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Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
Can someone PLEASE develop some sort of utility to keep two libraries in sync? What I have is a LAN with 2 macs, and they are sharing music on a NAS. I want to be able to keep them in sync.........
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
I use Chronosync to do a bidirectional sync between them.
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
Re: Can someone PLEASE develop some sort of utility to keep two libraries in sync?
The problem to overcome with this is that iTunes can't automatically add files. I suspect a daemon could be written that observes when the "Master" XML file is modified (which is somewhat irregularly, but always on Quit); when it is, other iTunes apps on the network are told to import any new files. The trick would be to determine what those new files are and what, if any, playlist to put them in. Some users I know just go around to each Mac--or have someone posted at one--and add the new files manually, or import the XML file manually. One TV production company I know of uses iChat and the office intercom to announce "Time to update your iTunes!" ---
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
I think launchd is the daemon that you're looking for. You could tell it to watch the XML file and run a script or utility when it gets updated.
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Re: I think launchd is the daemon that you're looking for.
;) I had thought of that. I only recently found out about launchd and was looking for a project to develop with it...who knows? ---
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
Just copy the "iTunes"-folder located in ~/Library/Music to your NAS-Storage Space and replace the folder with a symbolic link to it. Since all your music is located on NAS, the library is not useful without it. Another hint would be: overlay a mount over the folder iTunes from the server containing the iTunes xml-library. Now iTunes uses the Library on the server if it is mounted, or the local library if it is not, i.e. if you have music locally. This is a trick to have multiple libraries, too.
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
> Another hint would be: overlay a mount over the folder iTunes from the server containing the iTunes xml-library. Now iTunes uses the Library on the server if it is mounted, or the local library if it is not, i.e. if you have music locally.
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
Thx for the hint with the option-key. In that case, creating a mountpoint is overkill. Just copy your iTunes-Library to your NAS-storage and hold down the option-key while iTunes is starting and choose the iTunes-Library on the NAS-storage.
Share iTunes 7 album art when using a shared library
I ran into a problem that only one person can access the library at a time.. Any way around that?? |
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