General ipod

I have music on my ipod which isnt on my library meaning my ipod is not backed up. I have 2200 songs on 'ipod' but only 1100 songs in my library. how do I balance the two?
Ihave the u2 special edition ipod (not colour). what generation is that? I want to buy an itrip for ipod so have access to radio, is griffins best?

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Is it possible to have songs remaining on a playlist after deleting them off the general ipod??

My leaving cert is coming up and i have created a french playlist on my ipod touch, but i dont wont the eighty-somehting tracks on my general ipod, coming on after bands like metallica and guns n roses, but i want to keep them on the playlist! so can i just have them on the playlist and no where else on the ipod???!!

No, They Have To Have A Location To Be Able To Add To A Playlist, Deleting Them Will Delete The Location.

General iPod Touch/iPhone App Question

This is a general question but I'm going to ask it in this thread since I have an iPod Touch.
I bought an iPod Touch primarily for music. Now that it has games and apps that I'm actually starting to use, I'm running into a problem.
I use my iPod Touch in transit and often want to listen to music while playing games. As far as I can tell, there is no general setting for applications to not hijack my regular music. Am I correct? Some games don't do this, but many do. It's really annoying to be listening to a great song and then the iPod touch app decides to take over my music and stop it from playing.
To rephrase, is there a way to universally mute all application games/sounds on the iPod Touch or the iPhone and prioritize the actual ... erm, music?

I left this issue alone for awhile, but I'm downloading more applications with this problem.
My question: is this against Apple's SDK rules? Shouldn't the application not interfere with music play? This is especially obvious with applications like Crash Bandicoot which not only runs an application -- it also imposes a video before the application's run.
I've contacted several developers and all of these developers have been unresponsive thus far. I emailed VGmobile.com, for example (makers of Crash Bandcoot), 4 times in the last month, and they have not yet acknowledged the problem or promise to resolve it.
At this point, perhaps my recourse is to contact Apple to get these apps pulled if this is indeed against Apple's SDK rules. I'd love to know if there's any wording in the development kit that says that these games should not affect other functions of the iPod, or whatever.
I'm sorry to resort to these methods, but nobody seems to be listening to this concern. Do you know how annoying it was for me this past week on two 5-hour plane flights to listen to the same redundant music of a game when I could have listened to the variety of music I had stored on my, erm, music player?! I can't get the lame music of Diner Dash out of my head.
I don't understand why this isn't self-explanatory. Above all else, the iPod Touch is a music player. Music should be prioritized. I'm really surprised that common sense isn't prevailing here.

Changes to audio book import / general iPod accessibility

I find it really frustrating that I had to pay for 3rd party software to be able to easily put CDs of audio books into the Audio Books folder of iTunes and my iPod. Why doesn't Apple address this issue in their next iTunes update?
Sarah
PS. Are there any products that would make an iPod more accessible to visually impaired people, perhaps by speaking the names of albums etc as you scroll down?

SarahD22 wrote:
I had to pay for 3rd party software to be able to easily put CDs of audio books into the Audio Books folder of iTunes and my iPod.
Why?
http://aldoblog.com/audiobooks/itunes/importing-audio-cds/

Advice for general iPod use?

I need some help - ive havent had my iPod for a year and ive sent it back theree times. Ive had the folder! sign but now im getting the sad iPod. Is there something im doing wrong EVERY time. After reading the boards ive been use firewire to update with my WinXp machine? It always seems that the hard drive is having problems reading the disks inside?
Whats the best way to just use the iPod normally without breaking it everytime!!
Thanks

I think charlieXX is asking for things like: (for example) after you've downloaded a podcast and pushed it onto the iPod via iTunes do you Eject the iPod using iTunes eject, or eject using the XP device eject icon in the system tray or (another example) You go jogging five miles over rough ground while listening to the iPod every morning.
I'm guessing but it sounds like there is a problem with the format of the iPod drive. As you've had the machine replaced several times already it is unlikely to be a fault in the iPod hardware - the disk format may getting damaged in use; when you are updating it or when you are playing it. If you were not already using firewire someone would suggest changing to it as it is seen to be more reliable, but a comms issue might also be the source of your recurring problems.

General Ipod question?

Does anyone have any good solutions for fixing all the scratches that appear on the screen of an ipod. I know i should have gotten a case for it or something but all cash went to buying the ipod first. So any ideas?

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General iPod question - while charging

Hi, you may think i'm stupid but i'll ask anyway. I didnt think i could listen to my iPod while it was charging but i just hit eject ipod and the bolt was still there while i was listening. Is it still charging my iPod? How much longer does it take to fully charge my iPod if i do this? (P. S i only got my iPod about 2 weeks ago hence the dumb question)
Thanks.

Well, let's figure out the math. You iPod's battery can last about 14 hours fully charged, and takes 4 hours to charge. I don't know the exact formula, but probably about 3 or 4 hours more.
Edit: I think I know the math. 4/14 = 28.5%, .285 X 4 = 1.14, .14 X 60 = 8.4. So, 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 24 seconds.

How do I transfer my iPod songs & playlists to a new computer?

Hi there:
First here's the situation. I've got iTunes 7.71 on my MacBook Pro and I've got a huge music library (approx 256 GB) that I keep on an external firewire drive. (In case it matters, the overwhelming majority of stuff in the library consists of MP3 rips from my CD collection-- very little is from the iTunes store).
I also have a 60 GB color display iPod that I use to listen to tunes when I'm at the gym, on planes, etc. Since my whole iTunes library does NOT fit on that, I don't try to synch my whole library to the iPod, but just a few selected playlists (which I keep in a playlist folder called "iPod playlists"), which total about 50 GB of songs.
OK, got that? Now: here's the challenge:
I just started work at a new job and I would really like to be able to transfer the iPod part of my library to the (Windows) machine I have there... the songs/playlists, etc. (I don't want/need all 256 GB of my library there... and in fact, I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be enough room on the machine for it. Also, I don't want to just plug in my iPod or an iPod dock and play from that, as I really like all the additional sorting functionality that iTunes offers, and frankly, I just know I'd leave my iPod at work half the time and be kicking myself for it at the gym..)
So: How do I do this? I searched around among the support documents and found very detailed instructions on how one can use an iPod to transfer a WHOLE library from one computer to another (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329). But that's not what I want to do here-- and the size of my main library precludes it. I just want to transfer the part of my library that I put on my iPod to my work machine.
There ought to be an easy way to do this, I think-- but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone out there please point me to info on how this can be done? Or just tell me? Thanks!

Although my question has not yet been answered, I have since discovered that I asked on too specific of a forum. I have re-posted it on the general iPod forum and will shortly be marking this thread as answered to avoid confusion.
The new version of this post is it at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1737777
Please post any responses there.

Problem: Uploading Video To iPod

Ok here's the issue. 8 times out of 10 when I connect my iPod via USB, it does not give me the option to upload video to my iPod. I would click on the "iPod Options" where you can select Automatically update this and that... and I only see four standard options (Music PodCast Contacts Notes). 2 out of 10 times, it would give me the other options (Photos Videos) and then I can upload videos no problem. But the majority of time, it does not give me this option. I have to continue to remove the iPod from the USB repeatedly until I luckily happen to land on a time when it will allow me to upload video.
And when, during that 8 out of 10 times when I don't get the option to upload video, it removes all video from the iPod so I can no longer view them! How can I get this thing consistant!
Why is this happening? How can I get this thing to be consistant in allowing me to upload videos?

hiya!
... okay ... this might be a symptom of a USB connection issue. if your USB connection is flaky to precisely the right degree, itunes can sometimes actually see a video ipod (or a nano) ... but it misidentifies it as an earlier version of ipod (without some of the capabilities of the nano, or the video ipod). sometimes, for example, this can cause the photo tab to go missing in the ipod preferences in itunes.
does the ipod icon in the itunes sourcelist look any different during the times you do get video capability from the times when you don't? if so, you might have one of these weird misidentification issues.
if so, some of the general ipod/USB-troubleshooting techniques might be useful:
Using USB to connect iPod
Tips for charging iPod and connecting to your computer
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IPod shows no music, iTunes no longer reads iPod

I have a 4th generation 40gig iPod (non-colour). Yesterday, I plugged it into my MacBookPro, it loaded my iTunes, and I manually added a couple of songs and made a new iPod playlist. I then spent some time going through my old iPod playlists and listened to a bunch of music directly from my iPod. When I was done, I hit the eject button in iTunes, waited for the "DO NOT DISCONNECT" message to disappear, and disconnected my iPod. When I did so, I found that it was completely devoid of music. I tried plugging it back into my computer, and I was met with a message telling me that iTunes cannot read my iPod, and a suggestion to restore my iPod from the summary window.
My music is not all in one place, after switching computers a few times, so I'd prefer to avoid restoring, if at all possible. Not only that, but my playlists are really valuable to me. I want to get those back. I have accessed my iPod on my desktop and it shows me that I have 10 gigs of space left, plus I accessed the hidden folders under "iPod_controls" that shows a bunch of .mp3 files, so I know that SOMETHING is still there. I tried using Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery, but I could only run it in the setting that scanned for file types, and it only recovered about 1/5th of my music (I don't think it recovered any playlist files, either). I have seen the article about manually copying files from the iPod onto a hard drive, but it seems to only cover the actual music files. Is there any way I can manually copy the library-specific files so that I can retain my playlists, at the very least?

And I clearly have posted this in the wrong section. Sorry. I always think of my iPod as a "classic" and I forget that it's actually not the same thing as an older iPod. I'm reposting this in the general iPod board.

All files on new iPod are grayed out when connected and viewed in iTune 7.6

I just bought a new 80GB iPod classic. I have been able to get everything loaded and it works fine (I have to get used to the new interface but that's OK). What is odd is that when I click on "music" on the now fully loaded iPod contents list of some 1,500 songs, all of then a grayed out and I cannot do any sort of renaming/re-arranging/deletion whatsoever. No doubt this is a simple setting that I am just not hip to. It did ask me to update to iPod software 1.1.1 when I put it in and I did.
Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Theo

Sounds like your iPod is in auto-sync mode, which greys out the contents and won't let you change things. That's normal since you're expected to make such changes to your iTunes library and re-sync your iPod to capture the changes.
If you want to manage the contents directly on the iPod, you need to select the option "Manually manage music and video", found on the general iPod summary when you connect to iTunes.

Which format is the best for ipods?

I am just curious that which format (ACC,mp3, apple lossless...etc) is the best choice for a general ipod with respect to quality and space wise?

Terence,
As far as AAC vs. mp3 are concerned, have a look at:
Jeff Bryan, "AAC or mp3- better?" #1, 01:36pm Sep 5, 2005 CDT
Apple Lossless is a different kettle of fish. Here's some information courtesy of King Cole that was originally posted by Sparky the wUnderdog:
CDs take approximately 10MB per minute of music; Apple Lossless takes 5MB/minute; LAME insane takes 2.5MB/min; AAC or MP3 at 256kbps take 2MB/min; and iTunes Store files (AAC@128kbps) take 1MB/min. At these rates, a 20GB iPod (really 18.6GB) can hold anywhere from 30 hours to over 300 hours of music. (iPod marketers express this potential playback capacity as "songs," figuring 4 minutes per song--thus 300 hours at 128kbps = 4500 "songs.") You will need to listen to samples ripped with different bitrates and codecs to determine the optimum tradeoff point for you between quality & quantity. It's worth taking some time to do this at the start as it sure beats reripping everything in your collection 2 or 3 times to get it right later.
As I like to say,
i Listen to your ears
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2 Problems with iPod Mini

well, I recently encountered 2 problems with my iPod Mini.
#1- It says the battery is charged, but dies out as soon as I start to play a song
-And-
#2- (the reason I joined this forum) just about 4 minutes ago, The screen has that black Apple logo on it, but it stays there forever. I reset it, but when the logo appears, it still stays there. I plugged it into my computer, and the logo is still there. It dosent respont what so ever. I cant even turn it off. Please tell me how to fix it.
"HOORA!"
Thanks- Marine

For your battery issue:
If your iPod is old, the battery is probably just worn out and needs replaced.
After about 400 charge cycles, the battery is only able to hold up to 80% of its charge. After even further charge cycles, the battery can hold less and less.
Read more about it at these pages:
iPod Battery FAQ
Getting the most from your iPod battery
General iPod battery information
If your iPod is out of warranty, Apple can replace your iPod with the same model and a new battery for $59 and $6.95 for shipping. If it is in warranty, there will be no service charge, but there may be a shipping fee.
For Apple to replace your battery, go here:
http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
3rd parties can also replace your battery with a generic battery for lower costs. They also sell DIY kits so you can replace it yourself, and never have to send it in.
Note that those Support articles are a tad outdated, so while their information is about the same, exact number figures may be off (Example: they say battery life can last 8-12 hours. New models can last about twice to three times that.)
For your second issue: (I don't have a premade message for this :P )
It sounds like the formatting messed up or the hard drive is failing. Reset it again, and as soon as the Apple logo pops up, hold the center and Play/Pause buttons until it goes into Disk Mode (if it doesn't get into disk mode, you really have problems, likely with your motherboard). If it gets into Disk Mode, plug it into a computer and use iTunes to restore it.
Try that and let me know how that works for you.

IPod video 30GB won't copy videos

2 questions:
(1) I have my songs in iTunes library and ipod in perfect sync, but the videos in the Library won't be copied into ipod. However, if I delete all the songs, then I can copy the videos into my iPod and they play perfectly.
(2) Unlike video, I don't see any folder labeled as 'photo' in iTune, how do I copy my photos into iTune?
Thanks.

Have you tried getting into the preferences menu? Go to Edit, then the very bottom should be preferences. Inside the preferences menu there are tabs, "General, Ipod, Sharing etc..." Connect your ipod to your computer, then under the Ipod tab they will have more tabs, "Music, Podcasts, Videos, Photos etc..." To import photos go to the photos tab and go from there, to import videos you need to make sure that under the videos tab "Automatically Update all videos" is selected. Try that????

An update after a few weeks burn in period of my iPod HiFi

Hello all,
Today, the long Easter Holiday started, so I told myself why not have a good relax holiday with listening to my iPod, I connected my iPod with my Goldmund reference stereo system and a pair of B&W 800 speakers. Humm ... not very impressive, I understood all the music on my iPod were compressed files, they were far behind from the music played from a CD, and I was wrong that by connecting with a good Stereo system would improve the iPod's sound quality a lot. So a bit disappointed, after listening a couple of songs, I switched the system off. Instead, I plug my iPod with my iPod HiFi, let it played as a background music and reading the book "iCon Steve Jobs".
What a prefect match between iPod with the iPod HiFi, playing the compressed music files with no complain.

Good morning, my friend.
Yeah, the price is higher than Bose sounddock or Jbl's products.
For Bose and JBL - I classified them a higher grade computer speakers or at a level same as Mini Stereo.
But iPod HiFi is totally different level, (I do not ever say that it is around the audiophile level). Its sound great and it can fill a room as big as 200 square foot room easily.
Please read this post - hope can give you some light
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=410169&tstart=15
In general, iPod HiFi is perfectly match with iPod, it is one of my best investment, and one of best speaker for background music.
You would not believe that I spent US$2000 for a pair of B&O speakers 3 years ago, for the purpose of connecting with my iPod, I am thinking now to sell this B&O in secondary market, as I would much prefer with iPod HiFi - But again, I am just talking of playing the iPod's compressed music files.

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