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iTunes movie not showing

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Edwin the Elder

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May 4, 2005
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Ottawa, Canada
I downloaded a movie. The movie finished downloading but did not appear in my iTunes movies. When I synced with my iPad, it transferred properly and shows up there. I have checked the folder it should be in: Users/myname/lMusic/itunes/itunesmedia/movies. The movie is there and will play. I have used "add to Library" command under iTunes. But it still doesn't show.

any suggestions?
 
What format is the movie file?
Where did you download it from?
Is the folder in your default iTunes Media folder, or another folder you created?
What version of iTunes are you running?
What version of Mac OS X are you running?
 
I checked "Recently Added" and yes it's there. Under info it's already listed as a movie (Mpeg 4). It also shows up under Purchased, but not in Movies.

iTunes 10

OS 10.6.4
 
Movie doesn't show in iTunes list -- fixed

I'm having the same problem.

I imported a movie that I got by ripping one of my DVDs. The item imported into iTunes just fine. It is in the iTunes file directory. And if I look at any of my smart playlists, it is there. However, it is not listed under Movies, TV Shows (or Music or anything else). It doesn't show up anywhere I guess.

I fixed it by doing this:
  1. Find the movie in iTunes by creating a smart playlist (for example, recently added)
  2. Right click the item and click Get Info
  3. Under Options, change Media King from "Movie" to "TV Show" and click Ok
  4. Now do the same thing, but change it back to "Movie"
  5. I also added Album Artwork -- this may also have fixed it
 
*bump*

I'm having a similar problem. I recently replaced the hard drive in my MBP, and subsequently restored from a Time Machine backup. Everything appears to have restored successfully with the sole exception of iTunes. I am unable to import movies since the restore. I have deleted and reinstalled iTunes, which did not resolve the issue. I created a smart playlist "recently added", and the movies I'm attempting to import do not appear there.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

MBP 1.83GHz
Snow Leopard 10.6.3
iTunes 10.1.1

edit: It's probably important to add that these are movies I ripped from DVD using HandBrake, and were not purchased through iTunes.
 
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