I've just recently converted my Harry Potter movies for use on my apple tv. I want to be able to have them displayed in order of release rather than by there names. Is this possible by editing the season or episode number tags in itunes?
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TumbleDryer
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Not the most elegant way of doing it but I just put my series' as
Back To The Future I
Back To The Future II
Back To The Future III
Jaws I
Jaws II
Jaws III
Jaws IV
etc...
That way they appear in 'release' order. I guess with Harry Potter (if you want the full names to appear) you could call them:
Harry Potter I - 'whatever its called'
Harry Potter II - 'whatever its called'
etc...
As for a setting to change how they are displayed there is none.
You can display the proper names but order them in any way you want. Use the Sorting fields in the Get Info dialog box.
TumbleDryer
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Yes I was referring to how they display on the appletv. While not the most elegant solution, I will probably borrow your numbering scheme. Thanks for the idea.
mallbritton
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Unfortunately it doesn't. The
TV doesn't sort on all the fields the iTunes does. Regards,
Michael
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actually it does appear that way on my Atv with the sorting issue when streaming. It streams just like I have it in iTunes.
actually it does appear that way on my Atv with the sorting issue when streaming. It streams just like I have it in iTunes.
It works on synced movies for me, too. I sequence using the title sort fields, exactly as the OP wants.
mallbritton
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Really? I've never been able to get the Indiana Jones movies, for example, to sort correctly on the TV. What tags are y'all using that does the trick?
TV. What tags are y'all using that does the trick?I'll have to give it a try when i get home tonight. I'm assuming you just put the number in the sorting title field?
Really? I've never been able to get the Indiana Jones movies, for example, to sort correctly on the
For the Indiana Jones movies, for example, you might enter "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the Name field and "Indiana Jones 1" in the Sort Name field. Enter "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in the Name field and "Indiana Jones 2" in the Sort Name field, and so on for Last Crusade.
In iTunes, Raiders will appear above Temple will appear above Crusade, when you sort by name. (Of course, if you sort by any other criteria, such as date added or year, they won't necessarily be in the order you want.)
I sync movies to the AppleTV and I have it display only synced content. In the My Movies menu, they would thus display as Raiders first, Temple second, Crusade third, the same as in iTunes.
mallbritton
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Ah, now I see. That's a good tip I'll have to try when I get home. I had not tried that before.
Regards,
Michael
Regards,
Michael
mallbritton
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So I was able to try this once I got home. Unfortunately this tip does not work for streamed content. Alas.
Regards,
Michael