Are iTunes HD movies the same quality as Blu ray?

Ive never purchased an itunes movie. Just wondering about the quality vs. blu ray? Im assuming the big advantage of itunes movies is the portability?

Blu-Ray has better image quality. Apple TV only supports content up to 8Mbps for 1080p whereas Blu-Ray can go as high as 40Mbps.
What this means in a nutshell is that the content in iTunes is more compressed, which will have an impact with picture quality. I won't even go in to talking about sound.
At the end of the day I guess it really depends on your setup and what you're looking to get out of it. I've seen the newer content in iTunes (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and it looks really good. I've also downloaded Gladiator (1080p) and it looks mediocre at best.

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Blu-Ray has better image quality. Apple TV only supports content up to 8Mbps for 1080p whereas Blu-Ray can go as high as 40Mbps.
What this means in a nutshell is that the content in iTunes is more compressed, which will have an impact with picture quality. I won't even go in to talking about sound.
At the end of the day I guess it really depends on your setup and what you're looking to get out of it. I've seen the newer content in iTunes (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and it looks really good. I've also downloaded Gladiator (1080p) and it looks mediocre at best.

Are .aac bit rates the same as mp3 bit rates?

Are .aac bit rates the same quality as mp3 bit rates? That is:
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2. Is an .aac bit rate of 192kps the same quality as an mp3 bit rate of 256kps?
3. Is an .aac bit rate of 256kps the same quality as an mp3 bit rate of 256kps?
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I have an iMac, an iPhone, and a MacBook Pro. My full iTunes library is on the iMac and iPhone, but only a handful of songs are on my MacBook. They are all associated with the same Apple ID. How do I get all of my music on the laptop?

I have an iMac, an iPhone, and a MacBook Pro. My full iTunes library is on the iMac and iPhone, but only a handful of songs are on my MacBook. They are all associated with the same Apple ID. When I try to sync, I get a warning message stating that I will lose songs on my phone which aren't on the laptop. How transfer my music from my phone to the laptop?

Hey kbert73
I would do a transfer of purchases from the phone and not sync. If you sync then it will want to start over and sync music that is on the MacBook Pro. If you want to transfer the music, check out the article below that will give you multiple options on how to move. I have also provided on how to sync with multiple computers.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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-Norm G.

A few days ago my TV show and movie displays went whacky-the shows are no longer in alpha order, there are multiple listings of the same show, the pictures are random-including album covers. I downloaded latest version. Any ideas??

A few days ago my TV show and movie displays went whacky-the shows are no longer in alpha order, there are multiple listings of the same show, the pictures are random-including album covers. I downloaded latest version & no change. Any ideas??

ME TOO.
I think mine are all still in alphabetical order, but :
* movies I deleted from my library and told "hide this purchase in the cloud" are showing up again. If I try to play them, I get the "cannot find the file in its proper location, would you like to locate it" error message.
* for movies that have "iTunes Extras," the extras show up as a separate item, with another copy of the movie artwork. Most of these I believe I had DELETED the "iTunes Extras" anyway.
* Items are showing up multiple times.
* A few MUSIC ALBUMS are listed in my Movies section.
* Some movies (I believe ones that I deleted off my HD but are still in the cloud) are showing random album covers instead of their proper artwork.
* Just rented a movie, and it didn't show up anywhere in my library. It downloaded properly and completely, was in a suitably labeled folder in my iTunes/Media/Movies section, but didn't show up in any section of the library (or via a library search). Had to manually find it and tell it to open the file using iTunes.
Running the latest version, even checked for updates. No other changes made lately since the last round of apple software updates. This was wonky before the latest small update to iTunes - now it's even wonkier. And it is very, VERY effing annoying.

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Can I move/copy songs from one itunes account to another itunes account on the same iMac?

You move the song files to /Users/Shared/ and then into iTunes from the other Mac OS X user account.
If you want to change the iTunes Store account associated with them, you need to redownload them from that account.
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I am assuming you are having Apple do this. They will just replace the whole phone with a refurbished one.
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Hi my daughter and I both received new phones yesterday. We are both connected to the same ITunes account . When we now go in to buy a song or app it is asking us to complete a security questions but the questions it is asking is not the ones either of us selected in the first place.my daugher has the iPhone 4 and I have the new 5

Hello, Dannielle.
This article will help you reset your security questions as long as a rescue e-mail is added to the account. If one is not attached then contact us at https://expresslane.apple.com/.
Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
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Hi there Sing Me A Song,
You may have changed the Up Next list in iTunes. Take a look at the article below for more information on the Up Next lists and how to edit it.
iTunes 12 for Mac: Play songs
-Griff W.

HT1725 Everytime I plug my phone into to sync, Itunes starts downloading the same rented movie over and over. I go in and delte it from my library but it does it again. How can I stop this from happening?

Everytime I plug my phone into to sync, Itunes starts downloading the same rented movie over and over. I go in and delte it from my library but it does it again. How can I stop this from happening?

The sort fields should generally be empty unless you've putting in custom values to sort solo artists by their surnames. You can apply common changes to thousands of tracks at once, just don't apply the wrong change because there is no undo.
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My daughter and I each have iTunes libraries on the same computer, how can I move some songs from one library to the other?

My daughter and I each have iTunes libraries on the same computer, how can songs from one library be moved to the other?

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How am i able to sync my iPod 4th GEN and my iPhone 4s on my computer through iTunes without having the same apps, music, etc. on both decivies?

You will need to setup separate user account s on the computer. That is the only true way to separate all data and info. User accounts show when the computer first starts up, then you choose yours. The screen to choose a user account may not appear if you only have one user account setup on the computer. On Mac, go to System Preferences>Accounts/Users and Groups>click plus at bottom left and follow prompts. Setup as administrator. PC...
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How to export DV to H264 with the same quality as other apps.

After some nightmare decision and many recomendations I've decided not to use imovie08 to edit my DV video. So I started using iMovieHD. But after my first project I was shocked. After asembling some clips and export to h264 (no effects, transitions or titles) the quality was far inferior to the same original DV file exported with mffpegx or Mpegstreamclip. You can download here two files to compare:
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Frame rate 25
Bitrate 2000
As you can see using MediaInfo the two files have very close especifications (I couldn't get the exact ones).
Are I'm doing something wrong? Can I get the same quality I get with the other apps? or should I export to DV and then do the conversion with some other program?

Thanks for the input.
You point something interesting, but after further experimenting I get no improvements.
Since there is no deinterlacing in mp4 export, and switch to QuickTime H264. There you get a option to deinterlace, but the result is a movie with near the same quality as the mp4 file. The only improvement is visible in the diagonal lines in the shirt.
The worse thing I see in the video does not have to be with deinterlacing but with the objects being doubled like a picture of a fast moving object or perhaps like the shadow of a phanton. These does not improve at all with deinterlacing the video.

Multiple itune users on the same computer

Is it possible to have two seperate itunes running on the same computer? My husband and I share a computer and both have ipods. We both have different tastes in music so we would like to be able to access our own itunes instead of having to share a library with all the music together.
He currently has itunes set up with all his music on the computer at home. I have been running my itunes at work and would like to be able to bring my stuff home. Is this possible?

When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library
b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
c) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish): iPod - Syncing Music
Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
Loading the iPod shuffle differs slightly but it can still be used with the others, for details have a look at this page: Adding songs to iPod shuffle - Windows
Multiple Libraries
It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Option key (or Shift key in Windows) when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library: Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
Separate User Accounts
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here:
Using Windows XP User Accounts

I have 2 iPhones - one for personal use and one for work. They are currently connected with the same Apple ID. I would like to separate the two accounts. Does anybody know how to do this?

I have 2 iPhones - one for personal use and one for work. They are currently connected with the same Apple ID. I would like to separate the two accounts. Does anybody know how to do this?

Just create a new AppleID for your work.
As Allan suggested, items purchased on one iTunes account cannot be moved to the other account.
However, you can put items purchased on on account onto the other iPhone.

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