Here are some lesser-known tricks for working with playlists in iTunes 4.6. But you can also transfer them to an iPod or burn them to create your own compilation CDs.
After you’ve created your playlists, you can, of course, play them. You can add a song to as many playlists as you like, or even create a playlist that plays one song five times in a row. With iTunes playlists, you can mix and match songs in any way you see fit. Once it’s printed, trim the case insert using the crop marks at the edge of the image as a guide. Select a song in iTunes, choose Get Info from the File menu (or press Command-I), and then click on the Artwork option. You can also view and modify a song’s artwork via the Song Information dialog box. Like other artwork utilities, it looks up the name of an album on and then retrieves the artwork from Amazon’s site.
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Some free utilities will search for and retrieve artwork over the Internet I use Fetch Art, by From the Artwork pane, you can specify how iTunes displays images, choose between multiple images (if there’s more than one), or even add new images.īut what about all the songs in your library that don’t have artwork? If you’d like to add art to them, you have several options. To display it, click on the Show/ Hide Artwork button in the lower left corner of the iTunes window (see screenshots). Music that you buy from the iTunes Music Store usually has artwork. The artwork is embedded into a music file itself, so if you move the file to another Mac, the art moves with it. ITunes can store album artwork-for example, an image of the CD cover-along with your music. CD inserts are also a great way to produce a hard-copy reference of your music library and favorite playlists. You can even put your own artwork on a jewel-case insert with a few clicks of the mouse. Some themes take advantage of the album artwork that accompanies Music Store downloads. When printing a case insert from iTunes, you can choose from a variety of designs called themes.
Apple includes printing features in iTunes 4.6 that let you do this and more.
To give your burned CDs more panache-and to clarify what’s on each one-why not print an insert that slides into the disc’s jewel case? You won’t even need to switch programs. The problem is, all store-bought CD-Rs look pretty much the same: boring. Or maybe you’re backing up the albums you bought from the iTunes Music Store (a good idea, by the way). Maybe you want to listen to music compilations on a long car trip. The iPod and iTunes are great, but sometimes you still need a CD. (2004 reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Peachpit Press). Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from
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