Re: Change iTunes preselected folders Add to Library and Add Artwork

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

Excellent!  Using Column View to select the video and artwork files does 
simplify the navigation.

It also seems that iTunes remembers the file source as the external drive when 
adding to the library, which is nice.

Cheers
Alan

> On 23 Feb 2016, at 12:13 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan.
> 
> As long as you have in iTunes Preferences > Advanced set to ‘Keep iTunes 
> Media folder organized’ - ‘Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to 
> Library’ .
> 
>> On 22 Feb 2016, at 6:23 PM, Alan Smith > > wrote:
>> 
>> When I add video files to the iTunes library (and to edit tags) the iTunes 
>> app preselects both the video and artwork folders.  However the preselected 
>> folders are wrong in each case so I need to do extra navigation to finish 
>> the editing.
>> 
>> How can I force iTunes to display the actual folders I use?  
>> 
>> I have an iMac with OS X 10.11.3 and iTunes ver 12.3.2.
>> 
>> I export EyeTV recordings in .m4v format for later viewing in AppleTV.  I 
>> also take a .jpg snapshot of a video frame for use as artwork in iTunes.  
>> Both files are written to a Desktop “video” folder which is excluded from 
>> Time Machine backups.  I then copy the video file to its permanent home on 
>> an external USB3 hard drive.  The files in the Desktop video folder are 
>> deleted after they are linked to iTunes and checked.  
>> 
>> To “Add to Library” iTunes defaults to Desktop: I would like it to display 
>> the External HDD contents.
> 
> Open iTunes
> 1. File > Add To Library
> Have the resulting window in Column View
> 2. Select the External drive under Devices (left column)
> 3. Select the video
>  Click Open
> 4. The Video will appear in Movies 
>> 
>> To “Add Artwork” iTunes defaults to ~/Pictures: I would like it to display 
>> the Desktop video folder contents.
> 
> Open iTunes
> 1. Select the Video you wish to change the Artwork
> 2. Go to File > Get Info
> 3. Select Artwork button > Add Artwork”
> Have the resulting Window in Column View
> 4. Select ‘Desktop’ (in left column)
> Select the Desktop Video Folder
> Select the .jpg you wish to use
> Click ‘Open’
> 5. The Image appears in Artwork  - Click OK
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
> 
> OS X El Capitan OS X 10.11.3
> 
>> 
>> Regards, 
>> Alan
>> 
>> Alan Smith
>>  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.3 
>> El Capitan
>> 
>> 
> 
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Re: Change iTunes preselected folders Add to Library and Add Artwork

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Alan.

As long as you have in iTunes Preferences > Advanced set to ‘Keep iTunes Media 
folder organized’ - ‘Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to Library’ .

> On 22 Feb 2016, at 6:23 PM, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> When I add video files to the iTunes library (and to edit tags) the iTunes 
> app preselects both the video and artwork folders.  However the preselected 
> folders are wrong in each case so I need to do extra navigation to finish the 
> editing.
> 
> How can I force iTunes to display the actual folders I use?  
> 
> I have an iMac with OS X 10.11.3 and iTunes ver 12.3.2.
> 
> I export EyeTV recordings in .m4v format for later viewing in AppleTV.  I 
> also take a .jpg snapshot of a video frame for use as artwork in iTunes.  
> Both files are written to a Desktop “video” folder which is excluded from 
> Time Machine backups.  I then copy the video file to its permanent home on an 
> external USB3 hard drive.  The files in the Desktop video folder are deleted 
> after they are linked to iTunes and checked.  
> 
> To “Add to Library” iTunes defaults to Desktop: I would like it to display 
> the External HDD contents.

Open iTunes
1. File > Add To Library
Have the resulting window in Column View
2. Select the External drive under Devices (left column)
3. Select the video
 Click Open
4. The Video will appear in Movies 
> 
> To “Add Artwork” iTunes defaults to ~/Pictures: I would like it to display 
> the Desktop video folder contents.

Open iTunes
1. Select the Video you wish to change the Artwork
2. Go to File > Get Info
3. Select Artwork button > Add Artwork”
Have the resulting Window in Column View
4. Select ‘Desktop’ (in left column)
Select the Desktop Video Folder
Select the .jpg you wish to use
Click ‘Open’
5. The Image appears in Artwork  - Click OK

Cheers,
Ronni

13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage

OS X El Capitan OS X 10.11.3

> 
> Regards, 
> Alan
> 
> Alan Smith
>  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.3 El 
> Capitan
> 
> 

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Change iTunes preselected folders Add to Library and Add Artwork

[Alan Smith]

When I add video files to the iTunes library (and to edit tags) the iTunes app 
preselects both the video and artwork folders.  However the preselected folders 
are wrong in each case so I need to do extra navigation to finish the editing.

How can I force iTunes to display the actual folders I use?  

I have an iMac with OS X 10.11.3 and iTunes ver 12.3.2.

I export EyeTV recordings in .m4v format for later viewing in AppleTV.  I also 
take a .jpg snapshot of a video frame for use as artwork in iTunes.  Both files 
are written to a Desktop “video” folder which is excluded from Time Machine 
backups.  I then copy the video file to its permanent home on an external USB3 
hard drive.  The files in the Desktop video folder are deleted after they are 
linked to iTunes and checked.  

To “Add to Library” iTunes defaults to Desktop: I would like it to display the 
External HDD contents.

To “Add Artwork” iTunes defaults to ~/Pictures: I would like it to display the 
Desktop video folder contents.

Regards, 
Alan

Alan Smith
  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.3 El 
Capitan
  














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