Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes » Macworld http://dougscripts.com AppleScripts for iTunes Sun, 13 May 2012 13:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The iTunes Guy Macworld Podcast http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2012/05/the-itunes-guy-macworld-podcast/ Wed, 02 May 2012 22:22:37 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1546 Kirk McElhearn is Macworld’s “iTunes Guy” and he recently chatted with Senior Editor Chris Breen in a Macworld Podcast. Subjects include a variety of iTunes issues and a couple of scripts Kirk uses in his regular iTunes workflow.

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Smart Playlist to Gather Upgradeable iTunes Match Tracks http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/11/smart-playlist-to-gather-upgradeable-itunes-match-tracks/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:56:01 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1409 Macworld’s Jason Snell describes in this article how to upgrade tracks with iTunes Match to 256kbps AACs. iTunes Match will allow you to re-download these types of files even if the matched tracks are lesser quality. To gather these lesser-quality matched-tracks together, Jason describes how to create a Smart Playlist with the correct criteria. I’ve created that Smart Playlist and exported it and have included it in a script which, when run, will add that Smart Playlist to your iTunes for you. Here is the direct download link. Just download and double-click the script; make sure iTunes is running. Be sure to read Jason’s article to understand the rest of the details.

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Smarts is a Mac Gem http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/09/smarts-is-a-mac-gem/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:40:43 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1372 Thanks to Dan Frakes for the great write-up at Macworld on my Smarts Smart Playlist manager app. It’s free from the Mac App Store.

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Macworld Podcast http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/05/macworld-podcast/ Wed, 25 May 2011 15:24:29 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1260 Chris Breen asked me to chat about iTunes and AppleScript for a bit on the latest Macworld Podcast.

And speaking of Macworld today, Kirk McElhearn has a nice article covering How to add lyrics to your iTunes tracks.

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/01/itunes-keyboard-shortcuts/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:33:44 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1200 How many items on Kirk’s list of Essential iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts have you committed to memory?

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Script Faves from Macworld http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2010/11/script-faves-from-macworld/ Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:13:27 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=1157 Macworld Senior Contributor Kirk McElhearn lists Ten great AppleScripts for iTunes 10 at Macworld. Thanks!

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Migrate Your iTunes From Windows to Mac http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2010/03/migrate-your-itunes-from-windows-to-mac/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:19 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=936 I frequently get asked if there is an easy way to move an iTunes library (files, playlists, ratings, and all) from a Windows machine to a Mac. My friend Kirk McElhearn has written it all down in this how-to at Macworld.

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> ScriptPal Gets Macworld Gem Treatment http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2009/05/scriptpal-gets-macworld-gem-treatment/ Wed, 13 May 2009 12:08:07 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/wpfol/?p=61 Macworld’s Dan Frakes has a great review of ScriptPal. Thanks!

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Jason Snell Tries Not to Gag http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2009/01/jason-snell-tries-not-to-gag/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:41:12 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/wpfol/?p=108 I think Macworld’s Jason Snell did a great level-headed job responding to some pretty whacked-out questions in this Advertising Age interview with Simon Dumenco (who has all the misinformed media memes about Apple down pat).

30 Most Recent RSS Feed | Script Stats Page by Name, Most Recent, Download Count]]> Another Reprieve http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2008/09/another-reprieve/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:50:58 +0000 dougscripts http://dougscripts.com/itunes/?p=208 Dan Frakes emailed me with a vote for maintaining Set Video Kind of Selected:

“One that I’d like to see kept alive, so to speak, in some
fashion is Set Video Kind of Selected. Although iTunes 8 does let you
bulk-edit many of these fields, Set Video Kind of Selected has one unique feature that’s very
useful: sequential episode numbering.”

I had forgotten about that feature. Make Video Tags also has sequential track, episode ID, and episode numbering.

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