Itunes improvement suggestions.

Does anyone have any idea how to link together certain songs. Many albums have songs that were made to play consecutively.
This makes shuffling songs very annoying when they play out of order. It seems to me that Itunes should have a way to link them together such that they look like one song to itunes and also the ipod

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ITunes improvement suggestion

I don't know if this is the proper venue for this sort of thing, but since Apple doesn't seem to want their customers emailing them, and thus hides all their email addresses (Post Purchase Customer Service: "We care how you feel about your product... if you have questions and concerns, let us know!!! <insert cheery happy mac-inspired happy smiley face thingy here>", but then doesn't provide a method of doing so... It's all good, though, I can't email Microsoft, either.). So, I'm putting it here, in case someone that makes decisions reads this thing.
I bought a song tonight, that I haven't heard in something like 25+ years. I didn't know the artist (still don't), so I previewed the long list of near misses in the search results and re-recordings. I found one clip, that was instrumental only, that sounded sort of scratchy, and I thought it was very easy to believe that I had found, THE version I wanted, recorded in the 70's by my reckoning. So I bought it. In any case, it's a little over three minutes of instrumental... no lyrics. Gar!!!
Here's the suggestion: it would rock if songs recorded by the original artist were somehow indicated on the search results list. It would also rock if there were another indicator to show the first release versions, and another to show whether or not the recording is an instrumental or lyrical. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't really give a crap about people hijacking other artist's songs when their own careers are in the dumps... if I'm looking for a song, 99% of the time, I mean I want the one recorded by the original artist, that played on the radio (ie. I hope I never have to hear Dolly Parton's version of Stairway). It should be easier to find those than it currently is.
I mean, at $.99, it's not a big loss that I don't get to hear the words to "In the year 2525" - I'll just buy it again. I'm actually more annoyed at what I had to go through to place my suggestion. An email would have sufficed, not because I'd expect an answer, but because I had a suggestion and just wanted to fire it off. I didn't want to have to go through all this multiple account creation crap just to be sitting here typing this, not knowing if the people that guide the development of iTunes and the Music Store are even going to see it.

Here's a link that should let you e-mail the store. Go to the section on download questions, then click on artists & albums, I believe. Fill out the form at the bottom of the page. iTMS support is by e-mail only. This is also a user to user forum only, so we would have no control over the content of the store.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/
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HT1386 I am trying to sync my ipad3 to my itunes on a pc laptop, the ipad does not show up in the itunes left hand column. an ipod is already synced to the itunes. any suggestions welcome

I am trying to sync my ipad3 to my itunes on a pc laptop, the ipad does not show up in the itunes left hand column. an ipod is already synced to the itunes. any suggestions welcome

Hi lindaasw,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Do you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows installed? I would turn on the sidebar and the menu bar just to make sure you are seeing everything. If the iPhone is still not recognized in iTunes, follow these troubleshooting steps:
iTunes: Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5610
iTunes 11: Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5649
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Cheers,
- Judy

I can't burn a cd of my own created music. I either get the error 4261, or after "Checking media" the process stops and nothing further happens. Have tried different burn speeds and cds. Have re-installed iTunes.Any suggestions please?

I can't burn a cd of my own created music. I either get the error 4261, or after "Checking media" the process stops and nothing further happens. Have tried different burn speeds and cds. Have re-installed iTunes.Any suggestions please?
wm0203

Sounds like the CD drive died. Luckily they cost next to nothing to replace. Or get an external LaCie instead. I have a dual G4 1.25 and the CD drive was always so anemic I use a LaCie Porsche with it.

Improvement Suggestion: Add Animation to Movie Clips in Repositories

Hi there,
I have been trying to post this improvement suggestion by filling-in the corresponding form but it didn't allow me enough characters to describe it correctly. So I am posting it here now and going to reference it in the Improvement Suggestion form...
Currently it's hard to perform a good edit because Adobe Premiere Pro doesn't provide a clip basket showing all available clips running, allowing the user to preview and choose from different takes of the same scene.
I'd like to suggest to animate all movie clips in all repositories, like Media Browser and Project panels, in order to create kind of an animated lightbox.
These clips should be run without audio, in low resolution and, optionally, at a lower framerate, depending on the machine's capabilities and user's preferences.
Clicking (and thereby activating) one of those movie clips should ...
magnify that clip,
enable audio for that clip,
display a timeline,
and display an in-point and an out-point marker.
Using these markers, the user shall be able to limit the preview loop of the clip in that particular repository (e.g. to repetitively monitor only a small scene of the movie clip).
Here's a link to a small movie clip demonstrating the improvement suggestion as a virtual live demonstration:
(While recording I was suffering from a tonsillitis, so the text might be hard to understand from time to time.)

After carrying this thought with me around for a while I'd like to add an update to my original suggestion:
When comparing different takes (= clips) of the same recorded live scenes, the usual editing process while working with Premiere Pro would be to drill down on the take that's supposed to be inserted into the sequence. So if there were 8 takes of the same scene, first there would be 8 clips to compare, then 7, 6, 5, 4... until the final clip is found.
In the course of the comparison process it would be very helpful to be able to "switch off" those takes that have been decided not to be used. So I'd like to update my suggestion to provide the following additional features:
Each preview clip should provide a play/pause feature. So playback shall be switched on and off individually for each of the preview clips.
As mentioned in my original suggestion, when activated (zoomed), the preview should provide buttons for manipulating that clip preview's playback. Originally I suggested a Play Audio button (with a speaker symbol).
I now, additionally, suggest to add a Play/Pause button to an activated (zoomed) clip preview. If playback is active, that button should display a Pause icon. If playback is paused, the same button should display a Play icon.
Given that, an active preview would be displayed something like this:
After a clip has been selected for an insert, the next editing step would be to search a clip from the repository for the next insertion into the sequence. So all tracks would be back in the game.
So there should be a new menu item, resuming playback of all preview clips in the repository: "Edit > Preview > Play all clips".
If the user wants to concentrate on the Program Montitor video, he/she should be able to pause all preview clips. So I suggest the should be a new menu item complementing the previous one: "Edit > Preview > Pause all clips".
Some people might prefer not to see any animation in the repositories at all. For them there should be a new option available in Premiere Preferences to pause all preview clips by default (this setting would equal to the current behaviour).
The user might want to concentrate on a single preview clip and just want to have this single clip being played back when activated (zoomed).
So I suggest there should also be a Solo option available.
By holding the [CTRL] key down while clicking the Play/Pause button suggested in provision #1, all preview clips should be paused and the currently active (zoomed) preview clip should be played back alone.
In my suggestion I have been focussing on using Premiere Pro with the mouse. But there should be keyboard shortcuts available for all these actions, too.

I'm getting an error code 9 when trying to restore apple tv 2 thru iTunes any suggestions?

I'm getting an error code 9 when trying to restore apple tv 2 thru iTunes any suggestions? the error comes up when itunes tries to verify the update. I hook the apple tv back to tv and says I need to connect to itunes. the original problem was the power went out and the apple tv light kept blinking. I tried restarting it but would not work. Any Suggetstions? Thank you.

Try again tomorrow. All Apple servers are undergoing a huge number of hits. I think tomorrow or even the next day, all upgrade and activation servers will be in better shape.
Any time millions of people want to do exactly the same thing online, there's always trouble, LOL.

How do i submit a product improvement suggestion

How do I submit a product improvement suggestion for the iPhone?

Apple does not accept input from the general public. They advise AGAINST it.
http://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/policies/ideas.html
Apple or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new or improved products or technologies, product enhancements, processes, materials, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not submit any unsolicited ideas, original creative artwork, suggestions or other works (“submissions”) in any form to Apple or any of its employees. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when Apple’s products or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Apple. If, despite our request that you not send us your ideas, you still submit them, then regardless of what your letter says, the following terms shall apply to your submissions.
TERMS OF IDEA SUBMISSION
You agree that: (1) your submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of Apple, without any compensation to you; (2) Apple may use or redistribute the submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (3) there is no obligation for Apple to review the submission; and (4) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential.
PRODUCT FEEDBACK
Apple does, however, welcome your feedback regarding many areas of Apple’s existing business. If you want to send us your feedback, and we hope you do, we simply request that you send it to us using the form found at www.apple.com/contact, or you can choose from the many other listed areas for your feedback. Please provide only specific feedback on Apple’s existing products or marketing strategies; do not include any ideas that Apple’s policy will not permit it to accept or consider. It’s just one more way that Apple can learn how to best satisfy your needs.
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Hi, in my older Itunes version next to my library I had Itunes "Genius" suggesting songs. I don't have it anymore

Hi, in my older Itunes version next to my library I had Itunes "Genius" suggesting songs. I don't have it anymore. Hpw do I reset it?

Go to iTunes prefs, general, Genius checkbox. It should be checked if you want it. Is it? If so, go to the Sidebar and look for Genius (should appear near SHARED or ITUNES DJ). Click it. Does it have a button for "turn on Genius"? If so, click that.

ITunes Improvement or Feature Suggestions

What I would like to see is iTunes have a display window that shows the song lyrics in beat with the song, much like a Karaoke machine. That would be so cool since Karaoke is huge - especially overseas in the Asian and European markets. There is currently nothing like that out there and you could even download that Karaoke content to say the Video iPod. (and if I were in the Apple marketing department I would call the Video iPod the Apple ViP instead. There must be a trademark on that already 'cause I know the creative thinkers at Apple would have gotten that if they could have...)
Anyway, some features I would like to see iTunes add in future versions. Thank you Apple.

What I would like to see is iTunes have a display window that shows the song lyrics in beat with the song, much like a Karaoke machine. That would be so cool since Karaoke is huge - especially overseas in the Asian and European markets. There is currently nothing like that out there and you could even download that Karaoke content to say the Video iPod. (and if I were in the Apple marketing department I would call the Video iPod the Apple ViP instead. There must be a trademark on that already 'cause I know the creative thinkers at Apple would have gotten that if they could have...)
Anyway, some features I would like to see iTunes add in future versions. Thank you Apple.

ITunes DJ suggestion (looking for feedback)

Firstly, I HAVE sent this in as a suggestion already, but I am looking for feedback and suggestions from any of you to improve this.
I just got into using iTunes DJ, and I think it is great. The only problem I have is the lack of simplicity to request songs. Not dealing with the wireless aspect (iPhones), DJ seems like it could be simplified rather than searching around different sections of iTunes, right clicking, dragging/dropping, whatever. This problem can arise when you are using this application for a party, and just anyone can walk up to request a song. Not everyone will know how it works, so they could easily search around and accidentally double click a song, defeating the purpose of DJ. Instead, why not just have a "view browser" option inside DJ, but with a few tweaks to go along with this specific application. The main change would be viewing "songs" in the browser along with "artist", "album", etc. Another difference, would be that these songs cannot be double clicked in order to solve the double clicking issue. Once the song is selected, there is a "request" button that, once pushed, it goes right into the queue just like any other meathod. This route, there is no leaving DJ. It can always stay right on the same page. Now, while some might not run into these kind of problems, it will still streamline the request feature a lot smoother for everyone. Lastly, Since DJ can have a selected source, such as a specific playlist, the browser should have one as well. This would be nice if you want to allow your guests to select any song, but have the main source of DJ play from a certain playlist. I have taken the liberty to edit a quick version of what I think it could look like. I would appreciate any feedback.
Oh, and i thought of a random button as well, but didnt know what it should look like or how it would work specifically.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a257/kaptnsassypants/iTunes.jpg
I can post a higher quality if needed.

I thought I might give some updated information based on my current findings. It seems like it is actually a proximatey problem. Taking my computer closer to the unit seems to resolve the problem, but it is definately not out of range where I was trying to transmit from. I was still getting almost a full signal. Has anyone else had the same problem with the range not being very good?

IPod Classic won't sync and crashes iTunes. Suggestions?

Hi, hopefully someone can help me!
I have a 80GB iPod classic for 3/4 years, never had any syncing issues until now that weren't fixable by a reset.
However a few days ago I was at my parents' house and charged my iPod using their computer. The first time there was the standard message "This iPod is synced with another library" etc etc but subsequently it crashed iTunes. It was recognised by the computer as a portable media device, all the normal folders were there etc.
Now that I'm with my regular laptop, I'm having the same issues but have realised that the iPod won't sync. It crashes iTunes when it's connected and when I disconnect the iPod, should iTunes works but it displays the message: "The iPod cannot be synced. The required folder could not be found"
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I've tried updated my iTunes software and resetting the iPod (pushing menu and centre), but neither has had an effect.
Edit: I should add that since charging the iPod on the other computer, I have also had issues with the click wheel, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks in advance!
thomond

help?

AppleTV no longer appearing in iTunes. Suggestions?

Let me start off this post by saying that I work as a computer programmer, so I'm not unfamiliar with following support guides, etc. So with that said, please don't tell me to follow Apple Support for this, as I've done every single step out there.
I have a new AppleTV connected to my TV via HDMI. Everything was up and running just fine, I had over 100 gigs of music synced up to it, and then, after the latest iTunes 7.3 upgrade, it stopped recognising the device.
I have tried everything at this point, short of completely reinstalling the OS.
Closed & reopened iTunes, check.
Reinstall iTunes, check.
Restart computer, check.
Reboot router, check.
Try a different router, check.
Force DHCP release & renew, check.
Restore ATV to factory spec, check.
Pick new iTunes library, check.
Turn on port forwarding for UDP 5353, etc., check.
Place computer in DMZ, turn off all anti-virus & firewalls, check.
It just never shows up.
ATV gets on my network just fine, I can watch YouTube videos & movie trailers without a hitch, I've tried resyncing to a new iTunes library, etc., it simply doesn't work.
The only thing that has changed is iTunes, and since I cannot find an older copy, I can't try an older version to see if it appears in iTunes prior to 7.3.2 again.
Any suggestions? I am simply out of ideas and have spent hours trying to figure this out. I'm at the point where I'm about to either defenestrate it or sell it on eBay.

Hi Brad,
I saw that thread previously, unfortunately it didn't help me.
When I go to the Sources menu on ATV, my options are "Connect to new iTunes" and "Syncing". If I select the latter, per your instructions from AppleCare, the only option I get is, "Turn On Syncing". If I select that, I get a new passcode to enter into iTunes, but ATV never appears in iTunes to enter in that code.
I do not have "Change iTunes Library" as an option.
Furthermore, the ATV tab under iTunes Preferences does not have an ATV listed in the "The following ATVS are allowed to connect to iTunes" menu.
I am at my wits end with this device, I simply haven't the patience for trying every possible combination of activities to try and make this work.
Anyone interested in a 160 GB AppleTV?

I get error 2324 when trying to update itunes. Suggestions?

I get error code 2324 when trying to install the latest itunes. Any suggestions?

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, need to revert to an older version or want to try the iTunes for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) release as a workaround for installation or performance issues, or compatibility with QuickTime or third party software.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there are also links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.
tt2

How do you make an itunes feature suggestion to Apple?

I'm trying to find a place to make an itunes feature suuggestion to Apple, but all I seem to be able to find is a "request music" link...
If this is the only place, then here is my suggestion...
I am a video editor and I use itunes to play my music, but also to audition sound effects and production music tracks. But when I do a shuffle play of my entire library, I don't really want to hear these sfx and songs (or the audiobooks I've taken from an audiobook CDs).
Therefore, I think it would be useful if there was some kind of "flag" that said "this is not a song" or "don't include in shuffle".
Alternatively, what would be great for me, is if itunes could have multiple libraries, then I could have a normal music library, a sfx and production music library and an audiobook library.
Anyway, I guess I can dream.
Chris.

The iTunes feedback is confusing indeed. I use the general Feedback page to report bugs and to do suggestions.
They assure that the messages will be read, but you won't get a reply.
As this is a user-to-user forum, it is highly unlikely your suggestions will be read by Apple employees (except moderators).
You can exclude songs from shuffling by checking 'Skip when Shuffling' in the 'Options' tab of the Info window (Get Info of a song; shortcut: command-I)
Unfortunately, you can only do this song by song.
Using this script, you can enable/disable 'Skip when Shuffling' of all selected songs.
You could put the songs/sfx in a playlist, select them all (command-A) and run the script.
To run multiple libraries, you can choose between these two applications:
iTunes Library Manager and Libra.
Although not real instant switchable libraries, both apps. can create multiple 'iTunes Library' files, which enables you to have separate libraries for all kinds of files.
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

Problem in code and improvement suggestion

Hi
I need to have improvement in below program but not sure if there is any major issue in performance of this program.
as the date being selected is huge ,but need to know how much we can imrove this program as far as performance is concerned.
select 1
SELECT matnr INTO (lt_zmatloc-/bic/zcmatloc)
FROM /sapapo/matkey
WHERE matnr IN prod_sel.
itotal-mat_no = lt_zmatloc-/bic/zcmatloc.
APPEND itotal.
ENDSELECT.
SORT itotal ASCENDING.
DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM itotal COMPARING mat_no.
select 2
LOOP AT itotal into lw_itotal.
SELECT SINGLE * INTO lw_matkey FROM /sapapo/matkey WHERE matnr = lw_itotal.
PERFORM get_lanes.
PERFORM compute_attr.
ENDLOOP.
form get lanes is as below
SELECT locfr locto matid INTO (lt_trprod-locfr, lt_trprod-locto, lt_trprod-matid)
FROM /sapapo/trprod
WHERE matid = lw_matkey-matid AND estkz = 'S'.
ilanes-locfr = lt_trprod-locfr.
ilanes-locto = lt_trprod-locto.
ilanes-matid = lt_trprod-matid.
APPEND ilanes.
ENDSELECT.
FORM compute_attr is as below
LOOP AT ilanes.
SELECT locno INTO lw_locparent FROM /sapapo/loc WHERE locid = ilanes-locfr.
ENDSELECT.
SELECT SINGLE matnr INTO lw_matnr FROM /sapapo/matkey WHERE matid = ilanes-matid.
SELECT locno INTO lw_locchild FROM /sapapo/loc WHERE locid = ilanes-locto.
ENDSELECT.
iattr-version = '000'.
iattr-zclocno = lw_locchild.
iattr-zcmatnr = lw_matnr.
iattr-zbod_lvl = low_lvl.
iattr-zbod_prnt = lw_locparent.
APPEND iattr.
MODIFY /lgc/ssbod_attr FROM iattr.
iattr-version = '000'.
iattr-zclocno = lw_locparent.
iattr-zcmatnr = lw_matnr.
iattr-zbod_lvl = high_lvl.
APPEND iattr.
ENDLOOP.
SORT iattr ASCENDING.
DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM iattr COMPARING ALL FIELDS.
MODIFY /lgc/ssbod_attr FROM iattr.
please suggest what more performance impr can be done on this and how much will it can improve the selection or fetching from database.. by %wise
regards
Arora

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You should do some analysis and post the results
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And please clean up your old posts
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