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An AppleScript to copy iPod ratings back to iTunes
Authored by: mollw on Oct 30, '04 08:48:26AM

I don't know if it's "better" but I've got a few scripts to backup rating and playlist info to the comments field and also some to add keywords to the groupings field.

For ratings the main script puts "®®100®®" for 5 star "®®080®®" for 4 star etc songs at the beginning of the comments field. I've got a smart list for all rated songs and periodically run the script on all the tracks in it. In fact more recently I've written scripts to rate the currently playing song 1 to 5 star which also update the comments field at the same time and I invoke these by hot keys so the song is rated at the press of a button.

For playlists there's a script to put the name of the playlists a song is in in the comments (after the rating) as '§§playlist whatever§§".

Then there are a few scripts to add keywords to the grouping field. I pick the keywords from a picklist for a whole group of songs to reflect mood, main instrument etc. (e.g. sax, piano, mellow, dance etc). If a song already has some keywords they are highlighted by default in the picklist. I also have a few scripts invoked by hotkey to add a particular keyword to the currently playing song.

Oh dear it all sounds very complicated, but actually it isn't. Basically it means everything (ratings, playlists and keywords) is backed up to the track's id3 tag in a way which is platform independent. It also means I can rate a track or give it a keyword to reflect its mood/instrument etc on the fly.

If you want the scripts I can post them.

m



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