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More Purported iTunes 9 Screenshots Surface

k2spitfire88 said:
Darn. Where did you find out they were fake screenshots from?
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So much for credibility!

These are the real deal - you might be disappointed... but that's what it is! And if not (if you truly belief it) then you should move this to page 2... please ;)

I'm however convinced that these so called "fake" screen shots are real, simply because there's something in it that Apple said to add in a next release of iTunes.
 
Sorry but why does "DVD import" imply fake?

It doesn't mean that it has the libdvdcss etc tp alow it to unscramble DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS) or bypass other encrypton methods.

Perhapps you can import your home dvd's directly?
 
wackymacky said:
Sorry but why does "DVD import" imply fake?

It doesn't mean that it has the libdvdcss etc tp alow it to unscramble DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS) or bypass other encrypton methods.

Perhapps you can import your home dvd's directly?
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The last time I checked, "The Simpsons Movie" wasn't a homemade DVD (referring to the additional pictures in the BGR article).
 
I wonder if OS 3.1 will be released at the same time. It's been several weeks since the last beta.
 
LEStudios said:
DVD Ripping? That would kill iTunes Video sales big time! Naw I don't believe Hollywood would go for that if so then RealDVD by Real player wouldn't be in court. Facebook I see that. 3rd party support. I doubt that too. If Apple did then must been a Hell of a Deal! ;)
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You are absolutely correct and I agree-I was just being hopeful though there is zero chance of it. However, one way that apple could do it is to make the ripped copy in essence a digital copy that has the same restrictions as the version that you buy in store
 
hoptown said:
There are legal DVD rippers on the market. Both Roxio and Nero offer DVD ripping capabilities...as long as the DVD isn't copy protected. Why shouldn't Apple allow it? Afterall, you can create your own DVDs with a Mac.

And I always wondered why iTunes didn't have DVD playing capabilities. This would allow them to eliminate their DVD player software. What's the use of having both?
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I hope they don't kill DVD Player. It's a great app that works well, and iTunes is becoming too monolithic. It's a sprawling mess.
 
FreeState said:
As if we need any more proof they are fake...

Here is the shot of the movie Chapters: http://media.boygeniusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/itunes-9-dvd.jpg

and here is a list of the chapters and times on the actual DVD: http://www.spout.com/films/The_Simpsons_Movie/278047/dvd.aspx

They do not match in any shape or form.
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Titles != Chapters when talking about DVD.

The titles listed are pretty similar to what I remember when I encoded this disc using Handbrake... you had to select title #2 in order to get the full movie properly displayed.

I still say fake though.
 
FreeState said:
As if we need any more proof they are fake...

Here is the shot of the movie Chapters: http://media.boygeniusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/itunes-9-dvd.jpg

and here is a list of the chapters and times on the actual DVD: http://www.spout.com/films/The_Simpsons_Movie/278047/dvd.aspx

They do not match in any shape or form.
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As a reminder: This is China and thus... in other words non-matching titles or dates/times do in fact say absolutely nothing about the screen shots.
 
Master Chief said:
So much for credibility!

These are the real deal - you might be disappointed... but that's what it is! And if not (if you truly belief it) then you should move this to page 2... please ;)

I'm however convinced that these so called "fake" screen shots are real, simply because there's something in it that Apple said to add in a next release of iTunes.
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Well, it's not that I doubt Arn. I'm just curious what source claimed they were not real screenshots, and why they believe that. I am not sure if it's real or fake. Seems to me it could go either way...

nicuk said:
Firstly i do not work for Apple, i recieved this copy of iTunes 9 from a source i cannot and will not name.

The version of iTunes the screenshots regard are from an internal build of beta software used by Apple developers. It is not the final version and therefore some of the featurews I am going to describe could or have changed since I began using this copy.

The version I have installed is running on the upcoming Snow Leopard. I do not know if the version is 32 or 64 bit.

I live in the UK therefore some features may differ just like they currently do in the present version of iTunes with features such as 'Ringtones' being avilable to US but not UK customers.

Initially I was unable to use the iTunes store when i began using the version of iTunes some weeks ago. The version number states: 9.0b15 (12).

First if all, when connecting a third party device to my mac it did not open iTunes automatically. Upon opening iTunes it was diaplyed in the devices menu. I was unable to sync certain content such as apps, games and contacts but perhaps more importantly 'old' DRM protected songs and some video files.

When inserting a DVD both iTunes and iDVD opened. Upon closing iDVD the DVD I had inserted 'The Simpsons Movie' was displayed in the devices section. The main play button at the top was only clickable when a certain clip was selected. The entire contents of the DVD was shown and not just the main movie or individual chapters. This included dvd extras and thise small videos you get at the start of films theat advertise trailers or show the studiops logo who mad ethe film. Using the 'Preview Selected' button I was able to preview a selected clip of the DVD before choosing which parts to import by clicking the 'Import DVD' button.

Automatically iTunes selected the longest file (the actual) film and so i imported the movie. No options were diaplyed for what type of import I wanted. However the main film did imprt into my libary around 900MB in size. During playback I could voiew and skip chapters as well as select what audio I wanted to hear such as stereo, mono, comintary etc.

At the present time there is no laws in the UK which prevent UK residents to import DVDs for their own use and pleasure. This may be (should Aple keep it) a UK only feature. The DVD i used is a UK copy of 'The Simpsons Movie' and therefore differs in content from that of other countires coppies.

I was also able to share songs and playlists to my Facebook profile. Entire playlists were diaplyed as notes in the 'Notes' section of Facebook then diaplyed on my 'Wall' as something I had recently added. SHaring individual songs simply came up as a link on my 'Wall'. This sharing feature can be turned off and playlists/songs are only shared when I manually wished them to be.

There were no changes as of yet to the layout or how how I viewed my iPhone apps.

I was able to use the store as normal for a few days but recently I again have been unable to use the store. The playlists and songs i shared to Facebook have also been removed.

I am unlikely to recive another copy of a beta iTunes 9. I bleive the copy I have is several weeks if not months old.

I have experienced many good improvements and features to iTunes 9 but as expected experiences random crashing and errors.

Thanks, thats all I know and can say... so far.

Nicuk
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Interesting. Sounds plausible to me, at the very least. No idea if it's true, but we'll find out soon enough...
 
Could any of that have anything to do with all the movies (blu-ray) getting the iTunes digital copy with it anyway? Maybe the entertainment industry doesn't want to keep pressing 2-3 discs per movie.
 
The iTunes interface has become outdated, cumbersome, clunky, and just fugly. I'd be dissapointed if there wasn't a major visual as well as functional revamp for the next major version. Oh, and rewriting it in Cocoa as a 64 bit app certainly wouldn't hurt. As Apple's flagship piece of software, its definitely become long in the tooth.
 
I was just on Facebook and i hovered somewhere on the page and a little yellow box said itunes-9-(something i dnot remember) so i believe that Facebook will def be integrated into iTunes. DVD ripping though may be far fetched...
 
Slurpy2k8 said:
The iTunes interface has become outdated, cumbersome, clunky, and just fugly. I'd be dissapointed if there wasn't a major visual as well as functional revamp for the next major version. Oh, and rewriting it in Cocoa as a 64 bit app certainly wouldn't hurt. As Apple's flagship piece of software, its definitely become long in the tooth.
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Sounds like you're talking about Finder. :D
 
sirdir said:
How would Apple support DVD ripping? As (most) DVDs are (poorly) copy protected, that would be illegal in most parts of the world.
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It's only illegal if the Studios don't agree to license it. If the studios grant Apple the license to do so, I'm sure it will be DMR'd by iTunes (I call it "rip-and-encrypt"). This could benefit the Apple TV since it may push more sales of the device (and there's a rumor of an update for it, too). Remember, the Apple TV is an iPod for your television. I suspect that by now the Studios are convinced that Fair Play for video is as unbreakable as anything since no one has ever defeated it for iTS video downloads. It's a hell of a lot better than anything the Studios have come up with.

I'm sure it wouldn't matter to those of us who already rip our DVDs (and perhaps even Blu-rays), but this would provide for the masses the ability to get their DVD library to their Apple TV (and other household computers and iPods).
 
Copied from iPhoto (Facebook)

The Facebook playlist looks to be copied from iPhoto. Probably cut and pasted via Photoshop.
 
Sky Blue said:
Social stuff I could care less about.

But those screenshots seem to suggest native DVD ripping, which would be great.
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I wouldn't be surprised if one didn't see some sort of integration. I've had a look at the DVD Framework itself is x86-64 as well as i386 but the DVD Application itself is i386 - so maybe iTunes 9 will be 100% Cocoa based, 64bit and linking into the DVD Framework.
 
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