Non-iPhone-related changes in iTunes 7.3
Jul 03, '07 07:30:02AM
Contributed by: aptmunich
I haven't seen this elsewhere, but iTunes 7.3 adds a few additional subtle changes apart from the iPhone support:
- Smarter iPod updates: If you try to sync your iPod and haven't enough room, iTunes will tell you how much space is required and how much is currently left on your iPod. So you know exactly how much space you need to free up to sync your new files.
- New default sorting: Artists beginning with numbers (e.g. 2Raumwohnung, +44, The 5 6 7 8's) used to appear at the top of the artist list. They now appear right at the bottom.
- UI changes: As John Gruber points out, iTunes now uses different gradients in the source list.
[robg adds: In addition to the above list, our good friend Anonymous submitted the following item; I'm combining them two tips into one hint for easy future reference.
- Edit video tags: It's now possible to edit some tags directly in iTunes in a way that was not previously possible. If you transcode your own video content to iPod (or iPhone) compatible formats and play it, it's helpful to be able to tag it as a "TV Show," "Movie," or "Music Video." There's a new tab, Video, in the Get Info box for the video tracks, and changing these tags is now supported. The rewriting of the track can be somewhat slow, however -- basically the application does a full copy with the new tag information. Note that this obviates the need for this hint for some tags, but not all.
Anonymous also pointed out that artists whose names include quotes (as in "Weird Al" Yankovic) are also now shown at the bottom of the list.]
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