Help...need to shrink iTunes as running out of HDD space

[aswitcher]

Wow that looks like a monster. I hadn't seen this one before. I don't know how fast USB 2.0 is over FW 400 but if it is a lot faster you should go with with the triple interface one. This seems to be a tough call. Although I just find it to be a tad big. If you don't carry it around, ok, but still this thing seems huge. I'd say if you need the size(500GB) which I wouldn't and if you need the extra speed go for it. But if you do a lot of transfering between the DV Cam and your drive AND if USB 2.0 is a lot faster than FW400 go with the other one(or if you just don't like the size, like I )
Glad I already made the decision. Choice is tough sometimes.
If you need any more input or thoughts on that I will put more into it.

USB2.0 is 480 versus 400 for FW400, so not that much faster.

USB would be to give me another option and given my camera is only FW400 I dont think its too much of an issue to not go with the extreme range

I was looking at the 250 gig tripple port not the 500...far to exy.

 

[Diatribe]

USB2.0 is 480 versus 400 for FW400, so not that much faster.

USB would be to give me another option and given my camera is only FW400 I dont think its too much of an issue to not go with the extreme range

I was looking at the 250 gig tripple port not the 500...far to exy.

Yep, that sums it up nicely. Just use the FW800 to access the files. For what it is good for if you'd really need to you could carry the 250GB along. I don't know about the 500GB. And to have another option was the reason I went with the triple interface one too. And until they get wireless FW on the way I won't change a thing.
Hope you'll be as happy with yours as I am with mine. I wouldn't want to live without it any more. (Although I have to for another 15 weeks )

 

[Bedawyn]

Multiple libraries

A few people asked about having multiple libraries. There is a freeware app, Libra (at versiontracker), that will allow you to do this. I haven't been using it very long so if it has problems I may not have discovered them yet, but so far it seems simple and effective. The only weakness is that you can't have multiple libraries open at the same time, but it's a matter of seconds to switch between them. Libra does not affect your actual song files; instead, it works by creating a new XML and iTunes library file for each of your song libraries, then switching them in and out of the default location where iTunes looks for them. I'm using it to keep separate track of songs on my internal and external hard drives and to keep actual music separate from spoken word files.

 

[pianojoe]

Just recompress it!

Recompressing from 320 to, say, 128 AAC will sound pretty much the same as reripping from CD to 128 AAC.

(All folks who don't think so: Try!)

So you can solve your problem with a few mouse clicks in iTunes (and a couple of hours for the coding to take place, of course).

 

[Diatribe]

Recompressing from 320 to, say, 128 AAC will sound pretty much the same as reripping from CD to 128 AAC.

(All folks who don't think so: Try!)

So you can solve your problem with a few mouse clicks in iTunes (and a couple of hours for the coding to take place, of course).

That depends on each person, on their taste, on their hearing, on their equipment, etc. I've heard people say that they cannot differentiate between 128kbit and a regular CD. If they can't, fine. I can. And for me it sounds horrible. Even 192kbit LAME I wouldn't use on my dad's stereo. On mine it is fine although there is a difference to a CD. But I don't care because it's marginal. But everyone has to try that out for themselves.
But if he said he ripped it in 320kbit to have the same quality as a CD reripping it is probably not sth. to consider.