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10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
There have been a lot of incredibly bass-ackwards hints around here lately. Things like convoluted AppleScripts to set the preferences for one rule in Mail, or Automator worflows to carry out one command in iTunes. Is anybody reviewing these at all?
Agreed
Your statments pretty much sum up what I thought. Of course, I've been on the other end of this, submitting hints which were difficult ways to do things that are easier in other ways. Too bad we don't have a rating system for hints.
hint ratings
How would hint ratings add value without some way to consistently verify their integrity? There'd probably end up being at least as many "bogus" ratings as "dubious" hints. And too much personal, emotional bias.
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
I'm curious how you'd implement step 3. By command clicking on 1000+ scattered entries in your library? Sounds like something a script could do better.
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
By making a Smart Playlist with criterion "Kind" "is" "MPEG audio file."
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
Just add the "Kind" column by right (or control) clicking on any column header in the iTunes main pane and sort your library by Kind by clicking on that new column header...then you can just shift-click select the songs of a particular kind and Robert's your mothers brother!
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
Just like Rev. Al above, perhaps you should stop to think before making sweeping statements.
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
As far as I can tell, Automator does the exact same thing. It just "automates" it. There's no way you're going to convert MP3 files to AAC files without having enough disk space to hold both.
10.4: Use Automator to mass-convert iTunes tracks
I'd like to point out, as the author of the Automator Action under discussion, that it is not intended to be used as a stand-alone Action, and certainly not meant to emulate something that iTunes is already capable of. Ideally, it is meant to work with the other Actions offerend in the collection in various Workflow configurations. For example, you can create a Workflow that: selects some or all CD tracks; changes your encoder on the fly; converts the CD tracks; loads them to a specific iPod playlist; deletes the original files in iTunes; restores your original Preferences-set encoder. There are many other combinations that can be created of course. |
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