iTunes+Player

** iTunes Player ** Source List  //**Library**// Your library contains everything you’ve imported and your iTunes Store purchases: music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, iPod games, applications, and ringtones. As your collection grows, you can keep multiple libraries — even save them across more than one hard drive. One click takes you to the iTunes Store. As you buy, iTunes adds the titles to your library. Downloading starts when you click Buy Now in the iTunes Store.
 * //Stores//**

Your iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, and any CDs you’re burning or importing appear under Devices. Click your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV and iTunes shows you a summary of everything on it. Click a CD to check the progress of an import or a burn
 * //Devices//**

Brower

See your iTunes library in a new way. Select Albums in Grid View and iTunes 8 displays your entire music library using cover art. Select Artists, Genres, or Composers and iTunes automatically creates groups of albums based on your selection. Simply skim across a group to see the albums inside, and start playing an album with a single click. Movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks look great in Grid View, too.
 * //Visual Browsing//**

//**Unwatched Videos**// In the new Grid View in iTunes 8, you’ll know instantly which TV show seasons and podcast subscriptions have unwatched episodes. Look for a blue indicator next to the poster art or select New in Grid View to display only podcasts and shows with unwatched episodes.

//**Search**// The moment you start typing in the Search field, iTunes returns results from your library. Your results narrow as your search term gets more specific. And search experts can use Boolean operators for an even more refined search

Playlist

Make your own mix by creating a playlist of the exact songs you want, in the order you want them. Start by clicking the Add (+) button in the lower-left corner. Give your playlist a name. Then simply drag songs into it. Rearrange the order of songs in your playlist by dragging and dropping.
 * //Create a Playlist//**

Have iTunes create a playlist for you based on your desired criteria — like all the rock songs you’ve added to your library in the past month or songs you’ve listened to more than 10 times. iTunes finds the songs that match your rules and creates a playlist that updates itself automatically.
 * // Smart Playlists  //**

**// Organize with Folders //** As you accumulate more and more playlists, consider organizing them in folders. To create a new folder, choose New Folder from the File menu. Double-click a folder to rename it.

Genius The new Genius feature in iTunes 8 creates the perfect playlist. Just select a song, click the Genius button, and iTunes generates a playlist of songs from your library that go great with it. You decide how many songs appear in your Genius playlist — 25, 50, or 100. Refresh your Genius playlist to get new results. Or save your Genius playlist so you always have it.
 * //Genius Playlists[[image:http://images.apple.com/itunes/features/images/genius20080909.jpg width="234" height="185" align="right"]]//**

Turn on the Genius sidebar and discover new music you’ll love. Select a song in your library, and the Genius sidebar shows you great recommendations from the iTunes Store. Preview and buy directly from the sidebar
 * //Genius Sidebar//**

Importing

//**Importing from CDs**//
To import songs from a CD into iTunes, insert the disc in your computer and click Import CD. iTunes saves music from your CDs as high-quality AAC files. If your songs already exist in digital form on your computer, just drag them into your iTunes library. iTunes also converts unprotected WMA files to AAC.

Convert music you import from CDs to other audio formats at bit rates up to 320 Kbps. Access your import settings in the Advanced section of iTunes preferences. You can choose whether music is imported in AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, or WAV format.
 * //Encoding Imported Music//**

//**Retrieving CD Information**//
iTunes searches a database to automatically fill in information about each of your CD albums — song and album name, artist, genre, and so on. All you need is an Internet connection. You can edit the information as you please by choosing Get Info from the File menu.

Music Playback

//**Crossfade Playback**//
Decide how smoothly your songs fade in and out from one track to the next by adjusting Crossfade Playback, located in the Playback pane of iTunes preferences. Choose a fade time between 1 and 12 seconds.

**//Sound Check//**
Some songs and videos in your iTunes library may play louder than others. Enable Sound Check in the Playback pane of iTunes preferences and everything in your library plays at the same volume.

//**Group Works Together**//
If you’re a fan of classical music, you know that certain works — whether symphonies, concertos, operas, or oratorios — should be played together. And they can be with Grouping. Select the tracks you want to group. Choose Get Info from the File menu. Enter the name of the work in the Grouping field and click OK.

**//Visualizer//**
Visualizer is a dynamic visual light show that accompanies your music, and it’s located in the View menu. The new iTunes Visualizer in iTunes 8 is even more mesmerizing. Turn it on and watch light and 3D shapes move to the beat of your music.

//**Repeat Track or Playlist**// The Repeat button is located in the lower-left corner of the iTunes window. Click it once to repeat playback of a playlist. Click twice to repeat playback of a specific track.

//**Equalizer**//
Enhance the sound of your music with the iTunes Equalizer. Located in the Window menu, Equalizer includes 22 presets — Rock, R&B, and Pop, just to name a few. Drag the frequency sliders up and down to adjust a preset or to create your own



//**Song Options[[image:http://images.apple.com/itunes/features/images/musicplayback_miniplayer20080909.jpg width="263" height="61" align="right"]]**//
Select a song in your library and choose Get Info from the File menu. In the Options pane, you’ll find a handful of settings you can apply to just that song. Adjust its volume, assign an equalizer preset, rate it, set the start and stop time. Even tell iTunes to remember the playback position, skip the song in shuffle mode, or include the song as part of a gapless album.

Get iTunes out of the way without stopping the groove. Click the green button in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window, and the window transforms into a mini player. Click the green button again to return the iTunes window to its full size.
 * //iTunes Mini Player//**

//**Party Shuffle**//
The Party Shuffle feature creates a dynamic playlist from either your entire library or a specific playlist. Review upcoming songs to reorder or remove on the fly, or add songs to the mix at any time.

**//Convert a Song to MP3//**
When you import unprotected WMA files or music from CDs, iTunes saves them as AAC files. Easily convert them to MP3 in a few clicks: Select the song you want converted, then choose “Create MP3 Version” from the Advanced menu.

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Sources: "iTunes Player", http://www.apple.com/itunes/features/, accessed Jan 30, 2009.