Smart Playlists.com

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Welcome to SmartPlaylists.com!

This is a resource for creating, sharing, and chatting about iTunes Smart Playlists.

See these faq's for more information:

What is a Smart Playlist?
How to create a Smart Playlist

by dfbills on Oct 01 | 12:00 am

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iTunes 6.0.5 is Out

Apple released iTunes 6.0.5 today, adding the ability to sync the Nike + iPod workout data with nikeplus.com. Presumably this is only for the nano.

Apparently this release quietly patches an AAC parsing flaw where iTunes could quit or potentially execute arbitrary code. The issue is addressed by improving the validation checks used when loading AAC files.

Also of note: "After purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 6 or later, you also need to upgrade your other computers that purchase music from the iTunes Music Store to the latest version of iTunes."

by dfbills on Jun 29 | 6:12 pm

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Export Smart Playlist Criteria

Doug Adams has posted an awesome new script which will make the sharing of smart playlists a simply a matter sharing a file. Expect to see this tied into the next version of SmartPlaylists.com coming soon.

From Doug's Site:

You know how when you want to tell your pals how to set up This Really Cool Smart Playlist you have and you have to scratch out something like "Artist"-contains-"Manilow" + "Last Played" - is not in the last - 6 - months + "Bit Rate" - is less than - 56 on a piece of parchment and attach it to the leg of a carrier pigeon to have it delivered?

Well, you don't have to do that any more.

Export Smart Playlist Criteria will export just the criteria of a selected Smart Playlist to an XML file--similar to the "Export Song List..." command--which any iTunes can import using the "Import..." command in the File menu. When the XML file is imported a new Smart Playlist appears in the Source List ready for action. Now, you can email your Really Cool Smart Playlist criteria to your pals, or backup all your Smart Playlists to transfer to another computer. »

Check it out!

by dfbills on Jun 11 | 10:38 pm

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Apple Releases iTunes 6.0.3

Today, Apple released iTunes 6.0.3. Stability enhancements are noted in the release notes. More to come..

by dfbills on Feb 15 | 4:04 pm

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iTunes 6.0.2 Allows Per-Podcast Retention

Originally posted here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060113165457819&lsrc=osxh

The latest version of iTunes has the ability to keep podcasts on a per podcast basis. This is accessed by right clicking each podcast and choosing "Do Not Auto Delete."

This functionality was previously only available using "Cast Away" from Wooden Brain Concepts. Check it out if you need more options.

by dfbills on Jan 19 | 11:09 am

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Bug: Tunes 6.0.2 & Rating Stars in Smart Playlists

From Apple today: (as if we didn't notice...)

In iTunes 6.0.2 on a Mac, when you are configuring a Smart Playlist rule that includes My Rating, the stars you select to determine the ratings for the rule may not work as expected.

- If you select one star, two stars are entered.
- If you select two stars, four stars are entered.
- If you select three stars, five stars are entered.
- If you select four stars, five stars are entered.
- If you need a Smart Playlist that only lists ratings with three stars, then configure the Smart Playlist to match all if My Rating is greater than two and less than four.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303119

Looks like another iTunes update will be coming our way.

by dfbills on Jan 14 | 3:38 pm

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	Chris Henley: Stoked, Can't wait! ... Jul 12 \| 12:10 pm dfbills: Of course and it will have a new design with new functionality by the end of the month. Stay ... Jul 11 \| 11:51 pm Nadav: Yes that has fixed it!! Another pointless update from apple. Must remember not to bother in future! ... Jul 02 \| 10:50 pm Nadav: There is also a new ipod updater - 2006-06-28. I upgraded to iPod nano Software 1.2 and some of my ... Jul 02 \| 10:37 pm Crimson: To BMuir: why would you want to make a playlist of each album? You can find each album and play ... Jun 25 \| 8:09 am Chris Henley: Try this guy out. He has some great stuff. http://ott ... Jun 13 \| 1:56 pm Chris Henley: IS this site still running? ... Jun 09 \| 5:06 pm

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