adding metadata without adding to itunes?

[DaveDurden]

Hey.

I really like the way iFlicks works but...

I have all my videos already in iTunes compatible formats and just
want to add metadata using iFlicks, but not adding it to iTunes,
because it always creates a new video files (even the reference option
creates a new file). I just want it to add the metadata to the
existing video files so i can add the movies to iTunes manually.

I tried MetaX but I think it sucks, because it just looks for metadata
from amazon...

Is there any way to do this with iFlicks?

Thanks in advance for any answers and sorry for my bad english ;)

Christian

[stardustgirl]

I'm pretty new to iFlicks as well, but am using it like you... just to
add metadata, then manually add it to iTunes.

If you go to the Preferences menu in iFlicks, click on the iTunes tab
in there, and there should be a button to select "Do Not Add Video To
iTunes" right at the top.

-Maureen

[DaveDurden]

Thank you stardustgirl!

But unfortunately that's not the perfect solution for my problem.
This prevents iFlicks from adding the movie to iTunes, but it still
creates a new video file and adds no metadata to the existing video
file.

I just want iFlicks to add the metadata to the existing video file,
but I think this is not possible, is it?
:/

[Jendrik Bertram]

On 03.12.2009, at 00:06, DaveDurden wrote:

> Hey.
>
> I really like the way iFlicks works but...
>
> I have all my videos already in iTunes compatible formats and just
> want to add metadata using iFlicks, but not adding it to iTunes,
> because it always creates a new video files (even the reference option
> creates a new file).

Are your videos QuickTime Movies or just iTunes compatible?

> I just want it to add the metadata to the
> existing video files so i can add the movies to iTunes manually.

Why do you want to add the video to iTunes manually, if iFlicks can do the job for you?

There is one way to do this. First you need to go to the iFlicks Preferences and select the iTunes tab. There you need to activate the "Keep compatible videos in current location" option. If you now add QuickTime Movies to iFlicks and select the "Flatten to QuickTime Movie" preset iFlicks will write the changes directly to the video file.

Another options is to add the videos to iTunes manually and use the iTunes script menu to let iFlicks update the metadata.

> I tried MetaX but I think it sucks, because it just looks for metadata
> from amazon...
>
> Is there any way to do this with iFlicks?
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers and sorry for my bad english ;)

No worries. You can always write me in German if that makes things easier for you.

> Christian
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[solaner]

Hallo,

würde die Frage gerne nochmal aufgreifen: wie bekomme ich die
Metadaten zu einem bereits in iTunes abgelegten Film dazu gespeichert,
wenn ich gleichzeitg noch Änderungen an den Inhalten vornehmen will.
Hintergrund ist, daß ich bereits eine umfangreiche Sammlung habe und
covers und Inhaltsbeschreibung bislang behelfsmäßig über die
"Information" in itunes "per hand" hinzugefügt habe.
Ich würde gerne meinen deutschen Text und ggfs. mein cover belassen
und die restlichen Daten aus der TMDB nehmen. Wenn ich "update
metadata of selected using GUI" nutze, kann ich die Änderungen zwar
vornehmen, bekomme es aber nicht ohne einen convertierungsvorgang
abgespeichert. Oder übersehe ich irgendetwas??

Danke im voraus

gruß
solaner

[Jendrik Bertram]

Welches Dateiformat haben die Videos in iTunes?

> Danke im voraus
>
> gruß
> solaner
>