Comments on: About File Re-writing http://lostify.com/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/ Mac MP4 Metadata Editor for iTunes, iPod, iPhone, Front Row and Apple TV Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: lowell http://lostify.com/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-186 lowell Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:45:53 +0000 http://lowellstewart.com/lostify/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-186 Lostify doesn't currently do anything special about the "iPod atom" in MP4 files. If it's there already, I believe Lostify leaves it alone; if it's not present, Lostify doesn't add it. The documentation for AtomicParsley seems to indicate it can write this tag, but my testing so far has been inconclusive. Lostify doesn’t currently do anything special about the “iPod atom” in MP4 files. If it’s there already, I believe Lostify leaves it alone; if it’s not present, Lostify doesn’t add it. The documentation for AtomicParsley seems to indicate it can write this tag, but my testing so far has been inconclusive.

]]> By: jsunem http://lostify.com/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-185 jsunem Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:23:42 +0000 http://lowellstewart.com/lostify/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-185 Will re-writing help inster an iPod atom into an MPEG-4 that doesn't have it? Will re-writing help inster an iPod atom into an MPEG-4 that doesn’t have it?

]]> By: Steve Paris http://lostify.com/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-16 Steve Paris Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:54:18 +0000 http://lowellstewart.com/lostify/2007/06/14/about-file-re-writing/#comment-16 That makes perfect sense. I like your over cautious approach as I'd hate to lose my films and episodes or have to re-encode them (I spend too much time doing that anyway). The technique I've ended up with works well for me: add Cover Art in iTunes, then use Lostify for the rest using the standalone application. Once done, use Lostify inside iTunes to get the 'i'. The reason I add the cover art first is because I've encoded my files using Handbrake and for some reason, adding cover art prior to Lostification doesn't lead to a complete rewrite of the file whereas if I add the cover art post Lostification, I have to wait for iTunes to copy the file all over again. Now if Lostify had a way of adding cover art itself... :-) Thanks for much for all your work Lowell: my iTunes metadata has never looked so good and I just realised that iTunes' search field looks inside the Description field, making it much easier to find what I want quickly (for some reason, iTunes ignores the Comments page) That makes perfect sense. I like your over cautious approach as I’d hate to lose my films and episodes or have to re-encode them (I spend too much time doing that anyway).

The technique I’ve ended up with works well for me: add Cover Art in iTunes, then use Lostify for the rest using the standalone application. Once done, use Lostify inside iTunes to get the ‘i’.

The reason I add the cover art first is because I’ve encoded my files using Handbrake and for some reason, adding cover art prior to Lostification doesn’t lead to a complete rewrite of the file whereas if I add the cover art post Lostification, I have to wait for iTunes to copy the file all over again.
Now if Lostify had a way of adding cover art itself… :-)

Thanks for much for all your work Lowell: my iTunes metadata has never looked so good and I just realised that iTunes’ search field looks inside the Description field, making it much easier to find what I want quickly (for some reason, iTunes ignores the Comments page)

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