Change multiple video files in iTunes (Mac) with this script
Apr 8, 2008 Found Online, Technology
Have you ever tried changing the properties of more than one video file in iTunes before? You can only do one at a time, and it is a sloooow process. Well, for you Mac users out there, there is a script you can download that lets you batch-change the properties (if it is a movie or tv show, show mane, season, etc).
For example, say you were to download have several episodes of a tv show that you just brought into iTunes. By default, any video is labels a “movie” when imported. So with a tv show, you would want to change that so it goes to the “tv show” section.
With this script, it makes it ridiculously easy. Here is what you do.
1. Make a playlist with your tv show episodes that you want to change.
2. In the playlist, highlight all of the movies, and select the script (click to enlarge):
2. You are presented with the properties you can change:
3. Click on “Video Kind”, then click “edit”, and it brings up this window with your options. Pick your video type and click “ok”:
4. You get the idea. Click on all of the options and make your changes:
5. When you have changed all of the options, click “Done”, and voila!
It will quickly crunch through all of your selected files. You really don’t need to make a playlist of the files you want to change, but it makes it a little neater to organize. Enjoy!
Download the “Set Video Kind of Selected” iTunes Script from Doug’s Scripts
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