iTunes (whether podcast, audiobook, music, movie, etc.), if you select the track, and then run "RestartAt" (which will appear as a menu option in an AppleScript menu on your iTunes menu bar once you download the AppleScript and put it in your Library/iTunes/Scripts folder), you'll be prompted for the time at which you want to start playing the track. If you carriage return, it will use your current position (which you'll also be informed of in the dialog window). HTH. Just make sure that you actually started the track playing and paused it before you run the script. There's a shortcut sequence that used to guarantee the track was selected, but with all the recent tweaks in iTunes behavior, I wouldn't want to try running down the sequence and checking the circumstances under which that works right now -- simpler to just tell you to make sure the track is "active". Cheers, Esther Lynn Schneider wrote: > Hi everyone. Is there a way to do a time jump in iTunes? I like to > put on a podcast to relax myself before I fall asleep, and many > times I will have listened to an hour or so of the podcast before > drifting off, so the next day, I want to skip ahead to a specific > time. I know about command-option-right and left arrows, but that > is very slow. I did see something while poking around in the > information menu that says start time and end time, but I can't > quite get that to work. Any assistance with this would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Lynn Schneider > MSN Messenger canepri...@hotmail.com > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: iTunes and time jump, can it be done?
Hi Mark. I guess what I'm trying to do here is to be able to jump to a specific place quickly. If I actually stop the podcast, Itunes does remember where I left off. The problem occurs when I fall asleep and don't stop the podcast, so when I wake up, it is at the end, or I guess I should say at the beginning again. I want to be able to punch in a specific number, like for instance specific hour, minutes and seconds, and have Itunes jump to that specific spot. I could do this with Winamp under Windows. If I thought I fell asleep about 20 minutes into the podcast, for instance, I would hit a key combination and type, say, 00:20:00 and it would jump me 20 minutes into the podcast. On the iPod Touch, it is easier because there is a slider that I can swipe and move the play head quickly forward, but I don't see anything like that on iTunes on the Mac. Even if I could get the command-option-arrows to move in bigger increments, I'd be happy, but as it is now, it only moves a second or so at a time. On Dec 27, 2009, at 3:38 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Lynn, > > I have both a Mac and a PC. The following instructions have been verified > on my PC but I'm sure they will apply to the Mac version of iTunes, as well. > > What I do on any of my converted audiobooks and podcasts in the Windows > version of iTunes is: > > 1. > Select the file or files to be modified in iTunes. > > 2. > Open the Shortcut menu and select Get Info. A multi-tabbed Dialog Box > appears. > > 3. > Under the Options Tab, place a Checkbox next to the Remember Playback > Position Item. > > 4. > Save the changes and, if necessary, sync my portable iTunes device. > > If done correctly, regardless of the circumstances, not including a system > crash, playback will resume from last track time position when next accessed > on either the computer or your iTunes portable device. > > Note that purchased Audiobooks already have this item checked. > > Good Luck and Enjoy, > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Schneider > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 12:26 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: iTunes and time jump, can it be done? > > Hi everyone. Is there a way to do a time jump in iTunes? I like to put on > a podcast to relax myself before I fall asleep, and many times I will have > listened to an hour or so of the podcast before drifting off, so the next > day, I want to skip ahead to a specific time. I know about > command-option-right and left arrows, but that is very slow. I did see > something while poking around in the information menu that says start time > and end time, but I can't quite get that to work. Any assistance with this > would be most appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Lynn Schneider > MSN Messenger canepri...@hotmail.com > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: iTunes and time jump, can it be done?
Hello Lynn, I have both a Mac and a PC. The following instructions have been verified on my PC but I'm sure they will apply to the Mac version of iTunes, as well. What I do on any of my converted audiobooks and podcasts in the Windows version of iTunes is: 1. Select the file or files to be modified in iTunes. 2. Open the Shortcut menu and select Get Info. A multi-tabbed Dialog Box appears. 3. Under the Options Tab, place a Checkbox next to the Remember Playback Position Item. 4. Save the changes and, if necessary, sync my portable iTunes device. If done correctly, regardless of the circumstances, not including a system crash, playback will resume from last track time position when next accessed on either the computer or your iTunes portable device. Note that purchased Audiobooks already have this item checked. Good Luck and Enjoy, Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Schneider Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 12:26 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: iTunes and time jump, can it be done? Hi everyone. Is there a way to do a time jump in iTunes? I like to put on a podcast to relax myself before I fall asleep, and many times I will have listened to an hour or so of the podcast before drifting off, so the next day, I want to skip ahead to a specific time. I know about command-option-right and left arrows, but that is very slow. I did see something while poking around in the information menu that says start time and end time, but I can't quite get that to work. Any assistance with this would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lynn Schneider MSN Messenger canepri...@hotmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
