ITunes playlist migration

Hi,
I bought a MacBook Pro 17'' 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and I would like to know if it is possible to mgrate only the playlist that I have created on my iMac G5, or eventualy, only iTunes data & settings.
I still don't have a firewire cable, I'm going to get it today, but with it I could use the Migration Assistant, but is it possible to migrate only that specific application (iTunes) or it works only by bringing on my new MacBook Pro everything which is on my iMac G5 ?
Is it possible to do the same operation with .Mac ?
Thanks & Cheers
Gianni

.Mac is no help. I have to admit that I am not certain, because the first Library was on a PPC, and you now have an Intel machine. There may be 2 ways to do this:
1. Simply drag the entire iTunes folder in your ~/Music folder, or
2. Ask the new iTunes to import the old Library, while the old machine is mounted in Target Mode.
I like the second way better.

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