Creating Seperate Libraries

My wife already has an Ipod and has created a music library. I've just purchased an Ipod and wish to create a seperate library since my wife and I have very different tastes in music. I can't figure out how to seperate our music, yet I get the feeling there must be a way to do this. Any suggestions???

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Creating seperate libraries for seperate ipods

We have a couple ipods in family for adults. Purchased 2 ipod Touchs for kids for christmas. How do I keep the more explicite music from syncing to kids ipods. Can't figure out how to set up different libraries, and sync only those libraries. Don't want seperate iTunes accounts for the kids.

*Can't figure out how to set up different libraries, and sync only those libraries.*
To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes. 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. The new library will be empty until you add content to it. To get back to your original library you need to close iTunes and open it again while holding down the shift key, this time choose to open an existing library and navigate to its location. Multiple libraries 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

How do I create multiple libraries & use with multiple ipods?

Hi All,
My wife and I have different tastes in music. Currently we use different user log ons to seperate our libraries. It's a complete pain because there's no other reason to use seperate log ons.
We'll soon be upgrading to a new iMac and I'm wondering if it's possible to have two libraries operating in the one itunes sesssion?
So here are my questions:
1) Can I have two libraries sourcing the same music files?
2) We each have an iPod, can it be set to only update one of those libraries, but still automatically update when connected?
3) If we create playlists, will they be associated with only one library, or both (my preference is one, of course)?
4) I'm pretty sure iPods can be set so my iPod only updates my playlists, and my wife's iPod only updates her playlists - is that correct?
5) If we have seperate libraries, can we have seperate ratings? (Our opinion of what a five star song is is different)!
Of course, for the above questions, if the answer is 'yes' please let me know how to do this. I've had a look through the itunes manuals online, but they don't seem to have any information.
Cheers, Chris

Chris,
I have the exact same situation, and I have tried Doug's iTunes Library Manager, but it doesn't work for me. The first workaround I tried was to set up two smart playlists to group together any music that only one of us liked, which could then be checked or un-checked (control-click) depending on which iPod is being synced. This is clumsy, and if you aren't careful the Recently Added playlist will still "contaminate" your iPod.
Last night I just made a new library for my wife (hold down Option when starting iTunes), copied everything over using the Add to Library command, exported all the playlists using the Export Library command, deleted all the music and playlists she doesn't want, and synced her iPod. It took a while to erase and re-sync, but it is now synced to HER library, and she doesn't see any music she doesn't like.
Tonight I will do the same for myself. I will have, then, three libraries which can be selected by holding down the option key when starting iTunes: Mine, My wife's, and the main one with everything (called Library) All the music files stay on an external Firewire Drive. There is no way to toggle libraries from within iTunes, you have to quit and start it again holding down the option key.
Podcasts are another story, and I haven't quite figured them out yet.
Marty

I have a new iMac and i created two libraries on iTunes. how do i copy songs from one library to the other?

I have a new imac. I created two libraries, one for me, one for my kids. how do I copy songs from one library to the other library?

Not easy unless you're just content with adding some files to the other as new files but lose playlists for those files, and playcount, and ratings, etc. If you're okay with that, you can drag the media folder from one library to the other. If you use default settings and want to duplicate the media, just drag it. If you want to add the media but leave it where it is currently located, hold down the option key while dragging to the library window.
Otherwise:
PowerTunes - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powertunes/ (commercial software)
syncOtunes - http://homepage.mac.com/oligrob/syncOtunes/syncOtunes.html

How can I create multiple libraries on a windows 8 HP computer?

I just got the newest generation Ipod Touch, and the itunes is not supported on my iMac G5. My parents have a Windows 8 HP computer. My dad's itunes account is on that computer. So what I want to do is use my external hardrive to sync it to my Windows 8 computer. I am trying to find out how to create multiple libraries.
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These all have drm so i cannot read them without a i-Device.
Correct. If you do not have an iOS device or a Mac running Mavericks, do not buy Apple iBooks. They will be unreadable.

Seperate libraries for two ipods on same computer

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The only way I know to have two entirely separate iTunes libraries on one computer is to have two Windows or Mac user accounts: How To Use Multiple iPods with One Computer

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In iPhoto 11, I know how to create new libraries. I do not know how to split my existing large library into the new ones.

In iPhoto 11, I know how to create new libraries. I do not know how to split my large existing library into the new libraries?

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Creating separate libraries on separate computers

I have master library on an external HDD. I have a macbook Pro and also a PC laptop. I would like to have music on each of these. Preferably, I would like only a portion of my full music, to save space. I would like to sync my Ipod to one or both of these laptops, as I use my Macbook at home, and the PC for travel. I would like to be able to add, burn, and manage the music on each cpu, from that respective cpu.
tyia for any suggestions
Right now, I am thinking that I should create new libraries for each cpu, unless there is a better answer.

I am thinking that I should create new libraries for each cpu
Yes.
Don't know how you would do it otherwise.
I use my Macbook at home, and the PC for travel
Really? Why not other way around?

Creating 2 libraries on Itunes

Hi,
I would like to know if it is possibile to create 2 Libraries on iTunes so I can use 2 ipods but with different music.
Cheers

To create or access a second library, hold down the option key when launching iTunes 7. In the dialogue box that appears you will get the option to create or navigate to the another Library. An alternative to this is use a single library and choose the update option "automatically update selected playlists only" (called Sync Music - Selected playlists in iTunes 7) for your iPods. This would allow you to create a playlist specifically for each one 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 by the other iPod. Make your playlist a Smart playlist and limit the size to just below the advertised capacity of your iPod Mini or Nano (around 3700MB for a 4GB or 1800MB for a 2GB). You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
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How to create seperate albums in ipad2?

Iam a professional photographer and i want to show my portfolio to my clients.When i try to import my photos using itunes they all end up as one album.how do i create seperate albums in ipad2 ?.Kidly advise

You cannot do it directly on the iPad.
If you are using iPhoto or Aperature on your Mac, create separate albums there.
Then select the iPad in iTunes, click the Photos tab across top and select the Albums you want to sync to the iPad.

How to create Seperate Containers in Sun AppServer 8.1 2005Q2?

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We are currently in the middle of a server migration - from Oracle AppServer to the Sun AppServer 8.1. In Oracle it was possible to create seperate containers which had the same i-net address and same port(Called OC4J Instances). These containers were able to start and stop seperatly.(The reason for this is that we have many applications running and if some problems arise we don't need to stop the whole Container/Server)
I tried different solutions:
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- create an instance --> Port has to be not the same
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i also thought about a special config for http listners
but didn't get to a point jet.
pls help me -- i'm sure it is possible
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To anwer you questions from previous posting:
1. Yes you have to deploy all of your apps on all instances known to the loadbalancer. This is becasue all of the request comming to the load balancer can be routed to any of these instances.
2. To insure that you don't run two different versions of you application in the cluster you can quiese single appserver instance or any given application before update. See following doc for more info.
http://docs.sun.com/source/819-0216/ha_as_overview.html#wp1046921
One additional note: To upgrade you application in Sun AS8.1 you don't need to shut it down as it supporst dynamic application deployment. This may be all you need... that is If you don't want any of the High availability features that LB gives you .
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Update created two libraries, which do I keep

Hi all, just trying to get my bearings with the new iMovie. I was previously using iMovie 9.0.9. I just got a new Macbook Pro and am now on 10.0.6. After transferring my events and projects over, when opening iMovie it said they needed to be update. I clicked ok. First thing I noticed is that it warned me that some of the media couldn't be found, but then I can't find anywhere where there's missing media. Does it not flag that in anyway? But on to my real question...
It's now created two libraries. One says "iMovie Library" the other says "iMove Library 1" seemingly a duplicate. I'm curious which one I'm to be using, if I can get rid of one, etc. I'm staying on this machine in the new iMovie so won't need to edit in the old version. Furthermore, when I go click "new movie" it's asking me what Event to put the new movie in, as if I can't create a new event with that movie. That seems odd to me...a new movie seems like it would be it's own event. Also, it gives me options to save this movie into events in both libraries.
So, I'm pretty confused. The iMovie I came from seemed pretty straight forward. This one has me stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thank you so much for your reply. The more I dig around, the more I'm confused.
Okay, so just a bit of background. I previously stored my "movies" on an external, to save space on HD. Projects were on my HD, but it referenced source material, the footage, from my external. After looking more closely, it looks like "iMovie Library" was created on my Macbook Pro HD, but "iMovie Library 1" was created on my external. Not sure why that would be. And one is much larger than the other. Is this based on the footage? I'm just confused why two were created. Here's an image:
In this image, you can see in the 2008 and 2007 folders there there's a "Barcelona - Paris 2" in 08 and a "Barcelona - Paris" in 07. I've scrubbed through, it's the same footage.
I've noticed that "iMovie Library 1" on the external is 17.02 GB (which I'm thinking it should be b/c that's where I stored all of my footage) and on my MBP HD "iMovie Library" is 2.38 GB.
I guess I'm just trying to streamline. As I look in my sidebar, it's just crowded and not very intuitive in terms of easily identifying. The 2 libraries seems redundant, I'm just trying to get it to a point where it looks less messy, everything is located in one library, and it seems straight-forward...which I guess is what Apple tries to achieve with most things. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

All songs deleted after creating alternate libraries.

Me and my cousin use the same computer for iTunes, and so we create different libraries for our music by holding shift down after you click the iTunes desktop icon. I quit iTunes normally. I went back in and held shift down and went to go into my library, but when i got there the icon "iTunes Library" was missing. I have no idea how to get it back or restore it. This has been happening for a while and we just keep creating new libraries. I have tried emailing Apple Support with no response. I really need help because this is becoming a big problem and its very annoying. Please help if you can, i would really appreciate it.

Me and my cousin use the same computer for iTunes, and so we create different libraries for our music by holding shift down after you click the iTunes desktop icon
It would be much easier if you simply created a new computer login account for you or your cousing then you won't have to Shift launch iTunes to get your own library.
I have no idea how to get it back or restore it. This has been happening for a while and we just keep creating new libraries
Are you creating new library in the same location as the previous libraries?

Creating Smaller libraries

I'm trying to create smaller libraries (by year) from my master iphoto library. After I've exported (Original) and imported into a new library, the problem is that the imported pictures are listed under one event. And the source photos are not listed by date.
What am I missing?
Clint

Export the Videos
File -> Export: KInd :Original
And if I get around to actually keeping track of really good photos, trips, etc.
That would be what Albums are for, no?
FWIW:
I use Events simply as big buckets of Photos: Spring 08, July - Nov 06 are typical Events in my Library. I use keywords and Smart Albums extensively. I title the pics broadly.
I keyword on a
Who
What
Where basis (The When is in the photos's Exif metadata). I also rate the pics on a 1 - 5 star basis.
Using this system I can find pretty much find any pic in my 45k library in a couple of seconds.
So, for example, I have a batch of pics titled 'Seattle 08' and a typical keywording might include: John, Anne, Landscape, mountain, trees, snow. With a rating included it's so very easy to find the best pics we took at Mount Rainier.
File -> New Smart Album
set it to 'All"
title contains Seattle
keyword is mountain
keyword is snow
rating is 5 stars
Or, want a chronological album of John from birth to today?
New Smart Album
Keyword is John
Set the View options to Sort By Date Ascending
Want only the best pics?
add Rating is greater than 4 stars
The best thing about this system is that it's dynamic. If I add 50 more pics of John to the Library tomorrow, as I keyword and rate them they are added to the Smart Album.
In the end, organisation is about finding the pics. The point is to make locating that pic or batch of pics findable fast. This system works for me.

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