Need Help Choosing Tag & Rename Software

I'm looking for a T&R software that not only works well with iTunes, But also *writes the changes back to the playList.*
If you change something in the song file name then the play list may not work if it's not changed to match?
I'm manually managing my music.
Thanks for any advice

It might all become clear if you just experiment a little with your library. For example create a playlist and call it Test. Drag & drop an album from Music onto that playlist, select the playlist, then a track, Get Info and make a minor edit e.g. put a word in caps. Now go back to the main Music section and find the album - the word you put in caps will be in caps. There is only ONE file. There can be many references to it from different playlists. If you update information then it's changed no matter which route you use to find it.
I've obviously complicated things by discussing Smart Playlists at this stage. A Smart Playlist is one whose contents are set by rules rather than manual drag and drop. One such playlist could be called Comedy with the fairly obvious rule *Genre is Comedy*. Once you have created such a playlist you might be looking through your collection and discover you have a "Weird Al" album you feel is misclassified as Rock. If you select the album, Get Info., change the Genre to Comedy and click OK then the album will become automatically included in the Comedy playlist.
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PS. Yes Meg, I suspect that the "someone" you noticed was me. I've mentioned MediaMonkey in another of micro32's threads here.
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> 1) Does the “Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously” option
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> 1c) If I turn this option on to help with RAM previews,
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would the 12" be able to handle pro level graphic and audio work?
OR
I also have the option of a mint secondhand 17" powerbook with 1.67ghz, 1.5gb ram, 100gb 5400 rpm harddrive, 128mb video ram. price: $2500 CAD
The 17" is huge!! I think it will hinder my portabilty. I have never used a 17" p.book on the go so I cannot say for sure. Input from anyone who uses a 17" in and around the city would be greatly appreciated. But a 17" would increase work productivity due to the availabilty of space for palettes, etc? Or screen size doesn't really make a big deal, its only a matter of getting used to any screen size?
I need a machine badly, so which machine would you guys recommend me to buy. A 12" or a 15" or 17". Since I am going to be buying old technology I will have to upgrade in 2 years time. By buying a 12" I save $1000. But if a 12" is going to be a nuisance because of its small screen size and slower performance then I don't mind buying a 15".
Thanks in advance,
Rgrds,
usman

"PPC machines will be outdated come 2007. At that point software will start appearing Intel only and the PPC will slowly whither away."
The PPC will eventually start to disappear, yet I highly doubt it's going to be useless in 2007. Technically, every computer is outdated as soon as a new one is released. That doesn't mean, it won't be supported though. Apple announced, they'll be supporting Power PC for a long time and Universal binaries will certainly help. You don't know what Adobe et al. are up to, but they couldn't afford loosing the existing PPC base by introducing Intel-only versions in 2007. Imagine buying a Quad G5 workstation today, you'd certainly want it to last longer than 10 months.
Buying a 12" PB seems reasonable to me (as I've just done so), especially when you need:
"Audio Production using Pro Tools HD, Cubase SX 3.0 with ALL Plugins, After Effects 6.5, Web Design - Dreamweaver - Flash, Photoshop - Colour Correction and Hi Res Scanning and Re Touching, Illustrator, 3D - Maya, MAX/Msp."
I think horrorgram has taken a very good approach, considering the availability of Intel Pro apps today and within the next few months.
" I have decided to get the 12" (max upgrades) instead of the 15" (max upgrades). Portability is priority at the momement and I save 1K. Plan on draggin it for 2 years then acquiring a dual-core. "

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